Ambroise
Lecomte
II
Born in Natchitoches, LA
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marie Julia (Buard) Lecomte
— married
2 Jun 1827 (to 15 Jan 1845) in Natchitoches Parish, LA
Husband of
Marie Lise Victorie Deseree' (Sompayrac) Lecomte
— married
10 Feb 1846 in Natchitoches Parish, LA
Descendants 
Father of
Marianne Cephalide Laure (Lecomte) Hertzog, Ursula Attala (Lecomte) Hertzog, Jules Lecomte, Jean Baptiste Lecomte, Marie Eulalie Cora (Lecomte) Lambre and Elizabeth (Lecomte) Prudhomme
Died
at age 75
in Natchitoches, LA
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Biography
National Park Service: Magnolia Plantation History
Magnolia Plantation was established by Ambroise LeComte II and his wife Marie Julia Buard LeComte in 1835.
By 1860, Ambroise II owned multiple properties of over 6,000 acres. Cotton and other crops were cultivated and harvested by 275 enslaved persons housed in 70 cabins. As many as 24 of the Magnolia Plantation cabins were two-room brick structures, accommodating a family or group in each of the two rooms. Converted to single family tenant housing after Emancipation, eight cabins of the Magnolia Plantation Quarters have survived.
Two of Ambroise and Marie Julia’s daughters married into the Hertzog family, another prominent French Creole planter family. Ambroise gave part of Magnolia to his daughter Atala and son-in-law Matthew Hertzog in 1852, and they assumed the management of the plantation.
The Civil War had devastating effects for the plantation and the LeComte and Hertzog families. Many family members were killed or wounded in the conflict. According to Hertzog family tradition during the Red River Campaign of April 1864, retreating Union troops killed the Overseer and burned the plantation’s main house. [1] The large plantation house was burned in 1864 by the army of Union General Banks as they retreated to Alexandria after the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Construction of the plantation house was completed in 1899 in an amalgam of Greek Revival and Italianate. Although the present plantation house dates from 1899, it partially follows the plan of the house that previously occupied the site. [2]
Marriages
- Ambroise married Marie Julia Buard on June 2, 1827 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Marie Julia died in 1845;
- Ambroise married widow Marie Lise Victorie Deseree' Sompayrac Bossier on February 10, 1846 in Natchitoches Parish.
Slaves
For a full list of his slave holdings see: Space:Magnolia_Plantation,_Derry,_Louisiana
Personal property of A Lecomte (1843): (From Ambrose Lecomte's account journal found in folder 164 Series 3.1.2 in Prudhomme Collection at UNC Wilson Library).
FindAGrave
- Birth: Jun 11, 1807 Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
- Death: Mar 11, 1883 Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
- Owner of Magnolia Plantation in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
- The son of Jean Baptiste Lecomte and Marie Cephalide Lambre.
Obituaries
The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, March 17, 1883 Page 2, Column 2
Ambrose Lecompte [sic], one of the oldest citizens of Natchitoches parish, died a few days ago. Commenting on his death, the Shreveport Times says: Mr. Lecompte before the war had quite a penchant for fine horses, and more from taste than profit, bred and ran race horses. Like the late Col. Jeff Wells, he ran his horses for the purses, but seldom, if ever, bet on them. The colt, Lecompte, owned by Wells, and who ran the famous race over the Metarie course against Lexington, was named in compliment to the gentleman turfman. Although Mr. Lecompte lost largely by the war, he was fortunately out of debt and retained a competency.
The Louisiana Democrat. Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Wednesday, March 21, 1883 Page 2
Ambrose [sic] Lecomte, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Natchitoches, died in that city on the 11th inst. He was a noted turf man, having owned and run some of the best race horses in the country - The race horse [Lecomte] was named after him; his time at 4 mile heats stands to day the best on record.
Census Records
1850 US Census, Natchitoches Parish
- Ambrose Lecompte M 42 Louisiana
- Desiree Lecompte F 32 Louisiana
- Attilla Lecompte F 19 Louisiana
- Cora Lecompte F 13 Louisiana
- Eliza Lecompte F 10 Louisiana
- Clotilde Lecompte F 15 Louisiana
- Placide Lecompte M 13 Louisiana
- W Felin Estrada F 47 Louisiana, United States [3]
1860 US Census, Natchitoches Parish
- A Lecomte M 52 La
- Desiree Lecomte F 43 La
- Eliza Lecomte F 19 La [4]
1870 US Census, Natchitoches Parish
- Ambroise Lecomte M 63 Louisiana
- Desireé Lecomte F 53 Louisiana
- Hertzog Lecomte M 21 Louisiana
- Elcey Lecomte F 17 Louisiana
- Laura Lecomte F 15 Louisiana
- Clotilde Janin F 36 Louisiana
- Antoinette Janin F 17 Louisiana
- Desireé Janin F 15 Louisiana
- Henry Hertzog M 20 Louisiana [5]
1880 US Census, Natchitoches Parish
- A Lecomte Self M 73 Louisiana, United States
- Desiree Lecomte Wife F 65 Louisiana, United States [6]
Family Links
Parents:
- Jean Baptiste Lecomte (1786 - 1825)
- Marianne Cephalide Lambre Lecomte (1791 - 1811)
Spouses:
- Marie Julia Buard Lecomte (1809 - 1845)
- Deseree' Sompayrac Lecomte (1816 - 1898)*
Children:
- Marianne Cephalide Laure Lecomte Hertzog (1828 - 1856)*
- Ursula Attala Lecomte Hertzog (1830 - 1897)*
- Jules Lecomte (1831 - 1831)*
- Jean Baptiste Lecomte (1833 - 1833)*
- Marie Eulalie Cora Lecomte Lambre (1837 - 1888)*
- Elisa Elizabeth Lecomte Prudhomme (1840 - 1923)* [7]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.nps.gov/cari/learn/historyculture/magnolia-plantation-history.htm
- ↑ http://www.legendsofamerica.com/la-canerivercreole.html
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJW-189 : 12 April 2016), Ambrose Lecompte, Natchitoches parish, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States; citing family 101, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPW-63J : 12 April 2016), A Lecomte, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M877-5F8 : 12 April 2016), Ambroise Lecomte, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 13, family 138, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,017.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD61-CXQ : 13 August 2016), A Lecomte, Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 28, sheet 490A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0457; FHL microfilm 1,254,457.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88264344
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