Paul Couvret1

M, #11230, b. circa 1680

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Last Edited27/11/2013
Birth*Paul Couvret was born circa 1680 in France.2
 
Marriage*He married Anne Vallète circa 1698.2
 

Family

Anne Vallète b. c 1680
Children
(Witness) Signature Between 1690 and 1724, 54 Huguenots signed documents de Caep de Goede Hoop. These signatures were published by Graham Botha in his book The French Refugees at the Cape and can be seen in the attached scan of the relevant page and includes those of Louis de Berault, Paul Couvret, Jacques Delporte, Jean Durand, Jacques de Savoye, Jacques Nourtier, André Gauch, François Retif, Guillaume Néel, Paul Roux, Daniel Hùgo, David Senecal, Pierre Simond, Jean Prieur du Plessis, Guillaume du Toit, Francois du Toit, Jean le Roux, Jacques Therond, Hercules des Prez, Abraham de Villiers, Jean Gardiol, Jacques de Villiers, Pierre de Villiers, Isaac Taillefert, Jean Taillefert, Jean Gardé, Claude Marais, Estienne Bruere, Daniel des Ruelles, Pierre Rousseau, Jacques Pinard, Estienne Cronje, Jacques Malan, Gabriel le Roux, David du Buisson, Daniel Nourtier, Estienne Niel, Philippe Fouché, Gideon le Grand, Pierre Cronjé, Paul le Febvre, Salomon de Gournay, Pierre Vivier, Pierre Jourdan, Estienne Viret, Esaias Engelbert Caucheteux and Jean de Buijs.3
Baptisms - WitnessPaul Couvret and Anne Vallète witnessed the baptism of Anne de Haas on 16 November 1704 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop.4,5
He and Marie Grillion witnessed the baptism of Marie Jacob on 8 February 1705 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop.6,7
He and Anne Vallète witnessed the baptism of Suzanne Fraschas on 9 October 1707 Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk, Drakenstein, de Caep de Goede Hoop.8
NotesPaul Couvret and Elisabeth Couvret may have been siblings.2

Citations

  1. [S408] Drakenstein Heemkring, compilers, Drakenstein I Baptisms., CD-ROM (Paarl) Drakenstein Heemkring, 2006 , Baptism Register, Le 27 ditau [Novembre]; Anne fille de Paul Couvret, Et de Anne Walleté, Le temoins Et Jean Taillefer Et Elizabet Couvret pour Marraine
    1704; 16de ditto [November]; de Vader Gúillaùme de Lievre, de moeder Maria ________, getuygen Paul Coùvret en Anna Vallete.
    1705; 8de Febry; d' Vader Daniel Jacob, d' Moeder Louisa Cordier, Getuygen Paul Couvret, en Marie Griljon.
    [1705]"—[29 Novembre]; Susanna; d' Vader Paul Couvret, de Moeder Anna Vallete, Getuygen Monsr. le Grand, en Susanna Taillefer.
    1707; 9 ditto [October]; d' Vader Matthieu Fraschas, d' Moeder Jeanne Cordier. Getuygen Paul Couvret, en Anna Vallette.. Hereinafter cited as Drakenstein I Baptisms.
  2. [S153] J.A. Heese & R.T.J. Lombard, South African Genealogies 1 A-C, HSRC SA Genealogies (Pretoria: Institute for Historical Research, Division Genealogical Research, Pretoria, 1986, 1989), ISBN 0-620-23962-X, p. 669. Hereinafter cited as S.A. Genealogies 1.
  3. [S486] Colin Graham Botha, The French Refugees at the Cape (Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1921), p.74. Hereinafter cited as The French Refugees at the Cape.
  4. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, 1704; 16de ditto [November]; de Vader Gúillaùme de Lievre, de moeder Maria ________, getuygen Paul Coùvret en Anna Vallete. [DR: This is assumed to be the baptism of Anne/Anna]
  5. [S152] J.A. Heese & R.T.J. Lombard, South African Genealogies 3 H-I (Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, 1992), pg. 24. Hereinafter cited as S.A. Genealogies 3 H-I.
  6. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, 1705; 8de Febry; d' Vader Daniel Jacob, d' Moeder Louisa Cordier, Getuygen Paul Couvret, en Marie Griljon. [I have assumed this to be the baptism of Marie Jacob because she is described in the 1751 inventory (MOOC 8/7/19b) of Louisa Cordier [Louise Kordier] as 46 years old, indicating a birth year of 1705, viz: ...Maria ouderdom 46...]
  7. [S34] J.A. Heese & R.T.J. Lombard, South African Genealogies 4 J-K (Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, 1992), p. 44. Hereinafter cited as S.A. Genealogies 4 J-K.
  8. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, 1707; 9 ditto [October]; d' Vader Matthieu Fraschas, d' Moeder Jeanne Cordier. Getuygen Paul Couvret, en Anna Vallette. [DR Note: the child is not named in the record, the compilers of Drakenstein I assumed it to be Suzanne.]
  9. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, Le 27 ditau [Novembre]; Anne fille de Paul Couvret, Et de Anne Walleté, Le temoins Et Jean Taillefer Et Elizabet Couvret pour Marraine.
  10. [S408] Baptism Register, Drakenstein I Baptisms, 1705; "—[29 Novembre]; Susanna; d' Vader Paul Couvret, de Moeder Anna Vallete, Getuygen Monsr. le Grand, en Susanna Taillefer.
 

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