LINEAGE OF COUNTS de VAIR
Begins with Jean de La
Noue, second son of Maurice I. (see above)
X
Jean de La Noue, second son of Maurice I, Squire, Lord of Orvault, of Briord, of Hudaunais, was Captain
of Machecoul in Retz in 1458. He married Francoise de la Chapelle in 1430, in 1453 accompanied the Duke
of Brittany to Guyenne as noble Squire. In 1466, he was man-at-arms
under the Lord de Lescun.
He was mortally
wounded in 1477. He had a
son: Pierre, Guillaume who follows,
Beatrix, perhaps Jean.
XI
Guillaume de La Noue V, born in 1436, had the mission of strengthening
Vannes in 1487. Married around
1460
N... of Lisseneuve, the only
heiress of his family from which
he obtained weapons. Lord of Lisseneuve.
Judge of
Vannes in 1488. From this marriage came:
XII
Guillaume de La Noue VI, Captain of 25 Lances, and
one of noble Breton who took
refuge in Touraine in 1484
in view of differences with the Landois Minister. Called to serve in the
service of the King in Chinon. There, in 1505
he married Christine
Perrault of Viliere, daughter
of the General Lieutenant and First Magistrate of Chinon. Deceased
in 1533. Born from this
union were Guillaume and probably
Gilles.
XIII
Guillaume de La Noue VII, qualified noble squire,
Lord de la Noue, succeeded his
maternal grandfather as
General
Lieutenant of Chinon. Places then were
very distinguished. He married Francoise Jolly de Fromentieres. Wine waiter
to the King, to whom he had given oath
for this ground in 1489.
Guillaume made overtures to the King for his land at
Planches in the parish of Pace, close to Rennes, in
1537, then sold this land to purchase new land at Baronnie du Vair.
Deceased in 1561. Their
sons were Charles de La Noue who
follows, Rene, Canon of
Chinon in 1561. Guillaume,
combined with Claude of
Rancher, squire, Lord of Mousseaux, Verneuil and Guitonniere,
Gentleman of the House of
the King in 1587.
XIV
Charles de La Noue (-1612) In 1537, Lord of Gringe-le-Brisay,
Vaubreton and du Vair, in 1570, Adviser
to the
Parliament of Brittany, Master of the requests of the Hotel, Chancellor
of Mr. the Duke of Anjou, brother of Henri III,
was employed with distinction in the most significant businesses of the State, and had shared nobility
with his juniors,
3 March 1560. In 1570, married Marie de la Barre, daughter of Jean de la Barre who defeated Mathieu de Goureray,
English, in famous tournement in Lisbon.
He was brother of Emery de
la Barre, breton Knight mortally wounded
in the
battle of Poitier in 1556. Appears
in the Genealogic history
of Nobility in Touraine by the Knight L'Hermite de
Souliers.
From this marriage came: Guillaume who follows. François born in Chinon,
priest then monk, close to Machecoul. Prior,
then he left
his benefit. He was mortally wounded
by the Lord of Crapado in a
duel. Renee married to
Pierre Odespaing
lawyer at the Parliament of Paris.
XV
Guillaume VIII, (-1641) Lord de La Noue and Plessis du Vair, Nazelles, Crenolles, Adviser to the Parliament of
Brittany,
Adviser to Queen Marie de Medicis, and Chancellor to the Duchess
of Orleans, Lady of Gaston. Deceased
while senior
in the Parliament of Brittany.Iin
1604, married Anne de Cornulier,
daughter of the Lord de la Touche and La Haye and
sister of Pierre de Cornulier,
Bishop of Rennes. He tested on 9 February
1611. From the marriage
came: Charles who
follows, Henri, author
of the lineage of the Lords of Bogard
that will follow after du Vair, Helene born in 1611, married
Jean de Saint-Pern, Knight, Lord of Lattay; Eleonore, born in 1615, married Jean de Maudet Lord of Fouchais.
François, born in 1613, man of war
in the company of Cardinal Richelieu in 1639,.Claude,
born in 1618, Captain in
the
Regiment of Navarre in 1665. Guillaume, born in 1619.
XVI
Charles de La Noue II, Knight, Lord of Nazelles etc, Count de Vair with letters of 1653, Adviser to the
Court of the
Assistances of Paris. The first Count du Vair, he added to his
weaponry those of "the
Iron Arm " or "Bayard Huguenot ".
Adviser to the Queen, then to the King, Louis XIV. Raised
his Baronnie and became County. Deceased in 1668. He
married noble Elisabeth de Moussy in 1646. Their children were: Anne, born in 1647, Jacques who follows and Roberte.
Charles-Armand Lieutenant of the Guards and squire of
Prince de Conde, Governor
of the Duke of Bourbon who
deceased in 1716. Joseph, born
in 1652, Captain of cavalry
in the Regiment de la Noue with
his elder brother, then
Lieutenant-General of the Troops of Bavaria and probably Guy, body-guard of the
King in 1676.
XVII
Jacques de La Noue, (1648-1711) high and powerful Lord, Count de Vair, Baron de Nazelles
and de Crenolles,
Captain of the Queen's
Dragons in 1676, with the Royal-Cuirassiers in 1679,
Knight of Saint-Louis, Lieutenant-
Colonel in 1692, Colonel of the Regiment de la Noue Cavalry in 1694. In 1679, married
Catherine de Vieuxpont,
one of the most famous Houses of Normandy, daughter of Alexandre, Marquis de Vieuxpont,
and single sister of
Guillaume. Deceased in 1664 in Paris. Lieutenant-General
of the Armies of the King, Governor
of Charlemont and
commandant in country of Aunis. Their children were: Charles-Gabriel de
La Noue who follows, high and powerful
Lord Alexandre-Joseph, Knight, Baron de Crenolles, born in 1681, did not leave posterity, was Commandant,
Regiment of Guyenne and Rene-François
de La Noue, author of the branch
of the Counts de La Noue-Vieuxpont,
who follows.
XVIII
Charles III-Gabriel, high and powerful
Lord, Count de La Noue de Vair and de Nazelles, born in 1679. Under
Sergeant of the Bodies-Guard
in 1697, Captain, Colonel, Knight of Saint-Louis was with his
brothers in 1692, donees
of their aunt Jeanne de Vieuxpont. In 1717, he renounced his father's
succession, obtained the heritage
of his uncle
Charles-Armand. In 1719, married Louise of Rodde, daughter of Claude, Count
de Ballore, sergeant of the
armies of
the King and Francoise de Sadirac
de Montesquiou. His wife deceased in 1721. He had only one son who follows:
XIX
Joseph-Claude Jean II, born in 1720 in Abbeville,
Knight, Count de La Noue de Vair, Lieutenant to the regiment
of Ferronnays in 1742, Captain
in 1746, with Regiment of
Chabot in 1753, Lieutenant-Colonel and Knight of
Saint-
Louis in 1776. Married Marie de Sadirac
de Montesquiou in 1746. One child:
Charles-Marie-Antoine, born in 1747.
Attended the Military Royal
School in 1755, Knight of Saint-Lazare of Jerusalem, Captain of Cavalry in 1776, deceased
without alliance (?); Joseph-François-Louis-Marthe, born in 1749 attended Military Royal School in 1760,
Knight of
Saint-Lazare of Jerusalem, Lieutenant to the
Royal-Dragons in 1776, who follows,
(Poli was written deceased without
alliance, which stopped the
lineage). Actually, he was mentioned
with the baptism of his small children
in Louisiana.
Alexandre-Rene-Marie, priest
in 1776; Charles-Gabriel-Louis, Knight of Malta in 1786. Three
other children were alive
in 1766. Ursule, born in 1766 attended
the Royal House of Saint-Cyr in 1776 after proof of nobility.
XX
François-Louis-Marthe de La Noue, born on 19 November 1749, Count de Vair, of St-Giraud France. In 1778 married
Hypolita Lesage de Laville.
Were mentioned at the baptism of their small children
in 1833 and 1836 in the Baton Rouge
diocese in Louisiana. Deceased in 1817 in St-Giraud, France.
XXI
Marie Michel Hypolite de La Noue, born
in 1779 de Vair, de Pontijac, dépt.
Gers, France, married Adelaide
Colla
of New-Orleans, born in
1797. He emigrated to Louisiana.
Deceased in Baton Rouge. Baptisms are recorded in
Louisiana. Children: Eliza,
Eugene-Theodore, Caroline, Jean-Charles who follows, Lucie Adelaide 18 October 1833,
Alexandre 31 May 1836, Henry, Véronica.
XXII
Jean-Charles Lanoue, born around 1826, baptized in
St-Helena, Louisiana. Deceased
17 March year unknow. On 8
June 1851, in Liberty, Louisiana,
married Eliza Ann Morgan from
Baton Rouge, born in 1833. Their children were: Laura
Jackson, Eugene Alexandre, Adelaide Lavinia, Thomas Gibbes Morgan,
Sarah Morgan, Louis-Hypolite, Beatrice Lesley,
George Morgan, John-Charles, all born in Louisiana.
XXIII
Louis-Hypolite, born in
1859, married Olive Coffee in Texas or Georgia. Children: Lois 1889, Ida 1891, Laura Mary 1894-1992, Lillie 1897, Harry Morgan, Johen
1902, Katie May 1908.
XXIV
Harry Morgan born about 1900, died
1951. He was a boiler maker. Married
Vivian Boudreaux Stansbury.
One son together: Harry Morgan. He left Vivian and married Lena… Had two children :
Harry Morgan et Carolyn Ann.
XXV
Harry Morgan born 7-12-1933, served
in the Navy during Korean War, and most of his working
career was a construction supervisor. Married Carolyn Anne
Linton 15 August 1955. Two children:
Rick Morgan et David Eugene.
XXVI
Rick Morgan born 9 August 1957, married
Sandra McKelvey. Two children : Renée Shirley 23-10 1986 married Shawn Joyce, and Lee Morgan born
5 June 1988. Rick divorced in
1994 remarried Elizabeth Kathleen Woods
le 27 July 1996.
XXVI
David Eugène born 3 April 1957, died
in 1996. Married Sherri Auth.
Child: Michelle Lavonne born
3 January 1981, married Ed Warpinski, one child : Gavin
23 July 2007.
XXIII
John-Charles, born 29 December
1866 in St-Helena LA. Deceased in 1938 in Marshall
Texas. Married Anne Elizabeth
Shellshear, born in 1875 in
Texas. Children were:
Loretta-Lavinia, Beatrice-May, Elise
all born in Houston Texas.
Elizabeth Ann, born 27 October
1903 in Valley-Mills Texas. Deceased
11 February 1982 in Dallas Texas. On 3 May
1923 married Ralph Redmond, born
31 January 1892. Deceased
31 March 1950. Children: John Lanoue
Redmond,
born 6 April 1928. Married
10 December 1953 now living
in California.
John Charles, engendered John Long sr, who engendered John Long jr married Deirdre..., a dr pediatric surgeon in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
(Contrary to information provided
by Oscar of Poli, the line continues. Should anyone wish to continue researching this
line or has additional pertinent information to contribute, please send it to me and I will insert it here.)
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