LAVERGNE OF THE LIMOUSIN

The Lavergne family of which it is a question here is an old French family of the Limousin. In France, she extinct in 1833 with died of her last survivor, Victor Lavergne duBreuil of Cussac. She survives however in her Canadian descendants which lived during two hundred years the parishes of St-Thomas, St-Pierre and Saint-François on the River of the South for then dispersing in the province of Quebec.

The Holding Canon of the Tower, a genealogist of an undeniable authority according to the marquis Jean de Bony de Lavergne wrote: " One cannot remain a long time in a same place without touching, early or late, with all things and people. For this reason, in connection with LaVergne of the High-Limousin, we were brought to study LaVergne Canadian. I then to say to you that they kill from a limousine family which, to believe of it a well informed witness of XVIIIe century, was always recognized for a very old nobility of the province. According to Bush, priest of Aix and Tarn, (certificate legalized by the sior Munfrio, subdelegated of the Intendant of the Plurality from Limoges in Aix, August 1, 1771) of the Means-Age to Ancien Régime, it had representatives in the parishes of Saint-Priest-Ligoure, Castle-Chervix, Janailhac, Alixe, Cussac and Etivaux where, that and there, of old escutcheons, whose granite was scaled, carry still nowadays its very simple weapons: " Of azure with three swans of money, two and one ". It is extremely probable, if not strictly proven, that it was it which builds, at one moved back time, end of Xe century or in the beginnings of oldest XIe of the castles built with Lavergne in the parish of Saint-Priest-Ligoure. At all events, it is certain that it was the first to bear the name of it: it is because of that that one can call it the primitive family of Lavergne ".

" We know in addition, of not to doubt, that in the medium of XIVe century, another family fixed hitherto not far from Lavergne, that of Bony, came to be established there with residence. Since this date, during nearly two hundred years, the two houses Lavergne and Bony remained joint owners of the castle, where they lived in very close but definitely separate buildings. "

" In the first years of XVIe century, Lavergne of the elder branch, leaving Saint-Priest Ligoure for Vicq, came to reside in their noble house of Etivaux. At the time of the wars of religion, they were more represented with the Limousin country only by many juniors (from which goes down the Canadian branch) disseminated in hereditary strongholds their families which they had successively shared: Lavaud, Bouquet, Champagnac, Marginier, Borderie, It To fish, Chervix, etc... These branches disappeared in turn. The last survivor of Ancien Régime, that of Breuil de Cussac, finishes in XIXe century by the death of Victor de Lavergne. He did not have a descent. The name seemed definitively extinct when our information taught us that there remained honourable representatives become about it Canadian, but having kept the French heart. "

Renaud Lavergne quotes in these terms a contemporary historian: " Lavergne was founded before XIe century of militate of vicomté of Limoges, frequently quoted by the cartulaires. It is in XVe century that a marriage joined together LaVergne and Bony which shared the seigniory with them. "

It is at the beginning of XVe century that Bony added " of Lavergne " to their name. In 1665, they had come from there to bear only the name of Lavergne so that on May 4 1665, the Attorney General of the King declares the aforementioned Charles de Bony de Lavergne, noble of noble race, and him enjoint in the future to sign the name of Bony in front of that of Lavergne.

Our ancestors were thus the first to live Lavergne and the name of this place became their name and this, between XIe and XIIIe century, time when the surnames started to be of use in France.

The first two built castles with Lavergne were destroy by fire, one in the medium of XVe century, the other, December 23 1620. The current castle goes back to a few years after this last fire.

Other places bore the name of Lavergne, but only Lavergne of the parish of St-Priest Ligoure was a strengthened place.

GENEALOGY OF THE LAVERGNE OF THE LIMOUSIN

1st generation

Othon LaVergne, damoiseau of St-Priest. It was at the age of man Wednesday of the decapitation of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 1344. The following act is taken of it: " With all those which will read letters present, us, judges of Vicomté of Limoges, in the castles and Châtellenies de Salon, of Rock the Bee (Aixe), of Castle-Chervix, for Monseigneur the Viscount, let us let know that in front of us presented themselves in person, Gerard Magnan (Mombraine) of Saint-Priest Ligoure, on the one hand and To mow Bony, damoiseau of Pierre-Buffière, on the other hand. Gerard Magnan sells To mow Bony a revenue of a wheat sétier assigned to be perceived the feastday of Saint-Yrieix on a patch of land located between the grounds of Othon Lavergne, on the one hand, and that of Jean Magnan, on the other hand. Fact in the presence of Othon Lavergne, damoiseau. The salesman promised to make invest the damoiseau purchasing of the known as revenue by Pierre of the Brush, damoiseau, which has in mobility ground on which is assigned this wheat sétier ". (national Library, Squares of Hozier. vol. III, man. French 30 340, page 28.) (Original parchment - Title of Bony)

The family of Bony arrives at Lavergne by a marriage into 1369.

Othon LaVergne had married Marguerite Bony, damoiselle. She was widowed, January 23 1376. To this date, indeed, it gives to Jean of Urreil the sum of 70 grounds, in the name of François Bony, damoiseau of LaVergne, for the purchase of an ox of black hair. (national Library, French man., 7 868, fol. 297 and coll. of Périgord, flight 176) (Registers of the acts of the notaries J Rupre of the Rock.)

Marriage of Othon LaVergne and Marguerite Bony is resulting Philippe who follows:

Noble PHILIPPE LAVERGNE damoiseau of the parish of Saint-Priest Ligoure, wire and universal heir to Othon LaVergne, damoiseau, wife by marriage contract of November 20 1388, noble Raymonde Gastineau, girl of Bernard Gastineau, damoiseau of Douzenac, and noble Aude Bouchard. The dowry of two hundred francs pure gold and is guaranteed by worthy and discrete man, Thomas Authier, cantor of the church, and payable fifty francs with each feast of the Assumption. (Copy by Henri d' Aguesseau, in papers of Madam the Resbecque countess, in Breuil de Cussac.)

1398, Pierre de LaVergne, cardinal. Its will is with the castle of Juliac.

November 13 1399, with the marriage of Marguerite Bony, noble girl To mow Bony de LaVergne, parish of Saint-Priest Ligoure, with noble Pierre of Périgueux, wire of Jean, damoiseau of Chalucet, were pilot, monk men Lord Jean Galeya, prior of Saint-Martial of Jean de Theil, prior of Nedde and noble men Philippe and Hélie de LaVergne, damoiseau. (Original, parchment, Squares of Hozier III, vol. 284, in front of Géraldus Prator, clericus.)

September 28 1406, Philippe de LaVergne, damoiseau, assence the Mill of Theil, parish of Saint-Priest Ligoure. (national Library, vol. 176, fol. 72 and 73).

October 23 1401, second marriage To mow Bony, damoiseau of LaVergne, with Hélise de Saint-Hilaire, girl of Pierre. Is present Hugues Bony, abbot of Solignac.

(Squares of Hozier, vol. III, fol. 285) It is at that time that Bony took the name " of LaVergne ".

June 4 1409, with the marriage of Jourdan, lord of Meillac, with Agnes Bony, girl To mow, are pilot noble Pierre men of Périgueux, Golfier de Saint-Hilaire and Philippe LaVergne, damoiseau. (G.B.T. III, fol. 287)

July 26 1410, agreement between Mowing Bony, damoiseau, its wife Hélise de Saint-Hilaire, concerning the payment of the dowry of Hélise, 23 books of revenue. Golfier yields his den of Valade, parish of Noceilles with Saint-Yirieix.

The witnesses are: Philippe de LaVergne and Hélie de Napal, damoiseaux. (national Library, flight 176, fol. 75, collection of Périgord.)

May 4 1413, agreement after death To mow Bony, between his/her son Jean and his daughter Agnes, widow of Jourdin de Maillac. Witnesses: Jean de Lure and Philippe LaVergne and Jean of the Rock, therefore of Saint-Priest Ligoure. Ibid fol. 76 and 77.)

IIe generation:

Noble Humbert (Ymberthiou, in patois) of LaVergne, damoiseau, sgr of Champagnac, gives it... to noble Aiméric of the Farmhouse, damoiseau of Saint-Éloi, to marry noble Jeanne de Germaud and of Catherine de Gardénie.

(Nadaud nob. T III, page 66-69, LaVergne.). This alliance inserted Humbert in the family of the cardinal of Gramaud; 1350-1429, bishop of Poitiers. (Gallia Christiana). September first 1433, assence makes by noble Humbert de LaVergne, damoiseau, in Garet de Givux, of a bordery called of Jaybat, parish of Saint-Priest Ligoure. Noble witness man Jean Bony de LaVergne. (Library nat. Vol. 176, Périgord, fol. 78)

Towards the end of XVe century, part of the revenues belonging to LaVergne are bought by Bony, in consequence of the following events:

1 February 1466, 2, marriage contract of Jacques Audouin sgr of the Tool bag in the chatellery of Riberai, with Hélise, girl of noble man Humbert de LaVernhe, and of noble Jeanne de Gramaud, assisted his/her father and mother. His/her father promises a dowry of onze-vingt books tournaments and to equip it " bene and honeste ", a furnished bed to him, etc... Witnesses: noble man Pierre of the Rose trees, parish of Biennat, Robert Gaubert, of the parish of Alamans, Jean de Montégrier, Jean de Mayne and Riger Pouly. (Library nat., vol. 1763, register of Rupré, vol.82). Following this union, Humbert de LaVergne was constrained to yield to his/her son-in-law part of his rights feudal of LaVernhe, receipt total data by noble man Jacques Audouin,sgr of Tool bag, with Hélise of LaVernhe, domicellus, father of the aforementioned Hélise, the sum of 80 ecu of gold which him have be promise in marriage, and as the aforementioned of LaVernhe be not in right to them pay in money the remainder of this sum, it them return certain revenue. Witnesses noble Bony man, damoiseau of LaVernhe, Jean de Montagrier, Bernard Savixe de Saint-Paul " domino of gestarios " and worthy monk, brother Pierre Magne, prior of Saint-Priest Ligoure. (Library nat. flight. 1763, reg.. of Rupré of the Rock, fol. 8). (national Library of Vilerville, genealogical treasure, vol. 85, man. French 31968,

3rd rank of Rupré, notary, fol. 1050).j

2 on January 12 1568, these revenues assuses in the parish of Saint-Priest

Ligoure, were repurchased by noble man Christophe Bony who qualifies dominus

LaVernhe consequently. (ibid vol. 176 of Rupré, fol. 82.)

**time-out** 3 26 July 1469, agreement reach between noble man Christophe Bony, damoiseau, lord of LaVernhe and noble man Humbert LaVernhe, also damoiseau in connection with the house of LaVernhe and of constraint of path which make it possible with Christophe Bony to reach with its barn. The mediators of this agreement were Pierre Grau de Las Lebreix and Pronot of the Barn. (ibid vol. 176, De Rupré, fol. 182.)

IVe generation:

**time-out** noble JEAN OF LAVERGNE, lord of the aforesaid place of Broue, Gumont and Terrecourt (Lorraine) and also of Champagnac and of Boucheron, parish Of Oradour, be unaware of how it acquire this possession, report with him make by Pierre of Launay, governor of known as ground of Terreccourt for and with known as lord the day of Jean 1448, (the original in possession of Me Renaud LaVergne of Quebec, Canada). It marries in first Marie wedding of the Rose trees, girl or sister of Pierre, above of Boyres. 2nd wedding, Marie de Montraches, girl of the sgr of the known as place and Anna lady of the Claude. (Biblio. nat. square of Hozier, flight 605, fol 34, acts quoted Ci-desssus.)

Ve generation:

Noble man RAYMOND LAVERGNE, Ecr. Sgr of the aforesaid place of Estiveaux. **time-out** it marry by marriage contract de mariage of 3 November 1493, noble Antoinette of Abzac, girl of noble Noah-Guillaume of Abzac, Ecr., lord of (Library national, File Blue, vol. 668, LaVergne, file 17637)(carrés of Hozier, of Abzac, will of Guillaume of Abzac, 8 February 1511, XXI) In 1494, Raymond LaVergne receive of prior of Aureil the nomination of ténement some Estival. *time-out** the 7 November 1493, noble man Raymond LaVergne, Ecr. wire and heir universal and for the all of fire noble Jean of LaVergne, also Ecr., sgr of the aforesaid place noble and den of Boucheron in the parish of Ordour, in the Viscount of Rochechouart and partly of place noble of LaVergne, parish of Saint-Priest Ligoure, sell with Martial Bermondet, adviser with Parliament of Bordeaux, the place and hotel noble and furniture of Bernardières with known as place of Boucheron and that of Coulombières with borough of Champagnac near of Oradour, the furnace banneret and the right of vignerie of borough of Oradour and of Champagnac, the say of same place, taxable quota, etc, the whole to compensate damoiselle Francoise for Mount-Rock, girl of Lord and Montroche, second woman of Jean de LaVergne, to which was due a douaire of thousand books tournaments. Made sale of the assent of noble Christophe de LaVergne, twenty-five year old minor, wire of Jean de Lavergne, sexton with Salignac, and of Jean de LaVergne prior of Valentins. (This act is with the files of Crosmières and in copy with the Squares of Hozier, T III, fol. 295-296).

It is very probable that the strongholds sold above came in LaVergne from their mother and grandmother Jeanne de Gramaud... Indeed, in 1293, the knight Pierre Gramaud, made homage to the bishop of Angoulème Guillaume, for Hautefarge, Oradour and Champagnac of the diocese of Limoges. (Library nat. Périgord, flight. 77, fol. 38).

Raymond de LaVergne made homage to Alain d' Albret into 1539. (Files of the Low-Pyrenees, E 6 664). November, it paid in Brives by act signed of the Mount with noble man Étienne Helie, sgr. of Chabrignac. (Inventory of the succession of Jean de LaVergne, Biblio. nat. 168 of the Squares, fol. 332-247, files of Chalard).

June 1 1529, Raymond de LaVergne made **time-out** its will of dernière last will, want and order being bury in the parish church paroissiale of Vicq, fact of many legacy with this church, with brotherhood of Holy Élisabeth of Pierre Buffière, with four convent of Limoges, with its servant, enjoignant with its heir to well treat its sharecropper of Malifar, want have with its funeral all the priest of Saint Ligoure, Vicq, Castle-Chervix. It bequeaths to his wife Antoinette d' Abzac, " my house and smallholdings, pieces of furniture, goods which I have in Lavergne, parish of Saint-Priest Ligoure and two pryes of my vines with Chambraiac ". It had four children, knowledge: brother François de Lavergne, monk about Saint-Benoît and secretary of the monastery of Solominat, Jacques, Jean and Simon, and six girls: Gasparde, Marguerite... (Will signed Boilé, collated by us Henri d' Aguesseau. In papers of Mrs. de Resbecque, in Breuil de Cussac.)

VIe génération

JACQUES LAVERGNE with Castle-Chervix and of Estiveaux, parish of Vicq. (Library nat. of Hozier 279, fol. 5, Pouille, ibid. fol. 3). Married to noble Marguerite de Coignac, girl of noble and powerful sgr Noah-Antoine de Coignac, sgr of Saint-Jean Ligoure, and Gasparde de Merle, widow of the sgr of Noaille. Files of Saint-Jean Ligoure, official statement of the General of Danteaux in 1541. Jean de LaVergne made foy and homage to Jean d' Albret of the aforesaid place of Estiveaux. (search on the nobility, Treasure of Pau, D.1791, p. 181 of search). Jacques de LaVergne makes his will, September 14 1551, wants to be buried in the church of Vicq, with the tomb of his predecessors, fact of the legacies to the priests and the church of Vicq, Saint-Priest Ligoure, Pierre Buffières and Castle-Chervix. It leaves four bastard children, bequeaths to them to each one thousand books, and wants that they are maintained in his house, like bastard, nourished, fitted and vêtus. **time-out** it confession have receipt of its expensive woman Marguerite of Coignac, eleven hundred book tournament assign on the village that it A indicate, name its heir Jean of LaVergne, its son elder and of the aforementioned lady of Coignac, him substituent its second wire Imbert, name the tutor, governor and administrator of its child: **time-out** noble François of Coignac, sgr of Jean Ligoure and François of Coal-scuttle, sgr of Be worth and noble Hugon Master, fired in law, fact with Jean Ligoure. (Signed Jean Chabrol, notary. Collated by Henri d' Aguesseau, same files of Resbecque and Blue Dossider, 662, LaVergne; file 17 677) Jacques de LaVergne still lived on September 19 1561, or like sgr of the aforesaid place of LaVergne, or to Saint-Pr François of Pomélie, the original place of Saint-Paul. (L.B.N., New of Hozier, vol. 290, Pouille, fol. 4) VIIe generation:

Its second wire IMBERT OF LAVERGNE sgr of Champagnac, marries Jeanne Bazin de Puyfaucon. He tests on October 30 1582. (D' Aguesseau, Blue Files of Hozier, 662-17607) In 1584, Estiveaux passes by marriage to the Vaults of Jumilhac, ancestors of the Abbot Jean Roussin, current priest of Vicq, 1972).

VIIIe generation:

Left-handed person of LAVERGNE, sgr of Marginier parish of Jamailhac and Mantel parish of the Michaelmas, marries by contract of Verneille of February 14 1611, Marguerite of the Growths, girl of Jean, rider, and of fire Léonarde of Bonnetie. " It carried 3000 pounds, two dresses and two cotillions, of which one of taffeta, the other of serge. It could not sign, either that her mother-in-law, Jeanne Bazin ". His/her elder son Jean, Sgr of Chalor, married on November 19 1644, Catherine d' Aubusson, of Vedrines. (Doss. Bc 662). It was wounded with died in a duel with the lord Guy de Nexon. By its will of January 13 1647, (Bégiras), he wants to be buried in the vault of the castle, built by Humbert, in the presence of all the priests of Saint-Priest Ligoure.

Other François wire which follows

IXe generation:

FRANÇOIS OF the ALDER, sior of Perching. It would have married in first wedding, October 30 1633, Guilmette Peronne. This marriage was born François into 1642. In second wedding, it would have married, November 24 1648, Marguerite Loubetis, of St-Michel, évêché of Limoges. " on April 25 1652, died sior François de Lavergne, escuyer, sior of Perscher. It was buried the following day in the church of St-Maurice. " (extracted the parochial register of St-Maurice (6679) Limoges). At the same time, lived in Quebec Louis Lavergne, wire of Jean Lavergne, main baker hawker and of Marguerite de Baysssa of évêché of Limoges, married Marie Anne Simon. (Contract of Romain Becquet of May 26 1675). Hubert Simon, probably a relative, signed like witness.

(Extracted the bulletin VERNE, vol. 8, number 2, spring 1994, pages 12-20)