December 9, 1703, he (Jacob) married his third wife, Magdelene Prodhom, widow of Moise Verreuil; she was a Hollander and a Huguenot. (See Jacob’s notes)55
55 has many more ancestors back to Italy and France.
Research
See "Ancestry of Francis Flournoy of Chesterfield Co, Virginia", by Bettye S. Rathbone, Nortex Press, 1985 for information on this generation and all preceding ones.
Baptised in the Church of the Madeleine.
Apprenticed to the house of Pierre Clerjet, became a master goldsmith and in 1691 formed a partnership with his father-in-law Louis Morel. Was in Berlin in March, 1695. Received as a member of the Church in Amsterdam on 3 Jun. 1696 and remained there until late 1698 when he left for Geneva. Left London for the James River 20 Sept. 1700 on the "Peter & Anthony", commanded by Capt. Daniel Perreau. With him were his wife, two sons, and two daughters
SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA by George Barton Cutter says this: "JACOB FLOURNOY (1663- ) was a member of a distinguished Huguenot family and was born in Geneva, Switzerland, January 5, 1663, the son of Jacque Flournoy and Judith Puerary. The Flournoys were a family of watchmakers, lapidaries, goldsmiths, and jewelers, and Jacob followed the paternal tradition. In 1700 he came to Virginia and established himself near Williamsburg. Here, on December 9, 1703, he married his third wife, Magdelene Prodhom, widow of Moise Verreuil; she was a Hollander and a Huguenot. On March 29, 1703 he entered 133 acres of land in Henrico County. He was mentioned as a goldsmith when he deeded Williamsburg property to Susanna Allen January 31, 1712, and on February 16, 1712 Magdelene Flournoy, wife of Jacob Flournoy, executed a bond. In a list of tithables of King William's Parish for 1720, Aut [Anthony?] Rapine, Daniel Perrault, and Jacob Flournoy were each charged with three tithables and assessed six bushels of wheat" (91). end ngRepeat: note in focusPerson.note 55
Marriage9 Dec 1703
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