Abraham Dumaresq,
2nd Seigneur of Augres (1571-1631), held the
manorial fief of
Les Augrès, in the Island of Jersey and would be the first of the Des Augres branch of the
Dumaresq Family.
Early life
Abraham Dumaresq was born to John Dumaresq, Seigneur of Vincheles de Bas and of Gorge and Collette Dumaresq, daughter of Clement Dumaresq,
Seigneur of Samares and
Margaret de Carteret
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian.
Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...
. His father was the son of Richard Dumaresq, Seigneur of Vincheles and of St. Gorge and Collette Larbalestier who was the daughter and heiress of
Anthony Larbalestier, 1st Seigneur of Augres. Through his grandmother Abraham would inherit
Les Augres and the title of
Seigneur of Augres
The Seigneur of Augrès is a noble title in Jersey, which still follows the Norman system. They traditionally lived in Les Augrès Manor, which was actually in the fief of Diélament and not Augrès.
Larbalestier Seigneurs of Augrès
The Larba ...
.
Family
Abraham married Susan de Carteret daughter of
Sir Philip de Carteret,
Seigneur of Sark
The Seigneur of Sark is the head of Sark in the Channel Islands. "Seigneur" is the French word for "lord", and a female head of Sark is called Dame of Sark, of which there have been three. The husband of a female ruler of Sark is not a consort b ...
and
Seigneur Saint Ouen and
Rachel Paulet and had the following issue:
*
Elias Dumaresq, 3rd Seigneur of Augres (1620-1677), married Jane Payne and had issue:
**
Elias Dumaresq, 4th Seigneur of Augres
** Philip Dumaresq
** Lieutenant Edward Dumaresq, RN
** John Dumaresq,
Greffier of the Royal Court
** Anne Dumaresq
** Benjamin Dumaresq
** Elizabeth Dumaresq
* Benjamin Dumaresq,
Jurat
The ''jurats'' () are lay people in Guernsey and Jersey who act as judges of fact rather than law, though they preside over land conveyances and liquor licensing. In Alderney, however, the jurats are judges of both fact and law (assisted by thei ...
(1626-1680) married Elizabeth De Carteret and had issue:
** Colonel Philip Dumaresq, Seigneur of Anneville (1671-1714)
** Marie Dumaresq (1678-1734)
* Gideon Dumaresq
* Anne Dumaresq (1627-1700) married
Sir Philip Carteret,1st Baronet and had issue:
**
Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet
Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650 – 1693), also known as Philippe de Carteret IV, was the 5th Seigneur of Sark from 1663 to 1693.
Origins
He was born in about 1650, the eldest son of Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet (1620-1675) (Philip ...
* Captain John Dumaresq (1628-1689) married Elizabeth le Goupil and had issue:
** Major John Dumaresq (ancestor of
Elizabeth Dumaresq,
William John Dumaresq,
Henry Dumaresq
Henry Rowland Gascoigne Dumaresq (20 February 1839 – 31 October 1924) was an Australian politician who represented the electoral district of Longford in the Tasmanian House of Assembly between 1886 and 1903. He was elected to the Tasman ...
, and
Edward Dumaresq
Edward Dumaresq (16 June 1802 – 23 April 1906) was a landowner, magistrate and acted as Surveyor General of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).
Dumaresq was born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, the youngest son of Colonel John Dumaresq and was ed ...
)
** Captain George Dumaresq,
Deputy Governor of Jersey
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumaresq, Abraham
1571 births
1631 deaths
Carteret family