List of seigneurs of Samarès explained
The seigneur of Samarès is a noble title in Jersey. "Seigneur" is the French word for "lord". Their traditional home is the Samarès Manor.
- Rudolph de St Hilaire (supposedly granted manor by William II of England in 1095)
- Pierre de St Hilaire
- Guillaume de St Hilaire (c.1160–1218) of Samares
- Guillaume de Samarez (c.1218–c.1260)
- Guille de Saumarez (c.1260–c.1274)
- Pierre de St Hilaire c.1274
- Pierre de St Hilaire c.1309
- Guillaume de St Hilaire (c.1321–1331)
- Geffrey de Thoresby (1346–1351)
- John Mautravers (1351–c.1355)
- Philip de Barentin (c. 1355–1367)
- Raoul Lempriere and Guille Payn (1367–c.1400)
- Philippe Payn (1477–c.1550)
- Mabel Payn (c. 1500–1565)
- Jean Dumaresq (–1529) Seigneur of Vinchelez de Bas, Jurat and Lieut-Bailiff
- Mabel Payn (–1565)
- Jean Dumaresq (–1537) m Jane Lempriere, d of Thomas, Bailiff
- Clement Dumaresq (–1551) Jurat m Margaret de Carteret d of Helier, Bailiff
- Henry Dumaresq (–1579) Jurat m Mary Lempriere, d of Philip
- Esther Dumaresq (1597) m John Dumaresq (1548–1606 – see below for descendants)
- Collette Dumaresq m John Dumaresq, Bailiff, Seigneur of Vinchelez de Bas (see below)
- Richard Dumaresq (–1556) Seigneur of Vinchelez de Bas, Leoville and Bagot, Jurat m Collette Larbalestier (-1590), d of Michel, Seigneur of Augres
- John Dumaresq, Bailiff 1566–83, 86–87, 91–96 m 1, Collette Dumaresq (see above); 2, Isabel Perrin, d of Edmund, Seigneur of Rozel
- John Dumaresq (1548–1606) Jurat m Esther Dumaresq (see above)
- Daniel Dumaresq (–1634) m Catherine de Carteret, d of Peter
- Henry Dumaresq (–1690) m Marguerite Hérault, d of Abraham
- Philip Dumaresq (–1690)
- Abraham Dumaresq m Susan de Carteret (–1658)
- Benjamin Dumaresq (1647–)
- Philip Dumaresq (1671–1714) Seigneur of Anneville m Deborah Dumaresq (–1734)
- Deborah Dumaresq, d of Philip (1714–1734) m Philip Dumaresq (1671–1714) Seigneur of Anneville (see above)
- John Seale, of London, purchased 27 March 1734
- James Seale, 1749, sold to Hammond
- Jacques John Hammond (1700–1766), British Consul at Faro, Portugal (son of Nicholas Hamon (1670–1739) of St Helier m Margaret Lempriere, d of Clement of St Helier) m Marie Lempriere (-1813), d of Jacques and Sara Atkinson
- Jacques Hammond (1746–1816) Jurat 1795–1816 m Marie Romeril (1778–1844) of Grouville
- Jacques John Hammond (1811–1893) m Anne Elizabeth Amireaux (1813–1887), d of Matthew
- Anne Hammond
- Emily Hammond m Capt Georges, RN, of Guernsey
- Edward Mourant (1832–1899) purchased Samares 23 June 1857 m Matilda Le Quesne, d of Nicholas
- Edward Lionel Mourant (–1916)
- Claude Le Quesne Mourant (–1921)
- Edward Clarence Davis c.1921–1924
- Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet 1924–1934[1] m Margaret Garbutt, m Elizabeth Obbard
- Elizabeth Obbard 1934–1998 (née Gauntlett[2]), widow of Sir James Knott (see above)[3]
- Vincent Obbard, son of Elizabeth Obbard[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Sir James Knott Trust | Knott family history . Knott-trust.co.uk . 2012-10-11.
- http://website.lineone.net/~hstjw/p15.htm#i2982 Elizabeth Gauntlett Knott Obbard
- http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php?title=Seigneurs_of_Samares Seigneurs of Samarès - source de la Société Jersiaise
- http://www.herbsociety.org.uk/members/art-hgv-samares-manor.htm Samarès Manor Herb Garden, Jersey
- http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Samares_Manor Samares Manor
