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The Fayard Family
Beginning at the Southwest corner of fractional Section No. 33 and run thence East 23.50 chains to a pine marked LFXIII, the concluded line between claimant and Angelique Fasiar; thence North 2?30" West 80.06 chains to a post whence a pine bears North 78?E 18 links and a pine bears S 14?E22 links; thence South 80 chains to the seashore cornered on a White Bay, marked LFX III; thence Ectft 59.99 chains to the place of beginning, containing 640.01 acres and having such shape, form and marks natural and artificial as are represented in the above plat and description. The 10th day of January 1824.
Thomas Bilbo,
Examined and approved	Surve/or
(signed) William Brown Principal Deputy Surveyor
LOUIS FASIAR (FAYARD) GRANT - CONFIRMATION OF AND SURVEY OF THE GRANT #143, CONFIRMED APRIL 25, 1812, RE-CONFIRMED MARCH 3, 1819.
Another grant was given to Angelique FASIAR on April 25, 1812 and reconfirmed on March 3, 1819. Angelique FASIAR was a Ladner, born February 1753, the daughter of Jacques Mathurin Ladner and Marie Berda (BBII, p. 4, SLC). Her parents first made their home on Horn Island then moved to the Coast proper. Exactly where they stayed is still somewhat in question, but either Jacques I or his son, Jacques II, received the grant to whot is now Point Cadet in Biloxi. Angelique married Jean Baptiste FAYARD, son of Jean and Francoise.
Pursuant to an order from the principal Deputy Surveyor of the Land District East of the Island of New Orleans and in conformity with a certificate No. 144 from the Commissioners appointed under authority of the Act of Congress of April
25,	1812 and recognized by a subsequent Act approved March 3, 1819, I have surveyed a tract of land claimed by Angelique FASIAR (FAYARD), situate on the Sea shores and Bay of Biloxi in the State of Mississippi, being Section No. 27 in Township No. 7 of Range No. 9 West of the basis Meridian, and south of the 31st degree of latitude and bounded as follows: Beginning at a pine the S.E. corner of Louis FASIAR (FAYARD) claim and run thence with the sea shore E 81? E 1^*0^ chains, b. f/.o ?. 20.50 chains, S 86? E. 5.54 chains to a pine marked A. F. XIII on J. B. Carquotte's West line; thence North 98? 62 chains to a post in Biloxi Bay, whence a persimmon bears, N. 9? 30 E. 30 links and alive oak bears,
N 59 W 40 links; thence with the bay N. 89? W. 8.00 chains, N. 65? W 14 chains, N 44?00 W 14 chains, N. 88? W 16.73 chains to a pine marked A. F. XH thence 52o.30 E 104.90 chains to the place of beginning, containing 485.34 acre* and having such shape, form and mark, natural and artificial, as are represented 'n the above plat and description. The 11th day of June, 1824.
(signed) Thomas Bilbo,
Examined and approved	Deputy Surveyor
William Brown,
Principal Deputy Surveyor


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