Family of Pierre (Rev.) de RIVASSON and Jane HELIAS

Husband:	Pierre (Rev.) de RIVASSON (1630?-1686?)
Wife:	Jane HELIAS (1632?- )
Children:	Marguerite de RIVASSON (1649?- )
	Rev. Franðcois de RIVASSON (1650- )
	Jane de RIVASSON (1656- )
	Jean DE RIVASSON ( - )
	Jacques de RIVASSON (1657- )
	Philippe de RIVASSON ( - )
	Suzanne de RIVASSON (bap.1664)
Marriage	1649 (app)

Husband: Pierre (Rev.) de RIVASSON

Name:	Pierre (Rev.) de RIVASSON 1
Sex:	Male
Father:	David de RIVASSON (1585?- )
Mother:	Marguerite LANGLE ( - )
Birth	1630 (app)	Bergerac, France
Death	1686 (app) (age 55-56)	Bergerac, France

Wife: Jane HELIAS

Name:	Jane HELIAS
Sex:	Female
Father:	Jacques HELIAS ( - )
Mother:	-
Birth	1632 (app)

Child 1: Marguerite de RIVASSON

Name:	Marguerite de RIVASSON 1
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Timothâee PLANTEAU (1648?- )
Birth	1649 (app)

Child 2: Rev. Franðcois de RIVASSON

Name:	Rev. Franðcois de RIVASSON 1
Sex:	Male
Title		Rev.
Birth	1650	Bergerac, France

Child 3: Jane de RIVASSON

Name:	Jane de RIVASSON 1
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Pierre VILLEPONTOUX (1658-1711)
Birth	9 Jan 1656	Bergerac, Dordogne, France
Baptism	2 Feb 1656 (age 0)	La Force Huguenot church, near Bergerac, France
Death	"B. 1711"
Burial		St. James Parish, Goose Creek, Santâee

Child 4: Jean DE RIVASSON

Name:	Jean DE RIVASSON
Sex:	Male

Child 5: Jacques de RIVASSON

Name:	Jacques de RIVASSON 1
Sex:	Male
Birth	1657	Cousant, France
Baptism	20 Jul 1657 (age 0)	Temple de La Force, Eglise Râeformâe de Bergerac, France

Child 6: Philippe de RIVASSON

Name:	Philippe de RIVASSON
Sex:	Male
Birth	"10 OCT 1660-1"
Death	"10 OCT 1660-1"	Temple de La Force, Eglise Râeformâe de Bergerac, Dordogne, France

Child 7: Suzanne de RIVASSON

Name:	Suzanne de RIVASSON 1
Sex:	Female
Baptism	30 Mar 1664	Temple de La Force, Eglise Râeformâe de Bergerac, Dordogne, France

Note on Husband: Pierre (Rev.) de RIVASSON

Pastor of the Bergerac France Huguenot Church.

Note: de Rivasson family journal states that Pierre refused to sign abjuration after being tortured & made to listen to youngest daughter's screams while 20 dragoons raped her. He died from the torture. The de Rivasson's that survived became Catholic and have remained so until this day (2004).

 

The Bergerac church was destroyed in 1682. After the French revolution, the Catholic Church sold their old church to the Huguenots and it is presently used by the protestants.

 

Sources for this family include the Bergrac registers as read by Elizabeth Thomas and confirmed by Lionel de Rivasson.

 

http://www.pays-de-bergerac.com/english/town-halls/bergerac/index.asp

The name Bergerac originally comes from the Gallo-Roman town, Bracarius.

From as early as the 12th century the town of Bergerac was something of an intellectual and commercial crossroads. With the Dordogne River crossing the town, commercial links were rapidly established with other regions, particularly Limousin and Bordeaux.

During the Wars of Religion, Bergerac became the intellectual capital of the Protestant movement and, nicknamed «the little Geneva», benefited in no inconsiderable way from the Nantes Edict.

 

Associated with Bergerac is La Force and Limonzie. Pays de la Force (the 12 communes which make up the canton of La Force plus the communes of Lamonzie St Martin and Gardonne which are linked to La Force).

 

http://www.pays-de-bergerac.com/english/assos/arah-laforce/index.asp

The « Pays de la Force » is situated along the Dordogne River between Bergerac and St Foy la Grande. It is bordered to the north by the canton of Mussidan and the Landais forest. In 420 the Visigoths settled in the region and ruled until Clovis’ conquest in 507. In the 8th century Dagobert brought the « Pays de la Force » under the wing of the kingdom of Toulouse whereupon it was administered by Charlemagne and his descendants.

 

In the 10th century the « Pays de la Force » passed into the hands of Adalbert of Pâerigord renowned for his rebellious attitude towards Hugues Capet. In 1131, following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, the English took possession of the area. The Prâevãot family first appears in the 12th century, following the First Holy Crusade. The Caumont family came to La Force in 1554 with the marriage of Franðcois de Caumont with Philippine de Beaupoil, a direct descendant of the Prâevãots. These seigneurs were to become marquis, barons, dukes and peers of the crown (in 1637).

 

The land was ravaged umpteen times by the Black Prince during the Hundred Years War and only became French soil again following the 1453 Battle of Castillon.

 

During the Reformation the House of Caumont-La Force joined the House of Navarre in the Huguenot’s fight against the Catholics. Jacques Nompar de Caumont, Duke of La Force and a great friend of Henry IV, defended Montauban against Louis XIII in 1631 before fighting - in his role as field-marshal - in the Thirty Years War.

 

The fifth duke of Caumont, raised by the Jesuits, renounced his faith in 1683 and persecuted the Protestants of his duchy.

 

Bergerac is Cyrano’s hometown.

Note on Wife: Jane HELIAS

Possibly related to:

d''HELIS, Andrâe

Birth: before 1594

Death: 1644

Occupation: Pasteur áa St Sâebastien (1614-15), St Jean d'Hâerans (1616-?)

Andre's wife was:

de BARDONENCHE, Lucráece, Birth: after 1626, Death: after 1707

Lucrece's parents were (married 1626):

de BARDONENCHE, Câesar Birth: before 1610, Occupation: Sieur de Sousville

and CLEMENT, Jeanne, Birth: before 1613

Source: http://huguenots-france.org/english/pastors

 

or -

Hâelie (Elie, Pierre ?)(pp. 194-5) de : Bouet (Robert).- Le clergâe du

district de Nontron (suite), Bulletin de la Sociâetâe Historique et

Archâeologique du Pâerigord, Tome CIX 3e livraison, 30 septembre 1982, pp.

189-238

Note on Child 2: Rev. Franðcois de RIVASSON

pasteur râefugiâe

 

Of Fonclare, minister, emigrates into Holland where he presides(officiates) to Arnhem.

Note on Child 3: Jane de RIVASSON

From Bergerac Registry FHL Film #2269539 p.21 translated and transcribed by Lionel de RIVASSON.

Rivasson - Du mercredi second de febvrier 1656 A la pri?re du soir faicte par Monsieur d?Azimon a ?t? baptis? Jane fille de Mr Rivasson pasteur & de dame Jane Helias, n?e le 9 Janvier 1656. P. (parrain) Fran?ois Rivasson, M. (marraine) Marguerite Rivasson.

 

On Wednesday, the second of February 1656, during the evening prayer done by Mr d?Azimon, was baptised Jane daughter of Mr Rivasson, Minister & Mrs Jane Helias, born on January the 9th of 1656. P. (Godfather) Fran?ois Rivasson, M. (Godmother) Marguerite Rivasson. (she has older siblings with these names).

 

From Elizabeth Thomas -

Jane de Rivasson, b: 9 Jan 1656, Bergerac, Dordogne, FR; c: 2 Feb 1656, Temple de La Force, Eglise Râeformâe de Bergerac, Dordogne, France, emigrated to England & signed denization papers w/husband Pierre Villepontoux, Advocat; 24 Dec 1691, received Royal consent on denization 3rd William and Mary; 1692 emigrated to New York; Abt 1693, immigrated to New Rochelle, Westchester, New York; 1701 sold New Rochelle property & immigrated to South Carolina; d: Aft 1702?, St. James Parish, Goose Creek, Santâee, Province of Carolina.

Note on Child 4: Jean DE RIVASSON

Sr of the Treasurer, lawyer(avocado) in Parliament, emigrates into Holland with his(her) brother Franðcois where they make a commitment in the company of 50 cadets under N 503. (" The French Officers in Dutch service after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes during the period 1686 - On 1689 ", by the Chief warrant officer.

("les Officiers franðcais en service hollandais apráes la râevocation de l’Edit de Nantes pendant la pâeriode 1686 - 1689" by le Major Boerâee, by the Chief warrant officer Boerâee in Bulletin de la Commission de l’Histoire des Eglises Wallonnes, IVe sâerie, 1áere

livraison, Leyde 1928, áa la Bibliotháeque de la Sociâetâe d’Histoire du Protestantisme.) Source:Odile de RIVASSON-LE COCQ

 

DENIZATION in England -

To these reasons the Lords appended a statement of services or other merits of the

individual persons. In the present text these statements of services are added in brackets

after the names concerned from Persode p. 281 down to Raffan p. 286.

The general entry for the taking of the oaths is given on p.585 and 602, Vol. XII., of the

Commons' Journals where the names show several variations from the text as below. These

Variants are here inserted in brackets.

JOHN RIVASSEN (RIVASSON), born at Bergerac in France, son of Peter Rivassen by Jane, his

wife. (Name occurs as Ravasson in C.J. XII., 552).

1699 April 3. Naturalization Act (Legge and 104 others).-Certificates that the following persons have received the

Sacrament, according to the usage of the Church of England, viz :-

JOHN DE RIVASSON [Rivassen in Act.] Attested by James Fonsubrane and Rene Granger. Rest as in (2).

[Rivassen, Commission as Ensign in 1693. Com. Book. 3 April.]

Source: Publications of The Huguenot Society of London Volume XVIII, LETTERS OF DENIZATION AND ACTS OF NATURALIZATION FOR ALIENS IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND 1603-1700.

Note on Child 5: Jacques de RIVASSON

Bergerac FHL Film #2269539 p.42 (translated by Elizabeth Thomas).

Jaques, son of Monsier Rivasson, minister, & of Damselle Jeanne Helias, born (no date) in province of Cousant (or Cousarrt). Baptized 20 Jul 1657.

Note on Child 6: Philippe de RIVASSON

ne vecu pas (did not live)

Bergerac FHL Film #2269539 p. 87

Philippe Rivasson, son of Mr. Pierre Rivasson & Jane Helias, born 10 Oct 1661. Died.

Note on Child 7: Suzanne de RIVASSON

râefugiâee ?

Bergerac FHL Film #2269539 p. 138 (translated by Elizabeth Thomas)

Suzanne Rivasson, daughter of Mr. Pierre Rivasson, Minister, & of Damselle Jeanne Helias, born............; baptized 30 Mar 1664.

 

Emigrated into Holland where we find her during the baptism of the girl of her cousin Jean. Source: Odile de RIVASSON-LE COCQ

Sources

1	Lionel RIVASSON, "Lionel RIVASSON email".