Likely Ancestry of Jaquiery Families

of English Descent

 

Almost all Jaquiery families and their descendants, living in English-speaking countries, have a common ancestry prior to the beginning of the 19th century.  Set out below is our line of descent from the earliest Family Tree entries.  The most complete family tree we have is that prepared for Rene of Demoret, but it should be noted that it contains a number of errors. .  The information set out here results from a comparison of Rene’s tree, other very old family trees and other documents.   While details of the earlier generations is uncertain, the following table sets out the most likely line of descent based on our present knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

Willermi Sallaz

Also known as Willermi Jaquier

Or Willermi Jaquiery

Living in 1390

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Claude Sellat

Otherwise Iaqueri or Jaquier

Brother of Jean and Pierre

(Note:  On Rene’s Swiss Family Tree Jean, who was living in 1430

and mentioned in 1482 is shown here in place of Claude.)

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Claude Sellat

Otherwise Jaqueri of Demoret.  Son of Claude.

(Not shown on Rene’s Tree)

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Bernard Jaquiery

Egrége.  Mentioned in 1510 and 1540

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Guillaume Jaquiery

Curial of Moudon.  Curial of Demoret 1538

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Jean Jaquiery

Born 1535. 

Lieutenant baillival, Chậtelain de Moudon et Demoret 1585.

Coseigneur of Brenles

Married Sara Demont, daughter of Rodolphe Demont and Marie de Gruyere.

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Jacques Jaquiery

Curial of Moudon

Documents record a sale in 1612.

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Stephen Jaquiery

Mentioned in 1651.  Married Poget

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Jacques Jaquiery

Married Baillif

Jean Ellie’s branch of the English Jaquiery family are descended from

Samuel, a son of this marriage.  However there are no longer descendants

of this branch bearing the name Jaquiery.

 

Virtually all the other Jaquierys in all English-speaking countries are

descended from another son – Jean David.

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Jean David Jaquiery

Married Bovet

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Charles Jaquiery

Married Jaquier. 

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Jean Pierre Jaquiery

1727 – 1797

Married Susannah Platt, 1763, St Lukes, Chelsea, London.

Children of Jean Pierre and Susannah were Jean Baptiste 1766, Jean Daniel 1770,

Daniel Louis 1773, Esther Francoise 1777.

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Jean Baptiste Jaquiery

Born London 1766

Returned to Switzerland 1767 until approx 1795.

Married Charlotte Edwards

The descendants of Jean Baptiste and Charlotte’s four children are still well represented in England, New Zealand, Canada and U.S.A.

 

              Samuel John 1811,      Frederick 1812,          David 1814,     Esther Hannah 1816

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              Jaquiery                         Pendrills                      Jaquiery               and related

              Families                        And related                 Families              English families

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