François ROUGE (ID #I7205)
(male)- TITLES/'DIT' NAMES/OCCUPATIONS: hoste
- BIRTH: BEF 1550
- DEATH: BEF 1617, Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland
Mother: Jenon MÉGOZ (dates unknown)
Family 1 : Anne BERTHOD (d. BEF 1609)
- MARRIAGE: BEF 1574
- +Marguerite ROUGE (b. BEF 1575)
- +Abraham ROUGE (b. BEF 1575, d. BEF 1620)
- +Jean ROUGE (b. BEF 1580, d. ABT 1640)
- +Jeanne ROUGE (dates unknown)
- Anthoine ROUGE (dates unknown)
- +Isabel ROUGE (d. AFT 1639)
- Ursille ROUGE (dates unknown)
- MARRIAGE: 20 MAR 1609, Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland
At first, we assumed the 1609 marriage of François Rouge to Jeanne "Morel" involved an otherwise unknown son of the elder François. The testament of Jeanne Morlot in 1618 (David Savary, notary) establishes that she was the second of wife of our François Rouge, as she names some of her step-children among her heirs. The death date of François must be between 1613, the last reference to property under his name in notarial records, and 1617, when a when a reference to Jeanne his widow is found.
In the 1570's - 1590's, we find references to François Rojoz, hoste. Eventually, we realized he is the same person as our François Rouge. Records of Jaques Girod, notary at Payerne 1584-1599, contain many references, first as François Rojoz, bourgeois de Payerne, who buys various parcels of land. A document of 11 apr 1589 has Rojoz buying La Maison de la Croix Blanche de Payerne from the heirs of the late François Robin of Yverdon (likely a son of Jean Robin, apothecary of Orbe in 1520, Banneret of Yverdon in 1532, and apparently a very wealthy man), and thereafter he is styled "hoste" by this notary. The same records contain documents that mention Catherine Rojoz, daughter of the late Louis of Corcelles. Catherine had married David son of the late Claude Jani. There is also mention of Jacquette Rojoz, "belle-mère" of David Jani, who would thus be either the mother of Catherine (appearing, contrary to the usual custom, under her married name) or else the step-mother of David Jani, logically the second wife of Claude Jani and presumably the sister of Louis Rojoz.
Hôtel de la Croix Blanche,
Grand-Rue 42, Payerne,
still in business after more than 4 centuries!
In the same minutaire, we find proof that Rojoz is indeed Rouge: in a document concerning rental of cows, we find a "vache de poil rojoz" (a red cow), and elsewhere "de poil roje". Rojoz is simply a dialectic form of rouge.
The parentage of François is established by documents of Jean Amey Bondu, notary at Payerne, Registre 1, fol. 52, where François Rojoz son of the late Jehan Rojoz buys property from François Moustaz, 26 mar 1574. However, there is considerable doubt as to which of the Jean Rojoz/Rouge this is. The references to our François so far do not identify Jean as a citizen of Payerne or Corcelles, so we tend to think he is not a descendant of Anthoine Rojoz of Corcelles. He might be the same Jean Rojoz from Faucigny who appears a few times in the mid-1500's, but there is as yet no proven connection. In the same register, fol. 57, same date, François is called "hoste de la Maison de la Ville de Payerne".
There are a few mentions of an Isaac Rouge whose daughter Marie married in 1639 at Payerne. Was this Isaac another son of François, or does he represent one of the other Rouge families in the area?
The Hôtel de la Croix Blanche, said to be the oldest establishment of its kind in Payerne, is still in business.
In 1589, François gave his wife title to property received as part of the marriage settlement, valued at 4,000 écus, a remarkable sum. By the reckoning of the time, 4,000 écus would translate to something approaching 30,000 florins, one of the largest sums we have ever encountered in similar documents. The document mentions a number of vineyards, apparently purchased after their marriage using his wife's funds. His wife was the widow of Daniel Savary, and that first marriage may have been the source of much of her wealth.
Jean Amey Bondu, notary at Payerne (ACV DP 11/2, fol. 112-113)
fol. 112:
Assignal, que honnorable François Rouge hoste a faicte à honnorrée Anna sa femme.
Honnorable homme Franceoys Rouge, bourgeois de Payerne, hoste au Logis et Maison de ville dudit Payerne, Sachant et bien advisé etc., Confesse par ces presentes D'avoir heu et
fol. 112v:
justement recehu D'honnorée Anne sa bien aymée femme fillie de feu Aymé Berthod vivant bourgeois dudit Payerne Presente etc. pour elle etc. Assavoir la Somme de Quattre Mille Escus, et ce pour fournir aulx payementz des acuis par luy faictz tant de prudent Benoit Nible conseillier dudit Payerne. Item de la Vigne de Planiperey riere la perroisse de Villette et aultres Vignes qu'il a dempuys acquises riere Culliez et Riez, Comme aussi des deux acquis de Missiez, Affin Doncq Qu'icelle dicte Somme ne se perdre pour Sadicte femme, Ains luy soyt assenceé, pour la pouvoir, et debvoir, exiger, repetir, et demander àl'advenir, en cas que restitution d'icelle auroit lieu et se debvroit faire, selon les bons us et coustumes dudit Payerne, le prenommé Franceoys Roube, son Mary, confessant, la luy a assignée, asseurée, et assiettée, et par la teneur des presentes assigne, asseure, et assiette, Assavoir speciallement sus les biens desdictz acquis desjaz cy dessus mentionnez, declairez, et speciffiez, Generallement aussi sus touts universels ungchescungs ses aultres biens meubles immedubles presentz et advenires quelzconques, et sus leurs fondz, droictz et appartenances universelles, s'en devestissant etc. et ladicte sa femme et les siens en investissant, ladicte assignation durant, promettant en oultre le prenommé Franceoys Roge Assignatteur, pour luy et sesdicts hoirs, par sa bonne foy en lieu de vrey sermentation donnée, et soubz l'expresse obligation de tous et ungchescungs sesdicts biens meubles immeubles presentz et advenirs quelzconcques, lesdictz Assignaulx par luy comme dessus obligez, A sadicte femme et siens predictz, tousjours et perpetuellement ladicte assignation durant, Mainenir deffendre debriguer appaiser et legittimement guerentir envers et contre tous en tous jugementz et dehors et ou de besoing sera, sans charge ny supportation d'aulcunes censes, N'entendant le prenommé Franceoys Rouge, assignatteur
fol. 113:
par le present assignal derroguer en rien que se soyt au testament par luy desjaz cy devant faict des mains de prudent Nicod Moratte, lequel demeure en sa forme, force, vigueur, et valleur. Ne comprenant aussi, audit present assignal, les meubles que sadicte femme a apportez avecq luy, lesquelz elle pourra empourter, et retirer, sans contredictz en cas que restitution d'iceulx auroit lieu et se debvroit faire, selon lesdicts coustumes, le tout sans aulcung frauld, cauthelle, ne barat. Renonceant etc. Jurant non contrevenir etc. A payement de tous damps etc. faict et datté avecq clausules requises, ledict Jeudy Douziesme Jour de Juing, L'an courant mille cincq centz Octante et Neufz, En la presence d'honnorables Claude Forestey, Lieutenant de Culliez, Claude Du Flon, de Riez, et Noble Franceoys de Brytt, deueurant audict Payerne, tesmoingz priez et requis.
There are abundant documents concerning the estate of Jean Rouge of Corcelles-près-Payerne, but these records only mention his three daughters. Further, none of the records mentioning our François Rouge show any connection with these daughters, nor with Corcelles.
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_Nicod ROUGE ________|
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_Jean ROUGE _________|
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|--François ROUGE
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| _François MÉGOZ _____|
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|_Jenon MÉGOZ ________|
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