Pierre Jouet (1683 - 1743)

Born 1683 in Lisle De Re, France

Ancestors

Died 1743 at about age 60 in Virginia

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Biography

Daniel Jouett, a Huguenot, landed in Rhode Island in the autumn of 1686. He moved to New York, then to South Carolina, and about 1704 returned to New York, but finally settled in New Jersey. He was a native of Isle of Re (Lisle De Re) on the coast of France. His wife was named Elizabeth and their children, Daniel and Pierre were born on the Isle of Re; a daughter, Marie, was born in Plymouth, England; two sons, Ezekiel and Jean, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Ann, were baptized in the French Church in New York. ^[1]

Pierre Jouett, born 1683 in France is shown with his parents Daniel and Marie in South Carolina in 1695: "Daniel Jouet, "sail-maker" was listed in "An Act For The Making Aliens Free Of This Part Of The Province, And For Granting Liberty Of Conscience To All Protestants." Daniel Jouet, his wife Marie, and their children, Daniel, Pierre, Marie, Elizabeth, and Anne appeared with French and Swiss refugees who wished to be naturalized as Englishmen. Their sons Ezechiel, Matthew and Jean not mentioned. Pierre was named in his father's Will dated June 7, 1711, probated October 10, 1721. ^[2]

Researchers Notes

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670 – 1760; pg 269: Daniel Jouett Date: 07 June 1711 Location – Elizabethtown, New Jersey, Will of – Wife Marie Coursier, Children – Daniel, Peter, Mary and Elizabeth. “Temporal Estate” The wife sole executrix- witnessed – Jonathan Dickson, John Harriman, Benj. Price. Proved 10 Oct 1721. ^[3]

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670 – 1760: Mary Jouet Date 04 July 1732 Location: Elizabethtown, New Jersey, Essex County, Widow: will of grandson, William Dixon, moneys due me from Thomas Woodruffe, Nathaniel Crane, Joseph Haer, Daniel Clarke, Richard Miller, all of Elizabethtown, and a small silver mug. Daughter Elizabeth Ladner, and daughter Mary, Sons Daniel and Peter, Grandson Daniel and son-in-law Absalom Ladner, Friend, Rev. Mr. Edward Vaughn, to be overseer. Witnesses – Jane Tonyrelon, Mary Emott, Geo. Emott. Proved Nov. 25, 1732. Daniel Jouet and Absalom Ladner qualified as executors. William Dixon not being of age. ^[4]

Note: Albemarle County was created 6 May 1744 from Goochland and Louisa Counties. The descendants of Pierre resided in Louisa county, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy of Rogers, Peyton, Owens, Sone, Marrs, Jennings, Jouett, and allied families, by Guy McClure Sone, published 1958, in Jefferson City, Missouri, page 75
2. ↑ Lib. A, p.203, Essex county, New Jersey Wills
3. ↑ Lib. A. P. 203, and Essex Wills
4. ↑ Lib. B, P. 326

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