Will of Joshua de Carteret, 1668

Context Note: In the files an exact copy of the will exists but dated 1660/1. He can't have been older than 30 when he died in December 1668. The seigneurie of St John la Hougue Boete had passed to him from his father, also Joshua De Carteret, in 1664. The brother, Abraham, now inherited the …

Biography of Joshua De Carteret (-1664)

Context Note: He also had further children besides Jane: Joshua (-1668), Elizabeth (1645-1675) and Abraham (1650-1681) who inherited the seigneurie of St John. DE CARTERET, JOSUE (d. 1664). Jurat. A black sheep in the De Carteret fold. Second son of Josué De Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity, and Jeanne Herault. We first hear of him in …

Biography of Clement Le Couteur, Dean of Jersey

Context Note: Great-great-grandfather of Margaret (Dumaresq) Bandinel. LE COUTEUR, CLEMENT (1631-1714), Dean. One of the four sons of Jacques Le Couteur, Receiver-General, and Esther Botterel. Three of them became Jersey Rectors, and two of them Deans. Clement was born in 1631, and baptized in St. John’s on Dec. 19. A letter among the Clarendon Papers …