David Moreau (1713 - 1788)

Born 10 Mar 1713 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Bent) Moreau — married 1737 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 1788 at about age 74 in Middlesex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

David Moreau was a son of a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

David was born in 1713. In 1754 he petitioned the House of Lords to dissolve his clandestine marriage to Susannah Bent so as to remarry, presumably Frances Houstin. Coat of arms recorded 1770. He passed away in 1788.

Research Notes

Ancestry source: "He had apparently been living abroad (Majorca and Gibraltar) from 1739 to1749. He inherited 10,000 pds from his mother. Jnl of the House of Lords. Residence 1753 Tower Within, London."

Sources

• FamilySearch: "England Marriages, 1538–1973", (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ69-B2H : 11 March 2020), David Moreau, 1737; https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M91K-G9M/david-moreau-1712
• Ancestry: London, England, Clandestine Marriage and Baptism Registers, 1667-1754; England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973; London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812; England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991; London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932.
• 'House of Lords Journal Volume 28: November 1754', in Journal of the House of Lords Volume 28, 1753-1756 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 282-291. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol28/pp282-291 [accessed 2 January 2024]
• 'House of Lords Journal Volume 28: January 1755', in Journal of the House of Lords Volume 28, 1753-1756 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 302-323. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol28/pp302-323 [accessed 2 January 2024].
• Burke, J. and Burke, J. B. “A General Armory of England, Scotland and Ireland”, Edward Churton, London, 1842.