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Much of the history regarding the early Fayardwanceators la to b?
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found In che "Mississippi Coaat Hiatorlcal and Cenealoglcal Society," Voluaa 18,
Number 1, February 1982, pp. 1*12, by Brother Jeroaa Lepra. S. C. A capsulizsd verilon of the Fayard family la given here.	?	\	^	?
Jean Fhlllsrd dit Lalancette (he algria "Payard**) vaa a soldier., of
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France in New Orleans during the 1740's as attested to by the cenaua of troops
ordered taken by Covernor Vaudreuil (174 3-1753). Jean waa married to Francolse
Flsseau, born in the colony of Nicholas Flbsairo snd Marianne Legare (LaCarenne).
Jean, as would be expected of any soldier, wy transferred to Natchitoches shortly
after his marriage and it Is there that his first two children were born.
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When Nicholas Flsseau died In the early 1730*8 he left a snail estate but died Intestate. After some time the Widow Flsseau married Pierre DeLorme, also a soldier, vet*remaining in the Flsseau home. When Jean and Francolse saw that Marteanne (Flsseau) Del.c was selling off parts of the estate to her
benefit and that of her only other child, another daughter, Jean Instituted a
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...it In the French Provincial Council to obtain what was hla wife's Just due from the Flsseau estate. This brought them back to New Orleans, where it aeema they rraulned. Thr suit was successful, in that the affects of the estate were told
and a proper court-directed settlement was made on June 1? 1748. But one can
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Imagine how little was eventually divided among the mother and her two daughters,
given the debts against the estate. Jean's efforts brought forth the court settlement which he had intended. The final decision by the court fgllc ?.
Between Jean Fayard, called LaLancette, in the name of and as being married to Francolse Flsseau, Plaintiff, and Pierre de Lonne in the name of and as being married to Marianne LaCarenne, widow of Nicholas Flsseau, defendant. On the .request made by Jean Fayard ordained andi processed on the date of May 22 last, the said request exhibited that, alnce the ^eath of	s
Nicholas Fiaseau, It Is known he left things In favor-of hla