Thérèse Coincoin, also known as Marie Thérèse Metoyer, was a free lady of color in Louisiana during the 18th and 19th centuries who owned slaves. Marie Thérèse Metoyer was also known by the name Marie Thérèse Coincoin.
She was born the same year, 1742, in the New France province that is now known as Louisiana, which was a French colony at the time.
Her mother was a black slave, and her father was a white French colonist when she was born. Marie Thérèse was set free from slavery at a young age and went on to receive a sizable plantation from her father. She ran the plantation with the assistance of enslaved people who worked for her.