Jean Jacques Waguespack (bef. 1749 - bef. 1793)

Born before 23 Nov 1749 in St. Charles, Louisiana, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Légault — married 17 Nov 1778 in St. John the Baptist, Spanish Louisiana

Descendants

Died before 11 Feb 1793 at about age 43 in St. John the Baptist, Spanish Louisiana, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Jean Jacques Waguespack, son of Jean Pierre Waguespack and Maria Catharina Hoffman, was christened at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church on 23 Nov 1749. ^[1]

He married Marguerite Legaut 17 Nov 1778 in St Jean Ch., Edgard, St. Jean Baptiste, Louisiana ^[2]

Children:

In a St. John the Baptist Civil entry dated 22 July 1793, the following children were identified as minor children who inherited from the estate of their father Jacques Wagenspack. ^[3]

1. Margueritte Wagenspack, 1786, wife of Laurend Baÿrres
2. Ambroize Wagenspack, 1779
3. Pierre Wagenspack, 1783

Other children identified through records

1. Mathurin Waguespack 1789
2. Adelaid Waguespack, 1792

Land Sale: 29 January 1783, no. 36 [French, 2]

Declaration by Jacques WAGUENSPACK before Maurice O'Connor that he sold to Francois Terqui 3x40 arpents on the right bank of the river ascending, bounded below by Pierre Chenette and above by Pierre Toutchet, for 200 piastres. Witnessed by Robert Robin de Logny and Pierre Toutchet.^[4]

Land Sale: 21 October, 1782, No 17

Declaration by Jacques Wakechepac before Robert Robin De Logny that he sold to Pierre Chenet 3x40 arpents on the right bank of the river ascending, bounded below by Alhandre Chenet and above by the seller, for 60 piastres. Witnessed by Francois Joseph Masson and Pierre Perrret. ^[5]

Land Sale: 26 June 1788 and 5 June 1790, No. 8 [French, 3]

Text: Declaration by Jacques WAGUENSPACK before Maurice O'Conor that he sold to George Shof 3x40 arpents on the right bank of the river ascending around 15 leagues from New Orleans, bounded below by Pierre Chennette and above by Louis Lavigne, for 500 piastres. Witnessed by Jacques and Jorge Deslondes [s/ George Deslonde[. Declaration date 5 June 1790 by Waguenspack that he received full payment from Shof. Witnessed by Noel Perret and George Deslonde.

Jacques died after 5 June 1790 when he made a declaration in St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse that he sold land and before 11 Feb 1793 in St. John the Baptist, Louisiana, the date his spouse was referred to as the Widow Jacob Wagenspak. ^[6]

Inventory: No. 28, 7 April 1793 ^[7]

Sources

• Source: RIFFEL Title: Abstracts of St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Records 1757 – 1798; Compiled and Translated by Judith Riffel; Le Commite des Archives de la Louisiane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2003; Personal copy in possession of Girouard-4019.

1. ↑ Title: Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records; Reverend Monsignor Earl C. Woods, editor, New Orleans, 1993; Volume 1, 1718-1750; copy in possession of Girouard-4019; p. 260

   Text: WAGENSBACH, Jean Jacques (Jean Pierre and Marie Catherine HOFFMAN) bt. 23 Nov. 1749, spo. Jean Jaque KLOMP and Christine GREBER (SCB, B1, 58)

2. ↑ Title: Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records; Reverend Monsignor Earl C. Woods, editor, New Orleans, 1989; Volume 3, 1772-1783; copy in possession of Girouard-4019; pp. 301 & 188

   Text: WAGENSBACH, Jacques (Pierre and Caterinee UNFMAN) m. Marguerite LEGOS (Mathurin and Marguerite CLAIREAU), 17 Nov 1778, wit. Pierre TOUCHE, Francois CLEAYRO, Mathias HAYDEL, George HAYDEL (SJBED, M1, 10)

3. ↑ Source: #RIFFEL p. 189
4. ↑ Source: #RIFFEL p. 77
5. ↑ Source: #RIFFEL p. 67
6. ↑ Source: #RIFFEL p. 182

   No. 5 11 Feb. 1793

   LAND SALE. Pierre Coussot sells a farm to George Chauffe (Schaf) 3 arpents wide by the customary depth, bounded above by the property of Christian Philipson Christian Philip Zahn) and below by the property of Widow Jacob Wagenspak Waguespack) for the sum of 800 piastres. Witness Jacques de LaGroue and Jacques Lamothe.

   Receipt, Jan. 11, 1796, Jean Berry, resident of St. James, declares in the presence of Jean Duhart and Firmain Songy, that he has received for the account of Pierre Coussot, his father-in-law, from George Chof (Schaf) full payment for the above sale.

7. ↑ Source: #RIFFEL p. 186

   INVENTORY OF THE COMMUNITY PROPERTY OF THE LATE JACOP OUIGGECHEPAQUE (WAGUENSPACK) made by Antoine Vicner and Paire Chenete, appraiser appointed by Achille Trouard, in presence of his widow, Margerite Legau; Paire Sansoucis, her step-father; Maturin LeGau, her brother. The widow is also referred to as Widow Gorge Chofe. Also witnesses by Ponce Lasaigne and Antoine Vicner. Notation by Trouard that he approved the inventory 3 April 1793.