It is said that the Duplissey's were supposed to have been aristocrats, that were run out of France during the French Revolution. They had to leave or be killed. They went to the island of Saint Domingue (Haiti), which was owned by France. This area had large plantations with many slaves. Sometime in the l 790s, there was a slave uprising. The Duplisseys and many other whites were forced out when the slaves took over Saint Domingue (Haiti). 
In the old family history, passed down from generation to generation, it is said that two Duplissey brothers ( who were twins) and their mother left Saint Domingue aboard a ship. Some have said it was Jean Laffite's ship. They landed somewhere on the coast of Louisiana, and possibly in New Orleans. So far I have not verified this. I do know that they lived and conducted business in New Orleans, St. Charles Parish, and St. John the Baptist Parish.

Written by Bobby Duplissey (author)

After working on the Duplissey family tree in 1981, Bobby Duplissey already had a lot of information, that his father had given to him." He was always telling me stories when I was a small boy. He knew all of the old-timers personally," Bobby stated. Later on, he met Jesse Duplissey from Longview, Texas. Jesse had said that the head of his family was named Dominic and that he had passed in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Knowing his father had mentioned this name, Bobby went on a quest.

Over two hundred years have passed since Dominique Plessy was born. He lived a fairly short life. He was between forty and forty-five years old when he died in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. His three children were four years old, one year old, and a few months old when he died. Only two of these children lived to grow into manhood. They both lived to be very old men. They had large families and from these families came many more. Now the Duplissey family is scattered all over the United States. 

Wise Publications

Bobby Duplissey

146 Pages

Black and white photographs and illustrations

ISBN: 978-1-68593-006-6