born 1766 · Upper Guinea / Senegambia · line: CHARLOT
Existence: found (CONFIRMED)
| Link | Person | How sure | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| child of | Sara (mother of Jacques Charlot) 1735 | maybe (HIGH) | |
| parent of | Jacques Charlot (the younger) 1805 | found (CONFIRMED) | |
| sibling of | Jean (maternal brother of Jacques Charlot) 1757 | found (RECORD) | 1815 act: "his brother on his mother's side" |
| spouse of | Rosalie Lavergne 1770 | maybe (HIGH) |
| About | What the record says | How sure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| confidence basis | confirmed | found (CONFIRMED) | |
| court record | DLAS St Landry FPOC petitions 1830-1846, role defendant (ds_jsdp 602507/604115/604258/604528/604532/604544/605329/605440/606088) | maybe (HIGH) | DLAS petitions — Jacques Charlot Sr defendant series 1830-1846 St Landry |
| succession record | 1848 succession PAR 20884809 names Jacques Charlot Sr (d.1848) with Jacques Jr and Frosine Decuir Charlot | maybe (HIGH) | DLAS petition PAR 20884809 — 1848 St Landry succession |
| manumission terms | CONDITIONAL / DEFERRED: freed "after death & burial of master" (CONDITION=1, MEANS=1 gratuitous). He was NOT free on 8 Feb 1804. | found (RECORD) | Louisiana Free Database (Hall) row 2773 - the 1804 Charlot manumission, field by field |
| enslaver | Charles Comeaux, St. Landry Parish (MASTER_NAM=Comeaux, M_FIRST_NA=Charles) | found (RECORD) | Louisiana Free Database (Hall) row 2773 - the 1804 Charlot manumission, field by field |
| age at manumission | 38 in the 8 Feb 1804 act - independently confirms birth c.1766 | found (RECORD) | Louisiana Free Database (Hall) row 2773 - the 1804 Charlot manumission, field by field |
| provenance before 1804 | Hall comment: "Bought from Mr. Bazard of Atacaps about 25 years ago! Had to be a very young African child." - so acquired c.1779, aged about 13. | found (RECORD) | Louisiana Free Database (Hall) row 2773 - the 1804 Charlot manumission, field by field |
| date became free | Between Feb 1804 and Oct 1811: the 1811 act already styles him "negre libre", so Charles Comeaux had died in that window. | found (RECORD) | Louisiana Free Database (Hall) row 3397 - infant Jacques freed 15 Oct 1811, father named |
| documented paternity | Named as the father of an infant Jacques, aged 6 months, freed 15 Oct 1811 at Louis La Vergne's: "Natural child of Jacques Charle, free black 'negre libre.'" The infant's mother is named CLEMENCE (racemom=3), NOT Rosalie Lavergne. | found (RECORD) | Louisiana Free Database (Hall) row 3397 - infant Jacques freed 15 Oct 1811, father named |
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