Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 1
1.

Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck-1 was born on Unknown. He died between 1651-1654 in Brazil.

Notes for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck:

General Notes:

The Van Schalkwyck family is believed to have originated in the Province of Utrecht, Holland in the middle ages. The name may have been taken from a castle there located, or perhaps the castle was named after the family. In a letter written in 1128 there is mention of a church (Gillis) Van Schalkwyck. From 1239 to 1240 a knight named Arnold Van Schalkwyck was Marshall of that part of the Province; he had a son named Gilbert Van Schalkwyck who lived from 1189 to 1294. Henry and Berthold Van Schalkwyck are also spoken of as having perished in September of 1304 with John and Beasque; that same year the castle was levelled to its foundations; afterwards it was rebuilt and became the property of different branches, among them that of Loyben Nyendert Van der Huer, Martin Abresdis, Double, Ram, Rinoldi d'Eden and Van den Copellan.

 

The World Wide Web site located at: http://www.tref.nl/bunnik/bn/dom.htm

appears to be a book review/advertisement for a study of burials in the Cathedral of Utrecht (Graven en Begraven in de Dom van Utrecht). Its listing includes:

 

Adriaan Ram, Domkanunnik [Canon of the Cathedral] (1464 - 1518 Utrecht)

 

Adriaan Ram (†1550 Utrecht)

 

Brief extract from letter quoted in full under entry for Agustine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle:

 

Adrian Ram Van Schalkwyck, Baron or Lord of Van Schalkwyck near Utrecht, in Holland, was in the year 1651 banished from his country by an edict of the Council of Utrecht for practicing the Catholic Religion--his goods were confiscated--his castle (termed a nest of Papists in the edict) razed to the ground. He fled to France, and there married a lady of the House of Courcelles ... and it is apparent that though robbed of his rights and property in Holland, he still had interests or possessions in Brazil which was then under the domain of the Dutch, for with this French wife, he emigrated to that distant land and there died, leaving issue, at least one son, called Nicholas.

 

The following detailed transcription of the edict is taken from: Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921

 

QUOTE:

 

History of the Capture, Trial and banishment of Count Ram Van Schalkwyck

 

- Judgment -

 

Rendered and pronounced by the Court of Utrecht July 29th 1651 against,

 

-Adrian Ram:

 

At present held as prisoner in the Castle of Hasomberg; was summoned to appear before the court of Utrecht, testifies, that since time immemorial the Tower of his Castle Van Schalkwyck has been appropriated to the use of a Catholic Church also since the advent of the so called Reformed church - That Benches were placed all around the church to accommodate the crowds of people, and that services were attended by his subjects also by the inhabitants of other Towns -

 

The Defendant also harbored priests, in disguise, among others one Dyck Van der Hurst, who was at the Castle for 18 months, where he gave instructions to his children, this in spite of the orders forbidding the assembling of Papists and of giving protection to Priests.

 

On the 1st of June he had a large assembly of Papists at the castle, there to attend service in the church. - The Marshall of the Province having been apprised of it, repaired to the castle with some assistance, but those in the castle raised the Pont Levis, and were answered when Summoned by a shower of stones, which wounded several persons, besides this many of those in the castle were armed with guns and spikes and defended the Ramparts of the Castle - A Summons was made to lower the Bridge and allow the Marshall and his crowd to enter, this was refused on the ground that the Marshall could not enter the residence of a Lord without a special Commission from the States General, although it was known the Marshall had a right to disperse Papists wherever they assembled -

 

The Marshall was kept all day before the castle The Commissioners then summoned the Lord of the Castle to surrender, promising that none of the Papists would be maltreated; he still refused to surrender - The same night Jan Jansey de Brec in the service of the Defendant was admitted to the castle, they then held a conference, the result being that De Brec left and went to the Town of Schalkwyck and to the surrounding Villages to summon the inhabitants to rise and arm themselves - They then attacked some of the Marshall's men, threw them down, took their arms away and beat them severely; later they attacked the Marshals main force and the armed corps that had been defending the Ramparts of Schalkwyck at this juncture Van der -Horst escaped and the insurgents fell back and followed the Dyke which leads to the Village, here they were attacked by Soldiers coming to the Marshals assistance; the Insurgents attacked them with great fury, shouting "Kill them! Kill them!" but the soldiers acting on the de-fensive, received them with coolness and determination, seeing which the insurgents fell back and dispersed. In view of this serious insurrection, all those who took part in it deserve exemplary chastisement, especially the accused before this Court -

 

Decree.

 

This Supreme Court therefore orders -

 

That the tower of the castle of Schalkwyck shall be demolished-

 

That the Pont Levis be taken down and that a stationary bridge be built in its place at his expense.

 

That he will never be permitted to rebuild the Bridge or Tower.

 

The accused forfeits his Patrimonial and Ecclesiastical rights during his lifetime.

 

That the States General shall take possession of his Fief and have it administered by one of its delegates and shall invest it in those surviving the accused, either his children or heirs.

 

Ordered that this judgment be made known to the Prisoner

 

The banishment from the City and Cities of the Province of Utrecht for and during the space of ten years; to not return under pain of punishment -

 

To have to leave within 15 days the Cities and the County of Utrecht -

 

We condemn him according to Article VI of the States General of this Province dated 9 April 1639, concerning the prohibition of the assembling of papists, from this he is responsible for the assembling of all the people, and to pay all damages caused to the wounded who assisted the Marshall, and the expenses of this Court -

 

So judged at Utrecht by the Lords July 29th 1651

 

Signed by 25 Lords, Judges of the Supreme Court.

 

UNQUOTE

 

 

Portugal was the first European nation to establish a presence in Brazil. In the 1530's, Portugal's King João III divided the country into 16 commercial territories called captaincies. Pernambuco was the most profitable of the captaincies and the mainstay of the economy was sugar. In 1630 the Dutch, under the direction of the Dutch West Indies Company founded just nine years earlier, captured Pernambuco and transferred the capital to Recife, which had a better port. When the Netherlands ceded Pernambuco back to Portugal in 1654, most of the Dutch inhabitants went back to Holland or to the Caribbean, where they planted the seeds of a new sugar industry.

 

The twenty-four year long Dutch rule of Pernambuco was characterized by an unusual degree of religious tolerance. The Dutch West Indies Company, founded with the aim of capturing as much of the West Indies trade as possible, included a number of Portuguese and Spanish Jewish shareholders, guaranteeing a somewhat more sympathetic approach of the company directors towards complaints of harassment at the hands of local officials made by Jewish settlers in the Dutch colonies. Before Pernanbuco and Recife were conquered by the Dutch in 1630, the directors had already issued a pledge of religious tolerance, promising that "The liberty of Spaniards, Portuguese and natives, whether they be Roman Catholics or Jews, will be respected" adding "No one will be permitted to molest them or subject them to inquiries in matters of conscience or in their private homes; and no one should dare to disquiet or disturb them or cause them any hardship- under the penalty of arbitrary punishments or, depending upon circumstances, of severe or exemplary reproof" That was probably due in part to the necessitiy of administering a vast area with an insufficient force of both troops and settlers. At one point half the population of the captaincy was comrised of Jews who had been the target of the Portuguese Inquisition. The Van Schalkwyck's undoubtedly found that mellieu to their advantage.

 

With regard to the marriage to the heiress of the House of Courcelles, it probably took place long before the banishment since Adrien's son Nicholas was clearly an adult already active in the Dutch conquest and administrtion of Pernambuco. In fact, Nicholas and his own wife, who also appears to be of French origen, arrived in Guadeloupe after being cast out of Brazil by the Portuguese just three years later (1654). The Dutch refugees from Brazil first went to Martinique but were not allowed to land there because French colonial officials were fearful that they were secretly adherents of the Jewish faith. Their warmer reception in Guadalupe was fortuitous.

 

The fate of the Adrien's wife is unknown; however, her French family/nationality was clearly an important factor in the family's survival after being forced to flee Holland.

 

 

 

 

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Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 1 (con't)

Notes for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck:

General Notes:

The Van Schalkwyck family is believed to have originated in the Province of Utrecht, Holland in the middle ages. The name may have been taken from a castle there located, or perhaps the castle was named after the family. In a letter written in 1128 there is mention of a church (Gillis) Van Schalkwyck. From 1239 to 1240 a knight named Arnold Van Schalkwyck was Marshall of that part of the Province; he had a son named Gilbert Van Schalkwyck who lived from 1189 to 1294. Henry and Berthold Van Schalkwyck are also spoken of as having perished in September of 1304 with John and Beasque; that same year the castle was levelled to its foundations; afterwards it was rebuilt and became the property of different branches, among them that of Loyben Nyendert Van der Huer, Martin Abresdis, Double, Ram, Rinoldi d'Eden and Van den Copellan.

 

The World Wide Web site located at: http://www.tref.nl/bunnik/bn/dom.htm

appears to be a book review/advertisement for a study of burials in the Cathedral of Utrecht (Graven en Begraven in de Dom van Utrecht). Its listing includes:

 

Adriaan Ram, Domkanunnik [Canon of the Cathedral] (1464 - 1518 Utrecht)

 

Adriaan Ram (†1550 Utrecht)

 

Brief extract from letter quoted in full under entry for Agustine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle:

 

Adrian Ram Van Schalkwyck, Baron or Lord of Van Schalkwyck near Utrecht, in Holland, was in the year 1651 banished from his country by an edict of the Council of Utrecht for practicing the Catholic Religion--his goods were confiscated--his castle (termed a nest of Papists in the edict) razed to the ground. He fled to France, and there married a lady of the House of Courcelles ... and it is apparent that though robbed of his rights and property in Holland, he still had interests or possessions in Brazil which was then under the domain of the Dutch, for with this French wife, he emigrated to that distant land and there died, leaving issue, at least one son, called Nicholas.

 

The following detailed transcription of the edict is taken from: Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921

 

QUOTE:

 

History of the Capture, Trial and banishment of Count Ram Van Schalkwyck

 

- Judgment -

 

Rendered and pronounced by the Court of Utrecht July 29th 1651 against,

 

-Adrian Ram:

 

At present held as prisoner in the Castle of Hasomberg; was summoned to appear before the court of Utrecht, testifies, that since time immemorial the Tower of his Castle Van Schalkwyck has been appropriated to the use of a Catholic Church also since the advent of the so called Reformed church - That Benches were placed all around the church to accommodate the crowds of people, and that services were attended by his subjects also by the inhabitants of other Towns -

 

The Defendant also harbored priests, in disguise, among others one Dyck Van der Hurst, who was at the Castle for 18 months, where he gave instructions to his children, this in spite of the orders forbidding the assembling of Papists and of giving protection to Priests.

 

On the 1st of June he had a large assembly of Papists at the castle, there to attend service in the church. - The Marshall of the Province having been apprised of it, repaired to the castle with some assistance, but those in the castle raised the Pont Levis, and were answered when Summoned by a shower of stones, which wounded several persons, besides this many of those in the castle were armed with guns and spikes and defended the Ramparts of the Castle - A Summons was made to lower the Bridge and allow the Marshall and his crowd to enter, this was refused on the ground that the Marshall could not enter the residence of a Lord without a special Commission from the States General, although it was known the Marshall had a right to disperse Papists wherever they assembled -

 

The Marshall was kept all day before the castle The Commissioners then summoned the Lord of the Castle to surrender, promising that none of the Papists would be maltreated; he still refused to surrender - The same night Jan Jansey de Brec in the service of the Defendant was admitted to the castle, they then held a conference, the result being that De Brec left and went to the Town of Schalkwyck and to the surrounding Villages to summon the inhabitants to rise and arm themselves - They then attacked some of the Marshall's men, threw them down, took their arms away and beat them severely; later they attacked the Marshals main force and the armed corps that had been defending the Ramparts of Schalkwyck at this juncture Van der -Horst escaped and the insurgents fell back and followed the Dyke which leads to the Village, here they were attacked by Soldiers coming to the Marshals assistance; the Insurgents attacked them with great fury, shouting "Kill them! Kill them!" but the soldiers acting on the de-fensive, received them with coolness and determination, seeing which the insurgents fell back and dispersed. In view of this serious insurrection, all those who took part in it deserve exemplary chastisement, especially the accused before this Court -

 

Decree.

 

This Supreme Court therefore orders -

 

That the tower of the castle of Schalkwyck shall be demolished-

 

That the Pont Levis be taken down and that a stationary bridge be built in its place at his expense.

 

That he will never be permitted to rebuild the Bridge or Tower.

 

The accused forfeits his Patrimonial and Ecclesiastical rights during his lifetime.

 

That the States General shall take possession of his Fief and have it administered by one of its delegates and shall invest it in those surviving the accused, either his children or heirs.

 

Ordered that this judgment be made known to the Prisoner

 

The banishment from the City and Cities of the Province of Utrecht for and during the space of ten years; to not return under pain of punishment -

 

To have to leave within 15 days the Cities and the County of Utrecht -

 

We condemn him according to Article VI of the States General of this Province dated 9 April 1639, concerning the prohibition of the assembling of papists, from this he is responsible for the assembling of all the people, and to pay all damages caused to the wounded who assisted the Marshall, and the expenses of this Court -

 

So judged at Utrecht by the Lords July 29th 1651

 

Signed by 25 Lords, Judges of the Supreme Court.

 

UNQUOTE

 

 

Portugal was the first European nation to establish a presence in Brazil. In the 1530's, Portugal's King João III divided the country into 16 commercial territories called captaincies. Pernambuco was the most profitable of the captaincies and the mainstay of the economy was sugar. In 1630 the Dutch, under the direction of the Dutch West Indies Company founded just nine years earlier, captured Pernambuco and transferred the capital to Recife, which had a better port. When the Netherlands ceded Pernambuco back to Portugal in 1654, most of the Dutch inhabitants went back to Holland or to the Caribbean, where they planted the seeds of a new sugar industry.

 

The twenty-four year long Dutch rule of Pernambuco was characterized by an unusual degree of religious tolerance. The Dutch West Indies Company, founded with the aim of capturing as much of the West Indies trade as possible, included a number of Portuguese and Spanish Jewish shareholders, guaranteeing a somewhat more sympathetic approach of the company directors towards complaints of harassment at the hands of local officials made by Jewish settlers in the Dutch colonies. Before Pernanbuco and Recife were conquered by the Dutch in 1630, the directors had already issued a pledge of religious tolerance, promising that "The liberty of Spaniards, Portuguese and natives, whether they be Roman Catholics or Jews, will be respected" adding "No one will be permitted to molest them or subject them to inquiries in matters of conscience or in their private homes; and no one should dare to disquiet or disturb them or cause them any hardship- under the penalty of arbitrary punishments or, depending upon circumstances, of severe or exemplary reproof" That was probably due in part to the necessitiy of administering a vast area with an insufficient force of both troops and settlers. At one point half the population of the captaincy was comrised of Jews who had been the target of the Portuguese Inquisition. The Van Schalkwyck's undoubtedly found that mellieu to their advantage.

 

With regard to the marriage to the heiress of the House of Courcelles, it probably took place long before the banishment since Adrien's son Nicholas was clearly an adult already active in the Dutch conquest and administrtion of Pernambuco. In fact, Nicholas and his own wife, who also appears to be of French origen, arrived in Guadeloupe after being cast out of Brazil by the Portuguese just three years later (1654). The Dutch refugees from Brazil first went to Martinique but were not allowed to land there because French colonial officials were fearful that they were secretly adherents of the Jewish faith. Their warmer reception in Guadalupe was fortuitous.

 

The fate of the Adrien's wife is unknown; however, her French family/nationality was clearly an important factor in the family's survival after being forced to flee Holland.

 

 

 

 

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Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 1 (con't)

Notes for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck:

General Notes:

The Van Schalkwyck family is believed to have originated in the Province of Utrecht, Holland in the middle ages. The name may have been taken from a castle there located, or perhaps the castle was named after the family. In a letter written in 1128 there is mention of a church (Gillis) Van Schalkwyck. From 1239 to 1240 a knight named Arnold Van Schalkwyck was Marshall of that part of the Province; he had a son named Gilbert Van Schalkwyck who lived from 1189 to 1294. Henry and Berthold Van Schalkwyck are also spoken of as having perished in September of 1304 with John and Beasque; that same year the castle was levelled to its foundations; afterwards it was rebuilt and became the property of different branches, among them that of Loyben Nyendert Van der Huer, Martin Abresdis, Double, Ram, Rinoldi d'Eden and Van den Copellan.

 

The World Wide Web site located at: http://www.tref.nl/bunnik/bn/dom.htm

appears to be a book review/advertisement for a study of burials in the Cathedral of Utrecht (Graven en Begraven in de Dom van Utrecht). Its listing includes:

 

Adriaan Ram, Domkanunnik [Canon of the Cathedral] (1464 - 1518 Utrecht)

 

Adriaan Ram (†1550 Utrecht)

 

Brief extract from letter quoted in full under entry for Agustine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle:

 

Adrian Ram Van Schalkwyck, Baron or Lord of Van Schalkwyck near Utrecht, in Holland, was in the year 1651 banished from his country by an edict of the Council of Utrecht for practicing the Catholic Religion--his goods were confiscated--his castle (termed a nest of Papists in the edict) razed to the ground. He fled to France, and there married a lady of the House of Courcelles ... and it is apparent that though robbed of his rights and property in Holland, he still had interests or possessions in Brazil which was then under the domain of the Dutch, for with this French wife, he emigrated to that distant land and there died, leaving issue, at least one son, called Nicholas.

 

The following detailed transcription of the edict is taken from: Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921

 

QUOTE:

 

History of the Capture, Trial and banishment of Count Ram Van Schalkwyck

 

- Judgment -

 

Rendered and pronounced by the Court of Utrecht July 29th 1651 against,

 

-Adrian Ram:

 

At present held as prisoner in the Castle of Hasomberg; was summoned to appear before the court of Utrecht, testifies, that since time immemorial the Tower of his Castle Van Schalkwyck has been appropriated to the use of a Catholic Church also since the advent of the so called Reformed church - That Benches were placed all around the church to accommodate the crowds of people, and that services were attended by his subjects also by the inhabitants of other Towns -

 

The Defendant also harbored priests, in disguise, among others one Dyck Van der Hurst, who was at the Castle for 18 months, where he gave instructions to his children, this in spite of the orders forbidding the assembling of Papists and of giving protection to Priests.

 

On the 1st of June he had a large assembly of Papists at the castle, there to attend service in the church. - The Marshall of the Province having been apprised of it, repaired to the castle with some assistance, but those in the castle raised the Pont Levis, and were answered when Summoned by a shower of stones, which wounded several persons, besides this many of those in the castle were armed with guns and spikes and defended the Ramparts of the Castle - A Summons was made to lower the Bridge and allow the Marshall and his crowd to enter, this was refused on the ground that the Marshall could not enter the residence of a Lord without a special Commission from the States General, although it was known the Marshall had a right to disperse Papists wherever they assembled -

 

The Marshall was kept all day before the castle The Commissioners then summoned the Lord of the Castle to surrender, promising that none of the Papists would be maltreated; he still refused to surrender - The same night Jan Jansey de Brec in the service of the Defendant was admitted to the castle, they then held a conference, the result being that De Brec left and went to the Town of Schalkwyck and to the surrounding Villages to summon the inhabitants to rise and arm themselves - They then attacked some of the Marshall's men, threw them down, took their arms away and beat them severely; later they attacked the Marshals main force and the armed corps that had been defending the Ramparts of Schalkwyck at this juncture Van der -Horst escaped and the insurgents fell back and followed the Dyke which leads to the Village, here they were attacked by Soldiers coming to the Marshals assistance; the Insurgents attacked them with great fury, shouting "Kill them! Kill them!" but the soldiers acting on the de-fensive, received them with coolness and determination, seeing which the insurgents fell back and dispersed. In view of this serious insurrection, all those who took part in it deserve exemplary chastisement, especially the accused before this Court -

 

Decree.

 

This Supreme Court therefore orders -

 

That the tower of the castle of Schalkwyck shall be demolished-

 

That the Pont Levis be taken down and that a stationary bridge be built in its place at his expense.

 

That he will never be permitted to rebuild the Bridge or Tower.

 

The accused forfeits his Patrimonial and Ecclesiastical rights during his lifetime.

 

That the States General shall take possession of his Fief and have it administered by one of its delegates and shall invest it in those surviving the accused, either his children or heirs.

 

Ordered that this judgment be made known to the Prisoner

 

The banishment from the City and Cities of the Province of Utrecht for and during the space of ten years; to not return under pain of punishment -

 

To have to leave within 15 days the Cities and the County of Utrecht -

 

We condemn him according to Article VI of the States General of this Province dated 9 April 1639, concerning the prohibition of the assembling of papists, from this he is responsible for the assembling of all the people, and to pay all damages caused to the wounded who assisted the Marshall, and the expenses of this Court -

 

So judged at Utrecht by the Lords July 29th 1651

 

Signed by 25 Lords, Judges of the Supreme Court.

 

UNQUOTE

 

 

Portugal was the first European nation to establish a presence in Brazil. In the 1530's, Portugal's King João III divided the country into 16 commercial territories called captaincies. Pernambuco was the most profitable of the captaincies and the mainstay of the economy was sugar. In 1630 the Dutch, under the direction of the Dutch West Indies Company founded just nine years earlier, captured Pernambuco and transferred the capital to Recife, which had a better port. When the Netherlands ceded Pernambuco back to Portugal in 1654, most of the Dutch inhabitants went back to Holland or to the Caribbean, where they planted the seeds of a new sugar industry.

 

The twenty-four year long Dutch rule of Pernambuco was characterized by an unusual degree of religious tolerance. The Dutch West Indies Company, founded with the aim of capturing as much of the West Indies trade as possible, included a number of Portuguese and Spanish Jewish shareholders, guaranteeing a somewhat more sympathetic approach of the company directors towards complaints of harassment at the hands of local officials made by Jewish settlers in the Dutch colonies. Before Pernanbuco and Recife were conquered by the Dutch in 1630, the directors had already issued a pledge of religious tolerance, promising that "The liberty of Spaniards, Portuguese and natives, whether they be Roman Catholics or Jews, will be respected" adding "No one will be permitted to molest them or subject them to inquiries in matters of conscience or in their private homes; and no one should dare to disquiet or disturb them or cause them any hardship- under the penalty of arbitrary punishments or, depending upon circumstances, of severe or exemplary reproof" That was probably due in part to the necessitiy of administering a vast area with an insufficient force of both troops and settlers. At one point half the population of the captaincy was comrised of Jews who had been the target of the Portuguese Inquisition. The Van Schalkwyck's undoubtedly found that mellieu to their advantage.

 

With regard to the marriage to the heiress of the House of Courcelles, it probably took place long before the banishment since Adrien's son Nicholas was clearly an adult already active in the Dutch conquest and administrtion of Pernambuco. In fact, Nicholas and his own wife, who also appears to be of French origen, arrived in Guadeloupe after being cast out of Brazil by the Portuguese just three years later (1654). The Dutch refugees from Brazil first went to Martinique but were not allowed to land there because French colonial officials were fearful that they were secretly adherents of the Jewish faith. Their warmer reception in Guadalupe was fortuitous.

 

The fate of the Adrien's wife is unknown; however, her French family/nationality was clearly an important factor in the family's survival after being forced to flee Holland.

 

 

 

 

TBDF House of Courcelles was born on Unknown in France. She died about 1654 in Brazil.

Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck and TBDF House of Courcelles were married about 1620. They had the following children:

2. i.

Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle[1] was born about 1620. He married Anne Catherine de Falaise in 1654. He died in 1666 in Guadeloupe.

Generation 2
2.

Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle-2 (Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born about 1620. He died in 1666 in Guadeloupe.

Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 640

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 640

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 640

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Generation 2 (con't)

Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 640

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

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La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 640

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 640

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

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Notes for Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Nicolas Girard van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle

 

Philippe Rossignol

Président de l'association "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe"

Pavillon 23, 12 avenue Charles De Gaulle

78230 Le Pecq

writes in "Histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane françaises Repères historiques " published in "les trésors du patrimoine créole ", éditions de l'Arsenal, Paris, 1995, ISBN 2-910470-11-3, à l'occasion des manifestations du " Printemps créole" :

 

"Si le début de la colonisation a vu la prépondérance de la culture du tabac ou de l'indigo, les dernières années du 17e siècle et le 18e ont vu l'explosion de la culture de la canne à sucre.

 

Les hollandais réfugiés du Brésil dont ils avaient été chassés en 1656 se réfugient en Martinique et principalement en Guadeloupe avec leurs esclaves et la connaissance de la culture de la canne ainsi que de la fabrication du sucre. "

 

Nicolas Girard Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle, Lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil appears to have arrived two years earlier in 1654.

 

He died, together with his wife and several children, when their home on a plantation in Basse-Terre was swept away by flooding of the Rivière aux herbes. Only Denis, Cornelia and an older daughter (name not certain, but likely Anne) survived the tragedy; the first two at the time were in Holland and the later was probably with her spouse on the island of Martinique.

 

In 1759 the British burned public buildings causing loss of early public records of the family.

 

 

 

Review appearing in "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (ISSN 0997-3923

), Bulletin 35 : Février 1992 Page 527

****

 

Philippe et Bernadette Rossignol

 

La famille VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

et ses alliances à la Guadeloupe de 1654 à 1860

Jacques de Monsabert

Centre de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique

30 rue Boissière, 75116 Paris

126 pages, 150 F

 

Il y a longtemps que nous souhaitions une nouvelle

édition de la généalogie réalisée en 1974 car la famille

VAN SCHALKWYCK, très prolifique au XVIII° siècle, est

alliée à toutes les familles notables de la Grande-Terre

et on en trouve trace dans la toponymie (par exemple

COURCELLE, nom d'une branche).

L'ouvrage, très enrichi par rapport à la première

étude, fait une très grande place à la généalogie

descendante de Denis VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD, en

donnant pour chaque acte le maximum de renseignements :

fonction, témoins, parrain, marraine, etc. Cela sera d'un

grand secours pour localiser de nombreuses familles.

Nous avons apprécié les arbres généalogiques, qui

permettent de se retrouver plus facilement dans l'exubé-

rance des différentes branches, l'index des noms cités,

malgré un décalage d'une page dans la numérotation (à

partir des pages 82-83), ainsi que les annexes (44 pages)

où sont transcrits in extenso un certain nombre de

documents, permettant au lecteur de se faire sa propre

opinion.

Il est certain que les renseignements donnés peuvent

tous être contrôlés car l'auteur indique systématiquement

ses sources et ses informateurs. Pour notre part, nous

avons découvert que nous étions nous-mêmes fort aima-

blement et souvent cités, même pour des renseignements

glanés auprès d'autres personnes et que nous avions

simplement transmis.

Certains de ces documents auraient mérité une analyse

critique approfondie, en particulier acte de notoriété,

note manuscrite ou récits familiaux postérieurs de 100 à

150 ans aux faits.

 

Tout le problème est celui de l'origine de Nicolas

CLASSE GIRARD (venu directement de Hollande ou en passant

par le Brésil ?), dont les enfants prendront (ou

reprendront ?) le nom de VAN SCHALKWYCK. Il faudrait peut-

être chercher du côté de son épouse, Anne de FALAISE.

Il est certain que les sources et documents relatifs

à l'arrivée et à l'installation à la Guadeloupe des

Hollandais du Brésil, ramènent tous à DU TERTRE qui peut,

seul, être considéré comme un témoin digne de foi, mais

qui, souvent, ne pensait pas à préciser les prénoms et les

noms complets des personnes évoquées, pour les généa-

logistes futurs...

Ainsi, la confusion faite dans la première édition

entre la famille CLASSEN, protestante, issue du lieutenant

colonel de Récife (Brésil), établie à Capesterre, dont

parle DU TERTRE, et la famille CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK, catholique, établie à Baillif, dont cet

ouvrage étudie la descendance, est en partie maintenue par

l'attribution systématique aux VAN SCHALKWYCK de ce qui

appartient aux CLASSEN. Par exemple, le mariage du 23

novembre 1688 à Capesterre, cité dans l'introduction,

concerne en fait sans ambigüité une fille de Nicolas

CLASSEN et d'Agnès de GANSPOEL. Il en est de même des

biens relevés dans le recensement de 1671 à Capesterre et

attribués à tort à Nicolas GIRARD CLASSE, alors que

figurent bien à la Montagne St-Louis du Baillif les hoirs

(héritiers) CLAS GIRARD. Dans ce même recensement de 1671,

des erreurs de lecture ont attribué (terrier) la vinai-

grerie (lue "vinaigrette") de la veuve LISTRY, proprié-

taire précédente, à M. CLASSEN (lu GIRARD CLASSE),

figurant à la ligne suivante; et transformé (dénombrement)

les 36 fusils en 36 puits, etc.

 

En conclusion, si la première partie risque de

choquer tous ceux qui ont étudié de façon approfondie les

débuts de la Guadeloupe, cela ne doit pas jeter le doute

sur la valeur et le sérieux de cette étude que de nombreux

généalogistes pourront utiliser avec profit

 

G.H.C. Bulletin 41 : Septembre 1992

"Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" jouit de la protection légale sur les droits d'auteur en étant déposé au dépôt légal de la bibliothèque nationale.

ISSN 0997-3923

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 639

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

Ph. et B. Rossignol

Cette famille est originaire d'Amsterdam, réfugiée du

Brésil à la Guadeloupe en 1654 comme la famille Van

Ganspoël à laquelle elle est alliée. Cette famille, que

l'on trouve dans les actes avec les orthographes CLASSE,

CLASS, CLAESSEN, ce qui est un nom très courant en

Flandres et en Hollande, signifiant Nicolas, ne doit pas

être confondue avec la famille Van Schalkwyck Classe.

De plus, à la Guadeloupe ou plutôt aux Saintes, était

établie une troisième famille Classe, semble-t-il sans

rapport avec les deux autres, mais probablement

protestante et hollandaise remontant à Jean Classe marié

le 9 5 1690 à Basse Terre Mont Carmel à Marie Anne Helin

ou Elinck.

 

La date d'arrivée à la Guadeloupe nous est parfai-

tement connue grâce au R.P. Jean Baptiste Dutertre dans

son chapitre sur "Les Hollandais Chassez du Recif (1), &

des autres places du Brésil, par les Portugais, se

réfugient à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe" (2).

 

"...Le Mercredy suivant (3), il arriva à la mesme

rade (4) un grand navire des Estats (5) qui portoit les

garnisons de Tamarica (6) & de Pareïba, qui n'ayans pû

s'embarquer avec les autres, s'estoient retirez au nombre

de 400 hommes dans le Fort d'Orange, jusqu'à l'arrivée de

ce Vaisseau.

Le Lieutenant Colonel du Recif nommé Clas, auquel les

Portugais n'avoient point voulu donner de quartier, estoit

dans ce Vaisseau, il s'estoit sauvé sur une Pingarde ou

Pyperi (7), avec deux Négres, qui le conduisirent le long

de la coste jusques dans l'Isle de Tamarica, que les

Holandois n'avoient pas encore quittée."

 

Malheureusement Dutertre ne donne pas le prénom de ce

CLASS ni aucun renseignement généalogique !

Mais heureusement lors du mariage d'Anne Elisabeth

Classen le 23 11 1688 à Capesterre elle est dite "fille de

feu sieur Nicolas Classen lieutenant colonel d'infanterie

au Brésil et depuis habitant de cette paroisse et de Dlle

Agnès Ganspoel d'autre part".

 

Nous avions écrit dans le n° 6 des cahiers du Centre

de Généalogie et d'Histoire des Isles d'Amérique, page 69,

que Nicolas Classen était le maître d'engins à sucre

mentionné par Du Tertre et cela a été repris par M.

Lafleur (8) mais il nous apparaît maintenant plus logique

qu'il s'agisse de Samuel Van Ganspoël car Du Tertre semble

bien faire la différence entre le lieutenant-colonel et ce

maître d'engins à sucre. D'autre part Nicolas Classen est

arrivé sur le dernier bateau venant du Brésil, proba-

blement après que Houël ait conclu son marché, et enfin si

les Poyen acquièrent Ste Marie c'est à n'en pas douter

parce qu'ils y étaient installés, ayant pris la succession

des Van Ganspoël.

 

Les alliances se font dans le milieu protestant,

marchand et riche. La première génération s'allie quatre

fois avec des français : Bonneau, Gressier, Poyen et

Petit, et deux fois avec des hollandais : de Bologne (Van

Bolongien) et Van Susteren.

 

A la génération suivante on remarque les familles

Blachon (de Montpellier), Lasserre (de La Tremblade) et

enfin Levasseur Dubuisson qui est établie à la Guadeloupe

depuis le début et dont le prénom d'Isaac porté de géné-

ration en génération semble indiquer une appartenance à la

Religion Réformée.

 

Mais le nom de Classe n'a pas survécut longtemps à la

Guadeloupe, dans cette famille, car des 3 fils nés du

premier couple, l'aîné ne survécut que 36 heures, le

troisième se fit tuer (probablement en duel) en 1700 par

l'un de ses alliés, André Gressier, et le second n'eut

qu'un fils dont nous n'avons pas retrouvé la trace, peut-

être retourné en Hollande.

 

Remarquons en passant que l'on ne trouve aucun acte

de décès dans les registres catholiques ce qui dénote bien

une foi protestante convaincue.

 

(1) Recife capitale de l'état de Pernambouc.

(2) R.P. J.B. Dutertre : Histoire Générale des Antilles

habitées par les Français. Réedition des Horizons

caraïbes. 1973. D'apès l'édition de Th. Jolly de 1667-

1671. tome I pages 457 et suivantes.

(3) Le premier mercredi de mars 1654.

(4) de Basse-Terre.

(5) Les Etats de Hollande.

(6) Aujourd'hui ITAMARICA, à 75 km au nord de Recife.

(7) Sorte de pirogue indienne.

(8)) Gérard Lafleur "Les protestants aux Antilles fran-

çaises du vent sous l'ancien régime" Basse-Terre, Sté

d'Histoire de la Guadeloupe, 1988. pages 58 et 122.

 

Documents

 

Le recensement de la Guadeloupe de 1664 (A.N.S.O.M. G1-

469) mentionne à la Cabesterre : M. Classe agé de 47 ans;

Adrien Vanbultral son fils (pas d'âge indiqué) (1);

Classe agé de 15 ans (1).

Ce recensement ne mentionnant pas les femmes à Capesterre,

il est impossible de savoir si le mariage , qui devait

être en fait un remariage, avec Agnès de Ganspoel avait

déjà eu lieu. De plus le registre de Capesterre ne

mentionne aucun mariage Classe - Van Ganspoel.

 

Toujours en 1664 on trouve l'analyse faite par Colbert

d'une dépêche du Gouverneur Général de Tracy datée du 2

juillet (2) et qui demande 6 lettres de naturalité pour :

- Nicolas Classen d'Amsterdam

- Adrien Bulstraiten né au Brésil

- Jouennes Listry né en Hollande

- Jouennes Listry le jeune né au Brésil

- Guillaume de Boulogne né à Rotterdam

Tous habitant de l'île de la Guadeloupe

- Le Sr Silben Suvart né à Amsterdam.

Il est annoté en marge : "bon"

 

(1) Nous n'avons pas touvé par la suite de trace d'Adrien

Van Bultral ni du Classe agé de 15 ans. Il est possible

que ce soit la même personne.

(2) A.N. C8A1 folio 6 verso.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 640

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

En 1671 le recensement de la Guadeloupe (G1-468) indique

à Capesterre :

Le Sr. Classen, huguenot, marié à Agnès de Ganspoel avec 3

garçons et 2 filles. Il a 11 serviteurs artisans, 4 servi-

teurs blancs, 3 servantes, 57 nègres, 54 négresses, 3

négrillons, 6 négrittes, 36 fusils, 8 pistolets, 6

chevaux, 3 pouliches, 2 cavalles, 23 boeufs, 5 vaches et 6

veaux.

Les 3 garçons pourraient être : Adrien Van Bultral, le

Classe agé de 15 ans en 1664 et Samuel Classe né en 1668

(voir généalogie); les 2 filles : Pauline Alette née en

1665 et Marie-Constance.

 

La partie terrier de ce même recensement indique à Capes-

terre et au Grand cul de sac des terres évaluées à environ

900 hectares d'après les calculs effectués par M. Lafleur

(1). Ceci dénote une habitation tout à fait considérable.

On peut supposer qu'il s'agit en fait d'une société

financée par plusieurs personnes.

Capesterre, 1er étage entre le bord de la mer et le 2°

étage. Monsieur Classen

100 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en haziers

Capesterre quartier St Sauveur. Mr Class :

400 pas de large, 1000 de haut en haziers et bois debout

Capesterre Montagne St Martin. Monsieur Classen :

250 pas de large, 1000 pas de haut tout en cannes.

idem. M. Classen :

140 pas de large, 600 de haut 1 moulin, 1 sucrerie,

plusieurs habitations. Tout en savanne.

117 pas de large,450 de haut tout en cannes

30 pas de large, 300 de haut tout en cannes.

idem. Mons. Classen :

90 pas de large, 1100 de haut tout en cannes

90 pas de large, 1000 de haut tout en cannes

140 pas de large, 600 de haut tout en cannes

idem. Mons. Classen :

100 pas de large, 4000 de haut 1 sucrerie, 1 moulin,

plusieurs habitations. 700 pas en cannes, 300 pas en

vivres, 250 pas en savanne, le reste en bois.

idem. M. Classen :

500 pas de large, 1000 de haut; 500 pas en savane, le

reste à defricher.

Quartier du Grand cul de sac, compagnie du Sr. La Pompe :

Le Sr. Classen :

2000 pas de large, 2000 pas de haut; tout en bois

 

Recensement des personnes de la religion prétendue

réformée daté des 3-4 et 5 Mars 1687 (G1-469).

Sucrier : Le Sieur Moyse PETIT, pour les héritiers de feu

Nicolas CLASSEN, natif de La Rochelle, agé de 33 ans

Paulline Allette CLASSEN sa femme aagé de 22 ans

Samuel CLASSEN, son frère 19 ans

Corneille CLASSEN,son frère 12 ans

Nicolas POYEN fils de la ditte 6 ans

Marie Constance CLASSEN 16 ans

Anne Elisabeth CLASSEN 14 ans

Domestiques

Adrien LAURANT, maistre descolle 41 ans

Jean BERIN, gascon, tonnelier 51 ans

53 nègres, 55 negresses, 14 negrillons, 10 negrittes

 

(1) "Les protestants aux Antilles françaises..." page 60.

 

Dans les registres de Capesterre on trouve le 11 5 1655 le

baptême de "Marguerite, fille du capitaine des brésiliens

qui sont dans l'île et de sa femme".

Cet acte ne semble pas concerner la famille Classen et

si nous suivons M. Lafleur, seraient dénommés brésiliens

les enfants de hollandais et d'indiens du Brésil, ce que

confirmerait les parrainages. L'Anonyme de la Grenade,

pour sa part, appelle brésiliens les soldats aux service

des hollandais au Brésil, dont 64 sont allés à la Grenade

en 1654 (1).

 

Enfin voici une lettre autographe de Nicolas Classen

que nous avions trouvé à Londres, grâce au cher et

regretté M. Debien et à M. Camus.

 

Londres, Public Record Office, High Court of Admiralty 30,

carton 642 part I

Lettre traduite par M. de Jong Van Hoeven.

 

Au très honnête et très discret Seigneur

Jacob Clasen

domicilié à Amsterdam

Monsieur,

 

J'ai bien reçu votre aimable lettre du 17 août et voici

ma réponse. J'ai été heureux de savoir que vous jouissiez

de bonne santé et prospérité et j'espère qu'il en sera de

même longtemps encore.

Je ne peux comprendre la raison de toute votre recon-

naissance; ce que je vous ai donné ne le mérite pas. Je

souhaiterais avoir toujours la possibilité d'aider ainsi

mes frères. Telle est ma volonté et il en sera toujours

ainsi et quand l'occasion s'en présente je fais de mon

mieux. Vous me dites que vous m'avez choisi comme parrain

de mon neveu, venu au monde le 12 mars de cette année. Je

vous en remercie cordialement. Dieu veuille qu'il

grandisse en vertus de toutes sortes pour la joie de ses

parents et de moi-même, je ne tarderai pas à lui envoyer

un cadeau de baptême qui arrivera en temps utile. Cela

dit, je vous recommande à Dieu ainsi que ma soeur. Nous

vous saluons de tout coeur, ma femme et moi et vous recom-

mande à Dieu.

Je reste votre dévoué serviteur et frère.

 

Nikolas Clasen

 

Datum Guadaloupa de Cabbessete

4 December anno 1664

 

 

(1) "L'histoire de l'Isle de la Grenade en Amérique"

manuscrit anonyme présenté par Jacques Petitjean Roget;

Presse de l'Université de Montréal; 1975.

 

G.H.C. Numéro 41 : Septembre 1992 Page 641

La famille CLASSEN ou CLASSE (Hollande, Brésil, Guadeloupe)

 

Eléments de Généalogie

 

NN. CLASSEN

 

1 Nicolas CLASSEN

lieutenant colonel d'infanterie au Brésil.

o 1616/1617 + 1684/1687

ax /1648 NN. (1)

d'où :

1 Adrien Van BULTRAL ou BULSTRAITEN (1)

+ 1664/

2 NN. CLASSE (1)

o ca 1648/1649

bx 27 6 1663 Guadeloupe Agnès VAN GANSPOEL, fille de

Samuel et Pauline VAN DER VENNE

o 30 8 1648 Pernambouc (Brésil) + 1675/1687

 

2 Jacob CLASEN, habitant Amsterdam en 1664

x /1664

d'où au moins

1 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

o 12 3 1664 Amsterdam

b ? Amsterdam p Nicolas Clasen (oncle)

 

3 NN. CLASEN (garçon)

 

4 NN. CLASEN (fille)

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

 

1 garçon (2) o et + 1664

 

2 Pauline Alette CLASSE

b 13 8 1665 Capesterre p M. le gouverneur Du Lion;

m Mlle de La Forge (signe Marie Roux)

abjuration le 10 7 1687 à Capesterre

ax ca 1680 Pierre POYEN, de Jean et Bernarde TOURNESY

bx /Mars 1687 Moïse PETIT

o ca 1654 La Rochelle

Nombreuse descendance POYEN

 

(1) Le recensement de 1664 conduit à supposer une première

alliance de Nicolas Classen avec 2 enfants. Mais on peut

émettre d'autres hypothèses :

a) Adrien Van Bultral et le Classe de 15 ans sont une

seule et même personne, en fait fils d'un premier mariage

de la première femme de Nicolas.

b) Adrien Van Bultral serait un gendre de Nicolas ce qui

implique une fille inconnue, toujours d'un premier

mariage. En effet les femmes ne sont pas recensées à

Capesterre en 1664.

c) Adrien Van Bultral serait beau-frère de Nicolas Classe

En tout état de cause on peut supposer qu'Adrien Van

Bultral devait être âgé de plus de 15 ans en 1664 pour

demander des lettres de naturalité.

Le mystère reste entier; cependant M. Jean Claude Germain

nous a signalé un Joost VAN BULLESTRATE, habitant

fonctionnaire de la compagnie hollandaise des Indes Occi-

dentales, habitant Recife au temps de l'occupation hollan-

daise (Formulas Politicas do Brasil Hollandes).

(2) D'après une lettre d'Agnès de Ganspoel, conservée à

Londres.

 

Descendance de Nicolas CLASSE et Agnès VAN GANSPOEL

(suite)

 

3 Samuel CLASSE

o ca 1668

abjuration le 10 4 1687 à Capesterre

x ca 1688 Catherine de BOLOGNE, fille de Guillaume,

cornette de cavalerie et Anne Catherine BRASSERT

Descendance en 3

 

4 Marie Constance CLASSE

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

x 17 5 1687 Capesterre Nicolas BONNEAU, fils de +

Nicolas, marchand à La Rochelle, et + Dame TORTORUC

d'où au moins 4 enfants (1)

 

5 Anne Elisabeth CLASSE

o 1672/1673

abjuration "de l'hérésie calviniste" le 10 7 1687 à

Capesterre

ax 23 11 1688 Capesterre Mathurin VAN SUSTEREN,marchand,

fils de + Corneille et Dlle Alette MICHEMY

o 1659/1660 Borome (2)

bx ca 1690 Jean GRESSIER, marchand, fils d'André et Anne

SAUVAGE

o 1664/1671 + /1739

bx ca 1700 Bernarde POYEN, fille de Jean et Lucresse

VAN GANSPOEL

 

6 Corneille CLASSE

o ca 1675

+ 17 4 1700 Le Marigot, Capesterre (3)

 

(1) Dans le registre de Capesterre on trouve le 20 2 1695

le baptême de "Nicolas Bonneau fils à Madame Bonneau né

dans le mariage du sieur Nicolas Bonneau avec elle, lequel

enfant le dit sieur Bonneau n'a pas voulu reconnaître..."

Puis juste après (le copiste a du reclasser les actes) :

" Je déclare que l'enfant nommé ci dessus Nicolas Bonneau

est véritablement né de moy et de ma femme Marie Constance

Classe et qu'il n'y a que la colère qui m'a obligé de dire

que je ne le connaissais pas, ce que je déclare en

conscience en présence du R.P. Vidal, curé et des témoins

soussignés le 1er juillet 1700 " signé : Bonneau,

Filassier, du Marest, f. Pierre Vidal de l'ordre des

frères prêcheurs faisant fonction de curé, recevant la

dite déclaration du père par ordre de son supérieur

général le R.P. Cabasson.

signé Dumarais. On voit que la "colère" avait duré 5 ans !

(2) C.A.O.M. G1-469 "Etat des personnes de la Religion

prétendue réformée". En 1711 (A.N. C/8/a18 folio 141) il

est noté : "Le sieur Vansustre, créole originaire de

Hollande, est un entêté religionnaire".

(3) A.N. E 212. Il fut tué d'un coup d'épée par André

Gressier et ses biens devaient être confisqués puisqu'il

était étranger (A.N. C8 A13 folio 116 : 25 4 1701 Inten-

dant Robert au ministre).

Dans A.N. C7A5 fol. 101, il est question du nommé

GRESSIER, "dont le nommé CLASSEN, son cousin germain (?),

l'ayant attaqué, il a été obligé de mettre l'épée à la

main pour se défendre et a eu le malheur de le tuer".

 

 

 

Anne Catherine de Falaise[1] was born about 1634. She died about 08 Aug 1666 in Guadeloupe.

Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle and Anne Catherine de Falaise were married in 1654. They had the following children:

3. i.

Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle[1] was born about 1655[2]. She died after 1690.

4. ii.

Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle[1] was born about 1657. He married Marie Anne Tirant de m Forge on 19 Sep 1684 in Capesterre Belle Eau. He died about 1738.

iii.

Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle[1] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Per source cited left no descendants

 

 

Generation 3
3.

Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle-3 (Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born about 1655[2]. She died after 1690.

Notes for Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Per papers of Professor Henry William Wilder Foote and Family 1714-1959 there were no male heirs from her marriage.

 

 

François Néron son of François Néron and Jeanne Gilloire[2] was born about 1644. He died about 1712.

Notes for François Néron:

General Notes:

Capitaine de milice, 1er commandant de la Grande Terre (St. Anne), habitant le Petit Carbet

 

Following article is taken from "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" , Juin 1989

 

Lettre de Saint Domingue en 1670

Guy Ffrench, Ph. et B. Rossignol

 

 

Cette lettre fait partie de la correspondance des gou-

verneurs aux Archives Nationales : C7 A1 page 346.

Il nous a paru intéressant d'en donner l'original, sa

transcription avec les fautes d'orthographe et une "tra-

duction" en français moderne. Bien que fort courte elle

contient des renseignements tant généalogiques qu'histori-

ques que nous avons essayé de mettre en valeur dans les

notes. Malheureusement elle ne résoud pas le mystère de

l'origine de la famille NéRON.

 

A Monsieur

Monsieur Neron demeurant sure son abitation au petite

carbet de la grande ance de la Gardeloupe a la Gardeloupe.

 

du petite gouave ce 12 de septembre 1670

 

Monsieur et cousin

 

trouvant locazion de vous escrire ce mot pour vous

asurer de mes tres humbles service et vous diray que je

suis depresant aux petite gouave du coeux de sacque de st

domingue ou jespere un bastimant anglois pour aleren en

course cest pour quoy je vous prie de nan voyer aucun

sucre y cy bas dautant que je ne sai ou je feray ma

residence et vous prie davoir ausy la bontez de tascher de

tirer quelle que chosse de madamlle bourdenave et pour ce

quy est des nouvelles de ses cartiers y cy je vous diray

que les habitans ont pris les armes a lencontre de Mr

augeron gouverneur de Tortu disant quil ne veul ny gouver-

neur ny compagny et mesme il lelont fait abandonner ses

place quil avez dans lille de st dommingue Il se doict

ausy faire un flotte anglois pour aler fair desante en la

terre espagnol ou jesperre y alere. autre chosse ne vous

puis mander sy non que je vous prie de faire mes beise-

maings a Mr et Madame Guillon a quy je suis comme a vous

monsieur et cousin

vostre treshumble et obeisant serviteur

 

(signé) Degonne dit

Dessablons

 

En marge : jay apris que vous netiez plus sur la sucrerie

de feu Mr de bouqetto dont jan suis fort fasché mes il

faut remersiez dieu de prandre pasiance. adieu.

 

Traduction :

 

A Monsieur NERON (1), demeurant sur son habitation au

Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse (2), à la Guadeloupe.

 

Du Petit Goave (3) ce 12 Septembre 1670.

 

Monsieur et cousin,

 

Trouvant l'occasion de vous écrire ce mot pour vous

assurer de mes très humbles services, je vous dirai que je

suis à présent au Petit Goave du Cul de Sac de Saint

Domingue où j'espère un bâtiment anglais pour aller en

course (4).

C'est pourquoi je vous prie de n'envoyer aucun sucre ici

bas (5) d'autant que je ne sais où je ferai ma résidence.

Je vous prie d'avoir aussi la bonté de tâcher de tirer

quelque chose de Mademoiselle BOURDENAVE (6).

Et pour ce qui est des nouvelles de ces quartiers-ci je

vous dirai que les habitants ont pris les armes à l'encon-

tre de Monsieur OGERON gouverneur de la Tortue (7), disant

qu'ils ne veulent ni gouverneur ni Compagnie (8), et même

ils lui ont fait abandonner les places qu'il avait dans

l'île de Saint Domingue.

Il se doit aussi faire une flotte anglaise pour aller

faire descente en terre espagnole (9) où j'espère aller.

Je n'ai rien d'autre à vous dire sinon que je vous prie

de faire mes baise-mains à Monsieur et Madame GUILLON (10)

à qui je suis, comme à vous,

 

Monsieur et cousin (11)

votre très humble et obéissant serviteur.

 

DEGONNE dit DESSABLONS. (12)

 

En marge : J'ai appris que vous n'étiez plus sur la sucre-

rie de feu Monsieur de BOUCQUETOT (13), ce dont je suis

fort fâché mais il faut remercier Dieu de prendre

patience. Adieu.

NOTES

 

(1) NERON : Le Sr. François NERON est recensé en 1664 à la

Guadeloupe, quartier de la Montagne St Louis à Basse

Terre, dans la case n° 154 appartenant au Sr. Jean BOUC-

QUETEAU (C.A.O.M. G 469). Il est dit agé de 20 ans.

En 1671 il est recensé au quartier de Trois Rivières,

Dos d'Ane et Petit Carbet, marié à Christine LEMERCIER,

sans enfant, catholique , avec 1 serviteur blanc, 2 nè-

gres, 4 négresses, 5 négrittes, 1 fusil, 2 pistolets, 1

épée. Il est clair que son cousin ne sait pas qu'il est

marié donc son mariage se situe entre la date de la lettre

(12 9 1670) et la date du recensement (29 2 1672).

Dans le dossier E 320 (A.N.) concernant l'un de ses

descendants Jean Guillaume NERON LONGPRé, il est dit avoir

été lieutenant au régiment de Navarre, fait lieutenant de

compagnie par la Compagnie des Indes Occidentales le 20 6

1661, (ce qui paraît curieux puisque la Compagnie fut

créée en 1664 et qu'il n'aurait eu que 16 ou 17 ans) et

être passé de Saint Christophe à la Guadeloupe. Il fut

capitaine de milice commandant la Grande Terre de 1682 à

son décès vers 1712.

Il eut une nombreuse descendance mais l'origine géogra-

phique de la famille NERON est malheureusement inconnue.

(2) Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse : se situe sur la

paroisse de Trois-Rivières.

(3) Petit Goave : l'un des premiers quartiers de Saint

Domingue habité par les Français (1663) dans le sud de

l'île près de Léogane.

(4) aller en course sur bâtiment anglais : il apparaît que

la distinction entre marchand ou habitant ou flibustier

n'était pas très marquée à l'époque, surtout à Saint

Domingue.

(5) Envoi de sucre à Saint Domingue : Si nous comprenons

bien le sens de ces mots cela signifie que Saint Domingue

qui deviendra la principale île à sucre était obligée en

1670 d'importer du sucre de la Guadeloupe.

(6) Mlle BOURDENAVE : Dans le recensement de la Guadeloupe

en 1664 on trouve à la Montagne St Louis case 214: Fran-

çoise DENEVEAU, agée de 24 ans x Jean BOURDENAVE, agé de

34 ans.

Mlle BORDENAVE est recensée au même endroit en 1671,

seule.

 

 

 

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Notes for François Néron:

General Notes:

Capitaine de milice, 1er commandant de la Grande Terre (St. Anne), habitant le Petit Carbet

 

Following article is taken from "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" , Juin 1989

 

Lettre de Saint Domingue en 1670

Guy Ffrench, Ph. et B. Rossignol

 

 

Cette lettre fait partie de la correspondance des gou-

verneurs aux Archives Nationales : C7 A1 page 346.

Il nous a paru intéressant d'en donner l'original, sa

transcription avec les fautes d'orthographe et une "tra-

duction" en français moderne. Bien que fort courte elle

contient des renseignements tant généalogiques qu'histori-

ques que nous avons essayé de mettre en valeur dans les

notes. Malheureusement elle ne résoud pas le mystère de

l'origine de la famille NéRON.

 

A Monsieur

Monsieur Neron demeurant sure son abitation au petite

carbet de la grande ance de la Gardeloupe a la Gardeloupe.

 

du petite gouave ce 12 de septembre 1670

 

Monsieur et cousin

 

trouvant locazion de vous escrire ce mot pour vous

asurer de mes tres humbles service et vous diray que je

suis depresant aux petite gouave du coeux de sacque de st

domingue ou jespere un bastimant anglois pour aleren en

course cest pour quoy je vous prie de nan voyer aucun

sucre y cy bas dautant que je ne sai ou je feray ma

residence et vous prie davoir ausy la bontez de tascher de

tirer quelle que chosse de madamlle bourdenave et pour ce

quy est des nouvelles de ses cartiers y cy je vous diray

que les habitans ont pris les armes a lencontre de Mr

augeron gouverneur de Tortu disant quil ne veul ny gouver-

neur ny compagny et mesme il lelont fait abandonner ses

place quil avez dans lille de st dommingue Il se doict

ausy faire un flotte anglois pour aler fair desante en la

terre espagnol ou jesperre y alere. autre chosse ne vous

puis mander sy non que je vous prie de faire mes beise-

maings a Mr et Madame Guillon a quy je suis comme a vous

monsieur et cousin

vostre treshumble et obeisant serviteur

 

(signé) Degonne dit

Dessablons

 

En marge : jay apris que vous netiez plus sur la sucrerie

de feu Mr de bouqetto dont jan suis fort fasché mes il

faut remersiez dieu de prandre pasiance. adieu.

 

Traduction :

 

A Monsieur NERON (1), demeurant sur son habitation au

Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse (2), à la Guadeloupe.

 

Du Petit Goave (3) ce 12 Septembre 1670.

 

Monsieur et cousin,

 

Trouvant l'occasion de vous écrire ce mot pour vous

assurer de mes très humbles services, je vous dirai que je

suis à présent au Petit Goave du Cul de Sac de Saint

Domingue où j'espère un bâtiment anglais pour aller en

course (4).

C'est pourquoi je vous prie de n'envoyer aucun sucre ici

bas (5) d'autant que je ne sais où je ferai ma résidence.

Je vous prie d'avoir aussi la bonté de tâcher de tirer

quelque chose de Mademoiselle BOURDENAVE (6).

Et pour ce qui est des nouvelles de ces quartiers-ci je

vous dirai que les habitants ont pris les armes à l'encon-

tre de Monsieur OGERON gouverneur de la Tortue (7), disant

qu'ils ne veulent ni gouverneur ni Compagnie (8), et même

ils lui ont fait abandonner les places qu'il avait dans

l'île de Saint Domingue.

Il se doit aussi faire une flotte anglaise pour aller

faire descente en terre espagnole (9) où j'espère aller.

Je n'ai rien d'autre à vous dire sinon que je vous prie

de faire mes baise-mains à Monsieur et Madame GUILLON (10)

à qui je suis, comme à vous,

 

Monsieur et cousin (11)

votre très humble et obéissant serviteur.

 

DEGONNE dit DESSABLONS. (12)

 

En marge : J'ai appris que vous n'étiez plus sur la sucre-

rie de feu Monsieur de BOUCQUETOT (13), ce dont je suis

fort fâché mais il faut remercier Dieu de prendre

patience. Adieu.

NOTES

 

(1) NERON : Le Sr. François NERON est recensé en 1664 à la

Guadeloupe, quartier de la Montagne St Louis à Basse

Terre, dans la case n° 154 appartenant au Sr. Jean BOUC-

QUETEAU (C.A.O.M. G 469). Il est dit agé de 20 ans.

En 1671 il est recensé au quartier de Trois Rivières,

Dos d'Ane et Petit Carbet, marié à Christine LEMERCIER,

sans enfant, catholique , avec 1 serviteur blanc, 2 nè-

gres, 4 négresses, 5 négrittes, 1 fusil, 2 pistolets, 1

épée. Il est clair que son cousin ne sait pas qu'il est

marié donc son mariage se situe entre la date de la lettre

(12 9 1670) et la date du recensement (29 2 1672).

Dans le dossier E 320 (A.N.) concernant l'un de ses

descendants Jean Guillaume NERON LONGPRé, il est dit avoir

été lieutenant au régiment de Navarre, fait lieutenant de

compagnie par la Compagnie des Indes Occidentales le 20 6

1661, (ce qui paraît curieux puisque la Compagnie fut

créée en 1664 et qu'il n'aurait eu que 16 ou 17 ans) et

être passé de Saint Christophe à la Guadeloupe. Il fut

capitaine de milice commandant la Grande Terre de 1682 à

son décès vers 1712.

Il eut une nombreuse descendance mais l'origine géogra-

phique de la famille NERON est malheureusement inconnue.

(2) Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse : se situe sur la

paroisse de Trois-Rivières.

(3) Petit Goave : l'un des premiers quartiers de Saint

Domingue habité par les Français (1663) dans le sud de

l'île près de Léogane.

(4) aller en course sur bâtiment anglais : il apparaît que

la distinction entre marchand ou habitant ou flibustier

n'était pas très marquée à l'époque, surtout à Saint

Domingue.

(5) Envoi de sucre à Saint Domingue : Si nous comprenons

bien le sens de ces mots cela signifie que Saint Domingue

qui deviendra la principale île à sucre était obligée en

1670 d'importer du sucre de la Guadeloupe.

(6) Mlle BOURDENAVE : Dans le recensement de la Guadeloupe

en 1664 on trouve à la Montagne St Louis case 214: Fran-

çoise DENEVEAU, agée de 24 ans x Jean BOURDENAVE, agé de

34 ans.

Mlle BORDENAVE est recensée au même endroit en 1671,

seule.

 

 

 

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Notes for François Néron:

General Notes:

Capitaine de milice, 1er commandant de la Grande Terre (St. Anne), habitant le Petit Carbet

 

Following article is taken from "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" , Juin 1989

 

Lettre de Saint Domingue en 1670

Guy Ffrench, Ph. et B. Rossignol

 

 

Cette lettre fait partie de la correspondance des gou-

verneurs aux Archives Nationales : C7 A1 page 346.

Il nous a paru intéressant d'en donner l'original, sa

transcription avec les fautes d'orthographe et une "tra-

duction" en français moderne. Bien que fort courte elle

contient des renseignements tant généalogiques qu'histori-

ques que nous avons essayé de mettre en valeur dans les

notes. Malheureusement elle ne résoud pas le mystère de

l'origine de la famille NéRON.

 

A Monsieur

Monsieur Neron demeurant sure son abitation au petite

carbet de la grande ance de la Gardeloupe a la Gardeloupe.

 

du petite gouave ce 12 de septembre 1670

 

Monsieur et cousin

 

trouvant locazion de vous escrire ce mot pour vous

asurer de mes tres humbles service et vous diray que je

suis depresant aux petite gouave du coeux de sacque de st

domingue ou jespere un bastimant anglois pour aleren en

course cest pour quoy je vous prie de nan voyer aucun

sucre y cy bas dautant que je ne sai ou je feray ma

residence et vous prie davoir ausy la bontez de tascher de

tirer quelle que chosse de madamlle bourdenave et pour ce

quy est des nouvelles de ses cartiers y cy je vous diray

que les habitans ont pris les armes a lencontre de Mr

augeron gouverneur de Tortu disant quil ne veul ny gouver-

neur ny compagny et mesme il lelont fait abandonner ses

place quil avez dans lille de st dommingue Il se doict

ausy faire un flotte anglois pour aler fair desante en la

terre espagnol ou jesperre y alere. autre chosse ne vous

puis mander sy non que je vous prie de faire mes beise-

maings a Mr et Madame Guillon a quy je suis comme a vous

monsieur et cousin

vostre treshumble et obeisant serviteur

 

(signé) Degonne dit

Dessablons

 

En marge : jay apris que vous netiez plus sur la sucrerie

de feu Mr de bouqetto dont jan suis fort fasché mes il

faut remersiez dieu de prandre pasiance. adieu.

 

Traduction :

 

A Monsieur NERON (1), demeurant sur son habitation au

Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse (2), à la Guadeloupe.

 

Du Petit Goave (3) ce 12 Septembre 1670.

 

Monsieur et cousin,

 

Trouvant l'occasion de vous écrire ce mot pour vous

assurer de mes très humbles services, je vous dirai que je

suis à présent au Petit Goave du Cul de Sac de Saint

Domingue où j'espère un bâtiment anglais pour aller en

course (4).

C'est pourquoi je vous prie de n'envoyer aucun sucre ici

bas (5) d'autant que je ne sais où je ferai ma résidence.

Je vous prie d'avoir aussi la bonté de tâcher de tirer

quelque chose de Mademoiselle BOURDENAVE (6).

Et pour ce qui est des nouvelles de ces quartiers-ci je

vous dirai que les habitants ont pris les armes à l'encon-

tre de Monsieur OGERON gouverneur de la Tortue (7), disant

qu'ils ne veulent ni gouverneur ni Compagnie (8), et même

ils lui ont fait abandonner les places qu'il avait dans

l'île de Saint Domingue.

Il se doit aussi faire une flotte anglaise pour aller

faire descente en terre espagnole (9) où j'espère aller.

Je n'ai rien d'autre à vous dire sinon que je vous prie

de faire mes baise-mains à Monsieur et Madame GUILLON (10)

à qui je suis, comme à vous,

 

Monsieur et cousin (11)

votre très humble et obéissant serviteur.

 

DEGONNE dit DESSABLONS. (12)

 

En marge : J'ai appris que vous n'étiez plus sur la sucre-

rie de feu Monsieur de BOUCQUETOT (13), ce dont je suis

fort fâché mais il faut remercier Dieu de prendre

patience. Adieu.

NOTES

 

(1) NERON : Le Sr. François NERON est recensé en 1664 à la

Guadeloupe, quartier de la Montagne St Louis à Basse

Terre, dans la case n° 154 appartenant au Sr. Jean BOUC-

QUETEAU (C.A.O.M. G 469). Il est dit agé de 20 ans.

En 1671 il est recensé au quartier de Trois Rivières,

Dos d'Ane et Petit Carbet, marié à Christine LEMERCIER,

sans enfant, catholique , avec 1 serviteur blanc, 2 nè-

gres, 4 négresses, 5 négrittes, 1 fusil, 2 pistolets, 1

épée. Il est clair que son cousin ne sait pas qu'il est

marié donc son mariage se situe entre la date de la lettre

(12 9 1670) et la date du recensement (29 2 1672).

Dans le dossier E 320 (A.N.) concernant l'un de ses

descendants Jean Guillaume NERON LONGPRé, il est dit avoir

été lieutenant au régiment de Navarre, fait lieutenant de

compagnie par la Compagnie des Indes Occidentales le 20 6

1661, (ce qui paraît curieux puisque la Compagnie fut

créée en 1664 et qu'il n'aurait eu que 16 ou 17 ans) et

être passé de Saint Christophe à la Guadeloupe. Il fut

capitaine de milice commandant la Grande Terre de 1682 à

son décès vers 1712.

Il eut une nombreuse descendance mais l'origine géogra-

phique de la famille NERON est malheureusement inconnue.

(2) Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse : se situe sur la

paroisse de Trois-Rivières.

(3) Petit Goave : l'un des premiers quartiers de Saint

Domingue habité par les Français (1663) dans le sud de

l'île près de Léogane.

(4) aller en course sur bâtiment anglais : il apparaît que

la distinction entre marchand ou habitant ou flibustier

n'était pas très marquée à l'époque, surtout à Saint

Domingue.

(5) Envoi de sucre à Saint Domingue : Si nous comprenons

bien le sens de ces mots cela signifie que Saint Domingue

qui deviendra la principale île à sucre était obligée en

1670 d'importer du sucre de la Guadeloupe.

(6) Mlle BOURDENAVE : Dans le recensement de la Guadeloupe

en 1664 on trouve à la Montagne St Louis case 214: Fran-

çoise DENEVEAU, agée de 24 ans x Jean BOURDENAVE, agé de

34 ans.

Mlle BORDENAVE est recensée au même endroit en 1671,

seule.

 

 

 

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Notes for François Néron:

General Notes:

Capitaine de milice, 1er commandant de la Grande Terre (St. Anne), habitant le Petit Carbet

 

Following article is taken from "Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" , Juin 1989

 

Lettre de Saint Domingue en 1670

Guy Ffrench, Ph. et B. Rossignol

 

 

Cette lettre fait partie de la correspondance des gou-

verneurs aux Archives Nationales : C7 A1 page 346.

Il nous a paru intéressant d'en donner l'original, sa

transcription avec les fautes d'orthographe et une "tra-

duction" en français moderne. Bien que fort courte elle

contient des renseignements tant généalogiques qu'histori-

ques que nous avons essayé de mettre en valeur dans les

notes. Malheureusement elle ne résoud pas le mystère de

l'origine de la famille NéRON.

 

A Monsieur

Monsieur Neron demeurant sure son abitation au petite

carbet de la grande ance de la Gardeloupe a la Gardeloupe.

 

du petite gouave ce 12 de septembre 1670

 

Monsieur et cousin

 

trouvant locazion de vous escrire ce mot pour vous

asurer de mes tres humbles service et vous diray que je

suis depresant aux petite gouave du coeux de sacque de st

domingue ou jespere un bastimant anglois pour aleren en

course cest pour quoy je vous prie de nan voyer aucun

sucre y cy bas dautant que je ne sai ou je feray ma

residence et vous prie davoir ausy la bontez de tascher de

tirer quelle que chosse de madamlle bourdenave et pour ce

quy est des nouvelles de ses cartiers y cy je vous diray

que les habitans ont pris les armes a lencontre de Mr

augeron gouverneur de Tortu disant quil ne veul ny gouver-

neur ny compagny et mesme il lelont fait abandonner ses

place quil avez dans lille de st dommingue Il se doict

ausy faire un flotte anglois pour aler fair desante en la

terre espagnol ou jesperre y alere. autre chosse ne vous

puis mander sy non que je vous prie de faire mes beise-

maings a Mr et Madame Guillon a quy je suis comme a vous

monsieur et cousin

vostre treshumble et obeisant serviteur

 

(signé) Degonne dit

Dessablons

 

En marge : jay apris que vous netiez plus sur la sucrerie

de feu Mr de bouqetto dont jan suis fort fasché mes il

faut remersiez dieu de prandre pasiance. adieu.

 

Traduction :

 

A Monsieur NERON (1), demeurant sur son habitation au

Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse (2), à la Guadeloupe.

 

Du Petit Goave (3) ce 12 Septembre 1670.

 

Monsieur et cousin,

 

Trouvant l'occasion de vous écrire ce mot pour vous

assurer de mes très humbles services, je vous dirai que je

suis à présent au Petit Goave du Cul de Sac de Saint

Domingue où j'espère un bâtiment anglais pour aller en

course (4).

C'est pourquoi je vous prie de n'envoyer aucun sucre ici

bas (5) d'autant que je ne sais où je ferai ma résidence.

Je vous prie d'avoir aussi la bonté de tâcher de tirer

quelque chose de Mademoiselle BOURDENAVE (6).

Et pour ce qui est des nouvelles de ces quartiers-ci je

vous dirai que les habitants ont pris les armes à l'encon-

tre de Monsieur OGERON gouverneur de la Tortue (7), disant

qu'ils ne veulent ni gouverneur ni Compagnie (8), et même

ils lui ont fait abandonner les places qu'il avait dans

l'île de Saint Domingue.

Il se doit aussi faire une flotte anglaise pour aller

faire descente en terre espagnole (9) où j'espère aller.

Je n'ai rien d'autre à vous dire sinon que je vous prie

de faire mes baise-mains à Monsieur et Madame GUILLON (10)

à qui je suis, comme à vous,

 

Monsieur et cousin (11)

votre très humble et obéissant serviteur.

 

DEGONNE dit DESSABLONS. (12)

 

En marge : J'ai appris que vous n'étiez plus sur la sucre-

rie de feu Monsieur de BOUCQUETOT (13), ce dont je suis

fort fâché mais il faut remercier Dieu de prendre

patience. Adieu.

NOTES

 

(1) NERON : Le Sr. François NERON est recensé en 1664 à la

Guadeloupe, quartier de la Montagne St Louis à Basse

Terre, dans la case n° 154 appartenant au Sr. Jean BOUC-

QUETEAU (C.A.O.M. G 469). Il est dit agé de 20 ans.

En 1671 il est recensé au quartier de Trois Rivières,

Dos d'Ane et Petit Carbet, marié à Christine LEMERCIER,

sans enfant, catholique , avec 1 serviteur blanc, 2 nè-

gres, 4 négresses, 5 négrittes, 1 fusil, 2 pistolets, 1

épée. Il est clair que son cousin ne sait pas qu'il est

marié donc son mariage se situe entre la date de la lettre

(12 9 1670) et la date du recensement (29 2 1672).

Dans le dossier E 320 (A.N.) concernant l'un de ses

descendants Jean Guillaume NERON LONGPRé, il est dit avoir

été lieutenant au régiment de Navarre, fait lieutenant de

compagnie par la Compagnie des Indes Occidentales le 20 6

1661, (ce qui paraît curieux puisque la Compagnie fut

créée en 1664 et qu'il n'aurait eu que 16 ou 17 ans) et

être passé de Saint Christophe à la Guadeloupe. Il fut

capitaine de milice commandant la Grande Terre de 1682 à

son décès vers 1712.

Il eut une nombreuse descendance mais l'origine géogra-

phique de la famille NERON est malheureusement inconnue.

(2) Petit Carbet de la Grande Anse : se situe sur la

paroisse de Trois-Rivières.

(3) Petit Goave : l'un des premiers quartiers de Saint

Domingue habité par les Français (1663) dans le sud de

l'île près de Léogane.

(4) aller en course sur bâtiment anglais : il apparaît que

la distinction entre marchand ou habitant ou flibustier

n'était pas très marquée à l'époque, surtout à Saint

Domingue.

(5) Envoi de sucre à Saint Domingue : Si nous comprenons

bien le sens de ces mots cela signifie que Saint Domingue

qui deviendra la principale île à sucre était obligée en

1670 d'importer du sucre de la Guadeloupe.

(6) Mlle BOURDENAVE : Dans le recensement de la Guadeloupe

en 1664 on trouve à la Montagne St Louis case 214: Fran-

çoise DENEVEAU, agée de 24 ans x Jean BOURDENAVE, agé de

34 ans.

Mlle BORDENAVE est recensée au même endroit en 1671,

seule.

 

 

 

François Néron and Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle married. They had the following children:

5. i.

Pierre Néron[2] was born about 1678 in Guadeloupe. He married Jeanne Cherot on 22 Apr 1704 in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, France. He died on 10 Aug 1742 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France.

6. ii.

Marie Anne Néron was born about 1690 in Guadeloupe. She married Jean Baptiste Le Mercier de Beausoleil on 24 Sep 1709 in Guadeloupe. She died on 14 Jan 1747 in Sainte-Anne.

4.

Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle-3 (Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born about 1657. He died about 1738.

Notes for Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

1686 - Captain de Milicies

1712 - Lieutenant Colonel de Milices du régiment de Maisoncelle

 

 

Marie Anne Tirant de la Forge was born about 1657. She died about 1738.

Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle and Marie Anne Tirant de la Forge were married on 19 Sep 1684 in Capesterre Belle Eau. They had the following children:

11. i.

Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle[1] was born on 16 Jun 1686[1]. He married Marie Jeanne Le Mercier de Beausoleil about 1711. He died in 1738[1, 3].

12. ii.

Denis Van Schalkwyck Beauplan[1] was born in 1686 in Guadeloupe[1]. He married Marie Therese Boisaubin about 1716 in Guadeloupe. He died on 22 Jan 1760 in Guadeloupe[1].

Marie Viart was born on Unknown. She died after 1710.

Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle and Marie Viart were married about 1695. They had the following children:

i.

Renée Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard was born in 1700. She died in 1771.

7. ii.

Jacob \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle[1] was born in 1701[1]. He died on Unknown.

8. iii.

Marguerite Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard was born about Sep 1703. She married Lambert Crocquet about 02 May 1723 in Saint Francois. She died about 1765.

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9. iv.

Anne Catherine Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard was born about Sep 1705 in St-François. She married Philippe Devaux on 30 Jun 1733 in Saint François, île Grandeterre de la Guadeloupe. She died between 1787-1799.

10. v.

Benjamin Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard[1] was born in 1710[1]. He married Marie Anne Gatien about 1739. He died about 1780.

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5.

Pierre Néron-4 (Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[2] was born about 1678 in Guadeloupe. He died on 10 Aug 1742 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France.

Jeanne Cherot daughter of Jacques Cherot and Catherine Tabacq[2] was born on Unknown in Sainte-Anne. She died after 1715.

Pierre Néron and Jeanne Cherot were married on 22 Apr 1704 in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, France. They had the following children:

13. i.

Jeanne-Renée Néron[2] was born in 1715 in Port-Louis, Guadeloupe. She married Philippe Barbotteaux in 1740. She died in 1764.

14. ii.

Jean Baptiste Néron Longpré was born on Unknown. He married Jeanne Louise Le Mercier de m Clertière on 16 Jan 1742 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France. He died on 15 Nov 1767 in Petit-Canal, Guadeloupe, France.

Anne Charroppin was born about 1675. She died after 1695.

Pierre Néron and Anne Charroppin married. They had the following children:

i.

Pierre Néron.

ii.

Anne Christine Néron was born about 1695. She died on 18 May 1765 in Sainte Anne, Guadalupe.

Notes for Anne Christine Néron:

General Notes:

 

The folleowing article is taken from

Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe, Numéro 8 : Septembre 1989

 

La veuve et le chevalier

Une affaire criminelle à St Pierre de la Martinique en 1750

B. et Ph. Rossignol

 

Il était une fois une riche veuve, plus toute jeune,

qui fut demandée en mariage par un fringant capitaine. Que

croyez-vous qu'il arriva ? Pas un enfant en tous cas.

Anne Christine NéRON, née vers 1695, était la soeur

de Pierre, époux de Dieudonnée CLASS VAN SCHALKWYCK, et la

fille de Pierre et Anne CHARROPPIN. Son grand-père était

François NéRON, capitaine de milice, premier commandant de

la Grande-Terre, et sa grand-mère Christine LEMERCIER de

BEAUSOLEIL, toutes familles fort notables de Sainte-Anne

de la Guadeloupe. En premières noces, Anne Christine épou-

sa Messire Jean COLLET, écuyer, sieur de LéCUSSON, lequel

avait une dizaine d'années de plus qu'elle et fut inhumé

en l'église de Sainte-Anne, sous son banc placé du côté de

l'épître, le 6 août 1745. Il était âgé de 61 à 62 ans et

"avait donné jusqu'au dernier moment de sa vie toutes les

marques d'un véritable chrétien". Ilnelui laissa pas

d'enfant.

Quatre ans plus tard, la riche veuve, âgée de plus de

50 ans, fut séduite par un capitaine aide-major du régi-

ment Royal Roussillon, nommé le chevalier DAMONT. Prénommé

Charles Victor il est dit originaire de Clermont en Auver-

gne (Saint Genest), fils de feu Messire Antoine DAMONT,

major du même régiment et de dame Thérèse BONNEFOND de

CONDAMINE, lors du mariage à Sainte-Anne le 17 septembre

1749, après que le fiancé ait obtenu l'autorisation de M.

de RANCHé, intendant du Fort St-Pierre de la Martinique.

Le dit M. de RANCHé semble avoir oublié que c'est lui

qui a signé l'autorisation de mariage quand il écrit au

ministre moins d'un an après, le 24 juin 1750, pour lui

envoyer une procédure criminelle "contre un jeune homme

venu depuis quelques mois en ce pays ci sous le nom de

Chevalier DAMON et se disant officier réformé. Il avait je

pense des lettres de recommandation sur lesquelles il a

passé à la Grande-Terre de la Guadeloupe et y a fait un

mariage assez avantageux avec une vieille veuve dont il a

vendu le bien, se proposant bientôt de passer en France

l'un et l'autre. En attendant que tous les termes de la

vente fussent échus, il était venu demeurer avec sa femme

à St Pierre où il s'est livré avec une espèce de fureur

aux plaisirs du bal et du jeu. Il y a trouvé l'occasion de

se faire la mauvaise affaire pour laquelle il a été

condamné par contumace aux galères perpétuelles. Il a

disparu dans le moment et j'ai appris qu'il s'était

embarqué pour France."

La "mauvaise affaire" eut lieu le 3 février 1750

(moins de cinq mois après le mariage) à 6 heures du matin:

le chevalier DAMON entra dans la chambre haute qu'occu-

pait, chez le sieur DAUBERMINY, le sieur DURAND de BLON-

ZAC qui dormait dans son hamac et, pour un motif ignoré

des témoins, il le frappa du plat de l'épée nue au visage

et au cou puis le blessa de deux coups d'épée au jarret en

l'accusant de ne pas vouloir se battre. Peut-être Jacques

DURAND de BLONZAC doutait-il de la noblesse de son

adversaire; lui enregistrera ses titres de noblesse à la

Guadeloupe le 6 mai 1752. Il était originaire de Bordeaux.

Les cris de la demoiselle DAUBERMINY attirèrent plu-

sieurs personnes et DAMON s'enfuit. Quand on alla perqui-

sitionner plus tard chez la dame veuve LAMY où il demeu-

rait, on apprit qu'il possédait pour tout bien quelques

malles qu'il avait emportées en s'enfuyant le jour même.

L'information détaillée fait apparaître plusieurs

pierrotins dont on précise qu'ils sont tous catholiques.

Les registres de Saint-Pierre ne commençant que treize ans

plus tard, nous en donnons la liste : Charles CHARTRAN,

cuisinier, né à Carcassonne, 28 ans; Pierre Joseph

LEVESQUE, maître perruquier, né à Paris, 36 ans; Madelaine

LATTIER, femme du sr LEVESQUE, créole, 28 ans; Honoré

AGARAT, maître fondeur, né à St Maximin en Provence, 30

ans; François LOUMAGNE, chirurgien, né à Gasasses en Gas-

cogne (?), 41 ans; Jacques LARTIGUE, maître chirurgien, né

à Francescas en Guyenne, 45 ans. A part un parisien, tous

les hommes viennent du sud de la France !

 

Du chevalier DAMON, on n'entendit plus parler. M. de

RANCHé est très discret sur son épouse, ne donnant même

pas son nom. Nous savons qu'Anne Christine, bien mal rema-

riée et fort marrie, retourna dans sa famille en Guade-

loupe et mourut à Sainte-Anne, le 18 mai 1765, quinze ans

après les faits, âgée d'environ 70 ans. Elle est désignée

sous le nom de "Dame Anne Christine NéRON épouse de Mon-

sieur Charles Victor DAMON". Celui-ci avait-il donné signe

de vie ? obtenu des lettres de grâce ? Nous l'ignorons.

 

Sources : R.P. Sainte-Anne de la Guadeloupe;

Dossier "d'AMON" Colonies E 4

Borel d'Hauterive "Dictionnaire de la noblesse"

1874.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Anne Christine Néron:

General Notes:

 

The folleowing article is taken from

Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe, Numéro 8 : Septembre 1989

 

La veuve et le chevalier

Une affaire criminelle à St Pierre de la Martinique en 1750

B. et Ph. Rossignol

 

Il était une fois une riche veuve, plus toute jeune,

qui fut demandée en mariage par un fringant capitaine. Que

croyez-vous qu'il arriva ? Pas un enfant en tous cas.

Anne Christine NéRON, née vers 1695, était la soeur

de Pierre, époux de Dieudonnée CLASS VAN SCHALKWYCK, et la

fille de Pierre et Anne CHARROPPIN. Son grand-père était

François NéRON, capitaine de milice, premier commandant de

la Grande-Terre, et sa grand-mère Christine LEMERCIER de

BEAUSOLEIL, toutes familles fort notables de Sainte-Anne

de la Guadeloupe. En premières noces, Anne Christine épou-

sa Messire Jean COLLET, écuyer, sieur de LéCUSSON, lequel

avait une dizaine d'années de plus qu'elle et fut inhumé

en l'église de Sainte-Anne, sous son banc placé du côté de

l'épître, le 6 août 1745. Il était âgé de 61 à 62 ans et

"avait donné jusqu'au dernier moment de sa vie toutes les

marques d'un véritable chrétien". Ilnelui laissa pas

d'enfant.

Quatre ans plus tard, la riche veuve, âgée de plus de

50 ans, fut séduite par un capitaine aide-major du régi-

ment Royal Roussillon, nommé le chevalier DAMONT. Prénommé

Charles Victor il est dit originaire de Clermont en Auver-

gne (Saint Genest), fils de feu Messire Antoine DAMONT,

major du même régiment et de dame Thérèse BONNEFOND de

CONDAMINE, lors du mariage à Sainte-Anne le 17 septembre

1749, après que le fiancé ait obtenu l'autorisation de M.

de RANCHé, intendant du Fort St-Pierre de la Martinique.

Le dit M. de RANCHé semble avoir oublié que c'est lui

qui a signé l'autorisation de mariage quand il écrit au

ministre moins d'un an après, le 24 juin 1750, pour lui

envoyer une procédure criminelle "contre un jeune homme

venu depuis quelques mois en ce pays ci sous le nom de

Chevalier DAMON et se disant officier réformé. Il avait je

pense des lettres de recommandation sur lesquelles il a

passé à la Grande-Terre de la Guadeloupe et y a fait un

mariage assez avantageux avec une vieille veuve dont il a

vendu le bien, se proposant bientôt de passer en France

l'un et l'autre. En attendant que tous les termes de la

vente fussent échus, il était venu demeurer avec sa femme

à St Pierre où il s'est livré avec une espèce de fureur

aux plaisirs du bal et du jeu. Il y a trouvé l'occasion de

se faire la mauvaise affaire pour laquelle il a été

condamné par contumace aux galères perpétuelles. Il a

disparu dans le moment et j'ai appris qu'il s'était

embarqué pour France."

La "mauvaise affaire" eut lieu le 3 février 1750

(moins de cinq mois après le mariage) à 6 heures du matin:

le chevalier DAMON entra dans la chambre haute qu'occu-

pait, chez le sieur DAUBERMINY, le sieur DURAND de BLON-

ZAC qui dormait dans son hamac et, pour un motif ignoré

des témoins, il le frappa du plat de l'épée nue au visage

et au cou puis le blessa de deux coups d'épée au jarret en

l'accusant de ne pas vouloir se battre. Peut-être Jacques

DURAND de BLONZAC doutait-il de la noblesse de son

adversaire; lui enregistrera ses titres de noblesse à la

Guadeloupe le 6 mai 1752. Il était originaire de Bordeaux.

Les cris de la demoiselle DAUBERMINY attirèrent plu-

sieurs personnes et DAMON s'enfuit. Quand on alla perqui-

sitionner plus tard chez la dame veuve LAMY où il demeu-

rait, on apprit qu'il possédait pour tout bien quelques

malles qu'il avait emportées en s'enfuyant le jour même.

L'information détaillée fait apparaître plusieurs

pierrotins dont on précise qu'ils sont tous catholiques.

Les registres de Saint-Pierre ne commençant que treize ans

plus tard, nous en donnons la liste : Charles CHARTRAN,

cuisinier, né à Carcassonne, 28 ans; Pierre Joseph

LEVESQUE, maître perruquier, né à Paris, 36 ans; Madelaine

LATTIER, femme du sr LEVESQUE, créole, 28 ans; Honoré

AGARAT, maître fondeur, né à St Maximin en Provence, 30

ans; François LOUMAGNE, chirurgien, né à Gasasses en Gas-

cogne (?), 41 ans; Jacques LARTIGUE, maître chirurgien, né

à Francescas en Guyenne, 45 ans. A part un parisien, tous

les hommes viennent du sud de la France !

 

Du chevalier DAMON, on n'entendit plus parler. M. de

RANCHé est très discret sur son épouse, ne donnant même

pas son nom. Nous savons qu'Anne Christine, bien mal rema-

riée et fort marrie, retourna dans sa famille en Guade-

loupe et mourut à Sainte-Anne, le 18 mai 1765, quinze ans

après les faits, âgée d'environ 70 ans. Elle est désignée

sous le nom de "Dame Anne Christine NéRON épouse de Mon-

sieur Charles Victor DAMON". Celui-ci avait-il donné signe

de vie ? obtenu des lettres de grâce ? Nous l'ignorons.

 

Sources : R.P. Sainte-Anne de la Guadeloupe;

Dossier "d'AMON" Colonies E 4

Borel d'Hauterive "Dictionnaire de la noblesse"

1874.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Anne Christine Néron:

General Notes:

 

The folleowing article is taken from

Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe, Numéro 8 : Septembre 1989

 

La veuve et le chevalier

Une affaire criminelle à St Pierre de la Martinique en 1750

B. et Ph. Rossignol

 

Il était une fois une riche veuve, plus toute jeune,

qui fut demandée en mariage par un fringant capitaine. Que

croyez-vous qu'il arriva ? Pas un enfant en tous cas.

Anne Christine NéRON, née vers 1695, était la soeur

de Pierre, époux de Dieudonnée CLASS VAN SCHALKWYCK, et la

fille de Pierre et Anne CHARROPPIN. Son grand-père était

François NéRON, capitaine de milice, premier commandant de

la Grande-Terre, et sa grand-mère Christine LEMERCIER de

BEAUSOLEIL, toutes familles fort notables de Sainte-Anne

de la Guadeloupe. En premières noces, Anne Christine épou-

sa Messire Jean COLLET, écuyer, sieur de LéCUSSON, lequel

avait une dizaine d'années de plus qu'elle et fut inhumé

en l'église de Sainte-Anne, sous son banc placé du côté de

l'épître, le 6 août 1745. Il était âgé de 61 à 62 ans et

"avait donné jusqu'au dernier moment de sa vie toutes les

marques d'un véritable chrétien". Ilnelui laissa pas

d'enfant.

Quatre ans plus tard, la riche veuve, âgée de plus de

50 ans, fut séduite par un capitaine aide-major du régi-

ment Royal Roussillon, nommé le chevalier DAMONT. Prénommé

Charles Victor il est dit originaire de Clermont en Auver-

gne (Saint Genest), fils de feu Messire Antoine DAMONT,

major du même régiment et de dame Thérèse BONNEFOND de

CONDAMINE, lors du mariage à Sainte-Anne le 17 septembre

1749, après que le fiancé ait obtenu l'autorisation de M.

de RANCHé, intendant du Fort St-Pierre de la Martinique.

Le dit M. de RANCHé semble avoir oublié que c'est lui

qui a signé l'autorisation de mariage quand il écrit au

ministre moins d'un an après, le 24 juin 1750, pour lui

envoyer une procédure criminelle "contre un jeune homme

venu depuis quelques mois en ce pays ci sous le nom de

Chevalier DAMON et se disant officier réformé. Il avait je

pense des lettres de recommandation sur lesquelles il a

passé à la Grande-Terre de la Guadeloupe et y a fait un

mariage assez avantageux avec une vieille veuve dont il a

vendu le bien, se proposant bientôt de passer en France

l'un et l'autre. En attendant que tous les termes de la

vente fussent échus, il était venu demeurer avec sa femme

à St Pierre où il s'est livré avec une espèce de fureur

aux plaisirs du bal et du jeu. Il y a trouvé l'occasion de

se faire la mauvaise affaire pour laquelle il a été

condamné par contumace aux galères perpétuelles. Il a

disparu dans le moment et j'ai appris qu'il s'était

embarqué pour France."

La "mauvaise affaire" eut lieu le 3 février 1750

(moins de cinq mois après le mariage) à 6 heures du matin:

le chevalier DAMON entra dans la chambre haute qu'occu-

pait, chez le sieur DAUBERMINY, le sieur DURAND de BLON-

ZAC qui dormait dans son hamac et, pour un motif ignoré

des témoins, il le frappa du plat de l'épée nue au visage

et au cou puis le blessa de deux coups d'épée au jarret en

l'accusant de ne pas vouloir se battre. Peut-être Jacques

DURAND de BLONZAC doutait-il de la noblesse de son

adversaire; lui enregistrera ses titres de noblesse à la

Guadeloupe le 6 mai 1752. Il était originaire de Bordeaux.

Les cris de la demoiselle DAUBERMINY attirèrent plu-

sieurs personnes et DAMON s'enfuit. Quand on alla perqui-

sitionner plus tard chez la dame veuve LAMY où il demeu-

rait, on apprit qu'il possédait pour tout bien quelques

malles qu'il avait emportées en s'enfuyant le jour même.

L'information détaillée fait apparaître plusieurs

pierrotins dont on précise qu'ils sont tous catholiques.

Les registres de Saint-Pierre ne commençant que treize ans

plus tard, nous en donnons la liste : Charles CHARTRAN,

cuisinier, né à Carcassonne, 28 ans; Pierre Joseph

LEVESQUE, maître perruquier, né à Paris, 36 ans; Madelaine

LATTIER, femme du sr LEVESQUE, créole, 28 ans; Honoré

AGARAT, maître fondeur, né à St Maximin en Provence, 30

ans; François LOUMAGNE, chirurgien, né à Gasasses en Gas-

cogne (?), 41 ans; Jacques LARTIGUE, maître chirurgien, né

à Francescas en Guyenne, 45 ans. A part un parisien, tous

les hommes viennent du sud de la France !

 

Du chevalier DAMON, on n'entendit plus parler. M. de

RANCHé est très discret sur son épouse, ne donnant même

pas son nom. Nous savons qu'Anne Christine, bien mal rema-

riée et fort marrie, retourna dans sa famille en Guade-

loupe et mourut à Sainte-Anne, le 18 mai 1765, quinze ans

après les faits, âgée d'environ 70 ans. Elle est désignée

sous le nom de "Dame Anne Christine NéRON épouse de Mon-

sieur Charles Victor DAMON". Celui-ci avait-il donné signe

de vie ? obtenu des lettres de grâce ? Nous l'ignorons.

 

Sources : R.P. Sainte-Anne de la Guadeloupe;

Dossier "d'AMON" Colonies E 4

Borel d'Hauterive "Dictionnaire de la noblesse"

1874.

 

 

 

 

6.

Marie Anne Néron-4 (Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1690 in Guadeloupe. She died on 14 Jan 1747 in Sainte-Anne.

Jean Baptiste Le Mercier de Beausoleil son of Marie Jeanne Le Mercier Sieur de la Clertiere and Jeanne Le Vasseur was born between 1686-1687. He died on 28 Jun 1741.

Jean Baptiste Le Mercier de Beausoleil and Marie Anne Néron were married on 24 Sep 1709 in Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

15. i.

Anne Julie Le Mercier de Beausoleil was born about 1711. She died about 1792.

ii.

Marie Jean Le Mercier de Beausoleil was born in Sainte Anne. She married Nicolas de Vipart about 1739.

iii.

Pierre Le Mercier de Beausoleil. He married Marie Jean Dubois about 1740.

7.

Jacob \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle-4 (Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born in 1701[1]. He died on Unknown.

Catherine Louise de Villiers[1].

Jacob \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle and Catherine Louise de Villiers married. They had the following children:

i.

Denis Rene \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle[1] was born in 1746[1]. He died after Sep 1780.

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Notes for Denis Rene \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

No descendants

 

 

8.

Marguerite Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard-4 (Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about Sep 1703. She died about 1765.

Notes for Marguerite Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard:

General Notes:

Marguerite Charlotte VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE

 

 

Lambert Crocquet son of Pierre Crocquet and Marie-Madeleine Guillon de la Charuelle was born in St-Pierre de la Martinique. He died about 1765.

Lambert Crocquet and Marguerite Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard were married about 02 May 1723 in Saint Francois. They had the following children:

16. i.

Pierre Lambert Crocquet was born on 17 Feb 1725 in Saint-François. He married Marie Thérèse Dupré on 14 May 1749 in Port Louis, Guadeloupe. He died on Unknown.

17. ii.

Anne Marguerite Crocquet was born about 1727. She died about 1799.

iii.

Elizabeth Crocquet. She married Joseph Dyel de Clermont on 16 Aug 1763.

iv.

Maire Madeleine Crocquet.

v.

Césaire Crocquet Veauclerc.

vi.

Victor Alexandre Crocquet Durival.

18. vii.

Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet was born about 13 Jul 1747 in Le Moule. She married Victor Alexandre Devaux on 10 Jun 1765 in St-François. She died after 1768.

9.

Anne Catherine Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard-4 (Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about Sep 1705 in St-François. She died between 1787-1799.

Philippe Devaux son of Guillaume Devaux and Marie Dabotte de Beaulieu was born about 1710 in Saint Pierre de la Martinique. He died about 17 Nov 1752 in la Soufrière, Sainte-Lucie.

Notes for Philippe Devaux:

General Notes:

capitaine commandant le quartier de la Soufrière

 

aide-major au bataillon de St-Pierre puis capitaine commandant de l'île Ste-Lucie

 

 

 

Philippe Devaux and Anne Catherine Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard were married on 30 Jun 1733 in Saint François, île Grandeterre de la Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

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i.

Jean-Philippe-Marcelin Devaux Monplaisir.

Notes for Jean-Philippe-Marcelin Devaux Monplaisir:

General Notes:

Jean-Baptiste, qui forma le rameau de Monplaisir et de Bellefond

 

 

19. ii.

Victor Alexandre Devaux was born on 04 Jan 1736 in St-François. He married Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet on 10 Jun 1765 in St-François. He died about 1795.

20. iii.

Henri Louis Devaux Vilfontaine was born about 1738 in Fort-Royal de la Martinique. He married Élisabeth-Eulalie de Launay on 14 Feb 1763 in Carénage. He died about 29 Jun 1765 in la Soufrière, Sainte-Lucie.

iv.

Paul Devaux Landry was born about 1740. He died about 29 Jul 1776 in la Soufrière, Sainte-Lucie.

Notes for Paul Devaux Landry:

General Notes:

capitaine de milice

 

 

 

 

21. v.

Marie Anne Devaux was born about 1746. She married Claude-Anne-Guy de Micoud on 29 Dec 1766 in La Soufrière. She died on 29 Jul 1817 in Saint François, Guadeloupe.

22. vi.

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe was born on 26 Oct 1748 in St. Lucia. He married Marie Françoise Félicité Cornibert du Boulay in Mar 1782. He died on 29 Aug 1807.

vii.

Anne Catherine Devaux was born on 15 Oct 1751 in la Soufrière, isle de Sainte-Lucie. She died about 02 Jan 1762 in la Soufrière, isle de Sainte-Lucie.

10.

Benjamin Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard-4 (Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born in 1710[1]. He died about 1780.

Marie Anne Gatien[1].

Benjamin Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard and Marie Anne Gatien were married about 1739. They had the following children:

23. i.

Anne-Adélaïde Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard was born about May 1753. She married Antoine Hector de Parisis de Zevallos on 09 Jul 1787 in Le Moule, Guadaloupe. She died between 1802-1803.

ii.

Pierre Lambert Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard[1] was born in 1748[1]. He died after Sep 1780.

Notes for Pierre Lambert Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard:

General Notes:

No descendants

 

 

11.

Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle-4 (Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born on 16 Jun 1686[1]. He died in 1738[1, 3].

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Notes for Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

His godfather was "Le Chevalier Hisselin (possibly Henrisilin) Goveneneur de la Guadeloupe et dependeances"

 

Capitaines de milice, Commandant au quartier de St. François à la Guadeloupe

 

Since Pierre predeceased his father, the Baroncy passed to his younger brother, Denis, who was the oldest surviving son. Thus the deCourcelle branch of the family while of noble descent from Pierre, did not inherit the title.

 

 

Marie Jeanne Le Mercier de Beausoleil daughter of Marie Jeanne Le Mercier Sieur de la Clertiere and Jeanne Le Vasseur.

Notes for Marie Jeanne Le Mercier de Beausoleil:

General Notes:

Possibly "Lemercur de la Chertiere"

 

 

Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle and Marie Jeanne Le Mercier de Beausoleil were married about 1711. They had the following children:

24. i.

Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle was born in 1712. He married Marie Anne Néron de Bellemare on 13 Jan 1739 in Guadeloupe[4]. He died between 1756-Sep 1780.

25. ii.

Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle was born between 1712-1718. She died after 1732. She married Michel Crosnier de Monterfil on 29 Oct 1732 in Guadeloupe.

26. iii.

Guillaume \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle[1] was born on 10 Feb 1720 in Guadeloupe[1]. He died on 12 Jul 1779 in St Bartholemew[1].

27. iv.

Jacques Phillippe Van Schalkwyck Lemercier was born in 1722. He died between 1765-1780.

28. v.

Pierre Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle was born on 31 Mar 1728. He married Marie Louise Le Mercier de Maisoncelle on 09 Jun 1750 in St Francois, Guadeloupe. He died on 05 Jan 1754.

12.

Denis Van Schalkwyck Beauplan-4 (Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born in 1686 in Guadeloupe[1]. He died on 22 Jan 1760 in Guadeloupe[1].

Notes for Denis Van Schalkwyck Beauplan:

General Notes:

Since elder brother Pierre had predeceased their father, upon the death of the later the Baroncy passed to Denis, the eldest surviving son.

 

 

Marie Therese Boisaubin[1] was born about 1686 in Guadeloupe. She died after 1716.

Denis Van Schalkwyck Beauplan and Marie Therese Boisaubin were married about 1716 in Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

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29. i.

Pierre Van Schalkwyck Beauplan Boisaubin[1] was born in 1716 in Guadeloupe[1]. He died in 1756 in Guadeloupe[1].

Generation 5
13.

Jeanne-Renée Néron-5 (Pierre-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[2] was born in 1715 in Port-Louis, Guadeloupe. She died in 1764.

Philippe Barbotteaux son of Philippe Barboteau and Jeanne Budan[2].

Notes for Philippe Barbotteaux:

General Notes:

Capitaine de milices

 

 

Philippe Barbotteaux and Jeanne-Renée Néron were married in 1740. They had the following children:

30. i.

Marie-Renée Barbotteaux[2] was born on 12 Dec 1744 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe. She married Jean-René Budan de Boislaurent in 1764. She died on 06 Feb 1808 in Baie-Mahuat, Guadeloupe.

14.

Jean Baptiste Néron Longpré-5 (Pierre-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on Unknown. He died on 15 Nov 1767 in Petit-Canal, Guadeloupe, France.

Jeanne Louise Le Mercier de la Clertière.

Jean Baptiste Néron Longpré and Jeanne Louise Le Mercier de la Clertière were married on 16 Jan 1742 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France. They had the following children:

i.

Pierre Nicholas Néron Longpré was born on 25 Nov 1755 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France. He married Marie Louise Claire Pasquier between 17-25 Jan 1780 in Petit-Canal, Guadeloupe, France. He died on 06 Oct 1823 in Petit-Canal, Guadeloupe, France.

15.

Anne Julie Le Mercier de Beausoleil-5 (Marie Anne-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1711. She died about 1792.

Notes for Anne Julie Le Mercier de Beausoleil:

General Notes:

91-30 CORNETTE (Guadeloupe)

Les CORNETTE sont-ils nobles ? Plusieurs sont dits écu-

yers, dont un CORNETTE sieur de MONROM, époux de Catherine

Louise CHéROT (o 6 1 1766) fille de Pierre Nicolas.

J. Bonnet

N.D.L.R. L'époux de Catherine Louise CHéROT (x Petit-Canal

2 10 1780) est Messire Nicolas CORNETTE écuyer, sieur de

MONROUX (et non MONROM), habitant du Moule. Il était fils

de Messire Jean Baptiste CORNETTE écuyer sieur de VENAN-

COURT (o St Domingue 30 11 1715, b 1 1 1717, + Le Moule 17

8 1775, x Sainte-Anne 19 7 1746 Anne Louise LEMERCIER de

BEAUSOLEIL fille de Jean Baptiste et Anne NéRON), qui

enregistra ses titres de noblesse devant le Conseil Supé-

rieur de la Guadeloupe le 10 3 1774 (AD Guadeloupe 1 B 5).

 

 

 

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Notes for Anne Julie Le Mercier de Beausoleil:

General Notes:

91-30 CORNETTE (Guadeloupe)

Les CORNETTE sont-ils nobles ? Plusieurs sont dits écu-

yers, dont un CORNETTE sieur de MONROM, époux de Catherine

Louise CHéROT (o 6 1 1766) fille de Pierre Nicolas.

J. Bonnet

N.D.L.R. L'époux de Catherine Louise CHéROT (x Petit-Canal

2 10 1780) est Messire Nicolas CORNETTE écuyer, sieur de

MONROUX (et non MONROM), habitant du Moule. Il était fils

de Messire Jean Baptiste CORNETTE écuyer sieur de VENAN-

COURT (o St Domingue 30 11 1715, b 1 1 1717, + Le Moule 17

8 1775, x Sainte-Anne 19 7 1746 Anne Louise LEMERCIER de

BEAUSOLEIL fille de Jean Baptiste et Anne NéRON), qui

enregistra ses titres de noblesse devant le Conseil Supé-

rieur de la Guadeloupe le 10 3 1774 (AD Guadeloupe 1 B 5).

 

 

 

Jean Baptiste Pitault Dumartre was born about 1702. He died about 1757.

Jean Baptiste Pitault Dumartre and Anne Julie Le Mercier de Beausoleil married. They had the following children:

31. i.

Anne Pitault Dumartre. She married Jacques Hurlot on 29 Jul 1749 in Saint Pierre.

32. ii.

Marie Therèse Pitault Dumartre was born about 1735. She died about 1807.

16.

Pierre Lambert Crocquet-5 (Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 17 Feb 1725 in Saint-François. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Pierre Lambert Crocquet:

General Notes:

Capitaine de milice

 

 

Marie Thérèse Dupré was born about 1731. She died on 10 Aug 1795 in Saint Pierre, Martinique.

Pierre Lambert Crocquet and Marie Thérèse Dupré were married on 14 May 1749 in Port Louis, Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

33. i.

Lambert Nicolas Crocquet was born on 09 Mar 1753 in Saint-Jean-Paptiste, Guadeloupe. He married Clotile Françoise Rose Daney de Marcillac on 17 Jan 1791 in Basse-Terre, Martinique. He died on 17 Mar 1802 in Fort Saint Pierre, Martinique.

17.

Anne Marguerite Crocquet-5 (Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1727. She died about 1799.

Simon François Sergent was born about 1730. He died about 1774.

Simon François Sergent and Anne Marguerite Crocquet married. They had the following children:

34. i.

Lambert Sergent was born about 1757. He married Renée Devaux about 1785. He died about 1815.

35. ii.

Charles Modeste Sergent Alléaume was born about 1761. He married Catherine Angélique Boüin about 1786. He died about 1793.

18.

Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet-5 (Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 13 Jul 1747 in Le Moule. She died after 1768.

19.

Victor Alexandre Devaux son of Philippe Devaux and Anne Catherine Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard was born on 04 Jan 1736 in St-François. He died about 1795.

Notes for Victor Alexandre Devaux:

General Notes:

Victor-Alexandre, qui forma le rameau aîné,étient à la deuxième génération.

 

chevalier de St-Louis, major au bataillon de milice de Ste-Anne, commandant du quartier de St-François

 

 

 

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Notes for Victor Alexandre Devaux:

General Notes:

Victor-Alexandre, qui forma le rameau aîné,étient à la deuxième génération.

 

chevalier de St-Louis, major au bataillon de milice de Ste-Anne, commandant du quartier de St-François

 

 

 

Victor Alexandre Devaux and Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet were married on 10 Jun 1765 in St-François. They had the following children:

36. i.

Renée Devaux was born about 1768. She married Lambert Sergent about 1785. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Victor Devaux was born about 1771. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Henry Devaux was born about 1775. He died about 1817.

iv.

Perrine Devaux.

Antoine Sébstien Bourcier.

Antoine Sébstien Bourcier and Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet were married about 1817. They had no children.

19.

Victor Alexandre Devaux-5 (Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 04 Jan 1736 in St-François. He died about 1795.

Notes for Victor Alexandre Devaux:

General Notes:

Victor-Alexandre, qui forma le rameau aîné,étient à la deuxième génération.

 

chevalier de St-Louis, major au bataillon de milice de Ste-Anne, commandant du quartier de St-François

 

 

 

18.

Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet daughter of Lambert Crocquet and Marguerite Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard was born about 13 Jul 1747 in Le Moule. She died after 1768.

Victor Alexandre Devaux and Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet were married on 10 Jun 1765 in St-François. They had the following children:

36. i.

Renée Devaux was born about 1768. She married Lambert Sergent about 1785. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Victor Devaux was born about 1771. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Henry Devaux was born about 1775. He died about 1817.

iv.

Perrine Devaux.

20.

Henri Louis Devaux Vilfontaine-5 (Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1738 in Fort-Royal de la Martinique. He died about 29 Jun 1765 in la Soufrière, Sainte-Lucie.

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Élisabeth-Eulalie de Launay daughter of Marguerite Chouquet Dessourcés.

Henri Louis Devaux Vilfontaine and Élisabeth-Eulalie de Launay were married on 14 Feb 1763 in Carénage. They had the following children:

i.

Louis Guillaume Devaux Vilfontaine was born on 14 Jul 1764 in l?Anse-la-Raye. He died on Unknown.

21.

Marie Anne Devaux-5 (Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1746. She died on 29 Jul 1817 in Saint François, Guadeloupe.

Claude-Anne-Guy de Micoud son of Thomas e Micoud and Marie Barbe de La Porte was born about 1737 in Saint Sauveur de Luxeil en Franche Conté. He died after 1772.

Notes for Claude-Anne-Guy de Micoud:

General Notes:

Le Baron de Micoud avait été décoré de la Croix de Saint-Louis.

 

Mestre de Camp des Armées du Roi de France, Chevalier de l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis, gouverneur de Saint-Lucie

 

 

Claude-Anne-Guy de Micoud and Marie Anne Devaux were married on 29 Dec 1766 in La Soufrière. They had the following children:

37. i.

Marie Anne Barbe de Micoud was born on 12 Nov 1767 in Sainte-Lucie. She married Raymond Amable Granier on 10 Sep 1793. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Magdelaine Désirée Guillemine de Micoud was born about 1771 in Sainte-Lucie. She died after 1791. She married Joseph Michel Prevost about 1791.

iii.

Claude Paul Marie de Micoud was born about 1773 in Sainte-Lucie. He died about Dec 1815 in Sainte-Lucie. He married Marie Félicité Guillemine \Devaux Saint-Philippe before 1824.

iv.

Marie Adélaïde Charlotte de Micoud was born on 04 Jan 1778 in Sainte-Lucie. She married Marie Philippe Victor Devaux about 1800. She died on Unknown.

v.

TBDF de Micoud.

22.

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe-5 (Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 26 Oct 1748 in St. Lucia. He died on 29 Aug 1807.

Notes for Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe, capitaine de milice, membre du conseil supérieur de

Sainte Lucie, était le cinquième et dernier fils de Philippe Devaux et Anne Catherine Classe Van

Schalwyck. Il est né vers 1749. Il était propriétaire de l'habitation Morne Courbaril à la

Soufrière, où il devint capitaine de milice avant 1784.

 

Pendant les années 1791-1797 les effets de la Révolution Française se firent sentir à

Sainte-Lucie. Des émissaires du gouvernement républician français souleverent le peuple et

obligèrent le gouverneur, M. de Gimat, à s'enfuire Le travail des habitations fut abandonné et

l'anarchi règna. Les Républicains établirent leurs « Tribunaux Révolutionnaire » et leur guillotine.

De 1794 à 1797 l'île subissait les effets d'une « Terreur » pendant laquelle les massacres et les

incendies furent nombreux. Une garnison anglaise qui avait été établie dans l'île en 1794 après la

déclaration de guerre par les anglais contre la République Française en fut chassée 1795. En

1797 les anglais réussirent finalement à rétablir l'ordre dans l'île

 

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe fut en avril 1802 l'un des membres du Conseil Supérieur

qui présenteront une épée d'honneur au brigadier-général George Prévost (1), officier de

l'armée anglaise qui avait repris l'île des forces républicaines, puis gouverneur de Sainte-Lucie.

Les conseillers exprimèrent ainsi leur satisfaction de l'éloignement du danger républicain et du

rétablissement de l'ordre.

 

(1) Cet officier anglais, qui fut plus tard gouverneur du Canada, était de la même famille que les Prévost de

Sansac, etc., aux Antilles. L'ancienne famille poitevine des Prévost a formée, entre autres, deux branches:

celle de Sansac, à laquelle appartenaient les Prévost aux Antilles, alliée aux Devaux par les Micoud, et celle

de Londigny, issue de la première. La branche de Londigny était représentée par François Prévost, qui se

ritira à Genève après la révocation de l'Édit de Nantes; il fut père d'Augustin Prevost, qui s'établit en

Angleterre et devint major-général dans les armées britanniques. Celui-ci fut père de George Prévost, de qui

il s'agit ici.

 

Source : Recherches effectuées par Gille Devaux (Canada)

 

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe est décédé le 29 août 1807 (1). Il avait épousé, au mois

de mars 1782, Marie-Françoise-Félicité Cornibert du Boulay. En 1824 elle vivait encore sur

l'habitation Morne Courbaril. Ils ont eu dix-sept enfants, parmi lesquels pluieurs morts en bas

âge:

 

 

 

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Notes for Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe, capitaine de milice, membre du conseil supérieur de

Sainte Lucie, était le cinquième et dernier fils de Philippe Devaux et Anne Catherine Classe Van

Schalwyck. Il est né vers 1749. Il était propriétaire de l'habitation Morne Courbaril à la

Soufrière, où il devint capitaine de milice avant 1784.

 

Pendant les années 1791-1797 les effets de la Révolution Française se firent sentir à

Sainte-Lucie. Des émissaires du gouvernement républician français souleverent le peuple et

obligèrent le gouverneur, M. de Gimat, à s'enfuire Le travail des habitations fut abandonné et

l'anarchi règna. Les Républicains établirent leurs « Tribunaux Révolutionnaire » et leur guillotine.

De 1794 à 1797 l'île subissait les effets d'une « Terreur » pendant laquelle les massacres et les

incendies furent nombreux. Une garnison anglaise qui avait été établie dans l'île en 1794 après la

déclaration de guerre par les anglais contre la République Française en fut chassée 1795. En

1797 les anglais réussirent finalement à rétablir l'ordre dans l'île

 

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe fut en avril 1802 l'un des membres du Conseil Supérieur

qui présenteront une épée d'honneur au brigadier-général George Prévost (1), officier de

l'armée anglaise qui avait repris l'île des forces républicaines, puis gouverneur de Sainte-Lucie.

Les conseillers exprimèrent ainsi leur satisfaction de l'éloignement du danger républicain et du

rétablissement de l'ordre.

 

(1) Cet officier anglais, qui fut plus tard gouverneur du Canada, était de la même famille que les Prévost de

Sansac, etc., aux Antilles. L'ancienne famille poitevine des Prévost a formée, entre autres, deux branches:

celle de Sansac, à laquelle appartenaient les Prévost aux Antilles, alliée aux Devaux par les Micoud, et celle

de Londigny, issue de la première. La branche de Londigny était représentée par François Prévost, qui se

ritira à Genève après la révocation de l'Édit de Nantes; il fut père d'Augustin Prevost, qui s'établit en

Angleterre et devint major-général dans les armées britanniques. Celui-ci fut père de George Prévost, de qui

il s'agit ici.

 

Source : Recherches effectuées par Gille Devaux (Canada)

 

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe est décédé le 29 août 1807 (1). Il avait épousé, au mois

de mars 1782, Marie-Françoise-Félicité Cornibert du Boulay. En 1824 elle vivait encore sur

l'habitation Morne Courbaril. Ils ont eu dix-sept enfants, parmi lesquels pluieurs morts en bas

âge:

 

 

 

Marie Françoise Félicité Cornibert du Boulay daughter of Jean-Baptiste Cornibert du Boulay and Marie-Anne de la Hante-Nolag was born about 1766. She died after 1824.

Notes for Marie Françoise Félicité Cornibert du Boulay:

General Notes:

 

Daughter of a planter who then owned Ruby Estate at Soufrière.

 

 

Philippe-Henry Devaux Saint-Philippe and Marie Françoise Félicité Cornibert du Boulay were married in Mar 1782. They had the following children:

38. i.

Jean Marie Nelson Devaux Saint-Philippe. He married Maire Louise Morteau on 02 Mar 1835 in La Soufrière.

ii.

Marie Jeanne Devaux Saint-Philippe.

iii.

Marie-Pauline Devaux Saint-Philippe.

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Notes for Marie-Pauline Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

Le 4 septembre 1824 elle a représenté Ange Chaumont, la marraine, au baptême d’Antoine-Alexandre-Ernest-Marie de Gaillard de Laubenque.

 

 

iv.

N_______ Devaux Saint-Philippe.

39. v.

Charles Devaux Saint-Phlippe. He married Désirée-Maturine Prévost de Sansac about 1824.

vi.

N_______ Devaux Vilfontaine.

vii.

Marie Anne Félicité Devaux Saint-Philippe was born on 13 Oct 1783 in la Soufrière, Sainte-Lucie. She died about 1801.

viii.

Marie Henry Devaux St. Philipe was born about Apr 1785. He died before 1798.

Notes for Marie Henry Devaux St. Philipe:

General Notes:

Il est mort jeune, et son nom fut donné à un de ses frères

 

 

ix.

Marie Félicité Guillemine \Devaux Saint-Philippe was born on 28 Oct 1786 in la Soufrière, Sainte-Lucie. She married Claude Paul Marie de Micoud before 1824. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Marie Félicité Guillemine \Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

married cousin

 

 

x.

Anne Louis Philippe Devaux Saint-Philippe was born on 20 Jan 1788 in la Soufrière, isle de Sainte-Lucie. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Anne Louis Philippe Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

Il semble qu’il soit mort jeune.

 

 

 

40. xi.

Marie Henry Devaux des Rivières was born on 20 Sep 1806 in St. Lucia. He married Marie Jeanne Eudoxie Recour on 11 Nov 1834 in La Soufrière. He died about 1889.

xii.

Marie François Lambert Devaux Saint-Philippe was born about 1798 in Martinique. He died about 22 Jul 1821 in Gros-Islet à Saint-Lucie.

xiii.

Thérèse Philippe Victor Devaux Saint-Philippe was born about 20 Jan 1800. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Thérèse Philippe Victor Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

ses parrain et marraine étaient Marie-Philippe-Victor Devaux son cousin germain, et Thérèse-Élisabeth Roujol, femme de son cousin germain Jean-Philippe-Marcelin Devaux Monplaisir.

 

 

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Notes for Thérèse Philippe Victor Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

ses parrain et marraine étaient Marie-Philippe-Victor Devaux son cousin germain, et Thérèse-Élisabeth Roujol, femme de son cousin germain Jean-Philippe-Marcelin Devaux Monplaisir.

 

 

xiv.

Philippe Sidoné Devaux Saint-Philippe was born before 15 Jan 1801. He died on 24 Dec 1817.

xv.

Marie-Anne-Félicité Devaux Saint-Philippe was born on 21 Jun 1801. She married John Goodman on 12 Oct 1824 in l?habitation Morne-Courbaril. She died on Unknown.

xvi.

Marie-Thérèse-Coralie Devaux Saint-Philippe was born about 1806. She married Marie-Pierre-Théodore-Louis Bergasse du Petit on 18 Aug 1825. She died on Unknown.

xvii.

Marie-Anne-Jeanne Devaux Saint-Philippe was born before 1807. She died about 1880.

Notes for Marie-Anne-Jeanne Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

décédée sans alliance

 

 

23.

Anne-Adélaïde Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard-5 (Benjamin-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about May 1753. She died between 1802-1803.

Notes for Anne-Adélaïde Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard:

General Notes:

died in prison

 

 

Antoine Hector de Parisis de Zevallos son of TBDM1 de Parisis de Zevallos was born on 02 Mar 1757 in Cateau-Cambrésis. He died on 06 Feb 1816 in en mer sur le navire l'Artur.

Notes for Antoine Hector de Parisis de Zevallos:

General Notes:

G.H.C. Numéro 58 : Mars 1994 Page 1020

QUESTIONS

 

94-49 PARISIS de ZEVALLOS (Guadeloupe, 18°-19°)

Qu'est devenue la famille PARISIS de ZEVALLOS ? Le premier

à s'être fixé en Guadeloupe est Joseph Dominique x 1755

Renée VAN SCHALKWYCK. Celle-ci ayant à l'époque 55 ans, je

suppose qu'ils n'eurent pas de descendance.

Le neveu de Joseph Dominique, Hector, épousa en 1787 Anne-

Adélaïde VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD. Ils eurent au moins

trois enfants, dont Adélaïde qui épousa en premières noces

Jacques Guillaume NÉRON SURGY et en secondes noces Victor

SERGENT SERSILY. Quid des deux autres ? Quand la famille

s'est-elle éteinte ? N. Javary

NDLR Voici un abrégé de la généalogie de cette famille (on

remarquera le danger des voyages en mer...). Consultez

aussi les cinq dossiers à ce nom en Colonies E393 .

I Jacques Joseph Dominique PARISIS de ZEVALLOS, écuyer,

chevalier de St-Louis

x Catherine Joseph GALLEZ (ou GALLET)

d'où 14 enfants dont 8 ont survécu; parmi eux :

II Antoine Hector PARISIS de ZEVALLOS (cadet gentilhomme

au régiment de Rohan-Soubise; aide-major à St-François

Grande-Terre; prisonnier au fort St-Charles en l'an II;

réfugié à Boston; rejoint Brest puis Paris et Cateau-

Cambrésis en l'an IV; retourne en Guadeloupe, prisonnier

à Basse-Terre jusqu'en l'an IX; au Moule ensuite)

o Cateau-Cambrésis 3 2 1757

+ 2 6 1816 en mer sur le navire l'Artur (de Martinique

au Havre) de dysenterie; transcrit Le Moule 24 2 1817

x Le Moule 9 7 1787 Anne Adélaïde CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK

o 5 b 26 6 1753

+ An II ou III, en prison en Guadeloupe

III trois enfants :

1 Adélaïde Elisabeth Joseph (votre question)

2 Benjamin Hector Joseph Dominique, habitant du Moule

o St-François 11 8 1789 b 31 3 1790

+ Bordeaux 11 7 1823

x Ste-Anne 23 7 1811 Augustine d'AGNEAUX d'OUVILLE

+ 10 6 1823 en mer en se rendant en France

3 Marie Henriette Augustine Lidie

o 1792 d Le Moule 1er vendémiaire VII (22 9 1798)

x François COUPPÉ DUPORT BLANC

IV 2 Hector x Augustine, 4 enfants :

1 Marie Adélaïde Joséphine Augustine dite Céloza

o Le Moule 20 d 22 4 1813

x Ste-Anne 28 9 1830 Charles Auguste d'AGNEAU d'OUVILLE

ax Anne Joséphine Aimée CORNETTE de VENANCOURT

2 Elisabeth Anne Toinette Augusta

o Le Moule 3 d 18 3 1815

x Ste-Anne 25 10 1831 Alexandre d'OUVILLE JUMONVILLE

(son oncle)

3 Hector Auguste Joseph Edouard

o Le Moule 28 11 1817 d 10 4 1818

x Marie Charlotte Eloysia NERON BEAUCLAIR

ax Louis Charles Emmanuel de VILLENEUVE

4 Benjamin Alexandre Eugène

o Le Moule 12 d 18 4 1822

+ 30 4 1839, navire de commerce La Lise, transcrit au

Moule 9 1 1840

V 2.3 Edouard x Eloysia, au moins 2 enfants (non suivis)

1 Marie Madeleine Augustine

o Le Moule 28 11 d 5 12 1845

2 Luiz Albert o Le Moule 12 d 20 1 1847

(La famille semble avoir quitté l'île au milieu du XIXe)

 

 

 

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Notes for Antoine Hector de Parisis de Zevallos:

General Notes:

G.H.C. Numéro 58 : Mars 1994 Page 1020

QUESTIONS

 

94-49 PARISIS de ZEVALLOS (Guadeloupe, 18°-19°)

Qu'est devenue la famille PARISIS de ZEVALLOS ? Le premier

à s'être fixé en Guadeloupe est Joseph Dominique x 1755

Renée VAN SCHALKWYCK. Celle-ci ayant à l'époque 55 ans, je

suppose qu'ils n'eurent pas de descendance.

Le neveu de Joseph Dominique, Hector, épousa en 1787 Anne-

Adélaïde VAN SCHALKWYCK CLASSE GIRARD. Ils eurent au moins

trois enfants, dont Adélaïde qui épousa en premières noces

Jacques Guillaume NÉRON SURGY et en secondes noces Victor

SERGENT SERSILY. Quid des deux autres ? Quand la famille

s'est-elle éteinte ? N. Javary

NDLR Voici un abrégé de la généalogie de cette famille (on

remarquera le danger des voyages en mer...). Consultez

aussi les cinq dossiers à ce nom en Colonies E393 .

I Jacques Joseph Dominique PARISIS de ZEVALLOS, écuyer,

chevalier de St-Louis

x Catherine Joseph GALLEZ (ou GALLET)

d'où 14 enfants dont 8 ont survécu; parmi eux :

II Antoine Hector PARISIS de ZEVALLOS (cadet gentilhomme

au régiment de Rohan-Soubise; aide-major à St-François

Grande-Terre; prisonnier au fort St-Charles en l'an II;

réfugié à Boston; rejoint Brest puis Paris et Cateau-

Cambrésis en l'an IV; retourne en Guadeloupe, prisonnier

à Basse-Terre jusqu'en l'an IX; au Moule ensuite)

o Cateau-Cambrésis 3 2 1757

+ 2 6 1816 en mer sur le navire l'Artur (de Martinique

au Havre) de dysenterie; transcrit Le Moule 24 2 1817

x Le Moule 9 7 1787 Anne Adélaïde CLASSE GIRARD VAN

SCHALKWYCK

o 5 b 26 6 1753

+ An II ou III, en prison en Guadeloupe

III trois enfants :

1 Adélaïde Elisabeth Joseph (votre question)

2 Benjamin Hector Joseph Dominique, habitant du Moule

o St-François 11 8 1789 b 31 3 1790

+ Bordeaux 11 7 1823

x Ste-Anne 23 7 1811 Augustine d'AGNEAUX d'OUVILLE

+ 10 6 1823 en mer en se rendant en France

3 Marie Henriette Augustine Lidie

o 1792 d Le Moule 1er vendémiaire VII (22 9 1798)

x François COUPPÉ DUPORT BLANC

IV 2 Hector x Augustine, 4 enfants :

1 Marie Adélaïde Joséphine Augustine dite Céloza

o Le Moule 20 d 22 4 1813

x Ste-Anne 28 9 1830 Charles Auguste d'AGNEAU d'OUVILLE

ax Anne Joséphine Aimée CORNETTE de VENANCOURT

2 Elisabeth Anne Toinette Augusta

o Le Moule 3 d 18 3 1815

x Ste-Anne 25 10 1831 Alexandre d'OUVILLE JUMONVILLE

(son oncle)

3 Hector Auguste Joseph Edouard

o Le Moule 28 11 1817 d 10 4 1818

x Marie Charlotte Eloysia NERON BEAUCLAIR

ax Louis Charles Emmanuel de VILLENEUVE

4 Benjamin Alexandre Eugène

o Le Moule 12 d 18 4 1822

+ 30 4 1839, navire de commerce La Lise, transcrit au

Moule 9 1 1840

V 2.3 Edouard x Eloysia, au moins 2 enfants (non suivis)

1 Marie Madeleine Augustine

o Le Moule 28 11 d 5 12 1845

2 Luiz Albert o Le Moule 12 d 20 1 1847

(La famille semble avoir quitté l'île au milieu du XIXe)

 

 

 

Antoine Hector de Parisis de Zevallos and Anne-Adélaïde Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard were married on 09 Jul 1787 in Le Moule, Guadaloupe. They had the following children:

41. i.

Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos was born about 1788. She married Victor Sergent Sersily about 1814. She died about 1815.

42. ii.

Benjamin Hector Joseph de Parisis de Zevallos was born on 11 Aug 1789 in St-François. He married Augustine 23 Jul 1811'Agneaux 23 Jul 1811'Ouville on 23 Jul 1811 in Ste-Anne. He died on 11 Jul 1823 in Bordeaux, France.

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iii.

Marie Henriette Augusti de Parisis de Zevallos was born on 22 Sep 1798 in Le Moule.

24.

Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle-5 (Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born in 1712. He died between 1756-Sep 1780.

Notes for Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Captain de Milicies

 

 

Marie Anne Néron de Bellemare was born about 1712. She died on Unknown.

Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle and Marie Anne Néron de Bellemare were married on 13 Jan 1739 in Guadeloupe[4]. They had the following children:

43. i.

Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle was born in 1747. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Jacques \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle was born in 1749. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Jean Baptiste \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle was born in 1756. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Jean Baptiste \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Jean Baptiste Roche Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle

 

 

44. iv.

Honorine \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle was born on Unknown. She married François Prospert Néron Ducoudray on 28 Aug 1764 in Le Moule.

25.

Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle-5 (Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born between 1712-1718. She died after 1732.

Michel Crosnier de Monterfil.

Michel Crosnier de Monterfil and Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle were married on 29 Oct 1732 in Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

45. i.

Jean Michel Crosnier de Monterfil was born in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. He married Marie Jeanne Le Vassor de M Chardonniere on 20 Nov 1763 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe.

26.

Guillaume \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle-5 (Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born on 10 Feb 1720 in Guadeloupe[1]. He died on 12 Jul 1779 in St Bartholemew[1].

Notes for Guillaume \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Capitaine de Milices

 

 

Catherine Marguerite de Guademar[1] was born about 1720. She died on Unknown.

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Guillaume \Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle and Catherine Marguerite de Guademar married. They had the following children:

46. i.

Guillaume Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle[1] was born on 16 Oct 1745 in Guadeloupe[1]. He married Marie Claire Classe LeMercier about 1766. He died about 12 Jul 1798 in St. Bartholomew[5].

ii.

Jean Baptiste Augustin Van Schalkwyck de Celco[1, 6] was born in 1758[1]. He died before 1801[7].

Notes for Jean Baptiste Augustin Van Schalkwyck de Celco:

General Notes:

Jean Baptiste Augustin Van Schalkwyck de Celcour

 

Mentioned in agreement on Estate of Antoine Van Schalkwyck as the late uncle of the heirs.

 

Also mentioned in following Baptismal record:

 

a2.7 Augustin César Alexandre CELLON

o 17 2 b 27 4 1793, p Jean Baptiste Augustin Van Schalkwyck de Celcour, habitant, m Marguerite Augustine Desjardins épouse de Joseph Marie St-Pierre, habitant

 

No descendants

 

Possibly served in King's bodyguard

 

 

27.

Jacques Phillippe Van Schalkwyck Lemercier-5 (Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born in 1722. He died between 1765-1780.

Notes for Jacques Phillippe Van Schalkwyck Lemercier:

General Notes:

Jacques Phillippe Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle

 

 

Françoise Bonnet was born about 1722. She died on Unknown.

Jacques Phillippe Van Schalkwyck Lemercier and Françoise Bonnet married. They had the following children:

i.

Antoine Felix Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle[1] was born in 1765[1]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Antoine Felix Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle:

General Notes:

No descendants

 

 

28.

Pierre Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle-5 (Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 31 Mar 1728. He died on 05 Jan 1754.

Notes for Pierre Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

One son, died as child

 

 

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Notes for Pierre Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

One son, died as child

 

 

Marie Louise Le Mercier de Maisoncelle was born on 26 Oct 1729.

Notes for Marie Louise Le Mercier de Maisoncelle:

General Notes:

LE MERCIER DE MAISONCELLE - 6 septembre 1734. Des lettres de noblesse furent délivrées à Louis le Mercier de Maisoncelle, chevalier de Saint-Louis, commandant de l'île Grande-Terre. La souche de sa famille s'est divisée en plusieurs branches, sous les noms de : le Mercier de Vermont, de Richemont, de la Clertière, de Beausoleil, de Pombiray. - D'azur, à un chevron d'argent, accompagné en chef de deux étoiles d'or, et en pointe d'un coeur

 

 

Pierre Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle and Marie Louise Le Mercier de Maisoncelle were married on 09 Jun 1750 in St Francois, Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

i.

Pierre Jean L \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle was born on 05 Jan 1754. He died on 03 Dec 1755.

Notes for Pierre Jean L \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Full name: Pierre Jean Louis

 

 

29.

Pierre Van Schalkwyck Beauplan Boisaubin-5 (Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born in 1716 in Guadeloupe[1]. He died in 1756 in Guadeloupe[1].

Marie Therese Boismorand[3] was born about 1728 in Guadeloupe. She died after 1757.

Pierre Van Schalkwyck Beauplan Boisaubin and Marie Therese Boismorand married. They had the following children:

i.

Pierre Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin[1] was born in 1748[1]. He died before 1793 in Guadeloupe.

47. ii.

Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin[1] was born on 08 Apr 1755 in Port Louis, Guadeloupe[1]. He married Marie Louise Douillard Mahaudière about 11 Nov 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe. He died on 08 Jun 1834 in Morristown, New Jersey[1, 8].

iii.

Marie Hyacinthe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin[1] was born in 1757[1]. She died on Unknown.

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30.

Marie-Renée Barbotteaux-6 (Jeanne-Renée-5, Pierre-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[2] was born on 12 Dec 1744 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe. She died on 06 Feb 1808 in Baie-Mahuat, Guadeloupe.

Jean-René Budan de Boislaurent son of Jean Budan de Boislaurent and Marie Catherine Deniau[2] was born in 1730 in Saint Domingue. He died on 11 Nov 1773 in Baie-Mahuat, Guadeloupe.

Notes for Jean-René Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

capne des Brulôts de sa magesté et l’un des gendarmes de sa garde, puis négociant et juge anobli par charge de SR, ép1.1758 sa cousine Jeanne-Renée Budan

 

capitaine de brûlot de Sa Majesté puis négociant, juge conseil et conseiller secrétaire du Roi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Jean-René Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

capne des Brulôts de sa magesté et l’un des gendarmes de sa garde, puis négociant et juge anobli par charge de SR, ép1.1758 sa cousine Jeanne-Renée Budan

 

capitaine de brûlot de Sa Majesté puis négociant, juge conseil et conseiller secrétaire du Roi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jean-René Budan de Boislaurent and Marie-Renée Barbotteaux were married in 1764. They had the following children:

i.

Marie Jeanne Budan de Boislaurent was born in Nantes. She died after 1774 in Bègues, diocèse de Clermont en Auvergne. She married Hubert de Goy on 27 Apr 1790 in Baie-Mahault.

ii.

Anne Louise Budan de Boislaurent was born on 05 Jul 1768 in Nantes. She died on 03 Aug 1769 in Nantes.

iii.

Alexandrine Marie Julie Budan de Boislaurent was born on 04 Oct 1770 in Port Louis, Guadeloupe. She married Jacques Alexandre Barbotteau on 24 Feb 1798 in New York (consulat de la République française). She died on Unknown.

Notes for Alexandrine Marie Julie Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

Anne Alexandrine Marie Julie \Budan de Boislaurent\

 

Baptised b 12 11 1770 p Jacques Alexandre Barbotteau, conseiller au Conseil Souve- rain; m Anne Madeleine Babin épouse de Philippe Barbotteau, oncle et grand tante maternels

 

 

 

48. iv.

René-Pierre Budan de Boislaurent[2] was born in 1772. He died on Unknown.

v.

Jean René Alexandre Budan de Boislaurent was born about 1773. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Jean René Alexandre Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

b Baie Mahault 28 1 1773 p Messire Nicolas Alexandre Lemercier Maisoncelle écuyer, sieur de Vertille, capitaine de dragons; m Thérèse Barbotteau

 

 

vi.

Jean René Charles Budan de Boislaurent was born on 02 Jan 1774 in Baie-Mahuat, Guadeloupe. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Jean René Charles Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

Baptized 24 3 1774 p Charles Rossedin St Riquier de Machicourt; m Marie Jeanne Philippe Budan de Boislaurent, soeur

 

 

 

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31.

Anne Pitault Dumartre-6 (Anne Julie-5, Marie Anne-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1).

Jacques Hurlot.

Jacques Hurlot and Anne Pitault Dumartre were married on 29 Jul 1749 in Saint Pierre. They had the following children:

49. i.

Marie Anne Hurlot was born about 1765. She died after 1785. She married Marie Antoine Honoré de Bernard de Feissal on 06 Jun 1785 in Saint Pierre.

32.

Marie Therèse Pitault Dumartre-6 (Anne Julie-5, Marie Anne-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1735. She died about 1807.

Jean Baptiste Grégoire Adrien Le Maistre was born on Unknown. He died about 1787.

Jean Baptiste Grégoire Adrien Le Maistre and Marie Therèse Pitault Dumartre married. They had the following children:

50. i.

Jean Baptiste Le Maistre was born about 1755. He died about 1806.

33.

Lambert Nicolas Crocquet-6 (Pierre Lambert-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 09 Mar 1753 in Saint-Jean-Paptiste, Guadeloupe. He died on 17 Mar 1802 in Fort Saint Pierre, Martinique.

Clotile Françoise Rose Daney de Marcillac was born about 08 May 1764 in Trinité, Martinique. She died on 23 Aug 1839 in Palmiste, Dos d'Ane, Martinique.

Lambert Nicolas Crocquet and Clotile Françoise Rose Daney de Marcillac were married on 17 Jan 1791 in Basse-Terre, Martinique. They had the following children:

51. i.

Pierre Antoine Anicet Crocquet was born on 24 Jun 1799 in Sainte-Pierre, Mouillage, Martinique. He married Louise Catherine Daney de Marcillac on 15 Oct 1823 in Sainte-Pierre, Mouillage, Martinique. He died on 17 Aug 1880 in Basse-Terre, Guadelopue.

Anne Thérèse Dupré.

Lambert Nicolas Crocquet and Anne Thérèse Dupré were married on 28 Feb 1786 in Petit-Cul-de-Sac. They had no children.

34.

Lambert Sergent-6 (Anne Marguerite-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1757. He died about 1815.

Notes for Lambert Sergent:

General Notes:

chevalier de Saint-Louis

Commandant des quartiers de Saint-François et du Moule (Guadeloupe)

 

 

36.

Renée Devaux daughter of Victor Alexandre Devaux and Anne Marie Gertrude Crocquet was born about 1768. She died on Unknown.

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Lambert Sergent and Renée Devaux were married about 1785. They had the following children:

52. i.

Victor Sergent Sersily was born about 1786. He married Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos about 1814. He died about 1847.

35.

Charles Modeste Sergent Alléaume-6 (Anne Marguerite-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1761. He died about 1793.

Catherine Angélique Boüin.

Charles Modeste Sergent Alléaume and Catherine Angélique Boüin were married about 1786. They had the following children:

53. i.

Charles Joseph Sergent Alléaume was born about 1783. He married Olympe Cornette de Saint Cyr about 1815. He died about 1860.

36.

Renée Devaux-6 (Anne Marie Gertrude-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1768. She died on Unknown.

34.

Lambert Sergent son of Simon François Sergent and Anne Marguerite Crocquet was born about 1757. He died about 1815.

Notes for Lambert Sergent:

General Notes:

chevalier de Saint-Louis

Commandant des quartiers de Saint-François et du Moule (Guadeloupe)

 

 

Lambert Sergent and Renée Devaux were married about 1785. They had the following children:

52. i.

Victor Sergent Sersily was born about 1786. He married Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos about 1814. He died about 1847.

37.

Marie Anne Barbe de Micoud-6 (Marie Anne-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 12 Nov 1767 in Sainte-Lucie. She died on Unknown.

Raymond Amable Granier.

Raymond Amable Granier and Marie Anne Barbe de Micoud were married on 10 Sep 1793. They had the following children:

i.

Marie Anne Aglaé Granier.

38.

Jean Marie Nelson Devaux Saint-Philippe-6 (Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1).

Maire Louise Morteau was born about 1804. She died on Unknown.

Jean Marie Nelson Devaux Saint-Philippe and Maire Louise Morteau were married on 02 Mar 1835 in La Soufrière. They had the following children:

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i.

Nellie Devaux Saint-Philippe was born about 30 Sep 1836. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Nellie Devaux Saint-Philippe:

General Notes:

ne s’est pas mariée

 

 

39.

Charles Devaux Saint-Phlippe-6 (Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1).

Désirée-Maturine Prévost de Sansac.

Notes for Désirée-Maturine Prévost de Sansac:

General Notes:

cousin of her husband

 

 

Charles Devaux Saint-Phlippe and Désirée-Maturine Prévost de Sansac were married about 1824. They had the following children:

i.

Alma Devaux Saint-Phlippe.

ii.

Arsène Devaux Saint-Phlippe.

40.

Marie Henry Devaux des Rivières-6 (Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 20 Sep 1806 in St. Lucia. He died about 1889.

Notes for Marie Henry Devaux des Rivières:

General Notes:

Il a eu pour parrain Henry Devaux de Bellefond, son grand-oncle, et pour marraine Marie-Anne de la Hante-Nolag, épouse de Jean-Baptiste Cornibert Duboulay, sa grand-mère. Son certificat de baptême a été signé aussi par Charles de Mars Il est mort jeune, et son nom fut donné à un de ses frères.

 

Marie Henry Devaux des Rivières was born in 1806 and inherited Morne Courbaril. Hw owned a Barque called « Sandwich », commanded by Captain Mann. It carried the sugar from Mrone Courbaril and other estates to Europe. His last years were clouded by the depression in the sugar market, the result of competition from the beet sugar industry that grew up in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. As a result he suffered financial loss, as did many other planters. He married Marie Jeanne Eudoxie Recourtin 1834.

 

 

 

Marie Jeanne Eudoxie Recour was born on 15 Feb 1817 in La Soufrière. She died on Unknown.

Marie Henry Devaux des Rivières and Marie Jeanne Eudoxie Recour were married on 11 Nov 1834 in La Soufrière. They had the following children:

54. i.

Joseph Émile Devaux was born on 15 Dec 1848 in La Soufrière. He married Corinne Boucher Laguerre on 08 Feb 1872 in La Soufrière. He died on 14 Jun 1923.

55. ii.

Justin Devaux was born about 1840.

iii.

Aurore Devaux.

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iv.

Henry Devaux was born on 28 Dec 1835 in La Soufrière. He died on 26 Apr 1925 in Sainte-Lucie.

41.

Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos-6 (Anne-Adélaïde-5, Benjamin-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1788. She died about 1815.

52.

Victor Sergent Sersily son of Lambert Sergent and Renée Devaux was born about 1786. He died about 1847.

Notes for Victor Sergent Sersily:

General Notes:

Commandant du Moule, habitant propiétaire

 

 

Victor Sergent Sersily and Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos were married about 1814. They had the following children:

70. i.

Lambert Sergent Sersily was born about 1815. He married Lydie de Lalonde about 1836. He died about 1876.

Jacques Guillaume Néron Surgy.

Jacques Guillaume Néron Surgy and Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos were married before 1814. They had no children.

42.

Benjamin Hector Joseph de Parisis de Zevallos-6 (Anne-Adélaïde-5, Benjamin-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 11 Aug 1789 in St-François. He died on 11 Jul 1823 in Bordeaux, France.

Augustine d'Agneaux d'Ouville was born on 27 Nov 1792 in Ste-Anne, Guadelopue. She died on 06 Oct 1823 in en mer en se rendant en France.

Benjamin Hector Joseph de Parisis de Zevallos and Augustine d'Agneaux d'Ouville were married on 23 Jul 1811 in Ste-Anne. They had the following children:

i.

Marie Adélaïde Joséphin de Parisis de Zevallos was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She married Charles Auguste 28 Sep 1830'Agneau 28 Sep 1830'Ouville on 28 Sep 1830 in Ste-Anne. She died about 1842.

Notes for Marie Adélaïde Joséphin de Parisis de Zevallos:

General Notes:

Marie Adélaïde Joséphine Augustine dite Céloza

 

 

ii.

Elisabeth Anne Toinette de Parisis de Zevallos was born on 18 Mar 1815 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She married Alexandre 25 Oct 1831'Ouville Jumonville on 25 Oct 1831 in Ste Anne, Guadeloupe. She died about 1840.

56. iii.

Hector Auguste Joseph E de Parisis de Zevallos was born on 28 Nov 1817 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Benjamin Alexandre Eugè de Parisis de Zevallos was born about Dec 1821 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. He died on 30 Apr 1839 in navire de commerce La Lise.

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Notes for Benjamin Alexandre Eugè de Parisis de Zevallos:

General Notes:

Benjamin Alexandre Eugène

 

 

 

43.

Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle-6 (Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born in 1747. He died on Unknown.

Marie Charlotte Classe Lemercier.

Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle and Marie Charlotte Classe Lemercier married. They had the following children:

57. i.

Marie Madeleine \Van Schalkwyck was born on 27 May 1788 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She married Jean-Pierre Saint-Alary between 1802-1817 in Le Moule, Guadaloupe. She died after 1819.

44.

Honorine \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle-6 (Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on Unknown.

François Prospert Néron Ducoudray.

François Prospert Néron Ducoudray and Honorine \Van Schalkwyck Classe deCourcelle were married on 28 Aug 1764 in Le Moule. They had the following children:

58. i.

Thérèse Adélaïde Néron Ducoudray. She married Pierre Jean Marie Prévoteau Sainte-Marie on 10 Jan 1802 in Fort-St-Pierre.

45.

Jean Michel Crosnier de Monterfil-6 (Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born in Le Moule, Guadeloupe.

Marie Jeanne Le Vassor de La Chardonniere.

Jean Michel Crosnier de Monterfil and Marie Jeanne Le Vassor de La Chardonniere were married on 20 Nov 1763 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

59. i.

Marie Gertrude Crosnier de Monterfil was born on 09 Dec 1769 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She married Jean Michel Crosnier des Vignes on 20 Nov 1787 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She died on Unknown.

46.

Guillaume Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle-6 (Guillaume \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born on 16 Oct 1745 in Guadeloupe[1]. He died about 12 Jul 1798 in St. Bartholomew[5].

Notes for Guillaume Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Captain in militia

 

- La photocopie des pages consacrées aux Antilles dans

"1790 au jour le jour" publié chez Albin-Michel et établi

à partir d'articles de journaux de l'époque. On y trouve,

outre des articles sur la situation politique, qui

présentent les faits vus de France, un "état d'évaluation

des denrées coloniales pour 1790", dans le "Journal de

Normandie" du 6 avril, un "calcul comparatif des habitants

de nos colonies", dans le même journal, le 23 mai, et

cette annonce, publiée dans "Le Courrier de Paris" le 22

février, que nous copions intégralement :

"Mlle PAYEN, rue Jean-Pain-Mollet, n° 31, au 2° sur le

derrière, tient l'unique dépôt de l'élixir américain du

sieur de COURCELLES, spécifique pour toutes les maladies

particulières aux femmes, et notamment pour celles qui

font des suites de couches. Les bouteilles, scellées du

cachet de l'auteur et étiquetées avec sa griffe, sont

accompagnées d'un imprimé également revêtu de sa griffe,

qui indique les cas où l'on peut employer le remède et la

manière dont on doit s'en servir."

NDLR Ce sieur de COURCELLES serait-il Guillaume Felix

CLASSE COURCELLE, lieutenant de milice au Moule (Guade-

loupe), marié en 1766 avec sa cousine germaine Marie

Claire VAN SCHALKWYCK LEMERCIER ? Qui aurait connaissance

de cet "elixir" ?

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Guillaume Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle:

General Notes:

Captain in militia

 

- La photocopie des pages consacrées aux Antilles dans

"1790 au jour le jour" publié chez Albin-Michel et établi

à partir d'articles de journaux de l'époque. On y trouve,

outre des articles sur la situation politique, qui

présentent les faits vus de France, un "état d'évaluation

des denrées coloniales pour 1790", dans le "Journal de

Normandie" du 6 avril, un "calcul comparatif des habitants

de nos colonies", dans le même journal, le 23 mai, et

cette annonce, publiée dans "Le Courrier de Paris" le 22

février, que nous copions intégralement :

"Mlle PAYEN, rue Jean-Pain-Mollet, n° 31, au 2° sur le

derrière, tient l'unique dépôt de l'élixir américain du

sieur de COURCELLES, spécifique pour toutes les maladies

particulières aux femmes, et notamment pour celles qui

font des suites de couches. Les bouteilles, scellées du

cachet de l'auteur et étiquetées avec sa griffe, sont

accompagnées d'un imprimé également revêtu de sa griffe,

qui indique les cas où l'on peut employer le remède et la

manière dont on doit s'en servir."

NDLR Ce sieur de COURCELLES serait-il Guillaume Felix

CLASSE COURCELLE, lieutenant de milice au Moule (Guade-

loupe), marié en 1766 avec sa cousine germaine Marie

Claire VAN SCHALKWYCK LEMERCIER ? Qui aurait connaissance

de cet "elixir" ?

 

 

 

 

Marie Claire Classe LeMercier daughter of Frances Bonet[1] was born on Unknown. She died after 1772.

Guillaume Van Schalkwyck Classe de Courcelle and Marie Claire Classe LeMercier were married about 1766. They had the following children:

60. i.

Jean Phillipe \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle[1] was born on 13 Apr 1770 in Guadaloupe, France[1, 9]. He married Sophie Dégréaux Duban about 1794. He died on 01 Jun 1829 in La Mahaudiere, Guadeloupe, France[1, 9].

ii.

Antoine Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle[10] was born on 12 Jul 1772 in Guadeloupe[11]. He married Mary Wilder on 25 Jun 1801 in Boston, MA[12, 13, 14]. He died on 10 Dec 1801 in Guadeloupe[15].

Notes for Antoine Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle:

General Notes:

The following extract is taken from "The Story of Whittier's 'Countess'" by Mary E. Desmond, published in Catholic World (Paulist Fathers: Paramus, NJ, 1901) vol. 72, issue 430, pp 478-488:

 

Quote:

 

In the latter part of the eighteenth century, at the time of the French rebellion, when Napoleon took the reins of government a second time, a company of exiles, about sixteen in number, fled from Guadeloupe and came to this country. They landed at Newburyport, Mass., in March 1792. This city is situated at the mouth of the Merrimack River. Nine of the party settled in Newburyport, and old stones in one of its ancient cemeteries mark their resting place. At the close of the war five returned to their native land.

 

Unquote

 

Note: Ms. Desmond appears to be in error concerning the events/timing of the French Revolution which began in 1789. Napoleon who was a renown military leader even in the early years of the Revolution did not actually take the reins of government himself until 1799.

 

Antoine Van Schalkwyck was surely a member of the group that came to Newburyport. See the notes for his wife, Mary Wilder, for an account of their marriage and return to Guadeloupe. See the notes for Vincent Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin (Antoine's second cousin once removed) for details of the latter's arrival in New Jersey around 1793.

 

 

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Notes for Antoine Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle:

General Notes:

The following extract is taken from "The Story of Whittier's 'Countess'" by Mary E. Desmond, published in Catholic World (Paulist Fathers: Paramus, NJ, 1901) vol. 72, issue 430, pp 478-488:

 

Quote:

 

In the latter part of the eighteenth century, at the time of the French rebellion, when Napoleon took the reins of government a second time, a company of exiles, about sixteen in number, fled from Guadeloupe and came to this country. They landed at Newburyport, Mass., in March 1792. This city is situated at the mouth of the Merrimack River. Nine of the party settled in Newburyport, and old stones in one of its ancient cemeteries mark their resting place. At the close of the war five returned to their native land.

 

Unquote

 

Note: Ms. Desmond appears to be in error concerning the events/timing of the French Revolution which began in 1789. Napoleon who was a renown military leader even in the early years of the Revolution did not actually take the reins of government himself until 1799.

 

Antoine Van Schalkwyck was surely a member of the group that came to Newburyport. See the notes for his wife, Mary Wilder, for an account of their marriage and return to Guadeloupe. See the notes for Vincent Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin (Antoine's second cousin once removed) for details of the latter's arrival in New Jersey around 1793.

 

 

iii.

Cirales \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle was born on Unknown in Guadeloupe. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Cirales \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle:

General Notes:

Per source, which lists only three children, Cirales died without children; no data concerning death or if ever married.

 

 

iv.

Marie Catherine \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle was born on Unknown. She died after 16 Aug 1802.

Notes for Marie Catherine \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle:

General Notes:

Marie Catherine Esthere Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle

 

Clearly intentified in Settlement Agreement for Estate of Antoine Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle as his sister.

 

 

 

47.

Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin-6 (Pierre-5, Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born on 08 Apr 1755 in Port Louis, Guadeloupe[1]. He died on 08 Jun 1834 in Morristown, New Jersey[1, 8].

Notes for Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin de Beauplan

 

Member of 3rd Company of King's Bodyguards (Luxembourg)

 

Identified in Memorials of Mary Wilder White: A Century Ago in New England as Baron Van Schalkwyck, a distant cousin of her spouse Antoine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle, who came to Newburyport, Massachusetts from the island of Guadeloupe around 1792.

 

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

This prominent citizen, born in the parish of Port Louis, island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, April, 1755, died at his residence near Morristown, New Jersey, in June, 1834.

 

Rev. Father Dutertre, an eminent divine and author, in his invaluable history of the French West India islands (Histoire des Antilles), has traced the history of the island of Guadeloupe from its first settlement in the year 1625, under French auspices, to the year 1667, and since that time Desalles and other well known writers have completed the narrative of events occurring in the Antilles down to more modern times. We learn from them the great hardships these colonists suffered, of their long and terrible wars with the native Caribs, how, after many ears, those savages were finally subdued, and how, in 1674, the island of Guadeloupe was made a colony of France, during the reign of Louis XIV. From this time the colonist took part in all the great wars waged by the mother country, from which they suffered severely. Valiant and successful resistance was made by them against the attacks of the English in the years 1666, 1691 and 1703, and during most of this time they contended single-handed against this formidable foe. France, being so engrossed in her vast continental wars, was unable to render her colony material assistance, owing to which and other causes the island capitulated in 1759 to Great Britain, and remained a British colony until the year 1763. After throwing off the British yoke, in the war of 1794 they were again captured by their old enemy, who, however, in June of the same year was expelled by the colonists from their beloved soil, under the leadership of officers sent by the French national convention. In the year 1810, England was again victorious, holding possession until the treaty of 1813, when the island was ceded to Sweden. In 1816 the French general, Boyer de Peyreleau, obtained a footing in the island when, negotiations intervening, the English withdrew, from which time the island has remained a colony of France.

 

This brief résumé of the severe trials and sufferings of this brave people is given to show in what heroic mold this valiant race was cast, and how, almost single-handed, they defended their country, contending against one of the most powerful nations of the world, and how, at last, they secured their colonial independence; and furthermore to show that it was from such heroic ancestors that the subject of this sketch was immediately descended. Also, Mr. Boisaubin was of good old Dutch stock, his father being a Van Schal-Kwyck, a lineal descendant of the Van Schal-Kwycks of the town of that name (the family ancestral home), situate in the province of Utrecht, Holland. In 1630 the Baron Van Schal-Kwycks, with his followers and many other compatriots, was banished from his native country for reasons political and religious. He found refuge in Brazil, where for several years he and his fellow countrymen enjoyed peace and prosperity. War having been declared between Portugal and Holland, the refugees were again obliged to flee, and in their own vessels sailed for the French Antilles. Dutertre thus alludes to the arrival of the Hollanders in the island of Guadeloupe:

 

"In the beginning of the year 1654 the Hollanders who had taken possession of Brazil were in turn driven out by the Portuguese, who it seems had prior claims to that country in that they were the first settlers. These exiles, embarking in their own vessels, sought asylum in the island of Martinique. Duparquet, the governor of that island, profoundly touched by the misfortunes of the exiles, was disposed to permit the landing of the unfortunates, but through the false representations of ignorant and prejudiced advisers, who represented these people to be the offscouring of the Jews of the United Provinces of Holland, refused them permission to land. Thereupon they sailed for the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, where the then Governor Houel received them most hospitably, and soon thereafter their immense wealth was of great and lasting benefit to the island. Duparquet, later, on learning all this, was greatly distressed and soundly berated his advisers, who had given him such bad counsels. It is solely owing to these exiles that the great industries of the island are due, for they brought with them from Brazil the sugar cane which was successfully cultivated by them in the island, whence it was afterward introduced throughout all the islands of the Antilles. They also introduced and manufactured earthenware, proving also a great industry."

 

The same author also related that it was a Baron Van Schal-Kwycks who led the exiles from Brazil and was most prominent among them in their new home. Mr. Boisaubin therefore came naturally by the great qualities of mind and heart of which he gave such ample proof in after years, possessing in an eminent degree the sturdy honesty, energy and perseverance of the Hollander, as well as the martial ardor, elevated principles, unflinching loyalty, polished manners and courteous bearing of the Frenchman.

 

Mr. Boisaubin was born in the year above stated and at the age of seven was sent to Paris for his education, after the completion of which, at the age of seventeen, he was enrolled as a member of the famous Garde de Corps of King Louis XVI, which was composed of the nobility only, being commanded by the Duke of Luxembourg. He served therein for sixteen years, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. Having obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates in the island of Guadeloupe, he happened there when the French Revolution, with its attending horrors, broke out. Its emissaries reaching the island, Mr. Boisaubin, being a well known and devoted royalist, to save his life, was obliged to flee. Hastily gathering what valuables he could, he took passage, with his family and body servants, on an American vessel bound for the United States. His parting with his slaves, some twelve hundred in number, was most affecting. Having been to them a kind and protecting master, they were greatly attached to him and wished to follow him and share his fallen fortunes. As the vessel on which he was to sail was lifting anchor, a negro was discovered in the water alongside. Mr. Boisaubin recognized him as one of his slaves; the faithful creature, wishing to join his master, swam three miles from shore to gain the ship! Mr. Boisaubin, in the kindness of his heart, was unable to refuse the appeals of the devoted black, and brought him to the United States.

 

Morristown, in New Jersey, being a town well known to most Frenchmen, by reason of the reports of travelers, and of the French officers who had served with Washington, with many of whom Mr. Boisaubin had been acquainted in France, he determined to make that place his home, which he eventually did, purchasing a tract of land midway between Morristown and Bottle (now Madison). Here he settled and began the life which he ever after maintained, that of a plain Jersey farmer. The mercenaries of the Revolution having seized upon his estates, he found himself impoverished and was obliged to earn his living in the same ways as did his farmer neighbors. Upon his arrival in this democratic country he dropped his titles to nobility, and, adopting the name of one of his plantations in Guadeloupe, became simply Vincent Boisaubin, which name he bore ever afterward.

 

In a few years after Mr. Boisaubin's arrival in America, the great Emperor Napoleon, wishing to have it known that he was friendly to his royalist subjects, though opposed to the Bourbon family, magnanimously restored to them the estates and properties which the Revolutionists had confiscated. Thus Mr. Boisaubin entered into his own again and with return of wealth he extended aid to neighbors and friends in distress with lavish hand.

 

Later on, Charles X, king of France, wrote Mr. Boisaubin an autograph letter, inviting his return to France to resume at his court the high position previously held by him under the good but ill-fated Louis XVI. The old Garde de Corps in courteous terms replied "that having found peace and justice in this noble land, he was content to abide therein, and devote his best energies for its advancement and prosperity!" It was the same king who sent him as a reward for his many eminent services, past and present, the much coveted honor of Chevalier de St. Louis, together with the insignia and jewels of this most ancient and renowned order of knighthood. The following obituary notice, taken from the Newark Daily Advertiser, of June 12, 1834, is a just tribute to this grand character and nature's nobleman.

 

"Died on the 8th instant at his residence near Morristown, Vincent Classe Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin, Esquire, in the eightieth year of his age. The death of this distinguished citizen and philanthropist is a serious loss to the society of which he was an ornament, and will be feelingly deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a nobleman in the best sense, who exhibited in all his intercourse with society those qualities of mind and heart which dignify and adorn the human character. Mr. Boisaubin was a native of the island of Guadeloupe, though educated in France under distinguished advantages, and emigrated to this country during the frightful troubles in that island consequent upon the French revolution. He settled at Bottle Hill within about three miles of Morristown, where he has lived during a period of forty years, universally beloved and respected conspicuous by his noble form and bearing, his polished and courteous manners and the munificence of his charities. The respect of the community which knew so well how to appreciate these qualities was properly evinced on the occasion of this funeral. The stores were closed, and it has been remarked to us that nearly the whole adult population were assembled at the interment. It was a distinguished expression of feeling that within a mile of the cemetery the horses were spontaneously taken from the hearse, which was thence drawn by a company of his oldest and most worthy neighbors. Mr. Boisaubin leaves a family of six children to inherit his good name and virtues."

 

His descendants to-day are represented by the families of the Boisaubins, Beauplands and Thebauds, of Madison, New Jersey (the latter also of New York city), and the Van Schal-Kwyck de Boisaubins and Formons of France, most of which take rank amongst our most distinguished citizens and do honor to their noble ancestor. The eldest son, named Boisaubin, was a graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and died in the service of his country.

 

 

 

 

History of Morris County Page 202

 

Quote:

 

"In the year 1793 there came hither a French gentleman, who, followed by others in subsequent years, and by his own descendants, became a most welcome addition to our population. Mr. Vincent Boisaubin was an officer in the body-guard of Louis XVI. Not being in sympathy with the changes then threatening the institutions of France, he obtained leave of absence, and went to the Isle of Guadaloupe [sic]. There he married, and bidding France adieu he came with his wife to America and found his home here. The families of Boisaubin and Beauplan now here are his descendents; his own immediate family numbering nine sons and daughters. The memory of Vincent Boisaubin is gratefully and pleasantly cherished among all the older people. He was a man of fine cultivation, of most urbane and courteous bearing, and of unbounded benevolence. He was the original in the following story, which has appeared in several shapes: When a group of neighbors were sympathizing with a poor man on the sudden death of his cow, Mr. Boisaubin, putting his hand into his pocket, said, "I am sorry for him five dollars;" and at once the poor man's loss was made up. The writer recently was mentioning his name to one of the oldest citizens, who said with earnestness, "Old Vincent Boisaubin! He was one of the best men in the whole country;" and went on to tell of the way in which this French gentleman of the old time had given him generous aid in his early business life, loaning money and refusing interest; with many similar acts of kindness to others. Mr. Tuttle says: "For many years previous to the erection of the Catholic church here both he and his family, with other French families, owned seats and were frequent worshipers in the Presbyterian church.

 

Mr. Boisaubin purchased and resided on what is now the Treadwell property [Note: The Boisaubin House, located SE of Morristown, NJ on Treadwell Ave. was built around 1790. It now known as Boisaubin Manor. The architectural style is 'Greek Revival'. It is a historical site that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The property is under private ownership and is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. It boasts the first historic conservation easement in the state to protect the seven acres surrounding the house.] , owning also large tracts of land additional. He died in 1834; his wife died before him, and they lie side by side in the old burial ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. [the church in Bottle Hill was organized under the name of the "Presbyterian Church of South Hanover," which was its ecclesiastical designation for the succeeding seventy years. The exact date of its organization cannot be stated, nor is there known to exist any account of any services connected with its new life. This is no doubt owing to the loss and probable destruction of the church records for the first forty years of its existence. There is no doubt, however, that the movement began in the year 1746, and that the church was organized some time in the year 1747. In 1817 the name was changed to "The First Presbyterian Church of the Township of Chatham," which name it bore until 1846, since when it has been called "The Presbyterian Church of Madison," the name Madison having been officially given to the place about fifteen years before. ]

 

[In the year 1804, Mr. Tuttle tells us, the entire village of Madison, still called Bottle Hill, consisted of not more than twenty dwelling houses, ...]

 

ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MADISON.

 

The first mass said in Madison was celebrated in 1810, in the old Duberceau house (now occupied by Mr. Kelly), on the convent road. The priest was Father Viennet, then stationed at St. Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York. Father Viennet remained some days in Madison, having come on a visit to Mr. Bamon, who at that time was the owner of the Duberceau house.

 

The property on which the old parochial house formerly stood was bought from John Miller by a French gentleman, Lachapelle, and afterward sold by him to six persons, who bought it for the purpose of having a residence for a priest, and a chapel. For some years the parlor and sitting-room of the old parsonage formed the chapel, the clergyman occupying the upper part of the house. The clergymen who officiated previous to the erection of the church were Messrs. Erard, Donohue, Ryder and J. B. Chabert. When there was talk of building a church, four of the original purchasers transferred their rights to Messrs. Amedie Boisaubin and V. S. K. Beaupland, as trustees. The two latter made an agreement with each other to build the church, sharing equally the expenses over and above the amounts collected otherwise. Before the church was built the lot adjoining the parsonage, and on which the church now stands, was purchased.

 

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The following passage is taken from Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921:

 

"It is on record that at the funeral of Count de Boisaubin in Morristown the cortege was half a mile long, and when it reached the outskirts of the town the hearse was stopped, horses unhitched, ropes attached to the hearse and the most prominent men of the town and county drew the hearse to the burying ground, they would not even allow the grave diggers to cover the remains with soil, but did it themselves such was the love and admiration for a man who never had an enemy, but was loved respected and admired by every one."

 

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

 

Boisauben, Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyek--V--b. Guadeloupe Apr 1755, d. near this town 9 Jun 1834, in 80th year. [Ed. Note: CR22 show Husband of Louise Dovillard Van Schalkwick Beauplan. CR281 show Vincent & Louise possibly were parents of five i.e., Louis Delphin, Amidee, Louisa Antoinette, Emma Lucette, and Edward].

 

 

 

 

Subject: Boisaubin Family

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 01:55:55 +0100

From: "Denis Fouquet" <dfouquet@club-internet.fr>

To: <jwoerner@home.com>

 

I could known somebody interesting for you, Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND (°1755), married in 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, with Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE. I known him, because his wife was a cousine of one of my ancestors, also called Louise DOUILLARD (in fact their grand fathers were two brothers). He has had 7 children, all named BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND. Vincent and his family left the Guadeloupe for the States between 1793 and 1795, in order to avoid the troubles due to the French Revolution. He moved to Morristown, near New York. He had then only two young children. The other five were born in Morristown. The seven children were :

 

1. Etienne Vincent, x Zenine DOUILLARD

2. Louise Vinceenne

3. Louis Vincent

4.Jean Marie Amedee x Laure Caroline THEBAUD

5. Louise Antoinette x Etienne Joseph FORMON

6. Louis Alexandre Edouard x Henriette Stephanie BULLOCK de GAUGY

7. Louis Prosper

(the current christian name was then normaly the last one)

The children were born between 1790 (Vincent) and 1809 (Prosper)

Are these informations relevant for you ?

If it is the case, I have a lot of informations on the ancestors of Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND and of his wife Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE, including prior to their arrival in in the West Indies. I am ready to give you this information if you want. I would be myself interested to known a bit more on what happened to the BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND Family in the United States.

 

Selection from:

The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, in Three Centuries By John Whitehead

New Jersey Genealogical Company, 1901.

 

P. 113/

In the latter part of the eighteenth century Madison received

an addition to its population of a very desirable element.

The revolution in France drove from that country

many of its best citizens, who sought refuge in other climes

from the violence and bloodshed so disgracing to this movement,

originally intended to obtain freedom from oppression

for the citizen. Among the first to reach Madison was a

noble Frenchman known as Vincent Boisaubin, but who

in his native land and in Belginm was known by several

 

P.114/

titles of nobility. He was a man of wealth and of distinction

in France and a member of the bodyguard of Louis

XVI. He had obtained leave of absence from the court

and had retired to his ancestral possessions in Guadaloupe,

where he married. His influence in the court of the king

was so great and his condemnation of the revolutionary

measures so outspoken that measures were taken to arrest

him and try him for what was then called treason against

the new republic. He received notice of his intended arrest

in time to escape to a British man-of-war, which lay some

four or five miles off the shores of the island. His escape,

made in an ordinary row boat, was so precipitate that he

was unable to make any preparation for his future. Before

he reached the friendly vessel which was to carry him away

from Guadaloupe he

noticed an object on

the surface of the

water apparently following

in the wake of

the boat. Directing

the rowers to lay on

their oars, he soon discovered that his body servant, a faithful

slave, who had been given to him when he was a boy,

had taken this desperate method of following his master.

The nobleman and his devoted servant made their

way to the United States, and finally to Madison, where

Mr. Boisaubin made his residence. He and his black

friend earned their living by carting goods from New York

to Madison and vicinity. Mr. Boisaubin was afterward

joined by his wife and family, and permanently settled at

Madison, remaining there until his death. At the Restora-

tion Louis XVIII wrote an autograph letter to the French

nobleman requesting him to return to France, promising

 

P. 115/

to restore his titles and offices to him. His fortune and

property were returned to him, but he declined the offer,

preferring the life he had found in the American republic.

Nine sous and daughters were born to him, and he has left

many descendants, main- of whom are found in Madison.

Beauplain and Thebaud beside Boisaubin are the names of

some of his descendants.

Mr. Boisaubin was a man of unbounded benevolence.

After his death, when an inventory of his estate was made,

between |30,000 and $40,000 of small evidences of indebtedness,

made mostly by poor persons who had borrowed

money from him, were found among his assets. He lies

buried in the graveyard of the old Presbyterian Church at

Morristown. As his funeral cortege reaclied the outskirts

of Morristown on its way from his home it was met by

representatives of the best citizens of the town, who took

the horses from the hearse and dragged the vehicle in which

was deposited the coffin containing his body to the graveyard,

where the interment was made with imposing ceremonies

and amid the sorrowing multitude which filled the

cemetery to overflowing. As 1he procession made its way

the streets were lined by the people with uncovered and

bowed heads, the bells of the churches were tolled, places

of business were closed, and one universal feeling of sorrow

pervaded the entire community. These circumstances

attending his burial give undoubted evidence of the profound

respect felt for this estimable man. The grace of

manner, the gay, joyous temperament, the bonhommie of

this French element thus interjected into the community

at Madison, had a powerful influence for good upon the

people.

 

 

 

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Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 6 (con't)

Notes for Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin de Beauplan

 

Member of 3rd Company of King's Bodyguards (Luxembourg)

 

Identified in Memorials of Mary Wilder White: A Century Ago in New England as Baron Van Schalkwyck, a distant cousin of her spouse Antoine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle, who came to Newburyport, Massachusetts from the island of Guadeloupe around 1792.

 

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

This prominent citizen, born in the parish of Port Louis, island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, April, 1755, died at his residence near Morristown, New Jersey, in June, 1834.

 

Rev. Father Dutertre, an eminent divine and author, in his invaluable history of the French West India islands (Histoire des Antilles), has traced the history of the island of Guadeloupe from its first settlement in the year 1625, under French auspices, to the year 1667, and since that time Desalles and other well known writers have completed the narrative of events occurring in the Antilles down to more modern times. We learn from them the great hardships these colonists suffered, of their long and terrible wars with the native Caribs, how, after many ears, those savages were finally subdued, and how, in 1674, the island of Guadeloupe was made a colony of France, during the reign of Louis XIV. From this time the colonist took part in all the great wars waged by the mother country, from which they suffered severely. Valiant and successful resistance was made by them against the attacks of the English in the years 1666, 1691 and 1703, and during most of this time they contended single-handed against this formidable foe. France, being so engrossed in her vast continental wars, was unable to render her colony material assistance, owing to which and other causes the island capitulated in 1759 to Great Britain, and remained a British colony until the year 1763. After throwing off the British yoke, in the war of 1794 they were again captured by their old enemy, who, however, in June of the same year was expelled by the colonists from their beloved soil, under the leadership of officers sent by the French national convention. In the year 1810, England was again victorious, holding possession until the treaty of 1813, when the island was ceded to Sweden. In 1816 the French general, Boyer de Peyreleau, obtained a footing in the island when, negotiations intervening, the English withdrew, from which time the island has remained a colony of France.

 

This brief résumé of the severe trials and sufferings of this brave people is given to show in what heroic mold this valiant race was cast, and how, almost single-handed, they defended their country, contending against one of the most powerful nations of the world, and how, at last, they secured their colonial independence; and furthermore to show that it was from such heroic ancestors that the subject of this sketch was immediately descended. Also, Mr. Boisaubin was of good old Dutch stock, his father being a Van Schal-Kwyck, a lineal descendant of the Van Schal-Kwycks of the town of that name (the family ancestral home), situate in the province of Utrecht, Holland. In 1630 the Baron Van Schal-Kwycks, with his followers and many other compatriots, was banished from his native country for reasons political and religious. He found refuge in Brazil, where for several years he and his fellow countrymen enjoyed peace and prosperity. War having been declared between Portugal and Holland, the refugees were again obliged to flee, and in their own vessels sailed for the French Antilles. Dutertre thus alludes to the arrival of the Hollanders in the island of Guadeloupe:

 

"In the beginning of the year 1654 the Hollanders who had taken possession of Brazil were in turn driven out by the Portuguese, who it seems had prior claims to that country in that they were the first settlers. These exiles, embarking in their own vessels, sought asylum in the island of Martinique. Duparquet, the governor of that island, profoundly touched by the misfortunes of the exiles, was disposed to permit the landing of the unfortunates, but through the false representations of ignorant and prejudiced advisers, who represented these people to be the offscouring of the Jews of the United Provinces of Holland, refused them permission to land. Thereupon they sailed for the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, where the then Governor Houel received them most hospitably, and soon thereafter their immense wealth was of great and lasting benefit to the island. Duparquet, later, on learning all this, was greatly distressed and soundly berated his advisers, who had given him such bad counsels. It is solely owing to these exiles that the great industries of the island are due, for they brought with them from Brazil the sugar cane which was successfully cultivated by them in the island, whence it was afterward introduced throughout all the islands of the Antilles. They also introduced and manufactured earthenware, proving also a great industry."

 

The same author also related that it was a Baron Van Schal-Kwycks who led the exiles from Brazil and was most prominent among them in their new home. Mr. Boisaubin therefore came naturally by the great qualities of mind and heart of which he gave such ample proof in after years, possessing in an eminent degree the sturdy honesty, energy and perseverance of the Hollander, as well as the martial ardor, elevated principles, unflinching loyalty, polished manners and courteous bearing of the Frenchman.

 

Mr. Boisaubin was born in the year above stated and at the age of seven was sent to Paris for his education, after the completion of which, at the age of seventeen, he was enrolled as a member of the famous Garde de Corps of King Louis XVI, which was composed of the nobility only, being commanded by the Duke of Luxembourg. He served therein for sixteen years, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. Having obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates in the island of Guadeloupe, he happened there when the French Revolution, with its attending horrors, broke out. Its emissaries reaching the island, Mr. Boisaubin, being a well known and devoted royalist, to save his life, was obliged to flee. Hastily gathering what valuables he could, he took passage, with his family and body servants, on an American vessel bound for the United States. His parting with his slaves, some twelve hundred in number, was most affecting. Having been to them a kind and protecting master, they were greatly attached to him and wished to follow him and share his fallen fortunes. As the vessel on which he was to sail was lifting anchor, a negro was discovered in the water alongside. Mr. Boisaubin recognized him as one of his slaves; the faithful creature, wishing to join his master, swam three miles from shore to gain the ship! Mr. Boisaubin, in the kindness of his heart, was unable to refuse the appeals of the devoted black, and brought him to the United States.

 

Morristown, in New Jersey, being a town well known to most Frenchmen, by reason of the reports of travelers, and of the French officers who had served with Washington, with many of whom Mr. Boisaubin had been acquainted in France, he determined to make that place his home, which he eventually did, purchasing a tract of land midway between Morristown and Bottle (now Madison). Here he settled and began the life which he ever after maintained, that of a plain Jersey farmer. The mercenaries of the Revolution having seized upon his estates, he found himself impoverished and was obliged to earn his living in the same ways as did his farmer neighbors. Upon his arrival in this democratic country he dropped his titles to nobility, and, adopting the name of one of his plantations in Guadeloupe, became simply Vincent Boisaubin, which name he bore ever afterward.

 

In a few years after Mr. Boisaubin's arrival in America, the great Emperor Napoleon, wishing to have it known that he was friendly to his royalist subjects, though opposed to the Bourbon family, magnanimously restored to them the estates and properties which the Revolutionists had confiscated. Thus Mr. Boisaubin entered into his own again and with return of wealth he extended aid to neighbors and friends in distress with lavish hand.

 

Later on, Charles X, king of France, wrote Mr. Boisaubin an autograph letter, inviting his return to France to resume at his court the high position previously held by him under the good but ill-fated Louis XVI. The old Garde de Corps in courteous terms replied "that having found peace and justice in this noble land, he was content to abide therein, and devote his best energies for its advancement and prosperity!" It was the same king who sent him as a reward for his many eminent services, past and present, the much coveted honor of Chevalier de St. Louis, together with the insignia and jewels of this most ancient and renowned order of knighthood. The following obituary notice, taken from the Newark Daily Advertiser, of June 12, 1834, is a just tribute to this grand character and nature's nobleman.

 

"Died on the 8th instant at his residence near Morristown, Vincent Classe Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin, Esquire, in the eightieth year of his age. The death of this distinguished citizen and philanthropist is a serious loss to the society of which he was an ornament, and will be feelingly deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a nobleman in the best sense, who exhibited in all his intercourse with society those qualities of mind and heart which dignify and adorn the human character. Mr. Boisaubin was a native of the island of Guadeloupe, though educated in France under distinguished advantages, and emigrated to this country during the frightful troubles in that island consequent upon the French revolution. He settled at Bottle Hill within about three miles of Morristown, where he has lived during a period of forty years, universally beloved and respected conspicuous by his noble form and bearing, his polished and courteous manners and the munificence of his charities. The respect of the community which knew so well how to appreciate these qualities was properly evinced on the occasion of this funeral. The stores were closed, and it has been remarked to us that nearly the whole adult population were assembled at the interment. It was a distinguished expression of feeling that within a mile of the cemetery the horses were spontaneously taken from the hearse, which was thence drawn by a company of his oldest and most worthy neighbors. Mr. Boisaubin leaves a family of six children to inherit his good name and virtues."

 

His descendants to-day are represented by the families of the Boisaubins, Beauplands and Thebauds, of Madison, New Jersey (the latter also of New York city), and the Van Schal-Kwyck de Boisaubins and Formons of France, most of which take rank amongst our most distinguished citizens and do honor to their noble ancestor. The eldest son, named Boisaubin, was a graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and died in the service of his country.

 

 

 

 

History of Morris County Page 202

 

Quote:

 

"In the year 1793 there came hither a French gentleman, who, followed by others in subsequent years, and by his own descendants, became a most welcome addition to our population. Mr. Vincent Boisaubin was an officer in the body-guard of Louis XVI. Not being in sympathy with the changes then threatening the institutions of France, he obtained leave of absence, and went to the Isle of Guadaloupe [sic]. There he married, and bidding France adieu he came with his wife to America and found his home here. The families of Boisaubin and Beauplan now here are his descendents; his own immediate family numbering nine sons and daughters. The memory of Vincent Boisaubin is gratefully and pleasantly cherished among all the older people. He was a man of fine cultivation, of most urbane and courteous bearing, and of unbounded benevolence. He was the original in the following story, which has appeared in several shapes: When a group of neighbors were sympathizing with a poor man on the sudden death of his cow, Mr. Boisaubin, putting his hand into his pocket, said, "I am sorry for him five dollars;" and at once the poor man's loss was made up. The writer recently was mentioning his name to one of the oldest citizens, who said with earnestness, "Old Vincent Boisaubin! He was one of the best men in the whole country;" and went on to tell of the way in which this French gentleman of the old time had given him generous aid in his early business life, loaning money and refusing interest; with many similar acts of kindness to others. Mr. Tuttle says: "For many years previous to the erection of the Catholic church here both he and his family, with other French families, owned seats and were frequent worshipers in the Presbyterian church.

 

Mr. Boisaubin purchased and resided on what is now the Treadwell property [Note: The Boisaubin House, located SE of Morristown, NJ on Treadwell Ave. was built around 1790. It now known as Boisaubin Manor. The architectural style is 'Greek Revival'. It is a historical site that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The property is under private ownership and is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. It boasts the first historic conservation easement in the state to protect the seven acres surrounding the house.] , owning also large tracts of land additional. He died in 1834; his wife died before him, and they lie side by side in the old burial ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. [the church in Bottle Hill was organized under the name of the "Presbyterian Church of South Hanover," which was its ecclesiastical designation for the succeeding seventy years. The exact date of its organization cannot be stated, nor is there known to exist any account of any services connected with its new life. This is no doubt owing to the loss and probable destruction of the church records for the first forty years of its existence. There is no doubt, however, that the movement began in the year 1746, and that the church was organized some time in the year 1747. In 1817 the name was changed to "The First Presbyterian Church of the Township of Chatham," which name it bore until 1846, since when it has been called "The Presbyterian Church of Madison," the name Madison having been officially given to the place about fifteen years before. ]

 

[In the year 1804, Mr. Tuttle tells us, the entire village of Madison, still called Bottle Hill, consisted of not more than twenty dwelling houses, ...]

 

ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MADISON.

 

The first mass said in Madison was celebrated in 1810, in the old Duberceau house (now occupied by Mr. Kelly), on the convent road. The priest was Father Viennet, then stationed at St. Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York. Father Viennet remained some days in Madison, having come on a visit to Mr. Bamon, who at that time was the owner of the Duberceau house.

 

The property on which the old parochial house formerly stood was bought from John Miller by a French gentleman, Lachapelle, and afterward sold by him to six persons, who bought it for the purpose of having a residence for a priest, and a chapel. For some years the parlor and sitting-room of the old parsonage formed the chapel, the clergyman occupying the upper part of the house. The clergymen who officiated previous to the erection of the church were Messrs. Erard, Donohue, Ryder and J. B. Chabert. When there was talk of building a church, four of the original purchasers transferred their rights to Messrs. Amedie Boisaubin and V. S. K. Beaupland, as trustees. The two latter made an agreement with each other to build the church, sharing equally the expenses over and above the amounts collected otherwise. Before the church was built the lot adjoining the parsonage, and on which the church now stands, was purchased.

 

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The following passage is taken from Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921:

 

"It is on record that at the funeral of Count de Boisaubin in Morristown the cortege was half a mile long, and when it reached the outskirts of the town the hearse was stopped, horses unhitched, ropes attached to the hearse and the most prominent men of the town and county drew the hearse to the burying ground, they would not even allow the grave diggers to cover the remains with soil, but did it themselves such was the love and admiration for a man who never had an enemy, but was loved respected and admired by every one."

 

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

 

Boisauben, Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyek--V--b. Guadeloupe Apr 1755, d. near this town 9 Jun 1834, in 80th year. [Ed. Note: CR22 show Husband of Louise Dovillard Van Schalkwick Beauplan. CR281 show Vincent & Louise possibly were parents of five i.e., Louis Delphin, Amidee, Louisa Antoinette, Emma Lucette, and Edward].

 

 

 

 

Subject: Boisaubin Family

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 01:55:55 +0100

From: "Denis Fouquet" <dfouquet@club-internet.fr>

To: <jwoerner@home.com>

 

I could known somebody interesting for you, Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND (°1755), married in 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, with Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE. I known him, because his wife was a cousine of one of my ancestors, also called Louise DOUILLARD (in fact their grand fathers were two brothers). He has had 7 children, all named BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND. Vincent and his family left the Guadeloupe for the States between 1793 and 1795, in order to avoid the troubles due to the French Revolution. He moved to Morristown, near New York. He had then only two young children. The other five were born in Morristown. The seven children were :

 

1. Etienne Vincent, x Zenine DOUILLARD

2. Louise Vinceenne

3. Louis Vincent

4.Jean Marie Amedee x Laure Caroline THEBAUD

5. Louise Antoinette x Etienne Joseph FORMON

6. Louis Alexandre Edouard x Henriette Stephanie BULLOCK de GAUGY

7. Louis Prosper

(the current christian name was then normaly the last one)

The children were born between 1790 (Vincent) and 1809 (Prosper)

Are these informations relevant for you ?

If it is the case, I have a lot of informations on the ancestors of Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND and of his wife Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE, including prior to their arrival in in the West Indies. I am ready to give you this information if you want. I would be myself interested to known a bit more on what happened to the BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND Family in the United States.

 

Selection from:

The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, in Three Centuries By John Whitehead

New Jersey Genealogical Company, 1901.

 

P. 113/

In the latter part of the eighteenth century Madison received

an addition to its population of a very desirable element.

The revolution in France drove from that country

many of its best citizens, who sought refuge in other climes

from the violence and bloodshed so disgracing to this movement,

originally intended to obtain freedom from oppression

for the citizen. Among the first to reach Madison was a

noble Frenchman known as Vincent Boisaubin, but who

in his native land and in Belginm was known by several

 

P.114/

titles of nobility. He was a man of wealth and of distinction

in France and a member of the bodyguard of Louis

XVI. He had obtained leave of absence from the court

and had retired to his ancestral possessions in Guadaloupe,

where he married. His influence in the court of the king

was so great and his condemnation of the revolutionary

measures so outspoken that measures were taken to arrest

him and try him for what was then called treason against

the new republic. He received notice of his intended arrest

in time to escape to a British man-of-war, which lay some

four or five miles off the shores of the island. His escape,

made in an ordinary row boat, was so precipitate that he

was unable to make any preparation for his future. Before

he reached the friendly vessel which was to carry him away

from Guadaloupe he

noticed an object on

the surface of the

water apparently following

in the wake of

the boat. Directing

the rowers to lay on

their oars, he soon discovered that his body servant, a faithful

slave, who had been given to him when he was a boy,

had taken this desperate method of following his master.

The nobleman and his devoted servant made their

way to the United States, and finally to Madison, where

Mr. Boisaubin made his residence. He and his black

friend earned their living by carting goods from New York

to Madison and vicinity. Mr. Boisaubin was afterward

joined by his wife and family, and permanently settled at

Madison, remaining there until his death. At the Restora-

tion Louis XVIII wrote an autograph letter to the French

nobleman requesting him to return to France, promising

 

P. 115/

to restore his titles and offices to him. His fortune and

property were returned to him, but he declined the offer,

preferring the life he had found in the American republic.

Nine sous and daughters were born to him, and he has left

many descendants, main- of whom are found in Madison.

Beauplain and Thebaud beside Boisaubin are the names of

some of his descendants.

Mr. Boisaubin was a man of unbounded benevolence.

After his death, when an inventory of his estate was made,

between |30,000 and $40,000 of small evidences of indebtedness,

made mostly by poor persons who had borrowed

money from him, were found among his assets. He lies

buried in the graveyard of the old Presbyterian Church at

Morristown. As his funeral cortege reaclied the outskirts

of Morristown on its way from his home it was met by

representatives of the best citizens of the town, who took

the horses from the hearse and dragged the vehicle in which

was deposited the coffin containing his body to the graveyard,

where the interment was made with imposing ceremonies

and amid the sorrowing multitude which filled the

cemetery to overflowing. As 1he procession made its way

the streets were lined by the people with uncovered and

bowed heads, the bells of the churches were tolled, places

of business were closed, and one universal feeling of sorrow

pervaded the entire community. These circumstances

attending his burial give undoubted evidence of the profound

respect felt for this estimable man. The grace of

manner, the gay, joyous temperament, the bonhommie of

this French element thus interjected into the community

at Madison, had a powerful influence for good upon the

people.

 

 

 

Page 42 of 337 Friday, August 28, 2009 9:32:10 AM
Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 6 (con't)

Notes for Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin de Beauplan

 

Member of 3rd Company of King's Bodyguards (Luxembourg)

 

Identified in Memorials of Mary Wilder White: A Century Ago in New England as Baron Van Schalkwyck, a distant cousin of her spouse Antoine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle, who came to Newburyport, Massachusetts from the island of Guadeloupe around 1792.

 

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

This prominent citizen, born in the parish of Port Louis, island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, April, 1755, died at his residence near Morristown, New Jersey, in June, 1834.

 

Rev. Father Dutertre, an eminent divine and author, in his invaluable history of the French West India islands (Histoire des Antilles), has traced the history of the island of Guadeloupe from its first settlement in the year 1625, under French auspices, to the year 1667, and since that time Desalles and other well known writers have completed the narrative of events occurring in the Antilles down to more modern times. We learn from them the great hardships these colonists suffered, of their long and terrible wars with the native Caribs, how, after many ears, those savages were finally subdued, and how, in 1674, the island of Guadeloupe was made a colony of France, during the reign of Louis XIV. From this time the colonist took part in all the great wars waged by the mother country, from which they suffered severely. Valiant and successful resistance was made by them against the attacks of the English in the years 1666, 1691 and 1703, and during most of this time they contended single-handed against this formidable foe. France, being so engrossed in her vast continental wars, was unable to render her colony material assistance, owing to which and other causes the island capitulated in 1759 to Great Britain, and remained a British colony until the year 1763. After throwing off the British yoke, in the war of 1794 they were again captured by their old enemy, who, however, in June of the same year was expelled by the colonists from their beloved soil, under the leadership of officers sent by the French national convention. In the year 1810, England was again victorious, holding possession until the treaty of 1813, when the island was ceded to Sweden. In 1816 the French general, Boyer de Peyreleau, obtained a footing in the island when, negotiations intervening, the English withdrew, from which time the island has remained a colony of France.

 

This brief résumé of the severe trials and sufferings of this brave people is given to show in what heroic mold this valiant race was cast, and how, almost single-handed, they defended their country, contending against one of the most powerful nations of the world, and how, at last, they secured their colonial independence; and furthermore to show that it was from such heroic ancestors that the subject of this sketch was immediately descended. Also, Mr. Boisaubin was of good old Dutch stock, his father being a Van Schal-Kwyck, a lineal descendant of the Van Schal-Kwycks of the town of that name (the family ancestral home), situate in the province of Utrecht, Holland. In 1630 the Baron Van Schal-Kwycks, with his followers and many other compatriots, was banished from his native country for reasons political and religious. He found refuge in Brazil, where for several years he and his fellow countrymen enjoyed peace and prosperity. War having been declared between Portugal and Holland, the refugees were again obliged to flee, and in their own vessels sailed for the French Antilles. Dutertre thus alludes to the arrival of the Hollanders in the island of Guadeloupe:

 

"In the beginning of the year 1654 the Hollanders who had taken possession of Brazil were in turn driven out by the Portuguese, who it seems had prior claims to that country in that they were the first settlers. These exiles, embarking in their own vessels, sought asylum in the island of Martinique. Duparquet, the governor of that island, profoundly touched by the misfortunes of the exiles, was disposed to permit the landing of the unfortunates, but through the false representations of ignorant and prejudiced advisers, who represented these people to be the offscouring of the Jews of the United Provinces of Holland, refused them permission to land. Thereupon they sailed for the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, where the then Governor Houel received them most hospitably, and soon thereafter their immense wealth was of great and lasting benefit to the island. Duparquet, later, on learning all this, was greatly distressed and soundly berated his advisers, who had given him such bad counsels. It is solely owing to these exiles that the great industries of the island are due, for they brought with them from Brazil the sugar cane which was successfully cultivated by them in the island, whence it was afterward introduced throughout all the islands of the Antilles. They also introduced and manufactured earthenware, proving also a great industry."

 

The same author also related that it was a Baron Van Schal-Kwycks who led the exiles from Brazil and was most prominent among them in their new home. Mr. Boisaubin therefore came naturally by the great qualities of mind and heart of which he gave such ample proof in after years, possessing in an eminent degree the sturdy honesty, energy and perseverance of the Hollander, as well as the martial ardor, elevated principles, unflinching loyalty, polished manners and courteous bearing of the Frenchman.

 

Mr. Boisaubin was born in the year above stated and at the age of seven was sent to Paris for his education, after the completion of which, at the age of seventeen, he was enrolled as a member of the famous Garde de Corps of King Louis XVI, which was composed of the nobility only, being commanded by the Duke of Luxembourg. He served therein for sixteen years, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. Having obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates in the island of Guadeloupe, he happened there when the French Revolution, with its attending horrors, broke out. Its emissaries reaching the island, Mr. Boisaubin, being a well known and devoted royalist, to save his life, was obliged to flee. Hastily gathering what valuables he could, he took passage, with his family and body servants, on an American vessel bound for the United States. His parting with his slaves, some twelve hundred in number, was most affecting. Having been to them a kind and protecting master, they were greatly attached to him and wished to follow him and share his fallen fortunes. As the vessel on which he was to sail was lifting anchor, a negro was discovered in the water alongside. Mr. Boisaubin recognized him as one of his slaves; the faithful creature, wishing to join his master, swam three miles from shore to gain the ship! Mr. Boisaubin, in the kindness of his heart, was unable to refuse the appeals of the devoted black, and brought him to the United States.

 

Morristown, in New Jersey, being a town well known to most Frenchmen, by reason of the reports of travelers, and of the French officers who had served with Washington, with many of whom Mr. Boisaubin had been acquainted in France, he determined to make that place his home, which he eventually did, purchasing a tract of land midway between Morristown and Bottle (now Madison). Here he settled and began the life which he ever after maintained, that of a plain Jersey farmer. The mercenaries of the Revolution having seized upon his estates, he found himself impoverished and was obliged to earn his living in the same ways as did his farmer neighbors. Upon his arrival in this democratic country he dropped his titles to nobility, and, adopting the name of one of his plantations in Guadeloupe, became simply Vincent Boisaubin, which name he bore ever afterward.

 

In a few years after Mr. Boisaubin's arrival in America, the great Emperor Napoleon, wishing to have it known that he was friendly to his royalist subjects, though opposed to the Bourbon family, magnanimously restored to them the estates and properties which the Revolutionists had confiscated. Thus Mr. Boisaubin entered into his own again and with return of wealth he extended aid to neighbors and friends in distress with lavish hand.

 

Later on, Charles X, king of France, wrote Mr. Boisaubin an autograph letter, inviting his return to France to resume at his court the high position previously held by him under the good but ill-fated Louis XVI. The old Garde de Corps in courteous terms replied "that having found peace and justice in this noble land, he was content to abide therein, and devote his best energies for its advancement and prosperity!" It was the same king who sent him as a reward for his many eminent services, past and present, the much coveted honor of Chevalier de St. Louis, together with the insignia and jewels of this most ancient and renowned order of knighthood. The following obituary notice, taken from the Newark Daily Advertiser, of June 12, 1834, is a just tribute to this grand character and nature's nobleman.

 

"Died on the 8th instant at his residence near Morristown, Vincent Classe Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin, Esquire, in the eightieth year of his age. The death of this distinguished citizen and philanthropist is a serious loss to the society of which he was an ornament, and will be feelingly deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a nobleman in the best sense, who exhibited in all his intercourse with society those qualities of mind and heart which dignify and adorn the human character. Mr. Boisaubin was a native of the island of Guadeloupe, though educated in France under distinguished advantages, and emigrated to this country during the frightful troubles in that island consequent upon the French revolution. He settled at Bottle Hill within about three miles of Morristown, where he has lived during a period of forty years, universally beloved and respected conspicuous by his noble form and bearing, his polished and courteous manners and the munificence of his charities. The respect of the community which knew so well how to appreciate these qualities was properly evinced on the occasion of this funeral. The stores were closed, and it has been remarked to us that nearly the whole adult population were assembled at the interment. It was a distinguished expression of feeling that within a mile of the cemetery the horses were spontaneously taken from the hearse, which was thence drawn by a company of his oldest and most worthy neighbors. Mr. Boisaubin leaves a family of six children to inherit his good name and virtues."

 

His descendants to-day are represented by the families of the Boisaubins, Beauplands and Thebauds, of Madison, New Jersey (the latter also of New York city), and the Van Schal-Kwyck de Boisaubins and Formons of France, most of which take rank amongst our most distinguished citizens and do honor to their noble ancestor. The eldest son, named Boisaubin, was a graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and died in the service of his country.

 

 

 

 

History of Morris County Page 202

 

Quote:

 

"In the year 1793 there came hither a French gentleman, who, followed by others in subsequent years, and by his own descendants, became a most welcome addition to our population. Mr. Vincent Boisaubin was an officer in the body-guard of Louis XVI. Not being in sympathy with the changes then threatening the institutions of France, he obtained leave of absence, and went to the Isle of Guadaloupe [sic]. There he married, and bidding France adieu he came with his wife to America and found his home here. The families of Boisaubin and Beauplan now here are his descendents; his own immediate family numbering nine sons and daughters. The memory of Vincent Boisaubin is gratefully and pleasantly cherished among all the older people. He was a man of fine cultivation, of most urbane and courteous bearing, and of unbounded benevolence. He was the original in the following story, which has appeared in several shapes: When a group of neighbors were sympathizing with a poor man on the sudden death of his cow, Mr. Boisaubin, putting his hand into his pocket, said, "I am sorry for him five dollars;" and at once the poor man's loss was made up. The writer recently was mentioning his name to one of the oldest citizens, who said with earnestness, "Old Vincent Boisaubin! He was one of the best men in the whole country;" and went on to tell of the way in which this French gentleman of the old time had given him generous aid in his early business life, loaning money and refusing interest; with many similar acts of kindness to others. Mr. Tuttle says: "For many years previous to the erection of the Catholic church here both he and his family, with other French families, owned seats and were frequent worshipers in the Presbyterian church.

 

Mr. Boisaubin purchased and resided on what is now the Treadwell property [Note: The Boisaubin House, located SE of Morristown, NJ on Treadwell Ave. was built around 1790. It now known as Boisaubin Manor. The architectural style is 'Greek Revival'. It is a historical site that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The property is under private ownership and is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. It boasts the first historic conservation easement in the state to protect the seven acres surrounding the house.] , owning also large tracts of land additional. He died in 1834; his wife died before him, and they lie side by side in the old burial ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. [the church in Bottle Hill was organized under the name of the "Presbyterian Church of South Hanover," which was its ecclesiastical designation for the succeeding seventy years. The exact date of its organization cannot be stated, nor is there known to exist any account of any services connected with its new life. This is no doubt owing to the loss and probable destruction of the church records for the first forty years of its existence. There is no doubt, however, that the movement began in the year 1746, and that the church was organized some time in the year 1747. In 1817 the name was changed to "The First Presbyterian Church of the Township of Chatham," which name it bore until 1846, since when it has been called "The Presbyterian Church of Madison," the name Madison having been officially given to the place about fifteen years before. ]

 

[In the year 1804, Mr. Tuttle tells us, the entire village of Madison, still called Bottle Hill, consisted of not more than twenty dwelling houses, ...]

 

ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MADISON.

 

The first mass said in Madison was celebrated in 1810, in the old Duberceau house (now occupied by Mr. Kelly), on the convent road. The priest was Father Viennet, then stationed at St. Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York. Father Viennet remained some days in Madison, having come on a visit to Mr. Bamon, who at that time was the owner of the Duberceau house.

 

The property on which the old parochial house formerly stood was bought from John Miller by a French gentleman, Lachapelle, and afterward sold by him to six persons, who bought it for the purpose of having a residence for a priest, and a chapel. For some years the parlor and sitting-room of the old parsonage formed the chapel, the clergyman occupying the upper part of the house. The clergymen who officiated previous to the erection of the church were Messrs. Erard, Donohue, Ryder and J. B. Chabert. When there was talk of building a church, four of the original purchasers transferred their rights to Messrs. Amedie Boisaubin and V. S. K. Beaupland, as trustees. The two latter made an agreement with each other to build the church, sharing equally the expenses over and above the amounts collected otherwise. Before the church was built the lot adjoining the parsonage, and on which the church now stands, was purchased.

 

Unquote

 

The following passage is taken from Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921:

 

"It is on record that at the funeral of Count de Boisaubin in Morristown the cortege was half a mile long, and when it reached the outskirts of the town the hearse was stopped, horses unhitched, ropes attached to the hearse and the most prominent men of the town and county drew the hearse to the burying ground, they would not even allow the grave diggers to cover the remains with soil, but did it themselves such was the love and admiration for a man who never had an enemy, but was loved respected and admired by every one."

 

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

 

Boisauben, Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyek--V--b. Guadeloupe Apr 1755, d. near this town 9 Jun 1834, in 80th year. [Ed. Note: CR22 show Husband of Louise Dovillard Van Schalkwick Beauplan. CR281 show Vincent & Louise possibly were parents of five i.e., Louis Delphin, Amidee, Louisa Antoinette, Emma Lucette, and Edward].

 

 

 

 

Subject: Boisaubin Family

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 01:55:55 +0100

From: "Denis Fouquet" <dfouquet@club-internet.fr>

To: <jwoerner@home.com>

 

I could known somebody interesting for you, Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND (°1755), married in 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, with Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE. I known him, because his wife was a cousine of one of my ancestors, also called Louise DOUILLARD (in fact their grand fathers were two brothers). He has had 7 children, all named BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND. Vincent and his family left the Guadeloupe for the States between 1793 and 1795, in order to avoid the troubles due to the French Revolution. He moved to Morristown, near New York. He had then only two young children. The other five were born in Morristown. The seven children were :

 

1. Etienne Vincent, x Zenine DOUILLARD

2. Louise Vinceenne

3. Louis Vincent

4.Jean Marie Amedee x Laure Caroline THEBAUD

5. Louise Antoinette x Etienne Joseph FORMON

6. Louis Alexandre Edouard x Henriette Stephanie BULLOCK de GAUGY

7. Louis Prosper

(the current christian name was then normaly the last one)

The children were born between 1790 (Vincent) and 1809 (Prosper)

Are these informations relevant for you ?

If it is the case, I have a lot of informations on the ancestors of Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND and of his wife Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE, including prior to their arrival in in the West Indies. I am ready to give you this information if you want. I would be myself interested to known a bit more on what happened to the BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND Family in the United States.

 

Selection from:

The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, in Three Centuries By John Whitehead

New Jersey Genealogical Company, 1901.

 

P. 113/

In the latter part of the eighteenth century Madison received

an addition to its population of a very desirable element.

The revolution in France drove from that country

many of its best citizens, who sought refuge in other climes

from the violence and bloodshed so disgracing to this movement,

originally intended to obtain freedom from oppression

for the citizen. Among the first to reach Madison was a

noble Frenchman known as Vincent Boisaubin, but who

in his native land and in Belginm was known by several

 

P.114/

titles of nobility. He was a man of wealth and of distinction

in France and a member of the bodyguard of Louis

XVI. He had obtained leave of absence from the court

and had retired to his ancestral possessions in Guadaloupe,

where he married. His influence in the court of the king

was so great and his condemnation of the revolutionary

measures so outspoken that measures were taken to arrest

him and try him for what was then called treason against

the new republic. He received notice of his intended arrest

in time to escape to a British man-of-war, which lay some

four or five miles off the shores of the island. His escape,

made in an ordinary row boat, was so precipitate that he

was unable to make any preparation for his future. Before

he reached the friendly vessel which was to carry him away

from Guadaloupe he

noticed an object on

the surface of the

water apparently following

in the wake of

the boat. Directing

the rowers to lay on

their oars, he soon discovered that his body servant, a faithful

slave, who had been given to him when he was a boy,

had taken this desperate method of following his master.

The nobleman and his devoted servant made their

way to the United States, and finally to Madison, where

Mr. Boisaubin made his residence. He and his black

friend earned their living by carting goods from New York

to Madison and vicinity. Mr. Boisaubin was afterward

joined by his wife and family, and permanently settled at

Madison, remaining there until his death. At the Restora-

tion Louis XVIII wrote an autograph letter to the French

nobleman requesting him to return to France, promising

 

P. 115/

to restore his titles and offices to him. His fortune and

property were returned to him, but he declined the offer,

preferring the life he had found in the American republic.

Nine sous and daughters were born to him, and he has left

many descendants, main- of whom are found in Madison.

Beauplain and Thebaud beside Boisaubin are the names of

some of his descendants.

Mr. Boisaubin was a man of unbounded benevolence.

After his death, when an inventory of his estate was made,

between |30,000 and $40,000 of small evidences of indebtedness,

made mostly by poor persons who had borrowed

money from him, were found among his assets. He lies

buried in the graveyard of the old Presbyterian Church at

Morristown. As his funeral cortege reaclied the outskirts

of Morristown on its way from his home it was met by

representatives of the best citizens of the town, who took

the horses from the hearse and dragged the vehicle in which

was deposited the coffin containing his body to the graveyard,

where the interment was made with imposing ceremonies

and amid the sorrowing multitude which filled the

cemetery to overflowing. As 1he procession made its way

the streets were lined by the people with uncovered and

bowed heads, the bells of the churches were tolled, places

of business were closed, and one universal feeling of sorrow

pervaded the entire community. These circumstances

attending his burial give undoubted evidence of the profound

respect felt for this estimable man. The grace of

manner, the gay, joyous temperament, the bonhommie of

this French element thus interjected into the community

at Madison, had a powerful influence for good upon the

people.

 

 

 

Page 43 of 337 Friday, August 28, 2009 9:32:10 AM
Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 6 (con't)

Notes for Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin de Beauplan

 

Member of 3rd Company of King's Bodyguards (Luxembourg)

 

Identified in Memorials of Mary Wilder White: A Century Ago in New England as Baron Van Schalkwyck, a distant cousin of her spouse Antoine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle, who came to Newburyport, Massachusetts from the island of Guadeloupe around 1792.

 

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

This prominent citizen, born in the parish of Port Louis, island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, April, 1755, died at his residence near Morristown, New Jersey, in June, 1834.

 

Rev. Father Dutertre, an eminent divine and author, in his invaluable history of the French West India islands (Histoire des Antilles), has traced the history of the island of Guadeloupe from its first settlement in the year 1625, under French auspices, to the year 1667, and since that time Desalles and other well known writers have completed the narrative of events occurring in the Antilles down to more modern times. We learn from them the great hardships these colonists suffered, of their long and terrible wars with the native Caribs, how, after many ears, those savages were finally subdued, and how, in 1674, the island of Guadeloupe was made a colony of France, during the reign of Louis XIV. From this time the colonist took part in all the great wars waged by the mother country, from which they suffered severely. Valiant and successful resistance was made by them against the attacks of the English in the years 1666, 1691 and 1703, and during most of this time they contended single-handed against this formidable foe. France, being so engrossed in her vast continental wars, was unable to render her colony material assistance, owing to which and other causes the island capitulated in 1759 to Great Britain, and remained a British colony until the year 1763. After throwing off the British yoke, in the war of 1794 they were again captured by their old enemy, who, however, in June of the same year was expelled by the colonists from their beloved soil, under the leadership of officers sent by the French national convention. In the year 1810, England was again victorious, holding possession until the treaty of 1813, when the island was ceded to Sweden. In 1816 the French general, Boyer de Peyreleau, obtained a footing in the island when, negotiations intervening, the English withdrew, from which time the island has remained a colony of France.

 

This brief résumé of the severe trials and sufferings of this brave people is given to show in what heroic mold this valiant race was cast, and how, almost single-handed, they defended their country, contending against one of the most powerful nations of the world, and how, at last, they secured their colonial independence; and furthermore to show that it was from such heroic ancestors that the subject of this sketch was immediately descended. Also, Mr. Boisaubin was of good old Dutch stock, his father being a Van Schal-Kwyck, a lineal descendant of the Van Schal-Kwycks of the town of that name (the family ancestral home), situate in the province of Utrecht, Holland. In 1630 the Baron Van Schal-Kwycks, with his followers and many other compatriots, was banished from his native country for reasons political and religious. He found refuge in Brazil, where for several years he and his fellow countrymen enjoyed peace and prosperity. War having been declared between Portugal and Holland, the refugees were again obliged to flee, and in their own vessels sailed for the French Antilles. Dutertre thus alludes to the arrival of the Hollanders in the island of Guadeloupe:

 

"In the beginning of the year 1654 the Hollanders who had taken possession of Brazil were in turn driven out by the Portuguese, who it seems had prior claims to that country in that they were the first settlers. These exiles, embarking in their own vessels, sought asylum in the island of Martinique. Duparquet, the governor of that island, profoundly touched by the misfortunes of the exiles, was disposed to permit the landing of the unfortunates, but through the false representations of ignorant and prejudiced advisers, who represented these people to be the offscouring of the Jews of the United Provinces of Holland, refused them permission to land. Thereupon they sailed for the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, where the then Governor Houel received them most hospitably, and soon thereafter their immense wealth was of great and lasting benefit to the island. Duparquet, later, on learning all this, was greatly distressed and soundly berated his advisers, who had given him such bad counsels. It is solely owing to these exiles that the great industries of the island are due, for they brought with them from Brazil the sugar cane which was successfully cultivated by them in the island, whence it was afterward introduced throughout all the islands of the Antilles. They also introduced and manufactured earthenware, proving also a great industry."

 

The same author also related that it was a Baron Van Schal-Kwycks who led the exiles from Brazil and was most prominent among them in their new home. Mr. Boisaubin therefore came naturally by the great qualities of mind and heart of which he gave such ample proof in after years, possessing in an eminent degree the sturdy honesty, energy and perseverance of the Hollander, as well as the martial ardor, elevated principles, unflinching loyalty, polished manners and courteous bearing of the Frenchman.

 

Mr. Boisaubin was born in the year above stated and at the age of seven was sent to Paris for his education, after the completion of which, at the age of seventeen, he was enrolled as a member of the famous Garde de Corps of King Louis XVI, which was composed of the nobility only, being commanded by the Duke of Luxembourg. He served therein for sixteen years, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. Having obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates in the island of Guadeloupe, he happened there when the French Revolution, with its attending horrors, broke out. Its emissaries reaching the island, Mr. Boisaubin, being a well known and devoted royalist, to save his life, was obliged to flee. Hastily gathering what valuables he could, he took passage, with his family and body servants, on an American vessel bound for the United States. His parting with his slaves, some twelve hundred in number, was most affecting. Having been to them a kind and protecting master, they were greatly attached to him and wished to follow him and share his fallen fortunes. As the vessel on which he was to sail was lifting anchor, a negro was discovered in the water alongside. Mr. Boisaubin recognized him as one of his slaves; the faithful creature, wishing to join his master, swam three miles from shore to gain the ship! Mr. Boisaubin, in the kindness of his heart, was unable to refuse the appeals of the devoted black, and brought him to the United States.

 

Morristown, in New Jersey, being a town well known to most Frenchmen, by reason of the reports of travelers, and of the French officers who had served with Washington, with many of whom Mr. Boisaubin had been acquainted in France, he determined to make that place his home, which he eventually did, purchasing a tract of land midway between Morristown and Bottle (now Madison). Here he settled and began the life which he ever after maintained, that of a plain Jersey farmer. The mercenaries of the Revolution having seized upon his estates, he found himself impoverished and was obliged to earn his living in the same ways as did his farmer neighbors. Upon his arrival in this democratic country he dropped his titles to nobility, and, adopting the name of one of his plantations in Guadeloupe, became simply Vincent Boisaubin, which name he bore ever afterward.

 

In a few years after Mr. Boisaubin's arrival in America, the great Emperor Napoleon, wishing to have it known that he was friendly to his royalist subjects, though opposed to the Bourbon family, magnanimously restored to them the estates and properties which the Revolutionists had confiscated. Thus Mr. Boisaubin entered into his own again and with return of wealth he extended aid to neighbors and friends in distress with lavish hand.

 

Later on, Charles X, king of France, wrote Mr. Boisaubin an autograph letter, inviting his return to France to resume at his court the high position previously held by him under the good but ill-fated Louis XVI. The old Garde de Corps in courteous terms replied "that having found peace and justice in this noble land, he was content to abide therein, and devote his best energies for its advancement and prosperity!" It was the same king who sent him as a reward for his many eminent services, past and present, the much coveted honor of Chevalier de St. Louis, together with the insignia and jewels of this most ancient and renowned order of knighthood. The following obituary notice, taken from the Newark Daily Advertiser, of June 12, 1834, is a just tribute to this grand character and nature's nobleman.

 

"Died on the 8th instant at his residence near Morristown, Vincent Classe Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin, Esquire, in the eightieth year of his age. The death of this distinguished citizen and philanthropist is a serious loss to the society of which he was an ornament, and will be feelingly deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a nobleman in the best sense, who exhibited in all his intercourse with society those qualities of mind and heart which dignify and adorn the human character. Mr. Boisaubin was a native of the island of Guadeloupe, though educated in France under distinguished advantages, and emigrated to this country during the frightful troubles in that island consequent upon the French revolution. He settled at Bottle Hill within about three miles of Morristown, where he has lived during a period of forty years, universally beloved and respected conspicuous by his noble form and bearing, his polished and courteous manners and the munificence of his charities. The respect of the community which knew so well how to appreciate these qualities was properly evinced on the occasion of this funeral. The stores were closed, and it has been remarked to us that nearly the whole adult population were assembled at the interment. It was a distinguished expression of feeling that within a mile of the cemetery the horses were spontaneously taken from the hearse, which was thence drawn by a company of his oldest and most worthy neighbors. Mr. Boisaubin leaves a family of six children to inherit his good name and virtues."

 

His descendants to-day are represented by the families of the Boisaubins, Beauplands and Thebauds, of Madison, New Jersey (the latter also of New York city), and the Van Schal-Kwyck de Boisaubins and Formons of France, most of which take rank amongst our most distinguished citizens and do honor to their noble ancestor. The eldest son, named Boisaubin, was a graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and died in the service of his country.

 

 

 

 

History of Morris County Page 202

 

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"In the year 1793 there came hither a French gentleman, who, followed by others in subsequent years, and by his own descendants, became a most welcome addition to our population. Mr. Vincent Boisaubin was an officer in the body-guard of Louis XVI. Not being in sympathy with the changes then threatening the institutions of France, he obtained leave of absence, and went to the Isle of Guadaloupe [sic]. There he married, and bidding France adieu he came with his wife to America and found his home here. The families of Boisaubin and Beauplan now here are his descendents; his own immediate family numbering nine sons and daughters. The memory of Vincent Boisaubin is gratefully and pleasantly cherished among all the older people. He was a man of fine cultivation, of most urbane and courteous bearing, and of unbounded benevolence. He was the original in the following story, which has appeared in several shapes: When a group of neighbors were sympathizing with a poor man on the sudden death of his cow, Mr. Boisaubin, putting his hand into his pocket, said, "I am sorry for him five dollars;" and at once the poor man's loss was made up. The writer recently was mentioning his name to one of the oldest citizens, who said with earnestness, "Old Vincent Boisaubin! He was one of the best men in the whole country;" and went on to tell of the way in which this French gentleman of the old time had given him generous aid in his early business life, loaning money and refusing interest; with many similar acts of kindness to others. Mr. Tuttle says: "For many years previous to the erection of the Catholic church here both he and his family, with other French families, owned seats and were frequent worshipers in the Presbyterian church.

 

Mr. Boisaubin purchased and resided on what is now the Treadwell property [Note: The Boisaubin House, located SE of Morristown, NJ on Treadwell Ave. was built around 1790. It now known as Boisaubin Manor. The architectural style is 'Greek Revival'. It is a historical site that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The property is under private ownership and is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. It boasts the first historic conservation easement in the state to protect the seven acres surrounding the house.] , owning also large tracts of land additional. He died in 1834; his wife died before him, and they lie side by side in the old burial ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. [the church in Bottle Hill was organized under the name of the "Presbyterian Church of South Hanover," which was its ecclesiastical designation for the succeeding seventy years. The exact date of its organization cannot be stated, nor is there known to exist any account of any services connected with its new life. This is no doubt owing to the loss and probable destruction of the church records for the first forty years of its existence. There is no doubt, however, that the movement began in the year 1746, and that the church was organized some time in the year 1747. In 1817 the name was changed to "The First Presbyterian Church of the Township of Chatham," which name it bore until 1846, since when it has been called "The Presbyterian Church of Madison," the name Madison having been officially given to the place about fifteen years before. ]

 

[In the year 1804, Mr. Tuttle tells us, the entire village of Madison, still called Bottle Hill, consisted of not more than twenty dwelling houses, ...]

 

ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MADISON.

 

The first mass said in Madison was celebrated in 1810, in the old Duberceau house (now occupied by Mr. Kelly), on the convent road. The priest was Father Viennet, then stationed at St. Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York. Father Viennet remained some days in Madison, having come on a visit to Mr. Bamon, who at that time was the owner of the Duberceau house.

 

The property on which the old parochial house formerly stood was bought from John Miller by a French gentleman, Lachapelle, and afterward sold by him to six persons, who bought it for the purpose of having a residence for a priest, and a chapel. For some years the parlor and sitting-room of the old parsonage formed the chapel, the clergyman occupying the upper part of the house. The clergymen who officiated previous to the erection of the church were Messrs. Erard, Donohue, Ryder and J. B. Chabert. When there was talk of building a church, four of the original purchasers transferred their rights to Messrs. Amedie Boisaubin and V. S. K. Beaupland, as trustees. The two latter made an agreement with each other to build the church, sharing equally the expenses over and above the amounts collected otherwise. Before the church was built the lot adjoining the parsonage, and on which the church now stands, was purchased.

 

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The following passage is taken from Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921:

 

"It is on record that at the funeral of Count de Boisaubin in Morristown the cortege was half a mile long, and when it reached the outskirts of the town the hearse was stopped, horses unhitched, ropes attached to the hearse and the most prominent men of the town and county drew the hearse to the burying ground, they would not even allow the grave diggers to cover the remains with soil, but did it themselves such was the love and admiration for a man who never had an enemy, but was loved respected and admired by every one."

 

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

 

Boisauben, Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyek--V--b. Guadeloupe Apr 1755, d. near this town 9 Jun 1834, in 80th year. [Ed. Note: CR22 show Husband of Louise Dovillard Van Schalkwick Beauplan. CR281 show Vincent & Louise possibly were parents of five i.e., Louis Delphin, Amidee, Louisa Antoinette, Emma Lucette, and Edward].

 

 

 

 

Subject: Boisaubin Family

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 01:55:55 +0100

From: "Denis Fouquet" <dfouquet@club-internet.fr>

To: <jwoerner@home.com>

 

I could known somebody interesting for you, Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND (°1755), married in 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, with Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE. I known him, because his wife was a cousine of one of my ancestors, also called Louise DOUILLARD (in fact their grand fathers were two brothers). He has had 7 children, all named BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND. Vincent and his family left the Guadeloupe for the States between 1793 and 1795, in order to avoid the troubles due to the French Revolution. He moved to Morristown, near New York. He had then only two young children. The other five were born in Morristown. The seven children were :

 

1. Etienne Vincent, x Zenine DOUILLARD

2. Louise Vinceenne

3. Louis Vincent

4.Jean Marie Amedee x Laure Caroline THEBAUD

5. Louise Antoinette x Etienne Joseph FORMON

6. Louis Alexandre Edouard x Henriette Stephanie BULLOCK de GAUGY

7. Louis Prosper

(the current christian name was then normaly the last one)

The children were born between 1790 (Vincent) and 1809 (Prosper)

Are these informations relevant for you ?

If it is the case, I have a lot of informations on the ancestors of Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND and of his wife Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE, including prior to their arrival in in the West Indies. I am ready to give you this information if you want. I would be myself interested to known a bit more on what happened to the BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND Family in the United States.

 

Selection from:

The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, in Three Centuries By John Whitehead

New Jersey Genealogical Company, 1901.

 

P. 113/

In the latter part of the eighteenth century Madison received

an addition to its population of a very desirable element.

The revolution in France drove from that country

many of its best citizens, who sought refuge in other climes

from the violence and bloodshed so disgracing to this movement,

originally intended to obtain freedom from oppression

for the citizen. Among the first to reach Madison was a

noble Frenchman known as Vincent Boisaubin, but who

in his native land and in Belginm was known by several

 

P.114/

titles of nobility. He was a man of wealth and of distinction

in France and a member of the bodyguard of Louis

XVI. He had obtained leave of absence from the court

and had retired to his ancestral possessions in Guadaloupe,

where he married. His influence in the court of the king

was so great and his condemnation of the revolutionary

measures so outspoken that measures were taken to arrest

him and try him for what was then called treason against

the new republic. He received notice of his intended arrest

in time to escape to a British man-of-war, which lay some

four or five miles off the shores of the island. His escape,

made in an ordinary row boat, was so precipitate that he

was unable to make any preparation for his future. Before

he reached the friendly vessel which was to carry him away

from Guadaloupe he

noticed an object on

the surface of the

water apparently following

in the wake of

the boat. Directing

the rowers to lay on

their oars, he soon discovered that his body servant, a faithful

slave, who had been given to him when he was a boy,

had taken this desperate method of following his master.

The nobleman and his devoted servant made their

way to the United States, and finally to Madison, where

Mr. Boisaubin made his residence. He and his black

friend earned their living by carting goods from New York

to Madison and vicinity. Mr. Boisaubin was afterward

joined by his wife and family, and permanently settled at

Madison, remaining there until his death. At the Restora-

tion Louis XVIII wrote an autograph letter to the French

nobleman requesting him to return to France, promising

 

P. 115/

to restore his titles and offices to him. His fortune and

property were returned to him, but he declined the offer,

preferring the life he had found in the American republic.

Nine sous and daughters were born to him, and he has left

many descendants, main- of whom are found in Madison.

Beauplain and Thebaud beside Boisaubin are the names of

some of his descendants.

Mr. Boisaubin was a man of unbounded benevolence.

After his death, when an inventory of his estate was made,

between |30,000 and $40,000 of small evidences of indebtedness,

made mostly by poor persons who had borrowed

money from him, were found among his assets. He lies

buried in the graveyard of the old Presbyterian Church at

Morristown. As his funeral cortege reaclied the outskirts

of Morristown on its way from his home it was met by

representatives of the best citizens of the town, who took

the horses from the hearse and dragged the vehicle in which

was deposited the coffin containing his body to the graveyard,

where the interment was made with imposing ceremonies

and amid the sorrowing multitude which filled the

cemetery to overflowing. As 1he procession made its way

the streets were lined by the people with uncovered and

bowed heads, the bells of the churches were tolled, places

of business were closed, and one universal feeling of sorrow

pervaded the entire community. These circumstances

attending his burial give undoubted evidence of the profound

respect felt for this estimable man. The grace of

manner, the gay, joyous temperament, the bonhommie of

this French element thus interjected into the community

at Madison, had a powerful influence for good upon the

people.

 

 

 

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Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 6 (con't)

Notes for Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin de Beauplan

 

Member of 3rd Company of King's Bodyguards (Luxembourg)

 

Identified in Memorials of Mary Wilder White: A Century Ago in New England as Baron Van Schalkwyck, a distant cousin of her spouse Antoine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle, who came to Newburyport, Massachusetts from the island of Guadeloupe around 1792.

 

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

This prominent citizen, born in the parish of Port Louis, island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, April, 1755, died at his residence near Morristown, New Jersey, in June, 1834.

 

Rev. Father Dutertre, an eminent divine and author, in his invaluable history of the French West India islands (Histoire des Antilles), has traced the history of the island of Guadeloupe from its first settlement in the year 1625, under French auspices, to the year 1667, and since that time Desalles and other well known writers have completed the narrative of events occurring in the Antilles down to more modern times. We learn from them the great hardships these colonists suffered, of their long and terrible wars with the native Caribs, how, after many ears, those savages were finally subdued, and how, in 1674, the island of Guadeloupe was made a colony of France, during the reign of Louis XIV. From this time the colonist took part in all the great wars waged by the mother country, from which they suffered severely. Valiant and successful resistance was made by them against the attacks of the English in the years 1666, 1691 and 1703, and during most of this time they contended single-handed against this formidable foe. France, being so engrossed in her vast continental wars, was unable to render her colony material assistance, owing to which and other causes the island capitulated in 1759 to Great Britain, and remained a British colony until the year 1763. After throwing off the British yoke, in the war of 1794 they were again captured by their old enemy, who, however, in June of the same year was expelled by the colonists from their beloved soil, under the leadership of officers sent by the French national convention. In the year 1810, England was again victorious, holding possession until the treaty of 1813, when the island was ceded to Sweden. In 1816 the French general, Boyer de Peyreleau, obtained a footing in the island when, negotiations intervening, the English withdrew, from which time the island has remained a colony of France.

 

This brief résumé of the severe trials and sufferings of this brave people is given to show in what heroic mold this valiant race was cast, and how, almost single-handed, they defended their country, contending against one of the most powerful nations of the world, and how, at last, they secured their colonial independence; and furthermore to show that it was from such heroic ancestors that the subject of this sketch was immediately descended. Also, Mr. Boisaubin was of good old Dutch stock, his father being a Van Schal-Kwyck, a lineal descendant of the Van Schal-Kwycks of the town of that name (the family ancestral home), situate in the province of Utrecht, Holland. In 1630 the Baron Van Schal-Kwycks, with his followers and many other compatriots, was banished from his native country for reasons political and religious. He found refuge in Brazil, where for several years he and his fellow countrymen enjoyed peace and prosperity. War having been declared between Portugal and Holland, the refugees were again obliged to flee, and in their own vessels sailed for the French Antilles. Dutertre thus alludes to the arrival of the Hollanders in the island of Guadeloupe:

 

"In the beginning of the year 1654 the Hollanders who had taken possession of Brazil were in turn driven out by the Portuguese, who it seems had prior claims to that country in that they were the first settlers. These exiles, embarking in their own vessels, sought asylum in the island of Martinique. Duparquet, the governor of that island, profoundly touched by the misfortunes of the exiles, was disposed to permit the landing of the unfortunates, but through the false representations of ignorant and prejudiced advisers, who represented these people to be the offscouring of the Jews of the United Provinces of Holland, refused them permission to land. Thereupon they sailed for the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, where the then Governor Houel received them most hospitably, and soon thereafter their immense wealth was of great and lasting benefit to the island. Duparquet, later, on learning all this, was greatly distressed and soundly berated his advisers, who had given him such bad counsels. It is solely owing to these exiles that the great industries of the island are due, for they brought with them from Brazil the sugar cane which was successfully cultivated by them in the island, whence it was afterward introduced throughout all the islands of the Antilles. They also introduced and manufactured earthenware, proving also a great industry."

 

The same author also related that it was a Baron Van Schal-Kwycks who led the exiles from Brazil and was most prominent among them in their new home. Mr. Boisaubin therefore came naturally by the great qualities of mind and heart of which he gave such ample proof in after years, possessing in an eminent degree the sturdy honesty, energy and perseverance of the Hollander, as well as the martial ardor, elevated principles, unflinching loyalty, polished manners and courteous bearing of the Frenchman.

 

Mr. Boisaubin was born in the year above stated and at the age of seven was sent to Paris for his education, after the completion of which, at the age of seventeen, he was enrolled as a member of the famous Garde de Corps of King Louis XVI, which was composed of the nobility only, being commanded by the Duke of Luxembourg. He served therein for sixteen years, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. Having obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates in the island of Guadeloupe, he happened there when the French Revolution, with its attending horrors, broke out. Its emissaries reaching the island, Mr. Boisaubin, being a well known and devoted royalist, to save his life, was obliged to flee. Hastily gathering what valuables he could, he took passage, with his family and body servants, on an American vessel bound for the United States. His parting with his slaves, some twelve hundred in number, was most affecting. Having been to them a kind and protecting master, they were greatly attached to him and wished to follow him and share his fallen fortunes. As the vessel on which he was to sail was lifting anchor, a negro was discovered in the water alongside. Mr. Boisaubin recognized him as one of his slaves; the faithful creature, wishing to join his master, swam three miles from shore to gain the ship! Mr. Boisaubin, in the kindness of his heart, was unable to refuse the appeals of the devoted black, and brought him to the United States.

 

Morristown, in New Jersey, being a town well known to most Frenchmen, by reason of the reports of travelers, and of the French officers who had served with Washington, with many of whom Mr. Boisaubin had been acquainted in France, he determined to make that place his home, which he eventually did, purchasing a tract of land midway between Morristown and Bottle (now Madison). Here he settled and began the life which he ever after maintained, that of a plain Jersey farmer. The mercenaries of the Revolution having seized upon his estates, he found himself impoverished and was obliged to earn his living in the same ways as did his farmer neighbors. Upon his arrival in this democratic country he dropped his titles to nobility, and, adopting the name of one of his plantations in Guadeloupe, became simply Vincent Boisaubin, which name he bore ever afterward.

 

In a few years after Mr. Boisaubin's arrival in America, the great Emperor Napoleon, wishing to have it known that he was friendly to his royalist subjects, though opposed to the Bourbon family, magnanimously restored to them the estates and properties which the Revolutionists had confiscated. Thus Mr. Boisaubin entered into his own again and with return of wealth he extended aid to neighbors and friends in distress with lavish hand.

 

Later on, Charles X, king of France, wrote Mr. Boisaubin an autograph letter, inviting his return to France to resume at his court the high position previously held by him under the good but ill-fated Louis XVI. The old Garde de Corps in courteous terms replied "that having found peace and justice in this noble land, he was content to abide therein, and devote his best energies for its advancement and prosperity!" It was the same king who sent him as a reward for his many eminent services, past and present, the much coveted honor of Chevalier de St. Louis, together with the insignia and jewels of this most ancient and renowned order of knighthood. The following obituary notice, taken from the Newark Daily Advertiser, of June 12, 1834, is a just tribute to this grand character and nature's nobleman.

 

"Died on the 8th instant at his residence near Morristown, Vincent Classe Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin, Esquire, in the eightieth year of his age. The death of this distinguished citizen and philanthropist is a serious loss to the society of which he was an ornament, and will be feelingly deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a nobleman in the best sense, who exhibited in all his intercourse with society those qualities of mind and heart which dignify and adorn the human character. Mr. Boisaubin was a native of the island of Guadeloupe, though educated in France under distinguished advantages, and emigrated to this country during the frightful troubles in that island consequent upon the French revolution. He settled at Bottle Hill within about three miles of Morristown, where he has lived during a period of forty years, universally beloved and respected conspicuous by his noble form and bearing, his polished and courteous manners and the munificence of his charities. The respect of the community which knew so well how to appreciate these qualities was properly evinced on the occasion of this funeral. The stores were closed, and it has been remarked to us that nearly the whole adult population were assembled at the interment. It was a distinguished expression of feeling that within a mile of the cemetery the horses were spontaneously taken from the hearse, which was thence drawn by a company of his oldest and most worthy neighbors. Mr. Boisaubin leaves a family of six children to inherit his good name and virtues."

 

His descendants to-day are represented by the families of the Boisaubins, Beauplands and Thebauds, of Madison, New Jersey (the latter also of New York city), and the Van Schal-Kwyck de Boisaubins and Formons of France, most of which take rank amongst our most distinguished citizens and do honor to their noble ancestor. The eldest son, named Boisaubin, was a graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and died in the service of his country.

 

 

 

 

History of Morris County Page 202

 

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"In the year 1793 there came hither a French gentleman, who, followed by others in subsequent years, and by his own descendants, became a most welcome addition to our population. Mr. Vincent Boisaubin was an officer in the body-guard of Louis XVI. Not being in sympathy with the changes then threatening the institutions of France, he obtained leave of absence, and went to the Isle of Guadaloupe [sic]. There he married, and bidding France adieu he came with his wife to America and found his home here. The families of Boisaubin and Beauplan now here are his descendents; his own immediate family numbering nine sons and daughters. The memory of Vincent Boisaubin is gratefully and pleasantly cherished among all the older people. He was a man of fine cultivation, of most urbane and courteous bearing, and of unbounded benevolence. He was the original in the following story, which has appeared in several shapes: When a group of neighbors were sympathizing with a poor man on the sudden death of his cow, Mr. Boisaubin, putting his hand into his pocket, said, "I am sorry for him five dollars;" and at once the poor man's loss was made up. The writer recently was mentioning his name to one of the oldest citizens, who said with earnestness, "Old Vincent Boisaubin! He was one of the best men in the whole country;" and went on to tell of the way in which this French gentleman of the old time had given him generous aid in his early business life, loaning money and refusing interest; with many similar acts of kindness to others. Mr. Tuttle says: "For many years previous to the erection of the Catholic church here both he and his family, with other French families, owned seats and were frequent worshipers in the Presbyterian church.

 

Mr. Boisaubin purchased and resided on what is now the Treadwell property [Note: The Boisaubin House, located SE of Morristown, NJ on Treadwell Ave. was built around 1790. It now known as Boisaubin Manor. The architectural style is 'Greek Revival'. It is a historical site that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The property is under private ownership and is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. It boasts the first historic conservation easement in the state to protect the seven acres surrounding the house.] , owning also large tracts of land additional. He died in 1834; his wife died before him, and they lie side by side in the old burial ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. [the church in Bottle Hill was organized under the name of the "Presbyterian Church of South Hanover," which was its ecclesiastical designation for the succeeding seventy years. The exact date of its organization cannot be stated, nor is there known to exist any account of any services connected with its new life. This is no doubt owing to the loss and probable destruction of the church records for the first forty years of its existence. There is no doubt, however, that the movement began in the year 1746, and that the church was organized some time in the year 1747. In 1817 the name was changed to "The First Presbyterian Church of the Township of Chatham," which name it bore until 1846, since when it has been called "The Presbyterian Church of Madison," the name Madison having been officially given to the place about fifteen years before. ]

 

[In the year 1804, Mr. Tuttle tells us, the entire village of Madison, still called Bottle Hill, consisted of not more than twenty dwelling houses, ...]

 

ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MADISON.

 

The first mass said in Madison was celebrated in 1810, in the old Duberceau house (now occupied by Mr. Kelly), on the convent road. The priest was Father Viennet, then stationed at St. Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York. Father Viennet remained some days in Madison, having come on a visit to Mr. Bamon, who at that time was the owner of the Duberceau house.

 

The property on which the old parochial house formerly stood was bought from John Miller by a French gentleman, Lachapelle, and afterward sold by him to six persons, who bought it for the purpose of having a residence for a priest, and a chapel. For some years the parlor and sitting-room of the old parsonage formed the chapel, the clergyman occupying the upper part of the house. The clergymen who officiated previous to the erection of the church were Messrs. Erard, Donohue, Ryder and J. B. Chabert. When there was talk of building a church, four of the original purchasers transferred their rights to Messrs. Amedie Boisaubin and V. S. K. Beaupland, as trustees. The two latter made an agreement with each other to build the church, sharing equally the expenses over and above the amounts collected otherwise. Before the church was built the lot adjoining the parsonage, and on which the church now stands, was purchased.

 

Unquote

 

The following passage is taken from Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921:

 

"It is on record that at the funeral of Count de Boisaubin in Morristown the cortege was half a mile long, and when it reached the outskirts of the town the hearse was stopped, horses unhitched, ropes attached to the hearse and the most prominent men of the town and county drew the hearse to the burying ground, they would not even allow the grave diggers to cover the remains with soil, but did it themselves such was the love and admiration for a man who never had an enemy, but was loved respected and admired by every one."

 

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

 

Boisauben, Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyek--V--b. Guadeloupe Apr 1755, d. near this town 9 Jun 1834, in 80th year. [Ed. Note: CR22 show Husband of Louise Dovillard Van Schalkwick Beauplan. CR281 show Vincent & Louise possibly were parents of five i.e., Louis Delphin, Amidee, Louisa Antoinette, Emma Lucette, and Edward].

 

 

 

 

Subject: Boisaubin Family

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 01:55:55 +0100

From: "Denis Fouquet" <dfouquet@club-internet.fr>

To: <jwoerner@home.com>

 

I could known somebody interesting for you, Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND (°1755), married in 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, with Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE. I known him, because his wife was a cousine of one of my ancestors, also called Louise DOUILLARD (in fact their grand fathers were two brothers). He has had 7 children, all named BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND. Vincent and his family left the Guadeloupe for the States between 1793 and 1795, in order to avoid the troubles due to the French Revolution. He moved to Morristown, near New York. He had then only two young children. The other five were born in Morristown. The seven children were :

 

1. Etienne Vincent, x Zenine DOUILLARD

2. Louise Vinceenne

3. Louis Vincent

4.Jean Marie Amedee x Laure Caroline THEBAUD

5. Louise Antoinette x Etienne Joseph FORMON

6. Louis Alexandre Edouard x Henriette Stephanie BULLOCK de GAUGY

7. Louis Prosper

(the current christian name was then normaly the last one)

The children were born between 1790 (Vincent) and 1809 (Prosper)

Are these informations relevant for you ?

If it is the case, I have a lot of informations on the ancestors of Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND and of his wife Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE, including prior to their arrival in in the West Indies. I am ready to give you this information if you want. I would be myself interested to known a bit more on what happened to the BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND Family in the United States.

 

Selection from:

The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, in Three Centuries By John Whitehead

New Jersey Genealogical Company, 1901.

 

P. 113/

In the latter part of the eighteenth century Madison received

an addition to its population of a very desirable element.

The revolution in France drove from that country

many of its best citizens, who sought refuge in other climes

from the violence and bloodshed so disgracing to this movement,

originally intended to obtain freedom from oppression

for the citizen. Among the first to reach Madison was a

noble Frenchman known as Vincent Boisaubin, but who

in his native land and in Belginm was known by several

 

P.114/

titles of nobility. He was a man of wealth and of distinction

in France and a member of the bodyguard of Louis

XVI. He had obtained leave of absence from the court

and had retired to his ancestral possessions in Guadaloupe,

where he married. His influence in the court of the king

was so great and his condemnation of the revolutionary

measures so outspoken that measures were taken to arrest

him and try him for what was then called treason against

the new republic. He received notice of his intended arrest

in time to escape to a British man-of-war, which lay some

four or five miles off the shores of the island. His escape,

made in an ordinary row boat, was so precipitate that he

was unable to make any preparation for his future. Before

he reached the friendly vessel which was to carry him away

from Guadaloupe he

noticed an object on

the surface of the

water apparently following

in the wake of

the boat. Directing

the rowers to lay on

their oars, he soon discovered that his body servant, a faithful

slave, who had been given to him when he was a boy,

had taken this desperate method of following his master.

The nobleman and his devoted servant made their

way to the United States, and finally to Madison, where

Mr. Boisaubin made his residence. He and his black

friend earned their living by carting goods from New York

to Madison and vicinity. Mr. Boisaubin was afterward

joined by his wife and family, and permanently settled at

Madison, remaining there until his death. At the Restora-

tion Louis XVIII wrote an autograph letter to the French

nobleman requesting him to return to France, promising

 

P. 115/

to restore his titles and offices to him. His fortune and

property were returned to him, but he declined the offer,

preferring the life he had found in the American republic.

Nine sous and daughters were born to him, and he has left

many descendants, main- of whom are found in Madison.

Beauplain and Thebaud beside Boisaubin are the names of

some of his descendants.

Mr. Boisaubin was a man of unbounded benevolence.

After his death, when an inventory of his estate was made,

between |30,000 and $40,000 of small evidences of indebtedness,

made mostly by poor persons who had borrowed

money from him, were found among his assets. He lies

buried in the graveyard of the old Presbyterian Church at

Morristown. As his funeral cortege reaclied the outskirts

of Morristown on its way from his home it was met by

representatives of the best citizens of the town, who took

the horses from the hearse and dragged the vehicle in which

was deposited the coffin containing his body to the graveyard,

where the interment was made with imposing ceremonies

and amid the sorrowing multitude which filled the

cemetery to overflowing. As 1he procession made its way

the streets were lined by the people with uncovered and

bowed heads, the bells of the churches were tolled, places

of business were closed, and one universal feeling of sorrow

pervaded the entire community. These circumstances

attending his burial give undoubted evidence of the profound

respect felt for this estimable man. The grace of

manner, the gay, joyous temperament, the bonhommie of

this French element thus interjected into the community

at Madison, had a powerful influence for good upon the

people.

 

 

 

Page 45 of 337 Friday, August 28, 2009 9:32:10 AM
Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 6 (con't)

Notes for Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin de Beauplan

 

Member of 3rd Company of King's Bodyguards (Luxembourg)

 

Identified in Memorials of Mary Wilder White: A Century Ago in New England as Baron Van Schalkwyck, a distant cousin of her spouse Antoine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle, who came to Newburyport, Massachusetts from the island of Guadeloupe around 1792.

 

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

This prominent citizen, born in the parish of Port Louis, island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, April, 1755, died at his residence near Morristown, New Jersey, in June, 1834.

 

Rev. Father Dutertre, an eminent divine and author, in his invaluable history of the French West India islands (Histoire des Antilles), has traced the history of the island of Guadeloupe from its first settlement in the year 1625, under French auspices, to the year 1667, and since that time Desalles and other well known writers have completed the narrative of events occurring in the Antilles down to more modern times. We learn from them the great hardships these colonists suffered, of their long and terrible wars with the native Caribs, how, after many ears, those savages were finally subdued, and how, in 1674, the island of Guadeloupe was made a colony of France, during the reign of Louis XIV. From this time the colonist took part in all the great wars waged by the mother country, from which they suffered severely. Valiant and successful resistance was made by them against the attacks of the English in the years 1666, 1691 and 1703, and during most of this time they contended single-handed against this formidable foe. France, being so engrossed in her vast continental wars, was unable to render her colony material assistance, owing to which and other causes the island capitulated in 1759 to Great Britain, and remained a British colony until the year 1763. After throwing off the British yoke, in the war of 1794 they were again captured by their old enemy, who, however, in June of the same year was expelled by the colonists from their beloved soil, under the leadership of officers sent by the French national convention. In the year 1810, England was again victorious, holding possession until the treaty of 1813, when the island was ceded to Sweden. In 1816 the French general, Boyer de Peyreleau, obtained a footing in the island when, negotiations intervening, the English withdrew, from which time the island has remained a colony of France.

 

This brief résumé of the severe trials and sufferings of this brave people is given to show in what heroic mold this valiant race was cast, and how, almost single-handed, they defended their country, contending against one of the most powerful nations of the world, and how, at last, they secured their colonial independence; and furthermore to show that it was from such heroic ancestors that the subject of this sketch was immediately descended. Also, Mr. Boisaubin was of good old Dutch stock, his father being a Van Schal-Kwyck, a lineal descendant of the Van Schal-Kwycks of the town of that name (the family ancestral home), situate in the province of Utrecht, Holland. In 1630 the Baron Van Schal-Kwycks, with his followers and many other compatriots, was banished from his native country for reasons political and religious. He found refuge in Brazil, where for several years he and his fellow countrymen enjoyed peace and prosperity. War having been declared between Portugal and Holland, the refugees were again obliged to flee, and in their own vessels sailed for the French Antilles. Dutertre thus alludes to the arrival of the Hollanders in the island of Guadeloupe:

 

"In the beginning of the year 1654 the Hollanders who had taken possession of Brazil were in turn driven out by the Portuguese, who it seems had prior claims to that country in that they were the first settlers. These exiles, embarking in their own vessels, sought asylum in the island of Martinique. Duparquet, the governor of that island, profoundly touched by the misfortunes of the exiles, was disposed to permit the landing of the unfortunates, but through the false representations of ignorant and prejudiced advisers, who represented these people to be the offscouring of the Jews of the United Provinces of Holland, refused them permission to land. Thereupon they sailed for the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, where the then Governor Houel received them most hospitably, and soon thereafter their immense wealth was of great and lasting benefit to the island. Duparquet, later, on learning all this, was greatly distressed and soundly berated his advisers, who had given him such bad counsels. It is solely owing to these exiles that the great industries of the island are due, for they brought with them from Brazil the sugar cane which was successfully cultivated by them in the island, whence it was afterward introduced throughout all the islands of the Antilles. They also introduced and manufactured earthenware, proving also a great industry."

 

The same author also related that it was a Baron Van Schal-Kwycks who led the exiles from Brazil and was most prominent among them in their new home. Mr. Boisaubin therefore came naturally by the great qualities of mind and heart of which he gave such ample proof in after years, possessing in an eminent degree the sturdy honesty, energy and perseverance of the Hollander, as well as the martial ardor, elevated principles, unflinching loyalty, polished manners and courteous bearing of the Frenchman.

 

Mr. Boisaubin was born in the year above stated and at the age of seven was sent to Paris for his education, after the completion of which, at the age of seventeen, he was enrolled as a member of the famous Garde de Corps of King Louis XVI, which was composed of the nobility only, being commanded by the Duke of Luxembourg. He served therein for sixteen years, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. Having obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates in the island of Guadeloupe, he happened there when the French Revolution, with its attending horrors, broke out. Its emissaries reaching the island, Mr. Boisaubin, being a well known and devoted royalist, to save his life, was obliged to flee. Hastily gathering what valuables he could, he took passage, with his family and body servants, on an American vessel bound for the United States. His parting with his slaves, some twelve hundred in number, was most affecting. Having been to them a kind and protecting master, they were greatly attached to him and wished to follow him and share his fallen fortunes. As the vessel on which he was to sail was lifting anchor, a negro was discovered in the water alongside. Mr. Boisaubin recognized him as one of his slaves; the faithful creature, wishing to join his master, swam three miles from shore to gain the ship! Mr. Boisaubin, in the kindness of his heart, was unable to refuse the appeals of the devoted black, and brought him to the United States.

 

Morristown, in New Jersey, being a town well known to most Frenchmen, by reason of the reports of travelers, and of the French officers who had served with Washington, with many of whom Mr. Boisaubin had been acquainted in France, he determined to make that place his home, which he eventually did, purchasing a tract of land midway between Morristown and Bottle (now Madison). Here he settled and began the life which he ever after maintained, that of a plain Jersey farmer. The mercenaries of the Revolution having seized upon his estates, he found himself impoverished and was obliged to earn his living in the same ways as did his farmer neighbors. Upon his arrival in this democratic country he dropped his titles to nobility, and, adopting the name of one of his plantations in Guadeloupe, became simply Vincent Boisaubin, which name he bore ever afterward.

 

In a few years after Mr. Boisaubin's arrival in America, the great Emperor Napoleon, wishing to have it known that he was friendly to his royalist subjects, though opposed to the Bourbon family, magnanimously restored to them the estates and properties which the Revolutionists had confiscated. Thus Mr. Boisaubin entered into his own again and with return of wealth he extended aid to neighbors and friends in distress with lavish hand.

 

Later on, Charles X, king of France, wrote Mr. Boisaubin an autograph letter, inviting his return to France to resume at his court the high position previously held by him under the good but ill-fated Louis XVI. The old Garde de Corps in courteous terms replied "that having found peace and justice in this noble land, he was content to abide therein, and devote his best energies for its advancement and prosperity!" It was the same king who sent him as a reward for his many eminent services, past and present, the much coveted honor of Chevalier de St. Louis, together with the insignia and jewels of this most ancient and renowned order of knighthood. The following obituary notice, taken from the Newark Daily Advertiser, of June 12, 1834, is a just tribute to this grand character and nature's nobleman.

 

"Died on the 8th instant at his residence near Morristown, Vincent Classe Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin, Esquire, in the eightieth year of his age. The death of this distinguished citizen and philanthropist is a serious loss to the society of which he was an ornament, and will be feelingly deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a nobleman in the best sense, who exhibited in all his intercourse with society those qualities of mind and heart which dignify and adorn the human character. Mr. Boisaubin was a native of the island of Guadeloupe, though educated in France under distinguished advantages, and emigrated to this country during the frightful troubles in that island consequent upon the French revolution. He settled at Bottle Hill within about three miles of Morristown, where he has lived during a period of forty years, universally beloved and respected conspicuous by his noble form and bearing, his polished and courteous manners and the munificence of his charities. The respect of the community which knew so well how to appreciate these qualities was properly evinced on the occasion of this funeral. The stores were closed, and it has been remarked to us that nearly the whole adult population were assembled at the interment. It was a distinguished expression of feeling that within a mile of the cemetery the horses were spontaneously taken from the hearse, which was thence drawn by a company of his oldest and most worthy neighbors. Mr. Boisaubin leaves a family of six children to inherit his good name and virtues."

 

His descendants to-day are represented by the families of the Boisaubins, Beauplands and Thebauds, of Madison, New Jersey (the latter also of New York city), and the Van Schal-Kwyck de Boisaubins and Formons of France, most of which take rank amongst our most distinguished citizens and do honor to their noble ancestor. The eldest son, named Boisaubin, was a graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and died in the service of his country.

 

 

 

 

History of Morris County Page 202

 

Quote:

 

"In the year 1793 there came hither a French gentleman, who, followed by others in subsequent years, and by his own descendants, became a most welcome addition to our population. Mr. Vincent Boisaubin was an officer in the body-guard of Louis XVI. Not being in sympathy with the changes then threatening the institutions of France, he obtained leave of absence, and went to the Isle of Guadaloupe [sic]. There he married, and bidding France adieu he came with his wife to America and found his home here. The families of Boisaubin and Beauplan now here are his descendents; his own immediate family numbering nine sons and daughters. The memory of Vincent Boisaubin is gratefully and pleasantly cherished among all the older people. He was a man of fine cultivation, of most urbane and courteous bearing, and of unbounded benevolence. He was the original in the following story, which has appeared in several shapes: When a group of neighbors were sympathizing with a poor man on the sudden death of his cow, Mr. Boisaubin, putting his hand into his pocket, said, "I am sorry for him five dollars;" and at once the poor man's loss was made up. The writer recently was mentioning his name to one of the oldest citizens, who said with earnestness, "Old Vincent Boisaubin! He was one of the best men in the whole country;" and went on to tell of the way in which this French gentleman of the old time had given him generous aid in his early business life, loaning money and refusing interest; with many similar acts of kindness to others. Mr. Tuttle says: "For many years previous to the erection of the Catholic church here both he and his family, with other French families, owned seats and were frequent worshipers in the Presbyterian church.

 

Mr. Boisaubin purchased and resided on what is now the Treadwell property [Note: The Boisaubin House, located SE of Morristown, NJ on Treadwell Ave. was built around 1790. It now known as Boisaubin Manor. The architectural style is 'Greek Revival'. It is a historical site that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The property is under private ownership and is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. It boasts the first historic conservation easement in the state to protect the seven acres surrounding the house.] , owning also large tracts of land additional. He died in 1834; his wife died before him, and they lie side by side in the old burial ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. [the church in Bottle Hill was organized under the name of the "Presbyterian Church of South Hanover," which was its ecclesiastical designation for the succeeding seventy years. The exact date of its organization cannot be stated, nor is there known to exist any account of any services connected with its new life. This is no doubt owing to the loss and probable destruction of the church records for the first forty years of its existence. There is no doubt, however, that the movement began in the year 1746, and that the church was organized some time in the year 1747. In 1817 the name was changed to "The First Presbyterian Church of the Township of Chatham," which name it bore until 1846, since when it has been called "The Presbyterian Church of Madison," the name Madison having been officially given to the place about fifteen years before. ]

 

[In the year 1804, Mr. Tuttle tells us, the entire village of Madison, still called Bottle Hill, consisted of not more than twenty dwelling houses, ...]

 

ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MADISON.

 

The first mass said in Madison was celebrated in 1810, in the old Duberceau house (now occupied by Mr. Kelly), on the convent road. The priest was Father Viennet, then stationed at St. Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York. Father Viennet remained some days in Madison, having come on a visit to Mr. Bamon, who at that time was the owner of the Duberceau house.

 

The property on which the old parochial house formerly stood was bought from John Miller by a French gentleman, Lachapelle, and afterward sold by him to six persons, who bought it for the purpose of having a residence for a priest, and a chapel. For some years the parlor and sitting-room of the old parsonage formed the chapel, the clergyman occupying the upper part of the house. The clergymen who officiated previous to the erection of the church were Messrs. Erard, Donohue, Ryder and J. B. Chabert. When there was talk of building a church, four of the original purchasers transferred their rights to Messrs. Amedie Boisaubin and V. S. K. Beaupland, as trustees. The two latter made an agreement with each other to build the church, sharing equally the expenses over and above the amounts collected otherwise. Before the church was built the lot adjoining the parsonage, and on which the church now stands, was purchased.

 

Unquote

 

The following passage is taken from Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921:

 

"It is on record that at the funeral of Count de Boisaubin in Morristown the cortege was half a mile long, and when it reached the outskirts of the town the hearse was stopped, horses unhitched, ropes attached to the hearse and the most prominent men of the town and county drew the hearse to the burying ground, they would not even allow the grave diggers to cover the remains with soil, but did it themselves such was the love and admiration for a man who never had an enemy, but was loved respected and admired by every one."

 

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

 

Boisauben, Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyek--V--b. Guadeloupe Apr 1755, d. near this town 9 Jun 1834, in 80th year. [Ed. Note: CR22 show Husband of Louise Dovillard Van Schalkwick Beauplan. CR281 show Vincent & Louise possibly were parents of five i.e., Louis Delphin, Amidee, Louisa Antoinette, Emma Lucette, and Edward].

 

 

 

 

Subject: Boisaubin Family

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 01:55:55 +0100

From: "Denis Fouquet" <dfouquet@club-internet.fr>

To: <jwoerner@home.com>

 

I could known somebody interesting for you, Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND (°1755), married in 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, with Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE. I known him, because his wife was a cousine of one of my ancestors, also called Louise DOUILLARD (in fact their grand fathers were two brothers). He has had 7 children, all named BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND. Vincent and his family left the Guadeloupe for the States between 1793 and 1795, in order to avoid the troubles due to the French Revolution. He moved to Morristown, near New York. He had then only two young children. The other five were born in Morristown. The seven children were :

 

1. Etienne Vincent, x Zenine DOUILLARD

2. Louise Vinceenne

3. Louis Vincent

4.Jean Marie Amedee x Laure Caroline THEBAUD

5. Louise Antoinette x Etienne Joseph FORMON

6. Louis Alexandre Edouard x Henriette Stephanie BULLOCK de GAUGY

7. Louis Prosper

(the current christian name was then normaly the last one)

The children were born between 1790 (Vincent) and 1809 (Prosper)

Are these informations relevant for you ?

If it is the case, I have a lot of informations on the ancestors of Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND and of his wife Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE, including prior to their arrival in in the West Indies. I am ready to give you this information if you want. I would be myself interested to known a bit more on what happened to the BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND Family in the United States.

 

Selection from:

The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, in Three Centuries By John Whitehead

New Jersey Genealogical Company, 1901.

 

P. 113/

In the latter part of the eighteenth century Madison received

an addition to its population of a very desirable element.

The revolution in France drove from that country

many of its best citizens, who sought refuge in other climes

from the violence and bloodshed so disgracing to this movement,

originally intended to obtain freedom from oppression

for the citizen. Among the first to reach Madison was a

noble Frenchman known as Vincent Boisaubin, but who

in his native land and in Belginm was known by several

 

P.114/

titles of nobility. He was a man of wealth and of distinction

in France and a member of the bodyguard of Louis

XVI. He had obtained leave of absence from the court

and had retired to his ancestral possessions in Guadaloupe,

where he married. His influence in the court of the king

was so great and his condemnation of the revolutionary

measures so outspoken that measures were taken to arrest

him and try him for what was then called treason against

the new republic. He received notice of his intended arrest

in time to escape to a British man-of-war, which lay some

four or five miles off the shores of the island. His escape,

made in an ordinary row boat, was so precipitate that he

was unable to make any preparation for his future. Before

he reached the friendly vessel which was to carry him away

from Guadaloupe he

noticed an object on

the surface of the

water apparently following

in the wake of

the boat. Directing

the rowers to lay on

their oars, he soon discovered that his body servant, a faithful

slave, who had been given to him when he was a boy,

had taken this desperate method of following his master.

The nobleman and his devoted servant made their

way to the United States, and finally to Madison, where

Mr. Boisaubin made his residence. He and his black

friend earned their living by carting goods from New York

to Madison and vicinity. Mr. Boisaubin was afterward

joined by his wife and family, and permanently settled at

Madison, remaining there until his death. At the Restora-

tion Louis XVIII wrote an autograph letter to the French

nobleman requesting him to return to France, promising

 

P. 115/

to restore his titles and offices to him. His fortune and

property were returned to him, but he declined the offer,

preferring the life he had found in the American republic.

Nine sous and daughters were born to him, and he has left

many descendants, main- of whom are found in Madison.

Beauplain and Thebaud beside Boisaubin are the names of

some of his descendants.

Mr. Boisaubin was a man of unbounded benevolence.

After his death, when an inventory of his estate was made,

between |30,000 and $40,000 of small evidences of indebtedness,

made mostly by poor persons who had borrowed

money from him, were found among his assets. He lies

buried in the graveyard of the old Presbyterian Church at

Morristown. As his funeral cortege reaclied the outskirts

of Morristown on its way from his home it was met by

representatives of the best citizens of the town, who took

the horses from the hearse and dragged the vehicle in which

was deposited the coffin containing his body to the graveyard,

where the interment was made with imposing ceremonies

and amid the sorrowing multitude which filled the

cemetery to overflowing. As 1he procession made its way

the streets were lined by the people with uncovered and

bowed heads, the bells of the churches were tolled, places

of business were closed, and one universal feeling of sorrow

pervaded the entire community. These circumstances

attending his burial give undoubted evidence of the profound

respect felt for this estimable man. The grace of

manner, the gay, joyous temperament, the bonhommie of

this French element thus interjected into the community

at Madison, had a powerful influence for good upon the

people.

 

 

 

Page 46 of 337 Friday, August 28, 2009 9:32:10 AM
Register Report for Adrien Ram Van Schalkwyck
Generation 6 (con't)

Notes for Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin de Beauplan

 

Member of 3rd Company of King's Bodyguards (Luxembourg)

 

Identified in Memorials of Mary Wilder White: A Century Ago in New England as Baron Van Schalkwyck, a distant cousin of her spouse Antoine Van Schalkwyck de Courcelle, who came to Newburyport, Massachusetts from the island of Guadeloupe around 1792.

 

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

This prominent citizen, born in the parish of Port Louis, island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, April, 1755, died at his residence near Morristown, New Jersey, in June, 1834.

 

Rev. Father Dutertre, an eminent divine and author, in his invaluable history of the French West India islands (Histoire des Antilles), has traced the history of the island of Guadeloupe from its first settlement in the year 1625, under French auspices, to the year 1667, and since that time Desalles and other well known writers have completed the narrative of events occurring in the Antilles down to more modern times. We learn from them the great hardships these colonists suffered, of their long and terrible wars with the native Caribs, how, after many ears, those savages were finally subdued, and how, in 1674, the island of Guadeloupe was made a colony of France, during the reign of Louis XIV. From this time the colonist took part in all the great wars waged by the mother country, from which they suffered severely. Valiant and successful resistance was made by them against the attacks of the English in the years 1666, 1691 and 1703, and during most of this time they contended single-handed against this formidable foe. France, being so engrossed in her vast continental wars, was unable to render her colony material assistance, owing to which and other causes the island capitulated in 1759 to Great Britain, and remained a British colony until the year 1763. After throwing off the British yoke, in the war of 1794 they were again captured by their old enemy, who, however, in June of the same year was expelled by the colonists from their beloved soil, under the leadership of officers sent by the French national convention. In the year 1810, England was again victorious, holding possession until the treaty of 1813, when the island was ceded to Sweden. In 1816 the French general, Boyer de Peyreleau, obtained a footing in the island when, negotiations intervening, the English withdrew, from which time the island has remained a colony of France.

 

This brief résumé of the severe trials and sufferings of this brave people is given to show in what heroic mold this valiant race was cast, and how, almost single-handed, they defended their country, contending against one of the most powerful nations of the world, and how, at last, they secured their colonial independence; and furthermore to show that it was from such heroic ancestors that the subject of this sketch was immediately descended. Also, Mr. Boisaubin was of good old Dutch stock, his father being a Van Schal-Kwyck, a lineal descendant of the Van Schal-Kwycks of the town of that name (the family ancestral home), situate in the province of Utrecht, Holland. In 1630 the Baron Van Schal-Kwycks, with his followers and many other compatriots, was banished from his native country for reasons political and religious. He found refuge in Brazil, where for several years he and his fellow countrymen enjoyed peace and prosperity. War having been declared between Portugal and Holland, the refugees were again obliged to flee, and in their own vessels sailed for the French Antilles. Dutertre thus alludes to the arrival of the Hollanders in the island of Guadeloupe:

 

"In the beginning of the year 1654 the Hollanders who had taken possession of Brazil were in turn driven out by the Portuguese, who it seems had prior claims to that country in that they were the first settlers. These exiles, embarking in their own vessels, sought asylum in the island of Martinique. Duparquet, the governor of that island, profoundly touched by the misfortunes of the exiles, was disposed to permit the landing of the unfortunates, but through the false representations of ignorant and prejudiced advisers, who represented these people to be the offscouring of the Jews of the United Provinces of Holland, refused them permission to land. Thereupon they sailed for the neighboring island of Guadeloupe, where the then Governor Houel received them most hospitably, and soon thereafter their immense wealth was of great and lasting benefit to the island. Duparquet, later, on learning all this, was greatly distressed and soundly berated his advisers, who had given him such bad counsels. It is solely owing to these exiles that the great industries of the island are due, for they brought with them from Brazil the sugar cane which was successfully cultivated by them in the island, whence it was afterward introduced throughout all the islands of the Antilles. They also introduced and manufactured earthenware, proving also a great industry."

 

The same author also related that it was a Baron Van Schal-Kwycks who led the exiles from Brazil and was most prominent among them in their new home. Mr. Boisaubin therefore came naturally by the great qualities of mind and heart of which he gave such ample proof in after years, possessing in an eminent degree the sturdy honesty, energy and perseverance of the Hollander, as well as the martial ardor, elevated principles, unflinching loyalty, polished manners and courteous bearing of the Frenchman.

 

Mr. Boisaubin was born in the year above stated and at the age of seven was sent to Paris for his education, after the completion of which, at the age of seventeen, he was enrolled as a member of the famous Garde de Corps of King Louis XVI, which was composed of the nobility only, being commanded by the Duke of Luxembourg. He served therein for sixteen years, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. Having obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his estates in the island of Guadeloupe, he happened there when the French Revolution, with its attending horrors, broke out. Its emissaries reaching the island, Mr. Boisaubin, being a well known and devoted royalist, to save his life, was obliged to flee. Hastily gathering what valuables he could, he took passage, with his family and body servants, on an American vessel bound for the United States. His parting with his slaves, some twelve hundred in number, was most affecting. Having been to them a kind and protecting master, they were greatly attached to him and wished to follow him and share his fallen fortunes. As the vessel on which he was to sail was lifting anchor, a negro was discovered in the water alongside. Mr. Boisaubin recognized him as one of his slaves; the faithful creature, wishing to join his master, swam three miles from shore to gain the ship! Mr. Boisaubin, in the kindness of his heart, was unable to refuse the appeals of the devoted black, and brought him to the United States.

 

Morristown, in New Jersey, being a town well known to most Frenchmen, by reason of the reports of travelers, and of the French officers who had served with Washington, with many of whom Mr. Boisaubin had been acquainted in France, he determined to make that place his home, which he eventually did, purchasing a tract of land midway between Morristown and Bottle (now Madison). Here he settled and began the life which he ever after maintained, that of a plain Jersey farmer. The mercenaries of the Revolution having seized upon his estates, he found himself impoverished and was obliged to earn his living in the same ways as did his farmer neighbors. Upon his arrival in this democratic country he dropped his titles to nobility, and, adopting the name of one of his plantations in Guadeloupe, became simply Vincent Boisaubin, which name he bore ever afterward.

 

In a few years after Mr. Boisaubin's arrival in America, the great Emperor Napoleon, wishing to have it known that he was friendly to his royalist subjects, though opposed to the Bourbon family, magnanimously restored to them the estates and properties which the Revolutionists had confiscated. Thus Mr. Boisaubin entered into his own again and with return of wealth he extended aid to neighbors and friends in distress with lavish hand.

 

Later on, Charles X, king of France, wrote Mr. Boisaubin an autograph letter, inviting his return to France to resume at his court the high position previously held by him under the good but ill-fated Louis XVI. The old Garde de Corps in courteous terms replied "that having found peace and justice in this noble land, he was content to abide therein, and devote his best energies for its advancement and prosperity!" It was the same king who sent him as a reward for his many eminent services, past and present, the much coveted honor of Chevalier de St. Louis, together with the insignia and jewels of this most ancient and renowned order of knighthood. The following obituary notice, taken from the Newark Daily Advertiser, of June 12, 1834, is a just tribute to this grand character and nature's nobleman.

 

"Died on the 8th instant at his residence near Morristown, Vincent Classe Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin, Esquire, in the eightieth year of his age. The death of this distinguished citizen and philanthropist is a serious loss to the society of which he was an ornament, and will be feelingly deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a nobleman in the best sense, who exhibited in all his intercourse with society those qualities of mind and heart which dignify and adorn the human character. Mr. Boisaubin was a native of the island of Guadeloupe, though educated in France under distinguished advantages, and emigrated to this country during the frightful troubles in that island consequent upon the French revolution. He settled at Bottle Hill within about three miles of Morristown, where he has lived during a period of forty years, universally beloved and respected conspicuous by his noble form and bearing, his polished and courteous manners and the munificence of his charities. The respect of the community which knew so well how to appreciate these qualities was properly evinced on the occasion of this funeral. The stores were closed, and it has been remarked to us that nearly the whole adult population were assembled at the interment. It was a distinguished expression of feeling that within a mile of the cemetery the horses were spontaneously taken from the hearse, which was thence drawn by a company of his oldest and most worthy neighbors. Mr. Boisaubin leaves a family of six children to inherit his good name and virtues."

 

His descendants to-day are represented by the families of the Boisaubins, Beauplands and Thebauds, of Madison, New Jersey (the latter also of New York city), and the Van Schal-Kwyck de Boisaubins and Formons of France, most of which take rank amongst our most distinguished citizens and do honor to their noble ancestor. The eldest son, named Boisaubin, was a graduate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and died in the service of his country.

 

 

 

 

History of Morris County Page 202

 

Quote:

 

"In the year 1793 there came hither a French gentleman, who, followed by others in subsequent years, and by his own descendants, became a most welcome addition to our population. Mr. Vincent Boisaubin was an officer in the body-guard of Louis XVI. Not being in sympathy with the changes then threatening the institutions of France, he obtained leave of absence, and went to the Isle of Guadaloupe [sic]. There he married, and bidding France adieu he came with his wife to America and found his home here. The families of Boisaubin and Beauplan now here are his descendents; his own immediate family numbering nine sons and daughters. The memory of Vincent Boisaubin is gratefully and pleasantly cherished among all the older people. He was a man of fine cultivation, of most urbane and courteous bearing, and of unbounded benevolence. He was the original in the following story, which has appeared in several shapes: When a group of neighbors were sympathizing with a poor man on the sudden death of his cow, Mr. Boisaubin, putting his hand into his pocket, said, "I am sorry for him five dollars;" and at once the poor man's loss was made up. The writer recently was mentioning his name to one of the oldest citizens, who said with earnestness, "Old Vincent Boisaubin! He was one of the best men in the whole country;" and went on to tell of the way in which this French gentleman of the old time had given him generous aid in his early business life, loaning money and refusing interest; with many similar acts of kindness to others. Mr. Tuttle says: "For many years previous to the erection of the Catholic church here both he and his family, with other French families, owned seats and were frequent worshipers in the Presbyterian church.

 

Mr. Boisaubin purchased and resided on what is now the Treadwell property [Note: The Boisaubin House, located SE of Morristown, NJ on Treadwell Ave. was built around 1790. It now known as Boisaubin Manor. The architectural style is 'Greek Revival'. It is a historical site that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The property is under private ownership and is listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. It boasts the first historic conservation easement in the state to protect the seven acres surrounding the house.] , owning also large tracts of land additional. He died in 1834; his wife died before him, and they lie side by side in the old burial ground of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown. [the church in Bottle Hill was organized under the name of the "Presbyterian Church of South Hanover," which was its ecclesiastical designation for the succeeding seventy years. The exact date of its organization cannot be stated, nor is there known to exist any account of any services connected with its new life. This is no doubt owing to the loss and probable destruction of the church records for the first forty years of its existence. There is no doubt, however, that the movement began in the year 1746, and that the church was organized some time in the year 1747. In 1817 the name was changed to "The First Presbyterian Church of the Township of Chatham," which name it bore until 1846, since when it has been called "The Presbyterian Church of Madison," the name Madison having been officially given to the place about fifteen years before. ]

 

[In the year 1804, Mr. Tuttle tells us, the entire village of Madison, still called Bottle Hill, consisted of not more than twenty dwelling houses, ...]

 

ST. VINCENT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MADISON.

 

The first mass said in Madison was celebrated in 1810, in the old Duberceau house (now occupied by Mr. Kelly), on the convent road. The priest was Father Viennet, then stationed at St. Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York. Father Viennet remained some days in Madison, having come on a visit to Mr. Bamon, who at that time was the owner of the Duberceau house.

 

The property on which the old parochial house formerly stood was bought from John Miller by a French gentleman, Lachapelle, and afterward sold by him to six persons, who bought it for the purpose of having a residence for a priest, and a chapel. For some years the parlor and sitting-room of the old parsonage formed the chapel, the clergyman occupying the upper part of the house. The clergymen who officiated previous to the erection of the church were Messrs. Erard, Donohue, Ryder and J. B. Chabert. When there was talk of building a church, four of the original purchasers transferred their rights to Messrs. Amedie Boisaubin and V. S. K. Beaupland, as trustees. The two latter made an agreement with each other to build the church, sharing equally the expenses over and above the amounts collected otherwise. Before the church was built the lot adjoining the parsonage, and on which the church now stands, was purchased.

 

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The following passage is taken from Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921:

 

"It is on record that at the funeral of Count de Boisaubin in Morristown the cortege was half a mile long, and when it reached the outskirts of the town the hearse was stopped, horses unhitched, ropes attached to the hearse and the most prominent men of the town and county drew the hearse to the burying ground, they would not even allow the grave diggers to cover the remains with soil, but did it themselves such was the love and admiration for a man who never had an enemy, but was loved respected and admired by every one."

 

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

 

Boisauben, Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyek--V--b. Guadeloupe Apr 1755, d. near this town 9 Jun 1834, in 80th year. [Ed. Note: CR22 show Husband of Louise Dovillard Van Schalkwick Beauplan. CR281 show Vincent & Louise possibly were parents of five i.e., Louis Delphin, Amidee, Louisa Antoinette, Emma Lucette, and Edward].

 

 

 

 

Subject: Boisaubin Family

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 01:55:55 +0100

From: "Denis Fouquet" <dfouquet@club-internet.fr>

To: <jwoerner@home.com>

 

I could known somebody interesting for you, Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND (°1755), married in 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, with Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE. I known him, because his wife was a cousine of one of my ancestors, also called Louise DOUILLARD (in fact their grand fathers were two brothers). He has had 7 children, all named BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND. Vincent and his family left the Guadeloupe for the States between 1793 and 1795, in order to avoid the troubles due to the French Revolution. He moved to Morristown, near New York. He had then only two young children. The other five were born in Morristown. The seven children were :

 

1. Etienne Vincent, x Zenine DOUILLARD

2. Louise Vinceenne

3. Louis Vincent

4.Jean Marie Amedee x Laure Caroline THEBAUD

5. Louise Antoinette x Etienne Joseph FORMON

6. Louis Alexandre Edouard x Henriette Stephanie BULLOCK de GAUGY

7. Louis Prosper

(the current christian name was then normaly the last one)

The children were born between 1790 (Vincent) and 1809 (Prosper)

Are these informations relevant for you ?

If it is the case, I have a lot of informations on the ancestors of Vincent CLASSE-BEAUPLAND and of his wife Louise DOUILLARD-MAHAUDIERE, including prior to their arrival in in the West Indies. I am ready to give you this information if you want. I would be myself interested to known a bit more on what happened to the BOISAUBIN-BEAUPLAND Family in the United States.

 

Selection from:

The Passaic Valley, New Jersey, in Three Centuries By John Whitehead

New Jersey Genealogical Company, 1901.

 

P. 113/

In the latter part of the eighteenth century Madison received

an addition to its population of a very desirable element.

The revolution in France drove from that country

many of its best citizens, who sought refuge in other climes

from the violence and bloodshed so disgracing to this movement,

originally intended to obtain freedom from oppression

for the citizen. Among the first to reach Madison was a

noble Frenchman known as Vincent Boisaubin, but who

in his native land and in Belginm was known by several

 

P.114/

titles of nobility. He was a man of wealth and of distinction

in France and a member of the bodyguard of Louis

XVI. He had obtained leave of absence from the court

and had retired to his ancestral possessions in Guadaloupe,

where he married. His influence in the court of the king

was so great and his condemnation of the revolutionary

measures so outspoken that measures were taken to arrest

him and try him for what was then called treason against

the new republic. He received notice of his intended arrest

in time to escape to a British man-of-war, which lay some

four or five miles off the shores of the island. His escape,

made in an ordinary row boat, was so precipitate that he

was unable to make any preparation for his future. Before

he reached the friendly vessel which was to carry him away

from Guadaloupe he

noticed an object on

the surface of the

water apparently following

in the wake of

the boat. Directing

the rowers to lay on

their oars, he soon discovered that his body servant, a faithful

slave, who had been given to him when he was a boy,

had taken this desperate method of following his master.

The nobleman and his devoted servant made their

way to the United States, and finally to Madison, where

Mr. Boisaubin made his residence. He and his black

friend earned their living by carting goods from New York

to Madison and vicinity. Mr. Boisaubin was afterward

joined by his wife and family, and permanently settled at

Madison, remaining there until his death. At the Restora-

tion Louis XVIII wrote an autograph letter to the French

nobleman requesting him to return to France, promising

 

P. 115/

to restore his titles and offices to him. His fortune and

property were returned to him, but he declined the offer,

preferring the life he had found in the American republic.

Nine sous and daughters were born to him, and he has left

many descendants, main- of whom are found in Madison.

Beauplain and Thebaud beside Boisaubin are the names of

some of his descendants.

Mr. Boisaubin was a man of unbounded benevolence.

After his death, when an inventory of his estate was made,

between |30,000 and $40,000 of small evidences of indebtedness,

made mostly by poor persons who had borrowed

money from him, were found among his assets. He lies

buried in the graveyard of the old Presbyterian Church at

Morristown. As his funeral cortege reaclied the outskirts

of Morristown on its way from his home it was met by

representatives of the best citizens of the town, who took

the horses from the hearse and dragged the vehicle in which

was deposited the coffin containing his body to the graveyard,

where the interment was made with imposing ceremonies

and amid the sorrowing multitude which filled the

cemetery to overflowing. As 1he procession made its way

the streets were lined by the people with uncovered and

bowed heads, the bells of the churches were tolled, places

of business were closed, and one universal feeling of sorrow

pervaded the entire community. These circumstances

attending his burial give undoubted evidence of the profound

respect felt for this estimable man. The grace of

manner, the gay, joyous temperament, the bonhommie of

this French element thus interjected into the community

at Madison, had a powerful influence for good upon the

people.

 

 

 

Marie Louise Douillard Mahaudière was born about 1772 in Martinique. She died on 27 Oct 1805 in Morris County, New Jersey[16].

Notes for Marie Louise Douillard Mahaudière:

General Notes:

Newspapers published in Morristown, New Jersey 1798-1849. Copies and Indexed by Frederick Alexander Canfield (1849-1926) as found in the Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township, Morristown, NJ.

 

Genius of Liberty, 1798 - 1811 (Death Notices 1798-1805)

 

No. 389, Oct. 31, 1805. On Sunday last, near this town, Madame Boisobin, consort of Monsieur Vincent Boisobin Beauplan, aged 33 years, etc. (obituary) She left a large family of small children.

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

Boisauben, Kiyusa Douillard Vanschalkwyek--25/17--d. 27 Oct 1805, age 33 years. [Ed. Note: Not found in The Combined Registers].

 

 

Her Tombstone:

Ici Repose Madame Louise Douillard Vanschalkwyc BOISAUBIN, Morte Le 27 Octobre 1805, Agee De 33 Ans. Elle Fut L'Exemple De la Tendresse Filiale, Conjugale, et Maternelle. Elle Laisse Un Epoux, un P'ere, & neuf Enfants inconsolables de sa Perte. Enlevee a des amis qui ne pourront l'oublier; Sauvent sur cette Tombe on Lea verra la pleurer.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Marie Louise Douillard Mahaudière:

General Notes:

Newspapers published in Morristown, New Jersey 1798-1849. Copies and Indexed by Frederick Alexander Canfield (1849-1926) as found in the Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township, Morristown, NJ.

 

Genius of Liberty, 1798 - 1811 (Death Notices 1798-1805)

 

No. 389, Oct. 31, 1805. On Sunday last, near this town, Madame Boisobin, consort of Monsieur Vincent Boisobin Beauplan, aged 33 years, etc. (obituary) She left a large family of small children.

 

First Presbyterian Churchyard "Who's Who in the Graveyard, the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, Interments of Record dating to 1731" compiled by Scott Shepard Dec. 2000 Morristown, NJ contains following entry:

Boisauben, Kiyusa Douillard Vanschalkwyek--25/17--d. 27 Oct 1805, age 33 years. [Ed. Note: Not found in The Combined Registers].

 

 

Her Tombstone:

Ici Repose Madame Louise Douillard Vanschalkwyc BOISAUBIN, Morte Le 27 Octobre 1805, Agee De 33 Ans. Elle Fut L'Exemple De la Tendresse Filiale, Conjugale, et Maternelle. Elle Laisse Un Epoux, un P'ere, & neuf Enfants inconsolables de sa Perte. Enlevee a des amis qui ne pourront l'oublier; Sauvent sur cette Tombe on Lea verra la pleurer.

 

 

 

 

Vincent Classe Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin and Marie Louise Douillard Mahaudière were married about 11 Nov 1788 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

61. i.

Beaupland Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born about 1784 in Guadeloupe[17]. He died on 09 May 1858 in Madison, NJ[18, 19].

ii.

Vincent Marie Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born about 1791 in Guadeloupe[3]. He died on 10 Aug 1813 in Fort George, Canada[20].

Notes for Vincent Marie Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Extract from page 228 of Heitman's Historical Register, 1903 [Full title: United States Army from its organization September, 29, 1789 to March 2, 1903 by Frances B. Heitman (Washington, Government Printing Office: 1903)]:

"Boisaubin, Marie V. Mo. N J. Cadet M A 14 Apr 1809 (2); 2 and 1 lt lht art 1 Mar 1811; died 10 Aug 1813"

 

The Regiment of Light Artillery, an elite horse artillery corps,was organized in 1808 in response to President Jefferson's request for an augmentation of the Army in the face of hostile British and French acts against the United States,and by l812 ranked first among the combat units in the Army. The regiment retained its position of eminence until it was disbanded in 1821

 

Fort George, military headquarters of Upper Canada, was built in 1796 to replace Fort Niagara, located directly across from it at the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, in the newly independent United States. It was captured by American forces on May 27, 1813 and was later largely destroyed by the Americans in December of that year on their withdrawal.

 

Quote taken from the following web site: http://www.sandycline.com/history/grave1.html

 

"In the military graveyard of Fort Niagara, the post which has had such an eventful history, having, been in the hands of French, British, Indians, Americans, is, found a singular trace of the American occupation of Fort George III 1813. A young Frenchman, perhaps a son of one of those of that nationality who helped the Thirteen Colonies to gain their independence:

 

"I ci repose Marie Vincent Boisaubin, Lieutenant et ad-jutant dans le regiment d'artillerie legere des Etats Unis, decede au Fort George le 13 aout, 1813, a l'age de 22 ans, Ami fidele, fils tendre et sincere comment nous consoler dj'une perte Si severe.'"

 

The Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921 states "he was killed while fighting the English on the 13th of August 1813 being but 22 years of age, and was Adjutant Major at Fort Gage (sic) in New York State, Lieutenant of Artillery Feb 28, 1811, promoted to 1st Lieutenant March 1, 1811, Regimental Adjutant 1812."

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Vincent Marie Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Extract from page 228 of Heitman's Historical Register, 1903 [Full title: United States Army from its organization September, 29, 1789 to March 2, 1903 by Frances B. Heitman (Washington, Government Printing Office: 1903)]:

"Boisaubin, Marie V. Mo. N J. Cadet M A 14 Apr 1809 (2); 2 and 1 lt lht art 1 Mar 1811; died 10 Aug 1813"

 

The Regiment of Light Artillery, an elite horse artillery corps,was organized in 1808 in response to President Jefferson's request for an augmentation of the Army in the face of hostile British and French acts against the United States,and by l812 ranked first among the combat units in the Army. The regiment retained its position of eminence until it was disbanded in 1821

 

Fort George, military headquarters of Upper Canada, was built in 1796 to replace Fort Niagara, located directly across from it at the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, in the newly independent United States. It was captured by American forces on May 27, 1813 and was later largely destroyed by the Americans in December of that year on their withdrawal.

 

Quote taken from the following web site: http://www.sandycline.com/history/grave1.html

 

"In the military graveyard of Fort Niagara, the post which has had such an eventful history, having, been in the hands of French, British, Indians, Americans, is, found a singular trace of the American occupation of Fort George III 1813. A young Frenchman, perhaps a son of one of those of that nationality who helped the Thirteen Colonies to gain their independence:

 

"I ci repose Marie Vincent Boisaubin, Lieutenant et ad-jutant dans le regiment d'artillerie legere des Etats Unis, decede au Fort George le 13 aout, 1813, a l'age de 22 ans, Ami fidele, fils tendre et sincere comment nous consoler dj'une perte Si severe.'"

 

The Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921 states "he was killed while fighting the English on the 13th of August 1813 being but 22 years of age, and was Adjutant Major at Fort Gage (sic) in New York State, Lieutenant of Artillery Feb 28, 1811, promoted to 1st Lieutenant March 1, 1811, Regimental Adjutant 1812."

 

 

 

 

62. iii.

Louis Delphin Boisaubin was born in 1793 in Morristown. He died after 1818.

iv.

Leo Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born between 1793-28 Oct 1805 in Morristown, NJ. He died on Unknown in at sea[3].

v.

Isi Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born about 1794 in Morristown, NJ. She died on 21 Feb 1812 in New York, NY.

63. vi.

Vincent Amedee Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin[3] was born in 1797 in Morristown, NJ. He married Caroline Laura Thébaud between 1829-1831. He died on 08 Feb 1843 in New York, NY.

64. vii.

Louisa Antoinette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born on 20 Jun 1803 in Morristown, NJ. She married Etienne Joseph Forman Esq. about 07 Nov 1829 in New York, NY[21, 22]. She died on 29 Jul 1874 in Paris, France.

65. viii.

Edward L. Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born on 06 Sep 1804 in Morristown, NJ[23]. He married Henriette Stéphanie Bullock on 08 Oct 1831 in Cellette, France. He died on 27 Aug 1856 in La Chapelle sur Erdre, Loire Atlantique, FraNCE.

66. ix.

Emma Lucette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin[24] was born about 27 Oct 1805 in Morristown, NJ[25, 26, 27]. She married Edward T. Thébaud in 1823[28, 29]. She died on 13 Aug 1863 in Morristown, NJ[30, 31].

Generation 7
48.

René-Pierre Budan de Boislaurent-7 (Marie-Renée-6, Jeanne-Renée-5, Pierre-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[2] was born in 1772. He died on Unknown.

Notes for René-Pierre Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

officier supérieur, chevalier de Saint-Louis, propriétaire à Bégues (prés de Gannat, Allier)

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for René-Pierre Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

officier supérieur, chevalier de Saint-Louis, propriétaire à Bégues (prés de Gannat, Allier)

 

 

 

 

 

Gilberte Aimée Marie Barthomivat de la Besse.

René-Pierre Budan de Boislaurent and Gilberte Aimée Marie Barthomivat de la Besse married. They had the following children:

i.

Hippolyte Gille René Budan de Boislaurent was born on 16 Dec 1795 in Gannat. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Hippolyte Gille René Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

lieutenant de la Garde du Roi le 5 10 1814 et capitaine au 4° Corps de l'Armée Royale de Vendée 1815

 

(Sans postérité

 

 

 

ii.

Julie Madeline Sophie Budan de Boislaurent[2] was born on 21 Dec 1798 in Gannat. She married Jean-Louis de Ferré de Péroux on 04 May 1816 in Poitiers. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Juliette Budan de Boislaurent. She died in 1862.

Notes for Juliette Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

Sans alliance

 

 

iv.

Jean Baptiste Paul Budan de Boislaurent. He died in 1866 in Guadeloupe.

Notes for Jean Baptiste Paul Budan de Boislaurent:

General Notes:

mention-né sur les registres de la marine de 1820 à 1830

 

 

49.

Marie Anne Hurlot-7 (Anne-6, Anne Julie-5, Marie Anne-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1765. She died after 1785.

Marie Antoine Honoré de Bernard de Feissal was born on Unknown. He died after 1785.

Marie Antoine Honoré de Bernard de Feissal and Marie Anne Hurlot were married on 06 Jun 1785 in Saint Pierre. They had the following children:

67. i.

Pierre Louis Honoré \de Bernard de Feissal. He married Marie Anne Augustine Asselin du Chambuert on 15 May 1821 in Saint Pierre.

ii.

Marie Hélène de Bernard de Feissal.

50.

Jean Baptiste Le Maistre-7 (Marie Therèse-6, Anne Julie-5, Marie Anne-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1755. He died about 1806.

Marie Louise Elisabeth Cartier was born about 1764. She died about 1809.

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Jean Baptiste Le Maistre and Marie Louise Elisabeth Cartier married. They had the following children:

68. i.

Felix Le Maistre was born about 1790. He died about 1839.

51.

Pierre Antoine Anicet Crocquet-7 (Lambert Nicolas-6, Pierre Lambert-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 24 Jun 1799 in Sainte-Pierre, Mouillage, Martinique. He died on 17 Aug 1880 in Basse-Terre, Guadelopue.

Louise Catherine Daney de Marcillac was born about 12 Mar 1792 in Sainte-Pierre, Mouillage, Martinique. She died on 09 Feb 1872 in Sainte-Pierre, Mouillage, Martinique.

Pierre Antoine Anicet Crocquet and Louise Catherine Daney de Marcillac were married on 15 Oct 1823 in Sainte-Pierre, Mouillage, Martinique. They had the following children:

69. i.

François Paulin Crocquet was born on 24 May 1829 in Basse-Terre, Guadelopue. He married Anne Marie Émilie Omnes on 29 Nov 1848 in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. He died on 08 Jan 1898 in Saint Pierre, Martinique.

52.

Victor Sergent Sersily-7 (Lambert-6, Anne Marguerite-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1786. He died about 1847.

Notes for Victor Sergent Sersily:

General Notes:

Commandant du Moule, habitant propiétaire

 

 

41.

Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos daughter of Antoine Hector de Parisis de Zevallos and Anne-Adélaïde Van Schalkwyck Classe Girard was born about 1788. She died about 1815.

Victor Sergent Sersily and Adélaïde Elisabeth Jose de Parisis de Zevallos were married about 1814. They had the following children:

70. i.

Lambert Sergent Sersily was born about 1815. He married Lydie de Lalonde about 1836. He died about 1876.

53.

Charles Joseph Sergent Alléaume-7 (Charles Modeste-6, Anne Marguerite-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1783. He died about 1860.

Olympe Cornette de Saint Cyr was born about 1800. She died about 1860.

Charles Joseph Sergent Alléaume and Olympe Cornette de Saint Cyr were married about 1815. They had the following children:

71. i.

Emma Sergent Alléaume was born about 1823. She married Auguste Duchassaing de Fontbressin about 1846. She died after 1849.

72. ii.

Charles Antoine Sergent Alléaume was born about 1829. He died about 1911.

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54.

Joseph Émile Devaux-7 (Marie Henry-6, Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 15 Dec 1848 in La Soufrière. He died on 14 Jun 1923.

Notes for Joseph Émile Devaux:

General Notes:

Was a palnter and continued to run Morne Courbaril Estate. He married a cousin, Corinne Boucher Laguerre, dauhter of Dr. Boucher Laguerre in February 1872. She was a descendent, on the female side, of the Baron de Micoud who on the 29th December 1766 had married Marie Anne Devaux (Philippe’s Daughter) at Soufriere

 

 

Corinne Boucher Laguerre was born about 1851. She died on 14 Jan 1932 in La Soufrière.

Notes for Corinne Boucher Laguerre:

General Notes:

Louise Augustine Donatienne Corinne Boucher Laguerre

 

 

Joseph Émile Devaux and Corinne Boucher Laguerre were married on 08 Feb 1872 in La Soufrière. They had the following children:

73. i.

Louis Marie Jospeh Jean Devaux was born on 11 Jun 1873 in La Soufrière. He married Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle 18 Feb 1903?Etcheparre on 18 Feb 1903 in Castries, Sainte Lucie. He died on 12 Dec 1960 in Castries, Sainte Lucie.

74. ii.

Émile Devaux was born on Unknown. He died in 1929.

iii.

Lucie Devaux.

55.

Justin Devaux-7 (Marie Henry-6, Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1840.

Marie Bennett.

Justin Devaux and Marie Bennett married. They had the following children:

75. i.

Leo Devaux was born between 1879-1881 in Castries, St. Lucia. He married Lillian Whitaker in 1909 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He died on Unknown.

56.

Hector Auguste Joseph E de Parisis de Zevallos-7 (Benjamin Hector Joseph-6, Anne-Adélaïde-5, Benjamin-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 28 Nov 1817 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Hector Auguste Joseph E de Parisis de Zevallos:

General Notes:

Hector Auguste Joseph Edouard

 

 

Marie Charlotte Eloysia Neron Beauclair.

Hector Auguste Joseph E de Parisis de Zevallos and Marie Charlotte Eloysia Neron Beauclair married. They had the following children:

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Marie Madeleine Augusti de Parisis de Zevallos was born on 28 Nov 1845 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Marie Madeleine Augusti de Parisis de Zevallos:

General Notes:

Marie Madeleine Augustine

 

 

ii.

Luiz Albert de Parisis de Zevallos was born about Dec 1846 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. He died on Unknown.

57.

Marie Madeleine \Van Schalkwyck-7 (Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-6, Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 27 May 1788 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She died after 1819.

Notes for Marie Madeleine \Van Schalkwyck:

General Notes:

G.H.C. Numéro 42 : Octobre 1992 Page 672

NOUS AVONS RECU

 

- Elie PAULY de la TRUFFIèRE et Ulysse PAULY : deux Amé-

ricains de Bergerac en Guadeloupe (1802-1836) René

Costedoat Passionnant article de plus de vingt pages, tiré

des archives privées Pauly. Filiation donnée (que nous

complétons par les parents des conjoints et les dates

précises en Guadeloupe, quand nous les connaissons) :

I Pierre PAULY sieur de la VEYSSIèRE, consul de Bergerac

entre 1655 et 1672

x Marie GORSSE

II Jacques PAULY, bourgeois et marchand de Bergerac

Test. 1694

III Pierre PAULY, bourgeois et marchand de Bergerac

+ 1770, 87 ans

IV Pierre Elie PAULY de la TRUFFIèRE jeune

x 1771 (mariage protestant) Marie LOREILHE aînée

V 1 Pierre PAULY aîné, propriétaire et négociant, Bergerac

x 1798 Marie-Esther MAILLORAT-PUYMARTIN

d'où

Marie Zélie (1799-1865)

Jean Ulysse PAULY

o 1800, arrivé au Moule en 1820

+ Pointe-à-Pitre 18 5 1821

V 2 Elie PAULY jeune, négociant et habitant au Moule

o 1780

+ Guyama (Puerto-Rico) 1 7 1837

ax Le Moule 1803 Marie Adélaïde (dite Assée) LACROIX

+ 1816

d'où Marie Thérèse dite Pauline o 1813

Jean-Pierre dit Piter o 1815

jumelle o 1815 + 1816

bx Le Moule 4 10 1817 Marie Madeleine VANSCHALKWYCK,

fille de Denis et Marie Charlotte CLASSE LEMERCIER

o Le Moule 27 5 1788 b 4 11 1789

ax Jean-Pierre SAINT-ALARY, fils de Pierre François

et Jeanne Eulalie Félicité CONSTANTIN

o Le Moule 22 9 1784 b 10 12 1785

d'où Félicie o 1818 et Emile

 

L'article est basé sur la correspondance échangée entre

les deux frères PAULY, Pierre, resté à Bergerac, et Elie,

établi en Guadeloupe depuis 1802. Elie y fut accueilli par

Benjamin SAVARIN. Or celui-ci, né en 1780 au Moule d'une

famille de négociants, avait pour parrain et marraine les

parents de Jean-Pierre SAINT-ALARY, premier époux de la

future seconde épouse d'Elie PAULY.

Outre l'intérêt généalogique évident, l'article donne

des informations sur la vie quotidienne en Guadeloupe à

l'époque d'Elie PAULY, sur le négoce, les révoltes des

noirs esclaves, la traite interdite, les maladies, les

esclaves domestiques, les expéditions de sucre à Bordeaux

et les importations de fonte du Périgord, sous forme de

chaudières pour les sucreries et de houes et serpes pour

les travaux des champs (avec patron en papier !). Voilà un

fonds d'archives remarquable.

 

 

 

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Notes for Marie Madeleine \Van Schalkwyck:

General Notes:

G.H.C. Numéro 42 : Octobre 1992 Page 672

NOUS AVONS RECU

 

- Elie PAULY de la TRUFFIèRE et Ulysse PAULY : deux Amé-

ricains de Bergerac en Guadeloupe (1802-1836) René

Costedoat Passionnant article de plus de vingt pages, tiré

des archives privées Pauly. Filiation donnée (que nous

complétons par les parents des conjoints et les dates

précises en Guadeloupe, quand nous les connaissons) :

I Pierre PAULY sieur de la VEYSSIèRE, consul de Bergerac

entre 1655 et 1672

x Marie GORSSE

II Jacques PAULY, bourgeois et marchand de Bergerac

Test. 1694

III Pierre PAULY, bourgeois et marchand de Bergerac

+ 1770, 87 ans

IV Pierre Elie PAULY de la TRUFFIèRE jeune

x 1771 (mariage protestant) Marie LOREILHE aînée

V 1 Pierre PAULY aîné, propriétaire et négociant, Bergerac

x 1798 Marie-Esther MAILLORAT-PUYMARTIN

d'où

Marie Zélie (1799-1865)

Jean Ulysse PAULY

o 1800, arrivé au Moule en 1820

+ Pointe-à-Pitre 18 5 1821

V 2 Elie PAULY jeune, négociant et habitant au Moule

o 1780

+ Guyama (Puerto-Rico) 1 7 1837

ax Le Moule 1803 Marie Adélaïde (dite Assée) LACROIX

+ 1816

d'où Marie Thérèse dite Pauline o 1813

Jean-Pierre dit Piter o 1815

jumelle o 1815 + 1816

bx Le Moule 4 10 1817 Marie Madeleine VANSCHALKWYCK,

fille de Denis et Marie Charlotte CLASSE LEMERCIER

o Le Moule 27 5 1788 b 4 11 1789

ax Jean-Pierre SAINT-ALARY, fils de Pierre François

et Jeanne Eulalie Félicité CONSTANTIN

o Le Moule 22 9 1784 b 10 12 1785

d'où Félicie o 1818 et Emile

 

L'article est basé sur la correspondance échangée entre

les deux frères PAULY, Pierre, resté à Bergerac, et Elie,

établi en Guadeloupe depuis 1802. Elie y fut accueilli par

Benjamin SAVARIN. Or celui-ci, né en 1780 au Moule d'une

famille de négociants, avait pour parrain et marraine les

parents de Jean-Pierre SAINT-ALARY, premier époux de la

future seconde épouse d'Elie PAULY.

Outre l'intérêt généalogique évident, l'article donne

des informations sur la vie quotidienne en Guadeloupe à

l'époque d'Elie PAULY, sur le négoce, les révoltes des

noirs esclaves, la traite interdite, les maladies, les

esclaves domestiques, les expéditions de sucre à Bordeaux

et les importations de fonte du Périgord, sous forme de

chaudières pour les sucreries et de houes et serpes pour

les travaux des champs (avec patron en papier !). Voilà un

fonds d'archives remarquable.

 

 

 

Jean-Pierre Saint-Alary was born on 22 Sep 1784 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. He died before 1817.

Jean-Pierre Saint-Alary and Marie Madeleine \Van Schalkwyck were married between 1802-1817 in Le Moule, Guadaloupe. They had no children.

Elie Pauly jeune was born in 1780. He died on 01 Jul 1837 in Guayma, Puerto Rico.

Elie Pauly jeune and Marie Madeleine \Van Schalkwyck were married on 04 Oct 1817 in LeMoule. They had the following children:

i.

Félicie Pauly was born in 1818.

ii.

Emile Pauly.

58.

Thérèse Adélaïde Néron Ducoudray-7 (Honorine \Van Schalkwyck Classe-6, Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1).

Pierre Jean Marie Prévoteau Sainte-Marie.

Pierre Jean Marie Prévoteau Sainte-Marie and Thérèse Adélaïde Néron Ducoudray were married on 10 Jan 1802 in Fort-St-Pierre. They had the following children:

76. i.

Marie Anne Irma Prévoteau Sainte-Marie. She married Louis Marie Huyghues Desetages on 14 Jan 1834 in Rivière-Salée.

59.

Marie Gertrude Crosnier de Monterfil-7 (Jean Michel-6, Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 09 Dec 1769 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She died on Unknown.

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Jean Michel Crosnier des Vignes son of Jean Louis Crosnier de Monterfil and Marie Anne de Rouve de La Perelle was born in Le Moule, Guadeloupe.

Jean Michel Crosnier des Vignes and Marie Gertrude Crosnier de Monterfil were married on 20 Nov 1787 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

77. i.

Marie Charlotte Crosnier des Vignes was born on 15 Feb 1793. She died on Unknown.

78. ii.

Jean-Michel Crosnier des Vignes. He married Jeanne Catherine Camille \Crosnier de Lassichère on 20 Apr 1813.

60.

Jean Phillipe \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle-7 (Guillaume-6, Guillaume \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[1] was born on 13 Apr 1770 in Guadaloupe, France[1, 9]. He died on 01 Jun 1829 in La Mahaudiere, Guadeloupe, France[1, 9].

Notes for Jean Phillipe \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle:

General Notes:

Per Settlement Agreement for Estate of Antoine Van Schalkwyck, Jean Phillipe Van Schalkwyck Class Courcelle was a "habitant demurant a Saint François.

 

 

Sophie Dégréaux Duban[32] was born about 1774. She died about 1813.

Notes for Sophie Dégréaux Duban:

General Notes:

Father was Royal Notary in Guadeloupe

 

Sophie apparently suffered much from the events of the French Revolution. The following extract is from a letter to Antoine Van Schalkwyck following the return of his older brother (Sophie's husband) quoted in Elizabeth Amelia Dwight / ed. Mary Wilder Tileston, Memorials of Mary Wilder White: a century ago in New England, (The Everett Press Company Boston, MA 1903), 39-40:

 

Il m'est impossible, mon cher frère et bon ami, de vous exprimer toute la joie que j'ai ressentie en embrassant mon cher Courcelle. Après sept ans d'absence, de peines, et de chagrins de tous les genres, cette faveur du ciel me semble si grande que j'ai peie a me persuader que ce soit une réalité! Ah! porquoi ma chère mamam, ma tendre soeur Adelaïde n'existent'elles pas pour être témoins de mon bonheur! porquoi la pertê de mes enfants, et celle de tous mes parents chéris ont-elles imprimé dans mon coeur un sentiment de douleur qui m'ôte tout espoir de jouir en ce bas monde d'une félicité pure e sans mélange! Mais nul mortel ne jouit d'un bonheur parfait, et celui que je goûte à present surpasse mon espérance, et j'en rends grace au ciel.

 

On page 71 of the above cited book there is a reference to a Madame Romane, cousin of Sophie.

 

 

Jean Phillipe \Van Schalkwyck Classe Courcelle and Sophie Dégréaux Duban were married about 1794. They had the following children:

i.

Eugene deCourcelle was born about 1796. He died after 1848.

ii.

Charles deCourcelle was born about 1800. He died after 1848.

79. iii.

August deCourcelle[33] was born about 1803. He died between 1833-1835 in Guadaloupe, France[1, 9].

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80. iv.

Augustine deCourcelle was born on 06 Jun 1804 in France[34, 35, 36, 37, 38]. He married Thérèse Francois de Vipart French between 1824-1826 in Guadeloupe. He died on 16 Jun 1889 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA[39].

81. v.

Alphonse deCourcelle was born on 22 Oct 1807 in St. Ann's Parish, Guadeloupe, France[35, 40, 41, 42]. He married Louise de Vipart French about 1836 in Paris, France. He died on 17 Feb 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland[40, 43].

82. vi.

Ferdinand N. deCourcelle was born about 1812 in Guadeloupe, France[44]. He died after 1887 in USA.

vii.

Celestine deCourcelle was born on Unknown. She died between 1826-1827. She married August Valentin Richard French about 1826.

Notes for Celestine deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Died five months after marriage.

 

 

viii.

Clementine deCourcelle was born on Unknown. She died after 18 Feb 1906.

61.

Beaupland Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin-7 (Vincent Classe-6, Pierre-5, Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1784 in Guadeloupe[17]. He died on 09 May 1858 in Madison, NJ[18, 19].

Notes for Beaupland Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Had four sons and two daughters.

 

Listed in AIS NJ Early Census Index, October Tax List for Chatham Township, Morris County, NJ (Ancestry.com database)

 

This quote on the movement of Continental troops during the Revolutionary War implies ownership of a grist mill:

 

"The American forces were in fine spirits, and, the winter having set in,

Washington determined to conduct them into winter quarters. He led them from

Princeton, through Pluckamin, Basking Ridge, New Vernon, thence by the

grist-mill belonging to Mr. Beauplain Boisaubin, near Green Village"

 

History of Morris County New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical

Sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers. Outline history of new Jersey,

1882. NEW YORK: W. W. MUNSELL & CO., 36 VESEY STREET. PRESS OF GEORGE MACNAMARA, 36 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK., page 190

 

 

Louisa [Beaupland] was born about 1794 in Guadeloupe[45]. She died after 1850.

Beaupland Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin and Louisa [Beaupland] married. They had the following children:

i.

Clarisa Beaupland was born about 1812 in Guadeloupe[17]. She died after 1860.

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ii.

Classe Beaupland was born between 1812-1813 in Guadeloupe[26, 46, 47]. He died on 25 Jul 1890 in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey[48].

iii.

Edgard Beaupland was born on 26 Nov 1818 in Port Louis, Guadeloupe[26, 46, 47, 49, 50]. He died after 1880.

iv.

Octavia Beaupland was born about 1825 in Guadeloupe[17, 26, 46, 47]. She died after 1895.

v.

Louis Beaupland was born in 1825 in Guadeloupe[51, 52]. He died after 1895.

vi.

Ernest A. Beaupland was born between 1826-1829 in Guadeloupe[46, 47, 53, 54]. He died after 1895.

vii.

Stephenia Beaupland[55] was born between 1830-1831 in New Jersey[17, 46, 47, 55, 56]. She died after 1895.

62.

Louis Delphin Boisaubin-7 (Vincent Classe-6, Pierre-5, Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born in 1793 in Morristown. He died after 1818.

Notes for Louis Delphin Boisaubin:

General Notes:

At some time lived in Guadeloupe

 

Listed in AIS NJ Early Census Index, October Tax List for Chatham Township, Morris County, NJ (Ancestry.com database)

 

 

Possibly person named in this reference:

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FPD701690 F/P décès 1852 H CLASSE VAN SCHALKWYCK BOISAUBIN GODEMAR BASMONT (DE) POINTRE A PITRE/GUADELOUPE 971-75

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TBDF [Boisaubin] was born about 1797 in Guadaloupe. She died after 1821.

Notes for TBDF [Boisaubin]:

General Notes:

 

Name: Madam Boisaubin

Age: 24

Gender: F

Occupation: Matron

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Guadeloupe

Destination: Guadeloupe

Port of Arrival: New London, Conn.

Date: 1821 - June 27

Source Information:

Sparks, Lyla, comp. Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 6: 1820-1863 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M575, roll 6); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 036; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

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Notes for TBDF [Boisaubin]:

General Notes:

 

Name: Madam Boisaubin

Age: 24

Gender: F

Occupation: Matron

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Guadeloupe

Destination: Guadeloupe

Port of Arrival: New London, Conn.

Date: 1821 - June 27

Source Information:

Sparks, Lyla, comp. Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 6: 1820-1863 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M575, roll 6); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 036; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

Louis Delphin Boisaubin and TBDF [Boisaubin] married. They had the following children:

i.

Leo Boisaubin.

ii.

Isabella Boisaubin was born about 1818 in Guadaloupe. She died after 1821.

Notes for Isabella Boisaubin:

General Notes:

 

Name: Isabella Boisaubin

Age: 3

Gender: F

Occupation: Daughter

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Guadeloupe

Destination: Guadeloupe

Port of Arrival: New London, Conn.

Date: 1821 - June 27

Source Information:

Sparks, Lyla, comp. Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 6: 1820-1863 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M575, roll 6); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 036; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

63.

Vincent Amedee Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin-7 (Vincent Classe-6, Pierre-5, Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[3] was born in 1797 in Morristown, NJ. He died on 08 Feb 1843 in New York, NY.

Notes for Vincent Amedee Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Educated at West Point but did not serve

 

Total of six sons

 

Amidee Boisaubin

Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibrary.com: State of New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc , Page 1024

1900. Inv. 1901. Boisaubin, Amidee, 3511N. Inv. 1853.

 

1840 Census Index - Chatham Township, Morris Co.

Microfilm roll M704-257

Township Page Name

CHATHAM 265 Boisibin, Ameda

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Vincent Amedee Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Educated at West Point but did not serve

 

Total of six sons

 

Amidee Boisaubin

Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibrary.com: State of New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc , Page 1024

1900. Inv. 1901. Boisaubin, Amidee, 3511N. Inv. 1853.

 

1840 Census Index - Chatham Township, Morris Co.

Microfilm roll M704-257

Township Page Name

CHATHAM 265 Boisibin, Ameda

 

 

 

 

Caroline Laura Thébaud daughter of Joseph Thébaud and Marie Thâeráese Fâelicitâe Le Breton was born between 1804-1805 in New York, NY[57]. She died in 1852 in Madison, NJ.

Notes for Caroline Laura Thébaud:

General Notes:

Family wealth apparent in 1850 U.S. Census for Morris County, NJ. where Caroline declares value of real estate owned to be $55,000. Other non-related persons on same page declare $100 to $6,000.

 

 

Vincent Amedee Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin and Caroline Laura Thébaud were married between 1829-1831. They had the following children:

83. i.

Vincent Amedee Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born on 16 Apr 1833 in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe[49, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66]. He married Emma Virginia Georgetta Ham Lauck on 30 Dec 1863 in St. Louis, MO[9]. He died on 26 Jan 1916 in St. Louis, MO[9, 67].

ii.

Marc Joseph Boisaubin was born about May 1835 in Morristown, NJ[64, 68]. He died on 06 Dec 1904 in St. Louis, MO[69].

Notes for Marc Joseph Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Appears in 1866 Madison County Directory, Compiled by James T. Hair as resident of Upper Alton.

 

Probably same individual cited in following extracts:

 

Green-Brook Family School, Queens, NY

 

Copyright (c) 1999 by Martha S. Magill.

 

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Catalog of the Officers and Students of Green-Brook Family School, at

Flushing, Long Island,

Nine Miles from the City of New York, 1845-46

 

Flushing, L.I., February 1846

Flushing: Printed by Charles R. Lincoln, MDCCCXLVI

 

OFFICERS

Ezra Fairchild, A.M., Principal

Albert Pierson, A.M., Chief Teacher

Elias A. Fairchild, A.B., Assis't Teacher

Samuel W. Corwin, A.B., Assis't Teacher

Mr. Francis Butler, Teacher of the French and Spanish Languages

 

STUDENTS

 

Mark J. Boisaubin, Madison, N.J.

 

***

 

The patrons of the School, next to its Officers, may be supposed in most

cases, to know best what provision is made, and what care is taken to

improve the minds, guard the morals, promote the industry, and secure the

comfort of their sons. The subjoined catalogue is therefore offered,

containing the names of all those whose sons have attended the institution

the last eighteen months.

 

PRESENT PATRONS

 

Madame A. Boisaubin, Madison, N.J.

 

 

 

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Notes for Marc Joseph Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Appears in 1866 Madison County Directory, Compiled by James T. Hair as resident of Upper Alton.

 

Probably same individual cited in following extracts:

 

Green-Brook Family School, Queens, NY

 

Copyright (c) 1999 by Martha S. Magill.

 

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Catalog of the Officers and Students of Green-Brook Family School, at

Flushing, Long Island,

Nine Miles from the City of New York, 1845-46

 

Flushing, L.I., February 1846

Flushing: Printed by Charles R. Lincoln, MDCCCXLVI

 

OFFICERS

Ezra Fairchild, A.M., Principal

Albert Pierson, A.M., Chief Teacher

Elias A. Fairchild, A.B., Assis't Teacher

Samuel W. Corwin, A.B., Assis't Teacher

Mr. Francis Butler, Teacher of the French and Spanish Languages

 

STUDENTS

 

Mark J. Boisaubin, Madison, N.J.

 

***

 

The patrons of the School, next to its Officers, may be supposed in most

cases, to know best what provision is made, and what care is taken to

improve the minds, guard the morals, promote the industry, and secure the

comfort of their sons. The subjoined catalogue is therefore offered,

containing the names of all those whose sons have attended the institution

the last eighteen months.

 

PRESENT PATRONS

 

Madame A. Boisaubin, Madison, N.J.

 

 

 

iii.

Lien Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born about 1836 in New Jersey[57]. He died before 1888.

84. iv.

Edward L. Boisaubin was born on 12 Apr 1836 in Madison, NJ[66, 68, 70, 71, 72]. He married Sarah Helen Blanchet on 20 Sep 1862 in Madison, Morris County, NJ[73, 74]. He died about 28 Jul 1916.

v.

Frederick Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born about 1838 in New Jersey[75]. He died before 1888.

vi.

Louis V. Boisaubin was born about 1839 in Madison, NJ[70]. He died on 29 Jan 1892 in Madison, NJ.

Notes for Louis V. Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Alfred and Louis Boisaubin were among first students at Seton Hall College. A 75th anniversary history of the school states "An entry in Bishop Bayley's diurnal, under date of August 26th, 1856, reads: 'Father McQuaid very busy preparing to open the college. The difficulties and obstacles from unexpected quarters have been great, but Father McQuaid hopes to have from thirty to forty students to begin with.' As a matter of fact, when the college was formally opened, on September 1st, 1856, five students appeared: Leo G. Thebaud, Louis Boisaubin and Alfred Boisaubin, from Madison, John Moore of New York City and Peter Meehan of Hoboken, New Jersey."

 

Name appears as Lewis in the 1880 Census

 

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By Connecticut. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors, Delaware. Supreme Court, Maine. Supreme Judicial Court, Maryland. Court of Appeals, New Jersey. Courts, New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Rhode Island. Supreme Court, Vermont. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas, Delaware. Court of Chancery, Delaware. Superior Court and Orphans Court, District of Columbia. Court of Appeals

Published 1894

Item notes: v. 27

Original from the University of California

Digitized Aug 7, 2007

 

p. 624 - 627

 

BOISAUBIN v. BOISAUBIN et al. (Prerogative Court of New Jersey. Oct. )7.

 

1893.)

 

Wills—Undue Influence—Bchden or Proof. L., who was weak-minded, and susceptible to slight influences, while resident with A., one of his four brothers, who then apparently dominated him, was attended by A. to the office of a lawyer, where in A.'s presence he made his will, by which he gave his entire estate to A., to the exclusion of his other brothers, after which A. took the will, and indorsed it as the will of L. to A., and retaiucJ it until after L. died. Held, that the burden was npcn A. to show that the instrument was osecutii without the exercise of undue influence by him.

 

(Syllabus by the Court.)

 

Appeal from orphans' court, Morris county; Child, Wilson, and Hordin, Judges.

 

To the petition of Alfred E. Bolsaubln, executor, for probate of the will of Louis V. 3. K. Boisaubin, deceased, Amidee Bolsau- bln and others instituted a contest, and from a decree for contestants petitioner appeals. Affirmed.

 

B. O. Chetwood, for appellant W. W. Cutler, for respondents.

 

McGILL, Ordinary. The decree appealed from refuses to admit to probate a paper purporting to be the will of Louis V. S. 1C Boisaubin, who died at Madison, In this state, on the 20th of January, 1802, aged about 53 years. The appeal Is henrd upon the efi- dence produced before the orphans' court and additional testimony introduced in this court The disputed paper was drawn on the 17th day of June, 1867, at Morristown. by Henry C. Pitney, Esq., who at that time was a practicing lawyer, and on the same day executed In the presence of Mr. Pitney and Frederick A. De Mott, since deceased. It, In substance, gives the testator's entire estate to the appellant, and nominates Nicholas C. Geoffrey its executor. When the will was made the testator's estate was worth about $18,000, but afterwards it was depleted so that at his denth it was worth mucn less than that sum. The grounds of contest

 

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are: First, that Louis Bolsaubin lacked testamentary capacity; and, second, that the will was the product of undue influence, exercised by his brother Alfred, the appellant.

 

It appears that Louis Boisaubin was the fourth of five sons, and that the appellant was the youngest of those sons. The father died In the year 1843, at the Bloouilngdale Asylum for the Insane In New York, of which he had been an Inmate for some time, Intestate, leaving a considerable estate, one- fifth of which constituted the greater part of all the property that ever came to the hands of Louis. Edward Thelmul, an uncle, became administrator of the father's estate, and the guardian of the five brothers. When Ixnils was 13 or 14 years of age he was sent to school In Maryland, where he remained a year, after which he was removed to Seton Hall, at Madison, In this state, where he continued at school until he reached his majority. The evidence does not clearly show his mental condition during his school days. Two of his Instructors were called to testify concerning It, but they disclaim distinct remembrance, and fail to recall more than that he was not considered a bright boy, and that it was his habit to keep aloof from his schoolmates, and not to join In their pastimes. Upon the part of the proponent, a schoolmate of Louis for some two years and a half while he was at Seton Hall testified that Ixnils was unusually proficient In his sturlles, instancing that in algebra he maintained himself at the head of the class of some 20 members. In 1800, Louis became of age, and about that time was put In possession of his property. Then he purchased a small house from his brother Edward, and, with the assistance of two servants, established a home of his own, away from his relatives, where he lived for a year. It appeared that his style of living was extravagant, and also that during the year he became involved In a love affair, of which his family decidedly disapproved. For these reasons his household was broken up, and he was taken by his uncle to France. When he departed his property was put In the hands of Gustav Thebaud, a cousin, who was a practicing lawyer In New York city. Mr. Theband controlled the estate until 1865 or 1806, when his management proved to be so unsatisfactory to Louis and his brothers that the estate was turned over to Amidee Bois- aubiu, who hrld It for about a year, and then, because of legal difficulties with his brother Lonis, turned what remained of It, some $10,000. over to Edward Tliebaud, the brother of Gustav, who held it until 1877, xvlion he restored It to Louis. Between 1877 and 1880, Louis retained the management himself, and the appellant, his brother Alfred, by various means, not disclosed, ob- ' talned from him almost the entire remnant of the estate. In 1880, Edward Tliebaud again undertook to manage for Louis, and

 

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secured for him $1,000 in cash from a man named Chambers, and notes of Alfred for $9,000. A yenr after this the property wan turned aver to Louis Beuupluud, another cousin, in whose bands It was Increased by recoveries from Alfred and a small Inheritance from a deceased aunt, and remained until the death of the testator.

 

The history of the management of this estate corroborates the testimony of the witnesses upon whom I am disposed to rely for the correct estimate of the mental condition and character of Louis Bolsaubin. He was not entirely destitute of mental capacity, but he was childish and weak In mind, and not only incapable of understanding business principles, and deducing from them correct conclusions, but also was unable to detect and resist the sophistical reasoning of those who had designs upon his purse, or to withstand the appeals of those who were kind to him, and thus was peculiarly susceptible to the Influence of the moment. To his cousin Gustav Thebaud, from whose management, after much mistrust nnd annoyance, his property was taken in 3877, he seemed a poor, weak, creature of very feeble intellect, verging upon Imbecility, yet that witness, though a lawyer in the active practice of his profession, did not hesitate to act under such a creature's power of attorney, nnd under that power sell real estate, or to make Investments upon mortgage in the name of Louis. To Edward Thebaud he seemed like a child In mind, incapable of managing his affairs, yet Edward also acted under his power of attorney, and did not hesitate to pay to him, for his disbursement, the entire income of his estate as it was collected. To Mr. Blanchet, the father- in-law of his brother Edward, he seemed like a child, susceptible to the most trifling Influences. Dr. Gray regarded him as the mental equal of "a not bright boy twelve or fourteen years of age." Henry Bardon thought him to be soft and lacking in business understanding. William Hancock, with whom he boarded for several years, said that he was good-natured, and could be Induced by kindness to do whatever was desired of him. After Mr. Beauplaud took charge of Louis' estate, James P. Albright, a most reputable and respectable lawyer, resident in Madison, was employed to Institute suits upon Alfred's notes, and subsequently to prosecute proceedings to have conveyances by Alfred In fraud of his creditors set aside. For some eight years, during which period of time he prosecuted those suits In the courts of New York, Mr. Albright was constantly thrown In contact with Louis. He saya that Louis fully realized that Alfred had defrauded him of his moneys, but that he was unable to furnish his counsel with dates, and intelligently recite the particulars of his transactions with his brother. He impressed Mr. Albright as simple-minded, like a boy, without continuity or strength of thought The suits resulted in a favorable compromise, which was confirmed by general releases from Louis, which were tendered and accepted without question as ta the capacity of Louis to give them. Nicholas C. Geoffrey, who is named as executor of the disputed will, states that Louis appeared like a boy. He, however, recalls that about the time when the disputed will was made Louis brought to him some mortgages for safe-keeping, and requested him to receive the interest, and pay it to him, Louis; and that a year later Louis took the papers from him to Edward Thebaud, because the witness lived so far away that it was inconvenient for Louis to come to him for the Income. The fact thus related is significant as indicating that Louis had sufficient capacity to know the value of his property, j and appreciate his own inability to do business. John McTierney thought that Louis was a little weak-minded, but not insane. As an instance of that which he considered weak-mindedness, the witness stated that Louis was disturbed when he heard of the death of a man to whom he had loaned some money, and expressed a fear that he would lose both his principal and Interest, , but afterwards was much relieved when, upon the advice of the witness, he called upon the executor of the dead man's estate, and found that he would not suffer loss. The incident, I think, tends more strongly to evince capacity than to establish serious mental deficiency. To Louis Beauplaud he seemed to be boyish, yet he manifested a consciousness of mental deficiency, and a providence against it, by begging Mr. Beauplaud to take charge of his papers, because he was Incapable of doing so safely himself. A number of letters which Alfred Bolsaubin wrote to Louis between 1877 and 1880, when Alfred got from him about all his money, are offered in evidence by the caveators. Those letters exhibit that Alfred exercised an artful control of Louis to the latter's detriment, yet they are couched In terms which could not have been understood by one who was without any business capacity or understanding. Their very terms prove a moderate capacity in the person to whom they were addressed. Instances of eccentricities in dress and behavior have been given In evidence, which, In a great measure, are accounted for by Louis' extreme obesity, and the unconventional society in which he lived. I need not refer to the two or three witnesses that the proponent produces to show that Louis was of average business capacity. Thus the proofs of the caveators satisfy me that under favorable circumstances Louis was able to make a valid will. I do not doubt, although his capacity was moderate, that it was sufficient to comprehend the character and value of his property, and to know his kindred and their natural claims upon his bounty, and the purpose and effect of a will in its relation to

 

them and to those he desired to give his property and the property itself. After his trouble with Alfred he declared to Edward Thebaud that he would never leave Alfred a cent, and about the same time, to Mr. Blanchet, that toe was going to see about his will; thus manifesting his knowledge and purpose of effect of the will.

 

There is more difficulty with the second inquiry,—whether the will was the product of Alfred Boisaubin's undue Influence. The proofs show th:\t in 1867, when the will was made, Alfred and Louis were fast friends. Just previous to that time they had quarreled with their brother Amidee, at Alfred's instance, apparently in defense of the property of Louis, and had caused a suit in equity to be commenced against Amidee, charging him with the misappropriation of the estate of Louis; and thus they were brought together in a friendship which, so far as Louis was concerned, was cemented by his gratitude to the brother who, at persona) sacrifice, zealously espoused his cause. In this litigation Alfred was the dominant spirit. It was he who first employed counsel, and subsequently attended upon counsel with his dependent brother. The position of Alfred In this litigation Is Indicated by Mr. Pitney, when he says that Alfred and Geoffrey acted for him precisely as they would for a female who had business to attend to and wanted men to assist her. The dominant position of Alfred Is well Illustrated by the following instances: When Amidee asked Louis his reason for bringing the suit against him, Louis replied, "Freddie [his pet name for Alfred] did tell me to do It" Amidee testifies that in January, 1867, he was sick In Alfred's house, and about a time when Alfred ordered him out of the house. Louis one day came to his room, and said, "Alfred did tell me to tell you if you didn't like it you could go to the poor- house." It was a short time after the trouble with Amidee, and while Alfred and Louis still lived together in close friendship, that the will was both made and executed at a single sitting In Mr. Pitney's private office, in presence of Alfred Boisau- bin, the sole legatee. Mr. Pitney has forgotten the particulars of that Interview, and Alfred Boisaubln has refrained from disclosing them, or denying his remembrance of them. Alfred was called to the witness stand by the eaveators to establish as Indicia of undue Influence that after the will wae executed he received it from his brother Louis, and, after Indorsing It "Will and Testament of Louis-' V. Boisaubln. to Alfred E. Boisaubin, June 17, 1807," with his own hand, as though to Impress it as peculaiiy his property, he retained It until afier the death of Louis, but, though admonished by the character of his testimony of the Inferences that would be drawn from his interposition in the will making, he did not essay

 

to deny that the will was the product of his undue influence, or to explain his connection with it.

 

It is claimed that as the case stands It exhibits a weak-minded, dependent testator, shown by events, at the time of the will making and thereafter, to be peculiarly susceptible to the Influences nnd under the domination of the favored legatee, living with, that legatee, constantly attended by him at the office of counsel, and there, in the presence of that legatee, making a will which gave him his entire estate, to the exclusion of three brothers, who had equal, natural, and, for aught that appears to the contrary, save perhaps in the case of Amidee, meritorious, claims upon his bounty, and then the immediate surrender of the document so made to that favored legatee, and the legatee's significant indorsement of it as his own property, and subsequent retention of It for years, after he had deeply wronged the testator, and when the testator's bitter feelings of resentment admonished him that if a new will should be made he could not hope to be an object of Its bounty; and it Is urged that thus sufficient indicia of undue Influence are presented to raise a presumption against the Instrument, which, unrebutted, must be fatal to It, and that those indicia called so loudly upon the legatee, who nlso, it is remembered, Is the proponent of the will, to explain the situation, that his silence itself becomes a potent factor In strengthening the presumption. Upon a careful review of this case, I am so impressed by the indicia Insisted upon, and, conspicuously among them, the mental weakness of Louis, especially in rendering htm susceptible to the Influences of the moment: the unbounded control that his brother Alfred exercised over him at the time the will was made, and, Indeed, until after he had secured possession of Louis' estate; the apparently active participation of Alfred In the procuration of the will, and the unjust provisions of that instrument, all of which remain unexplained by the proponent,—that I am unwilling to admit the will to probate. I think that the burden of proving that Louis was free from the exercise of undue Influence upon his part by these circumstances was cast npon the proponent. He was advised by competent counsel, both in the orphans' court and in this court, and had full opportunity to bear the burden, yet, although aware that he knew more than any living witness of the factH bearing upon the crucial points, he deliberately kept aloof from the witness stand, as If by fear, and made no attempt to bear the onus which was thrown upon him. In the case of Wadding- ton v. Buzby, 43 N. J. Eq. 154, 10 Atl. Rep. 862, I had occasion to refer to the precedents here in point I do not now need to add to them. The decree of the orphans' court will be affirmed.

 

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Notes for Louis V. Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Alfred and Louis Boisaubin were among first students at Seton Hall College. A 75th anniversary history of the school states "An entry in Bishop Bayley's diurnal, under date of August 26th, 1856, reads: 'Father McQuaid very busy preparing to open the college. The difficulties and obstacles from unexpected quarters have been great, but Father McQuaid hopes to have from thirty to forty students to begin with.' As a matter of fact, when the college was formally opened, on September 1st, 1856, five students appeared: Leo G. Thebaud, Louis Boisaubin and Alfred Boisaubin, from Madison, John Moore of New York City and Peter Meehan of Hoboken, New Jersey."

 

Name appears as Lewis in the 1880 Census

 

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Atlantic Reporter

By Connecticut. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors, Delaware. Supreme Court, Maine. Supreme Judicial Court, Maryland. Court of Appeals, New Jersey. Courts, New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Rhode Island. Supreme Court, Vermont. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas, Delaware. Court of Chancery, Delaware. Superior Court and Orphans Court, District of Columbia. Court of Appeals

Published 1894

Item notes: v. 27

Original from the University of California

Digitized Aug 7, 2007

 

p. 624 - 627

 

BOISAUBIN v. BOISAUBIN et al. (Prerogative Court of New Jersey. Oct. )7.

 

1893.)

 

Wills—Undue Influence—Bchden or Proof. L., who was weak-minded, and susceptible to slight influences, while resident with A., one of his four brothers, who then apparently dominated him, was attended by A. to the office of a lawyer, where in A.'s presence he made his will, by which he gave his entire estate to A., to the exclusion of his other brothers, after which A. took the will, and indorsed it as the will of L. to A., and retaiucJ it until after L. died. Held, that the burden was npcn A. to show that the instrument was osecutii without the exercise of undue influence by him.

 

(Syllabus by the Court.)

 

Appeal from orphans' court, Morris county; Child, Wilson, and Hordin, Judges.

 

To the petition of Alfred E. Bolsaubln, executor, for probate of the will of Louis V. 3. K. Boisaubin, deceased, Amidee Bolsau- bln and others instituted a contest, and from a decree for contestants petitioner appeals. Affirmed.

 

B. O. Chetwood, for appellant W. W. Cutler, for respondents.

 

McGILL, Ordinary. The decree appealed from refuses to admit to probate a paper purporting to be the will of Louis V. S. 1C Boisaubin, who died at Madison, In this state, on the 20th of January, 1802, aged about 53 years. The appeal Is henrd upon the efi- dence produced before the orphans' court and additional testimony introduced in this court The disputed paper was drawn on the 17th day of June, 1867, at Morristown. by Henry C. Pitney, Esq., who at that time was a practicing lawyer, and on the same day executed In the presence of Mr. Pitney and Frederick A. De Mott, since deceased. It, In substance, gives the testator's entire estate to the appellant, and nominates Nicholas C. Geoffrey its executor. When the will was made the testator's estate was worth about $18,000, but afterwards it was depleted so that at his denth it was worth mucn less than that sum. The grounds of contest

 

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are: First, that Louis Bolsaubin lacked testamentary capacity; and, second, that the will was the product of undue influence, exercised by his brother Alfred, the appellant.

 

It appears that Louis Boisaubin was the fourth of five sons, and that the appellant was the youngest of those sons. The father died In the year 1843, at the Bloouilngdale Asylum for the Insane In New York, of which he had been an Inmate for some time, Intestate, leaving a considerable estate, one- fifth of which constituted the greater part of all the property that ever came to the hands of Louis. Edward Thelmul, an uncle, became administrator of the father's estate, and the guardian of the five brothers. When Ixnils was 13 or 14 years of age he was sent to school In Maryland, where he remained a year, after which he was removed to Seton Hall, at Madison, In this state, where he continued at school until he reached his majority. The evidence does not clearly show his mental condition during his school days. Two of his Instructors were called to testify concerning It, but they disclaim distinct remembrance, and fail to recall more than that he was not considered a bright boy, and that it was his habit to keep aloof from his schoolmates, and not to join In their pastimes. Upon the part of the proponent, a schoolmate of Louis for some two years and a half while he was at Seton Hall testified that Ixnils was unusually proficient In his sturlles, instancing that in algebra he maintained himself at the head of the class of some 20 members. In 1800, Louis became of age, and about that time was put In possession of his property. Then he purchased a small house from his brother Edward, and, with the assistance of two servants, established a home of his own, away from his relatives, where he lived for a year. It appeared that his style of living was extravagant, and also that during the year he became involved In a love affair, of which his family decidedly disapproved. For these reasons his household was broken up, and he was taken by his uncle to France. When he departed his property was put In the hands of Gustav Thebaud, a cousin, who was a practicing lawyer In New York city. Mr. Theband controlled the estate until 1865 or 1806, when his management proved to be so unsatisfactory to Louis and his brothers that the estate was turned over to Amidee Bois- aubiu, who hrld It for about a year, and then, because of legal difficulties with his brother Lonis, turned what remained of It, some $10,000. over to Edward Tliebaud, the brother of Gustav, who held it until 1877, xvlion he restored It to Louis. Between 1877 and 1880, Louis retained the management himself, and the appellant, his brother Alfred, by various means, not disclosed, ob- ' talned from him almost the entire remnant of the estate. In 1880, Edward Tliebaud again undertook to manage for Louis, and

 

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secured for him $1,000 in cash from a man named Chambers, and notes of Alfred for $9,000. A yenr after this the property wan turned aver to Louis Beuupluud, another cousin, in whose bands It was Increased by recoveries from Alfred and a small Inheritance from a deceased aunt, and remained until the death of the testator.

 

The history of the management of this estate corroborates the testimony of the witnesses upon whom I am disposed to rely for the correct estimate of the mental condition and character of Louis Bolsaubin. He was not entirely destitute of mental capacity, but he was childish and weak In mind, and not only incapable of understanding business principles, and deducing from them correct conclusions, but also was unable to detect and resist the sophistical reasoning of those who had designs upon his purse, or to withstand the appeals of those who were kind to him, and thus was peculiarly susceptible to the Influence of the moment. To his cousin Gustav Thebaud, from whose management, after much mistrust nnd annoyance, his property was taken in 3877, he seemed a poor, weak, creature of very feeble intellect, verging upon Imbecility, yet that witness, though a lawyer in the active practice of his profession, did not hesitate to act under such a creature's power of attorney, nnd under that power sell real estate, or to make Investments upon mortgage in the name of Louis. To Edward Thebaud he seemed like a child In mind, incapable of managing his affairs, yet Edward also acted under his power of attorney, and did not hesitate to pay to him, for his disbursement, the entire income of his estate as it was collected. To Mr. Blanchet, the father- in-law of his brother Edward, he seemed like a child, susceptible to the most trifling Influences. Dr. Gray regarded him as the mental equal of "a not bright boy twelve or fourteen years of age." Henry Bardon thought him to be soft and lacking in business understanding. William Hancock, with whom he boarded for several years, said that he was good-natured, and could be Induced by kindness to do whatever was desired of him. After Mr. Beauplaud took charge of Louis' estate, James P. Albright, a most reputable and respectable lawyer, resident in Madison, was employed to Institute suits upon Alfred's notes, and subsequently to prosecute proceedings to have conveyances by Alfred In fraud of his creditors set aside. For some eight years, during which period of time he prosecuted those suits In the courts of New York, Mr. Albright was constantly thrown In contact with Louis. He saya that Louis fully realized that Alfred had defrauded him of his moneys, but that he was unable to furnish his counsel with dates, and intelligently recite the particulars of his transactions with his brother. He impressed Mr. Albright as simple-minded, like a boy, without continuity or strength of thought The suits resulted in a favorable compromise, which was confirmed by general releases from Louis, which were tendered and accepted without question as ta the capacity of Louis to give them. Nicholas C. Geoffrey, who is named as executor of the disputed will, states that Louis appeared like a boy. He, however, recalls that about the time when the disputed will was made Louis brought to him some mortgages for safe-keeping, and requested him to receive the interest, and pay it to him, Louis; and that a year later Louis took the papers from him to Edward Thebaud, because the witness lived so far away that it was inconvenient for Louis to come to him for the Income. The fact thus related is significant as indicating that Louis had sufficient capacity to know the value of his property, j and appreciate his own inability to do business. John McTierney thought that Louis was a little weak-minded, but not insane. As an instance of that which he considered weak-mindedness, the witness stated that Louis was disturbed when he heard of the death of a man to whom he had loaned some money, and expressed a fear that he would lose both his principal and Interest, , but afterwards was much relieved when, upon the advice of the witness, he called upon the executor of the dead man's estate, and found that he would not suffer loss. The incident, I think, tends more strongly to evince capacity than to establish serious mental deficiency. To Louis Beauplaud he seemed to be boyish, yet he manifested a consciousness of mental deficiency, and a providence against it, by begging Mr. Beauplaud to take charge of his papers, because he was Incapable of doing so safely himself. A number of letters which Alfred Bolsaubin wrote to Louis between 1877 and 1880, when Alfred got from him about all his money, are offered in evidence by the caveators. Those letters exhibit that Alfred exercised an artful control of Louis to the latter's detriment, yet they are couched In terms which could not have been understood by one who was without any business capacity or understanding. Their very terms prove a moderate capacity in the person to whom they were addressed. Instances of eccentricities in dress and behavior have been given In evidence, which, In a great measure, are accounted for by Louis' extreme obesity, and the unconventional society in which he lived. I need not refer to the two or three witnesses that the proponent produces to show that Louis was of average business capacity. Thus the proofs of the caveators satisfy me that under favorable circumstances Louis was able to make a valid will. I do not doubt, although his capacity was moderate, that it was sufficient to comprehend the character and value of his property, and to know his kindred and their natural claims upon his bounty, and the purpose and effect of a will in its relation to

 

them and to those he desired to give his property and the property itself. After his trouble with Alfred he declared to Edward Thebaud that he would never leave Alfred a cent, and about the same time, to Mr. Blanchet, that toe was going to see about his will; thus manifesting his knowledge and purpose of effect of the will.

 

There is more difficulty with the second inquiry,—whether the will was the product of Alfred Boisaubin's undue Influence. The proofs show th:\t in 1867, when the will was made, Alfred and Louis were fast friends. Just previous to that time they had quarreled with their brother Amidee, at Alfred's instance, apparently in defense of the property of Louis, and had caused a suit in equity to be commenced against Amidee, charging him with the misappropriation of the estate of Louis; and thus they were brought together in a friendship which, so far as Louis was concerned, was cemented by his gratitude to the brother who, at persona) sacrifice, zealously espoused his cause. In this litigation Alfred was the dominant spirit. It was he who first employed counsel, and subsequently attended upon counsel with his dependent brother. The position of Alfred In this litigation Is Indicated by Mr. Pitney, when he says that Alfred and Geoffrey acted for him precisely as they would for a female who had business to attend to and wanted men to assist her. The dominant position of Alfred Is well Illustrated by the following instances: When Amidee asked Louis his reason for bringing the suit against him, Louis replied, "Freddie [his pet name for Alfred] did tell me to do It" Amidee testifies that in January, 1867, he was sick In Alfred's house, and about a time when Alfred ordered him out of the house. Louis one day came to his room, and said, "Alfred did tell me to tell you if you didn't like it you could go to the poor- house." It was a short time after the trouble with Amidee, and while Alfred and Louis still lived together in close friendship, that the will was both made and executed at a single sitting In Mr. Pitney's private office, in presence of Alfred Boisau- bin, the sole legatee. Mr. Pitney has forgotten the particulars of that Interview, and Alfred Boisaubln has refrained from disclosing them, or denying his remembrance of them. Alfred was called to the witness stand by the eaveators to establish as Indicia of undue Influence that after the will wae executed he received it from his brother Louis, and, after Indorsing It "Will and Testament of Louis-' V. Boisaubln. to Alfred E. Boisaubin, June 17, 1807," with his own hand, as though to Impress it as peculaiiy his property, he retained It until afier the death of Louis, but, though admonished by the character of his testimony of the Inferences that would be drawn from his interposition in the will making, he did not essay

 

to deny that the will was the product of his undue influence, or to explain his connection with it.

 

It is claimed that as the case stands It exhibits a weak-minded, dependent testator, shown by events, at the time of the will making and thereafter, to be peculiarly susceptible to the Influences nnd under the domination of the favored legatee, living with, that legatee, constantly attended by him at the office of counsel, and there, in the presence of that legatee, making a will which gave him his entire estate, to the exclusion of three brothers, who had equal, natural, and, for aught that appears to the contrary, save perhaps in the case of Amidee, meritorious, claims upon his bounty, and then the immediate surrender of the document so made to that favored legatee, and the legatee's significant indorsement of it as his own property, and subsequent retention of It for years, after he had deeply wronged the testator, and when the testator's bitter feelings of resentment admonished him that if a new will should be made he could not hope to be an object of Its bounty; and it Is urged that thus sufficient indicia of undue Influence are presented to raise a presumption against the Instrument, which, unrebutted, must be fatal to It, and that those indicia called so loudly upon the legatee, who nlso, it is remembered, Is the proponent of the will, to explain the situation, that his silence itself becomes a potent factor In strengthening the presumption. Upon a careful review of this case, I am so impressed by the indicia Insisted upon, and, conspicuously among them, the mental weakness of Louis, especially in rendering htm susceptible to the Influences of the moment: the unbounded control that his brother Alfred exercised over him at the time the will was made, and, Indeed, until after he had secured possession of Louis' estate; the apparently active participation of Alfred In the procuration of the will, and the unjust provisions of that instrument, all of which remain unexplained by the proponent,—that I am unwilling to admit the will to probate. I think that the burden of proving that Louis was free from the exercise of undue Influence upon his part by these circumstances was cast npon the proponent. He was advised by competent counsel, both in the orphans' court and in this court, and had full opportunity to bear the burden, yet, although aware that he knew more than any living witness of the factH bearing upon the crucial points, he deliberately kept aloof from the witness stand, as If by fear, and made no attempt to bear the onus which was thrown upon him. In the case of Wadding- ton v. Buzby, 43 N. J. Eq. 154, 10 Atl. Rep. 862, I had occasion to refer to the precedents here in point I do not now need to add to them. The decree of the orphans' court will be affirmed.

 

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Notes for Louis V. Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Alfred and Louis Boisaubin were among first students at Seton Hall College. A 75th anniversary history of the school states "An entry in Bishop Bayley's diurnal, under date of August 26th, 1856, reads: 'Father McQuaid very busy preparing to open the college. The difficulties and obstacles from unexpected quarters have been great, but Father McQuaid hopes to have from thirty to forty students to begin with.' As a matter of fact, when the college was formally opened, on September 1st, 1856, five students appeared: Leo G. Thebaud, Louis Boisaubin and Alfred Boisaubin, from Madison, John Moore of New York City and Peter Meehan of Hoboken, New Jersey."

 

Name appears as Lewis in the 1880 Census

 

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Atlantic Reporter

By Connecticut. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors, Delaware. Supreme Court, Maine. Supreme Judicial Court, Maryland. Court of Appeals, New Jersey. Courts, New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Rhode Island. Supreme Court, Vermont. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas, Delaware. Court of Chancery, Delaware. Superior Court and Orphans Court, District of Columbia. Court of Appeals

Published 1894

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Original from the University of California

Digitized Aug 7, 2007

 

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BOISAUBIN v. BOISAUBIN et al. (Prerogative Court of New Jersey. Oct. )7.

 

1893.)

 

Wills—Undue Influence—Bchden or Proof. L., who was weak-minded, and susceptible to slight influences, while resident with A., one of his four brothers, who then apparently dominated him, was attended by A. to the office of a lawyer, where in A.'s presence he made his will, by which he gave his entire estate to A., to the exclusion of his other brothers, after which A. took the will, and indorsed it as the will of L. to A., and retaiucJ it until after L. died. Held, that the burden was npcn A. to show that the instrument was osecutii without the exercise of undue influence by him.

 

(Syllabus by the Court.)

 

Appeal from orphans' court, Morris county; Child, Wilson, and Hordin, Judges.

 

To the petition of Alfred E. Bolsaubln, executor, for probate of the will of Louis V. 3. K. Boisaubin, deceased, Amidee Bolsau- bln and others instituted a contest, and from a decree for contestants petitioner appeals. Affirmed.

 

B. O. Chetwood, for appellant W. W. Cutler, for respondents.

 

McGILL, Ordinary. The decree appealed from refuses to admit to probate a paper purporting to be the will of Louis V. S. 1C Boisaubin, who died at Madison, In this state, on the 20th of January, 1802, aged about 53 years. The appeal Is henrd upon the efi- dence produced before the orphans' court and additional testimony introduced in this court The disputed paper was drawn on the 17th day of June, 1867, at Morristown. by Henry C. Pitney, Esq., who at that time was a practicing lawyer, and on the same day executed In the presence of Mr. Pitney and Frederick A. De Mott, since deceased. It, In substance, gives the testator's entire estate to the appellant, and nominates Nicholas C. Geoffrey its executor. When the will was made the testator's estate was worth about $18,000, but afterwards it was depleted so that at his denth it was worth mucn less than that sum. The grounds of contest

 

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are: First, that Louis Bolsaubin lacked testamentary capacity; and, second, that the will was the product of undue influence, exercised by his brother Alfred, the appellant.

 

It appears that Louis Boisaubin was the fourth of five sons, and that the appellant was the youngest of those sons. The father died In the year 1843, at the Bloouilngdale Asylum for the Insane In New York, of which he had been an Inmate for some time, Intestate, leaving a considerable estate, one- fifth of which constituted the greater part of all the property that ever came to the hands of Louis. Edward Thelmul, an uncle, became administrator of the father's estate, and the guardian of the five brothers. When Ixnils was 13 or 14 years of age he was sent to school In Maryland, where he remained a year, after which he was removed to Seton Hall, at Madison, In this state, where he continued at school until he reached his majority. The evidence does not clearly show his mental condition during his school days. Two of his Instructors were called to testify concerning It, but they disclaim distinct remembrance, and fail to recall more than that he was not considered a bright boy, and that it was his habit to keep aloof from his schoolmates, and not to join In their pastimes. Upon the part of the proponent, a schoolmate of Louis for some two years and a half while he was at Seton Hall testified that Ixnils was unusually proficient In his sturlles, instancing that in algebra he maintained himself at the head of the class of some 20 members. In 1800, Louis became of age, and about that time was put In possession of his property. Then he purchased a small house from his brother Edward, and, with the assistance of two servants, established a home of his own, away from his relatives, where he lived for a year. It appeared that his style of living was extravagant, and also that during the year he became involved In a love affair, of which his family decidedly disapproved. For these reasons his household was broken up, and he was taken by his uncle to France. When he departed his property was put In the hands of Gustav Thebaud, a cousin, who was a practicing lawyer In New York city. Mr. Theband controlled the estate until 1865 or 1806, when his management proved to be so unsatisfactory to Louis and his brothers that the estate was turned over to Amidee Bois- aubiu, who hrld It for about a year, and then, because of legal difficulties with his brother Lonis, turned what remained of It, some $10,000. over to Edward Tliebaud, the brother of Gustav, who held it until 1877, xvlion he restored It to Louis. Between 1877 and 1880, Louis retained the management himself, and the appellant, his brother Alfred, by various means, not disclosed, ob- ' talned from him almost the entire remnant of the estate. In 1880, Edward Tliebaud again undertook to manage for Louis, and

 

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secured for him $1,000 in cash from a man named Chambers, and notes of Alfred for $9,000. A yenr after this the property wan turned aver to Louis Beuupluud, another cousin, in whose bands It was Increased by recoveries from Alfred and a small Inheritance from a deceased aunt, and remained until the death of the testator.

 

The history of the management of this estate corroborates the testimony of the witnesses upon whom I am disposed to rely for the correct estimate of the mental condition and character of Louis Bolsaubin. He was not entirely destitute of mental capacity, but he was childish and weak In mind, and not only incapable of understanding business principles, and deducing from them correct conclusions, but also was unable to detect and resist the sophistical reasoning of those who had designs upon his purse, or to withstand the appeals of those who were kind to him, and thus was peculiarly susceptible to the Influence of the moment. To his cousin Gustav Thebaud, from whose management, after much mistrust nnd annoyance, his property was taken in 3877, he seemed a poor, weak, creature of very feeble intellect, verging upon Imbecility, yet that witness, though a lawyer in the active practice of his profession, did not hesitate to act under such a creature's power of attorney, nnd under that power sell real estate, or to make Investments upon mortgage in the name of Louis. To Edward Thebaud he seemed like a child In mind, incapable of managing his affairs, yet Edward also acted under his power of attorney, and did not hesitate to pay to him, for his disbursement, the entire income of his estate as it was collected. To Mr. Blanchet, the father- in-law of his brother Edward, he seemed like a child, susceptible to the most trifling Influences. Dr. Gray regarded him as the mental equal of "a not bright boy twelve or fourteen years of age." Henry Bardon thought him to be soft and lacking in business understanding. William Hancock, with whom he boarded for several years, said that he was good-natured, and could be Induced by kindness to do whatever was desired of him. After Mr. Beauplaud took charge of Louis' estate, James P. Albright, a most reputable and respectable lawyer, resident in Madison, was employed to Institute suits upon Alfred's notes, and subsequently to prosecute proceedings to have conveyances by Alfred In fraud of his creditors set aside. For some eight years, during which period of time he prosecuted those suits In the courts of New York, Mr. Albright was constantly thrown In contact with Louis. He saya that Louis fully realized that Alfred had defrauded him of his moneys, but that he was unable to furnish his counsel with dates, and intelligently recite the particulars of his transactions with his brother. He impressed Mr. Albright as simple-minded, like a boy, without continuity or strength of thought The suits resulted in a favorable compromise, which was confirmed by general releases from Louis, which were tendered and accepted without question as ta the capacity of Louis to give them. Nicholas C. Geoffrey, who is named as executor of the disputed will, states that Louis appeared like a boy. He, however, recalls that about the time when the disputed will was made Louis brought to him some mortgages for safe-keeping, and requested him to receive the interest, and pay it to him, Louis; and that a year later Louis took the papers from him to Edward Thebaud, because the witness lived so far away that it was inconvenient for Louis to come to him for the Income. The fact thus related is significant as indicating that Louis had sufficient capacity to know the value of his property, j and appreciate his own inability to do business. John McTierney thought that Louis was a little weak-minded, but not insane. As an instance of that which he considered weak-mindedness, the witness stated that Louis was disturbed when he heard of the death of a man to whom he had loaned some money, and expressed a fear that he would lose both his principal and Interest, , but afterwards was much relieved when, upon the advice of the witness, he called upon the executor of the dead man's estate, and found that he would not suffer loss. The incident, I think, tends more strongly to evince capacity than to establish serious mental deficiency. To Louis Beauplaud he seemed to be boyish, yet he manifested a consciousness of mental deficiency, and a providence against it, by begging Mr. Beauplaud to take charge of his papers, because he was Incapable of doing so safely himself. A number of letters which Alfred Bolsaubin wrote to Louis between 1877 and 1880, when Alfred got from him about all his money, are offered in evidence by the caveators. Those letters exhibit that Alfred exercised an artful control of Louis to the latter's detriment, yet they are couched In terms which could not have been understood by one who was without any business capacity or understanding. Their very terms prove a moderate capacity in the person to whom they were addressed. Instances of eccentricities in dress and behavior have been given In evidence, which, In a great measure, are accounted for by Louis' extreme obesity, and the unconventional society in which he lived. I need not refer to the two or three witnesses that the proponent produces to show that Louis was of average business capacity. Thus the proofs of the caveators satisfy me that under favorable circumstances Louis was able to make a valid will. I do not doubt, although his capacity was moderate, that it was sufficient to comprehend the character and value of his property, and to know his kindred and their natural claims upon his bounty, and the purpose and effect of a will in its relation to

 

them and to those he desired to give his property and the property itself. After his trouble with Alfred he declared to Edward Thebaud that he would never leave Alfred a cent, and about the same time, to Mr. Blanchet, that toe was going to see about his will; thus manifesting his knowledge and purpose of effect of the will.

 

There is more difficulty with the second inquiry,—whether the will was the product of Alfred Boisaubin's undue Influence. The proofs show th:\t in 1867, when the will was made, Alfred and Louis were fast friends. Just previous to that time they had quarreled with their brother Amidee, at Alfred's instance, apparently in defense of the property of Louis, and had caused a suit in equity to be commenced against Amidee, charging him with the misappropriation of the estate of Louis; and thus they were brought together in a friendship which, so far as Louis was concerned, was cemented by his gratitude to the brother who, at persona) sacrifice, zealously espoused his cause. In this litigation Alfred was the dominant spirit. It was he who first employed counsel, and subsequently attended upon counsel with his dependent brother. The position of Alfred In this litigation Is Indicated by Mr. Pitney, when he says that Alfred and Geoffrey acted for him precisely as they would for a female who had business to attend to and wanted men to assist her. The dominant position of Alfred Is well Illustrated by the following instances: When Amidee asked Louis his reason for bringing the suit against him, Louis replied, "Freddie [his pet name for Alfred] did tell me to do It" Amidee testifies that in January, 1867, he was sick In Alfred's house, and about a time when Alfred ordered him out of the house. Louis one day came to his room, and said, "Alfred did tell me to tell you if you didn't like it you could go to the poor- house." It was a short time after the trouble with Amidee, and while Alfred and Louis still lived together in close friendship, that the will was both made and executed at a single sitting In Mr. Pitney's private office, in presence of Alfred Boisau- bin, the sole legatee. Mr. Pitney has forgotten the particulars of that Interview, and Alfred Boisaubln has refrained from disclosing them, or denying his remembrance of them. Alfred was called to the witness stand by the eaveators to establish as Indicia of undue Influence that after the will wae executed he received it from his brother Louis, and, after Indorsing It "Will and Testament of Louis-' V. Boisaubln. to Alfred E. Boisaubin, June 17, 1807," with his own hand, as though to Impress it as peculaiiy his property, he retained It until afier the death of Louis, but, though admonished by the character of his testimony of the Inferences that would be drawn from his interposition in the will making, he did not essay

 

to deny that the will was the product of his undue influence, or to explain his connection with it.

 

It is claimed that as the case stands It exhibits a weak-minded, dependent testator, shown by events, at the time of the will making and thereafter, to be peculiarly susceptible to the Influences nnd under the domination of the favored legatee, living with, that legatee, constantly attended by him at the office of counsel, and there, in the presence of that legatee, making a will which gave him his entire estate, to the exclusion of three brothers, who had equal, natural, and, for aught that appears to the contrary, save perhaps in the case of Amidee, meritorious, claims upon his bounty, and then the immediate surrender of the document so made to that favored legatee, and the legatee's significant indorsement of it as his own property, and subsequent retention of It for years, after he had deeply wronged the testator, and when the testator's bitter feelings of resentment admonished him that if a new will should be made he could not hope to be an object of Its bounty; and it Is urged that thus sufficient indicia of undue Influence are presented to raise a presumption against the Instrument, which, unrebutted, must be fatal to It, and that those indicia called so loudly upon the legatee, who nlso, it is remembered, Is the proponent of the will, to explain the situation, that his silence itself becomes a potent factor In strengthening the presumption. Upon a careful review of this case, I am so impressed by the indicia Insisted upon, and, conspicuously among them, the mental weakness of Louis, especially in rendering htm susceptible to the Influences of the moment: the unbounded control that his brother Alfred exercised over him at the time the will was made, and, Indeed, until after he had secured possession of Louis' estate; the apparently active participation of Alfred In the procuration of the will, and the unjust provisions of that instrument, all of which remain unexplained by the proponent,—that I am unwilling to admit the will to probate. I think that the burden of proving that Louis was free from the exercise of undue Influence upon his part by these circumstances was cast npon the proponent. He was advised by competent counsel, both in the orphans' court and in this court, and had full opportunity to bear the burden, yet, although aware that he knew more than any living witness of the factH bearing upon the crucial points, he deliberately kept aloof from the witness stand, as If by fear, and made no attempt to bear the onus which was thrown upon him. In the case of Wadding- ton v. Buzby, 43 N. J. Eq. 154, 10 Atl. Rep. 862, I had occasion to refer to the precedents here in point I do not now need to add to them. The decree of the orphans' court will be affirmed.

 

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Notes for Louis V. Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Alfred and Louis Boisaubin were among first students at Seton Hall College. A 75th anniversary history of the school states "An entry in Bishop Bayley's diurnal, under date of August 26th, 1856, reads: 'Father McQuaid very busy preparing to open the college. The difficulties and obstacles from unexpected quarters have been great, but Father McQuaid hopes to have from thirty to forty students to begin with.' As a matter of fact, when the college was formally opened, on September 1st, 1856, five students appeared: Leo G. Thebaud, Louis Boisaubin and Alfred Boisaubin, from Madison, John Moore of New York City and Peter Meehan of Hoboken, New Jersey."

 

Name appears as Lewis in the 1880 Census

 

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Atlantic Reporter

By Connecticut. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors, Delaware. Supreme Court, Maine. Supreme Judicial Court, Maryland. Court of Appeals, New Jersey. Courts, New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Rhode Island. Supreme Court, Vermont. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas, Delaware. Court of Chancery, Delaware. Superior Court and Orphans Court, District of Columbia. Court of Appeals

Published 1894

Item notes: v. 27

Original from the University of California

Digitized Aug 7, 2007

 

p. 624 - 627

 

BOISAUBIN v. BOISAUBIN et al. (Prerogative Court of New Jersey. Oct. )7.

 

1893.)

 

Wills—Undue Influence—Bchden or Proof. L., who was weak-minded, and susceptible to slight influences, while resident with A., one of his four brothers, who then apparently dominated him, was attended by A. to the office of a lawyer, where in A.'s presence he made his will, by which he gave his entire estate to A., to the exclusion of his other brothers, after which A. took the will, and indorsed it as the will of L. to A., and retaiucJ it until after L. died. Held, that the burden was npcn A. to show that the instrument was osecutii without the exercise of undue influence by him.

 

(Syllabus by the Court.)

 

Appeal from orphans' court, Morris county; Child, Wilson, and Hordin, Judges.

 

To the petition of Alfred E. Bolsaubln, executor, for probate of the will of Louis V. 3. K. Boisaubin, deceased, Amidee Bolsau- bln and others instituted a contest, and from a decree for contestants petitioner appeals. Affirmed.

 

B. O. Chetwood, for appellant W. W. Cutler, for respondents.

 

McGILL, Ordinary. The decree appealed from refuses to admit to probate a paper purporting to be the will of Louis V. S. 1C Boisaubin, who died at Madison, In this state, on the 20th of January, 1802, aged about 53 years. The appeal Is henrd upon the efi- dence produced before the orphans' court and additional testimony introduced in this court The disputed paper was drawn on the 17th day of June, 1867, at Morristown. by Henry C. Pitney, Esq., who at that time was a practicing lawyer, and on the same day executed In the presence of Mr. Pitney and Frederick A. De Mott, since deceased. It, In substance, gives the testator's entire estate to the appellant, and nominates Nicholas C. Geoffrey its executor. When the will was made the testator's estate was worth about $18,000, but afterwards it was depleted so that at his denth it was worth mucn less than that sum. The grounds of contest

 

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are: First, that Louis Bolsaubin lacked testamentary capacity; and, second, that the will was the product of undue influence, exercised by his brother Alfred, the appellant.

 

It appears that Louis Boisaubin was the fourth of five sons, and that the appellant was the youngest of those sons. The father died In the year 1843, at the Bloouilngdale Asylum for the Insane In New York, of which he had been an Inmate for some time, Intestate, leaving a considerable estate, one- fifth of which constituted the greater part of all the property that ever came to the hands of Louis. Edward Thelmul, an uncle, became administrator of the father's estate, and the guardian of the five brothers. When Ixnils was 13 or 14 years of age he was sent to school In Maryland, where he remained a year, after which he was removed to Seton Hall, at Madison, In this state, where he continued at school until he reached his majority. The evidence does not clearly show his mental condition during his school days. Two of his Instructors were called to testify concerning It, but they disclaim distinct remembrance, and fail to recall more than that he was not considered a bright boy, and that it was his habit to keep aloof from his schoolmates, and not to join In their pastimes. Upon the part of the proponent, a schoolmate of Louis for some two years and a half while he was at Seton Hall testified that Ixnils was unusually proficient In his sturlles, instancing that in algebra he maintained himself at the head of the class of some 20 members. In 1800, Louis became of age, and about that time was put In possession of his property. Then he purchased a small house from his brother Edward, and, with the assistance of two servants, established a home of his own, away from his relatives, where he lived for a year. It appeared that his style of living was extravagant, and also that during the year he became involved In a love affair, of which his family decidedly disapproved. For these reasons his household was broken up, and he was taken by his uncle to France. When he departed his property was put In the hands of Gustav Thebaud, a cousin, who was a practicing lawyer In New York city. Mr. Theband controlled the estate until 1865 or 1806, when his management proved to be so unsatisfactory to Louis and his brothers that the estate was turned over to Amidee Bois- aubiu, who hrld It for about a year, and then, because of legal difficulties with his brother Lonis, turned what remained of It, some $10,000. over to Edward Tliebaud, the brother of Gustav, who held it until 1877, xvlion he restored It to Louis. Between 1877 and 1880, Louis retained the management himself, and the appellant, his brother Alfred, by various means, not disclosed, ob- ' talned from him almost the entire remnant of the estate. In 1880, Edward Tliebaud again undertook to manage for Louis, and

 

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secured for him $1,000 in cash from a man named Chambers, and notes of Alfred for $9,000. A yenr after this the property wan turned aver to Louis Beuupluud, another cousin, in whose bands It was Increased by recoveries from Alfred and a small Inheritance from a deceased aunt, and remained until the death of the testator.

 

The history of the management of this estate corroborates the testimony of the witnesses upon whom I am disposed to rely for the correct estimate of the mental condition and character of Louis Bolsaubin. He was not entirely destitute of mental capacity, but he was childish and weak In mind, and not only incapable of understanding business principles, and deducing from them correct conclusions, but also was unable to detect and resist the sophistical reasoning of those who had designs upon his purse, or to withstand the appeals of those who were kind to him, and thus was peculiarly susceptible to the Influence of the moment. To his cousin Gustav Thebaud, from whose management, after much mistrust nnd annoyance, his property was taken in 3877, he seemed a poor, weak, creature of very feeble intellect, verging upon Imbecility, yet that witness, though a lawyer in the active practice of his profession, did not hesitate to act under such a creature's power of attorney, nnd under that power sell real estate, or to make Investments upon mortgage in the name of Louis. To Edward Thebaud he seemed like a child In mind, incapable of managing his affairs, yet Edward also acted under his power of attorney, and did not hesitate to pay to him, for his disbursement, the entire income of his estate as it was collected. To Mr. Blanchet, the father- in-law of his brother Edward, he seemed like a child, susceptible to the most trifling Influences. Dr. Gray regarded him as the mental equal of "a not bright boy twelve or fourteen years of age." Henry Bardon thought him to be soft and lacking in business understanding. William Hancock, with whom he boarded for several years, said that he was good-natured, and could be Induced by kindness to do whatever was desired of him. After Mr. Beauplaud took charge of Louis' estate, James P. Albright, a most reputable and respectable lawyer, resident in Madison, was employed to Institute suits upon Alfred's notes, and subsequently to prosecute proceedings to have conveyances by Alfred In fraud of his creditors set aside. For some eight years, during which period of time he prosecuted those suits In the courts of New York, Mr. Albright was constantly thrown In contact with Louis. He saya that Louis fully realized that Alfred had defrauded him of his moneys, but that he was unable to furnish his counsel with dates, and intelligently recite the particulars of his transactions with his brother. He impressed Mr. Albright as simple-minded, like a boy, without continuity or strength of thought The suits resulted in a favorable compromise, which was confirmed by general releases from Louis, which were tendered and accepted without question as ta the capacity of Louis to give them. Nicholas C. Geoffrey, who is named as executor of the disputed will, states that Louis appeared like a boy. He, however, recalls that about the time when the disputed will was made Louis brought to him some mortgages for safe-keeping, and requested him to receive the interest, and pay it to him, Louis; and that a year later Louis took the papers from him to Edward Thebaud, because the witness lived so far away that it was inconvenient for Louis to come to him for the Income. The fact thus related is significant as indicating that Louis had sufficient capacity to know the value of his property, j and appreciate his own inability to do business. John McTierney thought that Louis was a little weak-minded, but not insane. As an instance of that which he considered weak-mindedness, the witness stated that Louis was disturbed when he heard of the death of a man to whom he had loaned some money, and expressed a fear that he would lose both his principal and Interest, , but afterwards was much relieved when, upon the advice of the witness, he called upon the executor of the dead man's estate, and found that he would not suffer loss. The incident, I think, tends more strongly to evince capacity than to establish serious mental deficiency. To Louis Beauplaud he seemed to be boyish, yet he manifested a consciousness of mental deficiency, and a providence against it, by begging Mr. Beauplaud to take charge of his papers, because he was Incapable of doing so safely himself. A number of letters which Alfred Bolsaubin wrote to Louis between 1877 and 1880, when Alfred got from him about all his money, are offered in evidence by the caveators. Those letters exhibit that Alfred exercised an artful control of Louis to the latter's detriment, yet they are couched In terms which could not have been understood by one who was without any business capacity or understanding. Their very terms prove a moderate capacity in the person to whom they were addressed. Instances of eccentricities in dress and behavior have been given In evidence, which, In a great measure, are accounted for by Louis' extreme obesity, and the unconventional society in which he lived. I need not refer to the two or three witnesses that the proponent produces to show that Louis was of average business capacity. Thus the proofs of the caveators satisfy me that under favorable circumstances Louis was able to make a valid will. I do not doubt, although his capacity was moderate, that it was sufficient to comprehend the character and value of his property, and to know his kindred and their natural claims upon his bounty, and the purpose and effect of a will in its relation to

 

them and to those he desired to give his property and the property itself. After his trouble with Alfred he declared to Edward Thebaud that he would never leave Alfred a cent, and about the same time, to Mr. Blanchet, that toe was going to see about his will; thus manifesting his knowledge and purpose of effect of the will.

 

There is more difficulty with the second inquiry,—whether the will was the product of Alfred Boisaubin's undue Influence. The proofs show th:\t in 1867, when the will was made, Alfred and Louis were fast friends. Just previous to that time they had quarreled with their brother Amidee, at Alfred's instance, apparently in defense of the property of Louis, and had caused a suit in equity to be commenced against Amidee, charging him with the misappropriation of the estate of Louis; and thus they were brought together in a friendship which, so far as Louis was concerned, was cemented by his gratitude to the brother who, at persona) sacrifice, zealously espoused his cause. In this litigation Alfred was the dominant spirit. It was he who first employed counsel, and subsequently attended upon counsel with his dependent brother. The position of Alfred In this litigation Is Indicated by Mr. Pitney, when he says that Alfred and Geoffrey acted for him precisely as they would for a female who had business to attend to and wanted men to assist her. The dominant position of Alfred Is well Illustrated by the following instances: When Amidee asked Louis his reason for bringing the suit against him, Louis replied, "Freddie [his pet name for Alfred] did tell me to do It" Amidee testifies that in January, 1867, he was sick In Alfred's house, and about a time when Alfred ordered him out of the house. Louis one day came to his room, and said, "Alfred did tell me to tell you if you didn't like it you could go to the poor- house." It was a short time after the trouble with Amidee, and while Alfred and Louis still lived together in close friendship, that the will was both made and executed at a single sitting In Mr. Pitney's private office, in presence of Alfred Boisau- bin, the sole legatee. Mr. Pitney has forgotten the particulars of that Interview, and Alfred Boisaubln has refrained from disclosing them, or denying his remembrance of them. Alfred was called to the witness stand by the eaveators to establish as Indicia of undue Influence that after the will wae executed he received it from his brother Louis, and, after Indorsing It "Will and Testament of Louis-' V. Boisaubln. to Alfred E. Boisaubin, June 17, 1807," with his own hand, as though to Impress it as peculaiiy his property, he retained It until afier the death of Louis, but, though admonished by the character of his testimony of the Inferences that would be drawn from his interposition in the will making, he did not essay

 

to deny that the will was the product of his undue influence, or to explain his connection with it.

 

It is claimed that as the case stands It exhibits a weak-minded, dependent testator, shown by events, at the time of the will making and thereafter, to be peculiarly susceptible to the Influences nnd under the domination of the favored legatee, living with, that legatee, constantly attended by him at the office of counsel, and there, in the presence of that legatee, making a will which gave him his entire estate, to the exclusion of three brothers, who had equal, natural, and, for aught that appears to the contrary, save perhaps in the case of Amidee, meritorious, claims upon his bounty, and then the immediate surrender of the document so made to that favored legatee, and the legatee's significant indorsement of it as his own property, and subsequent retention of It for years, after he had deeply wronged the testator, and when the testator's bitter feelings of resentment admonished him that if a new will should be made he could not hope to be an object of Its bounty; and it Is urged that thus sufficient indicia of undue Influence are presented to raise a presumption against the Instrument, which, unrebutted, must be fatal to It, and that those indicia called so loudly upon the legatee, who nlso, it is remembered, Is the proponent of the will, to explain the situation, that his silence itself becomes a potent factor In strengthening the presumption. Upon a careful review of this case, I am so impressed by the indicia Insisted upon, and, conspicuously among them, the mental weakness of Louis, especially in rendering htm susceptible to the Influences of the moment: the unbounded control that his brother Alfred exercised over him at the time the will was made, and, Indeed, until after he had secured possession of Louis' estate; the apparently active participation of Alfred In the procuration of the will, and the unjust provisions of that instrument, all of which remain unexplained by the proponent,—that I am unwilling to admit the will to probate. I think that the burden of proving that Louis was free from the exercise of undue Influence upon his part by these circumstances was cast npon the proponent. He was advised by competent counsel, both in the orphans' court and in this court, and had full opportunity to bear the burden, yet, although aware that he knew more than any living witness of the factH bearing upon the crucial points, he deliberately kept aloof from the witness stand, as If by fear, and made no attempt to bear the onus which was thrown upon him. In the case of Wadding- ton v. Buzby, 43 N. J. Eq. 154, 10 Atl. Rep. 862, I had occasion to refer to the precedents here in point I do not now need to add to them. The decree of the orphans' court will be affirmed.

 

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Notes for Louis V. Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Alfred and Louis Boisaubin were among first students at Seton Hall College. A 75th anniversary history of the school states "An entry in Bishop Bayley's diurnal, under date of August 26th, 1856, reads: 'Father McQuaid very busy preparing to open the college. The difficulties and obstacles from unexpected quarters have been great, but Father McQuaid hopes to have from thirty to forty students to begin with.' As a matter of fact, when the college was formally opened, on September 1st, 1856, five students appeared: Leo G. Thebaud, Louis Boisaubin and Alfred Boisaubin, from Madison, John Moore of New York City and Peter Meehan of Hoboken, New Jersey."

 

Name appears as Lewis in the 1880 Census

 

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Atlantic Reporter

By Connecticut. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors, Delaware. Supreme Court, Maine. Supreme Judicial Court, Maryland. Court of Appeals, New Jersey. Courts, New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Rhode Island. Supreme Court, Vermont. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas, Delaware. Court of Chancery, Delaware. Superior Court and Orphans Court, District of Columbia. Court of Appeals

Published 1894

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BOISAUBIN v. BOISAUBIN et al. (Prerogative Court of New Jersey. Oct. )7.

 

1893.)

 

Wills—Undue Influence—Bchden or Proof. L., who was weak-minded, and susceptible to slight influences, while resident with A., one of his four brothers, who then apparently dominated him, was attended by A. to the office of a lawyer, where in A.'s presence he made his will, by which he gave his entire estate to A., to the exclusion of his other brothers, after which A. took the will, and indorsed it as the will of L. to A., and retaiucJ it until after L. died. Held, that the burden was npcn A. to show that the instrument was osecutii without the exercise of undue influence by him.

 

(Syllabus by the Court.)

 

Appeal from orphans' court, Morris county; Child, Wilson, and Hordin, Judges.

 

To the petition of Alfred E. Bolsaubln, executor, for probate of the will of Louis V. 3. K. Boisaubin, deceased, Amidee Bolsau- bln and others instituted a contest, and from a decree for contestants petitioner appeals. Affirmed.

 

B. O. Chetwood, for appellant W. W. Cutler, for respondents.

 

McGILL, Ordinary. The decree appealed from refuses to admit to probate a paper purporting to be the will of Louis V. S. 1C Boisaubin, who died at Madison, In this state, on the 20th of January, 1802, aged about 53 years. The appeal Is henrd upon the efi- dence produced before the orphans' court and additional testimony introduced in this court The disputed paper was drawn on the 17th day of June, 1867, at Morristown. by Henry C. Pitney, Esq., who at that time was a practicing lawyer, and on the same day executed In the presence of Mr. Pitney and Frederick A. De Mott, since deceased. It, In substance, gives the testator's entire estate to the appellant, and nominates Nicholas C. Geoffrey its executor. When the will was made the testator's estate was worth about $18,000, but afterwards it was depleted so that at his denth it was worth mucn less than that sum. The grounds of contest

 

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are: First, that Louis Bolsaubin lacked testamentary capacity; and, second, that the will was the product of undue influence, exercised by his brother Alfred, the appellant.

 

It appears that Louis Boisaubin was the fourth of five sons, and that the appellant was the youngest of those sons. The father died In the year 1843, at the Bloouilngdale Asylum for the Insane In New York, of which he had been an Inmate for some time, Intestate, leaving a considerable estate, one- fifth of which constituted the greater part of all the property that ever came to the hands of Louis. Edward Thelmul, an uncle, became administrator of the father's estate, and the guardian of the five brothers. When Ixnils was 13 or 14 years of age he was sent to school In Maryland, where he remained a year, after which he was removed to Seton Hall, at Madison, In this state, where he continued at school until he reached his majority. The evidence does not clearly show his mental condition during his school days. Two of his Instructors were called to testify concerning It, but they disclaim distinct remembrance, and fail to recall more than that he was not considered a bright boy, and that it was his habit to keep aloof from his schoolmates, and not to join In their pastimes. Upon the part of the proponent, a schoolmate of Louis for some two years and a half while he was at Seton Hall testified that Ixnils was unusually proficient In his sturlles, instancing that in algebra he maintained himself at the head of the class of some 20 members. In 1800, Louis became of age, and about that time was put In possession of his property. Then he purchased a small house from his brother Edward, and, with the assistance of two servants, established a home of his own, away from his relatives, where he lived for a year. It appeared that his style of living was extravagant, and also that during the year he became involved In a love affair, of which his family decidedly disapproved. For these reasons his household was broken up, and he was taken by his uncle to France. When he departed his property was put In the hands of Gustav Thebaud, a cousin, who was a practicing lawyer In New York city. Mr. Theband controlled the estate until 1865 or 1806, when his management proved to be so unsatisfactory to Louis and his brothers that the estate was turned over to Amidee Bois- aubiu, who hrld It for about a year, and then, because of legal difficulties with his brother Lonis, turned what remained of It, some $10,000. over to Edward Tliebaud, the brother of Gustav, who held it until 1877, xvlion he restored It to Louis. Between 1877 and 1880, Louis retained the management himself, and the appellant, his brother Alfred, by various means, not disclosed, ob- ' talned from him almost the entire remnant of the estate. In 1880, Edward Tliebaud again undertook to manage for Louis, and

 

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secured for him $1,000 in cash from a man named Chambers, and notes of Alfred for $9,000. A yenr after this the property wan turned aver to Louis Beuupluud, another cousin, in whose bands It was Increased by recoveries from Alfred and a small Inheritance from a deceased aunt, and remained until the death of the testator.

 

The history of the management of this estate corroborates the testimony of the witnesses upon whom I am disposed to rely for the correct estimate of the mental condition and character of Louis Bolsaubin. He was not entirely destitute of mental capacity, but he was childish and weak In mind, and not only incapable of understanding business principles, and deducing from them correct conclusions, but also was unable to detect and resist the sophistical reasoning of those who had designs upon his purse, or to withstand the appeals of those who were kind to him, and thus was peculiarly susceptible to the Influence of the moment. To his cousin Gustav Thebaud, from whose management, after much mistrust nnd annoyance, his property was taken in 3877, he seemed a poor, weak, creature of very feeble intellect, verging upon Imbecility, yet that witness, though a lawyer in the active practice of his profession, did not hesitate to act under such a creature's power of attorney, nnd under that power sell real estate, or to make Investments upon mortgage in the name of Louis. To Edward Thebaud he seemed like a child In mind, incapable of managing his affairs, yet Edward also acted under his power of attorney, and did not hesitate to pay to him, for his disbursement, the entire income of his estate as it was collected. To Mr. Blanchet, the father- in-law of his brother Edward, he seemed like a child, susceptible to the most trifling Influences. Dr. Gray regarded him as the mental equal of "a not bright boy twelve or fourteen years of age." Henry Bardon thought him to be soft and lacking in business understanding. William Hancock, with whom he boarded for several years, said that he was good-natured, and could be Induced by kindness to do whatever was desired of him. After Mr. Beauplaud took charge of Louis' estate, James P. Albright, a most reputable and respectable lawyer, resident in Madison, was employed to Institute suits upon Alfred's notes, and subsequently to prosecute proceedings to have conveyances by Alfred In fraud of his creditors set aside. For some eight years, during which period of time he prosecuted those suits In the courts of New York, Mr. Albright was constantly thrown In contact with Louis. He saya that Louis fully realized that Alfred had defrauded him of his moneys, but that he was unable to furnish his counsel with dates, and intelligently recite the particulars of his transactions with his brother. He impressed Mr. Albright as simple-minded, like a boy, without continuity or strength of thought The suits resulted in a favorable compromise, which was confirmed by general releases from Louis, which were tendered and accepted without question as ta the capacity of Louis to give them. Nicholas C. Geoffrey, who is named as executor of the disputed will, states that Louis appeared like a boy. He, however, recalls that about the time when the disputed will was made Louis brought to him some mortgages for safe-keeping, and requested him to receive the interest, and pay it to him, Louis; and that a year later Louis took the papers from him to Edward Thebaud, because the witness lived so far away that it was inconvenient for Louis to come to him for the Income. The fact thus related is significant as indicating that Louis had sufficient capacity to know the value of his property, j and appreciate his own inability to do business. John McTierney thought that Louis was a little weak-minded, but not insane. As an instance of that which he considered weak-mindedness, the witness stated that Louis was disturbed when he heard of the death of a man to whom he had loaned some money, and expressed a fear that he would lose both his principal and Interest, , but afterwards was much relieved when, upon the advice of the witness, he called upon the executor of the dead man's estate, and found that he would not suffer loss. The incident, I think, tends more strongly to evince capacity than to establish serious mental deficiency. To Louis Beauplaud he seemed to be boyish, yet he manifested a consciousness of mental deficiency, and a providence against it, by begging Mr. Beauplaud to take charge of his papers, because he was Incapable of doing so safely himself. A number of letters which Alfred Bolsaubin wrote to Louis between 1877 and 1880, when Alfred got from him about all his money, are offered in evidence by the caveators. Those letters exhibit that Alfred exercised an artful control of Louis to the latter's detriment, yet they are couched In terms which could not have been understood by one who was without any business capacity or understanding. Their very terms prove a moderate capacity in the person to whom they were addressed. Instances of eccentricities in dress and behavior have been given In evidence, which, In a great measure, are accounted for by Louis' extreme obesity, and the unconventional society in which he lived. I need not refer to the two or three witnesses that the proponent produces to show that Louis was of average business capacity. Thus the proofs of the caveators satisfy me that under favorable circumstances Louis was able to make a valid will. I do not doubt, although his capacity was moderate, that it was sufficient to comprehend the character and value of his property, and to know his kindred and their natural claims upon his bounty, and the purpose and effect of a will in its relation to

 

them and to those he desired to give his property and the property itself. After his trouble with Alfred he declared to Edward Thebaud that he would never leave Alfred a cent, and about the same time, to Mr. Blanchet, that toe was going to see about his will; thus manifesting his knowledge and purpose of effect of the will.

 

There is more difficulty with the second inquiry,—whether the will was the product of Alfred Boisaubin's undue Influence. The proofs show th:\t in 1867, when the will was made, Alfred and Louis were fast friends. Just previous to that time they had quarreled with their brother Amidee, at Alfred's instance, apparently in defense of the property of Louis, and had caused a suit in equity to be commenced against Amidee, charging him with the misappropriation of the estate of Louis; and thus they were brought together in a friendship which, so far as Louis was concerned, was cemented by his gratitude to the brother who, at persona) sacrifice, zealously espoused his cause. In this litigation Alfred was the dominant spirit. It was he who first employed counsel, and subsequently attended upon counsel with his dependent brother. The position of Alfred In this litigation Is Indicated by Mr. Pitney, when he says that Alfred and Geoffrey acted for him precisely as they would for a female who had business to attend to and wanted men to assist her. The dominant position of Alfred Is well Illustrated by the following instances: When Amidee asked Louis his reason for bringing the suit against him, Louis replied, "Freddie [his pet name for Alfred] did tell me to do It" Amidee testifies that in January, 1867, he was sick In Alfred's house, and about a time when Alfred ordered him out of the house. Louis one day came to his room, and said, "Alfred did tell me to tell you if you didn't like it you could go to the poor- house." It was a short time after the trouble with Amidee, and while Alfred and Louis still lived together in close friendship, that the will was both made and executed at a single sitting In Mr. Pitney's private office, in presence of Alfred Boisau- bin, the sole legatee. Mr. Pitney has forgotten the particulars of that Interview, and Alfred Boisaubln has refrained from disclosing them, or denying his remembrance of them. Alfred was called to the witness stand by the eaveators to establish as Indicia of undue Influence that after the will wae executed he received it from his brother Louis, and, after Indorsing It "Will and Testament of Louis-' V. Boisaubln. to Alfred E. Boisaubin, June 17, 1807," with his own hand, as though to Impress it as peculaiiy his property, he retained It until afier the death of Louis, but, though admonished by the character of his testimony of the Inferences that would be drawn from his interposition in the will making, he did not essay

 

to deny that the will was the product of his undue influence, or to explain his connection with it.

 

It is claimed that as the case stands It exhibits a weak-minded, dependent testator, shown by events, at the time of the will making and thereafter, to be peculiarly susceptible to the Influences nnd under the domination of the favored legatee, living with, that legatee, constantly attended by him at the office of counsel, and there, in the presence of that legatee, making a will which gave him his entire estate, to the exclusion of three brothers, who had equal, natural, and, for aught that appears to the contrary, save perhaps in the case of Amidee, meritorious, claims upon his bounty, and then the immediate surrender of the document so made to that favored legatee, and the legatee's significant indorsement of it as his own property, and subsequent retention of It for years, after he had deeply wronged the testator, and when the testator's bitter feelings of resentment admonished him that if a new will should be made he could not hope to be an object of Its bounty; and it Is urged that thus sufficient indicia of undue Influence are presented to raise a presumption against the Instrument, which, unrebutted, must be fatal to It, and that those indicia called so loudly upon the legatee, who nlso, it is remembered, Is the proponent of the will, to explain the situation, that his silence itself becomes a potent factor In strengthening the presumption. Upon a careful review of this case, I am so impressed by the indicia Insisted upon, and, conspicuously among them, the mental weakness of Louis, especially in rendering htm susceptible to the Influences of the moment: the unbounded control that his brother Alfred exercised over him at the time the will was made, and, Indeed, until after he had secured possession of Louis' estate; the apparently active participation of Alfred In the procuration of the will, and the unjust provisions of that instrument, all of which remain unexplained by the proponent,—that I am unwilling to admit the will to probate. I think that the burden of proving that Louis was free from the exercise of undue Influence upon his part by these circumstances was cast npon the proponent. He was advised by competent counsel, both in the orphans' court and in this court, and had full opportunity to bear the burden, yet, although aware that he knew more than any living witness of the factH bearing upon the crucial points, he deliberately kept aloof from the witness stand, as If by fear, and made no attempt to bear the onus which was thrown upon him. In the case of Wadding- ton v. Buzby, 43 N. J. Eq. 154, 10 Atl. Rep. 862, I had occasion to refer to the precedents here in point I do not now need to add to them. The decree of the orphans' court will be affirmed.

 

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Notes for Louis V. Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Alfred and Louis Boisaubin were among first students at Seton Hall College. A 75th anniversary history of the school states "An entry in Bishop Bayley's diurnal, under date of August 26th, 1856, reads: 'Father McQuaid very busy preparing to open the college. The difficulties and obstacles from unexpected quarters have been great, but Father McQuaid hopes to have from thirty to forty students to begin with.' As a matter of fact, when the college was formally opened, on September 1st, 1856, five students appeared: Leo G. Thebaud, Louis Boisaubin and Alfred Boisaubin, from Madison, John Moore of New York City and Peter Meehan of Hoboken, New Jersey."

 

Name appears as Lewis in the 1880 Census

 

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Atlantic Reporter

By Connecticut. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors, Delaware. Supreme Court, Maine. Supreme Judicial Court, Maryland. Court of Appeals, New Jersey. Courts, New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Rhode Island. Supreme Court, Vermont. Supreme Court, Connecticut. Court of Common Pleas, Delaware. Court of Chancery, Delaware. Superior Court and Orphans Court, District of Columbia. Court of Appeals

Published 1894

Item notes: v. 27

Original from the University of California

Digitized Aug 7, 2007

 

p. 624 - 627

 

BOISAUBIN v. BOISAUBIN et al. (Prerogative Court of New Jersey. Oct. )7.

 

1893.)

 

Wills—Undue Influence—Bchden or Proof. L., who was weak-minded, and susceptible to slight influences, while resident with A., one of his four brothers, who then apparently dominated him, was attended by A. to the office of a lawyer, where in A.'s presence he made his will, by which he gave his entire estate to A., to the exclusion of his other brothers, after which A. took the will, and indorsed it as the will of L. to A., and retaiucJ it until after L. died. Held, that the burden was npcn A. to show that the instrument was osecutii without the exercise of undue influence by him.

 

(Syllabus by the Court.)

 

Appeal from orphans' court, Morris county; Child, Wilson, and Hordin, Judges.

 

To the petition of Alfred E. Bolsaubln, executor, for probate of the will of Louis V. 3. K. Boisaubin, deceased, Amidee Bolsau- bln and others instituted a contest, and from a decree for contestants petitioner appeals. Affirmed.

 

B. O. Chetwood, for appellant W. W. Cutler, for respondents.

 

McGILL, Ordinary. The decree appealed from refuses to admit to probate a paper purporting to be the will of Louis V. S. 1C Boisaubin, who died at Madison, In this state, on the 20th of January, 1802, aged about 53 years. The appeal Is henrd upon the efi- dence produced before the orphans' court and additional testimony introduced in this court The disputed paper was drawn on the 17th day of June, 1867, at Morristown. by Henry C. Pitney, Esq., who at that time was a practicing lawyer, and on the same day executed In the presence of Mr. Pitney and Frederick A. De Mott, since deceased. It, In substance, gives the testator's entire estate to the appellant, and nominates Nicholas C. Geoffrey its executor. When the will was made the testator's estate was worth about $18,000, but afterwards it was depleted so that at his denth it was worth mucn less than that sum. The grounds of contest

 

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are: First, that Louis Bolsaubin lacked testamentary capacity; and, second, that the will was the product of undue influence, exercised by his brother Alfred, the appellant.

 

It appears that Louis Boisaubin was the fourth of five sons, and that the appellant was the youngest of those sons. The father died In the year 1843, at the Bloouilngdale Asylum for the Insane In New York, of which he had been an Inmate for some time, Intestate, leaving a considerable estate, one- fifth of which constituted the greater part of all the property that ever came to the hands of Louis. Edward Thelmul, an uncle, became administrator of the father's estate, and the guardian of the five brothers. When Ixnils was 13 or 14 years of age he was sent to school In Maryland, where he remained a year, after which he was removed to Seton Hall, at Madison, In this state, where he continued at school until he reached his majority. The evidence does not clearly show his mental condition during his school days. Two of his Instructors were called to testify concerning It, but they disclaim distinct remembrance, and fail to recall more than that he was not considered a bright boy, and that it was his habit to keep aloof from his schoolmates, and not to join In their pastimes. Upon the part of the proponent, a schoolmate of Louis for some two years and a half while he was at Seton Hall testified that Ixnils was unusually proficient In his sturlles, instancing that in algebra he maintained himself at the head of the class of some 20 members. In 1800, Louis became of age, and about that time was put In possession of his property. Then he purchased a small house from his brother Edward, and, with the assistance of two servants, established a home of his own, away from his relatives, where he lived for a year. It appeared that his style of living was extravagant, and also that during the year he became involved In a love affair, of which his family decidedly disapproved. For these reasons his household was broken up, and he was taken by his uncle to France. When he departed his property was put In the hands of Gustav Thebaud, a cousin, who was a practicing lawyer In New York city. Mr. Theband controlled the estate until 1865 or 1806, when his management proved to be so unsatisfactory to Louis and his brothers that the estate was turned over to Amidee Bois- aubiu, who hrld It for about a year, and then, because of legal difficulties with his brother Lonis, turned what remained of It, some $10,000. over to Edward Tliebaud, the brother of Gustav, who held it until 1877, xvlion he restored It to Louis. Between 1877 and 1880, Louis retained the management himself, and the appellant, his brother Alfred, by various means, not disclosed, ob- ' talned from him almost the entire remnant of the estate. In 1880, Edward Tliebaud again undertook to manage for Louis, and

 

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secured for him $1,000 in cash from a man named Chambers, and notes of Alfred for $9,000. A yenr after this the property wan turned aver to Louis Beuupluud, another cousin, in whose bands It was Increased by recoveries from Alfred and a small Inheritance from a deceased aunt, and remained until the death of the testator.

 

The history of the management of this estate corroborates the testimony of the witnesses upon whom I am disposed to rely for the correct estimate of the mental condition and character of Louis Bolsaubin. He was not entirely destitute of mental capacity, but he was childish and weak In mind, and not only incapable of understanding business principles, and deducing from them correct conclusions, but also was unable to detect and resist the sophistical reasoning of those who had designs upon his purse, or to withstand the appeals of those who were kind to him, and thus was peculiarly susceptible to the Influence of the moment. To his cousin Gustav Thebaud, from whose management, after much mistrust nnd annoyance, his property was taken in 3877, he seemed a poor, weak, creature of very feeble intellect, verging upon Imbecility, yet that witness, though a lawyer in the active practice of his profession, did not hesitate to act under such a creature's power of attorney, nnd under that power sell real estate, or to make Investments upon mortgage in the name of Louis. To Edward Thebaud he seemed like a child In mind, incapable of managing his affairs, yet Edward also acted under his power of attorney, and did not hesitate to pay to him, for his disbursement, the entire income of his estate as it was collected. To Mr. Blanchet, the father- in-law of his brother Edward, he seemed like a child, susceptible to the most trifling Influences. Dr. Gray regarded him as the mental equal of "a not bright boy twelve or fourteen years of age." Henry Bardon thought him to be soft and lacking in business understanding. William Hancock, with whom he boarded for several years, said that he was good-natured, and could be Induced by kindness to do whatever was desired of him. After Mr. Beauplaud took charge of Louis' estate, James P. Albright, a most reputable and respectable lawyer, resident in Madison, was employed to Institute suits upon Alfred's notes, and subsequently to prosecute proceedings to have conveyances by Alfred In fraud of his creditors set aside. For some eight years, during which period of time he prosecuted those suits In the courts of New York, Mr. Albright was constantly thrown In contact with Louis. He saya that Louis fully realized that Alfred had defrauded him of his moneys, but that he was unable to furnish his counsel with dates, and intelligently recite the particulars of his transactions with his brother. He impressed Mr. Albright as simple-minded, like a boy, without continuity or strength of thought The suits resulted in a favorable compromise, which was confirmed by general releases from Louis, which were tendered and accepted without question as ta the capacity of Louis to give them. Nicholas C. Geoffrey, who is named as executor of the disputed will, states that Louis appeared like a boy. He, however, recalls that about the time when the disputed will was made Louis brought to him some mortgages for safe-keeping, and requested him to receive the interest, and pay it to him, Louis; and that a year later Louis took the papers from him to Edward Thebaud, because the witness lived so far away that it was inconvenient for Louis to come to him for the Income. The fact thus related is significant as indicating that Louis had sufficient capacity to know the value of his property, j and appreciate his own inability to do business. John McTierney thought that Louis was a little weak-minded, but not insane. As an instance of that which he considered weak-mindedness, the witness stated that Louis was disturbed when he heard of the death of a man to whom he had loaned some money, and expressed a fear that he would lose both his principal and Interest, , but afterwards was much relieved when, upon the advice of the witness, he called upon the executor of the dead man's estate, and found that he would not suffer loss. The incident, I think, tends more strongly to evince capacity than to establish serious mental deficiency. To Louis Beauplaud he seemed to be boyish, yet he manifested a consciousness of mental deficiency, and a providence against it, by begging Mr. Beauplaud to take charge of his papers, because he was Incapable of doing so safely himself. A number of letters which Alfred Bolsaubin wrote to Louis between 1877 and 1880, when Alfred got from him about all his money, are offered in evidence by the caveators. Those letters exhibit that Alfred exercised an artful control of Louis to the latter's detriment, yet they are couched In terms which could not have been understood by one who was without any business capacity or understanding. Their very terms prove a moderate capacity in the person to whom they were addressed. Instances of eccentricities in dress and behavior have been given In evidence, which, In a great measure, are accounted for by Louis' extreme obesity, and the unconventional society in which he lived. I need not refer to the two or three witnesses that the proponent produces to show that Louis was of average business capacity. Thus the proofs of the caveators satisfy me that under favorable circumstances Louis was able to make a valid will. I do not doubt, although his capacity was moderate, that it was sufficient to comprehend the character and value of his property, and to know his kindred and their natural claims upon his bounty, and the purpose and effect of a will in its relation to

 

them and to those he desired to give his property and the property itself. After his trouble with Alfred he declared to Edward Thebaud that he would never leave Alfred a cent, and about the same time, to Mr. Blanchet, that toe was going to see about his will; thus manifesting his knowledge and purpose of effect of the will.

 

There is more difficulty with the second inquiry,—whether the will was the product of Alfred Boisaubin's undue Influence. The proofs show th:\t in 1867, when the will was made, Alfred and Louis were fast friends. Just previous to that time they had quarreled with their brother Amidee, at Alfred's instance, apparently in defense of the property of Louis, and had caused a suit in equity to be commenced against Amidee, charging him with the misappropriation of the estate of Louis; and thus they were brought together in a friendship which, so far as Louis was concerned, was cemented by his gratitude to the brother who, at persona) sacrifice, zealously espoused his cause. In this litigation Alfred was the dominant spirit. It was he who first employed counsel, and subsequently attended upon counsel with his dependent brother. The position of Alfred In this litigation Is Indicated by Mr. Pitney, when he says that Alfred and Geoffrey acted for him precisely as they would for a female who had business to attend to and wanted men to assist her. The dominant position of Alfred Is well Illustrated by the following instances: When Amidee asked Louis his reason for bringing the suit against him, Louis replied, "Freddie [his pet name for Alfred] did tell me to do It" Amidee testifies that in January, 1867, he was sick In Alfred's house, and about a time when Alfred ordered him out of the house. Louis one day came to his room, and said, "Alfred did tell me to tell you if you didn't like it you could go to the poor- house." It was a short time after the trouble with Amidee, and while Alfred and Louis still lived together in close friendship, that the will was both made and executed at a single sitting In Mr. Pitney's private office, in presence of Alfred Boisau- bin, the sole legatee. Mr. Pitney has forgotten the particulars of that Interview, and Alfred Boisaubln has refrained from disclosing them, or denying his remembrance of them. Alfred was called to the witness stand by the eaveators to establish as Indicia of undue Influence that after the will wae executed he received it from his brother Louis, and, after Indorsing It "Will and Testament of Louis-' V. Boisaubln. to Alfred E. Boisaubin, June 17, 1807," with his own hand, as though to Impress it as peculaiiy his property, he retained It until afier the death of Louis, but, though admonished by the character of his testimony of the Inferences that would be drawn from his interposition in the will making, he did not essay

 

to deny that the will was the product of his undue influence, or to explain his connection with it.

 

It is claimed that as the case stands It exhibits a weak-minded, dependent testator, shown by events, at the time of the will making and thereafter, to be peculiarly susceptible to the Influences nnd under the domination of the favored legatee, living with, that legatee, constantly attended by him at the office of counsel, and there, in the presence of that legatee, making a will which gave him his entire estate, to the exclusion of three brothers, who had equal, natural, and, for aught that appears to the contrary, save perhaps in the case of Amidee, meritorious, claims upon his bounty, and then the immediate surrender of the document so made to that favored legatee, and the legatee's significant indorsement of it as his own property, and subsequent retention of It for years, after he had deeply wronged the testator, and when the testator's bitter feelings of resentment admonished him that if a new will should be made he could not hope to be an object of Its bounty; and it Is urged that thus sufficient indicia of undue Influence are presented to raise a presumption against the Instrument, which, unrebutted, must be fatal to It, and that those indicia called so loudly upon the legatee, who nlso, it is remembered, Is the proponent of the will, to explain the situation, that his silence itself becomes a potent factor In strengthening the presumption. Upon a careful review of this case, I am so impressed by the indicia Insisted upon, and, conspicuously among them, the mental weakness of Louis, especially in rendering htm susceptible to the Influences of the moment: the unbounded control that his brother Alfred exercised over him at the time the will was made, and, Indeed, until after he had secured possession of Louis' estate; the apparently active participation of Alfred In the procuration of the will, and the unjust provisions of that instrument, all of which remain unexplained by the proponent,—that I am unwilling to admit the will to probate. I think that the burden of proving that Louis was free from the exercise of undue Influence upon his part by these circumstances was cast npon the proponent. He was advised by competent counsel, both in the orphans' court and in this court, and had full opportunity to bear the burden, yet, although aware that he knew more than any living witness of the factH bearing upon the crucial points, he deliberately kept aloof from the witness stand, as If by fear, and made no attempt to bear the onus which was thrown upon him. In the case of Wadding- ton v. Buzby, 43 N. J. Eq. 154, 10 Atl. Rep. 862, I had occasion to refer to the precedents here in point I do not now need to add to them. The decree of the orphans' court will be affirmed.

 

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85. vii.

Alfred E. Boisaubin was born about Mar 1840 in New Jersey[66, 76]. He married Alice [Boisaubin] about 1879. He died after 1910[69].

64.

Louisa Antoinette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin-7 (Vincent Classe-6, Pierre-5, Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 20 Jun 1803 in Morristown, NJ. She died on 29 Jul 1874 in Paris, France.

Notes for Louisa Antoinette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Name Luisa Boisaubin appears as witness to May 10, 1806 codicil to will of William McIlwaine of Burnington, N.J. [ Archives of State of New Jersey, Documents relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, First Series Vol XL, Vol XI, Calendar of Wills, 1806-1809, Edited and Indexed by Elmer T. Hutchinson, Corresponding Secretary, New Jersey Historical Society. MacCrellish & Quigley, Co. Trenton, N.J. 1947, p. 226]

 

FPD617368 F/P décès 1874 F SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) FORMON PARIS 75

 

 

Etienne Joseph Forman Esq. son of Michel Forman and Jeanne Mariot du Pleissis was born on 15 Dec 1784 in Les Cayes (St-Domingue). He died on 12 Oct 1854 in Paris, France.

Notes for Etienne Joseph Forman Esq.:

General Notes:

Deputy from Britany for 16 years

 

député de 1827 à 1830

 

G.H.C. Numéro 58 : Mars 1994 Page 1008

Les FORMON descendance d'un domingois et d'une guadeloupéenne

Olivier de Cadoret

 

NDLR Olivier de Cadoret nous a adressé une longue

généalogie de cette famille de l'ascendance maternelle de

son épouse. Nous l'en remercions et ne publions ci-après

que ce qui concerne des personnes nées il y a plus de cent

ans.

I Etienne FORMON, député de 1827 à 1830, fils de Michel et

Jeanne MARIOT DU PLESSIS

o Les Cayes (St-Domingue) 15 12 1784

+ Paris 12 10 1854

x Paris 26 1 1831 Louise VAN SCHALKWYCK de BOISAUBIN,

fille de Bon Vincent et de Louise DOUILLARD-

MAHAUDIèRE (de Guadeloupe)

o Morristown (New-Jersey, Etats-Unis) 20 6 1803

+ Paris 8e 29 7 1874

d'où six enfants :

II

1 Louise FORMON

o Paris 23 2 1831 + Sans alliance

2 Emma FORMON

o Paris 26 3 1832

+ St-Benoît-sur-Loire (37) 15 8 1893

x Paris 12 7 1858 René de CHASTENET marquis de PUYSÉGUR,

fils du comte Ladislas et de Pauline de CHARETTE

d'AUVRY

o Tours (37) 9 6 1818

+ St-Benoît-sur-Loire 5 2 1895, 78 ans

ax Aliénor de MAILLY

Sans postérité

3 Etienne FORMON

o Paris 1er 23 10 1833 + Toutlemonde (49) 8 9 1913

Sans alliance

4 Catherine FORMON

o Paris 2 11 1834 + San Remo (Italie) 25 4 1875

Sans alliance

5 Edouard FORMON

o Paris 25 4 1836 + Sans alliance

6 Henri FORMON

o Huismes (37) 14 1 1839 + Tours 17 8 1896

x Huismes 23 6 1866 Eléonore SICRE de FONTBRUNE, fille

de Paul et de Marie GUILLEMARD

o Sainte-Suzanne (Réunion) 15 2 1845

+ Paris 16e 25 5 1924

III 6 Henri FORMON x Eléonore SICRE de FONTBRUNE

 

1 Anne FORMON, religieuse

o Tours 23 3 1867

+ Port-Louis (Ile Maurice) 11 6 1899

2 Marthe FORMON

o Toutlemonde (49) 31 7 1868 + Toutlemonde 24 1 1951

Sans alliance

3 Etienne FORMON

o St-Benoît-sur-Loire 4 4 1870

+ Toutlemonde 21 12 1956

x Paris 8e 16 2 1901 Anne LE BAS DU PLESSIS, fille du

vicomte Henri et de Suzanne VALLET de VILLENEUVE-

GUIBERT

o Montigny-sur-Aube (21) 20 12 1878

+ Chemillé (49) 27 5 1973

d'où cinq enfants (postérité jusqu'à nos jours FORMON,

ROTHE, DES COGNETS de CORREC de KERDREORET, etc.)

4 René FORMON

o Huismes 29 9 1882

+ Ivry-sur-Seine (94) 25 4 1965

ax Paris 17e 27 10 1908 Germaine MAZIèRES, fille de

Joseph et de Julie MIGNOT

o Cognac (16) 27 7 1888

divorce et annulation

bx Paris 16e 17 8 1921 Marcelle CHIGNAGUET, fille de

Jean et de Jeanne LASSERRE

o Périgueux (24) 10 11 1895

Sans postérité des deux mariages

 

 

 

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Notes for Etienne Joseph Forman Esq.:

General Notes:

Deputy from Britany for 16 years

 

député de 1827 à 1830

 

G.H.C. Numéro 58 : Mars 1994 Page 1008

Les FORMON descendance d'un domingois et d'une guadeloupéenne

Olivier de Cadoret

 

NDLR Olivier de Cadoret nous a adressé une longue

généalogie de cette famille de l'ascendance maternelle de

son épouse. Nous l'en remercions et ne publions ci-après

que ce qui concerne des personnes nées il y a plus de cent

ans.

I Etienne FORMON, député de 1827 à 1830, fils de Michel et

Jeanne MARIOT DU PLESSIS

o Les Cayes (St-Domingue) 15 12 1784

+ Paris 12 10 1854

x Paris 26 1 1831 Louise VAN SCHALKWYCK de BOISAUBIN,

fille de Bon Vincent et de Louise DOUILLARD-

MAHAUDIèRE (de Guadeloupe)

o Morristown (New-Jersey, Etats-Unis) 20 6 1803

+ Paris 8e 29 7 1874

d'où six enfants :

II

1 Louise FORMON

o Paris 23 2 1831 + Sans alliance

2 Emma FORMON

o Paris 26 3 1832

+ St-Benoît-sur-Loire (37) 15 8 1893

x Paris 12 7 1858 René de CHASTENET marquis de PUYSÉGUR,

fils du comte Ladislas et de Pauline de CHARETTE

d'AUVRY

o Tours (37) 9 6 1818

+ St-Benoît-sur-Loire 5 2 1895, 78 ans

ax Aliénor de MAILLY

Sans postérité

3 Etienne FORMON

o Paris 1er 23 10 1833 + Toutlemonde (49) 8 9 1913

Sans alliance

4 Catherine FORMON

o Paris 2 11 1834 + San Remo (Italie) 25 4 1875

Sans alliance

5 Edouard FORMON

o Paris 25 4 1836 + Sans alliance

6 Henri FORMON

o Huismes (37) 14 1 1839 + Tours 17 8 1896

x Huismes 23 6 1866 Eléonore SICRE de FONTBRUNE, fille

de Paul et de Marie GUILLEMARD

o Sainte-Suzanne (Réunion) 15 2 1845

+ Paris 16e 25 5 1924

III 6 Henri FORMON x Eléonore SICRE de FONTBRUNE

 

1 Anne FORMON, religieuse

o Tours 23 3 1867

+ Port-Louis (Ile Maurice) 11 6 1899

2 Marthe FORMON

o Toutlemonde (49) 31 7 1868 + Toutlemonde 24 1 1951

Sans alliance

3 Etienne FORMON

o St-Benoît-sur-Loire 4 4 1870

+ Toutlemonde 21 12 1956

x Paris 8e 16 2 1901 Anne LE BAS DU PLESSIS, fille du

vicomte Henri et de Suzanne VALLET de VILLENEUVE-

GUIBERT

o Montigny-sur-Aube (21) 20 12 1878

+ Chemillé (49) 27 5 1973

d'où cinq enfants (postérité jusqu'à nos jours FORMON,

ROTHE, DES COGNETS de CORREC de KERDREORET, etc.)

4 René FORMON

o Huismes 29 9 1882

+ Ivry-sur-Seine (94) 25 4 1965

ax Paris 17e 27 10 1908 Germaine MAZIèRES, fille de

Joseph et de Julie MIGNOT

o Cognac (16) 27 7 1888

divorce et annulation

bx Paris 16e 17 8 1921 Marcelle CHIGNAGUET, fille de

Jean et de Jeanne LASSERRE

o Périgueux (24) 10 11 1895

Sans postérité des deux mariages

 

 

 

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Notes for Etienne Joseph Forman Esq.:

General Notes:

Deputy from Britany for 16 years

 

député de 1827 à 1830

 

G.H.C. Numéro 58 : Mars 1994 Page 1008

Les FORMON descendance d'un domingois et d'une guadeloupéenne

Olivier de Cadoret

 

NDLR Olivier de Cadoret nous a adressé une longue

généalogie de cette famille de l'ascendance maternelle de

son épouse. Nous l'en remercions et ne publions ci-après

que ce qui concerne des personnes nées il y a plus de cent

ans.

I Etienne FORMON, député de 1827 à 1830, fils de Michel et

Jeanne MARIOT DU PLESSIS

o Les Cayes (St-Domingue) 15 12 1784

+ Paris 12 10 1854

x Paris 26 1 1831 Louise VAN SCHALKWYCK de BOISAUBIN,

fille de Bon Vincent et de Louise DOUILLARD-

MAHAUDIèRE (de Guadeloupe)

o Morristown (New-Jersey, Etats-Unis) 20 6 1803

+ Paris 8e 29 7 1874

d'où six enfants :

II

1 Louise FORMON

o Paris 23 2 1831 + Sans alliance

2 Emma FORMON

o Paris 26 3 1832

+ St-Benoît-sur-Loire (37) 15 8 1893

x Paris 12 7 1858 René de CHASTENET marquis de PUYSÉGUR,

fils du comte Ladislas et de Pauline de CHARETTE

d'AUVRY

o Tours (37) 9 6 1818

+ St-Benoît-sur-Loire 5 2 1895, 78 ans

ax Aliénor de MAILLY

Sans postérité

3 Etienne FORMON

o Paris 1er 23 10 1833 + Toutlemonde (49) 8 9 1913

Sans alliance

4 Catherine FORMON

o Paris 2 11 1834 + San Remo (Italie) 25 4 1875

Sans alliance

5 Edouard FORMON

o Paris 25 4 1836 + Sans alliance

6 Henri FORMON

o Huismes (37) 14 1 1839 + Tours 17 8 1896

x Huismes 23 6 1866 Eléonore SICRE de FONTBRUNE, fille

de Paul et de Marie GUILLEMARD

o Sainte-Suzanne (Réunion) 15 2 1845

+ Paris 16e 25 5 1924

III 6 Henri FORMON x Eléonore SICRE de FONTBRUNE

 

1 Anne FORMON, religieuse

o Tours 23 3 1867

+ Port-Louis (Ile Maurice) 11 6 1899

2 Marthe FORMON

o Toutlemonde (49) 31 7 1868 + Toutlemonde 24 1 1951

Sans alliance

3 Etienne FORMON

o St-Benoît-sur-Loire 4 4 1870

+ Toutlemonde 21 12 1956

x Paris 8e 16 2 1901 Anne LE BAS DU PLESSIS, fille du

vicomte Henri et de Suzanne VALLET de VILLENEUVE-

GUIBERT

o Montigny-sur-Aube (21) 20 12 1878

+ Chemillé (49) 27 5 1973

d'où cinq enfants (postérité jusqu'à nos jours FORMON,

ROTHE, DES COGNETS de CORREC de KERDREORET, etc.)

4 René FORMON

o Huismes 29 9 1882

+ Ivry-sur-Seine (94) 25 4 1965

ax Paris 17e 27 10 1908 Germaine MAZIèRES, fille de

Joseph et de Julie MIGNOT

o Cognac (16) 27 7 1888

divorce et annulation

bx Paris 16e 17 8 1921 Marcelle CHIGNAGUET, fille de

Jean et de Jeanne LASSERRE

o Périgueux (24) 10 11 1895

Sans postérité des deux mariages

 

 

 

Etienne Joseph Forman Esq. and Louisa Antoinette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin were married about 07 Nov 1829 in New York, NY[21, 22]. They had the following children:

i.

Marie Forman[3] was born after 1829. She died before 1887.

Notes for Marie Forman:

General Notes:

Died shortly after her mother

 

 

ii.

Louise Forman was born on 23 Feb 1831 in Paris. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Louise Forman:

General Notes:

Did not marry.

 

 

iii.

Emma Forman[3] was born on 26 Mar 1832 in Paris. She married René de Chastenet marquis de Puységur on 12 Jul 1858 in Paris. She died on 15 Aug 1893 in St-Benoît-sur-Loire.

Notes for Emma Forman:

General Notes:

No children.

 

 

iv.

Etienne Forman[3] was born on 23 Oct 1833 in Paris. He died on 09 Aug 1913 in Toutlemonde.

Notes for Etienne Forman:

General Notes:

Officer in the French Army and was publicly decorated by General Trochn in command of Paris at the time of the Prussian Siege

 

Did not marry.

 

 

v.

Catherine Forman was born on 11 Feb 1834 in Paris. She died on 25 Apr 1875 in San Remo, Italy.

Notes for Catherine Forman:

General Notes:

Did not marry.

 

 

vi.

Edouard Forman was born on 25 Apr 1836 in Paris. He died on Unknown.

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Notes for Edouard Forman:

General Notes:

Did not marry.

 

 

86. vii.

Henri Forman[3] was born on 14 Jan 1839 in Huismes. He married Eléonore Sicre de Fontbrune on 23 Jun 1866 in Huismes. He died on 17 Aug 1896 in Tours Huismes.

65.

Edward L. Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin-7 (Vincent Classe-6, Pierre-5, Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 06 Sep 1804 in Morristown, NJ[23]. He died on 27 Aug 1856 in La Chapelle sur Erdre, Loire Atlantique, FraNCE.

Notes for Edward L. Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name Alexandre Louis Edouard Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin

 

In addition to the two daughters named here apparently had a number of sons who were superior officers in the French Army and greatly distinguished themselves during the Franco-Prussian War.

 

One of sons, Paul or Edmond, possibly spouse of woman named in these references:

FPM202625 X 1880 SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) BECDELIEVRE (DE) FEURS 42

FPD612312 F/P décès 1881 F BECDELIEVRE (DE) SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) ANGERS

 

Other possibly spouse of woman named in these references:

FPD612359 F/P décès 1878 F MEISSNER (DE) SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) PARIS

FPM206779 X 1862 SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) BONNINIERE DE BEAUMONT (DE LA) NANTES 44

FPM206875 X 1862 SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) BONNINIERE DE BEAUMONT (DE LA) PARIS 75

 

 

Henriette Stéphanie Bullock daughter of Joseph Robert Bullock and Henriette Ursule Etienne Guillaume de Gaugy was born on 06 May 1813 in Barbados. She died between 1884-1885.

Notes for Henriette Stéphanie Bullock:

General Notes:

Daughter of an English Admiral

 

FPD607557 F/P décès 1884 F BULLOCK DE GAUGY SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) ANGERS 49

 

FPD809395 F/P décès 1885 F BULLOCK DE GAUGY SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN (VAN) ANGERS 49

 

 

Edward L. Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin and Henriette Stéphanie Bullock were married on 08 Oct 1831 in Cellette, France. They had the following children:

i.

Louisa Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin[3].

Notes for Louisa Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Per "Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899 with additions thru 1921" Louisa was miraculously cured at la Latelle in France, was greatly deformed by sickness and past all medical skill, she is now Superior of a Carmelite Convent at Cholet, France

 

 

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Notes for Louisa Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Per "Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899 with additions thru 1921" Louisa was miraculously cured at la Latelle in France, was greatly deformed by sickness and past all medical skill, she is now Superior of a Carmelite Convent at Cholet, France

 

 

87. ii.

Paul Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born on 24 Jul 1832 in Loir-et-Cher, Cellettes, France. He married Elisabeth Bonin de m Bonninière de Beaumont on 30 Dec 1862 in Paris, France. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Edmond Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin was born on 23 Feb 1834 in Morristown, NJ. He married Marie Meissner in Jul 1875. He died about 15 Oct 1914 in France.

Notes for Edmond Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Possibly a second marriage on April 7, 1884

 

 

 

1914

Le i5 octobre ont eu lieu, en l'église Saint-Joseph d'Angers, au milieu d'une assistance émue de parents et d'amis, les obsèques du colonel baron van Shalckwijck de Boisaubin, officier de la Légion d'honneur, commandeur de l'ordre de Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand, décoré de la médaille d'Algérie. La messe a été dite et l'absoute donnée par M. le chanoine Delahaye, curé de Saint-Joseph. Le corps a ensuite été conduit à Blaison, où l'inhumation a eu lieu dans le caveau de famille.

 

Le Baron Edmond était né en i834- II appartenait à une très ancienne famille de la meilleure noblesse hollandaise. Il avait été un officier supérieur de grand mérite et comptait de brillants faits d'armes à son actif; il avait reçu pour ses exploits dans la campagne de Kabylie, la médaille d'Algérie et avait été nommé successivement chevalier et officier de la Légion d'honneur. Lieutenant-colonel à Dinan, au 24" dragons il s'était prodigué en 1889, lors de l'épidémie de lièvre typhoïde, avec un tel dévouement pour les soldats malades de son régiment, payant jour et nuit de sa personne et de sa bourse avec une insigne générosité, que les officiers du a4e dragons, émus de reconnaissance, avaient fait frapper en son honneur une médaille d'or à son nom avec le millésime et qu'il conservait pieusement ; de son côté, le Ministère de l'Intérieur s'était empressé de décerner une « médaille de sauvetage » au chef du régiment, à qui plus d'un soldat ou d'un officier avait dû la vie et qui s'était montré héros dans la lutte contre l'épidémie comme dans la lutte contre l'arabe sur les plateaux algériens.

 

En prenant sa retraite, le Baron de Boisaubin vint se fixer à Angers et consacra avec zèle ses loisirs aux œuvres de charité.

 

Le Saint-Siège avait reconnu ses éminents services en l'élevant à la dignité de Commandeur de l'Ordre de Saint-Grégoire-le- Grand.

 

 

 

 

1875

11-18 juillet. — M. Edmond van Schalkiuyck- Bois- Aubin, capitaine commandant au 18 dragons, fils d'Edouard van Schalkwyck-Bois-Aubin et d'Henriette Billock, sa veuve, avec M11" Marie Meissner, fille d'Alexandre Meiss- ner et de Marie-Sophie Bœnsch, décédés (8" arr.).

 

 

 

Entry found in:

 

La base de données de la légion d'honneur: 213 000 dossiers de titulaires de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur depuis la création de l'Ordre et décédés avant 1954

http://www.culture.fr/cgi-bin/wave.cgi?dqi=leonore&icon=/documentation/icones

 

Cote L2673100

Nom VAN SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN

Prénom(s) EDMOND

Sexe M

Date de naissance 1834/02/23

Nationalité E

Lieu de naissance ETATS-UNIS;NEW-JERSEY;MORRISTOWN

 

Requête : (Van Schalkwyck) :NOM

 

Served in 12th Cuirassiers

Commanded 24th Dragoons, Dinan, France

 

 

 

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Notes for Edmond Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Possibly a second marriage on April 7, 1884

 

 

 

1914

Le i5 octobre ont eu lieu, en l'église Saint-Joseph d'Angers, au milieu d'une assistance émue de parents et d'amis, les obsèques du colonel baron van Shalckwijck de Boisaubin, officier de la Légion d'honneur, commandeur de l'ordre de Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand, décoré de la médaille d'Algérie. La messe a été dite et l'absoute donnée par M. le chanoine Delahaye, curé de Saint-Joseph. Le corps a ensuite été conduit à Blaison, où l'inhumation a eu lieu dans le caveau de famille.

 

Le Baron Edmond était né en i834- II appartenait à une très ancienne famille de la meilleure noblesse hollandaise. Il avait été un officier supérieur de grand mérite et comptait de brillants faits d'armes à son actif; il avait reçu pour ses exploits dans la campagne de Kabylie, la médaille d'Algérie et avait été nommé successivement chevalier et officier de la Légion d'honneur. Lieutenant-colonel à Dinan, au 24" dragons il s'était prodigué en 1889, lors de l'épidémie de lièvre typhoïde, avec un tel dévouement pour les soldats malades de son régiment, payant jour et nuit de sa personne et de sa bourse avec une insigne générosité, que les officiers du a4e dragons, émus de reconnaissance, avaient fait frapper en son honneur une médaille d'or à son nom avec le millésime et qu'il conservait pieusement ; de son côté, le Ministère de l'Intérieur s'était empressé de décerner une « médaille de sauvetage » au chef du régiment, à qui plus d'un soldat ou d'un officier avait dû la vie et qui s'était montré héros dans la lutte contre l'épidémie comme dans la lutte contre l'arabe sur les plateaux algériens.

 

En prenant sa retraite, le Baron de Boisaubin vint se fixer à Angers et consacra avec zèle ses loisirs aux œuvres de charité.

 

Le Saint-Siège avait reconnu ses éminents services en l'élevant à la dignité de Commandeur de l'Ordre de Saint-Grégoire-le- Grand.

 

 

 

 

1875

11-18 juillet. — M. Edmond van Schalkiuyck- Bois- Aubin, capitaine commandant au 18 dragons, fils d'Edouard van Schalkwyck-Bois-Aubin et d'Henriette Billock, sa veuve, avec M11" Marie Meissner, fille d'Alexandre Meiss- ner et de Marie-Sophie Bœnsch, décédés (8" arr.).

 

 

 

Entry found in:

 

La base de données de la légion d'honneur: 213 000 dossiers de titulaires de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur depuis la création de l'Ordre et décédés avant 1954

http://www.culture.fr/cgi-bin/wave.cgi?dqi=leonore&icon=/documentation/icones

 

Cote L2673100

Nom VAN SCHALKWYCK DE BOISAUBIN

Prénom(s) EDMOND

Sexe M

Date de naissance 1834/02/23

Nationalité E

Lieu de naissance ETATS-UNIS;NEW-JERSEY;MORRISTOWN

 

Requête : (Van Schalkwyck) :NOM

 

Served in 12th Cuirassiers

Commanded 24th Dragoons, Dinan, France

 

 

 

iv.

Marie Henriette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin[3] was born on 26 Nov 1836 in Loir-et-Cher, Cellettes, France. She married Arthur Guerin du Grandlaunay on 03 Aug 1863 in Nantes, Loire Atlantique E, France. She died on 22 Jan 1917.

66.

Emma Lucette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin-7 (Vincent Classe-6, Pierre-5, Denis-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[24] was born about 27 Oct 1805 in Morristown, NJ[25, 26, 27]. She died on 13 Aug 1863 in Morristown, NJ[30, 31].

Notes for Emma Lucette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Emma Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin

 

Left 12 children

 

Per Diana T. Nicholson: "She died well after 1856, apparently, because our family history makes reference to the fact that Edward travelled to Europe with her several times after his retirement from the family firm."

 

1850 Census Index for Chatham Township, Morris County, NJ. This index lists primarily those who were the Head of Household, and others that had a different surname within the household. Spellings are as they are found on the census.

 

Microfilm roll M432-459 contains the following jurisdictions:

Location Page IndexName

CHATHAM TWP 185 Theband, Emma

 

 

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36073.33]

 

Individual: Emma Thebaud

Gender: Female

Age: 27

Occupation: Lady

 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Ship Sully

Port of Departure: Havre

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Nov 5, 1833

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 21

List Number: 812

 

 

 

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Notes for Emma Lucette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin:

General Notes:

Full name: Emma Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin

 

Left 12 children

 

Per Diana T. Nicholson: "She died well after 1856, apparently, because our family history makes reference to the fact that Edward travelled to Europe with her several times after his retirement from the family firm."

 

1850 Census Index for Chatham Township, Morris County, NJ. This index lists primarily those who were the Head of Household, and others that had a different surname within the household. Spellings are as they are found on the census.

 

Microfilm roll M432-459 contains the following jurisdictions:

Location Page IndexName

CHATHAM TWP 185 Theband, Emma

 

 

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36073.33]

 

Individual: Emma Thebaud

Gender: Female

Age: 27

Occupation: Lady

 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Ship Sully

Port of Departure: Havre

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Nov 5, 1833

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 21

List Number: 812

 

 

 

Edward T. Thébaud son of Joseph Thébaud and Marie Thâeráese Fâelicitâe Le Breton[77] was born on 13 Jun 1798 in New York, NY[26, 78, 79, 80, 81]. He died on 06 Sep 1883 in Madison, NJ[3, 82].

Notes for Edward T. Thébaud:

General Notes:

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

The above named gentleman was the son of Joseph Thebaud, who when a young man came to the United States, in 1792, holding the responsible position of agent of the French East India Company, as well as representatives of several French capitalists and merchants. He first settled in Boston, then for a short time in New Haven, finally establishing himself in the city of New York, wher he soon became one of its leading merchants. He died in 1811, universally respected.

 

His son Edward, subject of this sketch, was born in Beekman street, New York city, in June, 1798. When very young he was sent to the Moravian College, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for his education. Upon attaining his majority he found an ample fortune awaiting him. Being, however, of industrial habits, and wishing to lead a mercantile life, he entered as clerk in the leading commercial house in that city—that of G.G.&S. Howland. He made several voyages as supercargo; and upon severing this connection formed a partnership with his father's old clerk, under the firm name Bouchaud & Thebaud, which continued in great prosperity for many years. In 1826 he withdrew from the house, retiring to his estate near Morristown.

 

In 1823 Mr. Thebaud married the accomplished and beautiful daughter of the exiled French nobleman, Vincent Boisaubin, a sketch of whose life is given in this work. Upon the death of his father-in-law in 1834, Mr. Thebaud removed to New York, having purchased an elegant mansion situated in Bleecker street and known as Leroy Place, where he resided for many years, retaining, however, a country seat at Morristown. He resumed business with his old partner, which continued until the retirement of the former in 1850. In this year he admitted his eldest son as partner, the firm now being Edward Thebaud & Son. In 1858, after a long and industrious business career, Mr. Thebaud retired from mercantile life, leaving his vast interests in the hands of his two sons (another son having in the meantime been received as partner), the firm name being changed to that of Edward Thebaud's Sons.

 

Edward Thebaud, soon after his retirement, with his wife and daughter visited numerous relative in Europe. Upon his return he occupied his beautiful mansion situated at Madison and now known as Thebaud Place.

 

Mr. Thebaud, in his eighty-sixth year, died at his homestead and was buried in St. Vincent's cemetery. He was a man of fine personal appearance of agreeable manners and of friendly disposition, and was much respected by his fellow citizens, who attended his funeral in large numbers and caused the town flag to be lowered in this honor.

 

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36073.32]

 

Individual: Edward Thebaud

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Occupation: Merchant

 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Brig Joseph

Port of Departure: Bordeaux, France

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Jul 11, 1821

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 2

List Number: 169

 

Thebaud, Edward

Event: Lived in: 1850

Place: New York City County: New York

Comments: Merchant

Source: Doggett'S New York City Directory, For 1849-1850

Publisher: John Doggett, Jr. & Co.

Publication Information: NY, NY, 1850.

Page: 413 Province: New York

 

1850 U.S. Census for New York also identifies following individuals as living in household. Relationship unclear. They do not appear to be either siblings or children of Edward T. Thebaud:

 

Georgeana Thebaud 38 F born in New Jersey

Susan Thebaud 24 F born in New Jersey

Hall Thebaud 20 M born in New Jersey

Agustus Thebaud 18 M born in New Jersey

Gertrude Thebaud 16 F born in Paris

David Thebaud 14 M born in New York

Samuel Thebaud 10 M born in New York

 

Two other children, Mary age 4 and Frances age 2 appear to have been counted twice, once here in New York and again in New Jersey a month later with Emma, the wife of Edward T. Thebaud, and the other children of their marriage.

 

 

Original College Charter (c. 1861)

An Act To Incorporate Seton Hall College

Be it Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, that James Roosevelt Bayley, Patrick Moran, Bernard J. McQuaid, John Mackin, Michael Madden, Henry James Anderson, Orestes A. Brownson, Edward Thebaud, Jr., Daniel Coghlan, William Dunn, Dominic Eggert, Michael J. Ledwith and John B. Richmond, and their successors, being members of the Roman Catholic Church, shall be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of “Seton Hall College,” and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and may sue, and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and may purchase and hold property, whether acquired by purchase, gift or devise, and whether real, personal or mixed, and may make and have a corporate seal, and the same break and alter at their pleasure, and shall have all other rights belonging to similar corporations by the law of this State.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Edward T. Thébaud:

General Notes:

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

The above named gentleman was the son of Joseph Thebaud, who when a young man came to the United States, in 1792, holding the responsible position of agent of the French East India Company, as well as representatives of several French capitalists and merchants. He first settled in Boston, then for a short time in New Haven, finally establishing himself in the city of New York, wher he soon became one of its leading merchants. He died in 1811, universally respected.

 

His son Edward, subject of this sketch, was born in Beekman street, New York city, in June, 1798. When very young he was sent to the Moravian College, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for his education. Upon attaining his majority he found an ample fortune awaiting him. Being, however, of industrial habits, and wishing to lead a mercantile life, he entered as clerk in the leading commercial house in that city—that of G.G.&S. Howland. He made several voyages as supercargo; and upon severing this connection formed a partnership with his father's old clerk, under the firm name Bouchaud & Thebaud, which continued in great prosperity for many years. In 1826 he withdrew from the house, retiring to his estate near Morristown.

 

In 1823 Mr. Thebaud married the accomplished and beautiful daughter of the exiled French nobleman, Vincent Boisaubin, a sketch of whose life is given in this work. Upon the death of his father-in-law in 1834, Mr. Thebaud removed to New York, having purchased an elegant mansion situated in Bleecker street and known as Leroy Place, where he resided for many years, retaining, however, a country seat at Morristown. He resumed business with his old partner, which continued until the retirement of the former in 1850. In this year he admitted his eldest son as partner, the firm now being Edward Thebaud & Son. In 1858, after a long and industrious business career, Mr. Thebaud retired from mercantile life, leaving his vast interests in the hands of his two sons (another son having in the meantime been received as partner), the firm name being changed to that of Edward Thebaud's Sons.

 

Edward Thebaud, soon after his retirement, with his wife and daughter visited numerous relative in Europe. Upon his return he occupied his beautiful mansion situated at Madison and now known as Thebaud Place.

 

Mr. Thebaud, in his eighty-sixth year, died at his homestead and was buried in St. Vincent's cemetery. He was a man of fine personal appearance of agreeable manners and of friendly disposition, and was much respected by his fellow citizens, who attended his funeral in large numbers and caused the town flag to be lowered in this honor.

 

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36073.32]

 

Individual: Edward Thebaud

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Occupation: Merchant

 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Brig Joseph

Port of Departure: Bordeaux, France

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Jul 11, 1821

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 2

List Number: 169

 

Thebaud, Edward

Event: Lived in: 1850

Place: New York City County: New York

Comments: Merchant

Source: Doggett'S New York City Directory, For 1849-1850

Publisher: John Doggett, Jr. & Co.

Publication Information: NY, NY, 1850.

Page: 413 Province: New York

 

1850 U.S. Census for New York also identifies following individuals as living in household. Relationship unclear. They do not appear to be either siblings or children of Edward T. Thebaud:

 

Georgeana Thebaud 38 F born in New Jersey

Susan Thebaud 24 F born in New Jersey

Hall Thebaud 20 M born in New Jersey

Agustus Thebaud 18 M born in New Jersey

Gertrude Thebaud 16 F born in Paris

David Thebaud 14 M born in New York

Samuel Thebaud 10 M born in New York

 

Two other children, Mary age 4 and Frances age 2 appear to have been counted twice, once here in New York and again in New Jersey a month later with Emma, the wife of Edward T. Thebaud, and the other children of their marriage.

 

 

Original College Charter (c. 1861)

An Act To Incorporate Seton Hall College

Be it Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, that James Roosevelt Bayley, Patrick Moran, Bernard J. McQuaid, John Mackin, Michael Madden, Henry James Anderson, Orestes A. Brownson, Edward Thebaud, Jr., Daniel Coghlan, William Dunn, Dominic Eggert, Michael J. Ledwith and John B. Richmond, and their successors, being members of the Roman Catholic Church, shall be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of “Seton Hall College,” and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and may sue, and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and may purchase and hold property, whether acquired by purchase, gift or devise, and whether real, personal or mixed, and may make and have a corporate seal, and the same break and alter at their pleasure, and shall have all other rights belonging to similar corporations by the law of this State.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Edward T. Thébaud:

General Notes:

Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899.

 

The above named gentleman was the son of Joseph Thebaud, who when a young man came to the United States, in 1792, holding the responsible position of agent of the French East India Company, as well as representatives of several French capitalists and merchants. He first settled in Boston, then for a short time in New Haven, finally establishing himself in the city of New York, wher he soon became one of its leading merchants. He died in 1811, universally respected.

 

His son Edward, subject of this sketch, was born in Beekman street, New York city, in June, 1798. When very young he was sent to the Moravian College, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for his education. Upon attaining his majority he found an ample fortune awaiting him. Being, however, of industrial habits, and wishing to lead a mercantile life, he entered as clerk in the leading commercial house in that city—that of G.G.&S. Howland. He made several voyages as supercargo; and upon severing this connection formed a partnership with his father's old clerk, under the firm name Bouchaud & Thebaud, which continued in great prosperity for many years. In 1826 he withdrew from the house, retiring to his estate near Morristown.

 

In 1823 Mr. Thebaud married the accomplished and beautiful daughter of the exiled French nobleman, Vincent Boisaubin, a sketch of whose life is given in this work. Upon the death of his father-in-law in 1834, Mr. Thebaud removed to New York, having purchased an elegant mansion situated in Bleecker street and known as Leroy Place, where he resided for many years, retaining, however, a country seat at Morristown. He resumed business with his old partner, which continued until the retirement of the former in 1850. In this year he admitted his eldest son as partner, the firm now being Edward Thebaud & Son. In 1858, after a long and industrious business career, Mr. Thebaud retired from mercantile life, leaving his vast interests in the hands of his two sons (another son having in the meantime been received as partner), the firm name being changed to that of Edward Thebaud's Sons.

 

Edward Thebaud, soon after his retirement, with his wife and daughter visited numerous relative in Europe. Upon his return he occupied his beautiful mansion situated at Madison and now known as Thebaud Place.

 

Mr. Thebaud, in his eighty-sixth year, died at his homestead and was buried in St. Vincent's cemetery. He was a man of fine personal appearance of agreeable manners and of friendly disposition, and was much respected by his fellow citizens, who attended his funeral in large numbers and caused the town flag to be lowered in this honor.

 

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36073.32]

 

Individual: Edward Thebaud

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Occupation: Merchant

 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Brig Joseph

Port of Departure: Bordeaux, France

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Jul 11, 1821

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 2

List Number: 169

 

Thebaud, Edward

Event: Lived in: 1850

Place: New York City County: New York

Comments: Merchant

Source: Doggett'S New York City Directory, For 1849-1850

Publisher: John Doggett, Jr. & Co.

Publication Information: NY, NY, 1850.

Page: 413 Province: New York

 

1850 U.S. Census for New York also identifies following individuals as living in household. Relationship unclear. They do not appear to be either siblings or children of Edward T. Thebaud:

 

Georgeana Thebaud 38 F born in New Jersey

Susan Thebaud 24 F born in New Jersey

Hall Thebaud 20 M born in New Jersey

Agustus Thebaud 18 M born in New Jersey

Gertrude Thebaud 16 F born in Paris

David Thebaud 14 M born in New York

Samuel Thebaud 10 M born in New York

 

Two other children, Mary age 4 and Frances age 2 appear to have been counted twice, once here in New York and again in New Jersey a month later with Emma, the wife of Edward T. Thebaud, and the other children of their marriage.

 

 

Original College Charter (c. 1861)

An Act To Incorporate Seton Hall College

Be it Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, that James Roosevelt Bayley, Patrick Moran, Bernard J. McQuaid, John Mackin, Michael Madden, Henry James Anderson, Orestes A. Brownson, Edward Thebaud, Jr., Daniel Coghlan, William Dunn, Dominic Eggert, Michael J. Ledwith and John B. Richmond, and their successors, being members of the Roman Catholic Church, shall be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of “Seton Hall College,” and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and may sue, and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and may purchase and hold property, whether acquired by purchase, gift or devise, and whether real, personal or mixed, and may make and have a corporate seal, and the same break and alter at their pleasure, and shall have all other rights belonging to similar corporations by the law of this State.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edward T. Thébaud and Emma Lucette Van Schalkwyck de Boisaubin were married in 1823[28, 29]. They had the following children:

88. i.

Edward Vincent Thébaud[3] was born on 29 Jan 1824 in New York, NY[83, 84, 85]. He married Julia Agusta Moller de Witt on 06 Nov 1856 in Summit, NJ[86, 87]. He died on 21 Jun 1900 in Madison, NJ[28].

89. ii.

Louisa C. Thébaud[3, 88] was born about Jul 1826 in New Jersey[25, 89, 90]. She married Thomas James Glover on 29 Apr 1851 in Madison, NJ[91]. She died on 23 Mar 1900 in New York, NY[92].

90. iii.

Julius Stephen Thébaud[3, 93] was born on 28 Oct 1827 in Morristown, NJ[78, 94, 95]. He married Caroline Laure 27 May 1858'Hervilly about 27 May 1858. He died on 19 Oct 1876 in New York, NY[96, 97].

91. iv.

Paul Louis Thébaud[3] was born about 1830 in New York[98]. He married Matilda Louise Pillot on 04 Nov 1858 in Newark, NJ[99]. He died on 24 Jun 1898 in Mt. Vernon, NY.

92. v.

Gustavus J. Thébaud[3, 93] was born in Dec 1831 in New Jersey[26, 100, 101, 102]. He died between 1900-1920.

vi.

Emma Matilda Thébaud[3, 103] was born between 1833-1836 in France[26, 80]. She died after 1895.

Notes for Emma Matilda Thébaud:

General Notes:

Died without issue [Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36073.39]

 

Individual: Matilda Thebaud

Gender: Female

Age: 7

 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Ship Sully

Port of Departure: Havre

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Nov 5, 1833

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 21

List Number: 812

 

Comment: Ages for Louisa and Matilda appear to be reversed on the ship's manifest.

 

 

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Notes for Emma Matilda Thébaud:

General Notes:

Died without issue [Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36073.39]

 

Individual: Matilda Thebaud

Gender: Female

Age: 7

 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Ship Sully

Port of Departure: Havre

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Nov 5, 1833

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 21

List Number: 812

 

Comment: Ages for Louisa and Matilda appear to be reversed on the ship's manifest.

 

 

vii.

Delphin E. Thébaud[3] was born between 1834-1835 in New York, NY[104, 105, 106]. He died on 10 Mar 1923 in Paris, France[107].

Notes for Delphin E. Thébaud:

General Notes:

Died without issue

 

Name associated with Bruguiere & Thebaud, 51 Cedar

 

 

viii.

Leo Godfrey Thébaud[3] was born on 08 Nov 1839 in New York, NY[25, 26, 49, 108]. He died on 13 May 1893 in Madison, NJ[109].

Notes for Leo Godfrey Thébaud:

General Notes:

When Seaton Hall University was formally opened, on September 1st, 1856, five students appeared: Leo G. Thebaud, Louis Boisaubin and Alfred Boisaubin, from Madison, John Moore of New York City and Peter Meehan of Hoboken, New Jersey. See:

 

http://www.shu.edu/programs/treasury/Service/Jubilee/history.html

 

Studied for priesthood at seminary and was in first group of candidates ordained by Bishop Bayley in 1867. He also served as a Professor of French.

 

 

 

 

ix.

John James Thebaud[3] was born between 1840-1843 in France. He died in 1899.

x.

Marie N. Thébaud[3] was born on 19 Aug 1846 in New York[110]. She died on 02 Feb 1918 in Caldwell, NJ[111].

Notes for Marie N. Thébaud:

General Notes:

Died without issue

 

 

xi.

Frank Fanning Thébaud[3] was born between 1848-1851 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA[25, 26, 78, 112]. He died on 28 Sep 1906 in New York, NY[113].

Notes for Frank Fanning Thébaud:

General Notes:

Lifelong bachelor

 

 

xii.

Frederick Thébaud[3] was born on Unknown. He died before 1883.

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Pierre Louis Honoré \de Bernard de Feissal-8 (Marie Anne-7, Anne-6, Anne Julie-5, Marie Anne-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1).

Marie Anne Augustine Asselin du Chambuert.

Pierre Louis Honoré \de Bernard de Feissal and Marie Anne Augustine Asselin du Chambuert were married on 15 May 1821 in Saint Pierre. They had the following children:

93. i.

Léopold Mathieu Marie de Bernard de Feissal.

94. ii.

Laure de Bernard de Feissal was born about 1824 in Martinique. She died after 1860.

68.

Felix Le Maistre-8 (Jean Baptiste-7, Marie Therèse-6, Anne Julie-5, Marie Anne-4, Cornélia \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1790. He died about 1839.

Louise Rose Crosnier de Bellasistre was born about 1794. She died about 1865.

Felix Le Maistre and Louise Rose Crosnier de Bellasistre married. They had the following children:

95. i.

Mathieu Felix Barthélémy "Raoul" Le Maistre was born about 1835. He died on Unknown.

69.

François Paulin Crocquet-8 (Pierre Antoine Anicet-7, Lambert Nicolas-6, Pierre Lambert-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 24 May 1829 in Basse-Terre, Guadelopue. He died on 08 Jan 1898 in Saint Pierre, Martinique.

Anne Marie Émilie Omnes was born about 1833. She died about 1899.

François Paulin Crocquet and Anne Marie Émilie Omnes were married on 29 Nov 1848 in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. They had the following children:

96. i.

Gaston Crocquet de Belligny was born on 21 Aug 1857 in Saint Pierre, Martinique. He married Gabrielle de Lavigne Sainte-Suzanne on 24 Sep 1899 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. He died on 19 Nov 1924 in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

ii.

Irma Crocquet de Belligny was born on 20 Feb 1856. She died on 08 May 1902 in Saint Pierre, Martinique.

70.

Lambert Sergent Sersily-8 (Victor-7, Lambert-6, Anne Marguerite-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1815. He died about 1876.

Lydie de Lalonde was born about 1819. She died about 1871.

Lambert Sergent Sersily and Lydie de Lalonde were married about 1836. They had the following children:

i.

Adèle Sergent Sersily was born about 1837. She died about 1837.

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ii.

Marie Sergent Sersily was born about 1839. She died about 1907.

97. iii.

Gaston Sergent Sersily was born about 1843. He married Zoë Souques about 1875. He died about 1887.

iv.

Lionel Sergent Sersily was born about 1845. He died about 1881.

98. v.

Arthur Sergent Sersily was born about 1851. He died about 1909.

71.

Emma Sergent Alléaume-8 (Charles Joseph-7, Charles Modeste-6, Anne Marguerite-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1823. She died after 1849.

Auguste Duchassaing de Fontbressin was born about 1820. He died after 1849.

Auguste Duchassaing de Fontbressin and Emma Sergent Alléaume were married about 1846. They had the following children:

99. i.

Emma Duchassaing de Fontbressin was born about 1849. She married Louis Carreau Gaschereau about 1873. She died on Unknown.

72.

Charles Antoine Sergent Alléaume-8 (Charles Joseph-7, Charles Modeste-6, Anne Marguerite-5, Marguerite-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born about 1829. He died about 1911.

Élina Lemoine Maudet.

Charles Antoine Sergent Alléaume and Élina Lemoine Maudet married. They had the following children:

100. i.

Paul Émile Sergent Alléaume was born about 1872. He married Jeanne Brun-Desgrand about 1911. He died about 1914.

73.

Louis Marie Jospeh Jean Devaux-8 (Joseph Émile-7, Marie Henry-6, Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 11 Jun 1873 in La Soufrière. He died on 12 Dec 1960 in Castries, Sainte Lucie.

Notes for Louis Marie Jospeh Jean Devaux:

General Notes:

The eldest son of Joseph Émile Devaux and Corinne Boucher Laguerre was Louis Marie Jospeh Jean (John) Devaux who married Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle d’Etcheparre de Minvielle, daughter of a planter and mechant at Castries. John Devaux died on the 12th December 1960. One of the sons of this marriage is Marie Henri Edward Devaux (usually called Eddy or Eddie) the compiler of this brief digest (from Ian’s History). He married Anne Elizabeth Hanson of Boston, England, and their only son is John Edward Devaux.

 

 

Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle d?Etcheparre was born on 31 Dec 1878. She died on 07 Nov 1959.

Notes for Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle d?Etcheparre:

General Notes:

Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle d’Etcheparre de Minvielle, daughter of a planter and mechant at Castries.

 

 

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Notes for Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle d?Etcheparre:

General Notes:

Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle d’Etcheparre de Minvielle, daughter of a planter and mechant at Castries.

 

 

Louis Marie Jospeh Jean Devaux and Anne Maire Blanche Thérèse Isabelle d?Etcheparre were married on 18 Feb 1903 in Castries, Sainte Lucie. They had the following children:

101. i.

Marie Devaux.

102. ii.

Marie Henri Édouard Devaux was born before 1907. He died after 1961.

103. iii.

Living Devaux.

104. iv.

Living Devaux.

105. v.

Joseph Devaux was born after 1907. He died about 1990 in St. Lucia.

74.

Émile Devaux-8 (Joseph Émile-7, Marie Henry-6, Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on Unknown. He died in 1929.

Marthe Beau.

Émile Devaux and Marthe Beau married. They had the following children:

106. i.

Louis Devaux was born on 09 Jan 1909 in Pointe à Pître en Guadeloupe. He died on 09 Sep 1975 in Martinique.

75.

Leo Devaux-8 (Justin-7, Marie Henry-6, Philippe-Henry-5, Anne Catherine-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born between 1879-1881 in Castries, St. Lucia. He died on Unknown.

Lillian Whitaker was born about Sep 1874 in Halifax, Canada. She died on Unknown.

Leo Devaux and Lillian Whitaker were married in 1909 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. They had the following children:

i.

Living Devaux.

107. ii.

Living Devaux.

108. iii.

Living Devaux.

76.

Marie Anne Irma Prévoteau Sainte-Marie-8 (Thérèse Adélaïde-7, Honorine \Van Schalkwyck Classe-6, Jean Louis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1).

Louis Marie Huyghues Desetages was born on 04 Apr 1812. He died on Unknown.

Louis Marie Huyghues Desetages and Marie Anne Irma Prévoteau Sainte-Marie were married on 14 Jan 1834 in Rivière-Salée. They had the following children:

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109. i.

Décius Huyghues Desetages was born on 09 Aug 1835. He died on Unknown.

77.

Marie Charlotte Crosnier des Vignes-8 (Marie Gertrude-7, Jean Michel-6, Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1) was born on 15 Feb 1793. She died on Unknown.

Jean François Ange Crosnier de Lassichère was born on 10 Jun 1783 in Le Robert, Martinique. He died on 23 Oct 1844 in Saint Pierre, Martinique.

Jean François Ange Crosnier de Lassichère and Marie Charlotte Crosnier des Vignes married. They had the following children:

110. i.

Marie Constance Crosnier de Lassichère was born on 18 Oct 1811 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She married Henri Assier de Pompignan on 09 Sep 1829 in Sainte Pierre, Martinique. She died on 05 Apr 1869 in Saint Pierre, Martinique.

111. ii.

Jean Charles Crosnier de Lassichère.

78.

Jean-Michel Crosnier des Vignes-8 (Marie Gertrude-7, Jean Michel-6, Anne \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1).

Jeanne Catherine Camille \Crosnier de Lassichère.

Jean-Michel Crosnier des Vignes and Jeanne Catherine Camille \Crosnier de Lassichère were married on 20 Apr 1813. They had the following children:

112. i.

Elisa Crosnier des Vignes was born on 05 Aug 1823 in Bordeaux, France. She died on 30 May 1893 in Saint Pierre, Martinique.

113. ii.

Marie Luce \Crosnier de Bellaistre.

79.

August deCourcelle-8 (Jean Phillipe \Van Schalkwyck Classe-7, Guillaume-6, Guillaume \Van Schalkwyck Classe-5, Pierre \Van Schalkwyck Classe-4, Denis \Van Schalkwyck Classe-3, Nicolas \Van Schalkwyck Classe-2, Adrien Ram-1)[33] was born about 1803. He died between 1833-1835 in Guadaloupe, France[1, 9].

Notes for August deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Per "Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921" Agustus died without children. That does not appear to be case.

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36954.33]

 

Individual: Augustus Vanchalkioyck

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Occupation: Merchant

 

Country of Origin: Guadeloupe

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Brig Notre Dame

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Oct 6, 1827

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 10

List Number: 681

 

 

One of the two daughters died before 1902, the other aparently perished in the erruption of the Mt. Pelee volcano in St. Pierre, Martinique that year.

 

 

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Notes for August deCourcelle:

General Notes:

Per "Condensed History of the Van Schalkwyck Boisaubin Family - 1128 to 1899, with additions thru 1921" Agustus died without children. That does not appear to be case.

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36954.33]

 

Individual: Augustus Vanchalkioyck

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Occupation: Merchant

 

Country of Origin: Guadeloupe

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Brig Notre Dame

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Oct 6, 1827

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 10

List Number: 681

 

 

One of the two daughters died before 1902, the other aparently perished in the erruption of the Mt. Pelee volcano in St. Pierre, Martinique that year.

 

 

Eliza Preaux[114] was born about 1806. She died after 1834.

Notes for Eliza Preaux:

General Notes:

Cousin of the Empress Josephine Bonaparte.

 

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36954.34]

 

Individual: Eliza Vanchalkioyck

Gender: Female

Age: 21

 

Country of Origin: Guadeloupe

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Brig Notre Dame

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Oct 6, 1827

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 10

List Number: 681

 

 

 

August deCourcelle and Eliza Preaux married. They had the following children:

i.

Sophie deCourcelle[115] was born about Apr 1826 in Guadaloupe, France[116]. She died between 1860-1902.

Notes for Sophie deCourcelle:

General Notes:

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36954.32]

 

Individual: Miss ??? Vanchalkioyck

Gender: Female

Age: 18 m

 

Country of Origin: Guadeloupe

Country of Destination: United States of America

 

Ship Name: Brig Notre Dame

Port of Arrival: New York

Arrival Date: Oct 6, 1827

 

Nat'l Archives Series No.: M237

Microfilm Number: 10

List Number: 681

 

Never married

 

 

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Notes for Sophie deCourcelle:

General Notes:

[Broderbund Family Archive #273, Ed. 1, Passenger Lists: New York, Date of Import: Sep 29, 2001, Internal Ref. #1.273.1.36954.32]

 

Individual: Miss ??? Vanchalkioyck