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Descendants of Jean-Pierre Bondurant

Generation No. 2

2. JEAN-PIERRE³ BONDURANT (JEAN-PIERRE², PIERRE¹) was born 18 July 1677 in Genolhac, Gard, France, and died Abt. 1734 in Manakintown, Goochland Co., VA. He married ANN FAURE.

Notes for JEAN-PIERRE BONDURANT:
Jean Pierre was baptised in the Huguenot Church at Genolhac, France, but was rebaptized in the Catholic Church at Genolhac following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. As a young man he became "a fugitive from the Kingdom" when he fled to Switzerland, where he joined his uncle Pastor Guillaume Barjon at Aarau, Switzerland. Jean Pierre left for London where he boarde the ship Ye Peter & Anthony commanded by Commander Daniel Perreau. They landed at the mouth of the James River on September 20,1700. He proceeded from there up the river to the settlement at Manakintowne. It was here that King George I granted him 400 acres of land south of the James River on Jones Creek.
Sold land near Petersburg, VA in 1708.
Trained as a Apothecary.
Went to Switzerland in 1697
WILL OF JOHN PETER BONDURANT
Goochland County, Virginia, Wills d. about 1734
In the name of God amen, I, John Peter Bondurant, being sick and weak, but of good sound disposing mind and memory, All praise be given to God for it, and now minding to settle my worldly estate which it has pleased God to bestow upon me brfore I depart this life, I do make and appoint this my last will and testament in manner and form following:
First, I give my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth from which it was taken to be decently buried acording to the discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son, John Bondurant, one hundred and fifty acres of land which he now dwelleth on and one horse and one hog and blanket and rug and sheet and hide and bed cord and one frou pot and dish and basin and three plates and one cow and calf that is now possessed of him and to his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son, Peter Bondurant, one hundred and fifty acres of land on Age Creek and up along through Creek Goos, and a horse named Smoker and one cow and calf and two sows and four shotes and one pewter dish and one basin and one porringer and six pewter spoons and one frou pot and one rug and blanket and one sheet and brown lining to make him a bed, to him and his heirs lawfully begotten forever, but if one or all of my two sons die without issue then to the survivor and his heirs lawfully begotten forever, but if one or all of my two sons die without issuethen to the survivor and his heirs lawfully begotten forever.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son, Joseph Bondurant, one hundred and fifty acres of land with the appurtenances belonging thereto where he now dwelleth and one cow and calf in the possession of James Ford and two sows and four shotes and one ram sheep and one mair with the hors colts that she has and the mair fols to return to me and two dishes, one large and one small, one Bason and six plates and one Porringer and one paint pot and one sow and four shotes, to him and his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter, Ann Ford, one heffer, 18 months old and one sow and pigs to her and her heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeth to my daughter, Frances Salle, one heiffer at the age of 18 months and one sow and pigs to her and her heirs forever, and I do give unto my son, Peter Bondurant, all my wearing clothes, and it is my desire that my wife shall keep them and let him have them as she thinks fit and my carpententer tools ans shoemaker tools and croscut saw and wagons I land for the use of my wife and two sons and their heirs by no hindrance or molestation of any person or persons whatsoever,
Item, I give to my loving wife, Ann Bondurant, after my just debts and funeral charges and legacies are paid, all the remainder of my estate real and personel in this place or also wherever to her and her heirs forever, and I do allow my loving wife, Ann Bondurant, whole and sole executr of this my last will and testament, revoking all other wills by me made heretofore. As witness my hand and fixt my seal this 25th day of September, 1734.

J. P. Bondurant (Seal)

Test:
John Cook
his
James (X) Ford
mark
John Bondurant

It is my desire that my son, Peter Bondurant, heirs his share of land on the S. and E. and of Age Branch and my son, John Bondurant, and my son, Joseph Bondurant to have their share on the S. and W. of my branch to be equally divided between the according as the lines go and to have the liberty of cutting any pine or pine tree upon my son, Peter Bondurant's, land for their house.
At the Court held for Goochland County, January 25th, 1734, this will was proved by the oaths of John Cook and James Ford two of the witnesses hereto and wa admitted to record.

H. Wood
County Court Clerk

Children of JEAN-PIERRE BONDURANT and ANN FAURE are:

3.	i.	JOHN PETER⁴ BONDURANT, b. 1709, King William Parish, VA; d. 1774, Manakintowne, VA.
	ii.	PETER JACOB BONDURANT, b. 1711.
4.	iii.	JOSEPH AUGUSTINE BONDURANT, b. 1720.
5.	iv.	FRANCOISE JEANNE BONDURANT, b. 1717.
6.	v.	ANNE BONDURANT.

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