Paul Jourdan1

M, #14091, b. circa 1666
Father*Pierre Jourdan1 b. c 1625
Mother*Magdalene Pellade1 b. c 1625

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Last Edited15/02/2014
Birth*Paul Jourdan was born circa 1666.1
 
(Witness) Abjuration On 24 October 1685, at Cabrières d'Aigues, following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Magdalene Pellade, and her children Paul Jourdan and Jeanne Jourdan, Margarite Jourdan and Magdalene Jourdan abjured their Protestant faith.2 
Assistance* On 31 October 1687, at Frankfurt, while travelling into exile following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Pierre Jourdan de Cabriere and Paul Jourdan received aid from their church. It is argued elsewhere that the comment "point parents de Pierre JOURDAN." at the end of Paul Jourdan's assistance record at Geneva means that he and Pierre were not related and that the recorders were "at pains" to point this out. At the outset this seemed odd to me, and I wondered what the point would be for the recorders to make such a comment and to be "at pains" to do so. Furthermore, further along the journey the two men were recorded as "first cousins." So I spoke to a French speaker with some knowledge of evolution in the language, who says the word parents would be either parents or relatives. Consequently, without seeing the original, and comparing to other records with similar comments, I don't think we can be sure which it is. Much more logical, in my view, would be to note they while they were travelling together, perhaps appearing to be brothers because they were young men a few years apart, they did not share the same parents.3 
(Witness) 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, Paul Jourdan, Louise Courbonne, Marie Anthonarde, 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, Elisabeth Richarde, Hercules Verdeau, Pierre la Grange, Pierre Jourdan de Cabriere, 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 1688 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 were: Ariaante Jansse, Willemyntje Ariens de Wit, Ariaantje Jacobs, Judith Verbeek, Engeltje Cornelisse van der Bout, Catharina Jansz van der Zee, Petronella Cornelisz 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 Anthonarde, Pierre Malan, Elisabeth Richarde, Jacques Malan and Paul Roux.5,6,7 

Citations

  1. [S692] Harry Booyens, "Pierre de Cabrières and Pierre de Belle Etoile", Familia (Pierre de Cabrières and Pierre de Belle Etoile) Familia 49 (3) (2012): Pierre Jourdan (father of Paul Jourdan)
    This Cabrieres d'Aigues family is peripheral to the genealogy of the South African families Jordaan. Its significance lies in the fact that it produced the Paul Jourdan who died on the ship China en route to the Cape. All references are to the records of Notary Enjoubert of Pertuis, except where otherwise indicated. The family structure was as follows:
    Pierre Jourdan
    x 12.01.1659 Susanne Foraize, daughter of Joseph & Magdalene Brette ( 3E56/252, 299)
    xx 22.10.1662 Magdalene Pellade (Pellat) (3E56/265)
    Children from the second marriage:
    Paul *ca.1666 (The prospective Cape immigrant) (3E56/299)
    Jeanne (3E56/299)
    Margarite (3E56/299)
    Magdalene bapt. 20.01.1675. Hereinafter cited as "Pierre de Cabrières and Pierre de Belle Etoile."
  2. [S692] Harry Booyens, "Pierre de Cabrières and Pierre de Belle Etoile", On 24 October, again in front of Lafourest in Cabrières d'Aigues, Paul Jourdan de Cabrières, his mother Magdalene Pellade, and three of his sisters abjure.
  3. [S693] Website Base de données du refuge Huguenot (Database of Huguenot Refugees) (http://www.refuge-huguenot.fr/index.php) "Notice n°97276
    NAT assistance a Francfort-sur-le-Main
    DAT 1687 10 31
    SOM fl.11(pour tous)
    DES Hollande(du cote de)
    IT1 Lausanne
    DT1 1687 08 et 09
    IT2 Geneve
    DT2 1687 08 et 09
    ORP Provence
    ORC Provence(haute)
    ORL Cabrieres-d'Aigues
    NOR JOURDAN Pierre
    MET laboureur

    Notice n°97277
    NAT assistance a Francfort-sur-le-Main
    DAT 1687 10 31
    SOM fl.11(pour tous)
    DES Hollande(du cote de)
    IT1 Lausanne
    DT1 1687 08 et 09
    IT2 Geneve
    DT2 1687 08 et 09
    ORP Provence
    ORC Provence(haute)
    ORL Cabrieres-d'Aigues
    NOR JOURDAN Paul
    MET laboureur
    COM point parents de Pierre JOURDAN."
  4. [S486] Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape (Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1921), 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.
    . Hereinafter cited as The French Refugees at the Cape.
  5. [S795] Website The Dutch East India Company's shipping between the Netherlands and Asia 1595-1795 (http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/das/search).
  6. [S568] Webpage Weesmeisies (http://www.eggsa.org/articles/Weesmeisies.htm#seven).
  7. [S766] Harry Booyens, "God Bless the Good Ship China", Familia (March 2012): http://www.e-family.co.za/remarkablewriting/…. Hereinafter cited as "God Bless the Good Ship China."
 

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