I have found several referances to the purchase Renee mentions below. By far, the most extensive documentation came from the book "The Village of Chartes in Colonial Illinois 1720-1765" (e. Margaret Kimball Brown and Lawrie Cena Dean.) This book is an accumulation of numerous records of the period taken mostly, but not wholely, from St Anne's church records. Following is a translation of a land record from the Randolph County Archives, one of the other sources in this book. Note the info on Marie Aufrere's mother - finding this source allowed me to jump back one more generation (needless to say, I was jumping for joy.) ----- "Was present Jean Baptiste Lalande, residing in this town of Kaskaskia, parish of the Immaculate Conception, and Dame Charlotte Marchand his wife authorized by him to the effect of the presents, who have acknowledged to have sold, ceded, quitted, conveyed and left, now and forever, and promised to warrant against all troubles, debts, dowers, mortgages, evictions, substitutions and all other incubrances, whichever generally, unto Dame Maturine Guilmot, wife of Aufrere, merchant in New Orleans, parish of St. Louis, therein residing, trading seperately, now in this town of Kaskaskia and Mr. Antoine Valentin De Gruyverloin, Lord Dumenil-fouchard, Ecuyer De lafolie, officier of a company of infantry detatched from the Marine garrison in Ilinois, residing in this town of Kaskaskia, parish aforesaid, here present and accepting acquirers for themselves, their heirs and assigns, one windmill situate in Fort de Chartres, with the lot belonging thereto, and such as said mill stands wit h its sails, cables, iron levers and the well, which is to be finished by Gossiaux, who is paid to do it, in providing the workmen with material and boarding, and such as the whole stands and lies, with which said acquirers declare to be satisfied, without reserving or retaining anything on the part of said venders, to whom said mill and lot belong, as having had said mill built and the lot as having been conceded by Mr. Le Chevalier de Berter, Commandant in Illinois and Delaloere Flancour, Commissary in said place by request of (blank in ms.) undersigned by them; the whole being of the King's domain and up to this day free from any charge, rent or dues, to be enjoyed and disposed of by said Dame Maturine Guillmot d'Aufrere and De Gruyverloin, their heirs and assigns, as things unto them belonging from this day. This sale is thus made for the sum of three thousand in bonds of the King's treasure and thirteen humdred pounds of flour, which thirteen hundred pounds of flour sai d venders acknowledge to have received from said acquirers, of which they are satisfied and quit them, and the three thousand livres in bonds said Dame Aurfere promises to pay unto said Lalande; saving recourse for one-half against De Gruyverloin her son-in-law, to whom she gives by the presents a delay of two years to repay the same to her, to wit: two thousand one hundred livres on this day and which said venders consider as presently paid and quit said acquirer and all others, and for the nine himdred remaining livres, said Dame Aufrere promises and binds herself, to pay unto said Lalande at their residence in this town one month after arrival of the convoy and not later under the penalty of all costs, damages and interests, under the pledge and mortgage of all their property real and personal, both present and future; the mill presently sold remaining by privilege especially bound and mortgaged for said payment, one obligation not doing away with the other. Conveying by s aid venders unto said acquirers all rights of property, names, reasons, actions and others, which they have or may have on said mill, hereby sold, divesting themselves thereof for the benefit of them, their heirs and assigns, willing that they may be seized and put in possession by whom it may pertain, appointing to that effect as their attorney the bearer of the presents giving him full power, promising said venders to deliver up the papers and titles, which they have concerning said mill and lot. For this has been agreed between the parties, who for the execution of their presents and dependencies have appointed their domicile in their residence aforesaid. Promising, binding, Renouncing. Done and executed in Kaskaskia, in my office, in the year 1748, the 13th day of March in the afternoon, in presence of Jean Baptiste Robitaille and Jerome Matis, witnesses, residing in said place, who have signed the presents with the parties and Notaty, after reading. (Receipt for payment follows.) Lalande; Maturine Guilmot; F. Aufrere; De Gruyverloin; Charlotte Marchand; Matis, Robitaille; Barrois Notary." ------ Now - who is "F. Aufrere"? (Possible Marie Therese's brother Francois?) I find it fascinating that Dame Aufrere is able to enter into property transactions - and that she is fronting money to her son-in-law. An earlier transaction (4 Apr 1746) describes a house (with a stable and barn) that our Antoine sold to Mr. Duclos. The record says Antoine had purchased the house (on Royal St., Fort de Chartes) on 20 March 1742. Celine ----- Original Message ----- From: Degruy List Admin <degruylist@earthlink.net> Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 5:20 am Subject: Illinois genealogy locations > Here are two sites which you can visit in order to get a feel for > some > locations where DeGruy ancestors lived: > Fort De Chartres and Kaskaskia..... Books written on both.... Our > Antoine Valentine DeGruÿsverloin Lord Dumenil Fouchard, Ecuyer de > la > Foilie, Duc of Parma [Parme] appears in one such article..... He > was > stationed at Fort De Chartres and lived nearby with Marie Therese > Aufrere.Below the web site links is part of a note that I have > about Antoine > > http://state.il.us/hpa/hs/Kaskaskia.htm > > and > > http://www.state.il.us/hpa/hs/DeChartres.htm > <" target="l">http://www.state.il.us/hpa/hs/DeChartres.htm> > > > Enjoy! > > Renée > > > His death occurred about that time, between July and September > 1759, > according to local historian and genealogist Sidney Louis Villere. > On > March 13, 1748, he purchased, along with his mother-in-law, > Maturine > Guilmot, a windmill at Fort Chartres. [Illinois] He resided there > at the > time. The transaction said: Lieutenant des troupes de la marine, > Lord > Dumenil - Fouchard, Ecuyer, de la Folie, Officer of a company of > infantry detached from the marine garrisoned in Illinois, residing > in > this town of Kaskaskia". On March 8, 1751, upon the birth record > of his > son Jean Baptiste, he was listed as an "Officer of the naval > troops in > this colony, a native of Paris". On October 15, 1752, he was a > lieutenant. > >