Given Name

Louis

Surname / Enslaver Name

(Gaillardy)

Alias

Foÿ

Alternate Surname / Enslaver Name

(Blevins)

Descendant Surnames

Gaillard, Gaillardi, Gaillarde, Gallaud

Alternate Descendant Surnames

Blevins, Blouin, Blouins

Biographical Notes

Lived in Saint-Domingue and the Illinois Country prior to arriving in Louisiana. He was enslaved to Sr. Duplessis in Saint-Domingue, sent from Le Cap to Sieur Gaillardy, sold by Gaillardy to Sieur Blevins of Illinois Country, then accused of having gone maroon.

Racial Descriptions

nègre

Ethnic Descriptions

Bambara nation

Status

enslaved,maroon

Age Notes

35

Documents

Mama Comba's Gombeau

Document Descriptions

Self-identifies his age, biographical information (including enslavers in Saint-Domingue and the Illinois Country) and nation in his testimony.

Related to

Mama "Julie" Comba

Louison (Cantrelle)

Cézar (Jung)

Fatima (de Lafrenière)

"une autre négress"

unnamed "négresse" (Baschemin)