John (Jean) Le Grand

1694 - 1730  (35 years)

• Name	John (Jean) Le Grand
  Birth	5 Dec 1694	La Haye (The Hague), Holland
  	Above is a baptism date. Also known as John and John and used on most of his records once he is in America.
  Naturalized	1704	Virginia
  Will	20 August 1716	King William Parish, Henrico, Virginia
  	I give & bequeath to my dear & beloved brother Jean LeGrand, the half of one piece of land 365 acres.
  Land Sale	1719	Henrico County, Virginia
  	John and Catherine sale an unknown number of acres to Francis Flournoy, probably part of the land that John and recieved from his brother James at the time of James death.
  Court	1720
  	John was also an interpreter or translator for one legal document, avowing the English version was accurate on the French Deed.
  Witness	19 April 1720	Henrico County, Virginia
  	John witnessed the will of Madeline LeFevre. (The will was written in French) Other witness was Pierre David. John was also an appraiser for the inventory of that Peter David, but died before the inventory was recorded on 17 Nov 1730
  Patent	9 July 1724	Henrico County, Virginia
  	Recorded as John Le Grau bk. 12On the south side of James River, Part of the 5,000 acres donated to the French refugees.....
  Land Grant	9 July 1725	Goochland County, Virginia
  	Granted land located on the South side of James River between two Manakin Creeks, beginning on the James River.
  Death	Jul 1730	Goochland County, Virginia
  	John's death must have come quick for he died without making a will. John Fleming "avowed that Jean Le Grand, deceased, died without making any will so far as he knows."
  Inventory	19 July 1730	Goochland County, Virginia
  	Inventory was taken by Edward Scott and William Sallee, evaluated at 11 pounds, 10 shillings and 5 pence, recorded 20 July 1730. John left land to his 3 children, but when Magdelene died the land was divided between Jane and Judith.
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Pierre Le Grand, Jr.           b. 1684, London, Middlesex, England           d. 1701-1710, Virginia  (Age 26 years)   2. Anne Le Grand           b. 13 April 1687, La Haye, Holland           d. 1687, La Haye, Holland   3. Jacques Le Grand           b. 20 June 1688, La Haye (The Hague), Holland           d. August 1716, Henrico County, Virginia  (Age 28 years)   4. Isaac Le Grand           b. 9 November 1690, La Haye (The Hague), Holland           d. Before 1700, Holland?  (Age 9 years)   5. Daniel Le Grand           b. 20 December 1691, La Haye (The Hague), Holland           d. Before 1710, Henrico County, Virginia  (Age 18 years)   6. Jean Pierre Le Grand           b. June 1697, La Haye (The Hague), Holland
  Land & Deeds		Martain, Legrand, Robinson Map
  Person ID	P6063	Burress | My Ancestors

  
  

  Father	Pierre Le Grand           b. 1662, Sedan, France           d. Before 1707-1709, King William Parish, Henrico, Virginia (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Judith Vereul           b. 1666
  Marriage	July 1682	London, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F2550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Catherine
  Marriage	1716	Henrico County, Virginia
  Children	4 daughters
  	+ 1. Jane Magdeline LeGrand           b. 1725, Henrico County, Virginia           d. After 1798, Virginia (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Le Grand           b. 25 July 1729, Goochland County, Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Madeleine Le Grand             d. Before 1742, Goochland County, Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Judith Le Grand             d. After 1742, Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Naturalized - 1704 - Virginia Marriage - 1716 - Henrico County, Virginia Land Sale - John and Catherine sale an unknown number of acres to Francis Flournoy, probably part of the land that John and recieved from his brother James at the time of James death. - 1719 - Henrico County, Virginia Witness - John witnessed the will of Madeline LeFevre. (The will was written in French) Other witness was Pierre David. John was also an appraiser for the inventory of that Peter David, but died before the inventory was recorded on 17 Nov 1730 - 19 April 1720 - Henrico County, Virginia Patent - Recorded as John Le Grau bk. 12On the south side of James River, Part of the 5,000 acres donated to the French refugees..... - 9 July 1724 - Henrico County, Virginia Land Grant - Granted land located on the South side of James River between two Manakin Creeks, beginning on the James River. - 9 July 1725 - Goochland County, Virginia Death - Jul 1730 - Goochland County, Virginia Inventory - Inventory was taken by Edward Scott and William Sallee, evaluated at 11 pounds, 10 shillings and 5 pence, recorded 20 July 1730. John left land to his 3 children, but when Magdelene died the land was divided between Jane and Judith. - 19 July 1730 - Goochland County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth