Isaac Pesseley (bef. 1609 - abt. 1645)

Born before 1609 in Piney, Champagne, France

Husband of Barbe Bajolet — married 1629 in Piney, Champagne, France

Descendants

Died about 16 Apr 1645 after about age 36 in Jemseg, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

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Isaac Pesseley migrated from France to Acadia.

Col. Isaac Pesseley was Killed in Action in the Attack on Fort LaTour .

Isaac Pesseley was born in France, presumably before about 1608 based on his marriage in about 1629. He was a merchant at Piney, near Troyes, in Champagne.^[1]

Around 1629 he married Barbe Bajolet, daughter of Antoine Bajolet and Jeanne Baudinet, in France. ^[1] Between about 1630 and 1645, the couple had eight children. ^[1] Etienne, Marguerite and Perrette were born at Piney (Champagne) France by 1634. Stephen White provides no specific birth dates or locations for the remaining children born between about 1638 and about 1645.^[1]

1. Etienne Pesseley (about 1630– )
2. Marguerite Pesseley (about 1633–after 1671)
3. Perrette Pesseley (1634–about 1636)
4. Jeanne Pesseley (about 1638– )
5. Charlotte Pesseley (about 1639– )
6. Henriette Pesseley (about 1640– )
7. Gilles Pesseley (about 1642– )
8. Marie Pesseley (about 1645–1707)

On April 1, 1636, Isaac sailed on the Saint-Jehan towards Acadia. He appeared on the ship's roster: "Isac Pesselin de Champagne". ^[2][3][4] However, unlike some others listed, no wife or children are on the passenger list. Therefore, it is not known exactly when Barbe and their children joined him in Acadia.

On July 14 1640, he appeared at the inquiry of Charles de Saint-Etienne de La Tour along with Germain Doucet and Guillaume Trahan.^[5]

Isaac served as a major at Port Royal. ^[1] On April 16 1645, Isaac was likely killed during d'Aulnay's attack on La Tour's Fort on the St. John River, Acadia.^[1][6]

One of Isaac's legacies is through his daughter Marie, born about 1645. She's his only child who appears in the 1671 Acadian Census.^{[1] [7]} Marie became the ancestral matriarch of the Acadian Pitre Family.

Timeline

cEarly 1600s birth, France

1629 marriage to Barbe Bajolet, Piney France

1630 birth, son Etienne, Piney France

1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men^[8]

1633 birth, daughter Marguerite, in France

1634 birth, daughter Perrette, in France

1636 Arrival of the first French families to settle permanantly^[9] Isaac was among those who set sail on the ship Saint-Jehan.

c1638 birth, daughter Jeanne

c1639 birth, daughter Charlotte

c1640 birth, daughter Henriette

1640 appears at the inquiry of Charles de Saint-Etienne de La Tour along with Germain Doucet and Guillaume Trahan.

c1642 birth, son Gilles

c1645 birth, daughter Marie

1645 death, probably 16 April attack of Fort St-Jean.

Biographie

Isaac Pesseley est né en France, un marchand à Piney, trois lieues de Troyes, en Champagne.^[1]

Vers 1629 il épousa Barbe Bajolet, fille d'Antoine Bajolet et de Jeanne Baudinet, en France^[1] Entre vers 1630 et 1645, le couple a eu huit enfants: Etienne, Marguerite, Perrette, Jeanne, Charlotte, Henriette, Gilles, et Marie.^[1] Etienne, Marguerite et Perrette sont nés à Piney (Champagne) France. Stephen White dans le Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes ne se prononce pas sur la date ni le lieu de naissance des autres enfants.

Le 1er avril 1636, Isaac a navigué sur le Saint-Jehan vers l'Acadie. Il est apparu sur le rôle: "Isac Pesselin de Champagne".^[4]

Le 16 avril 1645, Isaac est tué à l'attaque du Fort Saint-Jean, Acadie.^[1]

Research Notes

From André-Carl Vachon, La colonisation de l'Acadie 1632-1654: ^[10]

Certains auteurs ont émis l'hypothèse que Nicolas Bayolle était le beau-frère d'Isaac Pesselin/Pessely, époux de Barbe Bajolet. Or Dijon est situé à 155 km au sud de Piney, en Champagne, où demeurait la famille Bajolet. Il nous semble peu probable que ce Nicolas Bayolle ait été parent avec Barbe Bajolet. Alors que d'autres ont supposé qu'il fut le père de Rose Bayon, l'épouse de Pierre Comeau, et ce sans documentation. Pourtant, le mariage de Pierre Comeau et de Rose Bayon n'a pas été retrouvé et nous ne savons pas qui sont ses parents. (Translation: Some authors have hypothesized that Nicolas Bayolle was the brother-in-law of Isaac Pesselin/Pessely, husband of Barbe Bajolet. Or Dijon is located 155 km south of Piney, in Champagne, where the Bajolet family lived. It seems unlikely to us that this Nicolas Bayolle was related to Barbe Bajolet. While others have assumed that he was the father of Rose Bayon, the wife of Pierre Comeau, without documentation. Yet, the marriage (record) of Pierre Comeau and Rose Bayon has not been found and we do not know who his parents are.)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print. p. 1288-1289
2. ↑ Le Saint Jehan 1636, Rôles d'équipage - 1632-1636, B 5654/fol. 320-322, Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime, Série B, Fonds Amirauté de La Rochelle, Original ship list
3. ↑ Guy Perron©2022, "L’expédition du navire Le Saint-Jean pour l’Acadie en 1636", Le blogue de Guy Perron, publié le 20 août 2022. https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2022/08/20/329-lexpedition-du-navire-le-saint-jean-pour-lacadie-en-1636/
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} St-Jehan Passenger List Lucie Leblanc Consentino, acadian-home.org
5. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader Isaac Pesseley citing "The Passenger List of the Ship SAINT-JEHAN and the Acadian Origins," in FRENCH CANADIAN AND ACADIAN GENEALOGICAL REVIEW; 1600-1700; vol. 1, no. 1 (spring 1968); pp. 59-68
6. ↑ Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p vii,ix,1-12 (early European settlement); p. 69 (Marie Pessely); p244 (death of Isaac Pessely)
7. ↑ 1671 Acadian Census at Port Royal: Barbe BAIOLET, widow of Saviniue de COURPON; Children: 8 children in France and 2 daughters married in this country (Marie PESELET 26, Marianne LEFEBVRE 21); cattle 1, sheep 5
8. ↑ George MacBeath, Biography – RAZILLY, ISAAC DE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20. [http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/razilly_isaac_de_1E.html
9. ↑ Massignon, Geneviève. "Les parlers français d'Acadie, enquête linguistique", Librairie Klincksieck, Paris, 1962, 2 tomes. p p.32 First French families in Acadia.
10. ↑ André-Carl Vachon, La colonisation de l'Acadie: 1632-1654, Tracadie, Éditions La Grande Marée, 2022, p. 71