Anne Saulsaye (abt. 1525 - bef. 1566)

Born about 1525 in France

Ancestors

Wife of Adam (Baillon) de Baillon — married 1542 in Blois, Île-de-France, France

Descendants

Died before Apr 1566 before about age 41 in France

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Biography

Anne was born about 1525 to Jean de la Saussaye sieur de Brezolles and Jeanne de Morvilliers.^{[1] [2]} She was married to Adam de Baillon, sieur de Valence^[1][2] in 1542. Their marriage contract was listed among Adam's possessions in his inventory after death.^[3]

The oldest children were apparently born at Blois where they were baptized^[4] , and where Anne’s father and step-mother were also living. A gap in the parish records of Saint-Solenne prevents knowing if the younger children were also baptized there. Of the six children, Adam was probably the oldest son, but the order of the three younger siblings isn’t known.

The children were:

1. Anne, baptized 8 August 1546 married Jean Jaupitre, lord of Estiolles
2. Marie, baptized 17 November 1547 married Charles de Mauterne, lord of Voisins and Malassise
3. Adam, baptized 9 February 1549 (New Style) esquire, lord of Valence, married Renée de Maillard
4. Louis, lord of La Boissière
5. Charles, canon, dean, lord of Meung-sur-Loire
6. Marguerite, wife successively of Jacques Bochereau & Séverin de la Marche, lord of Douardière^[1].

Anne's father Jehan was buried in January 1551. The act reads- Le vi jour de janvier est decedé Jehan Sausaye et est inhumé aux cordeliers Seigneur des Vaulx et de Bresolles.^[4]

Anne herself is said to have died before April 1566 when her daughter Anne was married. She was not mentioned in connection with her husband's inventory after death in 1571, so it is likely she had predeceased him.

Biographie

Anne de la Saussaye était la fille de Jean, sieur de Brezolles, et Jeanne de Morvilliers^[1]. Elle a épousé Adam de Baillon, sieur de Valence^[1] en 1542^[3]. Le couple a eu six enfants:^[4]

1. Anne, baptême 8 aoust 1546 mariée à Jean Jaupitre, sieur d'Estiolles
2. Marie, baptême 17 novembre 1547 mariée à Charles de Mauterne, sieur de Voisins et de Malassise
3. Adam, baptême 9 fevrier 1549 (datation moderne) écuyer, sieur de Valence, marié à Renée de Maillard
4. Louis, sieur de la Boissière, sans enfants
5. Charles, chanoine, sieur de Meung-sur-Loire
6. Marguerite, femme de Jacques Bochereau et aussi Séverin de la Marche, sieur de Douardière^[1].

Research Notes

Notes on her name

The wife of Adam de Baillon appears only as 'Anne' in the primary sources, from the marriage contract listed among the documents in her husband’s inventory after death, to the baptismal records for her three oldest children, as well as her occurences as godmother.

The confusion of calling her 'Jeanne' clearly originates with the Cabinet d’Hozier where her name was transposed with her mother’s name i.e. ‘Jeanne’ de la Saussaye daughter of ‘Anne’ de Morvilliers. Many secondary sources both internet and print are often split on name usage, sometimes showing both, which only adds to the confusion. The study of the de la Saussaye family by Alonso Péan lists her as Anne.^[2] (Her sister Jeanne wife of Jean Foucault follows in Péan’s work.) The use of ‘Jeanne’ for the wife of Adam de Baillon is unsubstantiated by the original sources.

As for her surname, the baptisms of her children Anne and Adam record her name as ‘Anne Saulsaye’ (for daughter Marie, only 'Anne' appears for the mother's name). 'Saulsaye' is the most common spelling in the parish records of Saint-Solenne of Blois for other family members as well. 'Saussaye' occurs less often.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Gail F. Moreau, trans., and John P. DuLong, ed. "Archange Godbout's Baillon, de Marle, and Le Sueur Families of France." Michigan's Habitant Heritage 13, no. 22 (April 1992): 40-51. English translation of Godbout's 1944 article
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Péan, Alonso. Histoire généalogique de la maison de La Saussaye. pg. 13-14, pg. 33: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k8594678/f57.image
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Blog of Gilles Brassard https://conversationsancetres.wordpress.com/2019/03/17/adam-de-baillon-inventaire-apres-deces-mariage-et-baptemes/
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Archives municipales de Blois, registre paroissial de Saint-Solenne 1542-1560 BS; GG 228; the children's baptisms are images 85, 104 & 127. Father Jehan's burial is image 178/252.

See also:

• Généalogie Henri Frebault