There are several mentions of François Demont and his brothers Rod and Pierre in the terrier ACV Fn 343, in connection with property held in 1591 by Annaz Gervais and by Jean Duthey, whose mother was Claudaz daughter of François Demont. These brothers also had unnamed nephews, but from the chronology it appears that the François with brothers Rod and Pierre must be the father of Claudaz.
__ | ______ DEMONT _______| | | | |__ | _Jaques DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1496) | | | __ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |__ | | |--François DEMONT | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Claudie _____ ______| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
______ DEMONT _______ | _Jaques DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1496) | | |_____________________ | _Roulx (Rod, Rodolphe) DEMONT _| | (.... - 1562) m 1540 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Claudie _____ ______| | | | |_____________________ | | |--François DEMONT | (.... - 1566) | _Humbert FROSSARD ___+ | | (.... - 1520) | _Michel FROSSARD ____| | | (.... - 1541) | | | |_Isabelle _____ _____ | | |_Catherine FROSSARD ___________| m 1540 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
__ | _Jean DEMONT ________| | (.... - 1607) m 1564| | |__ | _Daniel DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1620) | | | __ | | | | |_Marie CORNAZ _______| | m 1564 | | |__ | | |--Françoise DEMONT | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_George _____ _______| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
He is probably the "Spectable" Guillaume DeMont mentioned as a neighboring property owner at the hamlet of Le Plan in Moudon, 16 sep 1660 (Pierre Gavin, notary, ACV DL 45). The title is explained by the marriage contract dated 01 jul 1669 (Benoit Giraudet, notary at Moudon, ACV DL 50/4), for Abraham son of Spectable Guillaume DeMont, régent d'école et bourgeois de Moudon. Guillaume's career might have taken him to another town, which could explain the absence of his son Abraham's baptism at Moudon. He is listed once in the church records of Moudon, 29 feb 1648, as "chantre" or cantor, as well as "second régent".
The contract for Guillaume's marriage was located in the register of Jaques Jaquier, notary at Moudon (ACV DL 52/1 fol. 172, dated 28 may 1620; the contract gives the bride's surname as Poyterlin, a name familiar in Moudon, even though other records confirm that the name should have been Poitevin, from Lausanne). Now that we know that Guillaume's wife's step-father, Pierre Jénin, was a professor at the Académie de Lausanne, we can begin to glimpse the outlines of his career. Guillaume was probably educated at the Académie and became acquainted with his wife's step-father there. His wife had other relatives in Lausanne, and we might guess that some family events would be recorded there in the church records. Further, he was, like his wife's step-father, a school teacher, and likely held such a position during the 1620's, before he was able to secure a post in his home town of Moudon. Might Jénin have recommended him for a position at Cossonay, the same post that Jénin held in 1609? We are probably missing the names of at least three or four of his children born between 1620 and 1630.
There is, however, a settlement among his heirs dated 03 oct 1672, recorded by Pierre Gavin, notary at Moudon (ACV DL 45/1). The settlement names his widow Sara Poitevin, sons Daniel and Abraham, and daughters Marie (wife of David Bullod, perhaps of the family usually spelled Bulloz), Anne (wife of Moyse DuPerron), and Sara, still unmarried. A further settlement recorded by the same notary (ACV DL 45/4, dated 10 may 1673) also mentions Jean Poitevin, citizen of Lausanne and uncle of the children of Guillaume, and Jaques Bussigny of Moudon, their cousin.
__ | _Jean DEMONT ________| | (.... - 1607) m 1564| | |__ | _Daniel DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1620) | | | __ | | | | |_Marie CORNAZ _______| | m 1564 | | |__ | | |--Guillaume DEMONT | (.... - 1669) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_George _____ _______| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
Testament of Jaques Mont, cordonnier of Moudon, dated 1496, copy in municipal archives of Moudon (M 58 1962), names 5 sons "and the others if there are any".
__ | __| | | | |__ | ______ DEMONT _______| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jaques DEMONT | (.... - 1496) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_Daniel DEMONT ______+ | (.... - 1620) _Guillaume DEMONT ___| | (.... - 1669) m 1620| | |_George _____ _______ | _Abraham DEMONT _____| | m 1669 | | | _Daniel POITEVIN ____ | | | (.... - 1620) | |_Sara POITEVIN ______| | m 1620 | | |_Anne MALINGRE ______ | | |--Jaques Samuel DEMONT | | _David DUTOIT _______+ | | m 1604 | _Gabriel DUTOIT _____| | | (.... - 1659) m 1643| | | |_Pernon _____ _______ | | (.... - 1624) m 1604 |_Marie DUTOIT _______| (.... - 1694) m 1669| | _Claude FUDRI _______ | | |_Marie FUDRI ________| (.... - 1694) m 1643| |_____________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jean DEMONT ________| | (.... - 1607) m 1564| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jean DEMONT | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Marie CORNAZ _______| m 1564 | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | ______ DEMONT _______| | | | |__ | _Jaques DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1496) | | | __ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |__ | | |--Jean DEMONT | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Claudie _____ ______| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | ______ DEMONT _______| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jean DEMONT | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |__| | |__
He and his widow are mentioned in some of the terriers of Moudon, e.g. ACV Fn 347 (1592), in the indefinite past. The most definite citation located so far is in the reconnaissance of the heirs of Anthoine son of Maurice Dutoit, fol. 110, where we find property that had previously been recognized (probably in a terrier compiled by François Collomb) by Pierre Demond Escoffier acting for Françoyse widow of Jehan Demont his uncle, daughter of the late Pierre Decoster.
Possibly the surname is an alias of Tavernay. Tavernay alias DeMont is often encountered in the early records of the area around Vevey.
_Daniel DEMONT ______+ | (.... - 1620) _Guillaume DEMONT ___| | (.... - 1669) m 1620| | |_George _____ _______ | _Abraham DEMONT _____| | m 1669 | | | _Daniel POITEVIN ____ | | | (.... - 1620) | |_Sara POITEVIN ______| | m 1620 | | |_Anne MALINGRE ______ | | |--Jean Daniel DEMONT | | _David DUTOIT _______+ | | m 1604 | _Gabriel DUTOIT _____| | | (.... - 1659) m 1643| | | |_Pernon _____ _______ | | (.... - 1624) m 1604 |_Marie DUTOIT _______| (.... - 1694) m 1669| | _Claude FUDRI _______ | | |_Marie FUDRI ________| (.... - 1694) m 1643| |_____________________
_Guillaume DEMONT ___+ | (.... - 1669) m 1620 _Abraham DEMONT _____| | m 1669 | | |_Sara POITEVIN ______+ | m 1620 _Jean Daniel DEMONT _| | | | | _Gabriel DUTOIT _____+ | | | (.... - 1659) m 1643 | |_Marie DUTOIT _______| | (.... - 1694) m 1669| | |_Marie FUDRI ________+ | (.... - 1694) m 1643 | |--Jean Daniel DEMONT | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Judith BESANÇON ____| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
Not mentioned in the settlement among the heirs of Guillaume Demont (ACV DL 45/1, dated 03 oct 1672), so probably dead without children before that date.
_Jean DEMONT ________ | (.... - 1607) m 1564 _Daniel DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1620) | | |_Marie CORNAZ _______ | m 1564 _Guillaume DEMONT ___| | (.... - 1669) m 1620| | | _____________________ | | | | |_George _____ _______| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Jean Jaques DEMONT | | _____________________ | | | _Daniel POITEVIN ____| | | (.... - 1620) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sara POITEVIN ______| m 1620 | | _____________________ | | |_Anne MALINGRE ______| | |_____________________
_Daniel DEMONT ______+ | (.... - 1620) _Guillaume DEMONT ___| | (.... - 1669) m 1620| | |_George _____ _______ | _Daniel DEMONT ______| | m 1676 | | | _Daniel POITEVIN ____ | | | (.... - 1620) | |_Sara POITEVIN ______| | m 1620 | | |_Anne MALINGRE ______ | | |--Jean Pierre DEMONT | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Anne GROSNICOD _____| m 1676 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jean DEMONT ________| | (.... - 1596) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jeanne DEMONT | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_____________________ | _____________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Daniel DEMONT ______| | (1510 - 1568) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Jeanne DEMONT | | _____________________ | | | _Nicod du RUZ _______| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Benoite du RUZ _____| (.... - 1542) | | _Gabriel CHASTRON ___ | | |_Mermette CHASTRON __| (.... - 1547) | |_____________________
_Daniel DEMONT ______+ | (.... - 1620) _Guillaume DEMONT ___| | (.... - 1669) m 1620| | |_George _____ _______ | _Abraham DEMONT _____| | m 1669 | | | _Daniel POITEVIN ____ | | | (.... - 1620) | |_Sara POITEVIN ______| | m 1620 | | |_Anne MALINGRE ______ | | |--Judith DEMONT | | _David DUTOIT _______+ | | m 1604 | _Gabriel DUTOIT _____| | | (.... - 1659) m 1643| | | |_Pernon _____ _______ | | (.... - 1624) m 1604 |_Marie DUTOIT _______| (.... - 1694) m 1669| | _Claude FUDRI _______ | | |_Marie FUDRI ________| (.... - 1694) m 1643| |_____________________
______ DEMONT _______ | _Jaques DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1496) | | |_____________________ | _Roulx (Rod, Rodolphe) DEMONT _| | (.... - 1562) m 1540 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Claudie _____ ______| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Marguerite DEMONT | (.... - 1563) | _Humbert FROSSARD ___+ | | (.... - 1520) | _Michel FROSSARD ____| | | (.... - 1541) | | | |_Isabelle _____ _____ | | |_Catherine FROSSARD ___________| m 1540 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
Not mentioned in the settlement among the heirs of Guillaume Demont (ACV DL 45/1, dated 03 oct 1672), so probably dead without children before that date.
_Jean DEMONT ________ | (.... - 1607) m 1564 _Daniel DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1620) | | |_Marie CORNAZ _______ | m 1564 _Guillaume DEMONT ___| | (.... - 1669) m 1620| | | _____________________ | | | | |_George _____ _______| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Marguerite DEMONT | | _____________________ | | | _Daniel POITEVIN ____| | | (.... - 1620) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sara POITEVIN ______| m 1620 | | _____________________ | | |_Anne MALINGRE ______| | |_____________________
_Guillaume DEMONT ___+ | (.... - 1669) m 1620 _Abraham DEMONT _____| | m 1669 | | |_Sara POITEVIN ______+ | m 1620 _Jean Daniel DEMONT _| | | | | _Gabriel DUTOIT _____+ | | | (.... - 1659) m 1643 | |_Marie DUTOIT _______| | (.... - 1694) m 1669| | |_Marie FUDRI ________+ | (.... - 1694) m 1643 | |--Marguerite Elizabeth DEMONT | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Judith BESANÇON ____| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_Abraham DEMONT _______+ | m 1669 _Jean Daniel DEMONT _| | | | |_Marie DUTOIT _________+ | (.... - 1694) m 1669 _Jean Daniel DEMONT _________________| | m 1735 | | | _______________________ | | | | |_Judith BESANÇON ____| | | | |_______________________ | | |--Marguerite Françoise DEMONT | | _Imbert RICHARD-JANIN _+ | | m 1686 | _Paul RICHARD-JANIN _| | | (1686 - ....) m 1708| | | |_Susanne MAYASSON _____ | | m 1686 |_Jeanne Marie Isabeau RICHARD-JANIN _| (1710 - ....) m 1735 | | _Jacob WIDMER _________ | | (.... - 1708) |_Marguerite WIDMER __| m 1708 | |_______________________
She appears as a sponsor for a baptism in 1644, so presumably she had reached the age of first communion by then, usually about age 15.
_Jean DEMONT ________ | (.... - 1607) m 1564 _Daniel DEMONT ______| | (.... - 1620) | | |_Marie CORNAZ _______ | m 1564 _Guillaume DEMONT ___| | (.... - 1669) m 1620| | | _____________________ | | | | |_George _____ _______| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Marie DEMONT | (1630 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Daniel POITEVIN ____| | | (.... - 1620) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sara POITEVIN ______| m 1620 | | _____________________ | | |_Anne MALINGRE ______| | |_____________________