Marie Jeanne Lemmele certification, 1811 July 30. - Marie Jeanne Lemmele certification, 1811 July 30.

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Title
Marie Jeanne Lemmele certification, 1811 July 30.
Creator
Lemelle, Marie Jeanne, active 1772-1833.
Biographical Information
Marie Jeanne Lemelle (active 1772-1833) was a free woman of color, plantation owner, and slave owner of New Orleans and Opelousas district, Louisiana. The certificate describes her as a cateronne. She was manumitted from slavery in New Orleans on December 5, 1772 after which she adopted the surname Lemelle. She was the placée of François Lemelle, fils, the son of a prominent St. Charles Parish planter by the same name. With him, she had at least three sons and three daughters: François, Louis, Hildebert, Jacqueline, Catherine, and Julie. After her husband's death in 1789, she settled in Isle L'Anglois in Bayou Teche, St. Landry Parish, where she cultivated and built upon land she had acquired from him.
Date Created
1823-09-05
Subject
Women landowners--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
African American women--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
Land grants--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
Free African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans. Free African Americans--Louisiana--Saint Landry Parish
Lemelle, Marie Jeanne, active 1772-1833
Legal documents
Location
Saint Landry Parish (La.)
Occupation
Landowners
Slaveholders
Description
Certification that Marie Jeanne Lemelle, a free woman of color of the Country of Opelousas, has a claim to 160 superficial arpents. The document is signed by John Thompson, Junior Clerk of the Board, Western District, Orleans Territory.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 certificate.
Language
English
Source
The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, La., http://www.hnoc.org/
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Spanish Colonial Land Grant Papers, MSS 79, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Shelf Location
MSS 79, Folder 21
Contact Information
To enquire about ordering copies of these images, email louisquery@hnoc.org.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright of the original material is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
Spanish Colonial Land Grant Papers, MSS 79, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Related Collections
Meullion Family Papers, Mss. 243, 294, LSU Libraries.; Jean Baptiste Meullion Papers, Manuscripts Collection 713, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
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