'The Le Roux family from Mer': articles in Bulletins 53 and 54 of the Huguenot Society of South Africa by Ghislaine Le Mauff. The leRoux Family from Mer PDF including documents

Pierre le Roux b 1 Sep 1623 - 19 Mar 1682, baliff Cheverny in 1658 then merchant in Mer

• Parents: Jehan Le Roux, merchant tawer, (d at 75yrs 5 Nov 1688 in Blois, so of Richard Le Roux, merchant in Aulnay (so of Jehan Le Roux 31 Mar 1589 Francoise --oull-- x Marye Dutens (widow of Guillaume Vernoillet d<1615 do Claude Dutens & Claude Gibboneau)) x 31 May 1615 in Mer Jehanne Chauffour (d < 1623, do Gentian Chauffour & Marie Petit)
• Brother: Jehan bap 26 Dec 1617 d young
• x 24 Feb 1658 Anne Bourdon (c1636 - Feb 1693 do Jean Bourdon, merchant currier of Mer & Claudine Lenoir)

Children

• Daniel b 1661 died young
• Pierre c 1662 x 22 Oct 1686 Elizabeth Souchay (sister of Anne Souchay, who marries Philippe Fouchay)
• Anne (c 1664 - bur 1 Sep 1713 in Aulnay) x14 April 1693 Pierre Hemes (so Michel Hemes & Marthe Lenoir)
• Jean (c1666)
• Gabriel (1669)

• Pierre's mother & Stepmother: Jehan Le Rou (d5 Nov 1688 at 75 in Blois) x 31 May 1615 in Mer Jehanne Chauffour (d < 1623) xx Suzanne Brosier
• Pierre's paternal uncles & aunts: Samuel x 27 Oct 1613 Magdeleine Bruere; Marie x 9 Oct 1622 Samuel Bardin; Estienne x 14 July 1624 Francoise Baignoulx; Claude x also 14 July 1624Marie Lespagnol
• Pierre's maternal uncles: Jehan Chauffour x 4 June 1616 Judith Brethon and Pierre x 22 Dec 1619 Ester Groissin
• Pierre's Gr Grandparents:
  • Richard Le Roux, merchant in Aulnay so of Jehan Le Roux 31 Mar 1589 Francoise --oull--
  • Marye Dutens (widow of Guillaume Vernoillet d<1615) do Claude Dutens & Claude Gibboneau

Pierre Le Roux was in 1661 "sergeant de la justice" op die landgoed Cour-Cheverney, 'n paar kilometers suid van Blois.

LE ROUX, FOUCHER, BRUERE CONNECTION

On 31 Dec 1687 Jean & Gabriel le Roux, Philippe Foucher & Anne Souchay, with Estienne Bruere embarked together on the VOC ship Voorschoten to settle at the Cape of Good Hope. The le Roux brothers & Philippe Foucher were 2nd cousins. Philippe Foucher & Estienne Bruere were second cousins. Anne Souchay was the sister of the le Roux brother's sister in law. They all became progenitors of SA lines.

a Jacques Lenoir & Anne Malvault

b1 Claudine Lenoir
x Jean Bourdon, merchant currier of Mer

Anne Bourdon (c1636 - Feb 1693)
x 24 Feb 1658 Pierre le Roux, baliff (b 1 Sep 1623 - 19 Mar 1682)

Pierre le Roux c 1662 x 22 Oct 1686 Elizabeth Souchay (sister of Anne Souchay, who marries Philippe Fouchay)
Jean (c1666 - 1711 Cape of Good Hope)
Gabriel (1669 - 1711 Cape of Good Hope)

b2 Elizabeth Lenoir
x 24 April 1617 Servais Foucher

Bernard Foucher
x Anne Bruere (do Philippe Bruere x 28 April 1619 Anne Belleton) (sister of Estienne Bruere x Suzanne Hillaire - parents of Estienne Bruere)

Philippe Foucher x Anne Souchay

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