Guy Joire II (abt. 1544 - bef. 1619)

Born about 1544 in Armentières, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Artois, France

Descendants

Died before 4 Dec 1619 before about age 75 in Armentières, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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Biography

Guy Joire was born about 1544 in Armentières, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Artois, France, the son of Jean Joire and Anne deCondets.

Guy married Marie de Gillon.

Guy Joire was a French Huguenot banished for his financial involvement in the révolte des Gueux des bois (Dutch Revolt), which was the first phase of the Eighty Years War.^[1]

According to Edmond de Coussemaker, he was condemned with a number of others, along with their leader Jean le Sauvage, Seigneur d’Escobecques and Ligny, for “acts of trouble” including breaking images. “GUY JOIRE also broke the said images with ANTHOINE and GUILLAUME SÉNESCHAL, NOËL GILLE and MAHIEU BELLECHIERE.” A Marcq le Gillon is also included in the list. ^[2]Marcq le Gillon and Noel Gille may have been relatives of Guy’s wife Marie de Gillon. He is listed in the Verheyden collection of those condemned as No. 6.269, Joire, Guy, from Armentieres, C.T. (Conseil des Troubles) 21, A.G.R. (Archives Generales du Royaume a Bruxelles), C.T. No. 6, f° 118-119 v°. There are no others with that last name listed. ^[3] Marcq le Gillon from Armentieres is listed as No. 6.737, 21 A.G.R., C.T. No. 6, f° 118-119 v°. ^[4] Catherine Gillon from Armentieres is No. 4.974, C.T. 20 (no further information). ^[5]

As for news of the pays, no one is making a penny, either in the countryside or in Armentieres, and there is not a single weaver now in business (eil n'ey a poein acun drapier quy drapaey maintenan)....My husband, though it has pleased God to separate us one from another He has certainly not made us forget one another in our hearts. When I remember the happy past, there is not a day when my heart does not weep. I pray God who watches over us always to give us good patience. I have good hopes that things will not remain long in this state.^[7]

The complete text of her letter is here: https://dutchrevolt.leiden.edu/english/sources/Pages/Verheyden-Correspondence.aspx. ^[8]

Guy was eventually able to return to Armentieres, because he wrote his will there in 1613, as noted below.

Guy Joire was a merchant clothier ("marchand drappier"). ^[9]

He wrote his will on June 20, 1613, where he is called son of the late Jean and bourgeois, resident of the village of Armentieres. In it, he made a bequest to his granddaughter Marguerite Breton, daughter of his daughter Marie and her husband Michiel Breton. The bequest included a diamond ring, blankets of tapestry and white, linen sheets, a red and green dress collar and cash. These are the only bequests in the will. His wife Marie le Gillon and his other descendants are not mentioned. ^[10]

He was still alive on January 12, 1615, when his son Pierre is referred to in a document as "son of Guy, clothier." ^[11]

Guy had died by December 4, 1619 when Pierre, son of the late Guy, testified as to some of the financial and personal affairs of Damoiselle Madeleine du Mortier. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Dutch Revolt," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dutch_Revolt&oldid=1098414504 (accessed July 22, 2022).
2. ↑ de Coussemaker, Edmond. Troubles religieux du 16e siècle dans la Flandre Maritime, 1560-1570. 1876. pp. 351-354 at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=XekCAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PA351&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en.
3. ↑ Verheyden, A. L. E. Le Conseil Des Troubles Liste des condamnes (1567-1573). Bruxelles Palais des Academies. 1961. p. 255.
4. ↑ Verheyden, p. 273.
5. ↑ Verheyden, p. 210.
6. ↑ (http://www.dbfa.org/DBFAnewsletter0611.pdf) “The Memory of the Just is Blessed”: The Ancestry and Extended Family of Chrétien du Bois, bailli, lieutenant, greffier, et receveur de la Comté de Coupigny, notaire, homme de loi, laboureur et marchand; Resident of Wicres, then of Herlies -- Part I - “Beginnings”by Monte Horton, J.D.
7. ↑ Peters, John. A Family from Flanders. Collins. 1985. Page 91.
8. ↑ Verheyden Correspondence. Letters from families and contacts in Wallonia and Flanders to their Protestant relatives and acquaintances in south-east England, 11 November 1569 -25 February ​1570. University of Leiden. https://dutchrevolt.leiden.edu/english/sources/Pages/Verheyden-Correspondence.aspx.
9. ↑ Horton, Monte, J.D. Article in the series: “The Memory of the Just is Blessed,” p. 2, which began in the June 2011 issue of the DBFA News, at https://docplayer.net/37044673-Contents-the-memory-of-the-just-is-blessed-contined-2-at-the-risk-of-being-lost-keeping-our-history-alive-duboisville.html .
10. ↑ Horton, p. 2.
11. ↑ Horton, p. 2.
12. ↑ Horton, p. 2.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 June 2021, 19:51), entry for Guy Joire (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G65G-MFZ ); contributed by various users.

• Gwenn P. Eperson, New Netherland Roots (republ. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2008), 47;

• (2) Robert Hovendon, ed., The Registers of the Wallon or Stranger’s Church in Canterbury, Vol. 5, Pt. 3 (Lymington, Eng.: The Huguenot Society of London, 1898), 725;

• Terry D. Prall, Prall, McHugh, Faucett, Crail, and Allied Families: Surnames L-W and collateral families (Gateway Press, 2009), 240.

Acknowledgements

Joire-8 was created by John Floyd through the import of Van_Meters_Cundiff_HardinCoJDF.ged on Sep 5, 2014.