Peter Piant
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1775 1 Christening: 18 Jan 1775 - La Prairie, Quebec Death: Burial: 17 Oct 1855 - Florissant, St. Louis Co., Missouri 2 Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jean Baptiste Payan ( - ) Mother: Marie Catherine Lerigé ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Crelis (18 Feb 1780 - 16 Oct 1872) Marriage: 25 Jul 1799 - St. Louis, Missouri 3 Children: 1. Pierre Payant (1800-1801) 2. Adele Payant (1802-1803) 3. Jean Baptiste Payant (1805-1806) 4. Francis Piant ( -1837) 5. Catharine Payant (1810- ) 6. Pascal Piant (1813- ) 7. Elizabeth Piant (1816-1867) 8. John (Jean Baptiste) Piant (1820-1898)
Notes
General:
PIONEER:
A history of Missouri from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the Union by Louis Houck published in 3 volumes in Chicago in 1908:
Pierre Payant is mentioned in Volume 2 on page 150 in a long footnote about early settlers of the village of New Madrid during the Spanish government. Those settlers included Joseph Amoureaux, who was a native of Boucheville, Canada and a blacksmith at Vincennes as early as 1769. After his removal to New Madrid he was in partnership as lock and blacksmith with Pierre Payant. Elsewhere they are identified as the lock and gunsmiths of New Madrid in 1795 (Vol 2, pg 232). In a long footnote on page 245 Pierre Payant dit St. Ange is mentioned in a list of French pioneers and a few of the first American settlers whose "nick names" might be of interest of some readers.
MEANING of ST-ONGE:
The following is from http://www.bussineau.com/saintonge.htm:
Saintonge per se was never a surname. It was given as a "dit" addition to people who emigrated from the province of Saintonge in France, simply added to their name. There were approximately 25 surnames in New France that had "dit St-Onge" added to them. The largest group would be Payan.
The former French province of Saintonge is now called the Department of Charente-Maritime.
The word "Saintonge" came from Latin. In the Christian tradition, there never was a Saint named Onge. People started writing it "St-Onge" because it sounded like the name of a Saint, such as St-Pierre or St-Jean (surnames well known in Canada).
CENSUS:
<pre>1830 St. Louis Co., Missouri, St. Ferdinand Township; pg 291
Peter Piant 00111001 -- 00100001; 4 slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
1 10-15 1
1 15-20
1 20-30
30-40
40-50
1 50-60 1 </pre>
He is in the sequence James Withington, 12x, Joseph Menard, Baptiste Creely, 3x, Peter Piant, 3x, Francis Creely, Michael Creely. Baptiste Creely is his father-in-law, James Withington is his son-in-law, and the other 3 are brothers-in-law.
<pre>1840 St. Louis City, Missouri, St. Ferdinand Township
Peter Piant 000100001 -- 000000001; 3 male slaves; 4 in agriculture
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
1 15-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
1 60-70 1
70-80 </pre>
The next entry is his widowed sister-in-law Mrs. O. C. Manar.
<pre>1850 St. Louis Co., Missouri, District 82; Aug 16
928/928
Peter Piant 77 M Canada $-- Farmer
Elizabeth " 69 F Il
John " 30 M Mo $-- Farmer
Louisa " 17 F Mo </pre>
He is not in the Slave Schedule. James Smith, who married Peter Piant's granddaughter Mary A. C. Walton, lives at 927/927 in the household of his father, Levi Smith. Elizabeth's brother Francis Creely lives at 933/933, her widowed sister Oro Manard lives at 929/929, and another widowed sister Cecele Dubruel lives at 930/930. Their mother lives with Oro Manard.
WILL:
The following will is recorded on pages 510-11 in Book E, Record of Wills, Probate Court, City of St. Louis. It is easily readable. Non-standard punctuation and spelling have been preserved.
<pre>
I Peter Piant of the County of St Louis and State of Missouri being weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and considering the uncertainly of this mortal life. I make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows to wit. First It is my will that my wife shall have a comfortable home on the farm I now reside on during her lifetime with the use of my dwelling house situated thereon with all the stock thereon and farming utensils. It is my will that my son John Piant shall remain on the farm with my wife solong as he may think proper and manage the farm with my wife, giving to my said son John Piant full authority to sell any of the stock that may be on my farm at my death Provided he may think proper saving to my wife a comfortable home, it is my will that my two negroes namely Jack an old man and Madison a young man shall remain on the farm during my wifes lifetime, to be well treated under the directionn of my wife and my son John, and at my wifes death it is my will that the said negroes namely Jack and Madison and two lots of ground in the town of Florissant Mo shall be sold for cash and the proceeds of the sale of said negroes and lots after my just debts are paid, shall be equally divided between all my grandchildren that may be living -- then I give to the heers of my son Francis Piant one dollar, over and above the amount that I have mentioned before for the reason, that during my son Francis' lifetime. I gave him a Tract of land lying in the County of St Louis. I give to my daughter Catharine Dickson one dollar. for the reason that I have given her to the amount of Fifteen hundred and twenty three dollars and 19 cents, in money and property -- I give to my son Paschal Piant one Dollar for the reason that I have given him a Tract of land lying in the County of St Louis -- I give to my daughter Elizabeth Walton one dollar. for the reason that I intend to give to her a house and lot situated in the City of St Louis Mo on Locust Street between third and fourth Streets -- I give to my son John Piant one dollar for the reason that I intend to give him the farm that I now live on situated in St Louis County Mo. It is my will that at my wifes death that all my household and kitchen furniture shall be sold by my Executors and the proceeds thereof be equally divided between my children that may be living then Except one bed and beding which I give to my son John Piant. I further appoint and constitute Samuel D. Walton and my son John Piant Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty five.
his
Peter x Piant (seal)
mark
And we the undersigned witnesses at the request and in the presence of the testator have herunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto the day and year aforesaid David Thomas and I David Thomas subscribed the testators name at his request James Patton s James A. Patton </pre>
On June 7, 1856 David Thomas appeared before the clerk of the Probate Court and testified under oath that he saw Peter Piant make his mark as a signature to the foregoing instrument along with James Patton, Sr. and James Patton, the younger. He expressed the opinion that the maker was of sound mind. On August 6, 1856 the judge of the Probate Court declared the will to be duly proved. (item 4892, page 29, book F)
BURIAL:
See Find-a-Grave Memorial # 104898379. "Peter was buried May 23, 1856 in Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery. He was disinterred and buried in St. Ferdinand Cemetery sometime before 1893. He is buried in the lot of his son John." The tombstone in the photograph is broken into pieces. There is no name and no death date. The age is partly readable. The death date and the age are not consistent with parish records. The memorial says the insciption is as follows:
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Inscription:
In Memory of Peter Piant, died May 21, 1856, age 82 yrs. 6 mos. 20 ds.
Our father has gone to a mansion of rest,
From a region of sorrow and pain;
To a glorious land by the Deity blest,
Where he never can suffer again.
Transcribed from The St. Louis County Watchman May 26, 1893
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See
http://stlgs.org/research-2/publications/newspapers/watchman-advocate
for information about the Watchman-Advocate. An every-name index may soon be available for 1893.
1 Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.
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