Person:Marguerite Bertrand (1)

!PARENTS: Mary Elizabeth Sanders, SELECTED ANNOTATED ABSTRACTS OF ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA, COURT RECORDS; 1811-1837; vol. III, 1978; p. 110; Salt Lake LDS Family History Library,US/CAN 976.342 P28s.

!MARRIAGE: Donald J. Hebert, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS, vol. 2; 1811-1830; Eunice, LA, by author, 1974; p. 68; own copy; contains church and civil records. Marguerite BERTRAND, daughter of Jean Baptiste & Marguerite SCHEXNAYDER, married on 19 Oct 1812 to Pierre Henri RENTROP. Recorded at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA (SM Ch.: v. 5, #274).

!CHRISTENING: SWLR-CD. BERTRAND, Jean Baptiste - native of St. Charles parish on the Mississippi; inhabitant of this parish (major son of Jean Baptiste & Marguerite CHEESENAIDRE [SCHEXNAYDER] - natives of St. Charles parish; inhabitants of the parish) m. 17 May 1813 Celestine dite Celeste MILLER - native of this parish (Jacob - native of Orlach in Europe & Sophie OFFMAN - native of St. Jean Baptiste parish on the Mississippi; inhabitants of this parish of St. Martin) Bride is presumably a minor daughter since her father's consent was given for her marriage. Wits: Jean Baptiste BERTRAND pere [Sr.], Jacob MILLER, Henry RAINTROP [RENTROP], Jean Baptiste PREL, Guillaume DESST, Jean NOPPER, Marguerite RENTROP nee [born] BERTRAND. Act written and signed by Gabriel ISABEY, Cure. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.5, #304)

!CENSUS: 1850 U.S. Census, St. Mary Parish, LA; 1850; p. 201A, line 16; National Archives, San Bruno CA, Microfilm M432, Roll 240; photocopy in possession of Karen Theriot READER. Margaret B. RANTHROPE, age illegible, a Planter with land valued in 5 figures [illegible], born in LA. Living with Dorsino, male age 28, & [his wife] Modeste, age 24, with Pamela age 2.

!DEATH-PROBATE: St. Mary Parish, LA, District Court, succession record #880, photocopy of pp. 355-392 plus some versos in possession of Karen Theriot READER. Estate of Marguerite B.[ERTRAND] RENTROP. Petition on p. 359 dated 12 Mar 1855 states that "Madam Marguerite B. RENTROP, late of the Parish of St. Mary, departed this life on the 24th of February 1855, in the City of New Orleans, where she was on a visit." Dying intestate, she left as only heirs Caroline RENTROP, wife of P. J. PAVY; Valsin H. RENTROP; Pamela RENTROP, wife of Dr. John RHODES of the city of New Orleans; & Pamela RENTROP, minor child of Dorcino L. RENTROP, deceased, being represented by her mother Modeste GUIDRY, widow of Dorcino, residing in St. Mary Parish. Pierre J. PAVY and Valsin H. RENTROPE applied for and were appointed administrators of the estate on 14 Mar 1855.

    Inventory beginning on p. 356 is dated 13 Mar 1855, Estate of Margaret B. RENTROP, deceased was ordered sold at public auction: the land and slaves on credit on one, two and three years from day of sale; personal and moveable property for cash for sums $50 and below, credit of 12 months if over $50. Purchasers in cases of credit to give their notes with good approved personal security in solids, bearing eight percent per annum interest, land and slaves to remain specially mortgaged in favor of and --- until full final payment. Note: tracts of land or sugar plantation in Berwick's Bay, St. Mary, LA containing about 2,146 arpens, bounded above by land of Henry BRADLEY and below by Dr. BRASHEAN and estate of Dorsino L. RENTROP, estimated value $55,000. Household and kitchen furniture valued at $500; closed carriage and harness, $250; three horses, $375. One lot of cattle valued $315.
    There were also seven slaves: John, a negro boy age 22, $1200; Alice, a mulatto woman age 36, $1000; Mary, a mulatto girl age 14, $1000; Rose, a Negro woman age 36, $1200; Rebecca, a negro woman age 50, $1100; Harriett, a girl 17, $1000; Rhody, a negro woman age 50, $700. All for a total of $78,285.98. Notes due the estate bring the final to $89,570.65. This amount was filed on 26 Mar 1855.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 U.S. federal census (online)
   Microfilm M704, Roll 128, p. 334.

   Line 12. Mrs. M. B. RENTHROPE:
   MALES FEMALES FREE COLORED SLAVES
   0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 / 0-4 4-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49...
   0 0 2 0 1 0 0 / 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 female 55+ 13
   [Marguerite is a widow, age in 40s, with five children. There are also thirteen slaves.]

   Ancestry.com, image 25/28 & 26/28.

2. ↑ Donald J. Hébert. Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk number 101. (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001).

   RENTROP, Marguerite B. [sic, for BERTRAND] Succ. dated 13 March 1855 (Frank Ct. Hse.: Succ. # 880)

3. ↑ Mary Elizabeth Sanders. Annotated Abstracts of the Successions of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. (1972)
   p. 117.

   Estate #880.