Hugo Ernestus Renet Krebs (1714 - aft. 1776)

Born 15 May 1714 in Neumagen on the Moselle, Treves, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Joseph (Simon) Krebs — married 1 Mar 1741 in Lake Catahoula, Mississippi

Descendants

Died after 21 Sep 1776 after age 62 in New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana

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Hugo Krebs migrated from Neumagen, Prussia to French Colonies of America.

Biography

Born in Germany

According to his Find A Grave profile,^[1] which cites "The History of Jackson County, Mississippi",^[2] he was one of nine children born to his parents. His date of birth is given as 15 May 1714 in Neumagen, in today's Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ^[1] and a marker for his first wife also gives this date.^[3] confirms this date. His last will and testament says he was from Neumaguen, Archbishopric of Treves and that his parents were Juan (or Johann) Krebs and of Anna Charite Fritz. ^[4] The middle name of "Rene" appears in the Mobile marriage record of his daughters Marie-Jeanne Krebs^[5] and Maria Marguerite Krebs ^[6]and the name Renet appears in the baptism record of at least one of his grandchildren.^[7] A look at the actual record confirms that it says Renet for both the child and the paternal grandfather.^[8]

Moves to America

Hugo came to America in the 1730's and settled at the Spanish Fort in Pascagoula (Mississippi), which was owned by Joseph Simon dit La Pointe.^[1] The Spanish Fort was also known as Fort La Pointe and later Fort Krebs.^[9] Hugo married the daughter of Joseph, Marie Josephe Simon dite De La Pointe reportedly on 1 March 1741 in Lake Catahoula, MS according to this profile when I adopted it. A citation is needed for this exact date, although the memorial stone for his wife does indicate they married in 1741.^[3] Other family trees without citations give 11 January 1741^[10] and a posting by a David Krebs on ancestry.coms surname boards indicates they married in March 1741.^[11]

His biography from Find A Grave says the following:^[1]

They lived at the Spanish Fort. He was said to have lived like a feudal lord, owned slaves by the hundreds, raised cotton, indigo and rice. He was an inventor as well as a surgeon and farmer. Among the existing relics is proof that he invented a cotton gin 20 years before Eli Whitney. In 1772, Bernard Romans wrote that he saw a roller Cotton Gin on the farm of Mr. Krebs.

On Oct. 20, 1763, there is a declaration by Krebs, surgeon residing in Pascagoula, that he treated a Mr. Laporte who was brought to his residence very ill. Krebs treated him and he died Oct. 5, 1763.

He and Marie Josephe Simon dite La Pointe had six known children before she died in 1751.^[3]

Second Marriage

He married Marie Ann Chauvin dite LaJoyeux around 1753 based on the first birth of a known child in late 1754.^[12] In 1757 a new building was built at the Fort. Today it is called La Pointe Krebs House Museum and it is said to be the oldest structure in Mississippi and the oldest confirmed building in the entire Mississippi Valley.^[13]

Hugo Erastus Krebs wrote his last will and testament on 21 September 1776 in New Orleans, although he did note that he was a resident of Pascagoula. ^[4] He was ill at the time and likely died soon after. Most of the previously cited family trees do use this as his date of death as does Find a Grave.

Known Children

With first wife:

1. Joseph bn. 11 January 1742.^[14]
2. Francois Krebs bn. 18 January 1743.^[15]
3. Pierre Krebs baptized 29 December 1743.^[16]
4. Marie Jeanne/Josephe baptized 28 October 1745.^[17]; She is called Marie Jeanne in her baptism and marriage record to Antoine Narbonne but called Marie Josephe Narbonne in her father's will. ^[4]
5. Marguerite Krebs baptized 25 December 1749.^[18]
6. Louis Augustin, bn. 14 Dec. 1750.^[19]

With second wife:

1. Daniel Hugo Krebs bn. either Sept. or Dec. 23, 1754.^[12] The actual image does not help much as I can't make out what number is before the "bre". The Archives of New Orleans Sacramental Records have transcribed it as 23 September 1754.^[20]
2. Antoine Raphael Krebs bn. 8 Sept. 1756^[21][22]
3. Marie Therese Krebs bn. 8 October 1758.^[23][24]; m. Joseph La Bat in 1778 in Mobile.
4. Anne Charite Krebs bn. 12 January 1761.^[25][26]; m. Francois Dubuisson in 1778 in New Orleans.
5. Bazile Krebs bn. 8 March 1763.^[27][28]
6. Marie Rose Krebs bn. 7 April 1765^[29]; buried 17 October 1795 without marrying.^[30]
7. Cecilia Krebs bn. ca 1767 ^[4]; buried 3 Aug 1799 at age of 28 without marrying ^[31]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave Memorial# 91512867, for Hugo Erestus Krebs, Find A Grave, accessed 31 July 2016.
2. ↑ This seems to be a publication of the Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society. Although the hard copy book is out of print, the society does sell a CD of it on their website.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find A Grave Memorial# 34785344, for Marie Simon De La Pointe Krebs, Find A Grave, accessed 31 July 2016.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Last Will and Testament of Hugo Ernestus Krebs, New Orleans, September 21, 1776.Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs.
5. ↑ Love's Legacy: The Mobile Marriages Recorded in French, Transcribed, with Annotated Abstracts in English, 1724-1786 by Jacqueline Olivier Vidrine. University of Southwestern Louisiana: Lafayette, LA, 1985, p. 333. Mob. mb I;47b-2

   Marie Jeanne Kreps (Krebs), native of Mobile, daughter of Hugues Rene Krebs

6. ↑ Love's Legacy: The Mobile Marriages Recorded in French, Transcribed, with Annotated Abstracts in English, 1724-1786 by Jacqueline Olivier Vidrine. University of Southwestern Louisiana: Lafayette, LA, 1985, p.345, note 2 re father of bride listed as Hugues Rene Kreps in Mob. mb I:49a-1:

   His name was Hugo Ernestus Krebs, as he signed in 1739 (Mob. mb I:25). His testament, dated 1776 is listed at New Orleans (New Orleans Notarial Archives, General Index, 1771-1833).

7. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 5, 1791-1795. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1990, p.217. Text:

   KREBS Carlos Renet (Josef and Maria Luisa DUPON, natives of Mobile, residents of Pascagoulas), b[apt] May 11, 1791, bn. Feb. 6, 1790, pgp. Hugo Renet KREBS and Maria Josefa DE LA PUENTE, natives of Rosel [Rosel in Normandy or La Rochelle?] in France, mgp. Juan Glodo DUPON and Maria Juana DIONI, both of Mobile, s. Carlos Luis BLACHE and Pelagia LORENZA, natives of this parish (SLC, B11, 137)

8. ↑ Catholic Church. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Baptism 1796-1802. Entry #799 on page 67 of 226. Baptism Record of Carlos Renet Krebs (Charles Rene Krebs). Digitized Sacramental Records Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana.
9. ↑ Fort de la Point, fortwiki, accessed 31 July 2016.
10. ↑ Krebs Tree, rootsweb contributor Jim Karlos in Ohio, accessed 31 July 2016.
11. ↑ Requires Membership in Ancestry.com to Access, Ancestry.com Message Boards: Krebs Family by David Krebs dated 31 October 2006, accessed 31 July 2016.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Baptism Record of Daniel Hugue Krebs; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs.
13. ↑ The La Pointe Krebs House and Museum, LaPointe Krebs Foundation, accessed 31 July 2016.
14. ↑ Certified Copy of Baptism Record for Joseph Creps citing Mobile Cathedral Baptismal Book #1, page 138; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs. Accessed 30 July 2016.
15. ↑ Baptism Record for Francois Creps citing Mobile Baptism Book #1, page 143a; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs. Accessed 30 July 2016.
16. ↑ Baptism Record for Pierre Krebs citing Mobile Baptism Book #1, page 149]; http://krebsfamilygenealogy.org/family_records Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma] by David M. Krebs. Accessed 30 July 2016.
17. ↑ Baptism Record for Marie Jeanne Creps citing Mobile Baptism Book #1, page 158; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs. Accessed 30 July 2016.
18. ↑ Baptism Record for Marguerite Kreps citing Baptism Book #1, page 173 of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs. Accessed 30 July 2016.
19. ↑ Baptism Record for Louis Augustin Kreps citing Mobile Baptism Book #1, page 178a; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs. Accessed 30 July 2016.
20. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 2, 1751-1771. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1988, p.157-158. Text:

    KREBS Daniel Hugue (Hugue and Marianne CHAUVINS), b[apt] Jan. 24, 1755, bn. Sept. 23, 1754, s. Daniel Hubert LACROIX, militia officer, and Mari Francois GIRARDY, sp. DERUISSAU, residents of this place (SLC, B3, 35)

21. ↑ Baptism Record of Antoine Raphael Krebs; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs.
22. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 2, 1751-1771. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1988, p.157. Text:

    KREBS Antoine Raphael (Hugo Ernestus and Marie Anne CHAUVAIN), b[apt] Dec. 30, 1756, bn. Sept. 8, 1756, s. [o] MAXENT and Jeanne TURPIN. (SLC, B3, 69)

23. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 2, 1751-1771. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1988, p.157. Text:

    KREBS Marie Therese (Huge, resident of Pascagoula, and Marian CHOVIN b[apt] March 8, 1759, bn. October 8, 1758, s. Joseph CHOVIN and Marie Therese TURPIN (SLC, B3, 109 & B4, 3) [double entry]

24. ↑ Baptism Record of Marie Therese Krebs; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs, accessed 30 July 2016.
25. ↑ Baptism Record of Anne Charite Krebs; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs, accessed 30 July 2016.
26. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 2, 1751-1771. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1988, p.157. Text:

    KREBS Anne Charite (Hugo Ernestus, resident of Pascagoula, province of Mobile, and Marie Anne CHAUVAIN), b[apt] Sept. 16, 1766, bn. Jan. 12, 1761, s. Joseph KREBS and Magdelaine BRAZILIER [signs as M. BRASSILIER HERY] (SLC, B5,144)

27. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 2, 1751-1771. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1988, p. 157. Text:

    KREBS Bazile (Hugo Ernestus, resident of Pascagoula, province of Mobile, and Marie Anne CHAUVIEN), b[apt] Sept. 16, 1766, bn. March 8, 1763, s. Francois KREPZE and Marie Therese KREPSE (SLC, B5, 144)

28. ↑ Baptism Record of Bazile Krebs; Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma by David M. Krebs, accessed 30 July 2016.
29. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 2, 1751-1771. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1988, p. 158. Text:

    KREBS Marie Rose (Hugues Ernestus, resident of Pascagoula, province of Mobile, and Marie Anne CHAUVAIN, b[apt] Sept. 16, 1766, bn. April 7, 1765, s. Pierre KREB and Catherine MOREAU (SLC, B5, 144)

30. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 5, 1791-1795. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1990, p.218. Text:

    KREBS Maria Rosa (Hugo Erneste and Maria Ana CHAUVAIN, parishioners), 30 yr., unmarried, i. Oct. 17, 1795 (SLC, F4, 26)

31. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 6, 1796-1799. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1991, p.

    KREPS Cecilia (Hugo and Mariana CHAUVIN), native of this province, 28 yr., unmarried, i. Aug. 3, 1799 (SLC, F4, 68) 159

• See also

• E-mail communication between Donna Storz and David M. Krebs, administrator for Krebs Family Genealogy of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Oklahoma dated 1 April 2018 that indeed the "Maria Gardinogo, aged 26" noted in his will is the same person as "Margarita aged 27" also noted in his will.

• Love's Legacy: The Mobile Marriages Recorded in French, Transcribed, with Annotated Abstracts in English, 1724-1786 by Jacqueline Olivier Vidrine. University of Southwestern Louisiana: Lafayette, LA, 1985, p.345, note 2 re father of bride listed as Hugues Rene Kreps in Mob. mb I:49a-1:

His name was Hugo Ernestus Krebs, as he signed in 1739 (Mob. mb I:25). His testament, dated 1776 is listed at New Orleans (New Orleans Notarial Archives, General Index, 1771-1833).

• Exerpt from his last will and testimony

"...Item: I declare that I have contracted two matrimonies according to the rites of the Holy Mother Church. The first with Maria Simon Lapointe, deceased, from which marriage I had and still have (the following) legitimate and natural children:

1. Joseph, de Bai, aged 33
2. Pedro, aged 30
3. Francisco, aged 32
4. Augustin, aged 29,
5. Maria Josepha Narbona aged 28
6. Margarita aged 27* and another named
7. Maria Gardinogo, aged 26*

• The spelling is Gradenigo, and he was the husband of Margarita

And the second marriage was contracted with Marianna Chavin, alias Joyeuse, and from this marriage we have the following children:

1. Hugo, aged 20
2. Raphael, aged 19
3. Theresa, aged 16
4. Anna Charite, aged 14
5. Bazilio, aged 12
6. Maria Rosa, aged 10
7. Cecilia, aged 9

Item: I declare that before contracting the second marriage I had an inventory taken of all the goods that remained at the death of my first wife, including appreciation in value, which amounted to 9,000 Pounds, one half o which belonged to me and other half to my children of that marriage as heirs of their mother, and by agreement reached before the Justice of Mobile I consented to give to each one of my siad first children 200 Pesos. I have give to: Francisto 150 Pesos; to Joseph the same amount; to Augustin the same; to Pedro another 150 Pesos;

So that these do not have to receive on account of their mother but another 100 Pesos each, which amounts shall be paid out of my succession.

I also declare that no accounting has been made of the portion which belongs to Maria Josepha Narbona, she having been given nothing.

I also declare that I have paid to Margarita, wife of Gardingo, the portion above mentioned (to my sons) and an additional 100 Pesos should be accounted for out of the corpus of my estate at my death. ...”