Jean Mesnard

Born: Abt 1659, , Provence, France
Marriage (1): Louise Courbonne about 1676 in , , France
Died: Bef 16 May 1692, , Cape Colony, South Africa

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Louise Courbonne

Phillipe Meinard+

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g14/p14103.html

bullet Death Notes:

Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g14/p14103.html

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• General Comment. Genealogies of Old South African Families - Geslacht-Register Der Oude Kaapsche Familien. - Vol 2 page 380.

• General Comment. Jean Mesnard1

M, #14103, b. circa 1659, d. before 19 May 1692

Birth* Jean Mesnard was born circa 1659 in Provence, France.1

Marriage* He married Louise Courbonne, daughter of Marie Anthouarde, circa 1676 France.2

Death* He died before 19 May 1692 de Caep de Goede Hoop.3

(Author) Letter* On 23 December 1687, in a letter to the Heeren Zeventienen, the Rotterdam Chamber advised that the following individuals had expressed an intention to sail to the Cape on the ship China. They were: Jean Mesnard, Louise Courbonne, Marie Anthouarde, Jeanne Mesnard, George Mesnard, Jacques Mesnard, Jean Mesnard, Philippe Meinard, André Mesnard, Jehane Marque, Jean Jourdan, Pierre Jourdan, Marie Jourdan, Jeanne Rousse, Marie Rousse, Marguerite Rousse, Pierre Malan, Isabeau Richard, Hercules Verdeau, Pierre la Grange, Pierre Jourdaan, Paul Jourdan, André Pellanchon and Matthieu Fracassé.4
(Refugees) ShipVoyage On 20 March 1688 the China departed Goeree enroute to de Caep de Goede Hoop where it docked on 4 August 1688. Among those on board were a group of eight orphan girls sent to the Cape following requests by Jan van Riebeeck (1659) and Simon van der Stel (1685) that the Heeren XVII send between 20 and 40 marriageable girls to the Cape. When they were finally sent in 1668 the Heeren XVII wrote that they had been selected because of their experience in farming and it was suggested they be encouraged to marry farmers. They included: Ariaante Jansse, Willemyntje Ariens de Wit, Ariaantje Jacobs, Judith Verbeek, Engeltje Cornelisse van der Bout, Catharina Jansz van der Zee and Anna Elkop. Also, on board were 28 Huguenot refugees from Provence, of whom 8, mostly women, died enroute. The refugees who commenced this 19 week voyage were Matthieu Fracassé, Pierre Jaubert, Susanne Reyne, Pierre Jourdan, Marie Jourdan, Jeanne Rousse, Marie Rousse, Marguerite Rousse, André Pellanchon, Paul Jourdan, Pierre la Grange, Jehane Marque, Jean Jourdan, Pierre Jourdan, Jean Mesnard, Louise Courbonne, Marie Anthouarde, Pierre Malan, Isabeau Richard, Jacques Malan and Paul Roux.5,6,7

Family
Louise Courbonne b. 1657
Children
?Jeanne Mesnard2 b. c 1677
?George Mesnard2 b. c 1678
?Jacques Mesnard2 b. c 1679
?Jean Mesnard2 b. 1680
?Philippe Meinard+1 b. 1681
?André Mesnard2 b. 1687

Citations
1.[S486] Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape (Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1921), p.78. Mesnard, Jean of Provence, born circa 1659, arrived in now Berg China 1688 with his wife Louise Corbonne Minnaar, and six children, Jeanne, 10, George, 9, Jacques, 8, Jean, 7, Phillippe, 6, and a baby of five months. In 1690 he was a widower with four children.
p.140. I Jean Mesnart oudt 28 jaren en de
I Louise Corbonne out 30 jaren zijn vrouw
I Marie Anthonarde haer schoonmoeder out 64 jaren,
6 kinderen van de voorenstaende persoonen Jean Mesnard en zyn vrouw, met namen
Jeanne jongedochter van 10 jaren
George jongen 9
Jaques jongen 8
Jean jongen .. 7
Philippe jongen 6
Andre jongkint van 5 maenden
t zamen 9 personen in dese familie. Hereinafter cited as The French Refugees at the Cape.
2.[S486] Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape, p.78. Mesnard, Jean of Provence, born circa 1659, arrived in now Berg China 1688 with his wife Louise Corbonne Minnaar, and six children, Jeanne, 10, George, 9, Jacques, 8, Jean, 7, Phillippe, 6, and a baby of five months. In 1690 he was a widower with four children.
p.140. I Jean Mesnart oudt 28 jaren en de
I Louise Corbonne out 30 jaren zijn vrouw
I Marie Anthonarde haer schoonmoeder out 64 jaren,
6 kinderen van de voorenstaende persoonen Jean Mesnard en zyn vrouw, met namen
Jeanne jongedochter van 10 jaren
George jongen 9
Jaques jongen 8
Jean jongen .. 7
Philippe jongen 6
Andre jongkint van 5 maenden
t zamen 9 personen in dese familie.
3.[S377] Webpage South Africa's Stamouers (http://www.stamouers.com/) "www.stamouers.com/minnaar.html."
4.[S486] Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape, p.140. I Jean Mesnart oudt 28 jaren en de
I Louise Corbonne out 30 jaren zijn vrouw
I Marie Anthonarde haer schoonmoeder out 64 jaren,
6 kinderen van de voorenstaende persoonen Jean Mesnard en zyn vrouw, met namen
Jeanne jongedochter van 10 jaren
George jongen 9
Jaques jongen 8
Jean jongen .. 7
Philippe jongen 6
Andre jongkint van 5 maenden
t zamen 9 personen in dese familie

I Anthoine Madan out 38 jaren en
I Elisabeth Verdette zijn vrouw out 23 jaren
I dochterken genaamt [?] out 10 maenden
Sa 3 in dese familie

I Jeanne Marthe wed: van Jourdan out 60 jaren
I Jean Jordan haer zoon out 28 jaren
I Pierre Jourdan idem 24 do.
I Marie Jourdan wed. out 40 jaren
I Jeanne Rousse haer dochter out 15 jaren
I Marie Rousse haer dochter out 10 jaren
I Margarete Rousse haer dochter 7 jaren
Sa 7 personen in dese familie

I Pierre Malan out 23 jaren met zijn vrouw
I Isabeau Richarde out 20 jaren
Sa 2 personen in dese familie

I Pierre Goiraud out 30 jaren met
I Francoise Rousse sijn vrouw 28 jaren
Sa 2 personen

I Jaques Verdeau jongman out 20 jaren
I Arcule Verdeau zijn broeder 16 jaren
2 personen

I Pierre Grange jongman out 23 jaren
I Louise Corbon jongman zijn cousin 20 jaren
2 personen

I Susanne Resue jongedochter out 20 jaren

I Pierre Jourdaan jongman out 24 jaren
I Paul Jourdan jongman 22 do.
I Andre Pelanchon 15 do.
alle cousins germain [all first cousins]
3 personen

I Mathieu frachasse jongman out 26 jaren

I Jean Furet jongman out 18 jaren

I Anthoine Scaet jongman out 19 jaren

't zamen uijtmakende vier en dertig personen jongh en out.

5.[S682] Website De VOC. Scheepvaart tussen Nederland en Azië 1595-1795 (http://www.historici.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/DAS/) "unknown cd."
6.[S568] Webpage Weesmeisies (http://www.eggsa.org/articles/Weesmeisies.html#seven).
7.[S695] Website Remarkable Writing on First Fifty Years (Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/ui45.html) "Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/remarkablewriting/…."

Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g14/p14103.html

Jean married Louise Courbonne, daughter of Unknown and Marie Anthouarde, about 1676 in , , France. (Louise Courbonne was born in 1657 in , Provence, France.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g14/p14103.html

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