An Early Area Census in Louisiana, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
May 13, 1722
File prepared by Deandra Norred Pardue.
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From the Louisiana Genealogical Register The Register is the quarterly publication 
of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society.
The LaGenWeb Archives thanks them for contributing this information.

Submitted by the Editor.
(Translated from "Louisiana Recensements, 1706 - 1741", Louisiana State Museum
Library, New Orleans, Louisiana)

Census of the inhabitants and concessions which are established on the Mississippi
River from Cannes Bruslees to the Indian village of the Tunicas and also comprising
the places called the Grand Dezert and the Petit Dezert which have been established
since the last census.

Settlement and names of settlers:

LE PETIT DEZERT
Three Germans, three women, seven children.

GRAND DEZERT	
Concession of Sainte Reyne Entrepost: twelve men, one woman, one child.

LANCE AUX OUTARDES
Mathieu Duclos
Claude Riviere
Sainton, one woman, one child, one man.

"AU ZENTENZA"
Sieur Delaire, two men, one woman.

AT THE PLACE OCCUPIED BY THE GERMANS:

THE VILLAGE OF THE CATSTINGS
Sieur d'Arensbourg, Captain, one man

THE VILLAGE OF MARIEDAL
Twenty five men, thirty women, twenty five children.

THE VILLAGE OF WEN
Twenty five men, twenty nine women, forty children.

THE VILLAGE OF DAUSBOURG
Seventeen men, twenty women, thirty three children.

THE VILLAGE OF THE GRANDS COLAS
Besson, one man, one woman
Biscornet, one man, one woman

THE VILLAGE OF THE PETITS COLAS
Sieur de Chavane, four men, four women

THE VILLAGE OF THE PETITS HOMMES
Francois Coltin (or Cottin?), one man
Francois Cheval, one man, one woman, one child
Jean Bordier, one man, one woman, one child
Francois le Comte, one man, one woman
Anthoine Pineau, one man, one woman

THE VILLAGE OF THE GRANDS HOMMES
Pierre Drocourt, two men
Pierre Barron, one man, one woman
Estienne Chaigneau, one man, three children
Louis Rousseau called le Flame, one man, one woman
Widow La Croix

BUISSON, PREVIOUSLY THE VILLAGE OF CHETIMACHES
Sieur Dubuisson, eight men, three women, two children
Sieur Martin, one man, one woman

DIRONBOURG, PREVIOUSLY CALLED BASTON ROUGE
Concession of Monsieur Diron, ten men, five women, two children

ECORES BLANCS
Concession of Monsieur Mezieres, fourteen men, six women

POINTE COUPEE
Concession of St. Reyne, fifteen men, five men, two children

THE INDIAN VILLAGE OF THE THOMISEA
Jacques Romand, one man
Jean Rondeau, one man, one woman
Thomas Asselin, one man, one woman
Francois Nicolas de Kunper, two men, one woman, one child
Louis Pouzet, one man, one woman
Thomas Raymont, one man, one woman
Andre George with on Frenchman, two men, one woman
Jean Charon, one man
Bonhomme and one frenchman, two men
Pierre Germain

Signed: Diron - Bienville - de lorme