Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Judicial District Court, Probate dockets. 1825-1845 * ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** In the order as viewed on LDS microfilm created from original dockets, Gretna, LA, 1965. Films are available at the Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library and Main New Orleans Public Library. Prepared by Rita Curry-Pittman, January 2004 Dckt is Docket; Plaintiff is the deceased; the Defendant or Petitioner filed the succession JDC is Judicial District Court; LDS # is Latter Day Saints roll number. JPL is Jefferson Parish Library one or two digit roll number; D. O. D. is Date of Death. Page refers to a printout provided by the court as an index. Copies are available at J P East Bank Regional Library. T = Type of docket, S = Succession, C = Civil suit, M = Misc., I = Interdiction (to claim insane or unfit), E = Emancipation of a youth or of a slave film edge indicates a number found along the top edge of the microfilm. These are not always easily read. Most "cover dates" are from docket covers, others are from various documents indicating a date in court. The Cities of Lafayette, Carrollton & Jefferson, Faubourgs & part of McDonoghville (Algiers) are now in New Orleans. Freetown was part of McDonoghville. Part of McDonoghville and all of Mechanickham are now part of Gretna. The "Town of Brooklyn" is now part of Gretna but there were other west bank areas called Brooklyn without "town" mentioned. Dckt Plaintiff T Cover date JDC LDS # Page JPL DOD Residence Slave(s) fpc film mark 52A Frazer, John S 02/24/1836 1st 04025633934862 76 3 -- -- -- -- 000005 Brother, James Frazer; curator, W. W. Stewart. 51A Johnson, John N. S 10/31/1835 1st 04025633934862 120 3 08/00/1835 Lafayette -- -- Died at boarding home with only one trunk of possessions. 54A Holmes, Jesse N. S 02/05/1836 1st 04025633934862 102 3 02/02/1836 Lafayette -- -- Owned hardware store Seventh near St. Mary street; Petitioner, Abner Phelps. 55 Ambruster, Mrs. Antonio S 01/20/1836 1st 04025633934862 2 3 -- -- -- -- 55 Kaiser, Christine Petitioner, Christine's mother, Marguerite Serbin (or Schabin) Keiser. Spouse 1) Joseph Butler, 2) Antonio Ambruster; alternate spelling, Armbruster. Butler minors; Fredericka 12 1/2, George Washington 11, Joseph. Fredericka is the minor wife of Peter Korn. Under- tutor, George Schroeder. 57A Loring, Lorenzo S 04/15/1836 1st 04025633934862 138 3 03/30/1830 Lafayette -- -- Native of Petersborough, New Hampshire; lived in City of Lafayette four years. 59 Dorville, Francois Lamolin S 09/30/1833 1st 04025633934862 54 3 09/23/1833 Metairie yes -- widow, 2nd wife, Celestine Chalon; brother, Jean Baptiste Auvignac Dorville. 1st wife Celeste Delery, their minor son, Joseph Lemolin Dorville. 2nd wife minors, Athanase L. D., Adelaide Elmira L. D., Marie Celina Lemolin Dorville. and Pauline Lamolin Dorville born after her father's death. Curator, Francois Lamolin Feuillas Dorville. Relatives; Francois Delery of Plaquemines, G B Volant Labarre, P Volan Labarre, G. Volan Labarre, G. Nelson Volan Labarre. 60A Spricks, Hendricks S 11/22/1836 1st 04025633934862 219 3 -- -- -- -- Spicks on docket cover; Spricks on documents. widow, Elizabeth Waggaman or Waggoner. Children, Henry died of Cholora in 1832, Johanna died 3 weeks after the father. 61 Dufossat, Mrs. Joseph Soniat S 03/22/1834 1st 04025633934862 54 3 -- Fbg Boligny -- -- Dariocourt, Adelaide Widower, Joseph Soniat Duffossat, tutor of his daughter, Felicite. Felicite Soniat Dufassat 17. Antoine Dariocourt is under-tutor. Property bounded by Valence, Plaquemines (Colisium), Cadise (Cadiz) & Chestnut. 62A Butler, Thomas J. S 10/31/1837 1st 04025633934862 12 3 -- Hurstville -- -- Petitioner, Chas. G. Smith, creditor. Residence, "in a house fronting on the Carrollton railroad (St. Charles Ave) in back of Hurst's plantation." Brother, Joseph lives in Louisville, KY. Possessions: 3 trunks, 1 chest of carpenters tools, 9 matresses, 11 blankets, 5 mosquito bars, wagon & 2 horses. NOTE Hurst's plantation was between Joseph and Eleonore streets. 63 Dastugue, Etienne S 11/05/1848 1st 04025633934862 54 3 11/02/1843 F. Religious yes -- Residence, St. Amand at St. Andrew. Brother, Simonet Dastugue is only heir in LA. His mother & 2 sisters live in "Srie department of Hautes Pyrenees in France." He bought his property from Mrs. Ann Morricy, widow of Andrew Daily, on 2/28/1839. Petitioner is Francis Joseph Laizer. 64 Fortier, Mrs. Edmond S 01/07/1837 1st 04025633934862 76 3 03/01/1836 -- yes -- 000233 LaBranche, Mathilde NOTE begins at mark 000233 without a cover. Mathilde is daughter of Eugene LaBranche. Labranche, Lucien Sugar plantation in Jefferson Parish. St. Charles Parish involved. 11 children. 1) Matilde LaBranche b. Oct 13, 1811, wife of Edmond Fortier of St. Charles Parish. 2) Roumuald LaBranche b. 2/7/1816; 3) Francoise Euphumie b. Oct 4, 1818; 4) Eugene Godegrauc b. 9/13/1820; 5) Hermonique Rabylar b. 1/24/1822; 6) Catherine Delphine b. 5/9/1823; 7) Marie Antoinette b. 3/9/1825; 8) Onesiphore Victorie b. 9/4/1826; 9) Celestine Louise b. 1/12/1828; 10) Marie Emilie b. 8/15/1831; 11) Marie Eugenie b. 3/29/1835. 65A Fazende, Mrs. Francis S 06/29/1836 1st 04025633934862 76 3 06/00/1836 -- yes -- 000365 65A Harange, Josephine S 06/29/1836 1st 04025633934862 102 3 Mrs Francis Fazende nee Josephine Harang. Also called Mathilde Marie Joseph Harang. Mentions Gabriel Marie Fazende. Children; Louis Francois 14, pascal Fortune 9, Eulalie Celestine Fazende 3. Kin; Louis Gatien LeBreton D'Orgenois, Celeste D'Orgenois wife of Joseph Volent Labarre. 66A Beaulieu, Gilbert L. S 10/19/18__ 1st 04025633934862 12 3 000381 Film too dark to read and year torn off edge. Original document may be better source. 67 Fortier, Mrs. Uranie S 10/04/1843 1st 04025633934862 76 3 08/21/1843 -- yes -- 67 D'Aquin, Uranie M. S 10/04/1843 1st 04025633934862 54 3 Jacques Berthien Fortier wed Uranie 09/01/1832. Plantation on left bank, 11 miles above the Vieux Carre between Norbert Fortier up- river and John Slidell down-river. 3 arpents fronting the river [NOTE: around Dodge Avenue - Jefferson Heights]. Children; Victor 10, Althea 8, Leocadie 6; Norbert Fortier tutor, brother of Uranie. Includes docket showing estate of Hy. Ludger Fortier. Also mentions: Elodie Ludger Fortier wife of Victor Faisaus ? and Louis D'Aquin. 68 Laizer, Mrs. Jean S 11/22/1832 1st 04025633934862 138 3 11/00/1832 -- -- -- 000402 Alphonse, Helen Segovie Alternate spelling, Segonie. 4 children, Eugenie, Joseph, Jean Henry & Pierre David Laizer. Property in New Orleans in Fauboug St. Mary and on Bourbon street. Relatives are: Maniano Azanburg, Barthelemy Bacas, Joseph Palfry, Louis Adam, Francis Sambola. 69A Hauser, Paul S 11/18/1837 1st 04025633934862 102 3 -- Lafayette -- -- 000454 A statement saying they took inventory. 70 Foucher, Mrs. Zenon S 07/02/1842 1st 04025633934862 76 3 -- -- yes -- 70 Labarre, Adelaide S 07/02/1842 1st 04025633934862 138 3 Widower, Zenon Foucher. Children; Adelaide, Adele, Antoine & Mathieu Foucher. Makes reference to some property in St. James Parish. Much is dark & hard to read, some in French. [Original docket at courthouse may be a better source] 71A Nicholson, Nicholas S 02/10/1838 1st 04025633934862 177 3 10/01/1837 -- -- -- Resident of Concordia Parish, died in City of Lafayette [now part of New Orleans]. 72 Fortier, Adelard S 07/18/1832 1st 04025633934862 76 3 -- -- yes -- Widow, Annette Lallande Ferriere. Children: Michael Hamilier, Louise Anais & Marie Armantine. Petitioner, James Y Walton for his children; Joseph I and William H Walton. Relatives: Ludger Fortier, Norbert Fortier, Gervais Arnoult. Joseph Lallande, tutor & Cornelius Hurst, under-tutor for Adelard's children. 73 Foucher, Pierre S 10/22/1832 1st 04025633934862 76 3 09/13/1832 Fbg Saulet -- -- Petitioners; Louis Frederick Foucher & Philippe Auguste Delcahise, executors. Will dated June 23, 1831. Antoine Foucher & wife, Marie Milicente Saulet and their children; Felicite, Josephine Anais & Marie Azilie. Also, Elizabeth, John Joseph, & Pierre Denis Foucher. 74 Debellierre, Mrs. S 08/06/1878 1st 04025633934862 54 3 -- -- yes -- 74 Slave, Frances the E Marked Succession of Mrs Debilliane but all documents refer to emancipation of slave. Petitioner; Gustave Levy 75 Deschapelles, Mrs. Louis C. LeBreton S 07/13/1838 1st 04025633934862 54 3 05/15/1838 right bank yes -- 75 Fazende, Eulalie S 07/13/1838 1st 04025633934862 76 3 Widower, Louis Cesaire LeBreton Deschapelles Died on sugar plantation of Barthelemy St. M. Le B. Deschapelles, adjacent to that of Lucian LaBranche. Sons; Gabriel Cesaire, Francois Joseph, Barthelemy, Louis Cesaire, Emanuel Lamiche (all names end with Le Breton Deschapelles). Daughter, Leocadie wife of Charles Enoul Dugue Livaudais. 76 Fortier, Henry Ludger S 07/22/1844 1st 04025633934862 76 3 03/15/1844 plantation yes -- Born 06/14/1779. [NOTE: All women here mentioned had names ending with Ludger Fortier.] Zoe wife of Gabriel LeBreton Deschapelles. Justine wife of Arthur Guilliot. Estelle wife of Charles D. Bienvenue. Aimie wife of Francois P N Faisans. Mathilde wife of Pierre Pascalis Labarre. Elodie (minor) wife of Victor Faisans. 77 Francisco, Hiram S 01/10/1842 1st 04025633934862 76 3 09/28/1841 Fbg Bouligny -- -- 000643 Hiram, age 39, was a native of New York. Widow, Jane Ogden, age 35, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Petitioner is his brother, James Freeman Francisco, age 42, a potter. Hiram ran an earthenward store at #17 Dumaine. Hiram died at the store, in New Orleans. 78A McMahon, J. P. Coulon S 07/12/1837 1st 04025633934862 173 3 -- -- -- -- I P or J P Coulon. Simply a declaration to have an inventory made. 79 Fortier, Jacques S 10/18/1825 1st 04025633934862 76 3 -- left bank yes -- Long docket uses nearly half of the film roll. "Departed some time ago." Widow, Aime Durel. Estate worth $143,950. Curator, Lucian LeBranche, paternal cousin. Children; Adelard Fortier, Pauline Frotier, Cidalide Fortier. Relatives; Norbert & Adelard Fortier and Edward De Bois Blanc (De Boisblanc). Residence, 5 leagues above the Vieux Carre on the left bank. 80A Ogier, Peter S 03/11/1837 1st 04025633934862 181 3 02/22/1837 -- yes -- Begins at mark 000735 on top edge of film. Widow, Deborah Mc Keller (or Kelher ) Children; Louis (of age), Caroline & Mary (minors). Son, Louis wed Mary Ann Williams, the daughter of Walter Williams & Christina Lawrence. 80 Deynant, Celine Adelaide S 01/02/1834 1st 04025633934862 54 3 80 D'Aquin, Mrs. Louis S 01/02/1834 1st 04025633934862 54 3 Widower, Louis D'Aquin. Minor children; Adolphe & Arthur D'Aquin are both minors. Other children are: Cilena D'Aquin, wife of Charles Lapointe, lives out of state. Althea D'Aquin, wife of James Purch, is a resident of Orleans Parish. Uranie D'Aquin, wife of Berthier Fortier, lives in Jefferson Parish.