That Cl�ment Portaz of Cully was the father of a Regnier or Ren� Portaz is attested by a number of documents, including the manuals of the Conseil at Lausanne. Proof that this Ren�, rather than Ren� the son of Saturnin Portaz of Lausanne, was the father of the Jean Portaz who married Claudine de Pal�zieux, has not been located. The argument for this parentage rests on the assumption that one family remained in Cully, and the other remained in Lausanne. This seems reasonable, but the alternative cannot be ruled out.
The version of Antonio de Faria, in the context of an account of the Swiss descendants of Dom Antonio I, King of Portugal (Archives H�raldiques Suisses 21:39-67, 1907), shows Cl�ment as the son of Pierre, in turn "descendant" of the founder of the family, Janinus Porta. From other sources, Janinus was a Lombard (Italian) who settled at Cully before 1522. The other children of Pierre are mentioned in a number of documents. We add Cl�ment here, following de Faria.
While the marriage is recorded at Lausanne, it is out of order, on a page that records marriages of 1728 and 1730, and that occurred elsewhere. In fact, the record does not actually state that this marriage was celebrated at Lausanne.
Her marriage contract with Isaac Jossevel was recorded by Faucherre, notary at Moudon, 03 sep 1673 (ACV DL 40/4). At that time, she was the widow of Philippe Pictet, by whom she had two living sons, for whom provisions were made in the contract. She was accompanied by her brothers-in-law Thomas Dutoit (husband of her sister Estiennaz Portaz) and Pierre Pictet (brother of her late husband).
