Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Judicial District Court, Probate dockets. 1845-1862 Submitted by Rita Curry-Pittman Submitted: Jan. 2004 * ********************************************** 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. 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 484 Rice, Daniel S 08/13/1855 3rd 04025733934872 202 13 06/21/1855 Calhoun St. -- -- Widow, Mary Ann Weber or Webber; children, Mary Ann 5, Philip 2 Peter Weber, notice in Carrollton Star; family, John Kemper, Peter Stoulig, F Brown, John Kohlman, Fred Kerr, H H Gogreve 488B Cox, Ashton Barber, Mr. & Mrs. S 02/28/1859 3rd 04025733934872 38 13 12/05/1845 Gretna -- -- age 44, of London; Mrs died in 1839; had land in Shreveport; children, John Stephen Cox 17 in 1847; Augustine Shaughter Cox 12 in 1847; family, John Miears, Chas Young, A Dunbar, Wm Reitz, Chas Baker, D McAfee & Bisbee 504 Decker, James S 11/02/1852 3rd 04025733934872 55 13 01/09/1852 Lafayette yes -- Widow, Elizabeth wed James in 1843; owned land in Shreveport & coffee house in New Orleans his brother, Archibald, claims Elizabeth a common law wife thus not legal wife. Court rules in favor of wife. 516 Slave, the, Theodule E 10/23/1846 3rd 04025733934872 219 13 Freeport yes yes 3 1/2 yr old mulatto, Owner, Louis Alexander Denier 518 Milling, Robert L. S 10/21/1846 3rd 04025733934872 156 13 Milling vs Wm Jones, curator. Hard to read. 520A Howell, S. D. S 08/03/1847 3rd 04025733934872 103 13 -- Fbrg Nuns -- -- Tax due from the estate of 530A Dannenfelser, Michael S N/A 3rd 04025733934872 55 13 -- -- -- -- George Aicheinger & Jacob Werzel executors 534A Derbigny, Marie Felicite S 08/09/1849 3rd 04025733934872 55 13 -- -- -- -- see LeBreton, Noel B., Mrs. 534A LeBreton, Noel B., Mrs. S 10/26/1829 1st 04025733934872 139 13 Lafourche -- -- -- Property in NOLA; minor, Alphonse Romualde LeBreton; 2nd wife Marie Henrietta Ganuchaud. Half of "La Vacherie" plantation in Lafourche belonged to Charles Derbigny. "La Vacherie" located where bayou des Allemands, l'Isle du Temple & Petit Bois meet. 540 Estebene, Paul E 01/26/1849 3rd 04025733934872 70 13 -- -- -- -- does not give name of parents 603A Heaton, L. Alexander, Mrs. S 04/27/1847 3rd 04025733934872 102 13 12/22/1844 Carrollton -- -- Frances 2 & Richard Johnson Heaton 3 603A Hanway, Eliza Ann S 04/27/1847 3rd 04025733934872 102 13 -- -- -- -- See Heaton, L Alexander, Mrs. 614A McGarey, Michael Frank S 01/15/1847 3rd 04025733934872 173 13 -- -- -- -- Prayer to release mortgage to James, his brother; property bounded by Jackson, Josephine, Rousseau & Tchoupitoulas 625 Mercier, Poignor S 11/19/1852 3rd 04025733934872 156 13 07/13/1852 Freetown yes yes Sagon, age 70, grandson, Emile Rousseoe (Rousseau or Rousse). 648 Grefer, Frank Henry S 11/01/1899 21st 04025733934872 92 13 -- right bank -- -- wife 1) Dorothea Bauer, dau., Dorothea wed Capt Henry Otte wife 2) Theresa Baumherr, dau., Mary wed John F. Hoppe wife 3) Mary Louise Grone, sons, Joseph F & Frank J Grefer; wife 3) dau, Louise Mary became Sr. Hildegundis of Sisters of Christian Charity. 655A Field, Moses S 04/23/1849 3rd 04025733934872 76 13 -- Lafayette -- -- minors, Caroline, Moses, William; guardian, Hickson M Field. uncle, Manuel B. Fields; cousins, Wm H Vredenburgh; Began in 1st JDC 05/06/1842, ended in 3rd JDC. Property bounded by Jackson, Josephine, Prytania & Plaquemine (Coliseum). 656 Gaudet, Augustin S 12/02/1847 3rd 04025733934872 89 13 10/08/1847 Fbg Bouligny yes -- age 48; widow, Maria Zulema Bergeron; his mom, Margueriet LeCroix; brother, Leonard, sisters, Mrs Arone (Chas) Cure, Mrs Azima (Emile) Braud, Mrs Celestine (Martial) Capcern. Native of St. James Parish. 684A Tuttle, Sewell S 02/26/1849 3rd 04025733934872 239 13 01/19/1849 Barataria -- 48, native of Boston; petitioner, Richard King. owned Oyster boat "Wasp," died at Barataria (now called Lafitte). 706A Connally, Felix S 06/24/1849 3rd 04025733934872 38 13 -- -- -- -- charge for installing brick walk & cypress gutters, NE c. of Washington & Chestnut st. 743 McCarty, Francine S 01/03/1849 3rd 04025733934872 173 13 12/03/1848 -- yes yes children, U & T Honore and Mrs. Jos Frick; numerous family members named Martin, Covelier, Solonier, Laurent 746 Plessala, Auguste S 04/12/1848 3rd 04025733934872 186 13 06/10/1847 Grand Isle -- -- Native of France, 34; widow, Adelaide Rigaud; children, Celine Augustine 4 yrs + 4 mos & Adrienne 15 mos; Francois Rigaud. 755 Ricker, Leontine Celeste E 05/07/1859 3rd 04025733934872 202 13 -- -- yes -- father, Samuel Ricker, Jr., sister, Octave Clemence Ricker; mom, deceased 770B Rillieux, Dalcour S 12/11/1854 3rd 04025733934872 202 13 -- Treme -- yes Widow, Feroline Labonnier; children, Marcelite & Edward Rillieux; uncle, Jean Frick; res. St. Philip b. St. Claude & Treme. 773 Hodge, Andrew, Jr. S 1853-1862 3rd 04025733934872 103 13 07/31/1856 Barataria yes -- 08/02/1856 on one cover; petitioners, Isaac Seymour, Ed Bradford & John Hiddlenton; his sisters, Anne E Hodge of Washington, DC and Theodora M Hodge of Philadelphia; Ann M & spouse Austin L Sands or Lands. Barataria is now called Lafitte. 774 Babcock, Anna Maria S 05/05/1852 3rd 04025733934872 13 13 07/23/1850 Fbg Bouligny -- -- Her son, George Kuntz (or Coons) is 8; spouse is Jeramia Babcock; d. on board the John J. Crittenden in Illinois; their kids, K & Adam. No cover, look for 00053 on film edge. 776 Barnes, James S 01/04/1853 3rd 04025733934872 13 13 -- Gretna -- -- Petioners, Thomas Redmond & Michael McNamara; native of Ireland. 778 Munch, Bernard S 08/12/1858 3rd 04025733934872 156 13 -- -- -- -- George Hildebrand owes estate $10 795B Long, William S 02/05/1849 3rd 04025733934872 139 13 09/23/1847 Fbg St. Mary yes -- Native of Louisville, KY, son of Thomas Long & Mary Stout of Oldham Cty, KY. Wife 1) Eliza Murphy d. 1835, no children; wife 2) Mary Scott, Mary & Wm's children, Mary Arabell, Isadore, Anne Eliza and Wm Brighford Long. Ann later wed his partner, Bernard Maglone 9/1/1848