Public Auction of the Succession of Pierre Guédry Père of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, 17-20 January 1826

In the last edition of "Generations" (Spring 2025, Vol. 23 No. 1, p.33) we discussed the Last Will and Testament of Pierre Guidry of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. 1 Pierre Guidry, born at Merliguèche, Acadie (near today's Lunenburg, Nova Scotia) about 1741 suffered through a tragic deportation and resettlement in Louisiana after being exiled to North Carolina and later residing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. His is a story of rags to riches for he was one of the Acadians that through hard work accumulated wealth before he died on 14 November 1825 near present-day Cecilia in St. Martin Parish, LA.

His life in Acadie, during the deportation years and in Louisiana are outlined in the previous edition of "Generations". During his stay in Louisiana, he accumulated a significant estate despite having 21 children and three wives - each of whom left him widowed.

About 1764 Pierre married Marguerite Dupuis by whom he had two children. Marguerite and both young children died in the summer of 1768 at San Luis de Natchez, LA (near present-day Vidalia, Concordia Parish, LA).

On 23 January 1769 Pierre married Claire Babin at Pointe Coupée, Pointe Coupée Parish, LA although they were living at San Luis de Natchez. The nearest Catholic Church was Saint Francis de Pointe Coupée Catholic Church about 80 river miles south of San Luis de Natchez. Pierre and Claire left San Luis de Natchez in December 1769 and resettled in Ascension Parish, LA before moving to St. Landry Parish, LA about 1773. They had six sons together before Claire died shortly after the birth of their sixth child in 1780.

With responsibility of caring for six young boys, Pierre married a third time in late 1780 or early 1781 to Marguerite Miller in St. Landry Parish, LA. About 1792 Pierre purchased property in St. Martin Parish, LA and moved his growing family to La Grande Pointe (near today's Cecilia). In 1822 Marguerite Miller died after having 13 children with Pierre.

Over time Pierre acquired vacheries (cattle ranches) and farms that provided him with significant wealth. At approximately 83 years of age, Pierre died at his home at La Grande Pointe on 14 November 1825.

Pierre Guidry's succession provides an interesting peak into the life of a successful Acadian in south Louisiana. The succession is quite detailed and includes small items as a hoe to his home, livestock and enslaved people.

This was the third distribution of Pierre's "estate" as he had divided his estate with his six sons after Claire Babin's death and then again after Marguerite Miller's death with their 11 living children and the descendants of their deceased son Victorin. Three of Pierre's children died in infancy and thus had no descendants.

In the 1800s Louisiana law recognized community property and usufruct. Under community property any assets acquired by the married couple during a marriage were community property and owned jointly. Any assets brought into the marriage by one partner or acquired solely by one partner through inheritance remained that partner's separate property. At the intestate death of a spouse in which the couple had children the community property was equally divided between the surviving spouse and the children of the marriage. The surviving spouse received half of the estate and the children received the other half. Furthermore, the surviving spouse received usufruct over the half of the estate given to the children. Usufruct granted the surviving spouse control of the children's half of the community assets as long as that spouse was living and to use those assets as the surviving spouse wished. For example, the surviving spouse could continue to live in the family house the rest of his life. The children were the "naked owners" of the assets and received these assets fully when the surviving spouse eventually died. Intestate was when a person died without a will.

Marguerite Dupuis died in the summer of 1768; however, she and Pierre Guedry had no estate. They had arrived in Louisiana in February 1768 almost destitute and had not acquired any real assets by the summer of 1768. There also were no children with whom to divide any assets.

Claire Babin died intestate in mid-June 1780. An inventory of the community property of Pierre Guedry and Claire Babin was conducted on 7 January 1781. 2 Their estate was estimated at $2547 piastres and consisted of the family's cypress home (20 feet x 16 feet) with 10 arpents frontage on Bayou Carencro by 12 arpents deep, another piece of land with no structures or fences with 10 arpents frontage, a 17-year-old Mulatress and various household and farm items. No division of the estate was noted as Pierre Guedry had usufruct of it. On 14 December 1825 David Guedry, acting for himself and his five brothers, stated that they had peremptorily settled their share of their mother's estate with their father Pierre Guedry and that he had made them whole. 3 Claire Babin and Pierre Guedry had been married 11 years at the time of Claire's death and the young couple had just begun acquiring significant assets.

Marguerite Miller died intestate on 22 October 1822 in St. Martin Parish, LA. She and Pierre Guedry had acquired significant assets during their 41-year marriage. They had assets in both St. Martin Parish, St. Landry Parish and Lafayette Parish. The succession of Marguerite Miller is quite complex with an inventory in three parishes, six separate auction sales, many notes owed to the estate and a distribution of assets to her surviving husband and 12 children. 4 Their St. Martin Parish and St. Landry Parish community property was inventoried 24 February 1823 and had an estimated value of $87,557. The inventory included 23 separate pieces of land totaling 4400 arpents, 78 enslaved men, women and children, various farm equipment, household goods, cattle and horses and 43 obligations (loans) owed to the community property totaling $18,713. Between 26 February 1823 and 20 August 1823 six public auctions occurred to dispose of the community property in St. Martin and Lafayette Parishes. The total value of the community property between Marguerite Miller and Pierre Guedry was $112,026.21. After subtracting the court costs and claims against the estate of $10,225.61, the amount of estate funds available for distribution was $101,800.60 of which half went to Pierre Guedry ($50,900.30) and the other half went to the 12 children of the marriage of Marguerite Miller and Pierre Guedry ($4241.69 each for the 12 children).

After subtracting the amount Pierre Guédry gave to his children with Claire Babin ($5200), his cash on hand at the time of Marguerite's death ($2000), his purchases at the auction sales ($27000.05) and notes he owed ($5,183.03), Pierre received $11,517.22. Pierre's purchases at the auction included his house, two pieces of land, 23 enslaved people and various farming and household items. Pierre's total estate was now $40,517.27 (auction purchases, cash on hand and cash received from distribution of estate). Although still a substantial amount of money for that time period, Pierre's estate had decreased by more than 63%. The average inflation rate from 1823 to 2025 has been 1.71%, thus the inflation multiplier is 30.62 for this time period. The $112,026.21 estate in 1823 would be valued at $3,430,243 today. Pierre Guedry's residual estate after the distribution and subtractions ($40,517.27) would be valued at $1,240,639 today.

When Pierre Guedry died on 14 November 1825 at La Grand Pointe (near present-day Cecilia) in St. Martin Parish, LA, he left an estate valued at $18,571.86 based on the sale of his assets at public auction. 5 It had been only two years since his spouse Marguerite Miller had died and he had lost over 63% of his assets in her succession settlement. He was an older man in 1825 - being over 80 years of age. Most of his 1825 estate included farming implements, household goods, 17 enslaved men, women and children, some livestock, some corn, potatoes, cotton and hay and the furniture of one daughter Felonise, who was in the convent. Likely much of the assets that he had after the 1823 succession settlement had been given to his children during the ensuing two years. Still $18,571.86 in 1825 was a considerable sum worth $603,028 in 2025. In his Last Will and Testament dictated on 7 November 1825 he set free at his death one enslaved woman Lalie (age of about 31) and her two daughters Louise, (age of about 8) and Adelle (age of about 5) because of kind and loyal services for over twenty-five years. 1

Brief Definitions of Unfamiliar Terms

  • Piastre - Major unit of currency used in colonial Louisiana during French, Spanish, and early American governments. The symbol $ was usually used to refer to piastres in colonial Louisiana. Often called a dollar.
  • Escalin - One-fourth or quarter of a piastre, or commonly two bits.
  • Picaillon - One eighth of a piastre, or commonly a bit.
    Interesting facts: The piastre could be cut into eight pieces or picaillons. Two picaillons equaled one escalin. The picaillon was called a bit. Thus, you may recall the football cheer: "2 bits, four bits, 6 bits, a dollar" (one piastre or 8 bits). Also, the New Orleans Times Picayune newspaper got its name because it cost a picaillon to purchase a copy of the newspaper.
  • Ells - An old measure of length primarily for textiles, equal to six hand breadths (about 45 inches).
  • Boffart (Beaufort) - A type of cloth.
  • Demijohn - A large glass or earthenware bottle used to transport liquids. May have a wicker cover.
  • Flagstone - Sedimentary rock used as a paving material or in construction. Often brought to Louisiana as ballast in ships.
  • Carding Brush - A wooden handled brush used in preparing cotton and wool for spinning and weaving. They removed debris, untangled fibers, and aligned the fibers.
  • Harrow - A farm implement used after initial plowing to break up clods and do the initial smoothing of soil.
  • Necessary - An outhouse (or, in today's parlance, toilet) situated away from the main house with no utilities.
  • Bureau - A flat-topped writing desk that was unique to Acadian Louisiana.
  • Sceptre - Perhaps a walking stick.
  • Spanish horse - A horse breed descended from Iberian horse stock from Spain. They are generally small horses with specific characteristics.
  • Pirogue - Somewhat similar to today's canoes except the bottom is flat with no keel. Usually made of cypress using a "dug out" technique. Can traverse narrow, very shallow areas such as marshland.

The paragraph at the very end of the succession sale mentions that all items were sold except the land mentioned in the 1 st article of the Inventory. The 1 st article of the Inventory states "A residence located in the Parish of St. Martin having nine arpents of land facing the left bank of bayou Teche with a depth of forty arpents bounded above by the land belonging to and below by the that of Mr. Cyrille Thibodeaux all together the Buildings and other dependences of the said residence worth the sum of three thousand eight hundred piastres. That is to say two thousand piastres the land and eighteen hundred piastres the establishment."

Below is the public auction of Pierre Guedry's estate in January 1826 which is included in his succession. 5

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12-14-25
Dec 14 - 1825
I the undersigned properly authorized by my brothers by virtue of the authority which they have given me in writing for the purpose of settling with our father Mr. Pierre Guidri all our rights and claims both in capital and interests or deductions to make with relation to the rights which we have to claim the succession of Claire Babin our late mother; acknowledged to have peremptorily settled in the said dt matter and as our father has wholly and entirely satisfied us in this respect since we have absolutely nothing to claim in the said succession of our mother as a result of giving General acquittance and definite renouncing in every matter of reclamations in this respect; in evidence of that I sign here both for myself and for my brothers in Atakapas this 4 January 1810.
Both for me and my brothers
David Guedry
I certify that which Precedes above is the exact and true copy of the unregistered original in my Bureau and deposited Among the Papers of the Succession of the late Mr. Pierre Guidry.
St Martin Parish The 14 December 1825 -
P. Briant
Judge of St Martin Parish
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1-17-26 1-17-1826

To the Honorable Paul Briant Judge of the Parish of St Martin & ex officio Judge of Probates in and for said Parish.

The Petition of Charles Garrigues Flaujac of the Parish of St Landry testamentary executor of Pierre Guidry Senr Dec d and of the Heirs of said Pierre Guidry dec d duly represented by said Garrigue & Issac L Baker their attorneys with respect represents that the said deceased has left in the Parish St Martin Lands, Slaves & other property to a considerable amount. That from the number of said Heirs and the Nature of the property a division cannot be affected without a sale of the Whole - Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honor order and decree a sale of the Whole of said Property as soon as practicable & that it may be sold on the following credits - to wit - one half payable in All the month of April 1827 and the balance or other half payable in All the month of April 1828. the purchasers to give Bond & security to the satisfaction of the Heirs with mortgage on the Real Estate and Slaves and in case the installments are not punctually paid to bear interest at the rate of ten percent till paid.

And as in duty bound &.
Garriguesflaujac Tuny
Exr Testamy
Isaac L. Baker
Atty for Heirs
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1825 1-17-26
-543-

Parish of St Martin

The year one Thousand eight hundred twenty-six, the seventeenth Day of the month of January; at the request of Sieur Charles Garrigues Flaujac, living in St Landry Parish; Present, in name and as Testamentary executor of the late Mr. Pierre Guidry Senr, at the request also of the heirs of the said deceased, also present or properly represented, I Paul Briant, Judge of St Martin Parish, have gone to the residence of the said Sieur deceased, for the Purpose of Proceeding with the sale and adjudication, to the best and highest bidder, of all the Goods dependent on His succession;

The conditions of this Sale below conform with the orders of the Court of Probates of this Parish, under the date of thirteen December last and seventeenth January current, Payable, to wit: the cotton, now in the storehouse, in entirety next March, and all the other Properties, one half in entirety April one thousand eight hundred twenty-Seven, and the other half in entirety April One thousand eight hundred twenty-eight; the buyers - furnishing their security, to the Satisfaction of the petitioners, and Payable Either, at the Branch Bank at St Martinville, or at the Branch Bank at oppelousas, And the said Bill yielding interest at ten Per cent the year of their respective maturities Until Complete Payment, and moreover the Slaves and the remaining mortgaged lands by the First Privilege Until Complete Payment.

This sale having been duly announced, I
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Proceeded, as follows, in the Presence of the petitioners and of the two witnesses Undersigned after having Publicly announced, and in a loud and audible voice, the conditions above expressed and have likewise Publicly announced that, following the certification of the keeper of the mortgages of the Parish under the date of this Day, There does not exist any mortgage inscription against the said deceased Sieur Pierre Guidry -

  1. One plow awarded to Rosémond Guedry for nine piastres $ 9.
  2. One plow awarded to J. Bte Guidroz for fifteen and one-half piastres " 15.50
  3. One plow awarded to Pierre Guedry for fifteen piastres " 15.
  4. One plow awarded to Rosémond Guedry for Sixteen and one half piastres " 16.50
  5. Two plows awarded to Elie Lecullus for five piastre " 5.
  6. Two plows awarded to Jn Baptiste Dupuis for three piastres " 3.
  7. four iron wedges awarded to John W. Cingleton for two piastres five escalins " 2.62½
  8. Two shovels awarded to Olivier Guedry for three piastres " 3.
  9. four presses awarded to Joseph Guedry for four piastres " 4.
  10. A Lumberman's saw awarded to Rosémond Guedry for ten piastres " 10.
  11. A Lumberman's saw awarded to Valliere Babin for eight and one-half piastres " 8.50
$ 92.12½
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Amount From other Part . . . . . . $ 92.12½
  1. One Lot of pickaxes awarded to Onézime Guilchrist for one and one-half piastres " 1.50
  2. One Lot of pickaxes awarded to John W. Cingleton for ten escalins " 1.25
  3. One Lot of miscellaneous tools awarded to Rosémond Guedry for eight piastres twenty five cents " 8.25
  4. Two chains awarded to Antoine Artache for three piastres " 3.
  5. One Lot of chains, collars, etc awarded to Simon Gaspard for three piastres six escalins " 3.75
  6. One Lot of chains, collars, etc awarded to David Rees for three piastres " 3.
  7. One harrow awarded to Jn Fois Domenjeaux for six piastres one escalin " 6.12½
  8. One harrow and a chain awarded to Silvestre Broussard for four piastres and one escalin " 4.12½
  9. One harrow awarded to Duprelan Déjean for seven piastres " 7.
  10. One harrow awarded to Valliere Babineau for three piastres twenty-five cents " 3.25
  11. Four piastres pickaxes awarded to Jn Bte Dupuis for four piastres " 4.
  12. Five Demijohns awarded to Jn Bte Dupuis for five piastres " 5.
  13. Seven Demijohns awarded to Cyrille Thibodeaux for six piastres one escalin " 6.12½
  14. Four Levee flagstones awarded to Charles Delhomme for three piastres " 3.
  15. Three levee flagstones awarded to Olivier Guedry for two piastres one escalin " 2.12½
$ 153.62½
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Amount from that opposite . . . $ 153.62½
  1. Three pots and one levee flagstone step awarded to Placide Thibodeaux for two piastres five escalins " 2.62½
  2. One bottle of tobacco to Paul Briant for six escalins " .75
  3. One Lot of old iron awarded to Ursin Broussard for two piastres two escalins " 2.25
  4. Two Necessaries awarded to Rosemond Guedry for four and one-half piastres " 4.50
  5. Six bottles and one levee flagstone awarded to Augustin Guedry for eleven escalins " 1.37½
  6. One case of medicines awarded to Doctor Bulliard for two piastres " 2.
  7. One Keg of salt awarded to Antoine Guedry for five piastres " 5.
  8. One Lot of old rope etc awarded to Plachile Thibodeau for six escalins " .75
  9. One Keg of onion etc awarded to Antoine Guedry for fifteen escalins " 1.87½
  10. One case of onion awarded to Onezime Guilchrist for one piastre " 1.
  11. One case of onion & a levee flagstone awarded to Jean Cazié for one piastre seven escalins " 1.87½
  12. One Lot of old chairs awarded to Jn Fois Domenjeaux for two piastres and twenty five cents " 2.25
  13. One scepter barrel of English potatoes awarded to Jean Cazié for four piastres seventy five " 4.75
  14. One Barrel of potatoes awarded to Mme Dd Rees for four piastres " 4.
  15. One Barrel of potatoes awarded to Eli Lecullus for four piastres " 4.
$ 192.62½
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Amount from that opposite . . . . . . $ 192.62½
  1. One barrel of potatoes awarded to Cyrille Thibodeaux for four piastres one escalin " 4.12½
  2. One barrel Dto awarded to Rosémond Guedry for four piastres and one escalin " 4.12½
  3. One case of potatoes awarded to Valery Martin for four three piastres " 3.
  4. The rest of the potatoes awarded to Valery Martin for one piastre " 1.
  5. A devil and its chain awarded to Valliere Babineau for twelve piastres " 12.
  6. One cart for oxen awarded to John W. Cingleton for eighteen piastres " 18.
  7. One buggy awarded to Jean Bte Duliepre for Seventy piastres " 70.
  8. A Negro man named Reuben, blacksmith, awarded to Mr. Pierre Broussard for eleven hundred piastres " 1100.
  9. A Mulatto named Harris awarded to Antoine Guedry for eight hundred ten piastres " 810.
  10. A Negro man named Henry awarded to Rosemond Guedry for eight hundred fifty piastres " 850.
  11. A Mulatto named Charles, awarded to Ransom Eastin for eleven hundred fifteen piastres " 1115.
  12. A Negress woman named Edith awarded to Jean Baptiste Duliepre for eight hundred fifteen piastres " 815.
  13. A Negro man named Jean awarded to Onézime Guedry for eleven hundred piastres " 1100.
  14. A Negro woman named Celeste awarded to Onézime Guedry for one thousand piastres " 1000
$ 7094.87½
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Amount from other Part . . . . . . . $ 7094.87½

And considering that it is almost sunset the present sale is adjourned to tomorrow eighteen of the current.

Today eighteen January one thousand eight hundred twenty six, in accordance with the adjournment of yesterday I Judge aforesaid have proceeded as following with the continuation of the said sale.

  1. One loom for weaving awarded to Pierre Guedry for thirty four and one half piastres " 34.50
  2. One furnished bed with the exception of the mosquito net awarded to Doctor Guedry for forty and one half piastres " 40.50
  3. One furnished bed except the mosquito net awarded to Jean Guedry fils for forty four piastres " 44.
  4. One furnished bed without mosquito net awarded to Doctor Thomas for forty nine piastres " 49.
  5. Another bed, mosquito net and bed of feather excepted, awarded to Charles Guedry for thirteen piastres " 13.
  6. One earthenware Jar awarded to Doctor Thomas for eight piastres and twenty five cents " 8.25
  7. One bed furnished furnished except the mosquito net awarded to Mme Ve Hipolite Dupuis for thirty five piastres " 35.
  8. One cypress sideboard awarded to Antoine Guedry for twelve piastres " 12.
  9. One empty armoire awarded to Rosémond Guedry for thirty piastres " 30.
  10. One cherry table with leaf awarded to Charles Guedry for nine and one half piastres " 9.50
  11. One small cherry table awarded to Valliere Babineau for five piastres " 5.
$ 7375.62½
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Amount from this opposite . . . . . $ 7375.62½
  1. One cherry Bureau awarded to Doctor Bulliard for thirty six piastres " 36.
  2. One stitched quilt awarded to Doctor Thomas for thirteen and one half piastres " 13.50
  3. One stitched quilt awarded to Doctor Thomas for sixteen piastres " 16.
  4. Three sheets & two coverings awarded to Jean-Marie Tuillier for fifteen and one half piastres " 15.50
  5. eight ells of Boffart awarded to Charles Garrigues for four and one half escalins " 4.50
  6. One muslin mosquito net awarded to Doctor Thomas for eight and one half piastres " 8.50
  7. Two timber logs awarded to Jean Francois Domenjeaux for eight piastres " 8.
  8. Two timber logs awarded to Mme Ve H Alexandre Nézat for six and one half piastres " 6.50
  9. One timber log awarded to Simon Gaspard for three and one half piastres " 3.50
  10. Three Pairs of carding brushes awarded to Rosémond Guedry for thirteen escalins " 1.62½
  11. One scale for weighing and several small objects awarded to Narcisse Placide Thibodeau for seven piastres " 7.
  12. One spinning wheel awarded to Martin Soudrique for seven piastres five escalins " 7.62½
  13. One large spinning wheel awarded to Valery Martin for five piastres and one escalin " 5.12½
  14. One old spinning wheel awarded to Jn Fois Domenjeux for nine escalins " 1.12½
  15. Ten chairs and one armchair awarded to Jn Bte Guidros for ten and one half piastres " 10.50
$ 7520.62½
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Amount From other Part . . . . . . $ 7520.62½
  1. Six pictures awarded to Isaac L. Baker for two piastres and one half " 2. 50
  2. One forge, its building and a little coal awarded to Mr. Las Charles Lastrapes for forty two piastres " 42.
  3. 450 pounds of iron awarded to Ursin Broussard at seven cents the pound " 31.50
  4. Fifty pounds of steel awarded to Eli Lecullus for fifteen and one half cents " 7.75½
  5. Two pairs of andirons awarded to Louis Sémère for two piastres and twenty five cents (Paid) " 2.25
  6. One tray, sugar bowl, Teapot, small glasses etc awarded to Charles Garrigues for five piastres " 5.
  7. One pair of oxen awarded to Auguste Guedry for sixty eight piastres " 68.
  8. One pair of oxen for pulling awarded to Onézime Guilchrist for sixty one piastres " 61.
  9. One pair of oxen for pulling awarded to Louis Guedry for fifty piastres " 50.
  10. One pair of oxen for pulling awarded to David Rees for seventy two piastres " 72.
  11. One pair of oxen for pulling awarded to Jacques Andre Chautin for fifty and one half piastres " 50.50
  12. One pair of oxen for pulling awarded to Louis Guedry for forty piastres " 40.
  13. Four bulls and oxen of two years awarded to Ursin Broussard for thirty one piastres " 31.
  14. One cow and one heifer of two years awarded to Jean Baptiste Dupuy for eight and one half piastres " 8.50
$ 7992.13
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Amount from this opposite . . . . $ 7992.13
  1. Three yokes etc awarded to Onézime Guedry for three piastres and one escalin " 3.12½
  2. One black horse awarded to Jean Thibodeau for fifty two piastres " 52.
  3. One old Slow horse awarded to Doctor Thomas for fifteen piastres " 15.
  4. One slow horse awarded to Téphirin Broussard for forty piastres " 40.
  5. One Spanish horse awarded to Etienne Thériot for twenty one piastres " 21.
  6. One tamed mare and her follower awarded to Valery Martin for thirty and one half piastres " 30.50
  7. Fifty barrels of corn awarded to Doctor Thomas for two piastres and three escalins the barrel " 118.75
  8. Thirty barrels of corn awarded to Doctor Thomas for two piastres five picaillons the barrel " 69.37½
  9. Fifty barrels of corn awarded to Augustin Guedry for two piastres and one escalin the barrel " 106.25
  10. Fifty barrels of corn awarded to Augustin Guedry for two piastres and one escalin the barrel " 106.25
  11. Fifty barrels of corn awarded to Joseph Patin for two piastres and one Picaillon the barrel " 103.12½
  12. Fifty barrels of corn awarded to Rosemond Guedry for one piastre and three escalins the barrel " 68.75
  13. Fifty barrels of corn awarded to Mme David Rees at one piastre five and one half escalins the barrel " 84.37½
  14. Fifty barrels of corn awarded to Lufroy Roy for one piastre six escalins the barrel " 87.50
  15. Ten barrels of potatoes awarded to Doctor Bulliard at one piastre six and one half escalins the barrel " 18.12½
  16. Void
    Ten barrels of potatoes awarded to Antoine Guedry
$ 8916.25½
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Amount From other Part . . . . . . $ 8916.25½
    at one piastre six and one half escalins the barrel " 18.12½
  1. Void
    Ten barrels of potatoes awarded to Alexandre Nezat at one piastre seven and one half escalins the barrel " 19.37½
  2. Void
    Barrels of potatoes awarded to Marcellin Patin at one piastre five and one half escalins the barrel " 19.37½
  3. Three thousand posts awarded to Rosémond Guedry at ten piastres the hundred " 300.
  4. Repeat
    Four thousand posts awarded to Louis Guedry at eight piastres and twenty five cents the barrel the hundred " 330.
  5. Repeat
    Three thousand posts awarded to Duprelan Déjean at six piastres twenty five cents the hundred " 187.50
  6. Fifteen hundred posts awarded to Antoine Guedry at six piastres and one escalin the hundred " 91.87½
  7. Fifteen hundred posts awarded to Charles Guedry at six piastres and one escalin the hundred " 91.87½
  8. One thousand posts awarded to Charles Lastrapes at six piastres and one escalin the hundred " 61.25
  9. Three thousand posts awarded to Louis Guedry at six piastres five escalins the hundred " 198.75
  10. A Negro man named Bill awarded to Joseph Guidry son of David for seven hundred fifteen piastres " 715.
  11. A Negro man named Cocher or Coichi awarded to Mme Louis Guidry for eight hundred fifty piastres " 850.
  12. A Negro man named Léandre awarded to Rosémond Guidry for one thousand thirty five piastres " 1035.
  13. A Negress named Emée and her child named Salomon awarded to Mme Louis Guidry for nine hundred fifteen piastres " 915.
$ 13735.00½
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Amount From this Opposite. . . $ 13737.00½
  1. A Negro man named Baptiste awarded to Mr. Daniel Zéringue fils for eight hundred fifty five piastres " 855.

    2. And considering that it is almost sunset the present sale is adjourned to tomorrow nineteen of current.

    Today nineteen of January one thousand eight hundred twenty six, in accordance with the adjournment of yesterday I Judge aforesaid have proceeded as following with con,nua,on of the said sale.

  2. A Negro man named Sam having several fingers on each of his hands cut off awarded to Mr. Joseph Guedry (Same) for five hundred piastres " 500.
  3. A Negro man named George having knob on the jaw awarded to Louis Collet for four hundred five piastres " 405.
  4. A Negress named Babet awarded to Daniel Zéringue fils for three hundred five piastres " 305.
  5. A Mulatto named Arthur awarded to Mme Louis Guidry for three hundred piastres we say two hundred five piastres " 205.
  6. 13927 Pounds of cotton with seed awarded to Augustin Guedry at the rate of four and one fourth cents the pound " 591.89¾
  7. One cotton mill, the building which contains it, a stone mill and a cotton press awarded to Martin Sudrique for nine hundred five piastres " 905.
  8. One small building serving as a kitchen awarded to Adrien Guilbeaux for two hundred forty five piastres " 245.
  9. One oven of brick and the Building which contains it awarded to Joseph Déjean for twenty piastres " 20.
  10. One old building patch over patches serving as a smokehouse awarded to Rosémond Guedry for two piastres " 2.
$ 17177.00
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Amount From other Part . . . . . $ 17177.00
  1. One large building of thick planks serving as a storehouse for corn awarded to Jn Bte Guedry for two hundred fifty piastres " 250.
  2. One lot of corn husks awarded to Olivier Guedry for seven piastres and one escalin " 7.12½
  3. One large building of thick planks serving previously as a sugarhouse awarded to Charles Garrigues for two hundred piastres " 200.
  4. The main house awarded to Rosémond Guedry for four hundred piastres " 400.
  5. One small old building serving formerly as a forge awarded to Pierre Guedry for two piastres " 2.
  6. Two hundred fifty bored posts for railing awarded to Charles Guedry at fourteen piastres six escalins the hundred " 36.87½
  7. One thousand posts for railing to get at the Isle for cattle awarded to Antoine Guedry at four and one half piastres the hundred " 45.
  8. One lot of planks and of rafters awarded to Joseph Guedry fils for twenty five piastres " 25.
  9. One lot of timber and of wheels awarded to Placide Thibodeau for eleven Piastres and fifty cents " 11.50
  10. Some hay awarded to Joseph Dejean for twelve piastres and eighty three cents " 12.83
  11. Some hay awarded to Augustin Guedry for twelve piastres and eighty three cents " 12.83
  12. Some hay awarded to Rosémond Guedry for twelve piastres and eighty three cents " 12.83
  13. Some cornstalks awarded to Alexandre Nézat for thirty one and one half piastres " 31.50
$18224.49
(Page 15)
Amount From this Opposite . . . . . $ 18224.49
  1. The remainder of white corn in husks awarded to Pierre Broussard for twelve piastres and two escalins " 12.25
  2. One fat hog awarded to Doctor Thomas for nineteen piastres six escalins " 19.75
  3. Another fat hog awarded to Olivier Guedry for eighteen piastres and twenty five cents " 18.25
  4. Ten pigs 1st choice awarded to Rosémond Guedry at two and one half piastres each " 25.
  5. Ten pigs awarded to Pierre Guedry at two piastres each 2nd choice " 20.
  6. Ten pigs 3rd choice awarded to Pierre Guedry for one piastre each " 10.
  7. Ten pigs awarded to Julien Guedry son of Olivier at one piastre apiece 4th choice " 10.
  8. Ten pigs awarded to Achille Thibodeaux at seven escalins each 5th choice " 8.75
  9. The Brand of pigs and its claims awarded to Olivier Guedry and Augustin Guedry for half each for thirty eight and one half piastres " 38.50
  10. One large table of black walnut awarded to Rosémond Guedry for two piastres and twenty five cents " 2.25
  11. One Earthenware Jar awarded to Jn Fois Domenjeaux for four piastres five escalins " 4.62½
  12. Five Demijohns awarded to Charles Guedry for five piastres " 5.
  13. Three fourths of a barrel salt awarded to Charles Guedry for two piastres " 2.
  14. One pirogue awarded to Augustin Guedry for two piastres (Paid) " 2.
  15. One pirogue on the bayou awarded to Julien Robicho for thirteen escalins (Paid) " 1.62½
$18404.49
(Page 16)
Amount from other Part . . . . . . . $ 18404.49
  1. One hoe to Augustin Guedry for one piastre (Paid) " 1.
  2. Some spokes and teeth of wheels awarded to Charles Lastrapes for one piastre " 1.
  3. One remnant of cloth for packing thirteen ells awarded to Lasie Roy for five piastres " 5.
  4. The remainder of wood for making some teeth of wheels awarded for cash " 1.
  5. One old pair of wheels awarded to Augustin Guedry for two piastres " 2.
  6. One hen house and two sides of rails with upright posts awarded to Jn Fois Domenjeaux for four and one half piastres " 4.50
  7. One grinding stone awarded to Rosémond Guedry for one piastre " 1.
  8. One trough awarded to Antoine Guedry for one piastre " 1.
  9. One sceptre awarded to Charles Guedry for fifty cents " .50
  10. The furniture of Melle Felonise Guedry who is in the convent belonging to the succession of the late Pierre Guedry awarded to Antoine Guedry for eleven and one half piastres " 11.50
  11. Twelve forks, eleven spoons, and one cup for indigo of silver awarded to Charles Garrigues for ninety five piastres " 95.

And considering that it is almost sunset the present sale is adjourned to tomorrow twenty of current.

Today twenty January one thousand eight hundred twenty six in accordance with the adjournment of yesterday I Judge aforesaid have proceeded as following with continuation of the said Sale.

  1. One Lot of old and other small objects awarded to Augustin Guedry for thirteen piastres and one escalin " 13.12½
$ 18541.11½
(Page 17)
Amount From This Opposite . . . . . . . $ 18541.11½
Ag 53
  1. One Lot of tubs and half tubs awarded to Olivier Guedry fils for three piastres " 3.
  2. One Lot of copper kettles awarded to Olivier Broussard for two and one half piastres " 2.50
  3. Another Lot of copper kettles awarded to Charles Guedry for seven piastres " 7.
  4. Another Lot of copper kettles awarded to Antoine Guedry for three piastres and twenty five sous " 3.25
  5. One Lot of earthenwares, axes, etc awarded to Olivier Guedry for four piastres " 4.
  6. The rest of the sugar awarded to Augustin Guedry for one piastre " 1.
  7. One Lot of tablecloths and napkins awarded to Pierre Broussard for seven piastres " 7.
  8. Two hides of oxen awarded to Augustin Guedry for two piastres " 2.
  9. One empty trunk awarded to Jn Guedry for one Piastre (Paid) " 1.
$ 18571.86½

And no longer is anything present to sell except the land employed in the 1st article of the inventory, the Present sale amounting to the Sum of eighteen thousand five hundred Seventy one Piastres eighty six and one half cents has been closed at the demand of the Parties, to that Sum One will have to add the amount of the Price of the adjudication of the objects below the articles 113 & 129 of the Present Procès Verbal.
And the said Parties here signed with our Judge and witnesses in St Martin Parish, the said Day, month and year as above.
His Olivier + Guidry Mark
His Augustin + Guidry Mark
Antoine Guedry
Rosémond Guidry
Onézime Guidry
Fl è chér Picou
C Garrigues flaujac testamentary Executor and watch for the heirs
Pierre Guedry
Charles
Pierre Broussard Guedry
Isaac L Baker Watch for The Heirs
Louis Guedry Watch for The Heirs
L'ainé witness
Ane Bruno witness
P. Briant Judge of the Parish

View the original document: Public Auction of the Succession of Pierre Guédry

References

  1. Succession #543 (14 December 1825; Succession of Pierre Guidry); St. Martin Parish Courthouse; St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
    Pierre Guidry's Last Will and Testament dictated on 7 November 1825 is included within these succession documents.
  2. Succession 1781-131 (7 January 1781; Succession of wife of Pierre Guédry); St. Landry Parish Courthouse; Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
  3. Succession #543 (14 December 1825; Succession of Pierre Guidry); St. Martin Parish Courthouse; St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
    David Guedry's release is within Pierre Guidry's succession documents.
  4. Succession #471 (22 January 1823; Succession of Marguerite Miller, wife of Pierre Guidry Sr.); St. Martin Parish Courthouse; St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
  5. Succession #543 (14 December 1825; Succession of Pierre Guidry); St. Martin Parish Courthouse; St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.