LE ROUX, FOUCHER, BRUERE CONNECTION

Where The Record Is Found (Citation)
"The Huguenot Society of South Africa" records pg 54 concerning "The Le Roux family from Mer" by Ghislaine Le Mauff.
Describe The Record (Notes)
"Isaac Le Roux, (son of the deceased Isaac Le Roux and Jeanne Bourdon)had taken refuge in England. On 29 January 1699, in the French church of Threadneedle Street in London, he became the godfather of Elizabeth Foucher. (H.S.Q.S. vol.XVI: 180). The parents of the child were David Foucher, son of Bernard Foucher, the 1st tutor of Isaac, and Marthe Desfontaines, daughter of Samuel Desfontaines, his second tutor.."

On 31 Dec 1687 Jean & Gabriel le Roux, Philippe Foucher & Anne Souchay, with Estienne Bruere embarked together on the VOC ship Voorschoten to settle at the Cape of Good Hope. The le Roux brothers & Philippe Foucher were 2nd cousins. Philippe Foucher & Estienne Bruere were second cousins. Anne Souchay was the sister of the le Roux brother's sister in law. They all became progenitors of SA lines.

a Jacques Lenoir & Anne Malvault

b1 Claudine Lenoir
x Jean Bourdon, merchant currier of Mer

Anne Bourdon (c1636 - Feb 1693)
x 24 Feb 1658 Pierre le Roux, baliff (b 1 Sep 1623 - 19 Mar 1682)

Pierre le Roux c 1662 x 22 Oct 1686 Elizabeth Souchay (sister of Anne Souchay, who marries Philippe Fouchay)
Jean (c1666 - 1711 Cape of Good Hope)
Gabriel (1669 - 1711 Cape of Good Hope)

b2 Elizabeth Lenoir
x 24 April 1617 Servais Foucher

Bernard Foucher
x Anne Bruere (do Philippe Bruere x 28 April 1619 Anne Belleton) (sister of Estienne Bruere x Suzanne Hillaire - parents of Estienne Bruere)

Philippe Foucher x Anne Souchay

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