Barbara Hill wrote: > > Finally... Here is Thomas Hoffpauer document no. 280, as best I can make > out. It looks like it starts with an outer sleeve or envelope. > > > Is there a part of Plaquemines that was known as a burned area? What do we > already know about Thomas's minor children, Francois and Emilie? > > Barbara Hill Plaquemine Brûlée was the first settlemant of any consequence in the Acadia Parish area, according to "Acadia Parish Louisiana" by Fontenot and Freeland. This must be what is referred to in the text. As to the children, I dont have definitive dates for their births, but by my calculations, Thomas would have been about 15, Amelia 12 and Francois 11 at the time of this document. Interesting that it mentions two minor children. At what ages would Thomas be considered to have reached majority? -- Charlie Hoffpauir http://web.wt.net/~charlieh/