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The Fayard Family
On June 24, 1763, I, the undersigned Capuchin apostolic priest, have baptized with the ordinary ceremonies of the Church, Felicite, born on August
24,	1762, of the legitimate marriage of Jean Lalancette and Francoise Ficeau, her parents. The godfather was Mr. Donat Bello, navigator; the godmother Demoiselle Susanne Moreau who have signed with me the day and year as above.
BB V, p. 19, SLC	Father	Eustache
Francois (Listed BB VI, p. 15, SLC). He may be the son of Jean and Francoise but this record is partially destroyed and obliterated in the St. Louis Cathedral records.
In Volume II, p. 185, of Glenn Conrad's First Families of Louisiana, there is listed the name of Jean FAYARD. The lengthy list of names, spanning the years 1720-1770, involves retirements, deaths and desertions from the military. It is not known why Jean's name is on the list, despite the fact that many others listed have the reasons given for having their names included. Inasmuch as we can feel reasonably Sure that Jean did not desert the service, his name must have been included for reason of death or retirement from the service. Mr. Conrad's records seem to be from the originals in Paris, so there is no way to know just what the true reason was for Jean's name being included. Parisian records are generally copied and translated verbatim.
New Orleans was not a very large town in the mid 1700's, so it is not uncommon that many of the original Coast families, with origins or connections in New Orleans, would have known each other. The Lafontaines, Fisseaux, Panguinets, Fayards, Gargarets and Ladners all knew each other. This is attested to in the many sponsors at the baptisms and marriages of children in these families in New Orlans. And even more so does one find a closeness or affinity among these families along the Gulf Coast.
Just exactly when the FAYARDS moved to Biloxi is not precisely known, but it mist have been before April 28, 1784. On this particular date, the following grant was made by the Spanish to Jacques Mathurin (Ladner) and Nicolas Carcaux, the first parts of which are quoted to show that Louis FAYARD already had property which bordered this grant. (Mobile, Alabama, Genealogical Library, Spanish Grants.)
To his honor, Henry Grimarest, Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry, Civil and Military Governor of the Town of Mobile and its District.
James Mathurin and Nicholas Carceaux, inhabitants of this jurisdiction, humbly pray and wish to make your honor their most humble representations in order that you may be pleased to honor them with your protection.
Your petitioners are desirous to establish and cultivate a piece of land lying and being at the Coast of Beloxy which has never been claimed by any person, bounded on the east by the mouth of the Bay of the Old Fort, on the West by Lewis Fayar and on the south by the Sea; situated on a Point called Point of Dumanon, which said tract contains about Eight Arpents in front; and, the same
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