The Family d'ABANCOURT

by Michel Robert, Vancouver, Canada
Translation by Jeri Anderson, Toronto, Canada

Last updated: August 5, 2009

The objective of this research into the d'Abancourt family was to trace the ancestry of Adrien d'Abancourt who immigrated to Canada in 1632. To date, I have not been able to link Adrien d'Abancourt to a specific d'Abancourt in France. However, there is much circumstantial evidence which leads me to believe that he was the son or grandson of Jean d'Abancourt and Ide Neufville, who married in 1577 and lived in Courcelles-les-Campeaux. It is this d'Abancourt family that I describe in this document.

This text includes everything I have found concerning the old d'Abancourt family, from the earliest references up to the year 1700. I hope that this information will be of use to other researchers. In the course of my research, I have developed internet friendships with people I greatly respect who have provided me with assistance. My thanks to all of you, particularly to Benjamin Glasson, founder of the site Groupe de recherche sur la famille de Mercastel and to Pierre Bétourné.

Structure of this document

- General information on the family, origin of the d'Abancourt name, places named Abancourt, and the Abancourt arms.
- Mathieu d'Abancourt and his descendents from the 13th and 14th centuries
- Adrien d'Abancourt, his children and grandchildren in the 15th century
- The main branch of the d'Abancourt family in the 16th century
- The main branch of the d'Abancourt family in the 17th century
Chapter 6 - The Jean-le-Bâtard d'Abancourt branch from 1500 to 1700.
- Abancourts not yet connected. XIIth to XVIIIth century.
Chapter 8 - Adrien d'Abancourt, immigrant to Canada in 1632 with notes on his descendents.

Primary Line

Figures 1a and 1b give a possible ancestral line and estimated chronolgy for Adrien d'Abancourt, who immigrated to Canada in 1632. Although the line from Adrien d'Abancourt (about 1415 to about 1455) to Jean d'Abancourt (married to Ide de Neufville in 1574) is well documented, the connection of Adrien d'Abancourt (1583 to 1640 ) to this line has not been proven. The known secondary branches of the family are described in chapters 4, 5 and 6. Each chapter includes at least one graphic genealogical table for better understanding.

Figure 1 - Primary Line

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