Person:Charles Theriot (4)

!BIRTH-MARRIAGE: "Theriot Genealogy--Acadia to Louisiana," p. 54. Sent by Pat Blanchard in Mar 1996. Charles TERRIO [2nd of this name in the family], born 1779 at St. James. Married on 23 Jun 1804 to the widow Rosalie LEBLANC BOURGEOIS.

!NEPHEW-CHRISTENING: Diocese of Baton Rouge, BATON ROUGE PARISH RECORDS; 1770-1803; Baton Rouge, Parish, 1980; vol. 2, p. 132; Sutro, California State Library, F377 B3 C3 vol.2. On 12 Aug 1803 Charles TERRIAU acted as sponsor at the baptism of Jean Baptiste Ursin BOURGEOIS, son of Juan Baptiste & Marie Magdaleine THERRIAU [Charles' sister].

!OCCUPATION: Mary Elizabeth Sanders, ANNOTATED ABSTRACTS OF THE SUCCESSIONS OF ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA, COURT RECORDS; 1811-1834; [vol. 1], Author, 1972; pp. 63, 94, 104, 163; Salt Lake LDS Family History Library,US/CAN 976.342 P28sa. Charles THERIOT [is it this one?] is named on St. Mary Parish documents of 19 Aug 1824 (Succession #133), and 1 Feb 1830 (#182) as appraiser. On p. 104 he is listed as undertutor for his grandson Nicolas ROBINET, whose mother Marie Zelwin THERIOT is tutrix, dated 7 Jan 1832. On 30 May 1832, he is also named undertutor for Peter ROBINET, posthumous son of deceased Peter ROBINET, his son-in-law. On p. 163, dated 13 Sep 1834, he acts as apprasier for another estate.

!RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: In Brand Book A, dated 26 JUL 1808, p. 49. (See Hebert). Also of 1808, p. 143, 144, 145. (Records of Attakapas District.)

!SLAVES: Carl A. Brasseaux, ACADIAN TO CAJUN, TRANSFORMATION OF A PEOPLE; 1803-1877; Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1992; p. 4. "By 1810, a majority of the Acadians residing in the alluvial lands along the Mississippi River and bayous Teche and Lafourche owned slaves." (See his FOUNDING OF NEW ACADIA; pp. 188-197)

!LAND-SLAVES: Glenn R. Conrad, LAND RECORDS OF THE ATTAKAPAS DISTRICT; ; vol. II, part 1; p. 39; own copy; contains Conveyance records. On 6 Jun 1806 Henry RANSONET sold to Charles THERIO a tract of land located on the east bank of Bayou Teche, measuring 2 x 40 arpents, bounded above by the lands of Hubert LANDRY and below by the lands of Amant BROUSSARD. Vendor acquired the land from Théotis THIBODEAU, Widow Firmin LANDRY, by act passed on 4 Jun 1806, with improvements. Price: $600, paid in cash. Recorded as #23:90.

   On p. 43, land sale dated 4 Jun 1806, Théotise THIBODEAUX sold to Henry RANSONET, her son-in-law, the same land [but on both sides of the Teche at Fausse Pointe], acquired by Widow LANDRY through inheritance from her mother, for $200. Recorded as #23:106.
   On p. 72, Joseph RICHARD sold to Charles THERIOT a tract of land on the west bank of the Teche, measuring 2 x 40 arpents, bounded above by a tract of land which RICHARD sold this day to Alexis BERTRAND, and below by land of the vendor. Richard retained use of the woodland on the opposite side of the Teche. Dated 3 Mar 1808, price $200, numbered #24:155.
   On p. 90, Joseph RICHARD sold to Antoine ARTACHE land bounded by Charles THERIOT, and below by the lands of HIGBY for $400. Dated 2 Apr 1810, #25:14. [On p. 145 this same piece was sold to Widow Joseph MELANCON plus wood rights for $500 on 29 Sep 1813.]
   On p. 105, 19 Jan 1811, Charles THERIOT sold to Charles MELANCON a tract of land situated on the west side of Bayou Teche, measuring 2 x 42 arpents, bounded above by the lands of Alexis BERTRAND and below by the lands of Antoine ARTACHE, together with use of timber on a tract of land 1 x 40 arpents situated on the east bank opposite the land above described. Price: $450, numbered 26:10. [Are these all of the correct Charles THERIOT?]
    On p. 126, 27 Nov 1811, Hubert LANDRY sold to Nicolas LeBlanc a tract of land situated at the Fausse Pointe on the east side of Bayou Teche, measuring 4 x 40 arpents, bounded below by the lands of Charles THERIOT and above by the lands of Edmond CAPDEVIELLE. Price: $1000, record #26:233. [This same land was mortgaged on 14 Apr 1814, in record #28:256.][Same land sold by Donat BREAUX to Edward LeBlanc for $1400 on 29 Jun 1814. Record #28:293.][Another transaction on 12 Jun 1814, record at St. Martin Parish Conveyance Record Book p. 176.][Another on 1 Sep 1816, #2982 on p. 238.]
    On p. 276, 23 Jun 1817, Charles THERIAUD and Amant BROUSSARD exchanged land. Charles ceded a tract of land on Bayou Teche, 2.5 x 40 arpents, bounded above by Edouard LeBlanc and below by Amant BROUSSARD; in exchange Amant ceded to THERIAUD a tract on the west of Bayou Vermilion, bounded above by the lands of Joseph BROUSSARD. Recorded as #3249 in Attakapas & St. Martin Conveyances.
    On p. 132, on 21 Apr 1812 Charles THERIOT sold to Joseph de BLANC a slave named Nanette (age 11) for $550. Record #27:40.
    On p. 136, on 21 Jun 1812, Sterling C. ROBERTSON and William B. ROBERTSON sold to Charles THERIOT a slave named Jenny (age 11) for $400. Record #27:78.
    On p. 160, on 7 Sep 1814 Charles THERIAULT sold to Francois PRIMO a slave named Nancy (age 24) and her mulatto child Betsy (5) for $900. Record #28:176.
    On p. 241, on 22 Sep 1816, Charles THERIAULT sold to Charles TRAHAN a slave named Magdelaine (age 15) for $900.

!LAND: Glenn R. Conrad, LAND RECORDS OF THE ATTAKAPAS DISTRICT; 1804-1818; vol. II, part 2, Lafayette, LA, Univ. of Southwestern LA, 1993; p. 106; own copy; contains the estate records for Attakapas/St. Martin Parish. A Charles THERIOT bought a tract of land from the estate sale on 8 Aug 1808 of Marie DOZAT (married to Philip WISSE). [Which Charles?]

!TAX: Mary Elizabeth Sanders, "List of Landowners and Slaveowners of the Attakapas; consists of the 1810 [probably] tax list. Charles TERRIOT in "Ouest" area of the Attakapas district, owning 5 slaves, "frontage" of 2 [arpents?], and estimated value of 250. Original is in the LSU Archives, reprinted in the Attakapas Gazette, vol. 11, no. 2 (summer 1976). [Is this the correct Charles?] Near him is Joseph TERRIOT, with 1 slave and 3 arpents frontage, with 350 estimated value. Between the two TERRIOTs is Alexis BERTRAND, nearby are Joseph RICHARD, Veuve MELONCON [sic].

!CENSUS: "St. Martin Parish Slave Census 1812," in THE LOUISIANA GENEALOGICAL REGISTER; vol. XXI (Mar 1974); p. 292; Sutro Library. Charles Rouge Theriot, Residence-Large Fausse Pointe, nothing in column indicating number of slaves. [What does the "Rouge" indicate? The other Charles, son of Thomas, is also listed on West side of Bayou Teche in the Anse, with 3 slaves.]

!RESIDENCES: in birth records of children, "of St. James on Miss.," "of Vermillion."

!EDUCATION: Only his sons were able to write their own names on official documents.

!OCCUPATION: Mary Elizabeth Sanders, ANNOTATED ABSTRACTS OF THE SUCCESSIONS OF ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA, COURT RECORDS; 1811-1834; 1972; pp. 63, 94, 104, 163; Salt Lake LDS Family History Library,US/CAN 976.342 P28sa. Charles THERIOT is named on St. Mary Parish documents of 19 Aug 1824 (Succession #133), and 1 Feb 1830 (#182) as appraiser. On p. 104 he is listed as undertutor for his grandson Nicolas ROBINET, whose mother Marie Zelwin THERIOT is tutrix, dated 7 Jan 1832. On 30 May 1832, he is also named undertutor for Peter ROBINET, posthumous son of deceased Peter ROBINET, his son-in-law. On p. 163, dated 13 Sep 1834, he acts as apprasier for another estate.

!MARRIAGE-WITNESS: Mary Elizabeth Sanders, SELECTED ANNOTATED ABSTRACT OF MARRIAGE BOOK 1, ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA; 1811-1829; [vol. 2], Lafayette, LA, author, 1973; p. 67; Salt Lake Family History Library, US/CAN 976.342 V28s. Charles THERIOT (and his son Marcelien THERRIOT) acted as witnesses to the marriage of Antoine COMAUX & Eliza LE BLANC, record on p. 495, license in St. Mary Parish Courthouse dated 19 Oct 1829 (p. 494), bond on p. 496.

!CHRISTENING-SPONSOR: SWLR-CD. MILLER, Marie Ursule (natural daughter of Marie MILLER) b. 11 Feb. 1835, bt. 7 July 1835 Spons: Charles THERIOT & Marie HENRY. Fr. Marcel BORELLA (SM Ch.: v.8, #875) [Is he this Charles THERIOT?]

!LAND: Parish of St. Mary [LA] Courthouse, Original Conveyances; vol. D-2 (#2079-4190); pp. 69 and reverse; photocopy in possession of Karen Theriot Reader. On 21 May 1835, Catherine HARTMAN, wife of John MARTIN, sold to Charles TERRIOT (all of St. Mary Parish) a parcel of land on the west side of the River Atchafalaya, with 2 1/2 arpents from by depth of 40, bounded above by James OWENS and below by James McMURTRY, for price of $1200.00 ($500 in cash).

!LAND: Conveyance was recorded 14 Jun 1845 , No, 5382, pages 390-396. Rosalie still owned at her death in 1853.

1. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge. Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803. (Baton Rouge, LA, 1980)
   P. 688.

   Charles [THERIOT] was baptised on 1 Jan 1779 (birthdate not given). Sponsors: Jean Baptiste BOURGOIS [sic] & Marie TERRIO. Recorded in Saint James Church, St. James, LA (SJA-1, 59). [One of the first baptisms in this parish.]

   Second entry for a son named Charles to parents Joseph THERIOT & Magdelaine BOURGEOIS [1st child born 1771, died Mar 1773].

2. ↑ St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Courthouse. Succession Record
   p. 166.

   "Charles Theriot late of said Parish died on the 16: day of November 1840, as intestate, leaving ten children, by your petitioner [Rosalie LeBLANC], his only legal heirs."

   Obtained in April 1993, contains 54 pages, numbered 166 to 199, plus reverse sides and cover page.

3. ↑ West, Robert Cooper, and Louisiana State University. An atlas of Louisiana surnames of French and Spanish origin. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Geoscience Publications, Louisiana State University, 1986).

   "Moved to the Attakapas soon after he married Rosalie LeBlanc in 1804."

4. ↑ Mary Elizabeth Sanders. Records of Attakapas District: Louisiana, vol. III. (Author, 1974)
   p. 6.

   On "General Census of the Owners of Immovable Property, the Number of Their Slaves, and the Assessment of Every Inhabitant of the Parish of Attakapas." In section of "River Teche from the Church [St. Martin de Tours] Downstream to Berwick's Bay, East and West [Banks]: Charles TERRIO, with 2 arpents of land, no slaves listed.
   Property located between Louis DUGAS (with 27 arpents and 6 slaves) & Hubert LANDRY (on 4 arpents of land, no slaves).

5. ↑ Glenn R. Conrad. Land Records of the Attakapas District, vol. II, part 2. (Lafayette, LA: Univ. of Southwestern LA, 1993)
   pp. 2-3 & 39.

   Estate No. 1 of Jean-Baptiste PEYTAVIN was inventoried on 13 Jul 1805, with 14 slaves appraised at $6755. Animals included 60 head of cattle, 10 yoke of oxen, 12 stallions, 200 head of range cattle, 100 sheep, appraised at $3,710.
   At the sale on 3 May 1808, Charles THERIOT bought 3 mares and their colts for $76.00, plus some cattle.
   
   Also at the sale of the assets of the company belonging half to the deceased Jean-Antoine GARRIGOU, Charles THERIOT bought 206 lbs. of sugar @ 15c per pound, for a total of $30.90.

   These may be for the other Charles THERIOT, son of Thomas & Agnes DAIGLE. Check.

6. ↑ Attakapas Gazette
   vol. VII, no. 2 (Jun 1972), pp. 78-92.

   On p. 78: "Before the entry of Texas into the Union [1845], probably the largest cattle raisers in the entire United States were on the prairies of Southwest Louisiana.2 The cattle raised on the prairies was the Spanish long horned cattle which came from the West Indies, Florida, and Mexico."
   On p. 80: "...Around Vermillionville, livestock became a very important industry in the 1820's, with over forty brands registered in Lafayette Parish alone in 1827. Some cattlemen branded as many as three thousand calves and a thousand colts a year."

   Article by Keith P. Fontenot, "Livestock of Old Southwest Louisiana."

7. ↑ Mary Elizabeth Sanders. Records of Attakapas District, Louisiana, 1739-1811, vol. I. (Fort Worth: American Reference Publishers, 1970)
   p. 54.

   Charles TERRIOT, listed as head of household among "Inhabitants from the Atacapas Church down to Berwick's Bay [about 46th in list]. Farther down is listed household of Joseph LeBLANC [his father-in-law?].

8. ↑ U.S. federal census
   Microfilm M252, Roll 10, p. 78 (328).

   Line [5], Charles TERRIOT:
   Free White Males Free White Females Other Slave
   0-9 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+ 0-9 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+
   3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
   [Charles would be around age 32, with wife Rosalie LE BLANC age 23 (26-44). They have three children under age 10: Marcelin, age 5; Cyprien Drausin, age 3; but one is Leonise, female, age 1, not a male.]

   Also Ancestry.com.

9. ↑ Mary Elizabeth Sanders, comp. Records of Attakapas District Louisana, St. Mary Parish 1811-1860, vol. II. (Fort Worth: American Reference Publishers, 1969)
   p. 43.

   "Householder listed in St. Mary Parish" on the fourth federal census of 1820. On p. 149 of the census, between Charles PECOT & Pierre ETTIE, [line 4]: Charles MARIENT (?).

   Could this be Charles THERIOT?

10. ↑ U.S. federal census
    Microfilm M19, Roll 44, p. 140.

    Line [2]: Ch's. Thériot:
    Free White Males Free White Females Male Slaves /Female Slaves Total
    0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59... 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19...40-49... 0-9 10-23... 0-9 10-23 24-35...
    1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 16
    [Charles was the oldest male, around age 52, his wife age 43. There were seven sons still at home, but Zephirin is apparently listed in age 20-29 column, although he was probably only 16. The only daughter at home was Ceraline, age 4. There were six slaves.]

    Should this be in St. Martin Parish? Listed between Joseph CLEMENT & Jacob MILLER.

11. ↑ U.S. federal census (online)
    p. 140.

    Ancestry.com, image 15/28, indexed in St. Mary Parish, LA.

12. ↑ U.S. federal census
    Microfilm M704, Roll 128, p. 333A&B.

    Line [1]: Charles TERRIO
    MALES FEMALES SLAVES
    0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 ... 60-69 / 0-4 4-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59. M / F
    0 3 0 1 1 0 1 / 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8 / 4
    [Charles would have been around age 62 (he died 16 Nov 1840). Rosalie was 53. There were five sons still at home--Rosemond; Hermogene; Charles; Terence; and Edouard. The young women would have been daughters Marie Zelmire, age 29; and Caroline, then age 15. Four of the twelve slaves are under age 10.]

13. ↑ Donald J. Hebert. Southwest Louisiana Records, vol. 3. (Eunice, LA, Author, 1976)
    p. 619.

    Charles THERIOT, married to Rosalie LEBLANC. Succession dated (probate filed) in St. Mary Parish Courthouse, Franklin, LA dated 21 Dec 1840 (Frank.Ct.Hse.: Succ. #441-A).

14. ↑ St. James Parish, Louisiana, Courthouse. Probate Record.

    According to p. 166 of succession papers, Charles died on 16 Nov 1840 "leaving ten children, by your petitioner [Rosalie LE BLANC], his only legal heirs." Only one of their 11 children had predeceased him. His estate was appraised at $12,551.79, including 5 adult male slaves, 2 adult female slaves, and 5 slave children aged from 18 months to 12 years. The plantation at Dutch Settlement, slaves, animals, etc. were put up for auction on 14 Feb 1843. By the time the estate was settled on 23 May 1845, son Marcilien had died, as well as Terence, a minor he was undertutor for. (Charles) Cerasin had reached his majority, and only Ceraline and Edouard still needed an undertutor, named as Antoine COMO, with mother Rosalie LE BLANC as natural tutrix. Final signature by probate judge was on 14 Jun 1845.

    Copy of 54 pages [numbered pp. 166 to 199] in possession of Karen THERIOT READER.

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

    THERIOT, Charles m. Rosalie LEBLANC Succ. dated 21 Dec. 1840 (Frank. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #441-A)
    LEBLANC, Rosalie m. Charles THERIOT In Succ. of Charles THERIOT dated 21 Dec. 1840 (Frank. Ct. Hse.: Succ. # 441-A)