Lézin Becnel represents that his late wife, Thérèse Fanny Baconais, died intestate and “without descendants” in 1848. Her heirs are her mother and four siblings, only one of whom lives in Louisiana. The others live in France and Cuba respectively. Becnel explains that, as no marriage contract was “passed” between him and his late wife, he is the legal “full” owner of one half of their joint property and the “usufructuary” owner of the other half. The property consists of a sugar plantation and sixty-six slaves. Sixty of the slaves are mortgaged and the other six, valued at $2,900, were brought to the community property from his first marriage. Desirous to settle the estate with the other heirs, he asks that an inventory be conducted before “interested parties,” including the “under-tutor” of his minor children from the first marriage. To this end he prays for the appointment of a “Public Officer” duly authorized by the court to conduct the inventory and for the appointment of his brother-in-law, Charles Baconais, to represent the “absent heirs."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse, Edgard, Louisiana
