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In 1753, Jean Baptist LeComte (or LeCompte) received a French land grant on both sides of the Red River (later Cane River) twenty miles south of Natchitoches. By 1766, the LeComte household consisted of himself, a wife Marguerite, a son Ambrose, two daughters, one enslaved adult woman, and two enslaved children. Over the next few years, the LeComte family grew tobacco, raised cattle, and increased their enslaved holdings. According to the 1787 census, Marguerite and Ambrose owned twenty-three enslaved people. The following information has been retrieved from archival records. 1769 Marie Magdeleine, age 1 day, daughter of Victoire Marguerite 1782 Juan Bautista Antansio Hilario, age 3 months, born in 1781, son of Maria 1785 Maria de los Dolores, age 1 year, daughter of Luisa Babet, age 24 years Baptiste, age 2 years, son of Babet Clemence, age 4 or 7 years, daughter of Babet Marie Jaune, age 7 1786 Pelagia, age 1 year, daughter of Madalena 1787 Luis Zenon, age 5 months, born in 1786 Maria, age 1 month, born in 1787 Maria Francisca de Dolores, age 3 months, born in 1787 1788 Luis Ceserio, age 1 month, born in 1788 Maria Augustina, age 1 month Maria Susanna, age 1 year, born in 1787 1790 Maria Luisa Catiche, age 1 month, born in 1790. Father was Louis Metoyer and the mother was Francisca, an Indian of the Natchitoches Nation. 1793 Dominique, age 3.5 months, son of Franca. Marguerite, age 2 months, daughter of Magdalena Maria, age 3 years, born in 1791, daughter of Barbara Maria de la Nieves, age 3 months, daughter of Maria Maria Luisa, age 1 year, daughter of Marie-Jeanne Maria Rosa, age 11 months, daughter of Franca. Maria Susana, age 3 years, born in 1790, daughter of Maria 1797 Jacques, age 26 years Marie dit Douleur, age 9 years 1798 Gabriel, age 2 years, born in 1796, son of Marie Jeanne 1799 Adelaide, daughter of Francoise Athanase Catherine, daughter of Marie (deceased) Clemence Cyprien, son of Magdeleine Etienne Felicite, age 3 years, born in 1796, daughter of Elisabeth Jacques, age 25 years Joseph, age 25 years, born in 1774 Marie, age 2 years, born in 1797, daughter of Magdeleine Marie Cilesie, age 4 years born in 1795, daughter of Elisabeth Marie Jaune, age 1 year, daughter of Julia Marie Jeanne Narcis, age 6 years, son of Marie-Jeanne Silvin, age 2 years, son of Marie (deceased) 1801 to 1810 |
Last updated: December 31, 2021