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Title: France, Paris, 1732 death/will
Post by: IJDisney on Tuesday 05 October 21 22:32 BST (UK)

I hope someone can help me.

I have found an Irish newspaper report dated 28th Dec 1732 stating that a Charles Theophrastus D'Assigny had died in Paris and left his "real and personal estate, which is considerable" to heirs in England or Jersey.

I have 2 quests -
1. How would I start looking for this Charles? I know who his heirs were, but not how they relate to him (and I don't know what they did with the money!). If Charles had a considerable fortune, including real estate, what documents could I search to possibly find him? Would a will still exist?

2. The heirs were Protestants and minsters in the Church of England. Would this indicate that Charles was also a Protestant, bearing in mind that France was a Catholic country? Would there have been legal objections to such a will from the French authorities?

Thank you.

Title: Re: France, Paris, 1732 death/will
Post by: garstonite on Thursday 07 October 21 07:10 BST (UK)

something to start you off - a green tree means you can view the tree - maybe a tree owner can advise you ?  I have looked but can't find your Charles -



https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?country__0__=FRA&country__1__=&country__2__=&country__3__=&country__4__=&exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&from=&go=1&ignore_each_patronyme=&ignore_each_prenom=&nom=D%27Assigny&page=1&place__0__=&place__1__=&place__2__=&place__3__=&place__4__=&prenom=charles&prenom_operateur=or&region__0__=&region__1__=&region__2__=&region__3__=&region__4__=&sexe=&size=10&subregion__0__=&subregion__1__=&subregion__2__=&subregion__3__=&subregion__4__=&to=&type_periode=between&zonegeo__0__=France&zonegeo__1__=&zonegeo__2__=&zonegeo__3__=&zonegeo__4__=

Title: Re: France, Paris, 1732 death/will
Post by: IJDisney on Tuesday 12 October 21 22:43 BST (UK)

Thanks for that. No matches, but a good source.