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I have just had some email correspondence with Frank Fourqurean about the background of Janne - mother of Jane Livereau who married John Roberts (Will 1776). He suggests strongly that the Will of Jean Dupré has been misinterpreted by many researchers including myself. I have reviewed his position - compared it to the records I have accumulated - and decided that he is right. He contends that the Janne named in the will of Jean Dupré as his wife IS Janne who married first Fourqurean, then Livereau - and thirdly Dupré himself - rather than another daughter, sister of Mary.
Mary (who is left land) is Jean's daughter by his first wife also named Mary. He leaves his plantaion house and 1/2 of his land to his wife Janne - and after her death - to his brother Lewis. He then names Jane Leuro, Moses Forqurand and Peter Forqurand and leaves each of them a slave. These are Janne's children by her marriages to Jean Forqurean and Moises Livereau. After Dupré's death, Janne appears as Janne Dupré - and is listed in the tax records as paying taxes for one of her Forqurean sons. In the years immediately following his death, she is called "The Widow Dupré."
This makes sense to me. I have worked on a timeline that covers these folks through the critical years. I will be happy to share it with anyone who contacts me. It is surely not exhaustive - but I think it goes a long way in supporting Frank's idea that - rather than being the daughter of Jean Dupré - the mother of John Robert's wife is actually Dupré's second wife - (he being her third husband).
As a post script - Much later, the name of Janne Dupré Tevis appears in the King William Parish records. Would this be a 4th husband?
I'm looking forward to hearing what you think about this whole thing. Jane Debenport
WILL OF JEAN DUPRA
November ye 13, 1734
I being in perfict memory and understanding do in the first place will and bequesie my soul and body to God that gave it and do despose of my worldly goods as followeth. This being my last will and testament I will and bequesie to my daughter Mary Delpish, wife of Francis Delpish one hundred acres of land joining Sollagers line lying between four crner Trees and the creek for bounds to her during life and after her decease to Peter Forquain his heirs forever I likewise will bequesie the rest of the land with the plantation to my dearly beloved wife Jane Dupray during life and after her deceas to my well beloved brother and his heirs forever Lewis Dupray. I likewise will and bequesie to my wife a negro woman during life and after her deceas to my daughter Mary Delpish with her child she now goes with rest of her increase to belong to my wife from this time to be at her own desposal. The whole personal estate with Negros, Chattles, houses and landes to be my wives during life and after her deceas Negro Toby I give to my Brother Lewis Dupray, I also give Jane Leuro one Negro called Sambo, I also give a negro boy called James to Peter Furkerin, also one Negro called Obos to Moses Furkerin after my wives deceas and my moveable estate after my wifes deceas to be equally divided as ye Negros. This being my last will and testament I sign and Seal it in the prescence of us . . .
Jean Dupra (seal)
Testes:
Richard Manning
Daniel D. Fore
John I. Fore
At a court held for Henrico county the sixth day of January 1734. Jane Dupre presented this will upon oath and being proved by the oaths of Daniel Fore and John Fore two of the witnesses thereto it was there upon admitted to record.
(Henrico county, Deeds and Wills, 1725 – 1737, page 461)
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