Thisbe
References
R8.198
Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
Value: $1,300 (includes mom and three siblings)
Lists Chloe as Thisbe’s mother;
Lists Maurice, Henriette, and Madeleine as Thisbe’s siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
Baptized at domicile Henry Roman, St. James Parish, Louisiana
Item no. 7; Page no. 240; Entry no. 40
Lists Thisbe as Marie Chloe’s mother
R5.075
Inventory of Jacques Telesphore Roman’s New Olreans home (owned by Henry Roman and Marie Octavie Roman Buchanan); New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 132
Value: $1,200 (includes a six week old baby but no name is listed)
R5.240
Settlement and Partition of Oak Alley Plantation, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 174
Purchase price: $1,650
Vendor: Estate of Jacques Telesphore Roman; Vendee: Alexis Ferry
R17.006.24
Letter from Celina Roman to her son Henri Jacques Roman, Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, LaRC 179 Roman Family Papers
The post script states that Paul Ducatel (Celina’s brother-in-law) saw Thisbe talking to Thérèse Bouligny Roman (Henri’s wife). Celina states that she will have Thisbe put in jail if she can.
* Denotes estimated date based on available records.