The following information is in the Iberville Archives. The deeds were transcribed by Crystal Devillier.
A Brief Explanation of French Measurement: An arpent is a unit of length used by the French in the 18th – 20th centuries, 191.944 feet (approximately 58.504 meters).
An edict of Louis XV dated 12 October 1716 mentions that land in the Province of Louisiana will be granted in modules 2 to 4 arpents wide along the river by 40 to 60 arpents deep.
When the province was in Spanish hands, the Capitán-Generál authorized modules 6 to 8 arpents wide by 40 arpents deep (regulations issued 18 February 1770). In practice, the dimensions of the grants were often stated in lieue, and a number of different lieue were in use during this period. French and Spanish surveyors in Louisiana interpreted the lieue as 2500 toise de Paris, = 83 1/3 arpent de Paris instead of 84.
Following the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. government sent surveyors to Louisiana who measured existing land grants, and, calculating backward, settled on a value of 191.994 feet exactly for the arpent.
?, ? - Clayth, Joseph November 9, 1804
Ackman, Andrew - Nero , John Baptiste September 10, 1804
Adams, James - Risce, St. Jago May 25, 1804
Alin, Bapitste - Linterne, Jacob December 31, 1788
Alin, Simon & Pierre - Alin, Pierre, Sr. And Jean Baptiste July 10, 1787
Allain , Et Al - Allain , Pierre August 13, 1806
Allain, Simon - Forret, Pierre Moyse July 17, 1792
Allemand, Entoine - Dominique, Pierre January 20, 1779
Allin , Juan Bauta - Skolfele, Jorge April 28, 1803
Allin , Pierre - Arbour, Francois January 16, 1806
Allin, Pierre - Braud, Joseph January 15, 1806
Allin , Pierre - Comau, Etienne January 31, 1806
Alliot, Paul - Landry , Et Al January 23, 1807
Alman, Juan - Blanc, Ysak Le April 7, 1795
Amelton, Joseph - Bouche, Juan Luis November 28, 1799
Amilton, Bartolome - Bleck (Blake), Guillermo October 10, 1798
Amilton, Teresa - Brasset, Olivero February 20, 1802
Amilton, Teresa - Brasset, Olivero February 25, 1804
Armas, Christoval De - Poujol, Franco April 23, 1803
Anria , Pier - Germin , William May 11, 1804
Arnau, Renee - Comau, Etiene And Pierre November 3, 1785
Arnandez, Joseph - Arnandez, Diego December 2, 1805
Arnaud, Rene - Comau , Et Al April 16, 1806
Artatcho , Christophe - Gil , Andrez July 1, 1806
Artacho , Christophe - Gil , Androz February 11, 1806
Artacho , Christophe - Labauve, Pierre February 11, 1806
Asselaire, Santiago - Dupuis, Simon Joseph June 19, 1798
Babains, Paulle - Benois, Maturaine May 28, 1774
Babin , Et Al - Babin , Maria Macdalena February 20, 1800
Babin, Et Al - Hebert, Amant September 23, 1799
Babin, Juan Pedro - Babin, Juan Bautista April 10, 1799
Babin , Hignasse - Blanchard, Firmin August 9, 1783
Babin , Ignace - Landry, Francois February 20, 1780
Babin , Joseph - Landry , Joseph Atanacio June 27, 1801
Babin , Joseph - Culler, Jean Pierre May 22, 1794
Babin, Joseph Docite - Richard, Joseph October 12, 1799
Babin , Joseph Docite - Gerat, Juan September 14, 1803
Babin , Jean Baptiste - Babin , Et Al August 7, 1806
Babin , Joseph - Culler, Jean Pierre May 22, 1794
Babin , Joseph - Forret, Simon August 19, 1792
Babin , Joseph - Longuelpee, Pierre January 29, 1798
Babin , Joseph - Landry , Joseph Atanacio June 27, 1801
Babin, Pablo - Richard, Pablo August 24, 1801
Babin , Paul - Babin , Hignas August 31, 1783
Babin , Paul - Babin , Ignace February 7, 1792
Babin, Paul - Rivas, Francois August 22, 1791
Babin, Paul - Richard, Paul January 31, 1806
Babin , Et Al - Dupuis, Et Al March 7, 1806
Babin, Senateur - Forret, Simon June 26, 1794
Babin , Simon - Dupuy, Simon Joseph June 25, 1789
Babin , Simon Pierre - Pelegrin , Jean Laurent September 3, 1795
Babin , Siprien - Landry, Augustin October 10, 1781
Babin, Ignasce - Babin, Paul April 21, 1787
Babin , Juan Pedro - Babin , Juan Bauta. April 27, 1800
Babin , Et Al - Como, Brasset, Et Al April 2, 1804
Baptiste, Jean - Ebert, Jr., Francois May 14, 1787
Beauregard, Jean Pierre - Riviere, Jacques November 3, 1806
Belly, Pierre - Roth, Phillippe September 20, 1796
Belly , Pedro - Roth , Felipe October 11, 1802
Belly , Pedro - Roth , Et Al February 16, 1804
Bertin, Jr., Francois - Ebert, Amant September 9, 1789
Berwick & Delahoussaye, Tomas & Louis - Le Conte, Louis October 24, 1784
Berwick, Thos. - Delahoussaye, Louis October 25, 1784
Beau, Et Al - Beau, Charle March 4, 1797
Blanchard, Antonio - Babin , Et Al March 12, 1800
Blanchard, Olivier - Longuelpee, Jean August 26, 1796
Blanchard, Antoine - Leblanc, Olivier August 14, 1789
Blanchard, Antonio - Babin, Et Al July 12, 1802
Blanchard, Et Al - Hebert, Et Al March 8, 1806
Blanchard, Et Al - Leblanc, Olivier December 6, 1805
Blanchard, Firmin - Maton, Joseph February 27, 1787
Blanchard, Jerome - Clouatre, Pierre August 23, 1791
Blake, William - Bolling, Christopher December 1, 1794
Bleck , Guillaume - Pradier, Et Al July 4, 1796
Bolling, Christoval - Gonzales, Antonio February 13, 1794
Bolling, Christoval - Gonzales, Antonio February 13, 1794
Bouche, Juan Luis - Hamilton, Josef March 18, 1799
Bouche, Mrs. Francoise - Mccullock, Et Al June 30, 1796
Bouche, Jean Louis - Mecoulaugh, Et Al November 11, 1795
Boudraut, Francois Eczavie - Duga, Teodore May 29, 1786
Boudrot, Francois Xavier - Leblanc, Simon September 6, 1794
Bourgeois, Andre - Bourgeois, Dominique September 20, 1805
Brasil, Robert - Ebert, Donat December 2, 1798
Brasil , Rober - Landry, Jean February 15, 1798
Brasset, Olivier - Landry, Hypolite July 10, 1797
Brasset, Olivie - Ebert, Donate February 10, 1802
Brasset, Olivero - Leonard, Luis June 21, 1800
Brasset, Olivero - Leonar, Luis February 16, 1802
Brasset, Olivie - Ebert, Donate February 27, 1804
Brasseux, Joseph - Brasseux, Pierre July 9, 1787
Brasseux, Pierre - Rody, Richard September 20, 1785
Brasseux, Pierre - Waren, Tomas September 20, 1785
Brau, Arcene - Leblanc, Joseph Marie September 25, 1797
Braud, Felix - & Others, Chief Unzaga June 18, 1802
Braud, Joseph - Landry , Juan August 18, 1801
Braud, Margarita - Leblanc, Santiago September 2, 1801
Braud, Joseph - Landry , Juan August 18, 1801
Braud, Luis - Braud, Arcene January 16, 1800
Braud, Margarita - Leblanc, Santiago September 2, 1801
Braud, Margarita - Leblanc, Santiago March 22, 1804
Braud , Joseph - Landry , Juan February 20, 1804
Broussard, Et Al - Ebert, Michel May 11, 1805
Broussard, Simon - Braud, Joseph December 16, 1800
Brunteau, Pierre - Hernandes, Diego May 29, 1789
Brusard, Simon - Danneguen, Luis August 5, 1802
Burchuois, Domingo - Unzaga, Et Al February 6, 1804
Braud, Joseph - Arbour, Frederick January 16, 1806
Buche, Juan Luis - Lambremon , Miguel April 11, 1804
Buche, Juan Luis - Dupuis, Juan November 15, 1799
Buck , John - Barra, Mary March 5, 1804
Bush, Louis - Duga, Theodor November 23, 1788
Canterelle, Michel - Godin, Michel May 3, 1792
Capdevielle, Edmon - Longuepe, Jeanvier November 18, 1800
Capdevielle, Edmon - Capdevielle, Bernardo June 22, 1799
Capdevielle, Emon - Longuepe, Jeanvier November 14, 1799
Capdevielle, Edmon - Richard, Elizabeth December 16, 1800
Charpe, Polle - Boulion, Jans June 29, 1776
Chauvin, Maria Luana - Judice, Luis June 28, 1799
Chiasson, Paul - Duga, Mrs. Penelepa October 20, 1794
Clouatre, Anne - Capdevielle, Joseph September 14, 1805
Comau , Jean Charles - Lorrie, Et Al July 19, 1806
Comau , Rosalie - Henry , Joseph September 12, 1806
Comau, Charlle - Comau, Etiene May 20, 1786
Comau, Jean Charles - Baudrau, Francois Exavier October 5, 1789
Comau, Jean Charles - Buche, Jean Louis July 13, 1795
Comau, Pierre - Comau, Etienne October 21, 1786
Como, Joseph - Braud, Pierre August 12, 1779
Connell, Franco - Gareuil , Miguel October 2, 1802
Connell, Francis - Roy , John February 23, 1805
Connell, Francisco - Gareuil , Miguel January 7, 1804
Croper, Thomas - Leblanc, Santiago January 29, 1803
Croper, Thomas - Roche, Nicolas February 13, 1802
Cropper &co., Thomas - Landry , Simon February 1, 1805
Cropper, Thomas - Leblanc, Jacques July 2, 1806
Cropper, Thomas - Conway, William July 3, 1806
Cropper, Thomas - Darden, Felix Athanas September 11, 1805
Cropper, Thomas - Dardene, Mrs. Marie Anne October 22, 1805
Culler, Jean Pierre - Forret, Simon June 26, 1794
Daigle , Francois Alexandre - Bacon , John February 11, 1806
Daigle , Honorato - D'annequin , Luis September 10, 1800
Dannequin , Louis - Moler, Joseph March 28, 1798
Dannequen, Luis - Mollere, Joseph August 4, 1802
Dardan, Attanas - Nero , John Lewis September 10, 1804
D'auterive, Bernardo - Pradier, Franco March 24, 1804
D'auterive, Bernard - Landry , Joseph Marie January 3, 1806
D'auterive, Bernardo - Mckaough, Juan January 3, 1799
D'auterive, Bernardo - Webb, Et Al April 21, 1800
D'auterive, Luis - Leblanc, Et Al May 21, 1798
D'auterive, Bernardo - Pradier, Et Al November 20, 1801
Degle, Honorato - Leblanc, Joseph Maria December 18, 1801
Deverbois , Nicolas - Maurice, Francois August 14, 1806
De Villiers, Dn. Marcos - Trudeau, Dn. Carlos March 20, 1794
Dominguez, Pierre - Longuepe, Et Al February 28, 1806
Donaldson, William - Mcalpine, James January 2, 1807
Dotrive, Bernard - Landry , Joseph M. October 16, 1804
Dupre, Laurant - Hernandez, Diegue January 7, 1806
Dupuis , Et Al - Chiason , Paul February 27, 1806
Dupuis, Jean Baptiste - Dupuis, Simon Joseph February 27, 1806
Dupuy, Laurance - Arnandez, Dragus August 14, 1804
Degruy, Mr. - Babin, Siprien October 24, 1784
Delerie, Francois - Berwick, Thomas February 18, 1788
Dembremon, Jean - Aucoin, Joseph January 14, 1790
Derdene, Alexandre - Braud, Pierre June 3, 1786
Deverbois, Nicolas - Belly, Pierre June 30, 1794
Doucet, Maria Josefa - Bouche, Juan Luis March 18, 1799
Dugar, Jausephe - Raudee, Jen March 10, 1777
Dugat, Theodore - Landry, Jacques April 7, 1779
Dupui, Baptiste - Landry, Anselme February 19, 1785
Dupuis, Et Al - Dardene, Atanacio January 16, 1801
Dupuy, Baptiste & Joseph - Chiason , Paul September 19, 1786
Dupuis, Jean - Ebert, Jr., Paul April 15, 1795
Dupuis , Joseph Aubry - Heber, Mrs. Ann July 10, 1797
Dupuis, Pablo & Magloire - Dardene, Atanacio November 2, 1799
Dupuis, Simon Joseph - Doucet, Maria Josefa October 28, 1799
Dupuy, Ypolito - Dupuy, Juan Bautista August 12, 1799
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