Person:Lucas Farque (1)

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Lucas Farque
  1. Joseph Pierre FarqueAbt 1766 - 1792
Facts and Events
Name Lucas Farque
Alt Name Lucas Falk
Alt Name Lucas Faulk
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1730 Virginia, United States
Marriage to Sarah "Celeste" Nancy Ripley
Marriage to Marie Rachel Lisilin
Death? 19 Oct 1788 Attakapas District, Louisiana

Lucas "Luke" Farque

Luke Farque was born about 1730. According to Jeanne Farque, the earliest mention of him is in a will in Worcester Co., Maryland, dated 5 August 1773, in which he is listed along with others in a list of people owing money to a particular person.S1

Marriages

Lucas Farque was married twice:

  • Marie Rachel Lisilin
  • Sarah Ripley (or Riplay)
References
  1.   Jeanne LeBlanc Farque. Farque Family of SW LA and SE Texas.

    Most information for Luke Farque comes from Southwest La Records, Vol 1 and 2 and revised volume 1 and 2. Some information came from the will of Luke Jr., dated 1788.

  2.   Hébert, Donald J. Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Settlers, 1756-1810. (Eunice, Louisiana: Hebert Publications, 1974-)
    Vol 1, p. 210.

    - FARK, Luc m. Sara RIPLAY (SM Ch.)
    - FARK, Jean (Luc & Sara RIPLAY) m. Rebecca BOHON (SM Ch.)
    - FARK, Marie (Julie & Celeste RYPLEY) m. 6 May 1789 Gedeon WALKER (SM Ch. : V. 4, #27)
    - FARK, Josef (Lucas & Marie LISILIN of Carolina) m. 2 Oct. 1787 Felicienne O'QUAN (SM Ch. : v. 4, # 7)

  3.   Luke Faulk & Marie Lisilin/Sarah Nancy Ripley Descendents - by Charles B. Schweizer
    The earliest Louisiana record located for Luke Faulk was an inventory that he filed with the Attakapas Commandant on September 19, 1788, following the death of two of his sons, Luke Jr. and James.