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Pierre Mayeux was probably born about 1697 in France.[1] His parents are unknown.
Pierre Mayeux and his wife, Marie Francoise Cellier, were among the earliest [European] settlers of the Louisiana colony. Pierre was of humble origin and came to Louisiana in 1720 as a young worker destined for the Law concession on the Arkansas River. He sailed from LaRochelle, France for Louisiana on 10 June 1720 on the ship La Profound with his first wife, no children listed, and arrived at Biloxi on September 16, 1720 -- a Sellier is listed as a "worker's wife."[2] Pierre first settled at the Arkansas Post, as documented in the birthplace of his son, and he apparently lived near the John Law Concession of the Arkansas Post.
In 1729, Pierre and his family were living at Natchez where another daughter, Cecile, was born. Pierre was one of only two white men spared by the Indians in the famous Natchez Massacre in November 1729 which wiped out about 250 French settlers. He was apparently spared because of his occupation as a wagon driver. He was needed by the Indians to gather the clothing of the massacred victims and bring it back to them.
His occupation saved his life, and the beginning of the Mayeux name in America. Three of his grandsons moved to Avoyelles Parish from Pt. Coupee and began the family name there.[3]
Pierre "Maieux" was a witness to a marriage at St. Louis Church in New Orleans March 19, 1727 and is listed as a resident of New Orleans. This place of residency is confirmed by the birth of his daughter, Genevieve, in New Orleans.
He settled permanently in Pointe Coupée by 1731 where he established a sizable plantation.
Pierre married second to Marie Francoise Manne on Feb. 2, 1739, d/o Francois Manne and Elizabeth Chelet.
Pierre was a witness to his daughter Genevieve's marriage to Jean François Decuir on 5 November 1743 at Pointe Coupée. [4]
By 1745, he was regarded as one of the wealthiest planters in the areas, as shown in the 1745 Census of Pointe Coupee. He had 22 slaves, 80 arpents of land where he was raising corn, beans and tobacco.[5] Pierre left his estate to his son Pierre Francois.
(1) Pierre Mayeux and Marie Anne Cellier were married about 1720.
(2) Pierre and Marie Francoise Manne,[1] born in Arles, France, were married after 27 Feb 1739 in New Orleans.
Pierre was buried 16 December 1747 at the Saint Francis Church cemetery in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.[7] The graves of those buried at the early incarnations of Saint Francis Church were consumed long ago by the Mississippi.[8]
From My Louisiana Lineage, Eleventh Generation:
From Robert C. West, in An Atlas of Louisiana Surnames of French and Spanish Origin:
MAYEUX Although common today in the cities of Alexandria, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans, the surname Mayeux is usually associated with Avoyelles Parish, where nearly 40 percent of the state's households of that name are concentrated. At least two individuals named Mayeux entered Louisiana in the early eighteenth century. One was Nicolas Mayeux de Lormaison (probably of noble birth), a merchant of Cap Francois in St. Domingue, West Indies, who lived in New Orleans during the 1730s and 1740s; married to Francoise Plaissant of Quebec, he left no male descendants to carry on his name in Louisiana.1 * The other early colonist was Pierre Mayeux, of humble origin, who came to Louisiana in 1720 as a young worker destined for the Law concession on the Arkansas River.2 It is from Pierre and his son Pierre-Francois that most of the Mayeux families of Louisiana descend. A *Notes to this text begin on p. 180. third individual, Ignace Mailloux of Canada (whose surname is similar in pronunciation to that of Mayeux), settled near Natchitoches Post in the late eighteenth century;3 little is known of his descendants and he appears to have had no connection with the Mayeux family of Louisiana.A native of Maintenoy, province of Picardy, northwestern France, Pierre Mayeux and his wife Marie Cellier first lived at Arkansas Post (near the site of the defunct Law concession), then for a time in Natchez, before settling permanently in Pointe Coupee in 1731.4 There he established a sizable plantation and by 1745 had 36 cattle and 80 arpents in com, beans, and tobacco, worked by a number of slaves.5 Regarded as one of the wealthiest planters of the area, Pierre (d. 1747) left his estate to his son Pierre-Francois (m. 1744 Nicolle Prévost), who sired four sons to carry on the Mayeux name.6 Son Francois (m. 1772 Julie Marioneaux) apparently remained in Pointe Coupee, but sons Joseph (m. 1774 Adrienne Bordelon), Jean-Baptiste (m. 1776 Julienne Bordelon), and Pierre (m. 1779 Marie-Anne Bordelon) by 1785 had migrated northward to settle in the Avoyelles area.7 There, these three began the large Mayeux clan of Avoyelles, each rearing from four to six sons.8 Initial settlement was made in the prairies near Avoyelles Post, between present Marksville and Mansura, where tobacco was the main crop.9 Gradually their descendants occupied other locations in the Avoyelles District, some settling along the Red River, others along Bayou des Glaises near present Bordelonville, still others along Bayou Choupique near present Plaucheville.10 Civil records indicate that several Mayeux became respected and prosperous farmers of Avoyelles Parish with sizable land holdings and some with political influence. For example, pioneer settler Jean-Baptiste claimed several tracts in the prairies, owned livestock, and from 1794 to 1806 was chosen as one of the syndics of the area.11 Again, in antebellum days Paulin Mayeux (son of Pierre with Marie-Anne Bordelon) and his descendants operated a respectable sugar plantation and mill near Marksville.12
Apparently, few Mayeux families left Avoyelles Parish until late in the nineteenth century.13 In the 1870s Narcisse Mayeux (probably a descendant of Jean-Baptiste the syndic) and his wife Basilise Jeansonne left their Avoyelles homeland to settle near Ville Platte in the western part of old St. Landry Parish.14 Today the several Mayeux families of that area, and perhaps many of those who now live in Lafayette, probably can trace ancestry from Narcisse. Later in the present century probably other Mayeux families left their farms in Avoyelles to enjoy the amenities offered by Alexandria, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. Today one^ Mayeux family resides in Natchitoches; and about three are found in Shreveport; although documentary proof has not been found, these families may well descend from the Avoyelles branch.[9]
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http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/2d89590b016755a45d9794b691db49d8
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/3e6d56f670d6808d
In 1718 a Pierre MAHIU became the godfather of Marie Thérèse DUPUIS
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/4ad7bba3f060a3bc
https://gw.geneanet.org/sybilou51?lang=fr&iz=1&p=pierre&n=mahieu
says that this Pierre MAHIEU got married a first time in 1727 and a second time in 1735, both weddings taking place in Maintenay.
First marriage. The names of the parents aren't given but his brothers François and Jacques are there. He marries Gabrielle DIX
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/225b110ee10c7ee1
Second marriage
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/39da0240f7994aa3fdd8dc1f1274e112
Same problem. Jacques MAYEU is a witness
Their brother François MAHIEU died in 1730 at the age of 35.
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/0af92c063163206f84beb5b4891aa9b9
If this is correct, Pierre can't be the child born in 1699
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/1434512978ba5d3ecbd6735ebb5556da
Another brother Jacques MAHIU, in 1702
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http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/85f7f5aa10b9d8b400e07f3a5bc7eaed
and the surname's spelling is MAHIU.
Another sibling : Marie Jeanne MAHIU in 1697
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/3e6d56f670d6808d
http://archivesenligne.pasdecalais.fr/ark:/64297/g42k5tqt0bk6w2ht
Claude aka Glaude got married in 1716
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