Jacques Jerauld (abt. 1687 - 1760)

Born about 1687 in Languedoc, France [uncertain]

Husband of Martha (Dupuis) Jerauld — married 26 Dec 1709 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Oct 1760 at about age 73 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Jacques was born in 1687. Jacques Jerauld ... He passed away in 1760.

James (Jacques) Jerauld was a native of the Provence of Languedoc France. The family were Hugenots, and according to tradition successful silk manufactures. He arrived about 1685 near Boston, Mass. and later settled in Medfield Mass. It is believed that he was of a family of 21 children. He was by profession a physician, as was his son Dutee Jerauld.

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Slaves

James mentions in his will "negroes" bequeathed to his wife. He specifically names Caesar who is not to be "sold or disposed of" outside of the family. Cesar went to live with Gamaliel and died in 1789 in Wrentham, Massachusetts.

Burial

Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Research Notes

Based on some (unsourced) family trees on Geni and Geneanet Jacques Jerauld could be the son of a Jean-Martin Gerold born in Butten. Butten is now in Alsace, France but was at that time in the County of Saarwerden part or the Holy Roman Empire. This county was known to have been a refuge for huguenots. So this could match with the fact that Jacques Jerauld was a Huguenot. However the local Gerolds were millers and Jerauld is suppose to come from a family of silk manufacturers. It seems that France invaded the Couty of Saarwerden in 1683 and two years later the revocation of the edict of Nantes led to new persecutions against Protestants. Did the Gerold family fled to the Languedoc area after this events ? This could explain Jacques Jerauld was born in Languedoc (maybe in the city of Perpignan) about 1687. More reseach is needed to find if Jean-Martin Gerold is the father of Jacques Jerauld.

Sources

• Gorton, Adelos. The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton (George S. Ferguson Co., Philadelphia, 1907)
• Gerould, Samuel L. The Genealogy of the Family of Gamaliel Gerould: Son of Dr. Jacques (or James) Jerauld, of the Province of Languedoc, France. Bristol, N.H: Enterprise power Press, 1885. Page 6.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #65184685