Roquemore Descendants

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A collection of source notes for Roquemore geneology

Roquemore Decendants

The following generational-style report only reflects three Roquemore generations:

1. The two generations on record, starting with Pierre Roquemore that were born in France prior to their emigration to colonial America.

2. The first generation to be born in colonial America.

Please note that many of the names, dates, and lineage of the French Roquemores may be inaccurate. There are inconsistencies in many of the original records.

Generation No. 1

1. Pierre¹ Roquemore1 was born and died in France. He married Jeanne Fourneyrol 12/25/1685 in France. She was born and died in France.

Children of Pierre Roquemore and Jeanne Fourneyrol are:

• 2. Gabriel² Roquemore, born 11/22/1682 in Ville D’Eymet, France.
• 3. Pierre Roquemore, born 12/17/1685 in Ville D’Eymet, France; died 12/25/1685 in Ville D’Eymet, France.
• 4. Jean Roquemore, born 09/02/1687 in Ville D’Eymet, France.
• 5. Gabriel Roquemore, born 03/03/1691 in Ville D’Eymet, France.
• 6. Gabriel Roquemore, born 11/22/1692 in Ville D’Eymet, France.
• 7. Pierre²Roquemore, born 03/11/1694 in Ville D’Eymet, France; died Bef. 1765 in England.
• 8. Marie Roquemore, born 10/05/1696 in Ville D’Eymet, France; died 10/05/1696 in Ville D’Eymet, France.

Generation No. 2

7. Pierre² Roquemore (Pierre¹) was born 03/11/1694 in Ville D’Eymet, France, and died Bef. 1765 in England. He married Suzanne Lafon 10/02/1725 in France. She was born 1708.

Children of Pierre Roquemore and Suzanne Lafon are:

• 9. Elisabeth³ Roquemore, born 08/11/1726.
• 10. Jacques Roquemore, born 07/20/1727.
• 11. Marie Roquemore, born 06/23/1728; died 09/26/1732.
• 12. Etienne Roquemore, born 10/26/1729; died 06/08/1730.
• 13. Pierre³ Roquemore, born 09/19/1731.
• 14. Jeanne Roquemore, born 11/19/1732.
• 15. Raynaud Roquemore, born 01/01/1734; died 03/03/1795.
• 16. Raymond Roquemore, born 04/02/1735; died 03/03/1795.
• 17. Magdeleine Roquemore, born 07/05/1736; died 07/12/1736.
• 18. Pierre Roquemore, born 09/14/1737; died 08/28/1739.
• 19. Isabeau Roquemore, born 4/04/1739. **https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTB-Z2V8
• 20. Pierre Roquemore, born 06/19/1740. **https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTB-F1YB Pierre 1739
• 21. Pierre Roquemore, born 08/10/1741.
• 22. James Roquemore, born 08/27/1742 in Ville D’Eymet, France; died 08/1803 in Warren county, GA.
• 23. Catherine Roquemore, born 01/01/1744.
• 24. Mary Jane Roquemore, born 07/12/1745 in Ville D’Eymet, France; died 10/28/1820 in New Bordeaux, SC.

Generation No. 3

13. Pierre³ Roquemore (Pierre², Pierre¹) was born 09/19/1731. He married Jeanne Seguin 02/14/1757. She was born 11/02/1729.

Children of Pierre Roquemore and Jeanne Seguin are:

• 25. Marie⁴ Roquemore, born 08/11/1760.
• 26. Anne Roquemore, born 1747 in Ville D’Eymet, France; died 1789 in New Bordeaux, SC. She married Lazarus Covin; born 06/06/1742 in Marseilles, France; died 1819 in New Bordeaux, SC.
• 27. Pierre Roquemore

• 16. Raymond³ Roquemore (Pierre², Pierre¹) was born 04/02/1735, and died 03/03/1795. He married Marie Bessot 11/29/1766.

Children of Raymond Roquemore and Marie Bessot are:

• 28. Anne⁴ Roquemore, born 05/11/1769.
• 29. Pierre Roquemore, born 06/15/1772.

22. James³ Roquemore (Pierre², Pierre¹) was born 08/27/1742 in Ville D’Eymet, France, and died 08/1803 in Warren county, GA. He married Elizabeth Bazemore 1777. She was born 1735 in France, and died 1829 in Putnam county, GA.

Note for James Roquemore: French name was Pierre Jacques Roquemore, but was Anglicized to Peter James. Went by “James”.

Children of James Roquemore and Elizabeth Bazemore are:

• 30. Peter⁴ Roquemore, born 03/19/1778 in Wilkes county, GA; died 02/17/1852 in Clayton, Panola county, TX. He married Catherine Katy Murphy 1799; born 02/24/1784 in Richmond county, VA; died 07/27/1847 in Russell county, AL.

Insert non-formatted text hereMore About Peter Roquemore: Burial: Walton cemetery, Carthage, Panola county, TX. More About Catherine Katy Murphy: Burial: Howard cemetery, Seale, Russell county, AL

• 31. James Roquemore, Jr, born 12/02/1780 in Wilkes county, GA; died 04/25/1865 in Fort Valley, Houston county, GA. He married (1) Elizabeth A Thorpe 03/11/1802 in GA; born 02/03/1786 in GA; died 12/31/1825 in GA. He married (2) Mary Jane Black 12/20/1829 in Jones county, GA. More About James Roquemore, Jr: Burial: Beulah Church cemetery
• 32. Polly Mary Roquemore, born 1782.
• 33. Thomas Roquemore, born 1784 in Wilkes county, GA; died 10/14/1820 in Putnam county, GA. He married Nancy Garrard Abt. 1804; born 10/14/1787; died Abt. 1836. More About Thomas Roquemore: Burial: Watt field, Garrard plantation near Dennis, GA.
• 34. Elizabeth Roquemore, born 1785 in Wilkes county, GA.
• 35. John Roquemore, born 05/07/1789; died 06/10/1859 in Newton county, GA. He married Mary Elizabeth Barron 08/05/1813 in Putnam county, GA; born 06/10/1792; died 12/25/1854. More About John Roquemore: Burial: Carmel cemetery, Mansfield, GA More About Mary Elizabeth Barron: Burial: Carmel cemetery, Mansfield, GA.

24. Mary Jane³Roquemore (Pierre², Pierre¹) was born 07/12/1745 in Ville D’Eymet, France, and died 10/28/1820 in New Bordeaux, SC. She married Andre Guillebeau 12/16/1766 in New Bordeaux, SC. He was born 08/18/1738 in France, and died 09/12/1814 in New Bordeaux, SC. More About Mary Jane Roquemore: Burial: Willington, Abbeville, SC

Children of Mary Roquemore and Andre Guillebeau are:

• 36. Pierre⁴ Guillebeau, born 10/20/1769 in New Bordeaux, SC; died 12/02/1854.
• 37. James Guillebeau, born 08/08/1772.
• 38. Susannah Guillebeau, born 01/15/1776 in New Bordeaux, SC; died 09/12/1814 in New Bordeaux, SC.

Sources

• http://roquemore-ancestry.com
• The Roquemore Report of 1967, Josephine Costello Huffaker, 1967
• Some Early Texas Families, Virginia Ruth Fouts Pochmann, 1942
• The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861 – 1865 Volume XIII, Janet B. Hewett, Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1996
• Roots, Rocks and Recollections, Nell Patten Roquemore, 1989</ref>