SOILEAU, Noel, Succession, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Source: FHL Film #1412749, item 1, Louisiana Probate Court, St. Landry Parish, 1809-1810, Noel Soileau, pages 216-228 Parish of St Landry June 2nd 1810==; I George King Judge of the Parish aforesaid have this day at the request of Angelique Fontenot widow of the late Noel Soilleau decd proceeded to the last residence of said Noel Soilleau for the purpose of taking an inventory and Estimation of his Estate & thereto with the consent of the said widow have nominated & appointed Jacquin Ortego, Jean Ponson‚ and Jean Louis Fontenot who being first sworn according to law appraised as follows to wit==== 1st A negro man about forty two years old appraised at five hundred dollars 500 2nd A negro man named Jack about twenty four years appraised at six hundred dollars 600 3rd A mullato Boy named Pierre about seventeen years of aged appraised at five hundred dollars 500 4th A negro boy named Dominique aged about twelve years appraised at four hundred dollars 400 5th A negro woman named Helene about forty years of aged appraised at four hundred dollars 400 6th A mulatto girl named Lize about seventeen years old appraised at five hundred dollars 500 7th A mulatto woman named Froisine about twenty one years old with her child two months old appd at six hundred dollars 600 amount carried forward 3500 amount brot forward 3500 7th One cross cut saw appraised at six dollars and four bits 6-4 8th One whip saw appraised at four dollars 4"- 9th Two adzes appraised together at four dollars and four bits 4-4 10th Four augers appraised at four dollars 4 11th two scythes appraised together at one dollar 1. 12 Six carpenters chisils appraised at two dollars & four bits 2-4 13th Two gouges and 22 chisels appraised at one dollar & two Bits 1-2 14th One plough & its screws appraised at eight dollars 8 15 Two iron wedges and one mass appraised at four dollars and four bits 4-4 16th One spade and hand axe & one hammer appraised at three dollars 3 17th One frow, one drawing knife one plane and one Jack plane appraised at three dollars 3 18 Six ____ appraised at three dollars 3 Four axes appraised at six dollars 6 One indigo Pump chair appraised at two dollars & four bits 2-4 Amount carried forward $3553-6 21st One broad axe appraised at two dollars and four bits 2-4 22nd Two Ploughs stocked (sp?) appraised together at fourteen dollars 14-0 23 One old ox (cail?) appraised at six dollars 6 24th One slat (?) mill appraised at eight dollars 8 25th The Plantation - the exact quantity of land not being known to the widow or appraised the estimation is deferred until better information can be acquired memo. 26 The horned cattle and horses the quantity and quality not being ascertained the Appraisement is also deferred as above memo. 27th Two pots appraised together at twelve dollars 12 28th One large pot appraised at ten dollars 10 29th One large jar appraised at five dollars 5 30th Two smaller ditto appraised together at three dollars 3 31st Flour demijeuns appraised at four dollars 4 32nd One & an half dozn plates appraised together at one Dollar 1 Amount carried forward 3619 = 2 Amount brought forward 3619 = 2 33rd Two tureens appraised together at two dollars 2 34th Two bowls appraised together at six bits .6 35th Six knives, 12 Spoons, twelve forks good and bad appraised together at two dollars 2 36th two candlesticks appraised at three dollars 3 37th Three dishes appraised together at one dollar 1 38th One dining table appraised at five dollars 5 39th One looking glass appraised at six dollars 6 40th Ten chairs appraised together at three dollars 3 41 One small table appraised at one dollar & four bits 1-4 Three thousand six hundred and forty dollars and four bits $3643 - 4 The widow having declared that no other effects remained belonging to the Estate we have closed the inventory which amounts exclusive of the articles marked as memorandums to the sum of three thousand six hundred and forty three dollars and four bits-In witness whereof the said widow appraisers & assisting witnesses have hereunto signed and made their ordinary marks the day & year above written - mark of + Louis Soilleau= H Ponsony = Jean Louis Fontenot = mark of = Henry Fontenot = Joaquin Ortega mark of + the widow Angelique Soileau = Geo King Pjudge----- July 16th 1810== The cattle & horses of the aforesaid estate being assembled and the quantity and quality ascertained I have appointed Etien V. Fuselier to assist Mr Joacqin Ortego in the appraisement thereof and being first sworn they have appraised as follows to wit: 1st 182 head of horned cattle of one year old & upwards appraised at six dollars Each 1092== 2nd 5 pair of work oxen at 25$ per pair 125 3rd 9 broke horses at 25$ each 225 4th 10 mares with & without colts at twelve dollars each 228 5th 8 Horse colts of one year old and upwards at 13$ 104 6th Three mare colts of one year old and upwards at 12$ each 36 One thousand eight hundred & ten dollars 1810 Added the former appraisement 3643 = 4 Makes five thousand four hundred & fifty three dollars & four bits 5453 = 4 E V Fuselier = Joaquin Ortega = mark of + Henry Soileau = mark of Augustin Bordelon = mark + of Hilaire Bordelon = mark of + Louis Guiliory = mark of + the widow Noel Soileau = mark of + Jean Bte Soileau = mark of + Etien Soileau = mark of + Louis Soileau = mark of + Charles Soileau = Done before me Geo King Pjudge Parish of St. Landry 16 July 1810 = I George King Judge of the Parish aforesaid at the request of the widow & heirs of Noel Soilleau decd have this day proceeded to the house & last residence of said Soilleau for the purpose of selling at public auction his estate and effects generally and after have made it public that the said estate would be sold to the highest bidder payable one half in all the month of May 1811 and the other half in all the month of May 1812 The purchasers giving security to the satisfaction of the said widow & Heirs except such objects as should be sold for ready money for the purpose of defraying the expences [sic] have sold as follows to wit. First was sold six cows & calves to Madam Helen Fuselier for seventy dollars security Michael Wyble= Soileau Fuselier - Michel Waivel 70 2nd A negro named Jack sold to Hilaire Bordelon for one thousand & one dollars security Etien Vedrine Etiene Vidrine mark of + Hilaire Bordelon 1001 3rd Ten Cows & Calves, three beeves & a bull sold to the widow Soilleau for one hundred and forty one dollars no security required mark of + the widow Noel Soilleau 141 amount carried forward 1212 amount brought forward 1212 4th Six cows & Calves sold to William Turner for sixty seven dollars security Seth Lewis - William Turner - Seth Lewis = 67 5th A mulatto boy names Pierre sold to Madame Helen Fusilier, for one thousand and one dollars security Michel Wible------Soileau Fusilier = Michael Waivel 1001 6th Six cows & calves sold to William Turner for eighty three dollars security Seth Lewis - Will Turner = Seth Lewis 83 8th [sic] A negro boy named Dominique sold to Louis Guillory junr for six hundred and four dollars security Jean La Fleur mark of + Louis Guillory fils = mark of + Jean Lafleur 604 amt carried forward 3050 Amount carried forward 3050 9th Six Cows and calves sold to William L. Collins for seventy four dollars security John Collins = Wm L. Collins = Jno Collins= 74 10th Twelve barren cows sold to Joseph Gradenigo for one hundred and five dollars security Baptiste Riviere = Jh Gradenigo = mark of + Baptiste Riviere 11th a negro woman Helene sold to Louis Fontenot Senr for six hundred & eighty dollars security Jaques Dupr‚s = Jaqueu Dupr‚ = L. Fontenot 680 12th Five cows & calves one cow without a calf & one bull sold to Louis Guillory fils for fifty three dollars security Jean Lafleur mark of + Louis Guillory fils mark of + Jean Lafleur 53 13. Four beeves of 4 years old & three of three years old sold to Joseph Gradinego for sixty four dollars security Jean Lafleur == Jh Gradenigo = mark of Jean Lafleur== 64 Amt carried forward 4026 Amount brot forward 4026 14th 9 head of young Beeves sold to William Collins for seventy four dollars security John Collins = Wm L. Collins = John Collins 74 14 [sic] Six barren cows sold to John Collins for forty eight dollars security William L. Collins Jno Collins Wm L. Collins 48 14. Six barren cows & one bull sold to Jean Bte Bureau for sixty four dollars security Etien Vedrine = mark of + Etien Vedrine = mark of Jean Bte Bureau + 64 14. Six barren cows sold to John Collins for fifty one dollars security William L. Collins Jno Collins = Wm L. Collins 51 15. Five cows & calves one cow without a calf & 1 Bull 2 years old sold to Valery Guillory for sixty five dollars security Jean Bte Soilleau mark of Jean Bte Soileau = mark of Valery Guillory 65 amt carried forward 4328 18th 1 pr broke oxen sold to the widow Soilleau for fifty dollars mark of + the widow Noel Soilleau 50 19th One pr broke oxen sold to Gariques Flaujac for forty five dollars security Joaquin Ortego = Garrique Flaujac = Joaquin Ortega 45 20th One pr broke oxen sold to the widow Soilleau for twenty six dollars mark of + the widow Noel Soilleau 26 21st Three cows & calves, 6 Heiffers & 1 Bull sold to Francois Veillon for eighty one dollars 81 security Etien Soilleau mark of + Etien Soileau = mark of + Francois Veillon 22nd One pr gentle broke oxen sold for cash to Garique Flaujac twenty nine dollars 29 23 One pr ditto sold for do to Wm Turner for thirty one dollars 31 24 One +cut & one whip saw sold for ditto to Louis Guillory for fourteen dollars 14 25 Two adzes sold for ditto to Garique Flaujac for three dollars 3 amount carried forward 4607 amount brot forward 4607 26th Four augers sold for cash to Charles Fuselier for fourteen bits 1-6 27th Two schythes sold for ditto to Jean Bte Guillory for twelve bits 1-4 28th Eight chisels & 2 gouges sold for ditto to Etien Ledoux for fourteen Bits 1-4 29th One plough sold for ditto to Francois Veillon for four dollars & two bits 4-2 30th Two iron wedges & one mass sold for ditto to Louis Fontenot fils for two dollars & six bits 2-6 31 - An axe spade & hammer sold for ditto to Larence Dupres for two dollars & two bits 2-2 32 One frow one drawing knife one Plain & one Jack plain sold for ditto to Pierre Guillory for eleven bits 1-3 33 Six hoes sold for ditto to Honor‚ Fusilier for two & an half dollars 2-4 34 One indigo pump chair sold for ditto to Pierre Guillory for two dollars & five bits 2-5 35 Eight heifers sold on the terms & conditions of the sale to Jean Lafleur for seventy four dollars 74 Security Louis Guillory fils mark of Jean Lafleur mark of + Louis Guillory fils Amount carried forward 4701-6 36 Twelve heifers sold to Charles Soileau for one hundred and one dollars security Louis Guillory mark of + Louis Guillory fils mark + of Charles Soileau 101-0 37 Thirty two yearlings sold to William Turner for one hundred and sixty two Security Seth Lewis - Will Turner, Seth Lewis 162.0 38. Fourteen head of young cattle sold to Francois Veillon for eighty four dollars 84.- security Etien Soileau - mark of + Etien Soileau mark of Francois Veillon 39. One old horse sold to E. Lamorandier senr for twenty two dollars Security Louis Fourial 22- 40. An old horse sold to the widow Soilleau for fourteen dollars mark of the + widow Noel Soileau 14 amount carried forward 5084.6 amount brot forward 5084.6 41st One horse sold to Joseph Gredenigo for forty nine dollars security Etien Vedrine Jh Gradenigo mark of Etien Vedrine 49.- 42nd One horse sold to Jean Lafleur for fifty one dollars security Louis Guillory fils mark of + Louis Guiliory fils = mark of + Jean Lafleur 51.- 43rd four mares sold to Louis Soileau for fifty one dollars 51.- security Jean B. Guillory = mark of + Louis Soilau = mark of Jn Bte Guillory 44 Two mares & colts and one mare without a colt sold to the widow Soileau for forty five dollars = 45.- Mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 45. One mare wounded sold to Jn Bte Soileau for twelve dollars security Louis Guilliory Senr Louis Guillory = mark of + Jean Bte Soileau 12.- 46. Four mares & colts sold to Jean Bte Soileau for sixty five dollars Security Louis Guilliory Senr Louis Guillory mark of Jean Bte Guillory 65.- Amount carried forward 5357-6 47th Four mares & colts sold to Joseph Larose Fontenot for eighty dollars 80.- security Laurens Dupr‚ mark of + Laurens Dupr‚ mark of + Joseph Larose Fontenot 48th One [mare] two years old sold to Pierre Godeau for eighteen dollars security Etien V. Fusilier = mark of + Pierre Godeau - EV Fusilier 18.- 49. One yearling colt sold to Charles Godeau for ten dollars security Jean Lafleur mark of Charles Godeau = mark of + Jean Lafleur 10.- 50 One mare & Colt, one mare without a colt and two fillys of 2 years sold to Joseph Larose Fontenot for sixty eight dollars & four bits security Larens Dupr‚s mark + of Joseph Larose Fontenot mark + of Laurens Dupr‚s 68-4 51 One broke mare sold to William Woods for thirty one dollars 31.- security Blaise Brasseur mark of + William Woods 52. One young horse sold to Joseph Larose Fontenot for thirty seven dollars security Laurens Dupr‚s mark of + Joseph Larose Fontenot mark of Laurens Dupr‚s 37.- Amount carried forward 5601.6 Amount brot forward 5601.6 53. One three years old colt sold to Joseph Larose Fontenot for twenty three dollars and four bits security Laurens Dupr‚s mark of + Joseph Larose Fontenot mark of + Laurens Dupr‚s 23-4 54 One two year old colt sold to Joseph Larose Fontenot security Laurens Dupr‚s for thirty three dollars mark + of Joseph Larose Fontenot = mark of + Laurens Dupr‚s 33.- 55 One two year old colt sold to Joseph Larose Fontenot for thirty dollars & four bits security Laurens Dupr‚s mark of + Joseph Larose Fontenot = mark of Laurens Dupr‚s 30 ~ 4- 56 One two year old colt sold to Charles Soileau for twenty three dollars security E V Fusilier E V Fusilier mark of + Chas Soileau 23 57 One yearling filly sold to Godfroy Guillory for eight dollars security V. Guilliory mark of + Valerie Guilliory mark of Godfroy Guiliory 8.- 58. One two year old colt sold to Charles Soileau for sixteen dollars security E. V. Fusilier E. V. Fusilier mark of + Charles Soileau 16.- 59. One stallion sold to Honor‚ Fusilier for fifty two dollars security Laurens DuprŠs mamrk of + Laurens DuprŠs Laclaire Fusilier 52.- Amount carried forward 5787-6 Amount brot forward 5787-6 60. On ox cart sold Jean Jubert for twenty three dollars security Baptiste Johnson mark of + Jean Joubert Baptiste Jeansonne-------23.- 61. One Plough sold to Valery Guilliory for seven dollars security Jean Baptiste Soileau mark of + Jean Bte Soileau mark of Valery Guilliory 7.- 62. One plough sold to Etien Soileau for seven dollars security Pierre Guilliory mark of + Etien Soileau mark of Pierre Guilliory 7.- 63. One steel mill sold to Pierre Manuel for nineteen dollars security E V Fusilier mark of + Pierre Manuel E V Fusilier 19 64th Four axes sold to Charles Godeau for seven dollars 7 "- security Jean Lafleur mark of + Charles Godeau mark of + Jean Lafleur 65th Ten iron pots sold to the widow Soileau for twenty nine dollars mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 39 66th One large Pott Sold to Louis Guilliory for thirty dollars security Jean Lafleur mark of + Louis Guilliory fils mark of + Jean Lafleur 30 Amount carried forward $5909.6 Amount brot forward 5909.6 67th One jarr [sic] sold to Louis Fontenot fils for eight dollars security E V. Fusilier L. Fontenot fils EV Fusilier 8-4 68th One small jarr [sic] sold to Louis Guilliory for twelve dollars security Jean Lafleur mark of Louis Guilory fils Jean Lafleur 12.- 69th One Jarr [sic] sold to the widow Soileau for sixteen dollars & four bits 16-4- 70th Three handsaws sold to Augustin Guilliory for six dollars security Jean Jubert mark of + Augustin Guilliory mark of + Jean Jubert 6.- 71. Two demijeans sold to Jean Lafleur for four dollars security Hilaire Bordelon mark of + Jean Lafleur mark of + Hilaire Bordelon 4"- 72nd. One demijean sold to Francois Rosa for two dollars and four bits security Laurens Fontenot mark of Francois Rosa mark of Laurens Fontenot 2.4 Amount carried forward 5959~2~ Amount brot forward 5959~2~ 73. One Demijean sold to the widow Soileau for two dollars & two bits mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 2-2 74th One & an half doz plates sold to Charles Soileau for two dollars security Augt Guilliory mark of + Charles Soileau mark of + Augt Guilliory 2.- 75. Two turenes sold to Charles Soileau for one dollar security Augustin Guilliory mark of + Chas Soileau mark of + Augn Guilliory 1.- 76. Two bowls sold to Charles Soileau for four bitts security Augustin Guilliory mark of Chas Soileau + mark of + Augustin Guilliory ~4 77. Six knives 12 spoons 12 forks sold to Charles Soileau for four bits security Augustin Guilliory mark of + Chas Soileau mark of + Augustin Guilliory ~4 78. One Pr Candlesticks sold to Charles Soileau for three dollars 3~.4- security Augustin Guilliory mark of + Charles Soileau mark of+ Augustin Guilliory Amt carried forward $5968~4. Amount brot forward _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5968~4~ 79. Three dishes sold to Charles Soileau for one dollar security Augn Guillory mark of + Augn Guilliory mark of + Chas Soileau 1.- 80. One dining table sold to Henry Soileau for five dollars 5"- security E V Fusilier mark of + Henry Soileau E V Fusilier 81. One looking glass sold to Henry Soileau for six dollars 6"- security E V Fusilier mark of + Henry Soileau E V Fusilier 82. Ten chairs sod to the widow Soileau for three dollars mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 3"- 83. One small table sold to Henry Soileau for two dollars & four bitts 2~4~ security EV Fusilier. mark of + Henry Soileau EV Fusilier 84. One horse sold to the widow Soileau for twenty dollars ----- mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 20"- 85. One horse sold to Alexandre Rosa for twenty two dollars & four bitts security Etien Vedrines mark of Alexandre Rosa + mark of + Etien Vedrine 22-4 Amt carried forward $6028~4~ 86th One horse sold to Jean Bte Soileau for ten dollars & four bitts Security E V Fusilier mark of + Jean Bte Soileau 10~4~ 87th. One horse sold the widow Soileau for twenty two dollars and four bitts mark of + the Widow Noel Soileau 22~4 88. The Brand of the Estate together with all the horses & Cattle carrying the same and not counterbranded except one beef of three years old branded on the side and an old work ox (see the brand in the margin)[not visible in photocopy] sold to Laurens DuprŠs for one hundred & five dollars security Joseph La Rose Fontenot senr mark of + Laurens DuprŠs mark of + Joseph La Rose Fontenot 105"- 89. One negro man named Noel sold to the widow Soileau for five hundred dollars mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 500"- 90. One mullatto girl named Lize about seventeen years old sold to thee widow Soileau for five hundred dollars mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 500"- Amount carried forward $7166~4 Amount brot forward 7166~4 91st One mulatto woman named Froisine about twenty one years old with her child a boy about three months old sold to the widow Soileau for six hundred dollars mark of + the widow Noel Soileau 600"- Amount seven thousand seven hundred and sixty six dollars & four bits $7766~4 Having sold every object belonging to the Estate except the Lands which are not yet appraised the present sale is closed amounting to seven thousand seven hundred and sixty six dollars and four bits-in presence of the widow Noel Soileau Jean Bte Soileau Etien Soileau Louis Soileau Charles Soileau & Henry Soileau heirs of the said estate and Augustin Bordelon Hilaire Bordelon Louis Guilliory and Etien Vidrine representing their wives who are also heirs and Joaquin Ortego tutor ad hoc to Josephine Soileau Bridget Soileau Marian Soileau & Emelite Soileau minor heirs and the assisting witnesses Opelousas July the 18th 1810-marque de la veuve Noel Soileau + marque de Jn Bte Soileau + marque de Etienne Soileau + marque de Louis Soileau + marque de Charles Soileau + marque de Henry Soileau + marque de Augustin Bordelon + marque de Etienne Vedrine -= Marque de Louis Guilliory + Joaquin Ortega E. V. Fusilier marque de Augustin Guilliory + Geo King P judge--------