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Jacques Louis Ripaud De MONTAUDEVERT, , Sr., Sieur De Montaudevert

Male 1726 - 1791  (65 years)


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  • Name Jacques Louis Ripaud De MONTAUDEVERT 
    Suffix , Sr., Sieur De Montaudevert 
    Born 22 Apr 1726  Saffré, Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Alt Name: Jacques is the French for James.
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 May 1791  Saffré, Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 12 May 1791  Saffré, Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I205  Richard Patterson NJ & ON
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2018 

    Family Marie Francois BERNARDEAU
              b. 2 Mar 1727, Saffré, Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1780  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 11 May 1750  St. Pauls Church, Saffré, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Jacques Louis Ripaud De MONTAUDEVERT, Sr.
              b. 30 Apr 1754, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Feb 1791, Penzance Bay, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2011 
    Family ID F401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James is the son of Janne Fosse de al Bernardaise & Francois Ripaux du Perray, 1755 Saffre. Francois est Sieur du Perray et de Montaudevert. Avocat au parlement et sénéchal de Saffré, that is Lord of Perray & of Montaudevert, Parliamentary lawyer and Marshal of Saffré.

      James L Montaudevert, Will Administration 26 Apr 1787, administrator Jas. Defresnor.

      Described as Montaudevert, a French sea-captain who was lost off the Scilly Islands - also published a book in French of his travels.
      Note: Which seems to be at odds with a given death place of the Loire Valley (in the interior of France).

      . 1758. Occupation: Notaire et procureur de la chatellerie de Saffré (1755). - Fermier général de Mgr le Prince de Condé en Bretagne et en Anjou (1758).
      That is lawyer and judge of the Castle of Saffré. General farmer for the Prince of Conde: [i.e. The king's younger brother].

      . 1786 New York Directory: Montaudevert, Jas., merchant 202 Q. Street, NY

      Books on:
      1. Society des sciences, lettres & arts de Bayonne, has a sciences bulletin featuring Francois Ripped de Montaudevert, East Indies Co.

      2. FR de M. - scènes de la Révolution Française à L'île Bourbon is book written in French by Louis Brunet describing Montaudevert's adventures during the French Revolution.

      3. A la mer, en guerre: vie du corsaire Ripaud de Montaudevert by Jean Feidel, To the sea, in war, the life of a ship, RDM.

      So in summary the Seignior, (Lord) Francois Ripeaud from Montaudevert, France, was a prominent, adventurer, trader & writer, who eventually landed in New York City.

      4. Married 21 Apr., 1900 Maude Livingston.
      - Prominent Families of NY - Mr. James M Waterbury, b 1815, only son, 3 sisters was a descendant Connecticut, John Waterbury, b 1615 England. Mr. Waterbury's father, Lawrence Waterbury, the most successful & influential of NY merchants. Brother James M Waterbury, NY Yacht club 1844, Mother was Caroline A Cleveland, Conn. Mr. Waterbury's grandmother was Catherine Livingston of the prominent NY family. - - -