RHODES
AT THE AUTHOR
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1901
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AT
My son
VIVIAN, LYS,
the story of our origins
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MAIN SOURCES
The Archives of the Charente.
The Archives of the Lower Charente.
The Archives of Vienna.
Archives Civray.
The National Library.
The Library of the West Antiquarian Society.
Publications of the League of Historical Archives
Saintonge and Aunis.
Historical and Genealogical Dictionary of the
families of Poitou-by Beauchet Filleau.
Saint Jean d'Angely from the Echevinage the
Registers by Louis Claude Saudau.
Registers of Echevinage of Saint Jean
d'Angely by Dionysius of Aussy.
topographical and historical research on Saint Jean
d'Angely by Guillonnet-Merville.
Historical notes on St. Jean d'Angely
by Dionysius of Aussy
History of the town of Civray by Faye.
Archaeological indicator Borough
Civray by PA Brouillet.
Many municipal archives.
Special Libraries.
Notes, family titles.
Various scrolls. - etc ...
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ATVANT-PROPOS
The making of a genealogy requires knowledge of specific stories, memories, actions,
parts of all kinds and it is easy to imagine the immense work of reading that must be
undertaken before putting hand with pen and what trouble it costs to reconcile in an
ingenious way the frequent contradictions they encounter, to fill gaps and to take the truth
of a dark abyss.
The pages that follow are the result of long and patient research. We
reported in as much detail as possible the history of the family Fradin which held
in the old French company a place more honorable. But if the modern part of our
story was relatively easy to reconstruct, what difficulties has presented us the
ancient period!
The Revolution, in fact, was fatal to diplomas, securities, family scrolls.
There was at that time a considerable amount of paper burned secretly in fear of the knife
of terror, burned, lacerated by order of the authority, dispersed during the Emigration. And new
difficulty, acts of civil status drawn up revolutionary names faded worn for centuries. We see it in
the parts we were able with difficulty muster. We deplore the destructive work scissors
considering, the Notes, the provisions of some of our ancestors, we need songs mostly to the
kindness of a distant cousin whom we thank from my heart. We search in vain for the seals who
were appended to the original and yet we feel happy that the parchment was qu'entaillé or torn.
Regarding the beginning of our history we have drawn heavily on the collection of
Echevinage the Cahiers de Saint Jean d'Angely documents of inestimable value and as
we would have found in any Mayor of France.
We also had the good fortune to enjoy the remarkable historical works of Messrs Guillonnet-
Merville, Louis Claude Saudau, Dionysius of Aussy and Faye who have just occupied the two cities
inhabited by our family, Saint Jean d'Angely and Civray. The information we found on Fradin,
who played their role in the local history of these old cities, were complemented by those we have
extracted from our private archives, or we need to compile all documents kinds or our research in
the departmental and communal archives.
We were able to trace the entire lineage of our direct branch from the end of XIIIecentury,
indicating for each of its members the name of fiefs possessed by them. we
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seemed unnecessary to mention in the course of the narrative source where we have
drawn particular intelligence. We felt that the brackets or notes would harm our text
and complicate. We we be content to assure our readers that we have not invented
anything. A few dates, it is true, were found by deduction, but for those ones to the word
that precedes them, show although they are ours.
We especially busy genealogy of the elder or direct branch that is the most
interesting and the one we had the most data.
As for the younger branches we merely take in two, that of the Vigerie Fradin and
Fradin of Chalentonnière we were able to reconstruct fully. For others, and among the
latter, that of Fradin Rocks, Fradin of the Renaudière we could not, for want of authentic
documents classified in a serious way. But let us hasten to say that they are less
important because none of their members has as we know, in a leading position. We also
met two other branches. But their descendants have remained deaf to our requests.
Reduced to our own resources we could not succeed. We are forced to leave them aside.
Very few families like ours will prove a genealogy of this age and this is a glorious
title that can rightly envy Fradin. If none of them came to fame at least we have the
satisfaction of knowing that the honor and probity were sent home from father to son for
more than six centuries amid the vicissitudes of fortune and politics.
And where do we find the example of a family that faithfully maintains high
office for five generations? This is certainly a great example of perseverance.
We deliver the history of Fradin meditations of all our parents to some degree it
may be. It may be of interest to the surprise but surely because many are unaware of the
first words. If we are their pleasant by letting them know their origins, we consider
amply rewarded six years of work we have coûtées pages you will read.
original book (No. 5) delivered page 1998
Christophe Fradin of Bellabre
The few handwritten notes added over the years are presented at the bottom of the pages.
Press clippings pasted on the original book are also presented.
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I
BRANCHE DIRECTE
OF BOF ESSE BELLABRE
The Fradin family Belabre or Bellabre whose earthly name is spelled thus in the three
confessions made February 22, 1698, July 29, 1744 and May 24, 1773 for the fief of that name
located in Poitou back titles by the beginning of the XIVe century.
It owes its nobility to municipal charges that his first authors occupied
in Saint Jean d'Angely. She is originally from Saintonge.
Coat of Fradin is usually: gold chevron gules with three grape stems and purple
leaved Vert placed two and one.
However after the seals, badly burned remains of which still exist in the archives of
Vienna on confessions fiefs of Fraisne and Mazerolles, it seems that the pieces called three
grapes were originally three of beechnuts ash. Indeed, Fradins were lords of Fraisne. In
addition, a certain similarity of the Latin words ERADINUS and FRAXINUScould have decided
the first Fradins ennobled make ash of flowers for their image. Of course, this is just a guess
on our part.
When in doubt, we will keep the grapes adopted by the whole family.
Since Charles XII Fradin, direct branch added to his coat of arms the motto:
"A good tree, fine fruit."
In 1760 clerks Hozier, genealogist King, gave the ex Fradins Civray who had neglected
to send a description of their image: reds with three irons picnic money. These are fancy
weapons as received so many families, which is claimed as a tax measure registration fee.
These false heraldry, heraldic fantasies worthless, invented by clerks Hozier, are a common
cause of error because they are often mistaken for the real arms.
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I - JEHAN FRadin
The first known ancestor of the family Fradin is a JEHANBorn in 1270, which is mentioned
in the records of the Echevinage the town of Saint Jean d'Angely. He is father of another Jehan
we shall see later, and two children: William and Heliot.
This Jehan Fradin who lived at the end of XIIIecentury was lord of Fraisne and
probably practiced as his eldest son's profession draper. He was a notable in his
hometown. His wife's name was Ayme Dordes. She was widowed in 1332, as seen in this
excerpt from the minutes of the municipal assembly or Mézée of 29 October this year, in
the ancient records of the Echevinage.
"Prover doibt Estène Girard against Johane feme Ayme Dordes that
Li confessed that model only li promised paier unparallel Johan Fradin
his fire Lord li ought, as he was acuylhit to said Johan Fradin XXXIII
jourdées and the priz VI soils fère touceans which he ehu solement The
soils. Laquèle thing said Johane li Nye and vowed parties and persist and
made prover under said produccion to duy VIII days. "
But the accusation was probably untrue because 1st December we find
the following:
"Today is absolved Johane déguerpie (widow) Fire Johan Fradin,
demand for Estène Girard for what he did Prové nothing of his
enunciation, because laquèle was begun in nostre runs the Friday
before the feast of All Saints next passed. "
From his marriage Jehan Fradin had three children:
1 GUILLAUME following,
2 HELIOT or HELIE that the mézée of November 15, 1332 present a complaint
against a Colin The floater and the 17th of the same month is lacking,
3 JEHAN Councilor for the City of Saint Jean d'Angely in 1357, who married
and had a son, William, Lord Puygiraud, first per (even) from his
hometown from 1390 to 1405 and an adviser to 1418 .
Although this William does not belong to the direct branch we allow for him digress,
because we have about him interesting information, and some piquant details about his
private life and mores of his time.
It seems he was already fashionable at this time to challenge the note from his tailor.
Excerpts from the Register of City Body deliberations note that mindset.
"On July 22, 1405 - condempné is judgment and consent Guillaume Fradin and
to make in next eight days from Peter to Saourses, the sum of forty-five sols six
deniers tournaments vendicion linens Layne he confessed and having received said
Stone Saourses and also condempné said Stone Saourses make said Fradin a bold
coat vermilion
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said Fradin Burped him to pay said sum as said Fradin pay for it.
"
"September 7, 1406 - condempné is judgment and consent Guillaume
Fradin make and paier to Gieffroy Guiartun good to point for his body, in St.
Michael coming and said Gieffroy bailliera him estoffe and said Fradin li pay
and still is condempné said Fradin said Gieffroy make the sleeves of a doublet
and Gieffoy li pay the way, "
According to the following paragraph, the wife of William, which we
unfortunately know that the Christian name would have also had problems
with the same Gieffroy.
"August 23, 1406 - From the demand was Gieffroy Guiart the sum of V
soils because of certain goods from its opener bailhez to Phelippe, feme
Guillaume Fradin confessed said Phelippe to owe two sols six deniers instead,
which she comdepnée been paying him in next seven days coming, and the other
two much under six deniers said Phelippe is not remembrance Gieffroy and said
that it is another walking doibt be créhu by his oath, even to the amount of five
floors and this is the costume of the town and that she ought Estre comdepnée.
Which thing we somes retenuz to conseilher till huyt of huy in next coming days.
"
Now here Guillaume in violation of the bylaws, for if we believe in the
same hall of records:
"On Saturday, IIIeDay Aoust 1408 Aujourdhuy have deffendu
Guillaume Fradin Aymeri Bessé (and four other leaders) that are ilz if ardis
of aler by night the sound for the common ring; the city will carry arnoiz
otherwise that are in the company of the Monseigueur Mayre (Ambroise
Fradin William's cousin) and his command to payne LX soubz nuletant in
the sum of ten pounds "
He also had trouble with the Bernart as mayor, his other cousin, as
discussed in section thereof.
He was lord of Puygiraud stronghold he held in honor of Sir John
Nuchèze. This stronghold was located near Breuil Aigonnay. It makes
confession 20 May 1405. But here is an ancestor who served us enough.
II - GUILLAUME FRadin
SOF ord FRAISNE, NOT VERY LIKELY TO THE'YEAR 1302 TO DEATH 1362.
ECHEVIN CITY SAINT-JEAN-D'ATNGELY.
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His name is mentioned in a Latin number the stronghold Fraisne near Saint Jean
d'Angely, dated Mardi Gras after the feast of St. Mark the year 1311. Then we see
mentioned repeatedly in the records of the Echevinage Saint John.
In 1332, he was one of the parks (peers) of the city and one of its notable
cloth merchants.
It turned out he was recalcitrant debtors, because many times, it makes
condemn Mézée, to pay him what they need, as appears from the above
mentioned and records Here are some excerpts:
"Mézée 1stMay 1332 and June day before penthecost: Mathiot of
Sezine, the XVII. S XI. Guillaume Fradin due to sales sheets. "
"June 11th 1332. condemnation. Maciot and P Tournay
brothers XXV Solz due to Guillaume Fradin for sale sheets"
"July 7 1332. Conviction: Perrot Constentinboucher percent
XXV Solz due to Guillaume Fradin clothier to rent a house."
"July 16. Idem. Johan Contant XVIII soil XX funds, due to
Guillaume Fradin for sale sheets. "
"July 17. Idem. The feme Guillaume Huguet, X Solz due to
Guillaume Fradin for sale sheets. "
"August 4 Idem. G. Chasteauteri the XVIII. VII s. Guillaume
Fradin for sale sheets. etc. "
On 11 December the same year he Eleu with Sire J. Gaillart by the city
of body fere tower (the treasure) cover.
In 1357, he listed the twelve aldermen. The October 8, 1360, he had the sad honor
to be, with the mayor and his colleagues, the oath of allegiance to the King of England
when, after the fatal battle Poitiersperdue by John the Good, Saint Jean d'Angely passed
again by the Treaty of Bretigny, under English rule. The record still exists and bears his
signature. We saw the reproduction in the memories of the Deux-Sèvres Statistical
Society.
We could not find the name of William's wife, but we do know he had two son: 1.
Ambrois or Ambroys following and 2 Bernart born in 1336.
We must mention that Bernart bourgeois Fradinnotable and worthy
magistrate, whose name is for each page deliberative records City of the body
of Saint Jean d'Angely.
First Councilor and Alderman he fu, April 21, 1373, at the age of thirty-seven years Soubz
elected mayor unanimously. He retained the office until his death in June 1410. It was therefore
for thirty seven years closely associated with the history of the town which is round
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à Councilor round, jury and prosecutor. He enjoyed the general account and
his funeral was celebrated at the expense of Echevinage.
We could cover pages of his actions.
Although it is not within the context of this story to take us too long for
younger sons, we can not resist the desire to reproduce here some notes we
have drawn here and there in the records of the mayor and that may be of
interest of curiosity.
First we see that the allocations were multiple Bernart as to:
"Mézée of 23 September 1375, all are assentement that Bernart
Roger Fradin and Groleapurgent the prouffiz of deffaus Guard doors and
regaix and Gaix to run and commanders of the five districts their will to
say, each night the diz duffaus. "
One should not forget that Saint Jean d'Angely was a walled city and
municipal officers commanded the local militia.
"Mézée of 21 March 1390 ordering Soubz Mayor Bernart Fradin and
sergeants Guillaume André Ogeret Bilonlesquels have sworn and also
ressercher per day per Nuyt, and will go on the walls, and Gaix regaix, one
evening, the another morning and will each have to pay hundred sols per
year. "
In 1381, as eschevin he signed on June 28 a past transaction between
the city and a former mayor Sir Bernart Tronquière.
It is, in 1390, with his brother Ambrose and Hugh Cumont, guardian
Marion Janehte (sic) Hammers, their parent in all three.
Now comes further evidence of the trust placed in her city of the body.
"Have Bailhe warn the largest Envelope Sealers said common cestus
this year (1392) to Bernart Fradin, which made it good Sermont seal
anything, save those that are past and ordennées by the municipality."
"Mézée 22 August 1392.- Whether one facet wit people of the city that they
provide written before Bernart Fradin that Metra to written by them all what
people are soulz weapons that the Government of Mr. and Coucy Mr. Meaux
doybvent ly and to transmit to written. "
The following lines show that the functions of Mayor Soubz were not
absolutely free.
"Mézée May 7 1395. It is ORDENE that Bernart Fradin will cestus anée Soubz
Mayor pledges to acostumez and said Bernart hath been often to the office of Recepte
Roy nostre Sire, and resparacions of Chastel St. John, Daniel will Loys to help li
audit office said Bernat when there will
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be of it, and that said Loys escripra and will be valid and will be
his payment we send travailh and diligence on the wages of that
Bernart. "
It would seem that the treasure of the city was not in funds, since in mézée of October 15,
1395, the mayor, mayor soubz etc ... demanding their hired Hugh Cumontreceveur. Bernart in
turn requires ten tournaments pounds, about nine hundred francs current value.
Here now in new functions:
"Mézée of Friday, 14 April 1396. Present forty. Ordained Bernart Fradin,
soubz mayor and Lois Daniel will clerk records, the guages of ten books, which they
will share in half, and worth and tend that said Lois will and will enter said common
at both as fhould said Bernart Fradin . "
Here it is going in deputation:
"Mézée of August 4, 1396. Have ordered Ambrois Saumur Sire, sire
Berthomé Marquis Bernart Fradin, or two of the three auyent to Xaintes,
when convened by Bishop Pons on reducing the pastures to bring back
order which will make, and is ordered to do their Perrotin expense of the
barrier will be worth their money from the pastures, which Despence li
will be allocated in its accounts. "
On January 12, 1396, he was appointed visitor of wines Éritage (sic)
bourgeois and jurors of the town. This wine had a reputation and was offered
as a gift to the King or VIPs.
On July 11, it is present with Guillaume to a judgment ordering that the
wine entered the city without permission of the mayor or shedding of.
On September 4, he gave plege (deposit) for Pierre Barrièreun of his
colleagues and friends trapped Echevinage, "for the fact Montrichard" offense of
which he is not given an explanation, but seems to be serious.
Here now deciding taxes. It is loaded with eight aldermen, July 22, 1397, to make
a tailhée on the inhabitants of the town, because of the salary of Monsignor Mayor and
his officers. This tailhée also occasioned such protests on 22 March, was ordered to repay
the money.
On 23 October 1397 he went with several colleagues judgment against a woman
accused of abuse by another woman. Verdict: twenty five damage soil!
He was given, April 11, 1399, with Mayor Bernat Tronquière, custody of the
Ark of Privileges and Letters of the town "and they fascent inventory."
It happened some faith to touch his salary since the Mézée of 11 March 1406,
it was felt that Bernart Fradin be paid what is due him for his wages last year "ajar
on penalties to lift, c 'wit, X souls. "
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On 8 June the same year he was ordained Commissioner supervising accounts examiner
then enquesteur August 7 in a case against the King of Prevost, Jehan Baguenon.
On July 16, 1406, he is responsible for the inventory of goods Jehan Pastoureau fire.
This inventory, prepared and signed by him, is a valuable document and more curious. It
almost gives the description of the old Saint-Jean d'Angely. Ambrois Fradin, Governor, acting
mayor instead of Bernart Tronquière died, is mentioned as having agreed to ensure that the
interests of rightholders are harmed.
We next see a controversy with his cousin William. The case goes before
the mayor's court. We retained the following particulars:
"On 13 July 1406, Bernart Fradin as heir because of his wife, the late Pierre
River, plaintiff, against Jehan Fouilladearmurier, deffendeur on and because of a
piece of iron for armor that was fiery Peter's river apparoissent personally said
portions, called garament said Fouillade, Guillaume Fradin which this trial was to
Prins ESGARD deffence and said short of its ESGARD and goes without despens
said Fouillade. "
"Said Bernart Fradin against Guillaume Fradin deffendeur condempné is
said Guillaume Fradin, make and restore to Bernart Fradin in next eight days
from each forearm armor, or XII sols six deniers that lediz forearm and have
beene venduz as a gauntlet. "
"July 22, 1406 - In the adjournment or assignacion for today at the
Tribunal's court between Bernart Fradin as heir in part because of his wife, the
late Pierre the applicant River against Guillaume Fradin, as having took the
ESGARD Jehan Fouillade on and due to a piece of iron to weave said Pierre fire
River yawned said Fouillade for adouber, hath been condempné said Guillaume
Fradin make and restore to Bernart said iron piece dedens eight coming next
few days. "
Bernart Fradin died in June 1410. His will is rather curious. Here also the
copy. We read on the outer margin of the register of deliberations of the City
Corps of Saint Jean d'Angely where it is transcribed:
"Onquel paper is copied fire will Bernart Fradin and Yolent of Rivièresa feme
notwithstanding whether previous date soubz past the Envelope Sealers Town, by
Lois Daniel ......... No No thing is more certain than death if
doubteuse and uncertain that the Icelle Eure, and Tuz we should die. And to that
end that he aveigne we die without a will or order our goods and things, wanting to
hear aus salvation of our souls, and do all ordenons nostre last quote, nostre last will,
nostre last volunté and our Ordenance property and things in shape and manere that
follows: First, we recommend our souls to Christ our Lord JHESUS, creator ours,
and the glorious virgin Mary his Mother Saincte, and all the heavenly court and
compaignie of paradise, and our bodies to the burial of Holy Mother Church which
we elect in the Church of nostre dame du Puy du Marché of said city
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Saint John, with the benoistier of that church, the avecques Avg
parents feuz of Bernart Fradin said.
Item, to give and let our master Chappelain ......... and two soils
alms once payment we send.
Item, give and leave to messire Jehan Chamoisne, chappelan of ég1ise
parocchiale said St. John, in his private name for Quoy he be unto our vigil
and funeral and unto our ......... and that he prayed to God for the souls of us
and our parents feuz two sols six deniers once paiez.
Item, give and leave to messire Pierre Engibaut priest by
Mesme cause and manere, two floors ten deniers once paiez.
Item, give and let aus chappelains desservans and clergy in the parish of
Bishop St. John, wherein they are for unto our vigil and funeral and
à nostre ......... and qu'ilz facent a service for the souls of us and
our parents and feuz deffuncts friends, ten Solz after paiez.
Give and relinquish ......... [eight completions lines erased
humidity ] ......... my fillohe that we fed childhood, the sum of four
livres once paiées to help marry and otherwise not.
We lesdiz marry the O auctorité as suz let one of us to another last survivor of
us, the Moytié movable and acquired property of the first who trespassera for life and
death, without question. Let and let one of us to another last living of us, the third
part of the Éritage the first dying of us, the life of the last surviving of us only. Desire
and bid ordenne I said Bernart Fradin, that if I yrai of life trespassement before said
Yolent my feme that said Yolent AIET his ostage and demoure during his life in my
house sitting in the said town of Saint-Jehan in which I live now, and EMPRES death
demourra to my heirs.
As I said Bernart Fradin, and had had several reçeu money and debtes
belonging to said Yolent my feme, why are li I would have sat down and
assigned forty annuity soil I had acquired, to wit on Guillaume Moussan
twelve soils, André Eschet ten soulz, on Jehan Roche fire heirs of Varèze, ten
floors, and Boursicaut four wheat boissea, a AVOYNE and a noiyx, estimated
at eight annuity soil . Which assignacion by me auttrefoiz made my Yolent
said feme and letters on this conferred, I confirm, ratify and approve and
promise to never do not come against.
We're getting married and lesdiz establissons ceulx our heirs
and those of law and reason, Dévent be.
Let our ordenons and executors of this is nostre will, Derrain quotes and last
will and Ordenance, to wit: Sire Ambrois Fradin living Derrer the two of us and every
one by soy will and testament nostre Derrain, Derrain quote ordinance and derrère
Volente we fly that has value and
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firmness, and by right of vaillet codicil or otherwise by law will Derrain
......... [eight lines erased by moisture] ......... the supplicacion and requeste
desdiz Testators the Feale relacion Loys Daniel soubz clerk and mayor of the said
city and town in front of which the above said things were made and tell ordennées
......... and these original individuals doubled consent said parts did mectre and put
in witnesse of truth.
Ceu was made and passed to messire Pierre called and required Engibaut,
priest, sire Ambrois Fradin, Jehan White bourgeois of the said city, to Gieffroy
Montaiglon, Pierre Grant, and Andre Tatin Tudel Ogier the XXIIIIe
day of January, one thousand IIIIe and nine. "
It is very likely that the fillohe (goddaughter) he speaks in this will is one of the young
relatives, Marion and Jahnete hammers, which he had been appointed guardian 23 June 1381.
We regret the eight lines erased by humidity. They certainly involved other relatives or friends
we have had pleasure to know the names. But as this
document provides a glimpse of the form of wills in the early fifteenthe century.
The June 14, 1410, the daughter he had had his marriage to Yolent River and is named
Jehanne Fradine (sic), wife of Jean Martel, is heiress door. movable and immovable property. The
mayor ordered the inventory. We regret not being able to find him.
III - ATMBROIS FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BTHE ESSE REU FRance, OF THE VAUGERIVE AND FRAISNE,
BORN TOWARDS 1346 IS THE FIRST OF OUR ANCESTORS THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT
HOLDING IN PLACE'HISTORY OF SAINT-JEAND'ATNGELY.
The information abound on him because he was six times mayor in difficult times
whose memory was preserved, including the records of the Echevinage, where you can follow
so to not say no, phases of his political life.
Suffice it to note chronologically interesting paragraphs dealing with, leaving
aside the passages where his presence at mézées or town hall courtyard is simply
chronicled. We also omit the many judgments he made in cases irrelevant.
Since 1386, we see the city with his mother in mézée March 22 about the wheat he sells in
his hotel and on which he receives the right to mining. This right which the name is derived from
the word measure mine containing a half-pint, was paid more generally to the King on wheat sold
publicly to the market. Contrary to what was taking place right across the mining was in Saint
Jean d'Angely held in fief of the Sieur de Taillebourg, instead of being collected for the benefit of
the crown. In 1354, Pierre Charrouaul'arrente to Ambroys Fradin; in 1360 it was confiscated
by King of England and gave Guichard Angles and Florimond Lesparre. 1st
December 1372, the Duke of Berry and the deprived them bestowed by Jean
Saumur rights which Ambroys Fradin had been substituted.
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In 1390, Ambroys was one of Saint John councilors. It seems the council April 25,
at the auction "empres the failhie candle" of the annuity firm the entrance to the city.
On May 10, he signs the lease. Guillaume Bessé, Lord said location, witnesses. This
detail is interesting because he married the sister of one.
In mézée held on 30 September of the same year, it was decided
qu'Ambroys and three other members of the aldermen "ayront behalf of ceulz
who receu the pastures and Tuz others."
They called suffered the convention that they paid a fixed fee in lieu of
war requisitions.
On 8 July 1391, as adviser Ambroys orders and the tax rate suffered Bouteville.
At the mézée November 3, it is "ordered" counter, then appointed attorney "in the
own country" with Hugh Cumontdont family later became allied with that of Fradin
and finally Auditor. As we see, he had accumulated.
It is an alderman from 1392.
On 1 December 1396, it is one of three auditors Hugues accounts
Cumontreceveur Mestre and the works of the town, and six years and to
which redoit thirty-eight pounds ten sols and six deniers.
At the mézée of February 9, 1397, Ambrose was ordained "COMPTOUR of
voiages" that Sir Aymeri Seignouret made by France on behalf of the Town Hall.
Here now signing the 16 of the month with William bizarre judgment. The girl Ozanne
Pinson believes the theft of four crowns, four silver and a gold ring is comdamnée buttons "to
soustenir punicion that the cy empres follows. This is to say that it will pillorisée and
implementation pillori a day on Saturday which pillori demourra it from the beginning of the
premium sounding till the end and then EMPRES will be frustrated and beaten naked and led by
four quarrefours of said city, etc. "
We did not go hand dead in that time.
In 1405 Ambroys is elected mayor. His official title is "home Honouré Sire Ambrois
Fradin, Lord of Besse, mayor and town Sainct Jehan-d'Angéli".
The town of Saint Jean d'Angely was then one of the largest in the west
of France and the office of mayor was not exactly a sinecure at the time of
religion and other wars.
The English occupied La Rochelle and much of Saintonge and Aunis. They
were in the interior of continual incursions and St. John had to undergo many
seats where its inhabitants did heroism, often controlled by their mayors whose
duties were the same military time, as were captains militia.
Ambroys Fradin was all that to which his fellow aldermen usually
entrusted the functions of chief magistrate of the city.
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We may be curious about how they proceeded to the election of the mayor. The following
details are from the Treasury Charters and partly, Registers of the city.
The ceremony took place every year on the Sunday of the Passion.
At dawn, the outgoing mayor rang the bells of the city. At the sound of this bell
aldermen, councilors and peers were to meet with the aldermen and competent number for
the election, namely the mayor, twelve aldermen, twelve councilors, the deputy mayor and
seventy-four peers . The mayor took the records of the municipality in which were inscribed
the hundred members of the Town Hall and asked at the meeting how would appoint his
successor, whose election could be done in three ways.
The first, by the voice of the Holy Spirit, that is to say, a member stood up and said:
"Gentlemen, the Holy Spirit inspires me to tell you to competitors for mayor the three I
introduce yourself; deign to tell me if they are right for you. "So if these characters liked
the meeting, the mayor presented the same day Seneschal or in his absence to Lieutenant
General who chooses one for mayor.
The second way to make the election was the voice of the ballot. Everyone, except
the mayor then in office, that of the previous year and the Deputy Mayor that all three
were held in a separate location from where the assembly was deliberating, we say
everyone, took three names as he saw fit and wrote them on a ballot. The operation
finished, then appeared earlier that examined the ballots and counting the votes. The
three individuals who had obtained the majority were enrolled in a register, then each
member took his place and the mayor raising his voice saying "Gentlemen, thank God,
our election is made; those who got the most votes are such, such and such. "Immediately
the mayor presented the three subjects Seneschal or his Lieutenant General who chose
the one he wanted.
The third way to elect the mayor was a compromise. The mayor took the register, opened
it, read the name of peers, identified four he was coming to him and required them to nominate
no pressure three subjects among which we would take a mayor. These four peers appointed by
the mayor met in a location separate from the aldermen from where the assembly was; they chose
on the register of the town, and two counselors were naming the mayor who was to come before
him and made them take an oath as to the four peers. After this operation the four peers and two
councilors met in the aforesaid place, it took the register of the town, read the names of the twelve
aldermen chose in two, not among those on which the election could fall and were naming the
mayor that made them do the above oath. Then all assembled in the eight already indicated where
they chose Aldermen among the three individuals they believed the most upright and enlightened,
and brought the names of these three subjects to the mayor, in the presence of the assembly . In
the same day, the mayor presented the Seneschal who chose as it was said.
Mayor's office were not free. He received his wages for a gold mark currently
about six thousand francs. But these fees are not always paid regularly. The city also
had to reimburse his expenses for official functions. As the wife of the mayor she
lacked not claim the cost ceremonial dinner given by her husband.
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The mayor had all the rights of sovereignty which the feudal regime had
invested up Baron. It was a significant character of the province and the
Constable of France addressed the "very shit grant and friend."
Everything about the local police returned to the duties of the mayor whose authority
was absolute in this matter and we can say that vigilance was extreme.
The legend depicts the cities of the Middle Ages as a cluster of buildings weird
appearance with narrow streets full of filth, where, past the time of the curfew,
no one would have ventured without danger of breaking his neck. We can say that XIVe and
XVe century in Saint Jean d'Angely all measures ordered by hygiene had been
taken to ensure the good condition and cleanliness of public roads.
At that time, the city was already paved. Police regulations forbid any deposition of
materials on the streets. Every inhabitant had to remove garbage from the household and it was
forbidden to push the refuse into the creek to have them removed by rainwater. Defense butchers
drop in the city, the droppings of the animals they slaughter, fishmongers to abandon their
benches in the bowels of the fish. Fish and dubious freshness shells were to be burned, either by
sergeants of the Town Hall or by rogues accustomed to this unpleasant task.
And many others too long hygiene orders to report here.
The market regulations were thorough. The mayor had the right to tax
the edible meat, wheat and fix the price of bread.
In a higher order, the mayor Police also extended on the manners and
all interested public health.
We note with some surprise, the intervention of our ancestor Ambroys Fradin, in one case
quite special and very singular. On November 4, 1411, and William Tuquant Gieffroy Jousserea
appearing in the mayor's court in preventing "is Estre embatuz in this city to craft mestier of their
dismissal; free of the mayor." But their mestier was enough to practice certain operation
fashionable in Italy, but we had always believed prohibited by our laws and repulsed by our
morals. It would appear however after
our text at the beginning of the XVe century it was practiced openly and under
the eyes of authority.
"The samedy, Ve day of November, are venuz William Tuquant and Gieffroy
Jousserea, said lesquelz they cut three enffans and hath been their bailhié day Dhuy
in eight days, relieved of Eure, and bring in between, the clerk of the municipality
fathers and mothers enffans they prune to be ilz know have done their work and ilz
stick contented, which will report. "
Administrator, commandant, chief of police, civil and criminal justice,
etc., we see how heavy were the Middle Ages, the charges against the mayor,
and what responsibility this entailed judiciary.
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Members City body had the right to resign their duties to a person of their choice, provided
it was recognized suitable for the well-done, but to their death, they could only be replaced by
election body city, by a majority vote.
If the mayor was that even when elected, the first vacancy alderman was assigned
after leaving office, in order to preserve the nobility it would have lost again becoming
easy par on the expiry of its town hall.
The fee for each member upon admission in the town were ten pounds to benefit
the community and a new shroud to Chaplaincy of Our Lady of Les Halles. Members of
the town had to reside within hearing of the great bell of Echevinage, which is set in
motion to reunite.
The Echevinage which occupied the whole setting of the street that bears his name now, it
collapsed 1765. The clock tower that depended on it, still exists, riding on the street, a hallmark
of the existence of town, which had only the privilege of this type of construction. The large bell
and clock existed before 1406; they were repaired in 1721.
We now speak of the privileges granted to St. Jean d'Angely, and the city
of body defended with jealous care. For this, we will have to trace the origins
of the town.
Saint Jean d'Angely had obtained from Philip Augustus letters patent data
Anet in 1204, where we noted this passage:
"Apud fanum Joannis Angeliaci Sanctorum, Philip II
decuriones Urbis creavit cum suo ipsorum proefecto additis paribus
Rothomagensi civitatis privilegiis, anno 1204."
In XIIIetherefore century, the city that had formed around a monastery founded by Pepin,
king of Aquitaine, obtained a town charter. Soon a town hall stood, and in 1372, its mayors and
aldermen acquired the privileges of the nobility, in consideration of services rendered to the royal
cause during the wars against the British and to serve them "a title glory and reward of honor,
"said the Edict of Charles V, November 9.
These privileges were confirmed later, first in 1412 by Charles VI "in
recognition of the great sacrifices of all time by members of the Echevinage of
Saint Jean d'Angely, who had pushed patriotism and abnegation to go without
the necessary food for longer resist the British and remain attached to the
crown. "
Then, by Charles VII in 1453, and in September 1481 by Louis XI, which extended to
their descendants born and unborn legitimate marriage. Here also the passage of the Edict:
"We, considering the great and commendable service as mayor and aldermen
and their predecessors have done to us and to the crown of France, that they and
their successors are still more likely to be loyal us, have our full power, special grace
and royal authority, given and granted to the said mayor and aldermen of that town
they are nobles themselves and their descendants, born and unborn loyal marriage,
and gave them power and give
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to acquire and hold in perpetuity all fiefs and noble courts with all our kingdom
sanz for this or for that nobilisation pay us or our successors not finance or
compensation. Want mayor said, aldermen, and their offspring are kept and
considered noble and enjoy all rights, honors, pre-eminences and prerogatives
that belong to the nobility of privilege; they can get the order of chivalry if they
wish, Etc ... "
These privileges were then surpassed by those of any other city of the kingdom.
In 1621, although they had been confirmed by all the kings, his predecessors, Louis XIII
abolished to punish the town of Saint Jean d'Angely his loyalty to Protestantism and its resistance
to the royal army. It is at this time that the walls were razed.
But a decree of Louis XIV, in January 1714 the register 24 of the same month
(see the Armorial de France Register 1. p. 173) resets and confirms all the privileges
of the nobility granted to all those who have been mayors and aldermen in the cities
of Bordeaux, Saint Jean d'Angely and La Rochelle, and their male descendants, born
or unborn legitimate marriage.
The Treasury said the city still (10e bundle # 1): the mayor and the
twenty-five aldermen or councilors were ennobled and their posterity, etc ...
Mechin in his "Comments Custom" (Tit. IV, chap. II) the treasury of the city (10e bundle #
1) and other documents prove that the mayor had the title of PIRST
BOF ARON SAINTONGE.
One detail that has an interest; the colors of the town of Saint Jean d'Angely were blue and
red, colors that our ancestors, mayors and aldermen had passed and we have retained. The official
costume Echevinage consisted of a black dress with red épitoge lined with blue on the left
shoulder. The uniform archers consisted of a red coat with blue facings, lined with blue, same
cloth buttons, lined skin pants, hat lined with faux silver, blue stockings, buckskin shoes.
The city of body counted among its members, the race of gentlemen whose Besse,
combined with Fradin, who themselves later became Lords of Besse, the name of this
noble fief came into their possession. Besse (feodum Abbatioe) was a fief of the Abbey,
which extended over an area of Saint Jean d'Angely, and some of the suburbs northwest.
We shall return to this fief.
In XVIe XVII centurye century, almost all noble fiefs of the suburbs of St.
John were in the possession of family outings to the aldermen.
But it is time to return to Ambroys Fradin at hand.
The first mézées its town hall show the care he brings to the defense of
the city. His concerns are all warlike. During the 1405 and 1406 years because
the campaign was vigorously pursued by the English against Charles
d'Albret, Constable of France.
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In mézée of January 22, 1405, members of the city body chaired by
Mayor Sir Ambroys Fradin are of opinion that city repairs are made and "the
way it was ordered."
On February 24, 1405, "My lord mayor has assembled the citizens are of
the opinion that maistre Raymond queu alhet in France, to verify devers our
lords Generals, giving and octroy five hundred pounds that Roy nostre Sire
we gave on aid. "
At the mézée of 5 March 1405 we take care of the guards and walls repairs.
On 21 March, Ambroys decide the direct intervention of the people for his opinion on the
newly carved up the city "for the deed of arms people who are above the thick of Xaintonge". It
was new and not provided for in the Municipal Charter thing, but the circumstances were serious
and the measure was necessary. The Assembly protested against this Carved.
March 26, 1405 "Monsignor Mayor Baillie made and" the king's letter
mentioning the donation of five hundred pounds, he gave to the city to take
once on aid for war.
At the mézée May 25, he draws attention to the state of the walls and the meeting
is "of the opinion that my lord the Mayor face to the city and good guard over safely both
by day as by Nuyt of gaiz , regaiz, esty gaiz and keep doors and resserches, Etc ... "
On August 21, he decided it will not diminish the guard of the city.
On October 3, he gives advice, reading the letters that the Duke of
Burgundy, Count of Flanders and Artois and his brothers were sent to the
leaders and to the town, to ensure their goodwill.
On October 21, he ordered that custody of the city is wholly "without fail and if no deffault
there that one of the descharget and do from the deffaults without mercy".
At the mézée November 27th, it still handles the custody of the city.
On 9 December, "My Lord Mayor" is assembling the bourgeois to sound the tocsin, which
are all of opinion that is sent to France to ask for help to the King. The English had indeed appear
to the city and prepared to lay siege to avenge the demolition of the fortress Mortagne Marshal
Montbron had taken them and had demolished by maneuvers , provided and paid for by the mayor
and aldermen.
On the same date, the mayor ordered that the walls are kept both day
and night, the walls are lined with machicoulz and we do repairs "Bachelor
lieuz most needed."
Amidst all these warlike preparations, there is still room for chicanery,
as shown in the following two excerpts:
"The samedy Xe day of October 1405 by G. Méhée, eschevin, condempné is
judgment and consent, Jehan Massac pay and go in VII
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next few days coming Sire Ambroys Fradin, now mayor of the city of Saint John,
the sum of thirty two soil final tournaments balance amongst them
à because renting a house where demoure of the whole time past
till today. "
"Prove said Massac that he holds the said house by way of annuity taken to
hire the said sire Ambroys Fradin clot was ajar, so as appears by letre went through
fire Jehan Letourneur property to VII years or so, and there ought meter X books ...
of ... in X years, if as he says, has eight days on first producion. "
On October 31, 1405 is Ambroys referee with Sire Jehan Bidaut in a
dispute between Gieffroy Doussin and Peter Moses, about a ... dunghill!
The following fine imposed on it is worthy to be told for its strangeness.
"27 October 1401. Today, Monsignor Mayor, have engaged in
fine Guillaume Prèzeparce that in the short piece, he renyé God by
several foys and departed not from retaizoit."
In the 1406 year, Ambroys Eschevin becomes Prime Saint John. He was assigned to the
mézée of April 24, the key crapaut (lock) of the Ark of the privileges that common.
But the mayor having died, he held back these fontions. During this interim, his official
title is "Governor of the City and Town of St. Jehan Angeli".
It takes, on July 16, a mézée where it is still concerned about the defense of the
city, because the report gives the names of the notables "are lesquieulx assent that is the
facet guished, reguait and storage doors proffitablement well and by the way that is
acostumée and had rather that had rather will. That Pourtal of town called Mastaz who
fent repaired and dubbed it had rather that we can. "
On August 6, it brings the city corporation to who will represent him at
Xaintes, with the Constable of France and bring a welcome letter.
On August 20, 1406, we find this note:
"Aujourd'huy Bailhe hath been warned to Sire Ambroy Fradin, one of the
keys of the Ark where the privileges and Grant dual SceI Town."
The citizens of St. John seem to stick to their reputation as September 17, some
notable meet with the mayor and among them Ambroys to protest "Some threats or
words that are being diez diez faiz or by Monsignor seneschal of Xaintonge Jehan
Harpedanne and My Lady's feme ".
But here's a calamity that threatens the city.
On October 5, the mayor and six citizens, whose sire Ambroys Fradin, are of opinion writing
the King who wants to have the own country of Saintonge, aid VIm books, for
passage of the Duke of Lancaster, and serve him the poverty of the city and the
country.
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There are no interesting few months for Ambroys entry in the records of the
Echevinage, then you realize that was not paid for his last management because the mézée
of March 11, 1407, be it resolved "that the payment we send Sire Ambroys Fradin is the time
he has served the town, in the office of mayor empres death of Sir Bernart Tronquière,
revenues of the city, towns and aultrement entries."
In 1408 Ambroys is new mayor. During his administration, he gave on 31 October at
Armand Chemilhac a curious existense certificate proving the ownership of trademarks and the
superiority of the white arms manufactured in Saint Jean d'Angely, in
XIVe century and beginning of the XVe
.
That same year, he had to struggle against the claims of the Abbot of St. John who
gave it seems too extension to his real or alleged manorial rights. These were mainly the
picotinage duty on oats, the right to adjust and mark the wheat measures, wine, oil and salt,
as well as ells and weight used in the city and the suburb Taillebourg. The traders to avoid
payment of the duty imposed for such formalities were accustomed to lend each other their
action. The monk provost would prohibit them this power and started prosecutions. But the
mayor Ambroys Fradin took up the cause of the merchants and forced the provost monk to
give up its claims.
To these internal difficulties were added those outside who were of far gravity.
Bands of armed men fired by their captains, but still called to serve blood princes or other
nobles were scattered around Saint Jean d'Angely, is housing, feeding the poor growers
they put to ransom. They took their money, weapons, horses, cattle and crops without
leaving anything or pay anything, so that the inhabitants of the country who could leave
the country went elsewhere to secure their lives and what little they escaped looting.
Ambroys Fradin wrote to the king who sent one of his knights with Xaintonge mission to
hunt the soldiers by force.
On 2 January 1409, Ambroys Fradin makes confession to Taillebourg, the duty of ten
floors chambellage vassal mutation, the fief or fiefs fire Jehan Mimault, consisting of several
pre pieces in the river and that of Ternant Argouïllet, land, wood, census, rents, tithes,
terrages, complans, pesche, couchans and levans men, all in the parish of Ternant. Item,
several hundred and annuities in La Boissiere and some stronghold rights complans and
tithes to the stronghold of the Viallière, one and the other in the parish of Nouliers, and other
rights, all designated and specified face by confession, with right of low justice.
These fiefs came to him from William Besse, his brother -Père.
In 1409 and 1410 he became alderman. He has custody of the key toad
and visitor accounts of Echevinage.
There he is still mayor in 1411.
Then the Body of City very jealous of its privileges does not hesitate to enter into
conflict with the Receiver General Xaintonge representing the royal authority.
On February 3, 1411, Ambroys accompanied by some of his chiefs will remove the seals
affixed "of the King" on the hostel of a member city of the body, Jehan Jugler,
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Lord of Bénaste, juror, who had died with no known descendants, whose trays Xaintonge claimed
the succession to the King. The following month, he protests even by order against this attack on
the town privileges that only a matter of itself. This order ended with these lines: "Given and deed
in the court said holding town hall
by us, Ambroys Fradin, mayor of the said town of St. Jehan d'Angéli, IXe day
of March, one thousand IIIIe and unze ".
In June, he opposed with aldermen and councilors imprisonment by Huguet Fors,
Provost of King, an alderman, Jehan Méhé, lord of Giraud and Leigue. The Provost
makes the prisoner who is released on bail.
In 1412, he becomes sheriff. At March 31, he was given one of the keys
of the Ark where seals and common privileges.
1stJune, he presides over a decision of the Board regarding Aulnay captain's
claims seeking to compel the people to "watch and guard the chastel". On 11 of
the same month, he was appointed judge and criminal lieutenant. It is described
as sire and noble man and his son Pierre.
In this same year 1412, Saintonge North was again threatened by the English who
captured several strongholds. The city corporation had to hastily repair the fortifications
and turns people gave each a day to dredge the moat. The walls were lined with barrels,
rocks and other objects and defensive wealthy citizens whose Fradin, imposed
themselves ten money to buy war supplies.
The city body was making guns and gear ramparts throwing stone balls
including how cost, small five pence the pair, the big five pence piece. Then Marshal
Guyenne sent a knight and sixty men in arms to help the defense. These last oath
before the city body to be "loyal to the king and the city."
It is in difficult times that the commune members made great sacrifices and
pushed patriotism and self-sacrifice to go without food longer necessary to resist the
British and remain attached to the Crown.
Registers a passage reminiscent of a little ridiculous required of the local militia.
On February 13, 1413, as it became known that the British were advancing under the
command of the Duke of Clarence, city of the body ordered all Angériens capable of
bearing arms to be constantly armed, barely sixty floors of fine. Furthermore, since then
as well as today, the civic guards did not spare the jeers of their more or less weird
military attire, he gave them to defense mock each other barely a fine of two sols six
deniers.
Ambroys seen listed as the Public Prosecutor substitute. In a report that begins with these
words: "On Sunday we sing in Saincte Mother Church judica me, IXe
April day IIIIeXIII, etc. ". His son Peter's clerk. On August 24, in another room, he signed as Prosecutor
of the town and 6 November, as Lieutenant Mayor of Bishop.
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He was elected Mayor for the fifth time in 1416.
The same year, on February 19, he makes confession to Sieur de Beaulieu near Aulnay,
tithing
the fief of Vaugerive. 1st July is allocated a sum of ten pounds in four
tournaments for only hold large Assizes of the Seneschal.
We find nothing striking about him for several years, apart from numerous mentions
of his name in the Notebooks of the Town Hall during deliberations taken jointly with
colleagues. We only mention a strict order against blasphemers who punished those who
denied Christ or blasphemed against him, a fine of sixty soil for the first time, a hundred
floors to the second and ten pounds for the third. The fourth time, the culprit was pilloried,
suffered severe physical punishment or had his tongue cut according to the seriousness of
blasphemy.
On November 3 1419, Ambroys makes a count Charles of Britain, Lord
of Thouars. This piece is in the Archives of Matha.
In 1420, 1421, 1422, the country is covered Xaintonge of armed men to ruin the troops.
In 1423, the Dauphin Franceayant contracted an alliance with the King of Scotland and King
of Castile to fight the British, five miles Scot Douglas arrived at St. Jean d'Angely. The city
corporation went to meet them. The Angériens stood at their posts on the walls. They offered
to allies in the name of the town, four pipes of wine, five dozen capons, twelve and six goslings
torches.
Misery became awful in that time. We ordered the watch and Reguet the
ramparts while the four doors were open to allow plowing the outskirts of the
city. Saint Jean d'Angely was continually taxed and there levied sizes
disproportionate to its resources.
In 1425 Ambroys accompanied by two other aldermen will do reverence to the
Vicomte de Rochechouart who came for the King to hit a new tax.
In 1426, Ambroys Fradin was mayor for the sixth time.
He sends in Saintes, the bishop who had just settled a gift consisting of two dozen
capons, twelve kids, two veal calves and two cranes. This singular present, which cost six
pounds and twenty two floors had to be highly appreciated in these times of scarcity, and
animals that made up were found with great difficulty.
The Grand Council of the King met in Saint Jean d'Angely in 1426. MgrDorval, Lieutenant
to the King in Guyenne, returning from Mauzé where he chaired the three states of Saintonge,
came to attend and entered at night, by torchlight. Among the entertainment offered by the mayor
and aldermen Ambroys Fradin, its famous guests included the representation of a mystery or
morality as they were called religious pieces presented in public; the chosen topic was the
beheading of the Baptist Sir Jehan. Security was so little that, throughout the holidays, lookouts
were placed on the bell tower of the abbey church to avoid surprise the enemy. They gave even six
sheets of paper at Pierre Fradin, alderman "for the paper of the watch, Reguet and storage doors".
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Some months later, MgrDorval succumbed to the hardships of war. His
funeral service was held at the expense of the municipality. The mayor and
aldermen were present, and all the brotherhoods.
The suburb of Saint Jean d'Angely was in worse shape, the small amount
of land sown with ravaged. Wheat became so rare that bakers ceased to cook. The
famine was awful. It was then qu'Ambroys Fradin, the mayor, was sublime
dedication and firmness. His person and his purse did not cease for a moment to
be in the service of his fellow citizens.
He issued an edict fixing the price of food and retail goods and an order
of changes in the value of the ECU.
On Friday, July 9, 1428, Sire Ambroys Fradin ordered Jehan Pretty go "Notre
Dame all-naked in shirt and carrying a wax candle" because of the uproar it caused in
through the city chanting: In Chastia! In Chastia! (Sic).
We could see a remarkable testament Jehan Gallerand alderman of St. John, founder of
the Chaplaincy of Our Lady Les Halles, will signed on 29 October 1429, in which we see in the
extracts below the testator was cousin Ambroys.
"Item: wish and ordered that twenty annuity land my cousin Ambroys
Fradin on the Great Marchaussier and vergier of my said house, it is paid or
assiz Bachelor of good places and appropriate, depending on the content of some
letters that passed late Jehan Prévérand. .. Item: give and let my brother Hugo
de Vaulx and my said sister Guillemette Gallerande, his wife, my well of Puigar
and its appurtenances, to eulx, and theirs, provided they are required to pay
audit Sire Ambroys Fradin thirty annuity soil I doibs him ... "
"Present witnesses and consenting ... Sire Ambroys Fradin
Pierre Fradin and his son."
We could find out by whom Fradin had united with Gallerand.
In the years 1430 and 1431, troops under the command of the Constable
d'Albret devastated the country. The mayor and aldermen of Saint Jean d'Angely
complained of it to the constable, when he visited the city on September 6, 1431.
But to soften the displeasure of the complaints about the spirit of the duke, he
was offered a cask of wine and his butler, two piglets to commit it to behave more
gracefully to the people he used to do, to procure the necessary provisions to table
its master.
Then there was again taxes and taxes. But despite the arbitrary measures taken
against them the Angériens still continued to shed their blood for France. Their archers
composed of volunteers arrived to great skill. They attended the headquarters of Claye
to Rocherant, Villeneuve-la-Couture, Marans and Benon. All these expeditions are
decided mézées and we find that our grandfather was very accurate Ambroys meetings,
and his son Pierre.
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In a past transaction July 2, 1432 with Father Louis Villars, Ambroys Fradin, Lord of
Besse, and Pierre Fradin, expressed lords Franche Street.
It was one of the last acts of the life of Ambroys because He died the following year
at a very advanced age and was buried in the church of Notre Dame du Puy up the city
market in Saint-Jean-d 'Angely. The Fradin there had a vault near the baptismal font.
Speaking of church, say that in the Abbey was destroyed in 1568 by the
Calvinists, there were thirteen chapels. The names of the first in the order
they are listed in the Custom 1'histoire:
1. Of Our Lady, in the northern croizée COSTÉ.
2. Sainct Jehan, the croizée Southern COSTÉ.
3. Sainct Michel.
4. Changers of.
5. Dornac of.
6. of Fradin
... etc.
Ambroys Fradin married Robine Breuil Bessé, a noble family so well known in
Saintonge and a native of the parish of Augé around Saint-Maixent.
It is likely that after this marriage which gave the Fradins allies in this town, someone of
them have been found in Saint-Maixent a branch that gave as
à Saint Jean d'Angely, mayors and aldermen whose names are so often
mentioned in the history of Mr of Vaudoré.
The Ambroys marriage made him a considerable position because his
wife brought him the lordships of Besse and Franche or Prévoté Street.
The stronghold of Besse (feodun abbatioe) included not only the Franche Street and
adjacent neighborhoods, but much of the land that extend N - O of the city from the hill to the
village of Justices Courcelles. Both lordship formed
a single fief. Manor Besse which dated XVe century still exists and is part of the
Ladies Benedictine monastery in the streets of Niort.
The Lord of the Free Street as top judge, was entitled "to hold assize of connoistre of
all crimes committed within his lordship, to establish and verify measurements for wine,
wheat, and oil and other measurable things, taking four pence on every beast that was sold
in the said street fair days of St. Luke. " These fairs were special to Franche Street. Finally
Rue Franche was a refuge, "if aulcun commiz Certain persons had excess off and said he could
travel to Icelle it can Estre and demourer Icelle frankly, like in a church." Such were the
rights carefully enumerated by the Lords of the Free Street in the confessions they make to
the Abbot of Saint-Jean d'Angely. They are also equal to those of their overlord.
Of his marriage, Ambroys had four children:
1 PIERRE following;
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2 MATHURINE who married Sir Peter Guibert Roylhe, Echevinage of Saint Jean
d'Angely, two daughters, one married Perrette March 3, 1442,
à Bertrand Court, Esquire, Lord of Bertonnière and the other
Berthomée who married on the same day, but we do not know with
whom;
3 PERRINETTE Jehan marries Des Prés, bachelor of laws that honors Etienne
Gilliers Lord of Villedieu, October 3, 1455;
4 ° a fITY whose name is unknown.
IV - PIERRE FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BESSE, OF THE REU FRANCHE, OF FRAISNE, OF THE
CANTINOLIERE, OF BERAUDS, OF THE FOND, OF MIMAULT, OF THE
BOSSIERE, OF THE VIALLIERE, ETC. NOTE TOWARD 1366
It was first councilor of the town of Saint Jean d'Angely from 1412. We find
mention of a vow he made to these functions by the mayor before 9 April 1413. In 1417,
it is alderman, and finally he became mayor in 1434 then in 1436.
The name of this ancestor face frequently in the Cahiers as presiding at mézées
or advice. There were twenty-six during his administration.
June 22, 1417, Pierre Fradin makes confession of the fief of the Cantinolière to Villefaguan. To
the
same time, it makes counting to the Bishop of Poitiers, MgrSimon Cramau for its hosting of the
Background, "the avecq vergiers, vines and terroir du Plessis and Champaubert and avecq the
prez and Coulombier and ousche the loft affiliation with straight warren and deffense by each and
every dictated the things and all avecq aultres droictz, belonging and appandance any of that
accommodation. " He held this fief "in faith and liege homage to diz of Solz to owe, to achaptement
payable Muance Lord."
On October 10, 1425, he makes, like his father, confession of Mimault
fiefs, La Boissiere and Viallière.
He admitted the right of mining, 28 May 1432. In 1434, he was mayor. There was at
that time a large number of highway robbers. we often stopped by and brought them to Saint
Jean d'Angely, where they appeared before the mayor's court.
Here is the singular reason that made procrastinating judgment of a criminal in this
category, presented to Pierre Fradin in the afternoon of January 5, 1434: "On the confession
of Jehan Chrétien held prisoner in the prisons of Roy Sainct -Jehan d'Angely, for some
criminal cases perpetrated by his deed and by night, were of opinion that seen and watched
the trial deed was too late and therefore not presented in good shape and also that c is after
dinner and about their vespers and it seems to be doibt deed morning to young saliva either
delivered Monday morning to nine o'clock. "
On Thursday, June 13, 1434, Peter carries his father's heir, he claims the same
time artillery which are at the square tower belonging to the deceased. It was customary,
in fact, for those who could afford it, to send the ramparts in defense of the city, guns
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It is in the municipality of Pierre Fradin that the king authorized the assignment of a
third aid
à repairing walls falling into ruins. The English had just taken possession of
Saint Savinien, Cognac and other strongholds, and anxiety was high in Saint
Jean d'Angely.
On 13 July 1439 he makes confession to the prior of Saint-Savinien,
because of his stronghold of la Motte for his stronghold Bérauds, located in
the parish of Saint Savinien, and June 14, a tribute to the Rue Franche .
In 1440, Charles VII came in Saintonge to activate its presence
preparations for war against the English. Pierre was part of an honored company
formed by the gentlemen of the province to go to Saintes to meet the king who
then visited Saint Jean d'Angely, where city body offered him every day for his
table fish sought.
For celebrations of the coronation of the monarch in 1450, the mayor and his
aldermen gave a magnificent feast. It was represented to the public square the mystery
of the Passion, and there was the evening a banquet for church dignitaries and royal
officials. The king came to St. Jean d'Angely in 1453 during the campaign against the
English after which the French Guyenne became forever.
On April 2, 1450, the Sire Pierre Fradin, alderman of Saint Jean d'Angely, paid
homage to a stronghold called the stronghold of Fraisne, Francois Clermont, lord of
Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, which fell to the stronghold full faith and honor and duty
twenty floors. On May 3, there was a similar numbered, signed: Gaillard, notary.
In 1451, on March 31, he again made confession for fiefs Mimault,
Boissiere, the Viallière and Prez-Clos.
In 1452, he had been appointed to ensure the enforcement of an award
made on 27 April against a girl who is sentenced to be beaten and banished
from the Seneschal. On March 26, the Echevinage bought a bell that was in
charge of poiser and haggle at Campanier (campana, bell).
On November 6, it is ordered that everyone will work to clean the tower and walls for
fear of being punished by Sir Pierre Fradin. On 24 November, it is committed to examine the
privilege of letters of the guild of barbers, who have to complain about something; then the
same charge to report on leprosy and so on. We see from the above, that Peter was a man of
good counsel whose opinion had some weight. Note here that as a result no doubt of his visit
to the Chaplaincy where he had seen firsthand the lepers, he left thirty annuity soil to this
institution.
On 4 June 1452, it offers the Prior of St. Savinien to her faith and homage for the fief of
Bérauds and finally, it makes July 20, 1453, an admission of several annuities Viscount of Aulnay.
Pierre Fradin died that year, aged over eighty years. He married Jacquette
Fouchier, whom he had a son, François, following.
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V - François FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BESSE, OF THE REU FRANCHE, OF FRAISNE, OF THE
CANTINOLIERE, OF BERAUDS, OF THE FOND, OF MIMAULT, OF BABELOT,
OF PISSAVIN, OF PGROUND-CTHE BONE, ETC. NOTE TOWARD 1398
He was among the peers of the town of Saint Jean d'Angely. His election
is the February 23, 1456.
In 1459, he deals with the Abbot of Nanteuil en Vallée, Jehan V Prahet,
about a tribute previously served by Jehan Megnen of Messiac.
On 10 March 1466 he made confession of the fief of the Cantinolière. On
10 August the same year, it makes counting to the Bishop of Poitiers in his
lordship of the Fund. In the act, it is qualified Ecuyer.
In 1466 and 1467, François has trouble with the Lord of Taillebourg, about
the high court on the stronghold of Mimault or Champelle and the mining of
Saint Jean d'Angely. September exploits or assignments still exist among the
titles of Taillebourg County, in the possession of the Duke of Tremoille.
In the Roles of bans and bans back of the nobility of Poitou, Saintonge and
Angoumois held and convened under the reign of Louis XI, by Yvon du Fau in 1467,
is on the list of men at arms and the name of Francis brigoudiniers Fradin.
January 25, 1469, He spent a transaction with the Lord of Taillebourg on the feudal lord
before it had to fiefs and land below, because "surprises and usurpations" he claimed that our
ancestor had made on its field. The things contained in the entry are: the feud and lands
Champelle, formerly Mimault the Babelot stronghold, the stronghold Pissavin, another
stronghold that was beginning to cross the Fust, all three in the parish of Sainte-Mesme; la
Brousse Chavagnes; the stronghold called Prez Clos otherwise LELARD, in the parish of Ternant;
Mining bushel of Saint Jean d'Angely to Pont-Perrin and some pieces of land and meadows, all
named and confronted by the transaction,
After a visit to the scene, a visit by the Lord of Taillebourg and his
officers, and verification of confessions François Fradin, it was proved that
everything belonged to the latter well. It shall issue, therefore, hand-lifting
of the seizure had been made too hastily.
In 1476, September 29, he bought Jean Grollereau, a laborer, a property
in the village of Villefagnan, where his little son back dispensed justice in
1601. In the act, it is called Noble Home.
In the 1479 year, it pays tribute to the stronghold of Besse, and died shortly after. On
December 15, his widow, guardian of her children, sign a power of attorney to the Lord of
Taillebourg "faith and homage to reason that she held of him moving."
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Let's say he was married December 14, 1455, Beatrix of Aisse, Pasay
Dame-le-Chapt, from a noble family from Pons, one branch, that of
Courgoussac was maintained noble in Poitou in 1667 .
On 22 July 1480, Beatrix of Aisse, Demoiselle, widow of François Fradin, Esquire, Lord of
Bessé and other places, as having "lease, trust, government and administration" of their children,
makes counting the fief of Fraisne, François Clermont, Lord of Dompierre-sur-Boutonne. This act
is signed Chevet, notary in Saint Jean d'Angely, and passed Antoine April cleric SceI Royal Guard,
established in Saint Jean d'Angely. She also qualified Dame Paisay-le-Chapt, in an act of May 24,
1483, when his son Jehan Fradin buys on behalf of the stronghold of Mazerolles, sold by Eustache
de Montberon, Viscount of Aulnay.
The last member of the family was Aisse Gabriel Aisse, Esquire, Lord of Isle de
la Noue, who lived in Saint-Surin in 1715 and was maintained by noble Begon,
Intendant of La Rochelle. We do not know if he had posterity.
Of his marriage, François Fradin had two children:
1 JEHAN, following.
2 TheOYS FRadin, Esquire, Lord of Cantinolière, died without heirs. This is
Loys in 1529 declared noble by fabriqueurs, in the Parish of Paisay-le-
Chapt on the occasion of the extraordinary support provided by the
nobility, for the redemption of François 1, after the battle of Pavia.
VI - JEHAN FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BESSE, OF THE REU FRANCHE, OF FRAISNE, OF THE CANTINOLIERE, OF
BERAUDS, OF THE FOND, OF PASAY-THE-CTETA, ETC. , TO DO 1430.
We have little information about this ancestor. He married Mary Gilliers, daughter
Jacques de Gilliers Lord Forges, of Villedieu, Etc., (the Marquis of Villedieu
St. George) and Mary of Feron. The marriage contract is the April 6, 1476.
September 8, 1490, it is called as a witness in a transaction between Pernelle
Prévérende and Gilles Aisse, Esquire, Lord of Mauxmouton, his cousin.
On 3 May 1498, he signed on Jacquette input act of Gilliers, his sister-
in Convent of Our Lady of Lenclôtre.
We find it mentioned in the act of sharing of 8 March 1471, between his
mother, Beatrix of Aisse his brother Loys, Esquire, Lord of Cantinolière and him.
He died before 1505 since March 13 this year, Mary Gilliers, his widow, guardian of their
children, give proxy to four tributes to Taillebourg. 1 For reasons of Mimault stronghold, said
Champelle, the duty of ten floors and ten Chambellage soil; 2 due to stronghold of Berclou, the
duty of man to five floors mutation; 3. Due to the fief of Sainte-Mesme, the duty of a hundred
floors; 4. due to mining town and false towns of Saint-Jean d'Angely, the duty of a pair of white
gloves aprétiée, twelve denier mutation
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man. On the back of the room that still exists, is the certificate of Jacques Dedicy, dated
March 31, 1506, finding that it was homage as authorized representative.
May 8, 1506, Mary Gilliers, Fradin widow makes a confession in Taillebourg the
duty of ten floors and ten chambellage to human mutation, the fief of Mimault, located
in Champelle, multiple inheritance and rivers, while the parish Ternant; item, several
hundred, annuities, terrages, complans, tithes, parishes and Annepont Taillebourg, the
stronghold of La Viallière, Nouliers parish and elsewhere, any statement and confronted
by the confession, also with low justice, as the above confessions.
On the same date, it also makes admission to the mining of Saint Jean d'Angely. Here again
the May 8, 1505, making confession to Taillebourg, as guardian of her children, the duty of a
hundred floors achaptement things that were Lady Isabeau of Aumaigne in the parishes of Sainte-
Mesme and Asnieres, namely: Babelot stronghold, which is located in Sainte-Mesme hotel;
offshore mas, another mas earth and wood Pissavin; half the coulter land called The Littrées three
accommodation near the cross, all in the parish of Sainte-Mesme; 20 capons, 50 bushels of wheat,
15 bushels of oats, height measurement Taillebourg; 65 floors silver, any pension, cut 5 floors, 12
denier retoublage due to the Confessing the territories, lands and accommodations above; item,
half of all tenth except ... wheat septiers two septiers milling, measuring Taillebourg, which are
the chapter of Sainte-Mesme; a bushel of beans and four are to harvest two are chapter of Sainte-
Mesme, two other chaplain Aumague; item, hosting the Fousses; a piece of wood, located in the
Barillère, another piece of wood, located to Defans; wood and lands, with allowances lying
Monbors; land and vergnaux of Chirons, in the parish of Asnieres, and all other things that
Confessing holds, and others hold her, in the parishes of Sainte-Mesme and Asnieres, wine, wheat
and other things, all designated and specified by the confession. two other Chaplain of Aumague;
item, hosting the Fousses; a piece of wood, located in the Barillère, another piece of wood, located
to Defans; wood and lands, with allowances lying Monbors; land and vergnaux of Chirons, in the
parish of Asnieres, and all other things that Confessing holds, and others hold her, in the parishes
of Sainte-Mesme and Asnieres, wine, wheat and other things, all designated and specified by the
confession. two other Chaplain of Aumague; item, hosting the Fousses; a piece of wood, located in
the Barillère, another piece of wood, located to Defans; wood and lands, with allowances lying
Monbors; land and vergnaux of Chirons, in the parish of Asnieres, and all other things that
Confessing holds, and others hold her, in the parishes of Sainte-Mesme and Asnieres, wine, wheat
and other things, all designated and specified by the confession.
Of his marriage, Jehan Fradin had:
1 JEHAN, following,
2 MATHURIN FRadin, Lord of the Chalentonnière, which we know only the name,
but which became the chief of a branch which still exists, and that is
represented in Parthenay, by Mr. Paul Fradin, confessed.
VII - JEHAN FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BESSE, OF THE REU FRANCHE, OF FRAISNE, OF THE CANTINOLIERE, OF
BERAUDS, OF THE FOND, OF PARAY-THE-CTETA, ETC. NOTE TOWARD 1462
He exercised no public service, but we nevertheless gathered about him
a number of interesting information.March 13, 1521, Jehan Fradin, Esquire, pays homage to the stronghold of Fraisne, Jacques
de Clermont. The act was signed this lord and bearing his seal, shield crowned two keys placed in
saltire. The same day, it makes counting of the same fief. Signed P.Main.
The April 22, 1521, he makes confession to the Prior of Saint Savinien, because
of its stronghold of La Motte for his stronghold Bérauds located in the parish of Saint
Savinien.
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On April 15, 1528, he attended the information made against Jacques de Clermont, son of
Francis, mentioned in a previous article, a man of violent and passionate who was accused of
murdering Francis Gilliers, Esquire, Lord of Villedieu, his brother.
In 1530, he paid tribute to the stronghold of Besse. On August 15, 1533, there was
transfer of Villefaguan Chapel by the inhabitants of this town Jehan Loys and his
brother.
On August 27, 1535, Jehan makes counting to the bishop of Poitiers, Cardinal de
Givry, their Lordships of the Fund and the Cantinolière. This is one act.
Nons noted above, Article IV of Pierre Fradin, héhergement the obligations of the
Lordship of the Fund and details of property of that Lordship. We are not back. Suffice it to
extract the count before us now and respecting the fanciful spelling of this document that
concerns the Lordship of Cantinolière, which was not mentioned in the first of these acts.
Jehan honors for "flashing (sic) and membership of the fief called The Cantinolière with his
perprise both Deffens and garrenne to connietz with coulombiers, vergiers, land and vineyards if
Quy belong with all droictz and affiliations." And it provided that "the heirs or assigns of Faubert
Avg Quy sum of the men of faith; need and are bound up and raise serteins avenage and money
for the service that he is on deu sertins men of Villefagnan, the doibvent the coming Monsignor
said when it comes to Villefagnan to eat a prandre feaudal only, than he doibt fere the priest of
Villefagnan, to him and his people and is due to its tempourel and ditte oats and distribute funds
doivons laditte oats and money to his master of doibvons hostel and each have a boyseau laditte
of oats and our dépans; and evening from the house of my said Lord tortis a six and one half of
wine gallon. With that said and however quantes and the Reverend Father says pran his room
with him and said priest doibt also at times be paid by each of two floors noble duty when it comes
prandre told her to eat. "
On June 24 1545 he made confession of the fief of the Cantinolière. On
June 24, it makes counting the Poitiers diocese Seigneurie de La Fond.
There was again a count of the fief of the Cantinolière, June 24 1547. Let's say here
that the feud passed January 25, 1594, at home noble, Aymar Haan, Lord of the Rocks.
August 25, 1548, Jehan Fradin was admitted to the Prior of St. Sevinien
to the stronghold of Bérauds.
He married Marguerite Bouchard Aubeterre, an old and famous family
Poitou whose name passed in 1679 to Esparbès. Bouchard Aubeterre lived in the
fifteenthecentury the lordship of La Malvau in the St. Martin Parish of Sew. Jehan was
his wife's cousin, by the family of his mother. Indeed, his aunt Renee Gillers was united
in 1539, Mery Bouchard Aubeterre, Lord Montchaude.
Jehan Fradin died about 1550. His widow provides, in 1553, mayors and
aldermen of Saint Jean d'Angely the bill of rights still belong to him in the
lordship of Franche Street.
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On June 10 of that year, she made an exchange with Leon Gratian Lord Maunay,
in front Vivien Pillot notaries masters, February 23, 1557, she signed a succession of
their father sharing contract with his eldest son major and her other children. On 17
January 1560 she made confession of the fief of the Cantinolière.
From his marriage JEHAN FRadin had six children:
1 ATMBROISE-François-LAURENT, following.
2 MERY, Born around 1494, who was godfather to his uncle by
marriage Méry Bouchard Aubeterre.
3 RAENEASBorn around 1495.
4 ° ATntoine, Born about 1496, of which raises the death in 1556.
This Antoine is one of the glories of the Fradin family. Religious of the Order of
Franciscans, he was sent to the island of Rhodes, then occupied by the Knights of St. John
Jerusalem, however, unless he went there as chaplain of a dignitary of this
Hospitaller Order, a Aubeterre example. But that's just a guess, because
Franciscans in Rhodes had a mission and a church that still exists.
Still, our grandfather played a role in the defense of the "Bulwark of
Christendom" and he covered himself with glory in the famous seat 1522. Here
also a passage which speaks of it, alleging History of Pierre d'Aubusson, Grand
Master of Rhodes, published by Bouhours, in 1677.
"The big wall of COSTÉ the west fell almost whole, and made a terrible noise
when falling; the noise and shouts of joy threw themselves barbarians began again
terror in the city; but the spirits were soon rasseurez by the exhortations of Antoine
Fradin, religious of St. Francis, eloquent and apostolic man running around the
crucifix in his hand and was almost in Rhodes what John Capistran had done in
Belgrade. "
On the other hand, Eleutherius, a monk of St. Basil who was in Rhodes during this
memorable siege and who died in 1545, left a precious manuscript for the History of the
Order of St. John. This document was in the hands of dads (priest) Greek inhabitant
Trianda in Rhodes. The Rottier colonel who published a book on this remarkable island,
consulted on in 1826. We do not know what has become while we have done our best to
trace it even in Rhodes.
Here's what Eleuthère says:
"Antoine Fradin, one of the religious community of the PP Franciscans of
Rhodes, fought valiantly during the siege of 1522. Trained by boiling ardor he was
one of the first to pursue the enemies of the Christian name during retirement; we
saw jump into the sea to the waist and kill his own hand many Turks who had thrown
themselves by swimming to regain their ships. No less valiant than John Capistran
and Fra Bartolomeo of Epirus is were shown, one in Belgrade and one in Scutari, the
brother Fradin did prodigies of valor in Rhodes, and his name deserves to pass to the
posterity."
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It is likely that Bouhours was also aware of this manuscript because just qu'Eleuthère
it compares to our glorious grandfather John Capistran also distinguished Franciscan monk
who in 1456 locked himself in Belgrade with Huniad besieged by the Turks, and helped
powerfully by his exhortations to the rescue of the city.
The Bailiff Picenardi, Grand Prior of Venice, author of the journey of a knight of St. John
of Jerusalem, also said, without mentioning the name of Antoine Fradin, the Religious
Franciscans distinguished themselves by their courage during much the seat 1522.
We could see with our eyes in Rhodes remnants of the former Franciscan
church, now a Turkish bath. The monument is inwardly quite well preserved and
we could not think without emotion contemplating these relics of the past that
our ancestors had walked the marble slabs which in some places have not been
replaced, and we -even were asking the foot.
This church was once important as many great masters were buried there.
Around 1830 the sarcophagus of one of them Robert Juliac it still saw and used tank.
The Order of St. Francis Franciscans came to Rhodes, as the magisterium of the
Grand Master, Jacques de Milly, Grand Prior of Auvergne which, by decree of June 12,
1457, gave them the church of St. Marc and Saint Bernardin, with all accessories and
income, orchards and gardens with saffron.
But back to our subject. Jehan Fradin still had a daughter:
5 ° Marguerite, Born about 1498, married Gideon du Vergier, Lord of Roche
Montroy. She conveyed by deed of 16 January 1560 "noble man, Maistre Pierre
Martin, a lawyer, two units or third partyes the troys doing any of the
Seigneurie de la Rue Franche", that have expired him. The Parliament of
Bordeaux, in a judgment of 19 August 1561, condemned Pierre Martin to
return to Marguerite Fradin all rights it had previously ceded to him, the
contract between them being canceled as "feigned and simulated". However,
this judgment did not receive performance and Pierre Martin remained
permanently owner of acquired rights, payment of a compensation of one
hundred and fifty pounds.
VIII - AMBROYS-François-LAURENT FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BESSE, OF PAISAY-THE-CTETA, OF FRAIGNE, OF THE CANTINOLIERE, OF
BERAUDS, OF MAZEROLLES, OF CHASTEAUNEUFETC. NOTE TOWARD 1493.
Are Laws Degree. Lawyer at the Bordeaux Parliament and the Court of
Saint Jean d'Angely. He was a judge Seneschal in Villefagnan to 1531.
The June 10, 1536 he made confession of the mining right to the Lord
of Aulnay.
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The seventeenth day of December 1550, he makes confession to the
stronghold of Mazerolles. The following excerpt of this curious scroll that is
in the Archives of Vienna, not lack of interest.
"I know all that, Ambroys Fradin, Esquire, Lord of Bessé,
Mazerolles and aultres places and confesses advouhe hold of Roy nostre
Syre because of his Chastel Vicomte Aulnay, in faith and plain tribute,
on to owe to white sword man Muance estimated sword said to the sum
of thirty Solz things sensuivent.
First, the old and chasteau place of Mazerolles with territories torragez,
hundred and annuities said place, both in denyers that in poullaihes, holding one
hand to Fourest said Lord Aultre and the way in which the it goes to Bryongis
Saleignez throughout the path from D to Vinaux, and Aultre land of Paysay
nomées The Strap. Item toultes land, terrages, hundred and annuities aultrefois
were the viscounts of Aulnay and qu'ilz would have accustomed prandre and up
between the villages of Vendeleignes, Puysbolain, Paisay-le-Chapt and the
highway from La Rochelle.
With this I avouhe to the above things, and spéciffiées déclayrées
while droict medium and low jurisdiction, avecques the Icelle exercisse
and all fortification droict said place of Mazerolles and fayre strong
house without pontz drawbridge. Are all the above and chaicunes
things I keep to owe advouhe susdicts said Lord, Etc.
In témoingt which things and truth, I have signed this stronghold and adveu
and deed to sign it notayre dessoubz named my requeste and fayct seal of my arms,
the seventeenth day of December, one thousand five hundred and fifty . "
The seal that keeps this document is still in fairly good condition. The
shield shows the chevron and the three grapes, but these are not stalked.
Highlight, it reads: Sigillum Ambrosii Fradin.
October 6, 1552, he makes confession of the fief of Besse. On February 23, 1557, he
shares with his mother and Mery and Marguerite Renee, his brother and sisters, then their
Jehan father, Antoine, their brother Franciscan religious and Louis Fradin, Lord of
Cantinolière their uncle; Joachim Gilliers Esquire, Lord of Villedieu is curator.
1stJune 1553, he made the Sieur de Gacougnolle enumeration earth Paisay-le-Chapt. On
June 26 of that year, it celebrates the fief of Fraigne by Jacques-Laurent before the young,
Seneschal of Chatellenie Dampierre. The counting is made on the same day. The act is signed
Ambroys Fradin and Vouhet notary. At the foot is a seal that represented the arms of the said
Fradin "which seal is broken by dilapidation".
On 15 January 1555 he belongs as gun rights, the watch went to Chauvigny.
On June 10, 1556, he makes confession in Taillebourg the duty of five floors, vassal of
mutation, the fief called The Prez Clos otherwise LELARD. This feud passed to the Fresnon
Vigier, who made confession in 1620. On the same date, it makes similar confessions to those of
Marie de Gillers her grandmother, we have seen above, which are 18 March 1505 and May 8,
1506.
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On 4 March 1561, Ambroys Fradin, for him and Marguerite Fradin his sister,
abandoned by contract to François Lebault, Sieur de Coulonges, the rights belonging to them
in fief Bérauds held the Prior of Saint-Savinien the duty of a free Golden.
In 1578, 6 October and 28 December he makes confession of the fief of Chateauneuf. This
piece is in the Archives of the Vienna door that stronghold depended on the barony of Melle and
Ambroys Fradin, Esquire, Lord of Bessé, etc., "held in faith and full tribute Bayser and feaulté of
oath to owe eight eolz denyers four punches and ten Solz of chambellage dies when the content
and diz Solz of chambellage when the Lord dies. "
He married ANNE D'ATGUESSEAU, Grandmother of the famous Chancellor, daughter of
Pierre Aguesseau, Lieutenant General Headquarters of Saint Jean d'Angely, mayor of the city in
1547 and 1563, and Mathurin Cumont Fief Brown, the famous old house Cumont.
It will be curious to know how the Chancellor d'Aguesseau is parenting
of Fradin. The small table below will show us:
The Chancellor was therefore cousin to 8e degree of Fradin, his
contemporary.
Her wedding was Ambroys:
1 JEHAN, following;
2 SUZANNEMarried to Jehan du Puy;
3 PAUL-LAURENT FRADIN, Esquire, Lord of Cantinolière, who
married Jeanne Guérin.
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IX - JEHAN FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BESSE, OF PASAY-THE-CTETA, OF FRAIGNE, OF MAZEROLLES, OF
CHASTEAUNEUF, OF MONTZ, OF TOUCHES, OF THE CROUZILLE, OF REETC. NOTE IN 1526
He retained only the Lordship of Besse. His aunt, Margaret, as we have seen
had brought her husband, Gideon du Vergier, Lord of Roche Montroy, two-thirds
owned by the family of the Seigneurie de Franche Street, which from this moment
was finally separated from that of Besse.
In 1585, June 4, we find making the admission fee of Re. Here are the
words taken from the parchment that exists in the Archives of Vienna.
"Knowing all that I Jehan Fradin, squire, Lord of Bessé from Paisay-le-
Chapt, Ré, etc., ay and want and I advouhe keep Charles Dubois, squire, Sieur
de Ferriere and Contré because of its chastel such jurisdiction manor and said
counter, both for me and for my parsonniers, tenants and subjects. in faith and
liege homage to muence Lord and man to owe fifteen floors, and all things that
chaicunes enssuyvent.
And first, my noble hostel of the said place of Re, with its affiliations and
despandances entries, yssues, vergiers, garaines, vines, and ousses right Fuye,
avecque my village said place of D, Low and medium droict jurisdiction, and all
things deppandantes of ycelle and droicts fournages of my so-called men of D,
containing my said hostel, with its préclostures, warrens and online, all joining
the ung and contiguous to another. "
He also held the King as appears from the confession of 13 June 1608, the furnaces
of the Sigougne and Boycerolles, outbuildings of chatellenie Chizé with right to cut in
the forest Argenson four branches of each oak dead wood and abatisz. This means faith
and homage and "a white sword in the price of fifteen floors."
Finally as Lord of Chasteauneuf he makes confession of this fief
February 4, 1609, tribute August 17, 1611 and admission October 31, 1614.
Jehan married PERSYDE ROF EYNIER BOURGNEUF. They are mutual
donation of property, 5 June 1618.
It was around this time that the elder branch will be established in Poitou,
first Paisay-le-Chapt, Lordship given to the family by Beatrix of Aisse, as we
have seen above. Jehan Fradin, before leaving Saint Jean d'Angely, gave his
Lordship Bessé who had, over time, lost much of its importance to the Fresnon
Vigier, Esquire, husband of Anne Cladech.
The name of Besse died in the person of Charles Bonnegens La Grange, who had
acquired April 4, 1734, to N. Lespin, feudal rights of this lordship.
What is strange is that after having defeated his stronghold of Besse, our
ancestor acquired new, with the same name, as shown in an admission that we
found in the archives of Vienna and whose here is an exerpt:
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"Know all I Jehan Fradin, squire, Sieur de Besse, Montz, the Crouzille and
Chasteauneuf, etc., confesses to have and hold both for me and for my brother
and sister, witout men and soubzmis the King, our Lord, because Chastel and its
Chatellenye Melle, the liege homage and four pounds of Plaits and ung horse
sixty Solz service when said to owe and Dheu to droict or custome and ten Solz
of chambellage, things that sensuivent .
To wit, my hosting Keys called Lisle, aultrement says Besse,
ensemblement the boys attaching aultrefois who was in vineyards and
aultres boys and guerennes, prez clostures memberships and hosting
deppandances said taking a part in a Cousté lambaou, Aultre of the
guerenne of the manor of Veruye and Aultre the path from the Bessé mill
said place of Veruye. "
Curiously the seal that append to this parchment as well as confessions of Mazerolles of
August 28, 1595, May 13, 1608, October 8, 1614, shows a label overloaded with shield. The addition
of this piece is not explained, because there is no doubt that Jehan had been the eldest of his
siblings. The titles he takes in these confessions are also proof.
We omitted to say that Jehan Fradin was of the principal inhabitants of Civray who
assembled in 1541 and sent a deputy to Poitiers to which party the people were intending to
take against the rebels who were advancing. The massacre of the Vaudois had taken place
and this is a local riot as there was frequently since that time between Catholics and
Protestants. This detail shows us that his family was already represented in Poitou.
Jehan left two children:
1 JACQUES-JEHAN following;
2 a GIRL Solomon's wife Chastanet who inherited the fiefs of
keys or Besse and Mazerolles.
X - JACQUES-JEHAN FRadin
ECuyerSOrd OF ROCHE DORILLAC AND VIGERAYE. NOTE TOWARD 1564.
IThe WAS PTHE ROCUREUR RA OI CIVRAY, THEN SAND UBSTITUT JUGE
STHE ENECHAL CHATELLENIE OF BOISSEGUIN IN 1610.
It was demolished, there are two years old, the house where Judge Seneschal
of Boisseguin formerly held hearings and was located at the end of Civray Pont des
Barres. Boisseguin was an important town near the city. There was a castle, built in
1520 by Jehan Jay, Lord Boisseguin who was Governor of Poitiers in 1583. He
belonged in 1789 to the family of Choiseul.
As for the Rock Orillac, the half ruined castle was transformed into farm around 1865.
There were two towers, one of which has been demolished. That which remains, and is still
surmounted by its ear of earthenware, is pierced with a pointed door defended by a moucharabis.
The windows of this house that belongs to the late fifteenthe century, are two bays divided
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by a horizontal mullion and topped ribs ogee with escutcheon: ... of the tape ...
accompanied by three cross potencées of ... put two and one.
The castle passed to the younger branch. Isidore Fradin, Esquire, Lord
of Vigeraye or Vigerie in tribute, June 2, 1688.
Jacques married twice. His first wife fu Louise DTHE ANIAU RENAUDIERE.
The contract of 17 May 1595. The La Renaudière, old Poitevin family had a
strange shield: Sand head of the golden calf. Their Lordship also passed to
the younger branch of Fradin.
His second wife was MTHE ARIE ROCHE-CROZEhe married in 1614, as evidenced by the
marriage contract signed on July 24. (See Biblio. Soc. Of West Antiquaires)
The father of his wife, Jacques Roche-Croze, Lord of Clesmes, from an old family
Dauphine, was born in Loudun. It was King's Printer in Niort then Minister of RPR in
Civray. His name is linked to a controversy that had some impact. He published a book
of controversy against Mr. Beraudiere the later Bishop of Périgueux. This volume is
entitled: "The judge of controversies of that time, distinguished into two parts, to reply
to Francis of Beraudiere of Sigond, Abbot of Nouaillié by Jacques Roche-Croze,
Loudunais, Pastor of the Church Civray, Poitou. A Niort, printed by Jean Baillet, 1610.
"
The book is dedicated to Noble Jehan Jousserant, Lord of Laire Signed "gifted
gentleman of piety and great virtue.": Roche Croze Civray May 20, 1610.
Jacques Crozé was also famous in Poitou by his contradictory
conferences with the Jesuit Father Moquot and also by his writings.
It is certain, after what we have just read, that Fradin at that time
belonged to the Reformed Religion, like almost all the families living in this
region of France.
The December 28, 1584 Jacques Fradin shared with his sister over from his father.
From his two marriages he had several children:
1 JACQUES following.
2 ATLexandre, Esquire, Lord of the Rocks, died before 1687 Lawyer in
Parliament, Judge of the Seneschal of chatellenie Boisseguin in 1633,
who married Madeleine Faure Fleurignac. We found an obligation of
400 pounds, signed on its behalf by Lady Isabeau of Nouyer, September
8, 1640. He lived in the castle of the Rock Orillac. His son, Louis,
Esquire, Lord of the Rocks, married September 3, 1687, Anne Du Pont
de Lambertière.
3 TheOUIS, Esquire, Lord of Renaudièremeurt in 1692. His wife was Gabrielle
Pascault born in 1650, died September 9, 1691. We find it abjured the reformed
religion September 7, 1685, in front Abbe Rabereuil, vicar of Bishop of Poitiers.
He had several children, including Peter, Lord of Champagné, captain of the
Regiment
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Touraine, who married June 8, 1716, Marie Jeanne Dupas Lorbrie,
and Anne who became the wife of Etienne Mourgault Mornac.
4 ° TheouiseMarried to Pierre Pascault, Prosecutor Boisseguin. They
had a daughter Louise, who married Xavier Mesnier King's
Printer in Poitiers. Marriage is the September 13, 1679.
5 ° ISIDOIRE, Esquire, Lord of Vigeraye (1630) married to Elisabeth Payère who
became the head of a very important younger branch, whose members
disséminèrent everywhere, but particularly in Poitou. Besides the Fradin of
Vigeraye or Vigerie will be a special article.
6 ° ATNNE, Who married Pierre Tahourdin of Verrieres, who died in 1669.
XI - JACQUES FRadin
ECuyerSOrd OF CANTINOLIERE, A DO CIVRAY TO 1596.
Substitute Royal Civray See, by provisions as of July 26, 1619. Then
regular adviser to Prince Henry of Bourbon, first prince of the blood. Its
provisions that are before our eyes and the copy of which is appended
documents are dated May 10, 1625.
Unfortunately we could procure no other information on this ancestor. The only
place we find yet mentioned is the death certificate of his wife, FRANÇOISE TOF AHOURDIN
VERRIERES, Who died April 9, 1681.
It was he who first of Fradin, was born and settled in Civray, this charming little town
of Poitou, we had the good fortune to visit a few months ago. Our family lived for two hundred
and some years, without the Revolution, she would probably still. We believe we will not read
without interest the following description.
Civray or Sivray in Latin Sivriacum, is a city of Poitou Charente in three leagues from
its source, ten south of the city of Poitiers on the way to Augoulême. His
castle, its church remarkable remnant of the XIIeSénéchaussée century and she was home, gave
this town of some importance. The religionists there were once in great numbers because of a
temple they had there. It was the capital of a county which she gave her name and had five
baronies Civray, Aulnay Chizé, Nielle and Usson. County Civray was a domain of the Crown. The
castle which are still visible
some ruins, dated Xecentury. It was one of the strongest and oldest of Poitou. It was demolished
in 1794 by order of the representative Ingrand people who found that "these old ruins of feudalism
attested pride of tyrants and the debasement of our fathers."
King Louis XIII received hospitality in Civray, in 1616. On the street
that bears his name, one still admires storefront, tower, mullioned windows
and beautiful arched doorway of the Hotel of the Provost where he went down.
Let us say in passing, and to close these few lines for a small town that is dear to us,
the inhabitants of Saintonge and Aunis formerly served as a proverbial saying that we have
seen, is not quite forgotten, "As
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that Civray Poitou ".
follows.
But back to our story. Jacques Fradin had, marriage, a son JACQUES, who
XII - JACQUES FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord CHATAIN, A DO CIVRAY, TOWARDS 1622.
President to Civray Royal Headquarters, Lieutenant General and
Commissioner enquesteur examiner County and Sénéchaussée Civray. His
provisions, an extract of the time is in our hands, is the August 23, 1645.
He was one of our most distinguished ancestors. The following lines give
an idea of the important position he had held, and the enormous extent of
country which was under his jurisdiction.
The Royal Civray Headquarters was established by letters of François 1, the
prayer of Louise of Savoy, mother, Lady Civray, July 27, 1525. The office of
Seneschal, which was erected in long dress, was suppressed by Charles, in October
1561, in favor of Lieutenant General, who was a magistrate short dress.
Lieutenant-General was the deputy of the Seneschal in the court of the Presidency and
all the judicial powers of the latter. This last fact was always absent.
The land of Civray was committed, that is to say mortgaged with usufruct under Henry
II and his successors, in favor of the various following people:
1589 Sieur Chesne.
1593-1654 The family Barbezières.
1656 Marshal Turenne.
1675 Cardinal de Bouillon, heir Prev.
1675 Philippe de Courcillon Marquis of Dangeau.
Princess Sophie of Bavaria Louvenstein of his
1720
widow.
Sophie de Courcillon, their granddaughter, Princess of
l72O
1756 Rohan.
The Prince of Conde, heir to the former, who enjoyed
even when the Revolution broke out.
The parishes, in whole or in part, belonged by calling the Seneschal of
Civray were:
Ardin, Augé, Beauvoir sur Niort, Bruslain, Jussecorps,
Maringe, Rimbaut, Saint-Romain-des-Champs, Vouillé.
Availles-sur-Chizé, Baussai, Basseclairin, Battle, Brieuil-Chizé,
Brioux-Caunai, Celles, Chail, Chapelle-Poulioux, Chizé, Clussai,
Ensigné, Fontenille, Les Fosses, Gournay, Hanc, Juillé, Limalonges,46TheES FRADIN
Lorigné, Luche, Lesserai, Mairé-LuvescauIt, Maisonai Mazières, Melle (St.
Hilaire, St. Leger and Saint-Pierre Mougon) Paisai-le-Chapt, Paisai-le-Tort, Perigni,
Plibou, Pouffons, Rantré Saint-Faziol, St. Génard, Saint-Martin-close-Melle Saint-
Medard Saint-Roman les Melle, St. Soline, Sauze, Secondigné-sur-Chizé, Seligni,
Sompt, TeilIon Thorigné, Vauzai , Vaussai, Villefolet Villers-en-Bois, Villers-sur-
Chizé, Vitre, Vernoux-sur-Boutonne, Pers.
Blanzai Brion, Brux, Champagné-le-Sec, Champniers, Château-Garnier,
Chaunai Genouillé, Joussé, Linazai, Lizant, Magne, Payroux, St. Clementine,
Saint-Gaudent Saint-Macoux, Saint-Martin-Lars, Saint- Mauritius, Saint-
Pierre-d'Exideuil, Vaux-en-Horned, Vieilleville, Villaret, Voulême Usson.
Bouresse, St. Lawrence Jourdes.
Aizec, Biarge, Monjeau, Taizé, Sheep, Chasseneuil, Lespains,
Montemboeuf, Vitrac.
Antezant, Aunai, Bernal Blanzay-sur-Boutonne, Cherbonnières,
Coivert, Contré, churches Argenteuil Garnaud (or Poursai-Garnaud)
Gibourne, Nuaillé, Saint-Coutant-le-Petit Saint-Georges Longuepierre, St.
Hilaire de Ligne, Saint-Julien of l'Escap, Saint-Mande (or St. Brix) Saint
Martial, Saint-Martin Juillers, Saint-Pardoux, St. Peter Juillers, St. Peter's
Isle Saint-Severin, Salleignes, Venues, Varaize, Vervant, La Villedieu-
d'Aussay, Villemorin and Vinax.
Courcelles and St. George Paillé.
Ardoyne Denaut, Saint-Hilaire on I'Antize, Lodges, (Saint-
Etienne-des Loges) Charzai.
Sénéchaussée Civray depended on the Paris Parliament.
In the original seneschals or bailiffs were only simple commissioners that the
king sent into the provinces to ensure that justice was well rendered by the provosts
and provosts. Their loads were built under the third race, in securities of office and
later became hereditary.
Sénéchaussée Civray had:
− Senechal a short dress, like that of Poitiers. It almost always
resided outside his district.
− A President and Lieutenant General.
− A civil and criminal lieutenant general who was in charge of
investigating cases and that took part in the judgments, with
voting as advisor.
− Two particular lieutenants, one of whom resided in Civray,
the other in Saint-Maixent. These two were, after Lieutenant
General, the main headquarters officers.
− A police lieutenant.
− A civilian Assessor.
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− A criminal Assessor.
− Five advisers, including four former creation.
− A lawyer of the King.
− A public prosecutor.
− Finally a substitute people of King.
We see from this list that the Lieutenant General was the most important
personage County. Among his many awards, he was responsible for calling the nobility
as it appears the orders of April 29, 1695, April 19, 1697, December 9, 1700 and June 12,
1703. It was therefore necessary that he himself was of noble blood.
Other officers from headquarters, there were a few that were provided both more
agencies. Thus individuals Lieutenants were almost always simultaneously assessors.
Those counselors who had no other office usually received the qualification of magistrate
judges. It should be added that by a decree in November 1594, Henri IV had created
Sénéchaussée Civray a court-martial under the title of Vice Sénéchaussée composed of a
Deputy Seneschal and a lieutenant and also a Registrar and twelve archers.
There were more in Civray assessor and public prosecutor near the Marshalsea.
The Marshalsea was a company of horsemen created by Edict of March 1720.
Include also a Commissioner of actual foreclosures, a recipient of the consignment, a clerk,
sixteen to eighteen prosecutors, eight to ten ordinary bailiffs and a large number of royal notaries
and sergeants who resided in various parishes of the Seneschal.
The office of Lieutenant General was valued at £ 20,000, the criminal
lieutenant 10,000 for criminal assessor, First Counselor, King's lawyer and
prosecutor, he was taxed 6,000 pounds.
To pass the property after their death to their heirs offices, holders had to pay
annually the right to Paulette named Charles Paulet secretary of the King's
Chamber, who was the inventor and was established by decree of 12 in December
1604. He was in Civray to Lieutenant General 200 pounds, to the Criminal
Lieutenant 100 pounds, 37 pounds assessors Dimes, advisors 20 pounds, the lawyer
of the King 30 pounds, the Prosecutor 70 pounds.
Such were the charges of Lieutenant-General. It is understood that the
person who was running the functions occcuper was first a certain position and
enjoy a decent fortune. We only talk to memory intellectual capacity to carry
through the countless and varied business passing through the hands of
Lieutenant General.
Going back to Jacques Fradin, we find that it was a man endowed with
a certain natural eloquence. Perhaps he wanted this power of his maternal
grandfather, the famous controversialist Croze.
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He was delegated by the city of Civray to go compliment Louis XIV on
his way to Poitiers. This is how it is told in the "Posters of Poitou" Number 2
August 1781.
"When Louis XIV spent in Poitiers in 1659 to get married, he was harangued
and the queen mother who accompanied by all bodies, not only the city, but even the
province. City Sivrai also sent deputies, and the one who was the spokesman not only
the King but to the queen mother, was Jacques Fradin, President Lieutenant
General Headquarters and the Royal Sénéchaussée Sivrai said. Le Roy on his return
in 1660, passed through Ruffec and the White House, where the same Jacques Fradin
yet had the honor to harangue the King and the two women (the queen and the queen
mother). These two speeches as well as he has done on other occasions several lords,
including the Duke of La Rochefoucauld, the Prince and Grand Huntsman Marsillac
were printed in Poitiers in time. When Jacques Fradin harangued the Court, the
White House, Mrs. Pepin Puyginon, Lady Parmesac, offered snack and refreshment
to their Majesties. Jacques Fradin was the great-grandfather of the current
Lieutenant General Sivrai. He joined to its load Lieutenant General, the President,
during its creation. "
Here we give a second extract of Posters Poitou, which speaks of the said
speeches, which were published in a volume that we have sought in vain in
both Poiton elsewhere.
The December 20, 1781 (Letter a Civray anonymous correspondent dated same
month).
"You mentioned, sir, a few speeches made Roy Louis XIV, on behalf of the
inhabitants of Sivrai. the author of the name you were taught, that you regret that
we had not put at the end of these harangues. I just found a copy of most of those he
has made. It is called Compliments of M. Fradin, President and Sivrai Lieutenant
General, printed in Paris, at Jules Jacquin, in 1664, dedicated to M. Colbert,
Intendant of Poitou, Aunis, Touraine, Anjou and Maine. They were all made by him
on behalf of and as a member of the officers of Justice and the inhabitants of the city
of Sivrai.
The first spoke to Roy on the subject of the 1652 unrest, His Majesty being in
Poitiers November 2 of that year. The second in the Queen Mother, on the same
subject on the same day. The third to the King passing in Poitiers for the fulfillment
of his marriage and peace on August 6, 1659. The fourth in the Queen Mother on the
same subject on the same day. The fifth to the Queen passing
Poitiers after peace and its accomplished marriage on July 4, 1660. The sixth, to Mr
Prince of Marcillac, Governor and Lieutenant General for the King Province
Poitou, April 14, 1644, and since the Duke of Rochefoucauld. The seventh to
MrPrince de Turenne, at the Duke of Rochefoucauld, July 3, 1660, the King's
marriage back, as he came from hunting, in the courtyard of the Dull. It was
the Engagiste Sivrai County.
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Following are three speeches made by M. Fradin at the opening of the
Palace of Sivrai one of November 1659, the second of 18 November 1661 and the
third of November 7, 1664. It appears by notice who is head of this volume, the
author has printed his speech because some particular friends had advised him
the order to distribute some people high in dignity who considered, and the other
to those who loved him tenderly. He said he followed this advice hoping that each
other will excuse the faults of this book will approve what is good, and then they
will hold the their possession without exposing his work to censorship public. He
was too modest; Compliments and his speech are very well written, and in the
real kind that suits such works. They are not long and without emphasis. This
talent has become hereditary in his family; one of his descendants who now
occupies the same place, still has to prove that he was worthy to succeed him at
all.
He recently made a very interesting compliment to Mr. Elie
Beaumont, Intendant of Finance of MgrCount of Artois in its passage in this city.
This speech won praise not only of his colleagues which he painted so well, which
was also their common, but still seemed worthy of the approval of the eloquent
and virtuous man to whom it was addressed and that we can say that suffrage
is a great price.
To in the last paragraph of our ancestor Jacques Fradin XVI, but we preferred
to leave the entire article and as it appeared in the Posters of Poitou. Suffice it to
mention it when the time comes.
We say now a few words of Jacques Fradin income at hand.
For an unexpected chance, we came across a journal written book
overnight as it were recounting the main transactions between him and the
principal payments it has made. This interesting volume was continued by
his son, his grandson, son and great grand son.
It notes from the diary among countless payments, cash receipts, accounts of his
farms and farms in the Great Condraille, the Bernière, Montaumon, Fayolle, the
Magdalene in Blanzay, Maignon, Dixmerie, Jesson, Puy Broom , in Redon, Marigné, the
Temple, the Billarde, Montazai, Roche, La Folie, Condac and Dalidan, Lanyards, the
Cyterne among Pautrée, Pouzeau; its embroideries of Thorn and Injambes. Both
properties are assumed he enjoyed significant revenue. He farmed a large part of these
lands to the Marquis de Dangeau, then Lord engagist Civray, Ruffec the Marquise, Mr.
Caumartin.
In 1656, as appears from the deed on parchment in our possession, purchase
from the Sieur de Saing, knight, Lord of Availles, and Haulmont The Cousture,
husband of Marguerite Pidouxde Nesdes and Chaillou, the sister of his wife, the field
and the noble house of Bagoire or Bagouère. This area remained in the family until
1834. Fradin Moreover we'll talk further.
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Jacques Fradin first married, November 11, 1647, Gabrielle Pidoux of Chaillou, an old
family Poitevine, daughter of Charles Pidoux Esquire, Lord of Nesdes and Chaillou, Lieutenant
General of the Seneschal of Civray since 1599, and author a volume entitled "life of St. Radegund
former queen of France and founder of the Royal monastery of Holy Cross of Poitiers" published
in Poitiers, in Mesnier in 1621.
This is what Charles Pidoux who at his death, April 25, 1624, passed to his son
Jacques Fradin, the burden of Lieutenant General, who remained in our family until his
removal in 1790, that is to say for one hundred sixty-six years. Gabrielle Pidoux who
tested in his favor, February 28, 1648, Jacques had two children.
Funny detail: once in Civray, at the birth of the eldest son of a Lieutenant General, the
militia of the city took up arms and with joy fired the gun.
In 1652, Jacques Fradin remarried with Demoiselle MARIE-ATTHE GNES SGO-BRUSLAIN.
Both are mentioned in the "Feudal Names" page 435, as required in the kiss and liege homage for
the fief and the farm of the Hall-Bruslain, ie to do homage to the King for this feud. It is worth
noting that no one could hold a king's stronghold, had he not been of good and ancient nobility.
The Archives of Poitiers, register of the Chamber of Accounts, still cite this act of faith. The La
Salle-Bruslain bore: Azure Silver Lion.
His second wife died March 6, 1657 in giving birth to her third child.
Children of Jacques Fradin are:
the first bed:
1 JAcquetteBorn June 24, 1650, in Religious Ladies Puyberland.
2 CHARLES following.
The second bed
3 JACQUES-CLAUDELord of Chassagne, born May 6, 1653, which
was higher in the Curé of Gençay and died young, after
surgery studies.
4 ° JACQUESLord of Morinerie and Chizé, born May 21, 1655, only named 26
August 1657, who married Marie Du Pont, who abjured Protestant August 31,
1683. This child was also raised by Mr Jacqueau, Gençay priest means "four
crowns and four Spanish pistoles a year."
5 ° CHARLES-JEANBorn March 6, 1657, called the 18th of that month.
Religious Chambrier Nanteuil who was boarding with M. Rosset in
Saintes, one hundred and forty livres a year and entered in the
Augustinian Fathers of Poitiers. This child was godfather Count Carlo
Broglio, Marshal camp and cavalry colonel.
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XIII - CHARLES FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord CHATAIN AND BELABRE, A DO CIVRAY, THE thirty JULY 1651 THE
BAPTIZED 18 MAY 1653 DEATH CIVRAY, THE 12 FFEBRUARY 1721. CTHE ONSEILLER
ROI,
PRESIDENTLIEUTENANT GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER EXAMINATEUR D'OLD AND NEW
CREATION IN COMTESAND ENECHAUSSEE SGEEI ROF OYAL CIVRAY1677.
He was educated at Poitiers in M. Girard and took charge of Lieutenant General
from the hands of his father. He held her with honor in difficult times. Catholics and
Huguenots were in continual war and conflicts were frequent in Civray, who was in
Poitou, one of the main centers of the Reformed Religion.
Charles himself was a Protestant, but he "abjured heresy" September 20, 1676, in the
hands of Father Barnabas Loches and in the presence of Brother Angel of Poitiers.
As Lieutenant General, he strictly held hands with the execution of orders of King in the
revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Here are two anecdotes which speaks of him, and that will give
an idea of the intolerance of the time in religion.
In 1696, a sealing of the home of Jacques de la Lande, Lord Lesmerière who have indicated
that the deceased had in his library several Protestant books, Lieutenant General Charles Fradin,
was transported to the scene, ordered that the books were deposited with the Registrar and the
heirs were sentenced to expenses incurred had the transaction, since the deceased Sieur de la
Lande, had resulted in the descent, for violation of the King's orders, keeping forbidden books.
Three years later, in 1699, Charles Fradin going to a Sunday sermon saw a man come to
the cabaret. He immediately entered the establishment and found a room in an archer, a notary,
and a third individual, who converts them to a pint of wine and three glasses. Drinkers and the
innkeeper apologized badly. As the minutes have been drawn up, innkeeper and drinkers were
condemned "for violating orders, giving his cabaret after the sermon sounded estoit instead of
going there, each fined three pounds twelve floors, applicable to religious Capuchin Civray ".
With time so we went to the church by order of the King!
In the course of that year, 1699, Charles made an order for the
implementation of regulations relating to the instruction to give children
pretended reformed and new converts.
He resigned his duties and title of Lieutenant General in favor of his eldest
son when the latter married in 1711 and was appointed Honorary Lieutenant
General. As for the office of President, he kept them until his death, and they
passed to his son, Jean-Baptiste Cacault of Cotterie.
It was Charles, Lord of Chatain, who acquired the important stronghold of
Belabre, "assiz to within the city of Civray" said the confession 1470 which we have
a copy in 1560. It took the name from which was preserved by the elder branch of
Fradin. About the name, deviating us when our subject.
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Belabre was in the original Bella Arbore name that has been brought to very ancient
times.
In XIIIecentury a Rudulphus Bella Arbore Valetus was the Count of Poitou ten francs for his lands
in the lordship of Saint-Savin. Hugo Belarbre, man of arms, husband of Lady of Ripoire was liege
Count of Poitou in 1253. Stone was Belarbre Envelope Sealers guard in Civray in 1410. Ithier
Belabre is called the ban of 1467. A Belabre, Esquire, Lord Guidiers is noble declared in 1530,
when the survey in Poitou where
gentlemen offered with a tenth of their fiefs for ransom François 1st. François Belabre his son
Lord Guidiers, wife, November 5, 1588, Renée Chasteignier of Oak. His grand-made, Hector
Belabre wife in 1613, Jeanne Chaillot.
It's probably the latter who gave his stronghold of Belabre our grandfather. This feud was
held
à liege homage of a mesh, to Ythier Jousserant, Esquire, Lord of LAYRE. It consisted of a
noble house located in Civray, a domain, several orchards, lands, vineyards, woods whose
position is thoroughly described in the confession which we have spoken above.
In the current cadastral map of Civray, some of these properties are even
mentioned. There are wood Belabreles Large parts Belabre.
This name is not common in France. It is focused, as we know, by three
families:
1 that of the Coigneux originating in the city of Paris, including the famous
story
dates back only to the early sixteenthe century, and whose
land Belabre, in Indre, was erected in marquisate in 1650;
2 that of Lajoumard, including a member, Limousin rich notary, took the
name of Belabre, he bought a castle, there are about fifty years1In the
town of Bujaleuf, near Limoges;
3 ours is by far the oldest.
There has been a Belabre family that gave mayors the city of Nantes
but it no longer exists.
Coming back to Charles, he also acquired at that time the stronghold of Blanzay,
including his eldest son took the name. There was in this stronghold of the famous stone
quarries throughout the Poitou.
A marriedNNE OF GOF UILLEAUMEAU FTHE CITY. The contract is
September 7, 1676. From this union were born:
1 JACQUES-MARIE, following.
2 TheECU-MargueriteBorn January 24, 1682, died July 11, 1752. As a young girl, she
was godmother of countless children, which makes suppose that was popular in
Civray. his name is found in that capacity
à each page of the baptismal records of the time. She was married
February 25, 1710, to John the Baptiste Cacault, Lord of Cotterie, born
February 10, 1672, President and Lieutenant individual, Criminal
Assessor and Advisor to Prime Sénéchaussée Civray, who left her a widow
291 1850
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September 1746, with eight children. She brought her husband
the stronghold of Chestnut and it became known that he added
to his.
3 JEAN-CHARLESBorn August 19, 1684, baptized 30 of the same month.
He was godfather Messire Jean de la Rochefoucauld, abbot of Bayers,
and godmother Lady Mary Pontignac in place of Dame Jeanne
Charlotte de la Rochefoucauld, nun Puyberlant. He became a religious
of the Order of Saint Benedict and Prieur Champdolent.
4 ° JEANNE-THERESE-URSULE, Wife of Alexander Venday, Knight, Lord of
Champrond. Marriage is the January 3, 1705.
XIV - JACQUES-MARIE FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord Blanzai, AND OF BELARBRE, BORN IN 1681 DEATH CIVRAY,
THE 31 DECEMBER 1748.
We did not find the place of his birth. It is likely that he was born in one of the
many properties that her family owned in Poitou.
He succeeded his father as King's Advisor, President and Lieutenant General
Enquesteur Commissioner Examiner old and new creation in the County and the
Seneschal of Civray. Its provisions, dated June 8, 1715, say it happens to be the sixth
father and son successively provided with the same Office. It would be more accurate to
say the sixth by his paternal and maternal ancestors. Indeed, three of Pidoux Chailloux
or Verdornnière had occupied the same charge.
Jacques was a valued very official, and as a man, he enjoyed, it seems,
to the general account.
Here's an amusing incident of his administration, we noted among
others that it would be interesting to recall here.
It does not always existed a very cordial agreement between the Capuchins of
Civray and the pastor of the parish. In 1727, the Prior of the church of St. Nicolas
which was to say a little Mass every Sunday and feast days, charged the Capuchins
of this care. But the priest did take home the ornaments, leaving the officiating a
white chasuble old hawker whose stuff was very dirty, and that was refused as not
being decent and consistent with guns.
The following Sunday, a similar scene took place in the great scandal of the people
assembled to hear mass. Jacques Fradin in his capacity as Lieutenant General intervened. He
examined the clothes because of the quarrel and to cut short any discussion, ordered that the
chasuble should bear in fabriqueurs to have it cleaned and mended.
He obtained, in 1741, Letters of Honor "in recognition of his long service,
distinctions that his family has always deserved and long experience and ability
he has acquired in the administration of justice, Etc. ".
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From his marriage with Marguerite CTHE HANTOIS REMONERIEBorn in 1687, died on 5
February 1767, the contract was signed on July 9, 1711, he was:
1 MARIE-Madeleine-JEANNEBorn June 29, 1712, dead old girl to sixty-five years
"in the most christians feelings, having been during his life a model of virtue"
his death certificate of the April 5, 1777.
2 MARIE-ATNNEBorn January 15, 1714.
3 CHARLES-François-MARIE, following.
4 ° Theouise-Marguerite-MARIEBorn January 31, 1717.
5 ° MARIE-JOSEPHBorn August 15, 1718.
6 ° MARIE-JEAN-LOUISBorn November 30, 1720. Was Lord Nesde.
7 ° JEAN-CHARLES-François-MARIEBorn November 26, 1722, that being the
youngest, took orders, according to the custom adopted by the old nobility.
We saw in the same case, his uncle, his great-uncle and his grandfather,
the famous Anthony. He became Prior of Saint-Hilaire Melle. He had been
godfather at his baptism Dom Jean-Charles Fradin religious uncle of the
Order of St. Benedict, Prior Champdolent.
He paid tribute during his lifetime for the fief of Troussart, Juillé parish.
In 1743, as he had neglected this step, the public prosecutor in Melle, the
castle which depended this fief, made him enter feudal. On December 2,
he petitioned for that lift the seizure, giving the excuse indisposition duly
justified by a certificate of Sir Robert, apothecary in Civray. We do not
know if he got this lifted.
XV - CHARLES-François-MARIE FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BELABRE, A DO CIVRAY, THE 11 JULY 1715 DEATH CIVRAY, THE 23AOUT 1782.
IThe EUT SPONSOR FOR HIS BAPTISM MESSIRE CHARLES TheOUIS COF RUGY
MARSILLAC, KNIGHTSOF ord PARMESAC AND SPONSOR DSOUL MARIE
ATNNE OF GUERUSSEAU, LADY DEPANVILLIERS.
It was King's Advisor to the Supreme Council of Poitiers. Enquesteur
Lieutenant General and Commissioner of old and new creation Examiner at the
Royal Civray See, by provisions as of July 26, 1741; Sub-delegation to the Generalitat
Poitiers from 1770 to 1782. He was admitted to the bar, 16 March 1740.
The King signed Marly special favor appointment of Lieutenant General on 30
April 1741, although it did not have the required age of 27, and his brother, Jean Philippe
Cacault of Cotterie was President Assessor and First Counselor. The thing is told in
letters of provisions and it is agreed that Council his voice and his brother-in that will
count for one.
We have five different recipes for Charles-François-Marie FradinL'un them his
patent advisor is a beautiful piece signed Mary Sophie de Courcillon, Princess of Rohan
then engagist Lady of Civray County.
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In 1772, having dismissed in favor of his eldest son, Jacques-Jean-Marie Fradin, he
was appointed Honorary Lieutenant General "by the consideration that deserve his
distinguished service in the charge Adviser Lieutenant General he filled functions for more
than thirty years with as much zeal as integrity and talent, like his six ancestors who had
exercised before him with distinction and those he continues to visit the Counselor of load
Supreme Council of Poitou ".
These lines contained in its letters of appointment are as seen praise of
his life was blameless.
At his death in 1782, he also held since twelve years the functions of sub-
delegation to the Generalitat de Poitiers. His act of burial door he was endowed with
all the qualities that characterize the honest man and the distinguished magistrate.
Judging by his writing that we see in the small newspaper, started by his great-
grandfather, he was also a man of order. The details of his income is carefully registered.
There is forty-one articles about farms, embroideries, fields, lands, meadows, vineyards, mills
and houses. All this represents a nice income.
Out of curiosity, we will give the list of properties whose greatest number still
exists, but who unfortunately passed into foreign hands.
Borderie of Thorn, Rusty parish. Pres and lands, parishes and Pranzay Injambes. Borderie
Pouzeau, Parish of Saint-Sauvant. Metairie lanyards, same parish. Farm of the Cyterne,
Coulombier parish. Borderie Cherpantrie, parish of La Chapelle-Montreuil. Vines Ligaudière,
parish Nailed. Areas in the parish of Sauze. Borderie du Breuil, Rusty parish. Borderie Bush,
Parish of Saint-Sauvant. Borderie to Vaugetan, These Levescault parish. Borderie to Chasseigne,
Parish of Saint-Sauvant. Borderie the Bois de Serre, Parish of Saint-Sauvant. Pres and home
suburb of Lusignan. Three fields Lescap, Parish of Saint-Sauvant. Domaine Grand-Serre, same
parish. Vine stronghold of Taunay, parish Nailed. Pension payable by Certins Grand Souillaud
Rusty parish. Borderie Anne-Marie, Saint-Sauvant parish. House in the village of Perre. Domain
Vaugetan, These Levescault parish. Borderie to Lambertière parish Rusty. House in Saint-
Sauvant. Areas in Vitray, Parish of Saint-Sauvant. Borderie to Souillaud Rusty parish. Land in
Big Thicket, Chasseneuil parish. Pension payable by Coyault Marsilliers the Parish of Saint-
Sauvant. Parc du Domaine These Levescault parish. House in the same parish. House in La Fond
de Ce, Pranzay parish. House in the village of Cursay. Borderie Val, PAMPROUX parish. Borderie
Verdoiserie the Parish of Saint-Germier. Borderie to Chaurrière Rusty parish. Earth to the
Chaurrière even parish. Borderie to Saugon even parish. Metairie La Jarrie, Esnandes parish.
Borderie Oak Green, Perré parish. House in Lusignan. Pension payable by Blacton widow of
Lusignan. Mills Breuil Perré parish. Metairie Card, Chasseneuil parish. Farm of the Bernardière.
Plus, rents owed by several people, royalties thirty bushels of wheat, thirty bushels of rye, capons,
cheese, thirty-six sheep. Etc.
In addition to the above properties, we have a state written by our ancestor the list of land
rents Seconds formed due to the house of M. Fradin, Boarder Roy. This state seems incomplete.
It contains eleven articles concerning: some areas located in
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Chatre Genouillé Parish; areas Breuil to Bougoins, Parish of Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil; land at
the Hermitage, parish of St. Nicolas of Civray; Chiron earth-Verrac, Savigne Parish; land to
pastures Mauvoisin Genouillé Parish; land Engremis, Savigne Parish; a house in the parish
of St. Nicolas of Civray called Hostel Belabre; a house near the palace of this city; a house
and outbuildings situated in the suburb of Saint-Pierre of this city over two annuities due by
M. Guilleaumeau Flaville of his maternal great-uncle, and the heirs of the Laurencie.
The hotel Belabre disappeared in 1889, with a block of old houses that
fell to the new home market.
Charles-François-Marie, married FRANÇOISE-DENISE PTHE RESLE PLESSISBorn
in Lusignan, October 10, 1714, died in Civray, 6 March 1765. His will is dated
November 8, 1750. She was the daughter of Antoine Presle, Lord du Plessis, owner
Lieutenant in Lusignan Royal Headquarters and Mary -Anne Perrochon. The
marriage certificate is September 27, 1740. Françoise du Plessis was then childless
widow of Jean-Marie Lévesque, a lawyer at the Royal St. Maixent See.
The family Plessis still exists. It is represented by Madame du Plessis, born Fabry,
widow of Inspector General Stud, and his son Henry, Director of Haras.
The union of our ancestor was fruitful. He had eleven children:
1 MARIE-Marguerite-DOROTHEEBorn August 6, 1741, died
February 1, 1768. She was baptized by his great-uncle, Dom
Fradin, Prior of Saint-Hilaire Melle.
2 MARIE-Marguerite-ATHELPBorn July 14, 1742.
3 MARIE-Benigne-CONSTANCEBorn August 11, 1743, died in 1837. She
married June 26, 1786, Jean-Louis Verrier, Knight, Lord of
Boulzat, Thérèse Bourdier widower of Laillé.
4 ° MARIE-Marguerite-LECUBorn March 26, 1745, died May 13, 1750. His godfather
was Sir John Charles Échale, Knight Lord Linazay.
5 ° JACQUES-JEAN-MARIE, following.
6 ° CHARLES-JEAN-MARIE-MAURICE-RIGOBERTBorn September 23, 1750. His
godfather was John Marshal, Esquire, Lord of Belle Plaine. First
quartermaster in Champagne Royal Cavalry, he became King of
Gendarme, in Civray, a kind of provost of the constabulary. Before the
Revolution, it is called Knight Belabre, because of the cross of St. Louis he
had won the military. He married on 7 October 1776, Luce-Marguerite-
Bénigue Cacault of Cotterie, after his cousin-german. In 1789, he was
appointed First Lieutenant hunters National Troupe of Civray. His
brother Charles-Marie was second captain. This is a copy of a curious note
that we identified in the baptism registers of St. Nicolas parish who are in
the municipality of Civray.
"On 15 November, one thousand seven hundred eighty-nine we undersigned
priest, parish priest of St. Nicolas of Civray and Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil,
Annex, after the oath taken by the national troops before the municipality,
have blessed the two flags of the national company of this city, which have
been presented by the Sir Knight
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Jousserant of Peuriaux, troop commander said in the presence of
the clergy of the whole troop under arms and gentlemen officers of
the National troupe Ruffec Charroux. The ceremony was followed
by a dinner of almost three hundred guests, where everything
happened in every possible order, and we have undersigned with
several gentlemen of the officers. "
Signed Laubier of Grandfiefs, Lt. Col .. Pressac of Chagnaye, chaplain.
Venault, Major. Bourdier Lallier, Mayor. Boutenier, alderman. Charles
Fradin, second captain hunters. Serph, second captain of riflemen. Guyot
de la Lande, first lieutenant of the Grenadiers. Fradin, Knight Belabre,
first lieutenant of the hunters. La Lande, Lieutenant. From Jousserant
captain hunters.
During the Revolution, Rigobert not emigrated. But he gave up his title
and is only Charters Rigobert-Fradin, Gendarme. In confidential notes of
Civray revolutionary and Supervisory Committee, we find that was issued
on 23 Nivose Year II, a certificate of citizenship. He died in Civray,
Republic Street, 12 Nivose year VII.
7 ° CHARLES-MARIEBorn May 13, 1752, died on 19 Pluviose, Year
III. His godfather was Sir Charles Louis-Jacques Rousseau,
Esquire, Lord of Fayolle and Featured.
He was second captain of the hunters of the national troupe of Civray. The
Revolutionary Committee of Civray and monitoring, "knowing the citizen
Charles-Marie Fradin for good républiquain Vize has his certificate of
citizenship" 14 Ventose Year VI. He too does not emigrated.
8 ° 9 ° Marguerite-Fabienne-MARIEBorn January 20, 1754.
MARIE-Marguerite-CHARLOTTEBorn March 16, 1755, died May 4, 1784. Three
days before his death, that is to say 1 May 1784, she supported her sister
Marie-Constance Benign Fradin, since wife Verrier Boulzat, an obligation
of the sum of fifteen hundred pounds. The deed on parchment that belongs
to us is very interesting because it shows besides his signature, that of his
sister, his father and two of his brothers, who agreed that the said amount
be paid from the assets of the estate.
She had been godfather, Sir Charles Denis Jacques of Beaupoil
Saint-Aulaire, archdeacon of the Church of Tarbes, vicar
general of Mgr Bishop of Poitiers, and godmother Dame
Françoise Marguerite Des Moutiers, wife of Sir Peter
Constantine Crugy Lord Marcillac.
10 ° ATUGUSTE-JEAN-MARIEBorn April 5, 1756, died April 28, 1765. His godfather
was his uncle, Messire Jean Guiot, Knight, Lord of the Moor, Knight of St.
Louis, captain Infantry Regiment La Fere.
11 ° A NDEOL-LOUIS-MARIEBorn May 5, 1757. He only lived a
few days and died on the 25th of the same month.
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XVI - JACQUES-JEAN-MARIE FRadin
ECuyerSOF ord BELABRE, A DO CTHE IVRAY 7APRIL 1746 DEATH CIVRAY, THE 22 MAY
1825. IThe EUT SPONSOR FOR HIS GREAT-FATHER AND SPONSORHAND AUTE
PUISSANTE DSOUL, JEANNE-THERESE-URSULE FRadin SA GRAND'AUNT, WIDOW
HAUT AND PUISSANT SordMESSIRE ATOF Lexandre VAndez, KNIGHTSTHE ord
BOISCHAPLEAU, VAndezCHANRON AND OTHER PLACES.
He was lawyer at the Superior Council of Poitiers (his swearing is the July 24, 1771).
Lieutenant General Civil Enquesteur and Commissioner of old and new creation County
Examiner and the Seneschal of Civray. Then Attorney Trustee of Civray District in 1790,
Magistrate in Haiti and finally Adviser to the Court of Cassation in Paris.
He held the position of Chief Lieutenant until removed. These provisions date
of 9 December 1772. Here's what the poster said Poitou
No. 1 April 1, 1773, on the appointment: "The Seneschal is extensive. It consists of four
royal provosts: Aunay Chizé, Melle and Usson, a marquis, two baronies, four castellanies
thirty eight manorial courts and one hundred and thirty parishes. We note in this office is a
possibly unique. The charge is filled by Lieutenant General M. Fradin, the eighth son of his
father's name in the same load. This family has rightly respect and the esteem of his fellow
citizens throughout the spring. M. Fradin Belabre father of the present owner and his
immediate predecessor passed this burden to the Office of Counsel to the Supreme Council of
Poitou. It was not least that Mr. her son to console us for the loss. "
Some of the information we have collected on his administration included that
"July 23, 1776, Jacques Fradin, Lieutenant General, give a dinner for thirty to install
the Seneschal of Civray, Pierre Alexandre Gilbert of Verona, Knight, Count of
Lohéac, Baron d'Auge, Lord Punch and other places, Knight of St. Louis, Governor
of Parthenay ".
The post of Seneschal had not been filled for a long time and all initiative was left to
Lieutenant General for the Administration of the Seneschal.
We have many recipes for this ancestor. Can be found in the appendix at
the end of this book.
In doing research at the National Library in Paris, we found in Cherin, two
letters of Jacques Jean-Marie, in which he claims his titles and family papers.
Here is the first letter:
Civray, January 10, 1786.
"The intention where I was, sir, to enable me to make joining a
son that I have not forced me to put in the hands of the late M. Chérin,
the genealogist Roy, your predecessor, the titles of my family to do the
checking.
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The filing was made March 5, 1784 and as the parts become absolutely
necessary to me today, I beseech you, sir, to make it do the research to make me
go to the field because you do me granted fortnight to make the representation
in a case that only they can decide in my favor. I ask you by special grace, sir, to
take a moment to such a central object for me and make me pass the object of my
application through the mail under the address of Mr Bouin Master Computer
in Chaunay, way to Bordeaux, Haut-Poitou. If it costs a few disbursed, Mr. to
transport this item deign to instruct me and my accuracy for you to put equal the
recognition and respectful devotion with which I have the honor to be, Sir,
Sign: Fradin Belabre, Lieutenant General of the Seneschal of
Syvray (sic) by Chaunay, Route de Bordeaux, Haut-Poitou.
If you believe, Sir, that my songs can reach me under the seal
of against Marshal, I beg you prefer that route would be more
expeditious. "
We remained puzzled to read that letter. What was it son? In 1786, there
were three, all alive. The only one he had lost yet died February 3, 1784, at
the age of three days!
In the second letter we give an extract. She wears like inscription:
"A Mr. officiale (sic), Member of the Assembly, Rue du retted, at
Mr. Fargeon perfumer."
Alongside is the note: "Written October 5, 1790".
"......... If my title acquisition could be useful, you can find it at
Office M. Chérin, formerly genealogist, where I had deposited with many other titles
......... and if you think proper to withdraw from that moment I give you the plenary
power, which you can use at your will. "
At the bottom of this letter, and in another hand, we read:
"In consideration of the above letter, I withdrew from Mr. Cherin, securities
belonging to M. Fradin. Paris, 29 October 1790. Signed: Lavoisier. "
So three years apart, he claims his family titles. Did he ever received? We doubt
it, for we know that few titles on Fradin, fifteen at the most, and yet they are of lesser
importance.
On 4 March 1789, Jacques-Jean-Marie, Lieutenant General is appointed Deputy of the
inhabitants of Civray with Jean-Guy Fradin of Linières and François-Augustine Fradin, bachelor-
laws, to represent them in operations with a view to meeting States General.
In 1790, the charge of Lieutenant General is removed. Our grandfather was thus the last
of these judges. But he retains his title of lawyer and became for a time
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Attorney Trustee or Mayor as appears from a memory-state, which is before our eyes and
that he had written to settle a dispute that had arisen between René Imbert Hermitage, its
parent, and he , on land in the area Baguerre (sic).
Bagoire, to use the modern spelling is a hamlet where Fradin owned for over two
hundred years. once there existed a beautiful stately home which there remains at present
some remains. One can still see a beautiful mullioned window on the old facade broken by
modern buildings, a smaller window behind the house and the ground floor and the first,
beautiful and vast fireplaces moldings Blanzais stone, topped by a crest unfortunately
scratched. Above an inner door is a coat of arms.
Bagoire is located in the parish of St. Clementine, today suburb of Civray.
The church of this parish dates from the end of the XIIecentury. It depended on the
former Chaplain of St. Kitts. The architecture is not remarkable. There is in the building
that was to serve as sacristy, pretty lancet windows with rosettes, well preserved. But
that's for another reason this church deserves a mention in our history. A Fradin of the
younger branch, Rene, son of François, Lord of Vigerie, was pastor of St. Clementine from
1744 to 1764 and was buried in his church, 22 March 1766. Some of the elder branch
Fradins there would also have their burial.
The church became the private property Revolution was converted into
fodder barn. We have found no trace of tombstones.
Alarmed by the excesses of the Revolution, Jacques Fradin decided to leave his
hometown and took refuge in Haiti, Port au Prince, where he was first Public Prosecutor and
Judge at the Court. He acquired during his stay in the colony sizeable properties.
In 1825, France recognized the independence of Haiti, which was in turn paid to former
settlers compensation of three hundred million. In 1838, the allowance was reduced to ninety
million. Our grandfather still touched his hand to the Second Empire.
Many families of Poitou had also emigrated to the West Indies including that
of the Lelong Croizardière we find a girl in the next chapter. There was also out
there, but as a naval officer in the service of the Republic a Fradin (Jean-Baptiste-
Alexis), we were unable to find the degree of relationship, which in turn commanded
the Revolution vessels Rights man, Thames and Ambush and who after heroic battles
and a busy career, retired to La Rochelle, where he died in 1834 against admiral.
Maybe that Fradin had he influenced the choice of the West Indies as a place
of exile of the family. It was a spirit of adventure to go at that time when travel was
otherwise difficult than today to build thousands of miles from his homeland a new
family. Especially when you could so easily migrate to neighboring countries. It is
true that Haiti was French soil.
When the First Empire was firmly established Jacques decided to return to France. But the
ship that carried the was captured by the English with whom we were at war. The prisoners made
passengers were taken to Plymouth and imprisoned on pontoons. Her
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robust constitution gave support to our grandfather for over a year a horrible captivity, and
finally returned to Civray there could collect with difficulty a very diminished fortune.
Part of his property, including the location of the castle he was in great
part owner, was sold as national property.
The living room of his home town, where he had held the top spot, it
became too painful in these conditions and he lived some time in Paris, where
he was appointed Advisor to the Supreme Court. Then, after the death of his
wife, he returned to live near Civray with her daughter, Julie-Aimée, his old
domain Bagoire, where a modern pavilion, simple, was then built.
This is where he died in 1825. An old inhabitant of Civray, which is also a
distant relative, Mr Imbert Hermitage, told us remember perfectly funeral of
Jacques Fradin Belabre and testimonials respect the mortal remains of this
magistrate gathered in its path.
He married on 27 Novembe 1777 JEANNE-MARIE-Louise-ATOF LBERT BELLEVUEBorn
December 16, 1756, died February 20, 1815. She was the daughter of Jean-François
Claude Albert, Lord of Bellevue, King's Advisor Sénéchaussée Civray since 1774, and
Marie-Anne-Christine Rivaud of Raffinière.
Jean-François Albert had previously been a lawyer for 42 years in Civray Royal
Headquarters. His act of inhnumation, dated April 11, 1778, states that he was a man of rare
merit, recognized as one of the first lights of the country. His father practiced the Adviser to
for 55 years and died November 5, 1750, at the age of 77 years. His wife died the same day,
after 56 years of marriage. Death does not separate them, and touching detail, they were
deposited in the same tomb. Bellevue, the stronghold of Albert still exists. Unfortunately
abandoned mansion collapses.
Of his marriage, Jacques Fradin had seven children:
1 JULIE-ATIMEE-EMERENTIENNEBorn June 30, 1778, died at Bagoire,
September 1, 1834. His uncle, the Chevalier Rigobert Belabre King's
policeman, was his godfather. Poor Julie was counterfeit and never
married. But a gay character, she had made her house the rendezvous of
the youth of Civray. We went into strips spend the day with good
Demoiselle Fradin who was dancing to the harpsichord and with whom we
were sure to find some tidbit. She died at the age of fifty-six years and has
not yet forgotten in Civray.
2 CONSTANCE-PARFAITEBorn April 8, 1779, died April 11, 1782.
3 CHARLES-MARIE-PAULIN-ATMEDEE, following.
4 ° CHARLES-JEAN-MARIEBorn February 1, 1784, three days after death.
5 ° JULES-François-SIMONBorn November 20, 1785. A volunteer he became
captain of cuirassiers and was killed at Eylau February 8, 1807.
6 ° 7 ° JULES, Born in 1789, died March 27, 1789.
JOSEPH-MARIEBorn October 25, 1790.
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XVII - CHARLES-MARIE-PAULIN-ATMEDEE FRadin OF BELABRE
NOTEA CIVRAY, THE 11 JANUARY 1783 DEATH SAINT-JEAN-D'ATNGELY, THE 28
DECEMBER
1871.
He was godfather, High and Mighty Lord, Jean-Baptiste Paulin Aguesseau, Knight.
Marquis Mansoeuvre and Vinci Count Compain-la-Ville and Maligny, Lord of Fresne, presci,
Dean of the Council, Advisor to the Board of Dispatch and the Royal Council of Commerce,
Commander Prevost Master of the King's Orders of Ceremonies, parent distant, and High
and Mighty godmother Dame Marie Amadeus Thibaud, wife of High and Mighty Lord of
Trion, Marquis de Montalembert.
He was Inspector General of Customs, then Mayor of Blanzay-sur-
Boutonne. He was a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
We saw in the previous article, how his father had returned to France after his
captivity. It was in 1807, at the time of the Continental Blockade. To ensure the effects,
Napoleon sought active agents, intelligent and energetic. Charles Marie Paulin was
presented to the Emperor with other candidates and was accepted. As after an
internship, he was found to possess first-rate qualities, was appointed immediately to
Customs Inspector Mouths of the Elbe, with assimilation and cavalry Colonel balance.
Cuxhaven and Glückstadt reported as the most active centers of English smuggling were
important centers of its oversight.
With its balance grappling share and his marriage, he raised his fortune and
lorqu'en 1843 he left the Customs Administration, after passing Royan, Blaye, Bordeaux
and Paris, he moved to St. Jean d'Angely cradle of his forefathers, where Jelu in the
street, he built a comfortable house he lived during the winter months. He spent the
summer in Blanzay-sur-Boutonne, the property that had brought his wife. It was a
beautiful flourishing area at the time when we have known, and which originally was to
be a commander of the Order of Malta, because we find the cross of the Knights over a
door buildings servitude. On the facade of the old part of the house, next to the garden,
one could see the coat of arms Lelong.
Depending on the farm Blanzay was Grand'Maisons, built in the meadows on the banks of
the smiling Boutonne among gigantic poplars and willows evergreen. In the last century this farm
could pass for a bourgeois house. It was there that our
grandmother. The church is a XIII Blanzay monumentecentury without interest. The
Lelong of Croizardière as Lords of the village, there were only entitled to a bench in the
choir. According to an ancient custom they had to first receive the blessed bread.
In the cemetery are three cypresses planted on the graves of three lovely
daughters, sisters of our grandmother, who were kidnapped a few days apart,
with a contagious disease. They are buried side by side and were planted on their
graves. three trees of different sizes. For nearly one hundred years they are there,
they pushed, but they keep their height difference.
The people of Blanzay chose Charles-Marie-Paulin for their mayor and
this one administered their town for thirty years.
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He was a Knight of the Legion of Honor, a distinction that his time is
hardly obtained.
He had acquired the castle Grimaudière near La Rochelle, famous for the seat that
Protestants supported it against Richelieu's army, which took them. As for the defenders,
they escaped under cover of smoke from a huge pile of wet straw to which they set fire. The
former stately Grimaudière Levasseur belonged during his time in the Fradin family, the
Earl of Noah, father of the famous cartoonist Chain, who was born there. This curious castle
that has fresh air with its four towers, two twin pepperpot, its postern machicolated, deep
moat and fish, returned to Charles Paulin, the fourth son.
In 1838 and March 3, Charles-Marie-Paulin signed the beneficiary
acceptance of the estate of her aunt, Marie-Bénigne Constance Verrier of
Boulzat, died at the venerable age of 94.
We just had our grandfather. Nevertheless we retain vivid memories of a fine old
man, very thin profile, Figure razed, always soberly and elegantly dressed. He still had
the tone of the old French nobility, distinguished manners a bit haughty and he kept his
love of splendor of bygone days. Until the end of his life, that is to say, until the age of
eighty-nine, he had been very right, very active and he enjoyed all his faculties.
It was a music lover himself good performer. He told that Glückstadt where he had
been an official of Customs, he had exchanged a signed Stradivarius violin against a
drawn carriage and twenty napoleons. On his return to France, this violin was lost in
Belgium, in the barn of a relay station, where he was found several years later, in poor
condition. This excellent instrument in the hands of Charles, his younger son, himself
an amateur composer distinguished artist.
He married in Blanzay-sur-Boutonne, September 14, 1814, Louise-ATNNE TheTHE ELONG
CROIZARDIEREborn in 1792, died at St. Jean d'Angely on January 10, 1876. She was the
daughter of Jean-Philippe Olivier Lelong of Croizardière, Advisor to the King in Civray and
Margaret Magdalen Julie Fromy, a former family Ardennes. We know of no descendants of
Lelong; as to Fromy they are still represented in Saint Jean d'Angely, by Frédéric Fromy and
Mrs. Amelie Rogée-Fromy.
Our grandmother who passed his youth for a very pretty woman had been in Bordeaux
shortly after the assassination of the Duc de Berry by Louvel very good relations with the Duchess
who had been charmed with its beauty, freshness and his good grace. So when she gave birth to
Henry V, the Pretender to the crown of France, she begged our grandmother who was nursing a
few days his son Henry, to be the nanny of the young prince. This proposal flattering as it was not
agreed to our grandfather, who refused.
When the Duchess of Berry left Blaye where she stayed long enough at Fort Paté
prisoner in the custody of Bugeaud and St. Arnaud, following his scuffle Vendee, she left our
grandmother several interesting objects that are carefully preserved by his son, Charles, to
whom she bequeathed them.
Of his marriage, Charles-Marie-Paulin had:
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1 JACQUES-MARIE-JULES, following.
2 OLIVIER-ATMEDEE-ATEMIWas born in Royan in 1817, died in Saint Jean
d'Angely, November 20, 1870, Judge at the Court of Montmorillon and La
Rochelle, married to Aulnay de Saintonge to his cousin Maria Thekla
Catherine Adele Pertuis the Salle Henri-Emmanuel Nestor girl Perthuis of
the room, from a Counselor secretary of the King alive in the time of Henry IV
and Henriette Caroline Lelong of Croizardière. The family of the room is
represented at present by Mr. Nestor Perthuis de la Salle, a lawyer practicing
in Macon, former president, former adviser Prefecture. Oliver had Ambrose
Anatole son Olivier, born May 28, 1845, died in infancy of an accident.
3 Louis Paulin-Henri, born in 1822, long time mayor of Blanzay-
sur-Boutonne after his father and married to Marie-Thérèse
Amelie's Horn1, Of an ancient family of Biscay.
4 ° CHARLES-PAULIN,
2 father of the author of this work, born in Bordeaux June 22,
1831, a former officer, Esquire at the Cavalry School of Saumur he went
brilliantly with the No. 1, former aide to General Malroy wartime 1870-71,
Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry retired, Officer of the Legion of Honor, married
in Paris March 16, 1860, Ellen Martha Yorke3 of Erddig, the English family
Hardwicke Lords.
XVIII - JACQUES-MARIE-JULES-ATMEDEE FRadin OF BELABRE
BORN THE 10AOUT 18154
, DIED 1MARS 1890 THE MANOR GNEAR OUAZHAMON Senven
TheehartCOTES OF NOTDSB, ROF ECEVEUR DA REAS GUINGAMPMAREA Senven-
LehartCHEVALIER OF'ORDER SAINT GTHE REGOIRE GRAND.
He was mayor of Senven until his death. He was a good man who
contributed his own money for the erection of the church of his village. His
Gouazhamon mansion was brought to him by his wife ADELE BOF AHEZRE
TheANLAY, Of an ancient family of Brittany. The marriage certificate is from
February 17, 1841.
From this union were born:
1 JULES-François-MARIE, following.
2 MARIE-ATDELEBorn August 17, 1844, married 16 January 1873 to his cousin
Arthur Ambrose Mary BAHEZRE of Lanlay, Lieutenant, Knight of the Legion
of Honor in Nagasaki died October 12, 1894.5
3 ATNDRE-MARIE-ATMBROISEBorn November 13, 1853, lawyer,
married 16 December 1878 to Amélie Hypolite Ruellan of Créhu.
1
2
3
4
5
he has two daughters: Jeanne 1; 2 MARIE- THERESE, who married her cousin André Rempnoulx of Vignaud.
See also Section V - OTHER BRANCH - THAT OF THE AUTHOR.
they had nine whose son Henry Peter died as a lieutenant in 1911 and Joseph, who married Miss Eva Daviaud
April 15, 1912.
in Bordeaux.
to Captain of frigate.
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4 ° PAUL-MARIE-ATMEDEEBorn June 4, 1862, received at the
Saint-Cyr 52e on 430, then infantry captain, married
November 26, 1890 in Charlotte Le Metayer Kerdaniel.
XIX - JULES-LOUIS-François-MARIE FRadin OF BELABRE
BORN THE 7 FFEBRUARY 1843 ENTER IN SAINT- CYR IN 1862.
First Infantry officer, he then entered stewardship. It is currently
Steward 19e Corps in Algiers, Officer of the Legion of Honor, Grand Officer of
the Order of Nichan Iftikhar.
He remained true to the traditions of his predecessors by allying home
of Fare, whose historic name and the proud motto: "Lux nostris, hostibus
ignis" figure brilliantly in the annals of France.
From his marriage to RAENEAS-PAuline-MTHE ARIE FARE, Daughter of Abel Raymond
Marquis de la Fare and Marie Clotilde-de Nettancourt-Vaubecourt born in Chatillon-
sur-Loing (Loiret), in July 1852 he married December 2, 1873, he was:
1 YVONNE-ATDELE-MARIE, Born in Algiers, January
22, 1876.6 2. JACQUES-MARIE-JULES following.7
3 RAYMOND-ATTHUR-MARIEBorn in Saint-Brieuc, August 23, 1879,
entered Saint-Cyr, in 1899, released a second lieutenant, October
1, 1901.8
4 ° GERMAINE-MARIE-ATDELEBorn in Epernay, January
15, 1881.9 5 ° PIERRE-MARIEBorn in Le Mans, April 18,
1882.10
6 ° 7 ° SUZANNE-MARIEBorn in Le Mans, 14 May 1888.
ATNNE-MARIEBorn in Nantes, August 14, 1890.11
XX - JACQUES-MARIE-JULES FRadin OF BELABRE
A DO FTHE ONTENAY CTHE OMTE 20 OCTOBER 1877. EVOLUNTARY
NGAGE, TO BE OFFICIER SOON.
12
6 Lamballe died in March 1931.
7 died July 13, 1947.
8 killed in September 1914.
9 died in 1904.
10 died in 1946.
11 died in August 1928.
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II
BRANCHE
OF THE VIGERIE OR VIGERAYE
I - ISidore FRadin
ECuyerSOrd OF VIGERIE, TO DO 1620. FTHEY CADET JACQUES JEHAN
FRadin X.
Little is known about what Fradin who is the head of the important branch of Vigerie
except that he married around 1651, with ELISABETH PAyere, Whom he had two children:
1 MadeleineWho married Jean Vaugelade, Esquire, Lord of
Veronnière, January 30, 1672, after having abjured the reformed
religion, the 6th of the same month in front of the priest
Blanzais.
2 PIERRE following.
II - PIERRE FRadin
ECuyerSOrd OF VIGERIE, TO DO 1648 DIED 1 JUIN 1715. CONSEILLER OF
ROIMAREA POF ERPETUEL COF IVRAY 1690 AT 1710.
Following the example of other cities of Poitou, the election of the Mayor of
Civray was done annually. In the 1695 year, an edict of King Louis XIV, made these
perpetual functions. Pierre Fradin, who was then mayor, was the first to take
advantage of the new provisions of this edict, and remained in charge until his death.
We relaterons here some incidents of his administrative career, that we
found in the Archives of the Seneschal.
The confusion that reigned in the functions of some officials, anxious to
maintain their rights, sometimes occasioned them singular conflict. Here are
two examples.
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November 27, 1695 informed that six companies were dragons house in Civray, King of the
Prosecutor in the absence of the mayor, tried to make the billets, as a right of his office. But the
tickets were at the home of the mayor where the trustees were busy writing, that their official
reporting he did not intend us to do the tickets elsewhere than in his home as "the house Easting
and city hostel ". On the orders of the public prosecutor the tickets were claimed but "Maiden
woman said Sieur mayor would not let them bring heard that such tickets fissent in his house."
Then the public prosecutor drew minutes because he considered a disorder brought
to the functions of his office, his predecessors have always been entitled to attend the
housing of the soldiers and soldiers who stay in this city.
The following year, the same difficulty. On March 5, 1696, the mayor gave the order to ring
the bell of the assemblies of the city. Lieutenant General in the Seneschal, having had notice went
in person to the St. Nicolas church, where according to the minutes "would have occurred Estant
said Sieur of Vigeraye, with a sword in her part that we would have asked if we oppose the bell
was sounded for a meeting, which we would have answered that, since the police estoit attached
to our office of Lieutenant General, and we and our predecessors have always jouy and the Roy by
his Edict of creation involving mayors, we do privoit any police function, if not housing the men of
war, assemblies deniers of octroy and joy of the late, and that in a time of trouble and war, we
estions to ask why and what orders he had to ring the bell, and that if anything happened that
was against the Estat and the audience we were responsible, offering after he would have told us
the subjet to consent, if practicable was that the bell was sounded to him meeting that we do not
question him Estant one of the police chiefs. To which he would have answered us that it wished
to say anything, and he did not realize was to the officers of the headquarters of what he was
doing; he would do cognoistre in the assembly. And having summoned to abundant to tell us the
reasons if the orders he had estoient sealed or not, he would not have wanted anything we say
that refusal would have us assume that there was going or the interest of Roy or the public,
Lieutenant General at that time was Charles, Lord of Chestnut and
Belabrecousin Mayor.
We like to believe they did not continue in the privacy these officials
quarrels jealous of their authority.
Things were far sometimes. It took a judgment of the Court of Parliament to fix the place
that occupied the mayors days Te Deum and other ceremonies in the church of Saint-Nicolas.
They attributed their bench and the high seat of the choir, right, against the judicature officers
Sénéchaussée and were forbidden to trustees and communities prosecutors disturb the enjoyment
of the bench and honors precedence.
Pierre Fradin died as we saw in 1710. His death certificate gives him the
title of Captain and First Mayor of Civray, from which we conclude that he
was also captain of the militia of the city. He was buried at the altar of the
Blessed Virgin, in the Saint-Nicolas Church.
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From his marriage to C.THE ATHERINE Bourg-VETTER, Whom he married February 10,
1687, he was:
1 PIERRE-François, following.
2 HENRIETTE, Who married October 1, 1712 to Peter Voulon,
Knight, Lord of Breuil Praisle, captain of the regiment of
Touraine, one daughter Elizabeth, who married June 1, 1708,
Charles Eschallé, Knight, Lord of Linazay.
3 JEAN, Esquire, Lord of Fleurignac, Lieutenant in the regiment
of the Crown.
4 ° ATNNE, Who married July 14, 1709, Isaac Audebert, Esquire,
Lord of Fouville.
5 ° CHARLES-François, Esquire, Lord of the Valley, Attorney at
Civray Royal Headquarters, who married Marie-Julie Béra.
III - PIERRE-François FRadin
ECuyerSOrd OF VIGERIE AND ROCHE DORILLAC, TO DO 1682 CAPTAIN THE REGIMENT
ROUERGUE INFANTERIEMAREA POF ERPETUEL COF IVRAY 1710 AT 1714.
The burden of perpetual Mayor was entrusted to the death of his father, but he did not kept
long, because in 1714, a new Edit suppressed it. He held his grand'oncle Louis, the stronghold of
the Roche Orillac, formerly the senior branch. Archives of Vienna is a copy of his tribute to the fief
and the manor on June 2, 1688. As a minor at that date, he is assisted by Mr. Knight, his attorney,
"which offered and to make the faith and liege homage and Serman of fidellité for reason of that
fief, land and lordship of the Roche Dorillacq, affiliations and Outbuildings, under Her Majesty.
Etc ".
Pierre-François married June 26, 1711, MARIE-THERESE CARTIER. We do not know
the date of their death, but she arrived before 1740. From this marriage were born:
1 PIERRE, following.
2 PIERRE-OLIVIERWhich also follows.
3 MARIE-THERESEBorn January 19, 1713.
4 ° MARIE-ATNNEBorn June 18, 1718, who married May 2, 1752,
Jean Baptiste Brunet, Controller of the King in Ruffec.
5 ° FRANÇOISE-MARIE-THERESEBorn June 29, 1719, who married
Louis Bera, notary and tax Prosecutor Champagné Saint-
Hilaire, who died Nov. 14, 1784.
6 ° RENEBorn March 9, 1726, pastor at St. Clémentin from 1744
to 1764, died March 22, 1766 and buried in his church.
IV - PIERRE FRadin
Esquire, Lord of Vigerie and Renaudière, born February 24, 1712, wife in Civray February
24, 1740, FRANÇOISE-MAGUERITE SFFICE he has seven children who have not been
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male offspring. The title and arms of the family are therefore identified by
his brother Pierre-Olivier.
V - PIERRE-OLIVIER FRadin13
STHE IOR VIGERIE, BORN THE 19 JUIN 1716 PROCUREUR IN POF Residial
POITIERSGREFFIER CIVIL CHIEF COUNCIL IN HIGHER 1791.
He married January 21 1744 MARIE-JEANNE BRUCELLE, Who gave him twelve children:
1 JEAN-BAPTISTE, following.
2 HENRIETTE-ATHELP, Born September 5, 1750, died in infancy.
3 TheOUISBorn September 6, 1751, bailiff, who married Louise
Maury The Bressolé, August 27, 1810.
4 ° MARIE-ATNNEBorn November 7, 1752, died March 1, 1782, Jean-Philippe
Lelong wife of Croizardière, Advisor to the King in Civray by Provisions of
April 2, 1774, and whose daughter, Marie-Aimee, became the
wife of Charles-Marie-Paulin Amadeus, the XVIIe direct
branch Belabre.
5 ° JEANNEBorn December 3, 1753, which remained daughter and
died December 20, 1800.
6 ° TOUSSAINT, Physician, born November 1, 1754. We do not know the name of
his wife, but we know he had a son whose name has passed into history. This
son, Henri-Modeste, who was deputy mayor and doctor in Parthenay, was one
of the most active members of the conspiracy of General Berton against the
Bourbons. He was arrested and appeared in Poitiers, August 26, 1822, with
thirty to nine accused, including a parent of the branch of the Chalentonnière,
Benjamin Clerc notary in Pierrefitte. He was sentenced
à died Sept. 12, 1822, despite a good defense Master Calmeil, lawyer. His wife
left immediately for Paris. She saw Mr. Peyronnet and Duchess of Angouleme,
and obtained the grace of her husband, whose sentence was commuted to life
imprisonment. In 1823, she obtained on the occasion of the King's Day this
sentence was reduced to ten years, and in 1825 Henri Modeste is pardoned at
the coronation of Charles X. He returned to Parthenay after three years of
detention at the prison Nimes, and in 1830, he took service in the army.
7 ° François-ATUGUSTIN, Licensed, born October 4, 1755, who
married Marie-Louise-Rose Petit.
8 ° ATLexandre, Notary, born in 1758, who married June 1, 1782,
Marie-Radegonde Pineau, whom he had eight children: three
boys and five girls, three of which were religious.
9 ° CELESTINBorn April 13, 1761, lawyer, Commissioner of the Executive Power in
1791, who married in May 1787, Suzanne-Marie-Constant Thibault, whom he
had three son, a medical officer, a public prosecutor and a judge. Celestial
Paulin, physician, lived in a property, the strange name of Chateau Cheese
13 See also paragraph IV- OTHER BRANCH.
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near Saint Martin Ars. His grand-son, who died in 1897, was
Chancellor of the Consulate.
10 ° SAVIN-MODESTE, Born in 1763, died August 1, 1807, a physician, who married
on 27 Brumaire Year III (18 November 1794), Maria Theresa Vincent-Jolie,
born in 1776. He had six children, a son who lived only two years and five
daughters. The first married a judge, his cousin, whose progeny unites with
Masure; second, M. Masure, Inspector of Schools in Pau, from which the
baroness Thiebault; the third, a rector of the Academy of Bordeaux, Mr.
Ducazeau; the fourth, a doctor, head of the branch of chevallier-Rufigny; on
the fifth, she died at the age of seven.
11 ° F ELIX, Born on July 9, 1764. And finally,
12 ° JEAN-BAPTISTE-OLIVIERWho was pastor of Montamisé in 1804 and died on
February 9, 1820. He was buried in the cemetery, now the site of the village.
VI - JEAN-BAPTISTE FRadin
STHE IOR VIGERIE, BORN THE 10 FFEBRUARY 1748 DIED 10 NOVEMBER
1817 PROCUREUR IN POF Residial POITIERS, THE WIFE 8 OCTOBER 1776
MARIE-MODESTE PETIT, WHICH HE THREE CHILDREN:
1 MARIE-MODESTEBorn in 1778, died in 1851, who married on 28 Ventose,
Year V, Pierre Boncenne, lawyer, Doctor of Law and Dean of the Faculty
of Poitiers. He had two children from that marriage, a magistrate son and
a daughter who became the wife of Baron Pervinquière, lawyer.
2 PIERRE-JACQUESBorn in 1779, lawyer, died unmarried, August 2, 1819.
3 JACQUES-OLIVIER, following.
VII - JACQUES-OLIVIER FRadin OF VIGERIE
NOTE IN 1781 WIFE EUgenie GTHE ENTIL GRAVIER, IT WHICH SEVEN CHILDREN:
1 EUGENE, following.
2 CELINA, Died young.
3 CHARLESDied unmarried at age 22.
4 ° HENRIDied célibatataire to 17 years.
5 ° EUgenieWhich N. Niveleau wife and three
son. 6 ° ANGELIQUE-JUSTINEwho lived a month.
And finally, 7 ° HENRI died at the age of seven.
VIII - EUGENE FRadin OF VIGERIE
Pwner, A DO TheUCON, THE 6APRIL 1815 DECEASED SAINT-CRISTAUX, THE 18AOUT
1899.
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He married in June 1842 JOSEPHINE CHAMBOURDON, He has a son EUGENEBorn April
24, 1844, died September 2, 1859. His wife had died, he married his second wife, February
19, 1851, EUgenie, Daughter of General TheOrchWhich gives him four children:
1 OLIVIER, following.
2 TheEON, Chief of artillery squadron, Knight of the Legion of
Honor, born November 29, 1851, who married 27 February
1878, with Marie Presle du Plessis, his relative.
3 HENRI, Unmarried, born March 9, 1856.
4 ° MARIEBorn November 24, 1864 who married June 12, 1888,
Guy Jouanneaux owner.
IX - OLIVIER FRadin OF VIGERIE
NOTEA POITIERS, THE 27 JANUARY 1850 LAWYER, NOTARY OLD, oWNER
OF CTHE HATEAU PIN, COMMUNE OF BERUGES, NEAR POITIERS, THAT'HE
LEGACY OF ITS PARENTS.
He married Feb. 7, 1880, JEANNE OLLIVIER, Libourne, his cousin, born
August 7, 1855, he has a son who follows.
X - JACQUES FRadin OF VIGERIE
A DO PARIS, THE 3 MHAVE 1882.14
14 married in 1914, Miss Madeleine of Crompe of Boissiere, Mr Gaston girl Crompe of Boissiere and
MMe born Neufville. 4th and 5th child, and Olivier Bernard (March 1920).
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III
BRANCHE
OF THE CHALENTONNIERE
I - MATHURIN FRadin
SOrd OF CHALENTONNIERE, TO DO 1439 SON OF younger JEAN FRadin
LIFECuyerSOF ord BESSE, AND OF MARIE DE GILLIERS, HIS WIFE.
We do not know the name of his wife, but he had posterity.
II - ATUGUSTIN FRadin
SOrd OF CHALENTONNIERE, SON OF THE PREVIOUS, TO DO 1499 WIFE NOT. WHOSE:
1 MATHURIN, following.
2 TheOYSDied without issue.
III - MATHURIN FRadin
SOrd OF CHALENTONNIERE, TO DO 1531.
The name of his wife is not known to us, but he had several children.
IV - MATHURIN-LOUIS FRadin
SOrd OF CHALENTONNIERE, TO DO 1563. IThe VA FOUND THE THE HOUSE
CHAPELLE-SAINT-LAURENT, HE WIFE JEANNE DU PAS WITH:
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V - LOYS FRadin
STHE IOR CHALENTONNIERE, TO DO 1595 TO THE CHAPELLE-SAINT-LAURENT,
TRADER, WIFE NOT. AND SEVERAL CHILDREN, WHOSE:
VI - MATHURIN FRadin
STHE IOR CHALENTONNIERE, TO DO 1632 DEAD THE 26 DECEMBER
1700. IThe WAS DEALER TO CHAPELLE-SAINT-LAURENT.
From his marriage with MARIE GODEAU he married about 1659, he had:
1 JEANBorn February 17, 1660, died young.
2 RENE, following.
3 JACQUESBorn November 13, 1663.
4 ° MARIEBorn March 11, 1665, who married August 8, 1690,
André Bertault fountains of the Lord.
5 ° JEANNEBorn July 2, 1666.
Marie Godeau died December 17, 1667, and Mathurin Fradin second wife
FRANÇOISE MALINEAUWho died, 23 November 1708.
VII - RENE FRadin
STHE IOR CHALENTONNIERE, BORN THE 25 OCTOBER 1661.
He married January 20, 1691, MARIE CHALLET whose:
1 MARIE. born February 13, 1692. married, and died childless
October 20, 1735.
2 RENEBorn February 5, 1693, died unmarried.
3 JACQUESBorn January 18, 1694, died without heirs.
4 ° MARIE-JEANNEBorn August 4, 1696, who married September
20, 1723 René Thibault.
5 ° CATHERINEBorn September 20, 1697, Ursuline nun in
Parthenay, died in 1765.
6 ° NOTICOLAS following.
7 ° JEANNEBorn September 4, 1700, died December 25, 1701.
8 ° PIERREBorn August 8, 1702.
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VIII - NICOLAS FRadin
STHE IOR CHALENTONNIERE, A MARCHAND TheARGEASSE, BORN THE 23 MHAVE
1699.
Nicolas wife 31 (sic) February 1721 PERRINE MOF IMAULT TheONGUEVILLE,
Died before her husband, who died 11 September 1754. He was:
1 RENEBorn July 28, 1726, died without issue.
2 NOTICOLAS-François, Priest, Prior of Bouin town of Secondigny
in Gâtine.
3 Theouise-CATHERINEMarried to Pierre Jouffrault.
4 ° ATUGUSTIN following.
IX - AUGUSTIN FRadin
STHE IOR CHALENTONNIERE, TO DO 1729 TO DEAD 1783 ROF EGISSEUR
ASSETS DOF UC RICHELIEU.
He married in 1750, MARIE-FRANÇOISE ATTHE llard TOUSCHE he died before 1790
was:
1 ROSE, Marries Henry Esquot.
2 JEANNE-CATHERINE, Pouit wife Elder, notary in Saint-Varent.
3 VéroniqueWife François Rousseau.
4 ° PIERRE-ATUGUSTIN following.
5 ° MARIE-FRANÇOISEWife Alexis Cottanceau, Largeasse.
X - PIERRE-ATUGUSTIN FRadin
STHE IOR CHALENTONNIERE, TO DO 1760 PROCUREUR TAX OF'ATOF
BBAYE FAYE-THEBESSE ET SAINT-JEAN-OF-BRESSUIRE, TOWARDS WIFE
1789 FRANÇOISE GPLANE.
He lived the Guibertière, town of Pierrefitte, (Deux-Sèvres). From his
marriage he had six children, namely:
1 TheOUIS-ATUGUSTIN, following.
2 François-BENJAMIN, Notary clerk in Pierrefitte, compromise Berton in
conspiracy with Henri Modeste Fradin, its parent and thirty-eight other
accused but acquitted September 12, 1822, after an
Advocacy MeCalmeil, lawyer Poiters. He married and
became collector Brion.
3 JOSEPHINE, Married Charles Linger, Geay.
4 ° ATrmandDoctor doctor, married. He lived in the family estate,
the Guibertière.
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5 ° HONOREMarried to Faiye-l'Abesse.
6 ° SOphieMadame Babin of Borcq.
XI - LOUIS-ATUGUSTIN FRadin OF CHALENTONNIERE
NOTE TOWARD 1790 A USHER THOUARS.
He married in 1821, MARIE-JEANNE BRELAY, Who died in 1872, one son following:
XII - AUGUSTE FRadin OF CHALENTONNIERE
NOTTHE E 16 NOVEMBER 1822 DIED 12 JANUARY 1890.A VOUE THOUARS.
He married in 1850 Louise-LUCIE CIVRAISBorn January 1, 1829, died
November 20, 1889, including two children:
1 PAUL, following.
2 MARIE, Born
Contributions
Guibertière.
March 2, 1859, which conforms Oscar Moussaud,
controller Laval. She is the owner of the family estate of
XIII - PAUL FRadin OF CHALENTONNIERE
ATVOUE DISMISSED AT PArthenay, BORN THE 8 NOVEMBER 1855.
He married July 2, 1883, MARIE BARILLET. Her children are:
1 GABRIEL, following.
2 TheUCIENBorn June 16, 1883. And,
3 JEANBorn May 25, 1895.
XIV - GABRIEL FRadin OF CHALENTONNIERE
NOTTHE E 16APRIL 1884.
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IV
ATTHER BRANCHE
I - François-CELESTIN FRadin
Seventh child of Pierre Olivier V of Vigerie, was born on October 4, 1755. He was
fired. In 1787, he married MARIE-Louise-ROSE PETIT whom he had a son the following.
II - ATUGUSTE-Valentin-MARIE FRadin
NOTTHE E 15 FFEBRUARY 1788 PAND ERCEPTEUR RECEVEUR
OFEEGISTRATION.
He retired in Gençay causing him to designate, within the family, as the
Fradin Gençay. He married, November 8, 1825, NTHE Oemi VOF ERRIER
BOULZATHis cousin, whom he had four children:
1 ATUGUSTE-MARIEBorn in 1827, died without heirs in 1882.
2 TheOUIS-MARIE-NOTOemi, following.
3 MARIE-EUGENE, Born in 1834 died in 1867 is married to Telcie Gros
Duseudre who bore him two daughters, the first born in 1863, lived only a
few hours; the second, Juliette became Mrs. Raoul Fumey.
4 ° ValentineBorn in 1836, died in 1898, who married Germain Eugene
Bourdier, his cousin, to whom she bore a son, Pierre-Auguste Paul,
born February 5, 1852, died August 2, 1859, a daughter, born May 8,
1860, and Denise, born May 9, 1869, wife of Abel Testard, Marine
Cherbourg Commissioner, Officer of the Legion of Honor, died in 1899,
leaving three young children.
III - LOUIS-MARIE-NOTOemi FRadin
Pwner, BORN THE 12APRIL 1832 DEAD THE 4MHAVE 1899.
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He married January 12, 1858, Louise GOF UYOT NOTOLANSBorn March
24, 1824, he had two children:
1 TheOUIS-MARIE, following.
2 ATLFRED-JEANBorn August 5, 1864, who married February 2, 1888, Marie
Renault, who gave him two children: Anne Marie, born in 1890, and John, born in
1892.
IV -OUIS-MARIE FRadin
NOTTHE E 13 OCTOBER 1860.
Louis married May 1, 1888, LOUISA NOTADAUDBorn May 25, 1866 he has a daughter
SAbineBorn August 27, 1890. Mr. Louis Fradin, owner, lives Payroux in Vienna.
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V
ANOTHER BRANCH
THAT OF THE AUTHOR
I - CHARLES-PAULIN FRadin OF BELABRE
NOTEA BORDEAUX, THE 22 JUIN 1831 DECEASED TheIMOGES, THE 25 SEPTEMBER
1901 SON
CADET CHARLES-MARIE-PAULIN-ATMEDEE FRadin OF BELABRExviiE
Offspring BRANCH ELDEST.
The following article from a leading newspaper Limousin "the Daily
center" will tell us what this good man removed the affection of his family
after a few days of illness.
"It's high forehead, and with the satisfaction of accomplishment to the end,
without weakness or failure, what could stand before God and supreme judge in all,
Charles-Marie Fradin Belabre, officer Legion of Honor, Lieutenant retired colonel of
cavalry, chairman of the Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Church St. Stephen,
piously asleep in peace
Lord this Sept. 24, in the 7Oeyear of his age. True to the proud and worthy motto of
his ancestors nec cupias nec metuas, he lived without fear and low desires and into
the torments of his agony, his people could appreciate his dominant qualities:
kindness, courage and piety .
He came from an old family Saintongeoise where for centuries to transmit
intact the same traditions of honor and loyalty. He was home the last born. Two
careers, equally noble and beautiful also, do one and the other of renunciation and
sacrifice are therefore presented to him, he would become a priest or soldier would.
After Poitiers very strong and very brilliant student he was by his young and ardent
imagination attracted to the profession of arms. He joined a regiment of dragoons in
Toul. There he was soon to be appreciated at its true value, ie very high. Gifted with
admirable equestrian qualities, it was shortly after his arrival to the body sent to
Saumur riding as sub-squire and never emerged to enter the School of Staff with the
same
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functions. Second Lieutenant in 1859 to 2e lancers, happening in 1862 Lieutenant
choice and being out with the No. 1 Saumur, where he had his course of intruction
officer he was forced to wait for two years for lieutenant
spend captain. It was then poured instructor captain 3e hunters
à Setif. But he was soon reminded by Saumur. There was returning after
eight months of stay in Algeria; Instructor captain he passed, a year later,
Captain Squire and it is as such that He was sent to the General Staff School.
Then came for France the days of mourning and grief. During the
terrible Franco-Prussian War, Captain Belabre was orderly officer of General
Malleroy. It is enclosed in Paris invested. During the desperate attempt that
outputs the besieged, he fights like a lion, his horse was killed under him.
After the horrors of the siege it undergoes the infamies of the Commune. His
bravery and dedication finally get him the ultimate accolade. The star of the
brave shining on his chest.
And then come the days of calm. In 1875 he spent squadron commander and
Finally in 1885 he was appointed lieutenant colonel to 20eDragons regiment
garrisoned in our city. There, in 1885, he was made an Officer of the Legion
of Honor, and in 1889 in the fullness of his physical and moral force, he
retired the heart sorry to leave this army that had loved so much and where
he left an unassailable reputation for science, chivalry, elegance and good
taste.
He continued to live in Limoges and the huge crowd that accompanied
yesterday endeuillie to his final resting crowds composed of elements taken from all
classes of society; proves how he had known at home to be appreciated and loved. I
do not think, in fact, it is possible to meet in a more qualities that we discovered in
her soul gentleman and artist. Equipped of all the gifts of the spirit, he also had all
the gifts of the heart. Excellent musician he performed on his violin things written
by him, exquisite freshness and charm. talented painter he leaves adorable
compositions, bright flowers fresh, amazing truth landscapes, portraits glaring
resemblance. Linguist eminent he read Shakespeare and Goete in the text and most
recently translated us commenting on a sonnet from Petrarch to Laura. But a
misfortune it was reported! Hurriedly he drew from his favorite occupations. Leaving
violin or brush, leaving the masterpiece of the German author, Italian or English,
insensitive to the sweetness of his blessed home, soon he would bring to those who
suffer material and moral comfort they needed. President of the Conference of St.
Vincent de Paul Cathedral, it was a cautionary zeal with her charitable visits.
Nothing discouraged him; nor the number of steps to climb or unhealthy odors from
the attic to visit, or even insults unfortunate astray. Calm and dignified, he went
everywhere with his smiling good nature and his paternal benevolence. What tears
he has sealed! That smiles has he done bloom again on clenched lips with despair!
What courage he has put together! Hungers that he has calmed!
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And now that he is gone, now that on his final resting weapons were mixed
with drops of holy water, as that was the worthy companion so loving in all his
life, his son that resemble their father found solace in the unanimous regrets
inspired all who knew accreditation of its business, the loss of one they mourn.
And that for us Christians, the idea comforting to see him in the heavenly
homeland, makes us ardently follow the examples we gave that dead loved and
respected, whose entire existence can be summarized in these words: He made
the well, "Transit faciendo bene."
This beautiful eulogy which we sincerely thank the author, MrPierre Sormin, is no
exaggeration. We note however there two small mistakes.
The motto of the Fradin family Belabre is "A nice beautiful fruit tree," not "ne ne
cupias metuas" which is that of Yorke, English family mentioned below.
As for the horse that rode Captain Belabre during the Franco-Prussian
War he was only seriously injured.
It was a beautiful Irish black dress, beautifully prepared and who twice saved the life of his
rider. A first time to the case of Malmaison captain Belabre, aide, charged with a dangerous
mission was to be surrounded by a bunch of Uhlans, when the brave butterfly removed with a
steady hand crosses a huge gap net off the stunned Germans. Our officer then fled amid a hail of
bullets which fortunately did not reach. A second time, after the siege of Paris at the time were
about the terrible events of the Commune we ordered the captain Belabre to see what was
happening at the Place de la Bastille where fanatics preach disorder and the fire. Sometimes,
mounted on his trusty Butterfly, amid rallies that had formed around the July Column. His black
uniform of little-known training officer at the time, draws attention to him. Is mistaken for a
German. Shouts are heard: death Prussian! Within moments, he was surrounded and blind crowd
would undoubtedly cut to pieces if he had been able to run his horse terrible bows that push her
attackers. Those who want to throw in the animal's head are reversed. In a few bounds he passes
over their bodies and fled at full gallop. It had rained in the morning and if, as happens so often
in Paris, the horse had missed four feet on the greasy pavement, it was all the captain Belabre.
Never in ordinary times he had dared to ask such a performance in his mount,
After the war, this beautiful animal took a few years as a horse arms, then sold to
a cousin of his master, he found the campaign a well earned rest. Petted and caressed by
all, he did not know the miserable existence of the reform horse and died peacefully of
old age just a few short years.
Another newspaper said the following about the death of Charles Fradin of
Belabre:
"An existence of any charity of piety and patriotism just died.
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Colonel Belabre, Officer of the Legion of Honreur, President of the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Saint Etienne, died yesterday in
his 70e year.
All Limoges knew if the friendly face of the valiant
officer who belonged to the long 20e Dragoons where his memory is
respectfully preserved.
But those who best knew Colonel Belabre it was the unhappy, the poor,
whom he lavished continually and with absolute discretion, comfort and
relief. It is to the poor that the valiant soldier, having nobly served his
country, devoted himself body and soul.
The death of Mr. Belabre will be keenly felt in Limoges where
he had friends and forced.
We hope that a pen authorized want to get to the memory of the great
Christian who has just disappeared public homage due him.
The family, so cruelly tried, deign to accept the very lively
expression of our respectful condolences. "
"The Cross" and several other newspapers of Paris and the provinces also
mentioned the death of Colonel Belabre "entirely devoted to the works Catholic
limos and also the work of the Secretariat of the people."
We read the other about the funeral that many parents and friends had
wished to assert their presence that instead stood in their heart the brave soldier
and a good man that was Colonel Belabre.
All bodies of the garrison of Limoges were represented. The colonels of all the
regiments, the senior and junior officers followed the procession.
Col. 20eDragons had sent a squadron on foot to get the honors. The trumpets sounded
the march with the flag of their veiled crepe instrument.
The spectacle of these beautiful funeral was very impressive.
Delicate attention fifty orphans of St. Vincent de Paul, led by nuns,
preceded the body of their benefactor.
Nons adding little lines above and where the existence of Charles Fradin
Paulin is eloquently traced.
We will only say that he was a bachelor-of Letters, he knew in English and German
background he read Italian and had some knowledge of Russian. It leaves some manuscripts,
among others a course of Hippology in two volumes, copiously illustrated.
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Having had the intention to retire, to go to settle in Britain, he had
defeated his old castle Gremmaudière and had built a beautiful house in
Dinan renounced it afterwards to inhabit.
He married. in Paris, March 16, 1860, ELLEN-MARTHA YORKE, English in the family
Lords Yorke Hardwicke, born in London, 2 August 1836. From this union were born three
children:
1 TheOUIS-CHARLES-MARIE, following.
2 RENE-JACQUES-OLIVIERBorn in Senlis 30 October 1863 to 21 Lt.ehunters,
Knight of the Legion of Honor, Officer of the Order of Nichan Iftikhar, former
general orderly officer of Girennerie and Canchy Hamel, commander of the
cavalry of Algeria. Rene is a good rider like his father and like him,
passionately love the horse. for ten
years he served as an officer in the Chasseurs d'Afrique. He married, 1st
August 1893, the castle of Russas, Maria Theresa Villemandy, of an
ancient family of Angoumois, born in Angoulême, July 3, 1872, which gave
him a son, René-Serge-Marie was born in Limoges, 8 November 1804.
3 Georges-ERNEST-RIGOBERTOwner in Algiers, born in Paris,
February 4, 1871, married August 9, 1898, in Limoges, Marie
Antoinette Mariolle, born in Paris, October 10, 1870, he has a
son, Enguerrand, born in Algiers, May 17, 1899.
II - LOUIS-CHARLES-MARIE FRadin OF BELABRE
Author of this story, born in Lyon, March 13, 1862. He entered early in the consular
career, and successively through the stations of Shanghai, London, Newcastle, Gibraltar
Capetownn, Las Palmas Canary, Sierra Leone, Malta, Aden. Is currently (1902) Vice-Consul
of France in Rhodes, Honorary Chairman of the local French Alliance in Rhode Committee
and the islands that depend on the Company Member of the Historical Archives of Saintonge
and Aunis , holds the following decorations: Academy Officer, Commander of the order of
Solomon Abyssinian, Commander of Medgidié, Officer of the order of Charles III of Spain,
Officer of the order of Osmania, Officer the Order of the Dragon of Annam, Officer of the
Order of Nichan Iftikhar, Officer of the Order of Nichan El Anwar,
Like his father, he cultivates the arts and music. He has published numerous
drawings illustrated in various newspapers published articles and stories in French and
English; and in that language, a small illustrated book by him entitled: A full description
of the island of Grand Canary and the town of Las Palmas. He also tried in the music,
edited pieces for guitar, etc ...
He married September 3, 1889, ALEXANDRA-JAnetta WEAST, Born in Bishopsteignton,
County of Devonshire (England), September 6, 1867, the daughter of a senior officer of the
British Royal Navy and the granddaughter of Admiral Sir John West GCB family of Lords
Delawarr West. It was decorated by the Vatican of the Order Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.
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From this marriage were born:
l ° VIVYAN-MONTAGUE-LYS-Georges-MARIE, following.
2 DAPHNE-YOnly from-MARIEBorn at the Cape of Good Hope, August 26, 1893.
3 Marguerite-HELENE-MARIEBorn in Limoges, July 23, 1896.15
II - VIVYAN-MONTAGUE-LYS-Georges-MARIE FRadin OF BELABRE
NOTEA TheONDRES, THE 11 JUIN 1890.
15 Naylord Neyland- wife.
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NOTOTE
This book would not be complete without a mention of several other families
bearing the surname of Fradin and who possessed noble fiefs.
There first Fradins Saint-Maixent that made admission to the stronghold of
the knighthood. They are often cited in the Journal Le Riche and in the history of
Saint-Maixent by Mr. de la Fontenelle Vaudoré. They gave the city of Mayors and
many of Aldermen. We find these alliances Fradins with La Rochelle. We therefore
assume that some of them founded families in La Rochelle where several Fradins
occupied functions at the Admiralty.
There was again in Saint-Maixent of Fradins of Chesneroy and Fradins
of Puybourassier.
In the Archives of the Referral there are also Fradins of Chivalry and
also the Goubaudière.
In Saint Jean d'Angely, there were in the early eighteenthe century Fradins of Rouillerie.
A Marie Fradin Boissiere wife of Pons in 1782 Louis Charles Mossion of
Gontrie, cavalry captain, guard of King's body.
A Fradin of Tastet, infantry lieutenant born in Saint-Martin-d'Archiac
made the American campaigns. The May 28, 1790, the Marquis de Goulet, his
colonel, asked leave to him.
There was a Civray Fradin family or Linières. A descendant of this
family is even higher infantry officer16
.
Extract from the
Gazette de France July 28, 1911
pasted on the book.
16 Died July 27, 1911. See the excerpt above.
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Finally it is emphasized in The Nobility of Morinerie Saintonge, a De
Fradin of Oriollet whose daughter married the Marquis de Vaudreuil,
Charles X page and the granddaughter of the Earl of Frétard Ecoyeux.
We wrote no answer to the representatives of these two last families that our
grandfather was said to be allied to ours. As for the others, as they interest us poorly, we
have not sought their origins.
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ATPPENDIX
The following documents are in our possession. We give a literal
transcription of the most interesting. For others, a simple mention seems
sufficient.
I
1560 April 15. Confession and enumeration of what it holds in Civray
surroundings, made by Ythier of Bellarbre. Copy on
parchment, without Envelope Sealers, of the
original June 14, 1470.
To all ceulx that these presents will and orront, Ythier of Bellarbre, Esquire, Hi.
Know all that said Ythier congnoys and confesses Avg have and to hold and publicly
advouhe hereby Ythier of Jousserant, Esquire, Lord of Layre Tassay and has faith and
homage liege to make a movement of lordship and dhommage dune gold mesh enjoy at
September Solz sixpence things suyvent sen. This is assauoyr my lodging and domicille
or this I demoure with its outbuildings with affiliations and appandances, with vergiers
and vineyards Estant from behind said hosting which is assiz to within the city of Civray
holding one hand to the Segnejal door dauctre has ruhe who is said door on his right hand
to fire home and Raoul Chappron else taking part in an old fronsois and vesgnes who was
late Guillaume Guytard,
which were designais of andiaus and Raoulhe Darendelles. All assiz between Civray
and St. Peter Dexideulh and near the barn Baudynot. Item a Aultre piesse land
Estant COUSTE has said aforesaid chemyn attouchant of laultre COUSTE a land
piesse belongs to the widow Hélyot Jacquet Sainct Peter daultre part in the land of
the new and the dictates earth fromemtable and segelliere containing soy twenty
boisselées earth. Which dictated land was formerly the tenoyent Bernardeaux who
has faith and formerly hommaige and attend to my said Lord faith and hommaige
Iceulx
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Bernardeaux relating to my predecessors and I stink or may valloir ycelles each to
forty annuity Solz or so. Begging ledict Ythier has to protest as Monsignor Quoy some
chouses oublyes obmys or mesmement in cestuy this frage quyl playre him or me dyre
fayre wit, promise and ask corryger or plustoust as I scauray and come to my notice.
And if plustoust comes to my notice I promise him to do wit him and ask my ...... and
I plustoust the pourray. In witnesse this jay baille
has my said Lord honorable and wise and discreet person larchipretre Savigne and
Civray and sign my requeste has the notary manual sceing dudict ysoubs called. Give
and deed Moys the fourteenth day of Juing lan thousand four hundred and seventy.
Signed for and Babignou at the prayer dudict advouhant.
And the third day from April, one thousand five hundred and
sixty lan, jay, Avg Jehan royal notary Guyot, estably has Civray
dictated the presantes have este vidimees and collated a large
Aultre parchment to written in full and descriptive. And signed for
coppie.
Inftead dudict fire Babignon whom had written and said presantes
PAST and issued a Noble man Jehan Jousserant Lord Layre and
requirant valloir for him and serve that reason.
Faict the noble place of Laire month and year aforesaid days.
Guyot, Royal notary.
II
1625 May 10. Provisions of conseillier for Jacques Fradin. Title on
parchment in good condition. SceI cut.
HOF ENRY BOURBON PRINSE OF CWAVEPIRST PRINSE THE SANG, First peer of
France, governor and lieutenant general for the King in his country and DUCHEZ
Berry and Bourbonnois at all ceulx that these presents shall come, Hi.
Scavoir do that for the good and praiseworthy report which hath been our deed of
person of Medict Fradin be required us ny Prester other oath that He who will he now
we deed and nimble in our hands. Sy give our amiz in command and féaulx The
advisers, the treasurers general of our house and present it happen, that the sayings
gaiges ainsy
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dict in dict estat ordain Fradin ilz pay him yawn, and deliver doresnavans by each
year on its simple receipts; relating that with these dictated present or coppie dicelles
duly collated once s only, all paid, yawned and issues will beene him to cestus
opportunity will be spent and allocated the despense their accounts by Messrs,
diceulz listeners, we voullous and do so without difficulty. Such is nostre intencion.
In witnesse whereof, we have hereunto and deed hereunto countersign by nostre
adviser and secretary of our ordinary commandments and affix the Envelope Sealers
of our arms.
Given in Moulins,
May the day dixiesme thousand six hundred twenty five.
HOF ENRY BOURBON.
III
1645 August 23 Extract from the Registers of Parliament. Scroll good
state.
To date, Me Adam Delabarre, the adviser This court and President in the third
bedroom requestes said with Me Pierre Vizet, the counselor tells
court that, following the arrest of the dunzieme sent back this month and year,
MeJacques Fradin pourveu of estat and advisor to general and lieutenant civil
and examiner Commissioner and enquesteur Civiray the royal seat, and hath
been oy examined the room dictates found Sufis and capable mesmes worthy of
greater load, if in estoit pourveu. And immediately summoned, the deed was
accustomed oath sworn fidelity year roy and there hath been receu.
Faict in parliament
the twenty-third aoust thousand six hundred and forty-five.
V. Dadigne.
IV
1656 June 9 Sales contract domain Bagoire by Francis
Gaing to Jacques Fradin. Scroll good condition.
The neufiesme day of June, one thousand six hundred and fifty six droict to
Chastellerault to miss King and the Duchess of dict place personally and establis
soubzmis, Sir Francois Gaing, chevallier, lord of Availles, and Haulmont The
Cousture and lady Margueritte Pidoux, his espouze to him octorizée, demeurans to
dict instead of Haulmont, Remeneuil parish, lesquelz, ung every one of Eulz one and
for all, without division, renoncans Icelle to the benefit and any order of droict to
discution and eviction them explicqué and hinted Estre such as two or more obliged
to a same thing, one man may not Estre held the deed of Aultre without waiving aus
dictz droictz, what they dict well to wit, there gave up and renounce have vandu
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and hereby vandent, ceddent, left, dellaissent transport and promise garentir to
perpétuitté of all disorders, hipotecques and aultres hindrances quelzconques
Monsieur Maistre Jacques Fradin, presiding, lieultenant general enquesteur and
Commissioner examiner in the Seneschal and royal seat of Civray deumerant are
absent; Lady Gabrielle Pidoux, his espouze, présante, stipullante and accepting both
his name as based on spécialle proxy of dict Sieur her husband, the first of presant
month and year passed by before Guyon and Friquart royal notaries in dict Civray,
and the Pidoux lady Icelle dictates of her husband octorizée M. dict the effect hereof,
and cestus end is Icelle proxy remained Bachelor hands Square one of us notaries, is
to wit: the bastimans, houches, gardens, Charrières,
à their deed by Claude Pidoux, father and stepfather common partues,
déclarré by dictz lord and lady of Availles vandeurs not know quelz fiefs and
lordships the dictz places vandus Estre kept and Mouvans do debvoirs for
what deubz, lesquelz are feudal, fontiers Segonds fontiers, commoners that
aultres deubz and accoustumez Estre paiez not create the deed of dictz lord
and lady vandeurs will happen to paiez and pay by dictz lord and lady Fradin,
purchaser, or in freresche aultrement.
The dictates vandition faicte to remain by dictz lord and lady of Availles quits
and deschargez to dictz lord and lady Fradin the sum of four thousand twenty five
pounds tournaments, in which they held their estoient and force by instrument under
obligation recue Square by me, one of us notaries, avecq Loullier in date of the last
twenty ung aoust, which thereby remains paid and paid without happen that in the
partyes get inquietter ny can find one the other, and the dictates no obligation and
of no effect fors and exept for hipotecques acquired by Icelle aus dicts lord and lady
Fradin, ausquelz they heard not derogate. And dictz places vandus dictz the lord and
lady Vaudeurs have for them and their cast down, devestus and désaisis and have
Vestu and Saisy dicts the lord and lady Fradin purchasers and iceux deed vrays eral
propriettaires and ocesseurs to perpetuitté for them and theirs. Anything above
respectively stipullé granted and accepted by the dictated partyes, which to keep,
keep and accomplish all pointz to Peyne all Despans, dhommages and intherestz
have good faith obligation and hipotecqué all their presants and future assets quelz
conches, renoncans this to touttes ADCE opposite things, including their consent and
they requestes ester judge and condemn the court dictates. Faict and passed dict
instead of Haulmont before noon, day and year. And have dictated partyes signed the
minute. Signed F granted and accepted by the dictated partyes, which to keep, keep
and accomplish all pointz to Peyne all Despans, dhommages and intherestz have good
faith obligation and hipotecqué all their presants and future assets quelz conch
renoncans this to touttes ADCE opposite things, including their consent and they
requestes ester judge and condemn the court dictates. Faict and passed dict instead
of Haulmont before noon, day and year. And have dictated partyes signed the minute.
Signed F granted and accepted by the dictated partyes, which to keep, keep and
accomplish all pointz to Peyne all Despans, dhommages and intherestz have good
faith obligation and hipotecqué all their presants and future assets quelz conch
renoncans this to touttes ADCE opposite things, including their consent and they
requestes ester judge and condemn the court dictates. Faict and passed dict instead
of Haulmont before noon, day and year. And have dictated partyes signed the minute.
Signed F with their consent and they requestes ester judge and condemn the court
dictates. Faict and passed dict instead of Haulmont before noon, day and year. And
have dictated partyes signed the minute. Signed F with their consent and they
requestes ester judge and condemn the court dictates. Faict and passed dict instead
of Haulmont before noon, day and year. And have dictated partyes signed the minute.
Signed FOF rançois GNWTAMarguerite PIDOUXBAND illette CJUDGMENT,royal notaries.
Follows the tenor of the dictates of attorney.
90TheES FRADIN
the twenty huictiesme last September, in front Bonneau and Garnier, notaries
in Lusignan, not at all exepter nothing. And as dictz dhommaines and legacies can
Estre set Valleur conveniently ny and avecq Proffit poceddez, Estant divide, poura
the dictates lady Fradin be rewarded by money that his lhot poura more valloir that
celluy of dictz lord and lady of Availles. Mesme poura achapter and traicter avecq
dictz the lord and lady of Availles, sy it considers Estre case, and for that price it
advisera good for Estre dommaines qu'ilz have their lhot. And the purpose of
susdictes sourte (?) And boasts all Aultre Traicte poura that and want to do the
dictates lady Fradin avecq dictz the lord and lady of Availles, saith the lord
constituting gives him power to force sollidairement avecq him, to such person that
dictates lady advisera Estre case and avecq waivers the benefit of division, order and
eviction disention goods, and droict Quy said GeneralThe valloir not waiver, the dict
constituting Sieur'm hearing dict. And soubz the mesmes waivers and obligations
sollidaires do all acts and dictz traictez · avecq dictz the lord and lady of Availles Quy
keep the business they have, either for dict sharing présiput deub the dictates lady
rachaptz deubz Sieur Auzay. And touttes aultres business without exepter nothing.
On the effect of hereunto cedder aus dicts lord and lady such aultres Availle or people
they want the money they are deues Quy avecq the necessary subrogation and touttes
garentyes of deed and droict; yawn and put the hands Bachelor contractz obligations
and releases of this Quy poura Estre deub years dictz lord and lady Fradin by dictz
lord and lady of Availles; mesmes yawn compensation to caultions, if necessary, and
compel all dict avecq she Sieur constituting susdictes on waivers; extend jurisdiction,
eslire domicille, ung or more. And the effect of présantes has dic Sieur octorizé
constituting the lady tells her Fradin espouze and promised ratiffier all Quy be by
her deed and have fun and maintain the soubz hipotecque all chancuns and its
PRESANS and future assets ; including his good will, consent, will and his requeste
it hath been found by us and condemné royal notaries hérédittaires to dict counted
Civray in the house and hostel of dicts lord and lady Fradin before noon, the first day
of June, one thousand six hundred and fifty six. And signed ainsy. Signed: FRadin,
Constituting octrizant dictates his wife to the effect of presantes. GUYOT and
FRICARTand FRICART, royal notaries. And on the sidelines of the dictates of attorney
is to written and signed GAbrielle PIDOUXFor certiffier true.
CJUDGMENTRoyal notary.
I have received it avecq minutte the defunct Me Francois Billette, royal
notary.
91TheES FRadin
In modern writing:
acquisition agreement of métayrie of Bagouerre, made by
Jacques Fradin, presiding in Civray and GabrielIe Pidoux his wife
of Sir Francis Ving (corr. Gaing), lord of Availles and Margueritte ·
Pidoux his wife, 9 June 1656.
V
1670 Excerpts from a diary book started by this date
Jacques Fradin XII, Lieutenant General.
On the first page it says:
"M NewsprinteJacques Fradin cr. and Lieutenant General in Civray for
the year 1670 for its private affairse which are in two grans books in his office as
celuicy which is attached to the Petit journal before. "
"Deo Optimo Maximo."
"Fradin cr. Near. & Lieut. gen. Civray. "
This journal was continued by Charles Fradin XIII, XIV and Jacques Fradin Charles
Fradin XV. Also their writing we see it, that of Marguerite Luce, daughter of Charles Fradin
XIII.
Some entries are curious. These example:
"Donnoye has my wife on the end of 1697 Iullet three pounds of new gold."
"Catos Issy came ten days after the St. Michael of the year
seventeen hundred and six to reason trante pounds per year, ie have
given him a pair of chamber mulle, and a pair of soullies for two years."
The existence would be less expensive at that time. In 1763, a turkey cost, again
according to the journal a book telling soils; a whole pig salted and prepared 22 pounds 17
floors; twenty-six bottles of wine 2 pounds 17 floors, two floors the bottle!
But what is more interesting in the register is the detailed list of the hand
of Charles Fradin XV forty-five "ground rent".
1715 June 6 and May 25, IV
Two received rights for appointment to the
king's adviser office and Lieutenant General in the
Seneschal of Civray. Parchment is good.
92TheES FRADIN
I receu MeJacques-Marie Fradin the sum of nine hundred and fifty three
pounds six sols eight deniers, ie VIIIc LXVI ll. XIII soil IIII main denier and 86 ll. 13
floors 4 denier for both soils for pound, for the nomination and presentation to His
Majesty to his Proffit by Marquis M. Dangeau because of the commitment of the field
of Civray County he enjoys of this Estre provided for in the adviser to the king,
Lieutenant General in the
seneschalsy Civray instead of Me Charles Fradin his father.
Faict in Paris on thirty uniesme day of May, one thousand seven hundred and
fifteen. signed BNLCA. Registered in general controlle Finance by ordinary advise
us of the King in all his advice and the royal council, Controller General of
Finance in Paris, the sixth day of June, one thousand seven hundred five. signed
DESMARETZ. "
I receu Me Jacques-Marie Fradin the sum of six hundred and forty eight
pounds for the gold mark of Law advisor to the king, Lieutenant General in the
Seneschal and royal seat of Civray and Commissioner enquesteur
examiner said seat, which he intends to be filled instead of MeCharles Fradin, his
father, the last possessor; LXXVI XII and soils books for four or for Book doubling of
law saith; which sum comes from the loan made by the said Sieur Marquis de Verac
by greater obligation
In sum prestée before notary inParis, May 28 MVIIe fifteen.
Done at Paris this twenty fourth day of May MVILefifteen. signed CHUPIN.
Registered at the General controlle gold mark by advising us of the King,
Comptroller General of the gold mark dict, orders of His Majesty, in Paris,
on the twenty fifth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and fifteen.
signed GUYON.
Collated with the original
by advising us secretary of the King,
home crown of France and its finances. TheAgau.
VII
1719 June 18, Extract from the records of Parliament. Scroll good
state.
Extract Parliament regress.
Seen by the Court of letters patent of King Marly data on May thirty one
thousand seven OENT fifteen signed Louis, and lowest for the King and
Phelippeaux
sealed with the great yellow wax seal obtained by Mr Jacques-Marie Fradin
lawyer in the court in which for reasons contained therein the Lord Roy
summoned to the Court that when Limpetrant make him apparoir its provision
of letters of the offices of his Conseillier Lieutenant Civil Enquesteur And
Commissioner Examiner at Headquarters Royal of seneschalsy Civray deument
well and shipped in sealed and in its form it has ayt ly receive and
notwithstanding93TheES FRadin
without sarreter to kinship Degrees And dialliance which are between said recipient and
Mr Charters Fradin his father President and Jean-Baptiste Cacault his brother-
criminal assessor and first counselor at the said seat which Lord said Roy raised and
delivered to the load from a nod with his father and good brother their voices being
consistent with the views they will be counted as a ainsy more throughout the contain
those letters has adressantes court letters suranation of June 7 thousand seven
hundred and nineteen the matriculle avocado in the Court's new May audit year and
the prayer made to the court by said recipient to registration letters dittes
conclusions of Attorney General Roy
orY the ratio of Mr René Lemeusnier The Court orders that the letters
will dittes Recorded at dycelle transplant to enjoy Limpetrant by the
effect of content and in ycelles Estre and executed according to their form
and content made in parliament on June 13, one thousand seven hundred
and nineteen.
Collated.
GILBERT.
VIII
1741 March 24, Provisions of Lieutenant General in Civray for Charles
François-Marie Fradin. Title on parchment in good condition.
SceI removed.
We MARIE-SOphie OF COURCILLONBride uncommon in Hercules Goods
Mercadec Prince of Rohan and Soubise Duke of Rohan Rohan peer of France etc,
Engagiste lady Civray County and Melle Baronnies Usson Aunay and Chizé entitled
by way of engagement of . County lands and baronies to appoint to offices in
dependent vaquants death by resignation or otherwise Scavoir DO that the laudable
and good raport that was us
the person Mr Charles François Marie Fradin lawyer in parliament and its
meaning, sufficiency, Loyalty, prudhommie, capacity and Experiance aware of
Judicature and Catholic religion, apostolic and Roman We named and presented,
call and introduce by these presents to our sovereign Boy Lord, to be provided by
the state and serves as Advisor to the Commissioner General Lieutenant Roy
Enquesteur and former Examiner Creation of
Sunechaussée Civray that tenoit and exercifed Mr Jacques-Marie Fradin
his father, who is voluntarily running backs in his favor, to enjoy and
exercise the honors, prerogatives authority preeminence privileges
Exemption Rank session deductible Libertez functions rights to profits
fruits, revenues and emoluments apartenants there.
Supliant very humbly Her Majesty Accept this appointment and
offers on the ycelle d. Mr Charles-François-Marie Fradin and order all
letters of provisions on what needed be him shipped and in sealed, in
witness whereof, we have signed these presents Our Main Ycelle
countersigned by our secretary and aposer the stamp of our weapons,
Versailles twenty March 4 Seventeen hundred and forty one.
94TheES FRADIN
Marie Sophie de Courcillon, Princess of Rohan.
By his highness.
Larceneux.
IX
1741 May 9, Extract Parliament Registers. original on
Parchment in good condition. No Envelope
Sealers.
VEU by the court the letters patent of King Marly data April 30 thousand
seven hundred forty Louis signed and lower the roy Phelipeaux and sealed with the
great seal of yellow wax obtained by Mr. Charles-François-Marie Fradin, lawyer the
court, in which for the reasons contained therein the Lord Roy summoned to the ditte
court when limpetrant will be presenting before her with Ofiice provisions of letters
of his civil lieutenant general advisor Enquesteur and Commissioner Examiner at
Headquarters Royal Sénéchaussée of Civray duly sent in his name she has to receive
the free sarreter is what is missing him so much lacing twenty seven years has
required the alliance between him
and ther Jean Philippe Cacault La Cotterie his brother-president Criminal assessor
and first const Mesme in siege which deffaus Daage and alliance of the.
Sgr roy the survey and provided no stops notwithstanding all edicts and orders
reglemens contrary to what he has departed for this look only and without drawing
has accordingly on condition that touttefois from a oppiner with d. sr Cacault of his
handsome brother Cotterie their voices being consistent both will only counted for so
long that he is more content're dittes Letters Patent adressantes the court Extract
baptismal dudict recipient of July 12 thousand seven hundred and fifteen his
regimental avocado in the courtyard of the March 16 one thousand seven hundred
forty one requestre the Ensemble presented to the court by the said grantee to Saving
dittes letters patent conclusions of our attorney
General yes the ratio of Me Claude-Jean Mace const all considered COURT orders
that the dittes letters patent will be registred at the Registry by limpetrant
dicelle to enjoy their purpose and content and Estre executed according to their
form and content given in Parliament on May nine thousand seven hundred and
forty one.
Dufrane,
Collaôné, Bicquet.
X
1741 May 10, Extract from the Registers of Parliament. Scroll good
state.
To date, the Court, having seen the prayer made by Charles-Francois-Marie
Fradin, advocate in the court, in order to Estre received in the state and advisor to
the king, civil lieutenant general, enquesteur Commissioner to examinatenr royal
seat of the Seneschal of Civray together the findings of the Attorney General95TheES FRadin
the King, the ouy Hours of Operation Me Claude-Jean Mace, counselor, setting
deliberation subject, arresté and ordered automatically, at the prayer of the Attorney
General of the King, he will be informed by the special lieutenant or other officer, the
order of the table in the senechaussee and royal seat of Civray, pursuit of it and
diligence of the Crown Attorney of the King in said seat of life, customs, couversation,
Catholic, Apostolic and Roman and loyalty supliant to the King of service for this,
raporté and communicated to Attorney General of the King, took him by Estre such
findings and the court ordered that reason.
Done in parliament on May ten thousand seven hundred and forty one.
DUFRANC
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XI
1741 June 15, Extract from the Registers of the Euro pean. Scroll good
state.
To date, Me Vincent Estienne Roujanet, consellier the King, President of
the Fourth Chamber enquestes said AVEQ Me Charles-Augustin de Ferriol,
Advisor court that, following the arrest of the twenty ninth sent back last May,
MeCharles-François-Marie Fradin, advocate in the court, provided on the
nomination and presentation lady Marie Sophie de Courcillon, espouse no
common property Hercules-Mercadet de Rohan-Soubise, Duke of Rohan-Rohan,
peer of France , engagist lady of Count Civray, advisor offices of King, lieutenant
general for civil, enquesteur and Commissioner examiner royal seat of the
Seneschal of Civray hath been examined by the dictates chamber found sufficient
and capable, and responsible for the certiffier such. And immediately the dict
Charles-François-Marie Fradin mended hath made the oath as required and
accustomed case, vowed loyalty to the king, and there hath been reccu.
Done in parliament on June 15 thousand seven hundred forty one.
DUFRANC
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XII
1763 State land Annuities Seconds formed due to the house
of MrFradin (XV). pansionnaire Roy.
Paper document in good condition. This record includes eleven issues seems
unfinished. The No. 7 tells us that the hotel Belabre reported fifty pounds; another house
near the Palace sixteen books, two other houses in Melle ten pounds each.
96TheES FRADIN
No. 10 refers to an annuity of twenty six pounds seven sols due by MrGuilleaumeau of
Flaville, pastor of Bonneuil, maternal uncle of Charles Fradin XV. The Act heirs Laurencye that
need soft 1600 books also serve as an annuity of twelve books, ten sols
XIII
1771 July 24, Matriculed'avocatpourJacques Jean-Marie
Fradin.
Original parchment in good condition. No
Envelope Sealers.
Master Jacques Jean-Marie Fradin, presented by Mr. Louis-
Gabriel Renaudin lawyer.
Extract from the register and matriculle lawyers and jurors
received the Superior Council of Poitiers, beginning March 22 thousand
seven hundred seventy-one who made the customary oath done -Poitiers
Superior Council of the twenty-four July, one thousand seven hundred
seventy-one .
Collated by the House
FRadin pr.
XIV
1772 February 25, OpiniondemaîtresBouquieretLaminavocats
at
Bordeaux who deliberated in the Council about a
différendquis'étaitélevéentreDemoiselle
Married-
Magdeleine Jeanne Fradin and his brother Charles Lord
Belabre
This piece of secondary interest, eight folios.
XV
1772 November 7, Opinion of Me Perraudeau lawyer in Saint Jean d'Angely
about a dispute which would have totaled between
Marie-
Magdeleine Jeanne Fradin and his brother Charles, Lord
Belabre at the estate of their father. This piece
two folios.
According MePerraudean "he returns to the Demoiselle Fradin a half of all
the commoners own, as rightful third of all the noble estate of Poitou, a noble
house and collected close dates, and two-fifths of the noble property Angoumois;
the noble house and close dates payable to Mr Fradin ......... Mr. Fradin
accustomed to do justice to everyone certainly not refuse to miss his sister. "97TheES FRadin
XVI
1774 November 2 Loan four thousand pounds negotiated by Sir
Jacques Jean-Marie Fradin, Esquire, Sieur de Belabre.
Contratsurparcheminlégèrementdétérioré
by
moisture.
The constitution is what Annuity occazionnée of like sum of four thousand
books perst heretofore made by the said Sieur fillon audit Lord fradin of belabre,
ainsy recognized by that he is content; wit, and will be paid the first day of Term The
next Passover, and then the pension will be paid to wit ditte hundred pounds six
months appres the day paque And the other hundred pounds six months EMPRES
ainsy to continue until Terme Terme the extinction of the ditte and amortization
annuity that said fradin belabre Lord can do when he judges about ditte for the sum
of four thousand pounds in four EQUAL payment of one thousand books each, and
for the execution of these presents said Lord forced and hipotequé all Presants and
future assets,
Mantes has controlled the November Two thousand seven hundred
and seventy-four, received twenty eight pounds fourteen floors.
Huet signed.
(First shipment) ORY OF BEAUPRE.
I, the undersigned Etc reconais have this sedet and quites jourdui and
transported with no guarantee of my pard † has my sister widow Coquemard
Larante two free book per year prainsipal four thousand pounds doors Enlactes
sy Desur has Avg due by the disieur fradin Lieutenant General do Syvray not
jame not make any request to the said Sieur fradain ny has its eritiers ancient
resus the prainsipal by the widow masoeur hands Coquenard Which I subrogates
tooth all my drois about it has Syvray the vinte December 4 thousand seven
without soysante and fourteen Filhon young † moyienant what necera past
troublese ing the pocesion of Sudite annuity by me sy sub.
98TheES FRADIN
XVII
1778 June 27, parchment Estate Sales Agreement in good condition.
Shipping.
Pardevant The hereditary Royal notaries seneschalsy Civray undersigned
have appeared Messire Laurent-Jacques Lembert Ecuyer Secretary Des
Commandments SA Serene Bishop Prince De Condé And Master Alexis Crolbois
lawyer parliament loaded Of both business travelers its theMulti Eminance of truce
And from that Monsignor Prince Levestin Remaining all both usually in the city of
Paris hotel bourbon parish of St. ustache, currently being in the city of Civray Loges
Lauberge or pand to sign the three pillars making for the so-called Lords the Prince
Condé and Levestin coseigneurs engagistes the County Civray prometant to ratify
these presantes three months Serene Highness has its Bishop Prince of Conde, Who
esdits these names have by presantes acencé and arranté,has as noble feodalle rante
And FONTIèRE carrying fief and jurisdiction, without
guarantee a Mr MeJacques Jean-Marie Fradin Ecuyer Lord belabre Adviser Lieutenant
General Roy Enquesteur Commissioner Examiner encienne And the new creation
seneschalsy County Seat And Royal Civray; And Lady Jeanne Marie Louise Albert, his
spouse, his ycelle said Mary well and sniff othorisée living in this city of ditte Civray Saint
Nicolas parish this presants stipulants and willing to have their Proffit Them of Their
and successor; This is to wit Said arrantement consisting in a Lock with all rights to
fisheries and Bordages, located in the River of Charrante has prandre since the mill of
the Baronnière In the parish of Charroux Completion périgné mill in the parish of Savigne
more the strain that was Enciennement Chateau of this city with its moat and alantours,
without any exceptions ny Reserves, Cy Cenest The arrantés objects to the named cap
stone And Jean arnaus son-taking of two units at large Chemain leading Civray a saint
Clemantain has Sexnestre, on the other hand the fouin saint makes outbuildings with the
cure of St. Clemantin a Chemain Between two of nine that will bridge puy square Aussy
has Sexnestre; And through said chemain puy square throughout the vineyard Thomas
Joubert merchant of this city jusqua earth Including jouist The appointed picquet and
dessandant The Long ycelle following a small path that dessant said puy square is the
fountain of the trellis has even hand And else share the river Charrante, And the house
of the lady Tribert a chemain Between,
99TheES FRadin
anything above a Summer ainsy wanted consanty stipullé and accepted by the dittes
parts So-called takers Rantes dittes service have forced and hipotéqués all and
chacuns their movable property présants and future buildings and speciallement The
so-called plus locations arrantés Without The specialle derogated ny has GeneralThe
the GeneralThe has specialle, and even touts Aussy obliged jointly and severally Mon
for each other and themselves for the benefit of all renunciants right order and
eviction Disention division of property they said yr to know without further
explanation ; From which parts consantement And Requestre They tried and
Summer Condannées by us said Notaries. And that has happened in the twenty
Civray June 7 thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. Read the parts dittes They
persisted and signed it,
Minute Of presantes is signed:
Lambert of Croibois fradin of belleabre; Albert fradin,
Monjeau And Serph Royal notaries. And Conterollé
uisimé has this twenty Civray 7 June 1778. Received
trante two books signed Vigaut four floors. In the big
Ainsy signed Monjeau And Serph notaries Royal Seal.
Margin:
Given approved approved And Ratiffié in Chantilly
this Aug. 14, 1778, signed Lhesvestin.
By his Serene Highness signed Lembert.
Registered General Office of Dadministration dommaines
houses And Finance SAS Bishop Prince Conde by The
undersigned conterolleur General desdittes Houses
dommaine and finance, signed Rolin Demainville.
Conterollé Civray This October 14, 1778 by Vigaut
who Received fourteen floors.
Follows depost of minutes of the act cy above Developed down his Minutte:
Aujoud'huy quatorsième Day Month Doctobre thousand seven hundred and
Seventy eight appeared Before Us notaries undersigned hereditary Royal Civray
Mr Me Stone Jean Brice Martin Regnier Adviser Roy particular Lieutenant at
Headquarters Royal Miss, and land administrator Civray Melle and Usson, Remaining in
the said town of Melle, which would have Reprasenté And presantement Remis The first
expedition Milky cy above and other shares transcribed aubas di'quel feen is Written,
approved and authorized Ratiffié in Chantilly The August 14, 1778 signed by his Serene
Highness Lhevestin signed Lembert, Recorded at
100TheES FRADIN
general office areas dadministration Houses and finance its AS Bishop Prince of
Conde, the undersigned Conterolleur General desdittes Houses domain and finance
signed Rolin Demainville. Which we would have big discount for Summer Being
anexée has its minute for Use If necessary Duquel depost said Sieur comparing audit
name Required we act we have notaries Dits Luy Luy valloir Granted to serve that
of Reason. Civray has drawn up Study Serph The month and year that day on, the
persisted and signed.
The minute is signed
Martain of Regnié, Daveaux And Serph Royal notaries.
bre
It has Conterollé Civray August 14 1778 by vigaut who received
fourteen floors.
XVIII
1778 December 24, Contratsousseingprivéentre
Jacques Jean-Marie
Fradin, Esquire, Lord Belabre Jeanne-Marie lady
Louise Albert and his wife Charles Alexander Houdart
Jeanne Léveillé his wife Jean Toussaint and Perrain
Anne Jourdonnaud his wife. Original on paper
good condition.
BETWEEN Jacques Jean-Marie Fradin ecuyer Lord Belabre, adviser
Lieutenant General Roy Commissioner enquesteur examiner entienne and the
new creation counted and Seneschal of Civray lady Jeanne-Marie-Louise Albert
his wife by him well and duemant authorisée for effect and vallidité presantes of
living in this city of one hand.
Charles Alexander Houdart nottaire this seneschalsy lady Jeanne
Leveillé his wife Jean Toussaint and Anne Perrain tannenr Jourdonnaud his
wife, the dittes Leveillée Jourdonnaud of their husbands and good sniff
authorisée for effect and valliditté demeuraut urgent one and the other
This're feauxbourgs of susditte second city parish yr summers made the
following agreements and convantions.
This is wit, the Lord and Lady Fradin and Albert yr cejourd'huy ceddés, left,
abandoned and transported with promise to guarantee to valloir otherwise the case
that it pleased the King or those of the represanteront rantrer granted in which case
all objects convantions will be canceled penalty of all depans damages and interest
to Messrs Houdart, Perrain and their wives, a location that is part of the Castle of
the city called the arbor background with all its appurtenances and outbuildings with
without any exceptions ny reserves, and the two cellars yr their openness to the said
emplassemant who are under the Chateau, holding emplacemant said throughout
the land owned by the named Picqueta Santier between firstly to chemain leading
this city Ruffec sexnestre was home of the widow and heirs Tribert tanner and to the
river Charante chemain a twenty four feet between two sides of the county and lelong
said trellis background, rocks on which sit the fondemants of
101TheES FRadin
and the disposal of surplus for which they will judge apropos in charge by the said
MAKERS pay jointly and sollidairement one and letout waiving the benefit of
division debate about law says they yr hear and to wit that one can Estre held each
other if they have expressly waived ny; has the receipt and discharge of said master
and lady donors,
Approved the writing Cy Anne Jourdaux above. I agree with
the above writing Cy T. Perrain, Leveillé houdart, c.
Houdart. The statement was made at Civray District 20
pluviose the second year of the Republic, one and indivisible.
Chevallon. himselfre
XIX
1780 November 12, Arrentement a portion of the strain of the castle
Civray by Messire Jacques Jean-Marie Fradin, Esquire,
Lord Peter Belabre Laprelle harrow.
March 9, 1783 The transaction is canceled amicably with a note
signed Pierre Laprelle, Albert Fradin, Fradin
Belabre. Parchment in good condition.
102TheES FRADIN
1784 May 1, XX
Miss Marguerite Fradin obligation to
Miss Constance Marie Benigne-Fradin the sum
1500 books. Parchment in good condition. He signed eet:
MC
fradin belabre, Constance Fradin, C. Fradin, Fradin of
The Belabrent Gal, The Cav. Belabre, Daveaux not.
apply.
Serph. not. Royal.
1786
XXI
Provincial and historical Almanac of Poitou. Title
and
page 172 containing the description of the city of
Sivrai
capital of the same name County. In the list of
officers FIG senechaussee after Senechal
Sword M. Fradin Belabre, Esquire, Lieut. Brig. Civ. and
M. Lelong among councilors Croizardière.
1792 April XXII
State and memory O requests for itemsr Rein
lmbert (Bellevue) surgeon and DMiss Thèraise Cartier
his wife to serve in all reglemant
contestationsélevéesentreeux,
Jacques Jean-Marie
The Fradine Attorney Sindic Civray district and
Jeanne-Marie-Louise Albert his wife about their
respective properties on the farms of Bagouerre,
Parish of St Clémantin on which objections
said Srs lmbert, Fradin and their wives, by act
Private soussaing of 3 March 1792 gave ground and
whole
able to Messrs Albert Imbert and lawyers, to settle
ettrensiger. (Deuxfoliospapiercontenant
seven
objections and answers. Curious grimoire in good
condition.)
1838, 3 March, XXIII
Declaration of acceptance under benefit of inventory by
Charles-Marie-Paulin Amadeus Fradin of Belleabre (sic)delasuccessiondefeueladame
Mary Benigne-
Constance Fradin Duverrier widow Boulzat Act
notarial.
103TheES FRadin
1867 April 10, XXIV
Extract from the civil state registers of the city of Civray.
Birth certificate of Charles-Marie-Paulin
Amadeus, the January 12, 1783.
FIN.
104TheES FRADIN
105TheES FRADIN
FRADIN OF BELABRE
SOF EIGNEURS BEsse, THE CANTINOLIERE, DE PUISAI-LE-CTETA, THE ROCHE
OFORILLAC, THE VIGERAYE, DE BELLABRE, DE CHATAIN, DE BLanzai, THE RENAUDIERE
ETC.
Or, a chevron Gules, accompanied by three sand grapes, stems and leaves Vert.
A house FRadin is an old family Saintonge, transplanted
Poitou; parentage followed back to the beginning of the XVecentury. It owes
its nobility to municipal offices filled by its first author
à Saint Jean d'Angely, by applying an edict of King Philip Augustus, in the
year 1206, renewed by an edict of Charles VI of the 1393 year, who granted this
favor to the mayors of that city and their male offspring, in
consideration of fidelity and attachment that the city had shown the kings of
France, during the wars with the English. The genealogy begins:
I. ATMBROISE FRadin, Lord of Besse and lord fairs Herpes (as of November 7
1409), mayor of Saint-Jean d'Angely, from 1405 to 1426. He had a son:
He. PIERRE FRadin, Lord of Besse, mayor of the same city in 1434 and 1436. He served
107TheES FRadin
an honor company formed by the gentlemen of the province, during the visit of King
Charles VII, in 1440. He married JAcquette FOUCHIER, whose:
III. François FRadin, Lord of Besse, married on 14 December 1459, to BEATRIX
D'ATYSSE. He had a son:
1 Jean Fradin, who continues parentage;
2 Louis Fradin, esquire, lord of Cantolinière.
IV. JEAN FRadin, Esquire, Lord of Besse, married MARIE DE GILLIERS. The
people of Villefagnan yielded him on 13 August 1533, and his brother Louis,
lord of Cantinolière, the chapel of the city. He had a son:
V. JEAN FRadin (IIe name), Lord of Besse and Puisai-le-Chapt, who married Marguerite
D'ATUBERTERRE that widowed made on 23 February 1557, shared with his son, inheritance of
their father, LOUIS FRadin their uncle, and their brother Antoine.
Their children were:
1 Ambrose, the following;
2 Méry Fradin;
3 Antoine Fradin, who died young;
4 ° Renée Fradin;
5 ° Marguerite Fradin.
VI. ATMBROISE-François-LAURENT FRadin, Lord of the Cantinolière, settled in
Villefagnan, Poitou, where he was a judge in 1601, and where he married ANNE
D'ATGUESSEAU.
From this marriage came out:
1 Jacques Fradin, following;
2 Laurent Fradin.
VII.J ACQUES FRadin, Lord of the Cantinolière and Rock OriIlac, Seneschal of
Boisseguin married by contract of 14 July 1614, to Marie CROZÉ. From this marriage came:
1 Jacques, who continues parentage;
2 Alerandre Fradin, Seneschal of Boisseguin in 1633;
3 Isidore Fradin, lord of Vigeraye, author of a younger branch
whose members were mayors of Civray, which appears to have
continued to this day.
VIII. JACQUES FRadin (IIe name), Lord of the Cantinolière, substitute Civray, married
FRANÇOISE TAHOURDIN, Which resulted in:
108TheES FRADIN
IX. JACQUES FRadin (IIIe name), Fair lord, president and lieutenant-general in the siege
of Civray, married, in 1647, to GAbrielle PTHE IDOUX CHAILLOUAnd second wife to MARIE-
ATGNESlady OF THE SGO-BRUSLINMentioned with him in an act of faith and liege homage
he made on 10 March 1669 and which is in the records of the House of Poitiers accounts
kept in the Imperial Archives.
X. CHARLES FRadin, Lord of Light and Belabre, advisor to King and lieutenant-general in
the siege of Civray, married, in 1676, Anne DE GUILLAUMEAU, who gave him:
1 Jacques, who continues parentage;
2 Jean Fradin.
XI. JACQUES FRadin (IVe name), Lord of Blanzai and Belabre, Lieutenant-
General at the headquarters of Civray, married in 1713, Marguerite CTHE
HANTOIS REMONERIEWhich he had the eldest son:
XII. CHARLES FRadin (IIename), Lord of Belabre, lieutenant-general in the siege
of Civray and general counsel to the Board of Poitiers. From his marriage to
Denise-Francoise PRESLE DU PLESSIS he had:
1 Jacques, article follows;
2 Charters Fradin, King's policeman;
3 Constance Fradin, married to N ... of the Burrow Bonezal.
XIII. JACQUES FRadin (V ° name), lord of Belabre, Lt. General the siege of Civray,
from 1772 to 1790 J marriedEANNE-MARIE ATLBERTWhich came:
1 Charles, who continued parentage;
2 Joseph Fradin, cavalry officer, died during the Russian
campaign in 1812;
3 Julie-Aimée Fradin.
XIV. CHARLES FRadin OF BELABRE (IIIe name), Esquire, Mayor of the municipality of
Blanzai,
M marriedARIE-Louise-ATTHE IMEE TheTHE NGO CROISARDIEREWhich are
derived:
1 Jacques, whose artide follows;
2 Olivier Fradin Belabre, judge;
3 Henri Fradin;
4 ° Charles Fradin.109TheES FRadin
XV.J ACQUES FRadin OF BELABRE (VIe name), Esquire, catcher Areas, married
MARIE-ATDELE BOF AHEZRE TheANLAY, Which he:
1 Charles Fradin;
2 Jules Fradin;
3 Ambroise Fradin;
4 ° Marie Fradin.
PREUVES. - is available on this family armorial manuscript of Hozier, the
Library West Antiques The history of the town of Civray, the Archives of the city
of Saint-Jean d'Angely, the records of the Court of Poitiers accounts kept in the
Imperial Archives, where two tribute acts are, under the numbers 920 and 15800,
historians Poitou, etc.
110TheES FRADIN
COF OUPURES JOURNEAUX
111TheES FRadin
112TheES FRADIN
113TheES FRADIN
1
1204 23
1206 109
1253 53
1270 12
1311 14
1332 12; 14
1336 14
1346 19
1354 19
1360 14; 19
1366 32
1372 19; 23
1373 14
1375 15
1381 15; 19
1386 19
1390 12; 15; 20
1392 15; 20
1393 109
1395 15; 16
1396 16; 20
1397 16; 20
1398 34
1399 16
1401 26
1405 12; 13; 20; 24; 25; 26; 109
1406 13; 16; 17; 23; 24; 26
1407 27
1408 13; 27
1409 27; 109
1410 14; 17; 19; 27; 53
1411 22; 27; 28
1412 23; 28; 32
1413 28; 32
1416 29
1417 32
1418 12
1419 29
1420 29
1421 29
1422 29
1423 29
1425 29; 32
1426 29; 109
1428 30
1429 30
1430 30; 35
1431 30
1432 31; 32
1434 32; 33; 109
1436 32; 109
1439 33; 75
1440 33; 110
1442 32
1450 33
1451 33
1452 33
1453 23; 33
1455 32; 35
1456 34; 39
1457 39
1459 34; 110
1462 36
1466 34
1467 34; 53
1469 34
1470 53; 89
1471 36
1476 35
1479 35
1480 35
1481 23
1483 35
1490 35
1493 40
1494 38
1495 38
1496 38
1498 35; 39
1499 75
1505 36; 41
1506 36; 41
1520 44
1521 37
1522 38; 39
1525 46
1528 37
1529 35
1530 37; 53
1531 40; 75
1533 37; 110
1535 37
1536 40
1545 37; 38
1547 37; 41
1548 37
1550 38; 40
1552 40
1553 38; 41
1555 41
1556 38; 41
1557 38; 40; 110
1560 38; 39; 53; 89
1561 39; 41; 46
1563 41; 76
1564 44
1568 31
1578 41
1583 44
1584 45
1585 42
1588 53
1594 37; 48
1595 43; 44; 76
1596 45
1599 51
1601 35; 110
1608 42; 43
1609 42
1610 44
1611 42
1613 53
1614 42; 43; 44; 110
1616 46
1618 42
1619 45
1620 41; 69
1TheES FRadin
1621 24; 51 1729 77
1624 51 1734 43
1625 45; 90 1735 76
1630 45 1740 56; 57; 71; 72
1633 45; 110 1741 55; 56; 57; 96; 97; 98
1640 45 1742 57
1645 46; 91 1743 55; 57
1647 51; 111 1744 11; 61; 71; 72
1648 51; 69 1746 54; 59
1650 45; 51; 53 1750 57; 62; 72; 77
1651 52; 69 1752 54; 58; 71; 72
1652 50; 51 1754 58; 72; 77
1653 51; 52 1755 58; 72; 79
1655 52 1756 47; 59; 62
1656 46; 51; 91; 94 1757 59
1657 51; 52 1761 73
1659 49; 50; 76 1763 73; 94; 98
1660 49; 50; 76 1764 61; 71; 73
1661 50; 76 1765 23; 57; 59; 76
1663 76 1766 61; 71
1664 50 1768 57
1665 76 1770 56
1666 76 1771 59; 99
1669 45; 111 1772 56; 59; 99; 111
1672 54; 69 1773 11; 59
1676 52; 54; 111 1774 62; 72; 100
1677 38; 52 1776 58; 59; 73
1679 38; 45 1777 55; 62
1681 45; 54 1778 62; 73; 101; 102; 103
1682 54; 71 1779 63; 73
1683 52 1781 49; 73
1684 54 1782 55; 56; 63; 72; 87
1685 45 1783 63; 77; 105; 106
1687 45; 55; 71 1784 58; 60; 63; 71; 105
1688 44; 71 1785 63
1690 69; 76 1786 57; 60; 105
1691 45; 76 1787 73; 79
1692 45; 76 1789 44; 58; 61; 63; 77
1693 76 1790 51; 59; 60; 61; 63; 77; 78; 87; 111
1694 76 1792 64; 105
1695 48; 69; 70 1794 46; 73
1696 52; 70; 76 1804 73; 85
1697 48; 76; 94 1807 63; 73
1698 11 1810 72
1699 52; 53; 77 1812 111
1700 48; 76; 77 1815 62; 65; 74
1701 77 1817 65; 73
1702 77 1819 73
1703 48 1820 73
1705 54 1822 65; 72; 77; 78
1708 71; 76 1823 72
1710 54; 69; 70; 71 1824 80
1711 53; 55; 71 1825 59; 61; 62; 72; 79
1712 55; 71; 72 1826 38
1714 24; 55; 57; 71 1827 79
1715 35; 54; 55; 69; 94 1829 78
1716 45; 72 1830 39; 72
1717 55 1831 65; 81
1718 55; 71 1832 79
1720 47; 48; 55 1834 51; 61; 62; 79
1721 23; 52; 77 1836 79; 85
1722 55 1837 57
1723 76 1838 61; 64; 106
1726 71; 77 1841 66
1727 54 1842 74
2TheES FRADIN
1843 63; 66
1844 66; 74
1845 65
1850 53; 74; 78
1851 73; 74
1852 66; 79
1853 66
1855 74; 78
1858 80
1859 74; 78; 79; 82
1860 65; 79; 80; 85
1862 66; 82; 85
1863 79; 85
1864 74; 80
1865 44
1866 80
1867 79; 85; 106
1869 79
1870 65; 85
1871 63; 85
1872 78; 85
1873 66
1875 82
1876 64; 66
1877 67
1878 66; 74
1879 66
1881 66
1882 66; 74; 79
1883 78
1884 78
1885 82
1888 66; 74; 80
1889 57; 78; 82; 85
1890 65; 66; 78; 80; 86
1892 80
1893 85; 86
1894 66
1895 78
1896 86
1898 79; 85
1899 66; 74; 79; 85
1901 66; 81
Anjou 50
Antezant 47
Aquitaine 23
Bulge 64
Ardoyne 47
argenson 42
Argenteuil 47
Argouïllet 27
Artois 25; 50
Asnieres 36
Aubeterre 38
Aubeterre (Maguerite Bouchard d ') 38
Aubeterre (Méry Bouchard d ') 38
Aubusson (Stone of) 38
Auge 31; 47; 59
29 Aulnay; 33; 35; 40; 46; 65
Aulnay (captain of) 28
Aumaigne (Isabeau d ') 36
Aunai 47
Aunay 59; 96
Aunis 7; 20; 46; 50; 85
Aussy (Denys d ') 7; 9
Auvergne 39
Availles 47; 51; 91; 92; 93; 94
Availles-sur-Chizé 47
April 65
April (Antoine) 35
B
AT
Aden 85
Africa 85
Aguesseau 41; 63; 110
Aguesseau (Anne of) 41
Aguesseau (Jean-Baptiste Paulin of) 63
Aguesseau (Stone of) 41 Aisse 35; 36;
43
Aisse (Beatrice d ') 35; 43
Aisse (Gabriel d ') 35
Aizec 47
Albret 24; thirty
Albret (Charles of) 24
Alger 66; 85
America 87
English 20; 23; 24; 25; 28; 29; 33; 62; 85; 109
Angles (Guichard d ') 19 14 England; 19; 85
Angoulême 72; 85; 100
Angoulême (Duchess of) 72
Babelot 34; 36
Babin (Ms) 78
Bagoire 51; 61; 62; 91
See Bagouère Bagoire
Baguenon 16
Baguenon (Jehan) 16
BAHEZRE of Lanlay 66 See Lanlay
Baillet (John) 44
Barbezières 46
Barrel (Mary) 78
barrier 16
Barrier (Perrotin of) 16
Basseclairin 47
battle 47
Battle Poitiers 14
Baussai 47
Bavaria (Sophie) 47
Bayers 54
Beauchet-Filleau 7
Beaulieu (M. de) 29
Beaumont (Elie) 50
Beaupoil of Saint-Aulaire (Charles Denis Jacques)
58
Beauvoir sur Niort 47
Begon 35
Belabre 11; 52; 53; 55; 57; 58; 59; 60; 62; 63; 65; 66;
67; 70; 72; 81; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 98; 99; 100;
103; 104, 105; 111; 112
Belabre (Knight) 58
Belabre (Rigobert Knight) 62
Belabre (fief) 53
Belabre (Fradin of) 11; 52; 59; 60; 62; 63; 65; 66;
67; 72; 81; 83; 84; 85; 86; 100; 103; 104; 105;
111; 112
Belabre (Francis) 53
3Belabre (Hector) 53
Belabre (Ithier de) 53
38 Belgrade; 39
See Bellabre Belabre
Bellevue 62; 105
Bellevue (Jean-François Claude Albert) 62
Bellevue (Jeanne-Marie-Louise Albert) 62
Bénaste 28
Benon 30
Bera (Louis) 71
Bera (Marie-Julie) 71
Béraudière (Francois') 44
Bérauds 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 40; 41
Berclou 36
Bernal 47
Berry 19; 65; 90
Berry (Duke) 19
Berry (Duchess) 65
Bertault (Andre) 76
Berton 32; 72; 77
Bertonnière 32
Bessé 11; 13; 20; 24; 27; 31; 32; 34; 35; 36; 37;
40; 41; 42; 43; 75; 109; 110
Bessé (Aymeri of) 13
Bessé (fief) 31
Bessé (William) 20
Bessé (Robine du Breuil) 31
Biarge 47
Bidaut (Jehan) 26
Bilon (Guillaume) 15
White 19; 49
White (Jehan) 19
Blanzai 47; 54; 61; 69; 111
Blanzay 47; 51; 54; 63; 64
Blanzay-sur-Boutonne 47; 63; 64; 65
Blaye 63; 65
Boisseguin 44; 45; 110
Boissiere 27; 32; 33; 74; 87
Boissière (Fradin of) 87
Good (John the) 14
BONCENNE (Pierre) 73
Good Hope 86
Bonneuil 99
Borcq 78
Bordeaux 24; 39; 40; 60; 63; 65; 73; 81; 99
Bouchard Aubeterre See Auberterre
Bouhours 38; 39
Bouillon (Cardinal) 47
Bourbon 45; 72; 90; 91
Bourbon (Henry Prince) See Bourbon
Bourdier (Germain Eugene) 79
Bouresse 47
Burgundy 25
Burgundy (Duke) 25
Bourg-Vieux (Catherine's) 71
Bourneuf (Persyde of Regnier) 42
Boursicaut 18
Bouteville 20
Boycerolles 42
Brelay (Marie-Jeanne) 78
Brittany 29; 66; 85
Britain (Charles) 29
Brétigny 14
Breuil Aigonnay 13
Brieuil 47-Chizé
TheES FRadin
Brion 47; 78
Brioux-Caunai 47
Broglio (Carlo Count) 52
Brouillet 7
Bush Chavagnes 34
Tweezers (Marie-Jeanne) 72
Brunet (Jean-Baptiste) 71
Bruslain 47; 51
Bruslain (Marie-Agnes Hall) 51
Brux 47
Bryongis 40
Bugeaud 65
Bujaleuf 53
C
Cambodia 85
Canary 85
Cantinolière 32; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 40; 42; 45; 110
Capetownn 85
Capistran 39
Capistran (John) 38
Cartier (Maria Theresa) 71
Castile (King) 29
Catholic 43; 52
Caumartin 51
Those 47; 56; 94
Chail 47; 51; 53; 54
Chain 64
Chalentonnière 10; 36; 72; 75; 76; 77; 78
Chalentonnière (Armand Fradin of) 78
Chalentonnière (Auguste XII Fradin of) 78
Chalentonnière (Augustin II Fradin of) 75
Chalentonnière (Augustin III Fradin of) 75
Chalentonnière (Augustin IX Fradin of) 77
Chalentonnière (Catherine Fradin of Ia) 76
Chalentonnière (Fradin of) 10; 72; 75; 76; 77; 78
Chalentonnière (Francis Benjamin Fradin of) 77
Chalentonnière (XIV Gabriel Fradin of) 78
Chalentonnière (Honoré Fradin of) 78
Chalentonnière (Jacques Fradin of) 76
Chalentonnière (Jean Fradin of) 76; 78
Chalentonnière (Jeanne Fradin of) 76; 78
Chalentonnière (Marie-Françoise Fradin of) 77
Chalentonnière (Mary Jane Fradin of) 76
Chalentonnière (Mathurin I Fradin of) 75
Chalentonnière (Mathurin VI Fradin of) 76
Chalentonnière (Mathurin Louis IV Fradin of) 75
Chalentonnière (Nicolas VIII Fradin of) 77
Chalentonnière (Nicolas-François Fradin of) 77
Chalentonnière (Paul XIII Fradin of) 78
Chalentonnière (Pierre Fradin of) 77 Chalentonnière
(Pierre-Augustin X Fradin of) 77 Chalentonnière
(Rene Fradin of) 76; 77 Chalentonnière (René
Fradin VII of) 76 Chalentonnière (Rose Fradin of)
77 Chalentonnière (Sophie Fradin of) 78
4TheES FRADIN
Chalentonnière (Véronique Fradin of) 77
Challet (Mary) 76
Chambourdon (Josephine) 74
Chamoisne (Jehan) 18
Champagné 45; 71
Champagné-le-Sec 47
Champaubert 32
Champdolent 54; 55
Champelle 34; 36
Champniers 47
Champrond 54
Chapelle-Montreuil 56
Chapelle-Poulioux 47
Charente 7; 45
Charles Fradin 111
Charles IX 46
Charles V 23; 109; 110
Charles VII 23; 33
Charles X 72; 88
Charrouau (Pierre) 19
Charzai 47
Chasseneuil 47; 56
Chasteauneuf 40; 41; 42; 43
Chasteignier of Oak (Renee) 53
Chastanet (Solomon) 43
Brown 46; 52; 53; 54; 70
47 Château-Garnier
Chatillon-sur-Loing 66
Chaunai 47
Chauvigny 41
Chemilhac (Armand) 27
Cherbonnières 47
Cherbourg 79
Cherin 60
Cherpantrie 56
Chesne 46
Chesneroy (Fradin of) 87
Knights (Fradin of) 87
Chizé 42; 46; 47; 52; 59; 96
Choiseul 44
Christian 32; 38
Christian (Jehan) 32
Civrais (Louise Lucia) 78
Civray 7; 9; 11; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 51; 52;
53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 69;
70; 71; 72; 87; 89; 90; 92; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 101;
102; 103; 104, 105; 106; 110; 111; 112
Civray (Sénéchaussée of) 47
Cladech (Anne) 43
Clarence (Duke) 28
Claye 30
Clermont 33; 35; 37
Clermont (Francis) 33
Clermont (Jacques de) 37
Clesmes 44
nailed 56
Clussai 47
Cognac 33
Coivert 47
Colbert 50
Compain-la-Ville 63
featured 58
Condé 47; 90; 101; 103
Constentin (Perrot) 14
Countered 42; 47
Cottanceau (Alexis) 77
Cotterie 53; 54; 56; 58; 97
Cotterie (Jean-Baptiste Cacault of) 53
Cotterie (Luce-Maguerite-Benign Cacault of) 58
Coucy (Monsieur) 15
Coulombier 56
Coulonges 41
Court (Bertrand of) 32
Courcelles 31; 47
Courcillon 47; 56; 96; 98
Courcillon (Philip) 47
Courcillon (Sophie) 47
Courgoussac 35
Cousture 51; 91; 93
Cramau (Bishop Simon) 32
Créhu 66
Créhu (Hypolite Ruellan of) 66
Croizardière (Jean-Philippe Lelong of) 72
Crouzille 42; 43
CROZE 44; 49
Crugy (Constentin Pierre-de)
Cumont 59 15; 16; 20; 41
Cumont (Hugh) 15 Cumont
(Mathurine de) 41
D
Dampierre 33; 41
Dampierre-sur-Boutonne 33
Dangeau (marquis) 47
Daniel 15; 16; 17; 19
Daniel (Loys) 15
Dauphiné 44
Denaut 47
Moutiers (Françoise-Marguerite) 59
Deux-Sèvres 14; 77
Dompierre-sur-Boutonne 35
Dordes (Aymé) 12
Dorval 30
Dorval (Bishop) 29
Douglas 29
Doussin (Gieffroy) 26
Pas (Jeanne) 76
Du Pont (Mary) 52
Dubois (Charles) 42
Ducazeau 73
E
Échale (Jean-Charles) 57
Scotland (king of) 29
Ecoyeux (Count Frétard of) 88
Edit 23; 24; 48; 52; 69; 70; 71; 97
Eleuthère 38; 39
Emigration 9
Engibaut (Pierre) 18; 19
Ensigné 47
Epernay 66
Epine 51; 56
Eschet (Andre) 18
Spain 52; 85
Spain (Charles III of) 85
Esquot (Henry) 77
5F
Fare 66
Fare (Abel-Raymond of) 66
Fare (Renée-Marie-Pauline of) 66
Fau (Yvon) 34
Faye 7; 9; 77
Fayolle 51; 58
Feron (Mary of the) 35
42 Ferriere
ferriol 98
Flanders 25
Flanders (Count) 25
Flaville 54; 57; 99
Flaville (Guilleaumeau Anne of) 54
Fleurignac (Madeleine Faure) 45
Base 32; 34; 35; 36; 37; 57; 103
Fontenille 47
Forges 35
Fors (Huguet of) 28
Fouchier 34; 110
Fouchier (Jacquette) 34
17 Fouillade
Fouillade (Jehan) 17
Fradin 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20;
22; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; thirty; 31; 32; 33; 34;
35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 49;
50; 51; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 62;
63; 64; 65; 66; 67; 69; 70; 71; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76;
77; 78; 79; 80; 81; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 90; 91;
92; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 100; 101; 103; 104,
105; 106; 109; 110; 111; 112
Fradin (Alexander) 45
Fradin (Ambrois III) 14
Fradin (Ambroise) 13
Fradin (Ambrose Francis Lawrence VIII) 38
Fradin (Andéol-Louis-Marie) 59
Fradin (André-Marie Ambrose) 66
Fradin (Anne) 45
Fradin (Anne-Marie) 66
Fradin (Antoine) 38
Fradin (Auguste-Jean-Marie)
59 Fradin (Bernat) 14 Fradin
(Charles XIII) 51
Fradin (Charles-François-Marie XV)
55 Fradin (Charles John) 52 Fradin
(Charles-Jean-Marie) 63
Fradin (Charles-Jean-Marie Maurice Rigobert) 57
Fradin (Charles-Marie) 58
Fradin (Charles-Marie-Paulin Amadeus XVII)
63 Fradin (Charles Paulin) 65
Fradin (Constance Perfect) 63
Fradin (Daphne Yseult-Marie) 86
Fradin (Dom Jean-Charles) 55
Fradin (François V) 34
Fradin (Georges Ernest Rigobert) 85
Fradin (Germaine Maria Adele) 66
Fradin (William II) 12 Fradin
(Héliot, or Helie) 12
Fradin (Isidoire) 45
Fradin (Jacques XI) 45
Fradin (Jacques XII) 46
Fradin (Jacques) 52
Fradin (Jacques-Jean-Marie XVI) 57
Fradin (Jacques-Jehan X) 43
TheES FRadin
Fradin (Jacques-Jules Mary XX) 66
Fradin (Jacques-Marie XIV) 54 Fradin
(Jacques-Marie-Jules XVIII) 65 Fradin
(Jacquette) 51 Fradin (Jean-Charles)
54
Fradin (Jean-Charles-François-Marie) 55
Fradin (Jean-Claude) 51
Fradin (Thérèse Jeanne Ursula) 54
Fradin (Jehan I) 12
Fradin (Jehan IX) 42
Fradin (Jehan VI) 35
Fradin (Jehan VII) 36
Fradin (Jehan) 12
Fradin (Joseph Marie) 63
Fradin (Jules) 63
Fradin (Jules-François-Marie XIX) 66
Fradin (Jules-François-Simon) 63
Fradin (Julie-Aimée-Emerentienne) 62
Fradin (Louis) 45
Fradin (Louis-Charles-Marie) 85
Fradin (Louise) 45
Fradin (Louise Margaret Mary) 55
Fradin (Louis-Henri-Paulin) 65
Fradin (Loys) 35
Fradin (Luce-Marguerite) 54
Fradin (Marguerite) 39
Fradin (Fabienne Marguerite-Marie) 58
Fradin (Marguerite-Hélène-Marie) 86
Fradin (Marie-Adèle) 66
Fradin (Mary-Anne) 55
Fradin (Constance Marie-Bénigne) 57
Fradin (Marie Jean-Louis) 55
Fradin (Marie-Joseph) 55
Fradin (Marie-Madeleine-Jeanne) 55
Fradin (Marie-Marguerite-Adelaide) 57
Fradin (Marie-Marguerite-Charlotte) 58
Fradin (Marie-Marguerite-Dorothée) 57
Fradin (Marie-Marguerite-Luce) 57
Fradin (Mathurin) 36 Fradin
(Mathurine) 32
Fradin (Mery) 38
Fradin (Olivier Amadeus Beloved) 65
Fradin (Paul Lawrence) 42
Fradin (Paul-Marie Amadeus) 66
Fradin (Perrinette) 32
Fradin (Pierre IV) 32
Fradin (Pierre-Marie) 66
Fradin (Arthur Raymond-Marie) 66
Fradin (Renee) 38
Fradin (René-Jacques-Olivier) 85
Fradin (Suzanne) 42
Fradin (Suzanne Marie) 66
Fradin (Vivyan Montague-Lys-Georges-Marie) 86
Fradin (Yvonne Adele Marie) 66
Fradin of Oriollet See Oriollet
Fradin Belabre See Belabre
Fradin of Boissiere Boissiere View
Fradin of Chesneroy See Chesneroy
See Fradin of Gencay Gencay
Fradin of Chalentonnière See Chalentonnière
Fradin of Chivalry Chivalry Fradin See the
Goubaudière See Goubaudière Fradin of
Renaudière See Renaudière Fradin of Rouillerie
See Rouillerie Fradin of Vigerie See Vigerie
6Fradin of Puybourassier See Puybourassier
Fradin of Linières See Linières Fradin
Rocks Rocks View
Fradin of Tastet See Tastet
Fraigne 40; 41; 42
Fraisne 11; 12; 13; 14; 19; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37
France 9; 19; 20; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 29; thirty; 44;
51;
53; 61; 62; 63; 64; 65; 66; 82; 85; 87; 90; 95; 96;
98; 109
France (Dolphin) 29
Franciscains 38; 39
François 1 35; 46; 53
Fresne 63
Frétard of Ecoyeux See Ecoyeux
Fromy 64
Fumey (Raoul) 79
G
TheES FRADIN
Gros Duseudre (Telcie) 79
Guérin (Jeanne) 42
Guiart 13
Guiart (Gieffroy) 13
Guibertière 77; 78
Guidiers 53
Guienne (Marshal) 28
Guillonnet Merville-7; 9
Guiot (Jean) 59
Guyenne 29; 33
H
Haiti 59; 61; 62
Hanc 47
Hardwicke 65; 85
Harpedanne (Jehan) 26
Haulmont 51; 91; 92; 93
Hermitage (Imbert of) 62
Houdart 103; 104
Hozier (d ') 11; 112
Huguenot 52
Huguet 14
Huguet (Guillaume) 14
Gacougnolle 41
Gaillart 14
Gallerand 30
Gallerand (Guillemette) 30
Gallerand (Jehan) 30
Garnaud 47; 100
Biscay 65
Geay 78
Gencay (Alfred John Fradin of) 80
Gencay (Auguste-Marie Fradin of) 79
Gencay (Auguste Valentine Marie Fradin of) 79
Gencay (Louis-Marie Fradin of) 80
Gencay (Louis-Marie Fradin of Noemi) 79
Gencay (Marie-Eugene of Fradin) 79
Gencay (Valentine Fradin of) 79
Gençay 51; 52; 79
Geniculate 47; 57
Gibourne 47
Gibraltar 85
Gillers 38
Gillers (Mary) 41
Gillers (Renee) 38
Gilliers 32; 35; 36; 37; 40; 75; 110
Gilliers (Etienne) 32
Gilliers (Francis) 37
Gilliers (Jacques de) 35
Gilliers (Joachim) 40
Gilliers (Mary) 35
Girard 12; 52
Girard (Estène) 12
Giraud 28
Godeau (Mary) 76
Gontrie (Louis-Charles Mossion of) 87
Gouazhamon 65; 66
Goubaudière (Fradin of) 87
Goulet (Marquis) 87
Gournay 47
Grabot (Françoise) 77
Grant 19
Grant (Peter) 19
Gratien (Leon) 38
Gravel (Eugenia Gentil) 73
Grimaudière 64
Grolea 15
Grolea (Roger) 15
Grollereau (John) 35
Injambes 51; 56
I
J
Jerusalem 38; 39
Jouanneaux (Guy) 74
Jousserant 44; 53; 58; 89; 90
Jousserea 22
Jousserea (Gieffroy) 22
Joussé 47
Juillé 47; 55
Juliac (Robert) 39
Jussecorps 47
K
Kerdaniel 66
Kerdaniel (Charlotte of the Metayer) 66
The
La Grange (Bonnegens Charles de) La
Rochelle 43 20; 24; 35; 40; 87
La Villedieu-d'Aussay 47 Laillé
(Therese of Bourdier) 57
Lajoumard (Belabre) Lambertière
53 (Anne's Bridge) 45 Lancaster
(Duke) 26 Heath 52; 58; 59
Lande (Jacques of) 52
Lanlay 66; 112
Lanlay (Adèle Bahezre of) 66
Lanlay (Arthur-Ambroise-Marie BAHEZRE of)
66
Laprelle 104; 105
Largeasse 77
Las Palmas 85
Laurent (Jacques) 41
7TheES FRadin
Laval 78
Lavoisier 60
LAYRE 53
The Coigneux 53
The Marshal (John) 57
Le Metayer Kerdaniel 66
LEBAULT (François) 41
Leigue 28
LELARD 34; 41
Lelong of Croizardière 61; 64; 65; 72; 105
Lelong of Croizardière (Louise-Anne) 64
Les Fosses 47
Lesmerière 52
Lespains 47
Lesparre 19
Lesparre (Florimond) 19
Lespin 43
Lesserai 47
Levasseur 64
Lévesque (Jean-Marie) 57
Libourne 74
Limalonges 47
Limoges 53; 81; 82; 84; 85; 86
Limousin 53; 84
Linazai 47
Linazay 57; 71
Linger (Charles) 78
Linières 61; 87
Linières (Fradin of) 87
Lizant 47
Loches 52
Lohéac 59
London 85; 86
Longueville (Perrine Mimault of) 77
Lorbrie (Marie Jeanne Dupas) 45
Lorigné 47
Loudon 44
Louis XI 23; 34
Louis XIII 24; 46
Louis XIV 24; 49; 69
Louvel 65
Luche 47
Lusignan 56; 57; 93
Lyon 85
M
Magne 47
Maine 50
Mairé-LuvescauIt 47
Maisonai 47
49 White Houses
Maligny 63
Malineau (Francoise) 76
Malleroy (General) 82
Malta 63; 85
Malvau 38
Mans 63; 66
Mansoeuvre 63
Marans 30
Marcillac 50; 59
Maringe 47
Mariolle (Marie Antoinette) 85
Marquis (Berthomé) 16
Marsillac (Prince) 49
Hammers 15; 19
Hammers (Janehte) 15
Hammers (Marion) 15
Martin (Peter) 39
Masure 73
Maunay 38
The Maury Bressolé (Louise) 72
Mauxmouton 35
Mauzé 29
Mazerolles 11; 35; 40; 42; 43
Mazières 47
Meaux (gentleman) 15
Melle 41; 43; 47; 55; 57; 59; 65; 74; 96; 98; 103
Mesnier (Xavier) 45
Messiac (Jehan Megnen of) 34
Milly (Jacques de) 39
Mimault 27; 32; 33; 34; 36; 77
Mimault (Jehan) 27
Moses (Pierre) 26
Monbors 36
Monjeau 47; 102
Montaiglon 19
Montaiglon (Gieffroy of) 19
Montalembert 63
montamisé 73
Montberon (Eustache) 35
Montchaude 38
Montemboeuf 47
Montz 42; 43
Moquot (father) 44
Morinerie 52; 88
Mornac (Etienne Mourgault of) 45
Mossion of Gontrie See Gontrie
Motte 33; 37
Moulins 57; 91
Moussan (Guillaume) 18
Moussaud (Oscar) 78
47 sheep
NOT
Nadaud (Louisa) 80
Nantes 52; 53; 66; 100
Nanteuil 34; 52
Nanteuil Valle 34
Napoleon 63
Nettancourt-Vaubecourt 66
Nettancourt-Vaubecourt (Clotilde-Marie) 66
Newcastle 85
Nielle 46
Nimes 72
Niort 31; 44; 47
Niveleau 73
Nolans (Louise Guyot of) 80
Nouaillié 44
Nouliers 27; 36
Nouyer (Isabel of) 45
Nuaillé 47
Nuchèze (de) 13
Nuchèze (John) 13
O
Oger 15
Oger (Andre) 15
8TheES FRADIN
Ogier (Andre) 19
Ollivier (Jeanne) 74
Orcher (Eugenia l ') 74
Orcher (General l ') 74
Oriollet (Fradin d ') 88
Prez-Clos 33; 34; 41
Prèze (Guillaume) 26
protesting 24; 52
Protestants 43; 64
Puyberland 51
Puyberlant 54
Puybourassier (Fradin of) 87
Puygiraud 12; 13
Puysbolain 40
P
Paisai-le-Tort 47
Paisay-le-Chapt 35; 40; 41; 42; 43
Paris 47; 50; 53; 59; 60; 62; 63; 65; 72; 74; 82; 83;
84; 85; 95; 101
Parmesac 49; 55
Parthenay 36; 59; 72; 76; 78
Pasay-le-Chapt 35; 42
Pascault (Gabrielle) 45
Pascault (Pierre) 45
Shepherd (Jehan) 17
Pavia (battle) 35
Payère (Elisabeth) 45; 69
Payroux 47; 80
Pepin 23
Puyginon seed (Ms) 49
Perigni 47
Périgueux 44
Perrochon (Mary-Anne) 57
47 persons
Pertuis of Room 65
Small (Marie Louise Rose) 79
Small (Marie-Modeste) 73
Peyronnet 72
Philip Augustus 23; 109
Pidoux 51; 54; 91; 92; 93; 94; 111
Pidoux (Charles) 51
Pidoux (Gabrielle) 51
Pidoux (Marguerite) 51
Pierrefitte 72; 77
Pillot 38
Pineau (Marie-Radegonde) 72
Pissavin 34; 36
Plessis 32; 57; 74
Plessis (Françoise's) 57
Plessis (Marie Presle du) \ b 74
Plibou 47
Plymouth 62
punch 59
Poitiers 14; 32; 34; 37; 43; 44; 45; 48; 49; 50; 51; 52;
55; 56; 58; 59; 72; 73; 74; 81; 99; 111; 112
Poitou 7; 11; 34; 35; 38; 43; 44; 45; 46; 49; 50; 52;
53; 54; 56; 59; 60; 61; 69; 99; 105; 109; 110; 112
16 Pons; 35; 87
Pons (Bishop of) 16
Pontignac (Mary) 54
Pont-Perrin 34
Port au Prince 61
Pouffons 47
Pouit 77
Pouzeau 51; 56
Prahet (Jehan V) 34
Pranzay 56
Prés (Jehan of) 32
Presle 57; 74
Presle (Antoine) 57
Presle (Francoise-Denise) 57
Prévérende (Pernelle) 35
R
Rabereuil (Abbe) 45
Rantré 47
Queen 50
Remonerie (Marguerite Chantois of) 55
Renaudière 10; 44; 45; 72
Renaudière (Fradin of) 10
Renaudière (Louise Daniau of) 44
Renault (Mary) 80 Revolution 9; 45;
47; 58; 61
Rhodes 38; 39; 85
Richelieu 64; 77
Rimbaut 47
Ripoire 53
Rivaud of Raffinière (Marie-Anne-Christine) 62
17 River; 19
River (Peter's) 17
River (Yolent of) 17
Roche 18; 50; 51; 65; 110
Roche (Jehan) 18
Rock Orillac 44; 45; 71
Rochechouart 29
Rochechouart (Viscount) 29
Roche-CROZE 44
Rochefoucauld 50; 54
Rochefoucauld (Charlotte's) 54
Rochefoucauld (Duke of) 49
Rochefoucauld (John of) 54
Roche Montroy 39; 42
Rocherant 30
Rocks (Fradin of) 10
Rohan 47; 56; 96; 98
King 11; 16; 19; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 42; 44;
45; 46; 48; 49; 50; 51; 52; 54; 55; 56; 57; 62; 63;
64; 65; 69; 70; 71; 72; 73; 87; 111
Rosset 52
Rouillerie (Fradin of) 87
rusty 56
Rousseau (Charles-Louis-Jacques's) 58
Rousseau (François) Royan 77 63; 65
Roylhe (Berthomée Guibert) 32
Roylhe (Perrette Guibert) 32
Roylhe (Pierre Guibert) 32
Rue Franche 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 38; 39; 42
Ruellan of Créhu 66
Ruffec 49; 51; 58; 71; 104
Russas 85
S
St. Benedict 54; 55
Saint-Brieuc 66
St. Clémentin 47; 61; 71
9TheES FRadin
Saint-Coutant-le-Petit 47
Sainte-Mesme 34; 36
Holy 29; 33; 52
Sainte-Soline 47
Saint-Etienne-des Loges 47
St. Faziol 47
St. Francis 38; 39
Saint-Gaudent 47
St. Génard 47
St. George 47 Longuepierre
St. George 47 Paillé
Saint-Hilaire 47; 55; 57; 71
St. Hilaire de Ligne 47
Saint-Hilaire on 47 I'Antize
St. John 7; 11; 12; 20; 24; 26; 27; thirty; 33; 34;
38; 39; 63; 65; 77; 87; 109; 112
Saint Jean d'Angely 7; 9; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 17; 19;
20; 22; 23; 24; 27; 29; thirty; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35;
36; 38; 40; 41; 43; 63; 64; 65; 87
Jehan St. 15; 18; 26
Saint-Julien from 47 l'Escap
St. Lawrence Jourdes 47
Saint-Léger 47
St. Macoux 47
Saint-Maixent 31; 48; 57; 87
Saint-Mande 47
Saint-Martial 47
St. Martin 47 Juillers
St. Martin of Sew 38
Saint-Martin-d'Archiac 87
Saint-Martin-Lars 47
Saint-Martin-close-Miss 47
Saint-Maurice 47
Saint-Médard 47
Saint-Nicolas of Civray 57; 58
Saintonge 7; 11; 20; 24; 28; 29; 31; 33; 46; 65; 81;
85; 88; 109
Saint-Pardoux 47
St. Peter Juillers 47
St. Peter's Isle 47
St. Peter Mougon 47
Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil 47; 57; 58
Saint-Romain-des-Champs 47
Saint-Roman-les-Melle 47
Saint-Sauvant 56
Saint Savinien 33; 37; 41
Saint-Severin 47
St. Surin 35
Saint-Varent 77
Saleignez 40
Dining Bruslain 51 See also Bruslain
Salleignes 47
rooms 47
Saourses (de) 12
Saourses (Stone) 12
Saudau (Louis Claude) 7; 9
Saumur 16; 19; 65; 81
Saumur (Ambrois of) 16
Sauzé 47; 56
Savoie 46
Savoie (Louise) 46
Secondigné-sur-Chizé 47
Seligni 47
Senlis 85
Senven 65; 66
Sezine 14
Sezine (Mathiot of) 14
Shanghai 85
Sierra Leone 85
Sigougne 42
Sompt 47
Sormin (Pierre) 83
Elderberry (Françoise-Marguerite) 72
T
Taillebourg 19; 27; 34; 35; 36; 41
Taizé 47
Tarbes 58
Tastet (Fradin of) 87
Taunay 56
TeilIon 47
Ternant 27; 34; 36
Thibaud (Marie-Amédé) 63
Thibault (Rene) 76
Thibault (Suzanne-Marie-Constant) 73
Thorigné 47
Thouars 29; 78
Keys 42; 43
Touraine 45; 50; 71
Tousche (Marie-Françoise Allard of) 77
Treaty of Brétigny 14
Trémoïlle (Duke) 34
38 Trianda
Trion 63
Tronquière 15; 16; 17; 27
Tronquière (Bernart) 15
Troussart 55
Tudel 19
Tudel (tatin) 19
Tuquant 22
Tuquant (Guillaume) 22
Turenne 46; 50
Turenne (Marshal) 46
Turenne (Prince) 50
U
Usson 46; 47; 59; 96; 103
V
Vandez (Alexander) 59
Varaize 47
Varèze 18
Vatican 85
Vaudoré 31; 87
Vaudoré (M r) 31
Vaudreuil (Marquis) 88
Vaugelade (John) 69
Vaugerive 19; 29
Vaussai 47
Vaux-en-Cornu 47
Vauzai 47
Venday (Alexander) 54
Vendée 65
Vendeleignes 40
Venice 39
Vergier 39; 42
10Vergier (Gideon of) 39; 42
Vernoux-sur-Boutonne 47
Véronne 59
Veronnière 69
Verrier 57; 58; 64; 79
Verrier (Jean-Louis) 57
Verrier Boulzat 58; 79
windows 45
Verrières (Pierre Tahourdin of) 45
Vervant 47
Viallière 27; 32; 33; 36
Vieilleville 47
Vienna 7; 11; 40; 41; 42; 43; 71; 80
Vigerie 10; 44; 45; 61; 69; 71; 72; 73; 74; 79
Vigerie (Alexandre Fradin of) 72 Vigerie
(Angelica-Justine Fradin of) 73 Vigerie
(Anne Fradin of) 71 Vigerie (Célestin Fradin
of) 73
Vigerie (Célina Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Charles Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Charles-François Fradin of) 71
Vigerie (Eugene VIII Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Eugénie Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Félix Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Fradin of) 10; 45; 61; 69; 71; 72; 73; 74;
79
Vigerie (François-Augustin Fradin of) 72
Vigerie (Francoise-Marie Therese Fradin of) 71
Vigerie (Henri Fradin of) 73; 74
Vigerie (Henriette Fradin of) 71
Vigerie (Henrietta Adelaide Fradin of) 72
Vigerie (Isidore I Fradin of) 69
Vigerie (Jacques X Fradin of) 74
Vigerie (Jacques-Olivier Fradin VII of) 73
Vigerie (Jean Fradin of) 71
Vigerie (Jean-Baptiste VI Fradin of) 72
Vigerie (Jean-Baptiste-Olivier Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Jeanne Fradin of) 72
Vigerie (Léon Fradin of) 74
Vigerie (Louis Fradin of) 72
Vigerie (Madeleine Fradin of) 69
Vigerie (Marie Fradin of) 74
Vigerie (Marie-Anne Fradin of) 71; 72
Vigerie (Marie-Modeste Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Maria Theresa of Fradin) 71
Vigerie (Olivier IX Fradin of) 74
Vigerie (Peter II of Fradin) 69
Vigerie (Pierre Fradin IV of) 71
Vigerie (Peter Francis III Fradin of) 71
Vigerie (Pierre-Jacques Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Pierre-Olivier V Fradin of) 71
Vigerie (René Fradin of) 71
TheES FRADIN
Vigerie (Savin Modest Fradin of) 73
Vigerie (Fradin the Toussaint) 72 Vigier
43
Vigier (Fresnon of) 41; 43
Villaret 47
Villars (Father Louis) 31
Villedieu 32; 35; 37; 40
Villefagnan 35; 37; 40; 110
Villefaguan 32; 37
Villefolet 47
Villemandy (Maria Theresa) 85
Villemorin 47
Villeneuve-la-Couture 30
Villers-en-Bois 47
Villers-sur-Chizé 47
Vinaux 40
Vinax 47
Vincent (Maria Theresa) 73
Vinci 63
Vitrac 47
Vitre 47
Vivien 38
Vouillé 47
Voulême 47
Voulon (Stone) 71
W
West (Alexandra Janetta) 85
West (Sir John) 85
X
Xaintes 16; 26 See also Holy
Xaintonge 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 34
Xe century 46
XIIeCentury 46; 61
e
XIII Century 9; 12; 23; 53; 63 e
XIV century 11; 27
XVeCentury 19; 22; 31; 38; 44;
109 XVIeCentury 24; 53
e
XVII Century 24 e
XVIII century 87
Y
Yorke 65; 83; 85
Yorke (Ellen Martha) 85