Nicolas Augustin Metoyer

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•Event: Manumitted 1 AUG 1792 Natchitoches, La. 3

•Note: Augustin Metoyer is referred to as "Papa Gistane" by his descendants.

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Aug. 00 2.Title: Natchitoches 1729-1803, Abstracts of the Catholic Church Registers, Vol. II, Cane River Creole Series

Author: Elizabeth Shown Mills

Publication: 1977, Polyanthos, Inc.

Note: Excellent -- 1977, Polyanthos, Inc., Drawer 51359, New Orleans, LA 70151

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Note: Mildred E. Methvin, computer room

Media: Book

Page: p. 112, entry 921

Text: "MARIE SUSANNE, NICOLAS AUGUSTIN [METOYER], February 1, 1768, baptism of twins, born January 22, children of Therese, a slave of Sieur Sotho. Godparents: Nicolas Maraffret Laisard (s), godfather of both infants; Marie Louise Buard, godmother of Marie Susanne; Marie Francoise Buard, godmother of Nicolas Augustin." 3.Title: The Forgotten People, Cane River's Creole's of Color

Author: Gary B. Mills

Publication: 1977, Louisiana State University Press

Note: Excellent

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Note: Mildred E. Methvin, computer room

Media: Book

Page: p. 41

Text: "On August 1, 1792, the oldest Metoyer son, Augustin, was given his freedom by his father in accordance with the privilege that Metoyer had reserved for himself in his marriage contract with the Widow Pavie. Three weeks later Augustin was married in the church at Natchitoches to a young, free Franco-African girl named Marie Agnes Poissot." 4.Title: The Forgotten People, Cane River's Creole's of Color

Author: Gary B. Mills

Publication: 1977, Louisiana State University Press

Note: Excellent

Repository:

Note: Mildred E. Methvin, computer room

Media: Book

Page: p. 74 5.Title: Natchitoches Registers

Note: Registers of the Parish of St. Francois des Natchitoches (Immaculate Conception Church, Natchitoches).

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Media: Church Record

Page: Book 4B, 99

Text: Marriage of Nicolas Augustin to Marie Agnes, August 22, 1792.

When Nicholas Augustin Metoyer and his twin sister Marie Suzanne were born on January 22, 1768, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, their father, Claude, was 24 and their mother, Marie, was 25. He married Marie Agnes Poissot on August 22, 1792, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. They had eight children in 16 years. He died on December 19, 1856, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, having lived a long life of 88 years. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22945775

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Grave Stone/Burial

Birth: Jan. 22, 1768 Natchitoches Parish Louisiana, USA Death: Dec. 19, 1856 Louisiana, USA

Parents: Marie Therese and Thomas Metoyer - successful planter - plantation where the Church of St Augustine of Ile Brevelle was built in Cane River country near Natchitoches. Buried in "oven" like above ground tomb directly behind the church. Inscription: Augustin Metoyer ne le 22 Janv.1768 decede le 19 Dec 1856 et son epouse Marie Agnes decedee le 7 Juillet 1839 A l'age de 70 ans

Burial: Saint Augustine Catholic Church Cemetery Melrose Natchitoches Parish Louisiana, USA

Created by: Peggy Sturdivant Record added: Nov 16, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 22945775

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Nicholas Augustin Metoyer (son of Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer and Marie Thereze Coincoin) was born 22 Jan 1768 in Natchitoches Parish, LA, and died 19 Dec 1856 in Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, LA.678. He married Marie Agnes Poissot on 22 Aug 1792 in Natchitoches Parish, LA679, 680.

Notes for Nicholas Augustin Metoyer:

Augustin Metoyer is referred to as "Papa Gistane" by his descendants.

More About Nicholas Augustin Metoyer: Baptism: 01 Feb 1768, Natchitoches Parish, LA.681 Manumitted: 01 Aug 1792, Natchitoches, La..682

More About Nicholas Augustin Metoyer and Marie Agnes Poissot: Marriage: 22 Aug 1792, Natchitoches Parish, LA.683, 684

Children of Nicholas Augustin Metoyer and Marie Agnes Poissot are: Marie Modeste Metoyer, b. Abt. 22 Apr 1793, d. 1793. +Marie Louise Metoyer, b. 02 Apr 1797, Natchitoches Parish, LA, d. 03 Jul 1837, Natchitoches Parish, LA. +Jean Baptiste Augustin Metoyer, b. 07 Sep 1798, Natchitoches Parish, LA, d. date unknown. +Jean Baptiste Maxille Metoyer, b. 07 Sep 1798, d. 09 Nov 1830. +Marie Pompose Metoyer, b. Abt. 1799, Natchitoches Parish, LA, d. 1845, Natchitoches Parish, LA. +Auguste Augustin Metoyer, b. 06 Apr 1800, Natchitoches Parish, LA, d. 1859, Natchitoches Parish, LA. +Marie Suzanne Metoyer, b. 06 Feb 1806, Natchitoches Parish, LA, d. Feb 1872, Natchitoches Parish, LA. Joseph Augustin Metoyer, b. 1806, d. date unknown. +Francois Gassion Metoyer, b. 1810, Natchitoches Parish, LA, d. Abt. 1863.
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Descendants of Claude Thomas P Metoyer

Generation No. 2

2. NICHOLAS AUGUSTINE METOYER (CLAUDE THOMAS P3, BAPTISTE NICHOLAS FRANCOIS2, JEAN1) was born January 22, 1768, and died December 19, 1856 in Natchitoches, LA. He married MARIE AGNES POISSOT August 22, 1792 in Natchitoches Parish, LA, daughter of ATHANASE POISSOT and FRANCOISE. She was born 1770 in Unknown, and died July 07, 1839 in Natchitoches, LA.

More About NICHOLAS METOYER and MARIE POISSOT: Marriage: August 22, 1792, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Children of NICHOLAS METOYER and MARIE POISSOT are:

	i.	 	MARIE MODESTE5 METOYER, b. 1792, Isle Brevelle, LA; d. Unknown. 9.	ii.	 	JEAN BAPTISTE AUGUSTIN METOYER, b. August 30, 1795, Natchitoches, LA; d. September 14, 1854, Natchitoches Parish, LA. 10.	iii.	 	MAXILLE METOYER, b. September 07, 1798, Natchitoches Parish, LA; d. October 07, 1830. 11.	iv.	 	MARIE LOUISE METOYER, b. April 02, 1799, Natchitoches, LA; d. July 03, 1837. 12.	v.	 	AUGUSTE METOYER, b. April 06, 1800, Natchitoches, LA; d. 1862. 13.	vi.	 	MARIE POMPOSE METOYER, b. September 19, 1802, Cane River, LA; d. August 07, 1846, Cane River, LA. 14.	vii.	 	MARIE SUZANNE (SUZETTE) METOYER, b. February 06, 1806, Natchitoches Parish, LA; d. February 1872, Natchitoches Parish, LA. 15.	viii.	 	JOSEPH AUGUSTIN METOYER, b. 1807; d. Unknown. 16.	ix.	 	FRANCOIS GASSION METOYER, b. 1809; d. Unknown.

3. MARIE SUZANNE4 METOYER (CLAUDE THOMAS P3, BAPTISTE NICHOLAS FRANCOIS2, JEAN1) was born January 22, 1768, and died July 28, 1838. She married (1) JEAN BAPTISTE ANTY, son of IGNACE ANTY and CATHERINE GUERIN. He was born October 10, 1752, and died Unknown. She married (2) JOSEPH CONANT. He died Unknown.

Children of MARIE METOYER and JEAN ANTY are: 17. i. MARIE SUSANNE5 ANTY, b. October 30, 1797; d. Unknown. 18. ii. MARIE ASPASIE ANTY, b. September 29, 1800; d. January 05, 1859. 19. iii. MARIE ARSENE ANTY, b. July 23, 1803, Natchitoches, LA; d. November 20, 1836, Natchitoches, LA.

	iv.	 	VALSAIN ANTY, b. 1806, Natchitoches Parish, LA; d. 1814, Natchitoches Parish, LA. 20.	v.	 	MARIE THERESE CARMELITE ANTY, b. 1807; d. Unknown.

Child of MARIE METOYER and JOSEPH CONANT is: 21. vi. FLORENTIN5 CONANT, b. January 06, 1794, Natchitoches, LA; d. February 25, 1858, Natchitoches, LA.

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METOYER, Louis, freed slave and planter. Born ca. 1770 as slave of Marie des Neiges Juchereau de St. Denis (q.v.); son of Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer, a French merchant, and of Marie Thérèse dite Coincoin (q.v.), a De Soto slave. Purchased by his father as a child, Louis enjoyed quasi freedom for many years prior to his official manumission in 1802. In 1795 he had been the recipient of a royal grant of 1,372 arpents of land in the Isle Brevelle area of Natchitoches Parish. An astute businessman, as were both his parents, he rapidly expanded his holdings, while successfully waging an on-going legal battle to retain possession of his land against the counterclaim of a prominent white colonist. By 1830, he and his brother

Augustin Metoyer, f.m.c. (q.v.), vied for the rank of eighth-largest slaveholder in this agriculturally rich parish (the sixth and seventh-largest being their white half-brothers who had inherited the paternal fortune). Tradition also credits Louis (together with brother Augustin) as being a co-founder of the Church of St. Augustine de l'Isle Brevelle, the third oldest Catholic church in Northwest Louisiana. Married, February 9, 1801, Marie Thérèse Le Comte (born December 1783 on Cane River as the French-Indian daughter of Marie Thérèze, a Caneci slave belonging to Ambroise Le Comte's neighbor Mathias Le Court [q.v.]). Child: Jean-Baptiste Louis Metoyer (b. 1800). He is additionally said to be the father of four children who were born into slavery but were subsequently manumitted. At his death on March 11, 1832, the ex-slave Metoyer left an estate in excess of a hundred thousand dollars. The central grounds of his plantation, now known as Melrose and held in trust by the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, was in 1975 declared a National Historical Landmark. G.B.M. Sources: Gary B. Mills, The Forgotten People: Cane River's Creoles of Color (1977); Elizabeth Shown Mills and Gary B. Mills, "Slaves and Masters: The Louisiana Metoyers," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, LXX (September, 1982).

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http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/creole%20chronology/creo... to as "Papa Gistane" by his descendants.Seriesthvin, computer roomSieur Sotho. Godparents: Nicolas Maraffret Laisard (s), godfather of both infants; Marie Louise Buard, godmother of Marie Susanne; Marie Francoise Buard, godmother of Nicolas Augustin." 3.Title: The Forgotten People, Cane River's Creole's of Colorr roomimself in his marriage contract with the Widow Pavie. Three weeks later Augustin was married in the church at Natchitoches to a young, free Franco-African girl named Marie Agnes Poissot." 4.Title: TheForgotten People, Cane River's Creole's of Colorer roomAMAugustin's favorite son was Francois Gassion. François died sometime in the late 1860s. Francois's third wife was Perine Metoyer Dupre. She died in the early 20th century.-------------------------------------------her, Claude, was 24 and their mother, Marie, was 25. He married Marie Agnes Poissot on August 22, 1792, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. They had eight children in 16 years. He died on December 19, 1856, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, having lived a long life of 88 years.Burialrch of St Augustine of Ile Brevelle was built in Cane River country near Natchitoches. Buried in "oven" like above ground tomb directly behind the church. Inscription: Augustin Metoyer .1768a, USAed-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0155.html6 in Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, LA.678. He married Marie Agnes Poissot on 22 Aug 1792 in Natchitoches Parish, LA679, 680.d to as "Papa Gistane" by his descendants.holas Augustin Metoyer and Marie Agnes Poissot:. Abt. 22 Apr 1793, d. 1793.rish, LA, d. date unknown.Augustin Metoyer, b. 06 Apr 1800, Natchitoches Parish, LA, d. 1859, Natchitoches Parish, LA.seph Augustin Metoyer, b. 1806, d. date unknown.---' (CLAUDE THOMAS P3, BAPTISTE NICHOLAS FRANCOIS2, JEAN1) was born January 22, 1768, and died December 19, 1856 in Natchitoches, LA. He married MARIE AGNES POISSOT August 22, 1792 in NatchitochesParish, LA, daughter of ATHANASE POISSOT and FRANCOISE. She was born 1770 in Unknown, and died July 07, 1839 in Natchitoches, LA. 22, 1792, Natchitoches Parish, LA 9. ii. JEAN BAPTISTE AUGUSTINMETOYER, b. August 30, 1795, Natchitoches, LA; d. September 14, 1854, Natchitoches Parish, LA. 10. iii. MAXILLE METOYER, b. September 07, 1798, Natchitoches Parish, LA; d. October 07, 1830. 11. iv. MARIE LOUISE METOYER, b. April 02, 1799, Natchitoches, LA; d. July 03, 1837. 12. v. AUGUSTE METOYER, b. April 06, 1800, Natchitoches, LA; d. 1862. 13. vi. MARIE POMPOSE METOYER, b. September 19, 1802, Cane River, LA; d. August 07, 1846, Cane River, LA. 14. vii. MARIE SUZANNE (SUZETTE) METOYER, b. February 06, 1806, Natchitoches Parish, LA; d. February 1872, Natchitoches Parish, LA.15. viii. JOSEPH AUGUSTIN METOYER, b. 1807; d. Unknown. 16. ix. FRANCOIS GASSION METOYER, b. 1809; d. Unknown.) was born January 22, 1768, and died July 28, 1838. She married (1) JEAN BAPTISTE ANTY, son of IGNACE ANTY and CATHERINE GUERIN. He was born October 10, 1752, and died Unknown. She married (2) JOSEPHCONANT. He died Unknown. 17. i. MARIE SUSANNE5 ANTY, b. October 30, 1797; d. Unknown. 18. ii. MARIE ASPASIE ANTY, b. September 29, 1800; d. January 05, 1859. 19. iii. MARIE ARSENE ANTY, b. July 23, 1803, Natchitoches, LA; d. November 20, 1836, Natchitoches, LA.toches Parish, LA. 20. v. MARIE THERESE CARMELITE ANTY, b. 1807; d. Unknown. 21. vi. FLORENTIN5 CONANT, b. January 06, 1794, Natchitoches, LA; d. February 25, 1858, Natchitoches, LA.s Neiges Juchereau de St. Denis (q.v.); son of Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer, a French merchant, and of Marie Thérèse dite Coincoin (q.v.), a De Soto slave. Purchased by his father as a child, Louis enjoyed quasi freedom for many years prior to his official manumission in 1802. In 1795 he had been the recipient of a royal grant of 1,372 arpents of land in the Isle Brevelle area of Natchitoches Parish. An astute businessman, as were both his parents, he rapidly expanded his holdings, while successfully waging an on-going legal battle to retain possession of his land against the counterclaim ofa prominent white colonist. By 1830, he and his brother seventh-largest being their white half-brothers who had inherited the paternal fortune). Tradition also credits Louis (together with brother Augustin) as being a co-founder of the Church of St. Augustine de l'Isle Brevelle, the third oldest Catholic church in Northwest Louisiana. Married, February 9, 1801, Marie Thérèse Le Comte (born December 1783 on Cane River as the French-Indian daughter of Marie Thérèze, a Caneci slave belonging to Ambroise Le Comte's neighbor Mathias Le Court [q.v.]). Child: Jean-Baptiste Louis Metoyer (b. 1800). He is additionally said to be the father of four children who were born into slavery but were subsequently manumitted. At his death on March 11, 1832, the ex-slave Metoyer left an estate in excess of a hundred thousand dollars. The central grounds of hisplantation, now known as Melrose and held in trust by the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, was in 1975 declared a National Historical Landmark. G.B.M. Sources: Gary B. Mills, The Forgotten People: Cane River's Creoles of Color (1977); Elizabeth Shown Mills and Gary B. Mills, "Slaves and Masters: The Louisiana Metoyers," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, LXX (September, 1982).