Succession of Francois Ferbos, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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State of Louisiana

Parish of West Baton Rouge

Sixth District court

In the matter of the Succession of Francois Ferbos, deceased. No. 553
By Virtue of a commission to me directred in the above entitled succession
of date the 26th day of January, A.D., 1859, from the 6th District court in
and for said Parish and State, will be offered for sale atpublic auction to
the last and highest bidder at the last place of residence of the deceased,
in this Parish on    Thursday, 3d day of march, 1859, at 11 o'clock, A.M.
all the heeinafter described property belonging to the aforesaid succession,
to-wit: A certain tract of land situated in this Pareish measuring one aprent
and a half, more or less, front to the River Missisippi, with a depth of
sixty-five arpents more or less, the upper line opening two degrees more
of less in the rear, it being well understood that, at about twenty-three
arpents from the river there is one arpent of said land belonging to Valmont
Ferbos, running to the rear line of the same, said one arpent of land running
between parrellel lines; the land first above described and belonging to
the succession of the deceased, is bounded above by lands belonging to
Widow Rosemond Hebert, and below by lands of Isidore Daigle and Valmont
Ferbos, and in the rear by those of James Phillips, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.  

Frank, negro man aged 40 years, sickly; Polly, negro woman aged 55
years; Davis, negro man aged 44 years; Tom, negro man 32 years;
Wrigdom, aged 34 years, John, negro man aged 44 years; Dick, negro
man aged 42 years, Gilbert, negro man aged 18 years; Old Dick, negro
man aged 74 years; Caroline, mulatto woman aged 55 years, Locinda,
negro woman aged 55 years, Mariane, negro woman aged 18 years; Adele,
negro woman aged 16 years; 34(or 84) years; and (not readable)
15 years (crippled).  

The remainder of this article is not on the page I have, but can be
found in the Port Allen, LA library. --Cheramie Breaux