Pierre Guerri (abt. 1695 - 1737)

Born about 1695 in Province of Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite (Rembert) Jeanneret — married before 1720 in St. James Santee Parish, Province of South Carolina

Descendants

Died Mar 1737 at about age 42 in St. James Santee Parish, Craven County, Province of South Carolina

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Biography

Peter Guerri was a South Carolina colonist.

Pierre or Peter Guerri was the son of Pierre Guerri and Jeanne Broussard, French Huguenot immigrants to the Province of Carolina. He was born after his parents' arrival in Carolina (probably about 1690-1) and before 1697.^[1][2][3]He lived in Craven County on the north side of the Santee River, in St. James Santee Parish.^[4]

By 1720 Pierre had married Marguerite Rembert, daughter of André Rembert and Anne Bressan. They had children Elisha, Andrew, Peter, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret, Madeleine, and Lydia.^[2]

Peter had a brother named James (Jacques), who names Peter in his will.^[5][6]

Death

Peter Guerri wrote his will 1 Mar 1736/7, it was recorded on 6 May 1737. He died a few days after writing the Will, and before his father-in-law wrote his Will on 4 March 1736/7.^{[4] [2]}

Family listed in the will:

• Beloved Wife, Marget
• Elisha, son
• Andrew, son
• Peter, son

Estate

Peter Guerri had a number of enslaved persons in his probate estate inventory:^[7]

• Gold, $300
• London, $200
• Carolina, $200
• Sippio, $210
• Seasar, $200
• York, $160
• Prince, $140
• Will, $170
• Siross, $145
• Bess, $180
• Susee, $240
• Sarah, $60

Another inventory took place in 1737^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Liste des Frânçois et Suisses, From an old manuscript list of French and Swiss Protestants, settled in Charleston, on the Santee, and at Orange Quarter, in Carolina, who desired naturalization, prepared probably about 1695-6. With introductory remarks. Ravenel, Daniel, ed. (1868) p. 26 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044004967154&view=1up&seq=3
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Bates, Susan Baldwin and Harriott Cheves Leland. French Santee: a Huguenot Settlement in Colonial South Carolina. 2d ed. (2022) pp. 160-3
3. ↑ The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy Marquis, Albert Nelson. The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America. United States: A.N. Marquis, 1925. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Abridged_Compendium_of_American_Gene/o-ELAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Peter+Guerri+Guerry&pg=PA312&printsec=frontcover *p.312 history of Guerri family
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 3-4 1731-1740
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1731-1740, Vol. 004 > image 481 of 792; Citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J69R-RL (accessed 21 May 2022)
   • 1736 Transcribed will of Peter Guerri, WB 4, p.27
5. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964:"South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1732-1736 1732-1743 1736-1738
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1732-1736 > No File Description Available > image 85 of 586
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J694-67 (accessed 22 May 2022)*1728 will of James Geary, brother of Peter, Craven Co, SC
6. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1732-1736 1732-1743 1736-1738
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1736-1739 > No File Description Available > image 448 of 586
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J69C-YN (accessed 22 May 2022)James Guerry estate division
7. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1732-1736 1732-1743 1736-1738
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1732-1736 > No File Description Available > image 172 of 186
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J694-8V (accessed 21 May 2022)*1736 Estate Inventories 1732-1736 p.316-319
8. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1732-1736 1732-1743 1736-1738
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1736-1739 > No File Description Available > image 487 of 586
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J69F-18 (accessed 22 May 2022)
   • estate inventories 1732-1743 p.155

Acknowledgements

• Guerri-15 created through the import of Brown Family Tree.ged on Sep 30, 2012 by Monica Rodgers.