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Arsene St. Amand

Male Abt 1823 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Arsene St. Amand was born about 1823 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA (son of Antoine Daspit St. Amand and Therese Belasie).

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1870, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Private was born on 4 May 1885 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Antoine Daspit St. AmandAntoine Daspit St. Amand was born on 27 Feb 1757 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA (son of Dominique Daspit St. Amand and Francoise Pujole); died on 31 Oct 1844 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1785, Des Allemands, St Charles, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1810, St Charles, Louisiana, USA

    Notes:

    Succession of Antoine Daspit St. Amand
    Filed 9 Apr 1845
    Probate File #144
    St Charles Parish Courthouse, Hahnville, Louisiana, USA

    Today, second of the month of november of the year eighteen hundred forty four, the sixty ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America, by virtue of a written order from the Honorable probate Court in and for St. Charles Parish, dated November first of the present year rendered upon petition of Mr. Onesiphore St.Amand, executor of the will of the late Antoine D'Aspit St. Amand.

    Today, first of the month of May of the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight, sixty second of the Independence of the United States of America, I, F.L. Labranche, Judge in and for St. Charles Parish in which I reside and practice the functions of Notary Public, upon request of Mr. Antoine St. Amand of this Parish, have called to this residence at three o'clock in the afternoon in order to receive his last will and testament. I found said Antoine St.Amand in a bedroom lit by a window facing the river, opening on a gallery, connected by a back door to a second gallery, sound of mind, memory and judgment as it appeared to me, above named Judge-Notary as well as to the witnesses whose names follow: Louis Friloux, Pierre Kinter and Jacques Kinter, all major of age and residing in this Parish. He declared that, although not ill at the present moment but being very old, he must expect to die at any time and did not want to be taken by death unaware. To that effect he requested me to receive his last will and testament, which I did immediately, before the above named witnesses, under the dictation of the testator, as follows.

    I declare that my name is Antoine D'Aspit (?) St. Amand son of Dominique St. Amand and Francoise Pujol, both deceased. I was born in St. Charles Parish in seventeen hundred and fifty-seven and have always resided there. I married a second time with Dme. Celeste, Henry Jean Eldemair. I had four children from that second marriage, three of them being still alive: Dme Eliza St.Amand, Onesime Onesiphore St.Amand and Eluther (?) St.Amand.

    I declare that I had, outside of my marriage, from my relations with Therese Belasie, free negrees, four children named: Honorine, mulata, of about sixteen years of age, Arsene, mulato, about fifteen years old, Victorin, mulato, about twelve years old and Jean Baptiste Brecourt, mulato, about nine years old.

    I declare granting full and complete freedom to the above named children, Honorine, Victorin, Arsene and Jean-Baptiste Brecourt and request the executor of the present will, whom I shall designate, to fulfill all necessary formalities required by the law for the emancipation of those children, born to the negrees Belasie before she was granted her freedom.

    I give and bequeath to each of the above named children, Honorine, Arsene, Victorin, and Jean-Baptiste Brecourt, to be taken from the cash balance of my estate, the amount of one hundred piastres, payable in full, said amount to be deposited with their mother and held by her until the majority of the marriage of each child. I wish said amount of four hundred piastres bequested hereby, paid to Theree Belasie within the year following my death.

    I give and bequeath to said Therese Belasie the amount of four hundred piastres to be paid in one single payment by my executor within six months following my death. I declare also that I grant their freedom to my two slaves, Francois and Marie, both of about sixty years of age. I give and bequeath to the shop of the St. Charles Parish Church the amount of one hundred piastres payable in one single payment.

    I give and bequeath to Arsene, son of Therese Belasi, named above, my saddle horse called Cayetano, which I bought at the sale of the late Norbert Zeringue's estate. I also give and bequeath a cow to each of the other children of Therese Belasie: Honorine, Victorin, and Jean-Baptiste Brecourt, said cows, with the horse Cayetano to be entrusted by my executers to Therese Belasie.

    And, for the executor of the present will, I designate my nephew and godson, Mr. Onesiphore St.Anand, to whom I entrust the safekeeping of all my possessions from the day of my death and to whom I give all necessary powers for the líquidation of my estate. In case of incapacity or death of my godson and nephew, Onesiphore St.Amand, I name, as executor of the present will my relative and friend, Mr. Charles Perret, to whom I delegate all powers given by me in the present will to the above named Onesiphore St. Amand, my nephew. I hereby cancel and revoke all other testaments of codicils which I could have drawn prior to the present will which, I declare, contains the fina], and valid expression of my last will.

    The above has been taken down under dictation by the testator, Antoine St. Amand, by me, Judge-Notary undersigned, writing without interruption before the above named witnesses, after which, I, Judge-Notary, in presence of said witnesses, have read the present testament to the testator who declared that it contained the correct and faithful expression of his last will. Drawn and given in 5t. Charles Parish, in the residence of Mr. Antoine St. Amand, on the day, month and year indicated above, in presence of the above named witnesses who, together with the teatator, have signed with me, Judge-Notary, after reading the present document.

    Signed : Antoine St. Amand, Pierre Kinter,
    Jacques Kinter, Louis Friloux, J.L.Labranche, Judge and Notary Public.

    For recording, conform to the original, and safekeeping for eventual consultation in the archives of the Court of Probate, in file NO......., containing all document related to the estate of the late Antoine St. Amand, docket No.... .

    St Charles Parish, november second eighteen hundred and forty-four

    signed: F.L.Labranche, Judge
    St. Charles Parish Courthouse
    Hahnville, Louisiana


    Buried:
    M4-85

    Antoine married Therese Belasie in unmarried. Therese was born about 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Therese Belasie was born about 1760.

    Notes:

    Free negress. From the succession of Antoine Daspit St. Amand "I declare that I had, outside of my marriage, from my relations with Therese Belasie, free negrees, four children named: Honorine, mulata, of about sixteen years of age, Arsene, mulato, about fifteen years old, Victorin, mulato, about twelve years old and Jean Baptiste Brecourt, mulato, about nine years old".

    Children:
    1. Honorine St. Amand was born about 1822 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA.
    2. 1. Arsene St. Amand was born about 1823 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA.
    3. Victorin St. Amand was born about 1826 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA.
    4. Jean Baptiste Brecourt St. Amand was born about 1829 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dominique Daspit St. AmandDominique Daspit St. Amand was born in 1728 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (son of Captain Jean Francois Daspit de St. Amand and Marie Francoise Dubuisson); died on 16 Nov 1781 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Also Domingo.

    Dominique married Francoise Pujole. Francoise was born in 1736 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died in 1794 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Francoise Pujole was born in 1736 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died in 1794 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Also Francisca PUGEOL.

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Francoise Daspit St. Amand was born in in Louisiana, USA; died on 3 Mar 1786.
    4. Pierre St. Amand was born about 1757 in Louisiana, USA; died on 22 Aug 1821; was buried in St Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
    5. 2. Antoine Daspit St. Amand was born on 27 Feb 1757 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA; died on 31 Oct 1844 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
    6. Eulalie Daspit St. Amand was born about 1761; died on 9 Nov 1835; was buried in St Louis Cemetery #2, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
    7. Jean Baptiste Daspit St. Amand was born in 1768 in Louisiana, USA; died on 21 Jul 1817; was buried in St Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
    8. Silvain St. Amand was born about 1773 in Louisiana, USA; died between 16 and 17 Jan 1841 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St Louis Cemetery #2, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
    9. Marie Celeste Daspit St. Amand was born about 1774 in Louisiana, USA; died on 16 Jun 1803.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Captain Jean Francois Daspit de St. AmandCaptain Jean Francois Daspit de St. Amand was born in 1690 in Toulouse, France (son of Jacques Daspit de St. Amand and Living); died in Nov 1729 in Vidalia, Concordia, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: France

    Notes:

    Jean Francois Daspit de St Amand, native of Toulouse, France was born in 1690, the son of Jacques Daspit de Saint-Amand and Dominique Bordeliere. He went to live in Paris and consolidate is fortune, but after a sequence of adventures and some unfortunate duels he had to leave France. In 1719 he departed for Louisianna provided with a commission of miliatary Captain, which was purchased for him by his father.

    After arriving in Louisianna Jean Francois married demoiselle Marie Francoise du Buisson, native of Dunkirk, daughter of Leon du Buisson and Marie Anne Carrep on April 13, 1722. There is no mention of when she arrived in America. The marriage is recorded in Reg. 1 - 1720-1730, Folio 49, entry #119. Children:
    Pierre Daspit St. Amand - born 1723 or 1724
    Dominique Daspit St. Amand - born 1728

    Jean Francois was made commandant of the upper part of the Louisianna province and was assigned to Fort Rosalie near the present site of Natchez. In the "History of Louisiana", Charles Gayarre tells of the circumstances surrounding Jean Francois' death. Marie Francoise later married Antoine Muillion.
    Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/

    Name:
    Also Daspe.

    Jean married Marie Francoise Dubuisson on 13 Apr 1722 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Marie (daughter of Leon Dubuisson and Marie Anne Carep) was born on 6 Sep 1700; died in 1738 in Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Marie Francoise Dubuisson was born on 6 Sep 1700 (daughter of Leon Dubuisson and Marie Anne Carep); died in 1738 in Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 7 Sep 1700

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Marie Francoise Dubuisson, wife of Jean Francois Daspit de St Amand - Baptism Certificate, born September 6, 1700 - baptized September 7, 1700; Godparents were Jean Mogin and Marie Anne Dubiee (from "The German Coast Families" by Albert J. Robichaux Jr.)

    Children:
    1. Jacques Daspit de St. Amand died on 24 Nov 1727 in Louisiana, USA.
    2. 4. Dominique Daspit St. Amand was born in 1728 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died on 16 Nov 1781 in St Charles, Louisiana, USA.
    3. Pierre Daspit St. Amand, Sr. was born about 1729 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died about 6 Oct 1784 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Jacques Daspit de St. AmandJacques Daspit de St. Amand was born in 1662 in France (son of Bernard Daspit and Anne de Saint-Amand); died in 1732.

    Notes:

    Both brothers left France for America, but only Jean Francois is listed by name. In some records Jean Pierre is mentioned as if it is another name used by Jean Francoise and thus creating some confusion as to just who was who. (http://www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/daspit1.html)

    Jacques married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Living
    Children:
    1. Living
    2. 8. Captain Jean Francois Daspit de St. Amand was born in 1690 in Toulouse, France; died in Nov 1729 in Vidalia, Concordia, Louisiana, USA.

  3. 18.  Leon Dubuisson was born in 1663 in France.

    Leon married Marie Anne Carep. Marie was born in 1663 in Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 19.  Marie Anne Carep was born in 1663 in Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
    Children:
    1. 9. Marie Francoise Dubuisson was born on 6 Sep 1700; died in 1738 in Louisiana, USA.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  Bernard DaspitBernard Daspit was born in 1633 in France (son of Pierre Daspit and Madeliene de Cottes); died in 1712 in France.

    Notes:

    Bernard Daspit, esquire, lord of Meilhan, etc. born in 1633, counsellor at the Court of Toulouse, had his coat of arms recorded in 1698 in the General Armorial of France, the recording says” “of gold, with a pine tree of sinople, and top of azure, argent horned, between two golden stars”. He married in 1662 noble demoiselle Anne de St. Amand, heiress of the ancient family de Saint-Amand of Toulouse, whose name he added to his own. He had several children, among whom; (http://www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/daspit1.html)

    Bernard married Anne de Saint-Amand in 1662. Anne (daughter of Marguerite Charlotte de Saint-Amand) was born in 1642 in France; died in 1705 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Anne de Saint-Amand was born in 1642 in France (daughter of Marguerite Charlotte de Saint-Amand); died in 1705 in France.

    Notes:

    Anne de Saint-Amand
    m. Bernard Daspit
    Jacques
    ANNE DE SAINT-AMAND was born in 1642. She was the great great granddaughter of Anthony de Saint-Amand. She was the noble demoiselle and heiress of the ancient family of de Saint-Amand. The family probably lived at St-Amand Chatelenie, near St. Amans, 4 miles south of Muret until her marriage. Anne was the last of the Saint-Amands and when she married Bernard D'Aspit in 1662, Bernard added her name to his creating the name "D'Aspit de Saint-Amand."
    Source: Daspit, Patrick, Coteau de France (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, August 1999), www.fluckers.com/family/daspit/

    Children:
    1. 16. Jacques Daspit de St. Amand was born in 1662 in France; died in 1732.



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