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     Joseph M. Ford Jr. was born circa 1801 in Buckingham Co., Virginia.¹ Joseph died unmarried on 16 January 1831 in Knox Co., Tennessee.¹

     James Payne Ford was born on 29 June 1804 in Buckingham Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Susan Haynes, daughter of Zachariah Haynes and Susannah Epperson, on 16 January 1831 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^4,5 James died on 8 June 1887 in Knox Co., Tennessee, at age 82.¹

     Edward S. Ford was born on 22 January 1809 in Buckingham Co., Virginia.^1,2 He married Sarah Hickey on 8 February 1848 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^3,4,5 Edward died on 26 July 1882 at age 73.¹

     Boaz Burit Ford was born circa 1812 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Nancy Masterson on 31 December 1840 in Knox Co., Tennessee.⁶ Boaz died circa 1892.¹

     Marinda M. Ford was born circa 1817 in Knox Co., Tennessee.¹ She married Matthew King on 17 October 1837 in Knox Co., Tennessee.² Marinda died on 4 June 1899.¹

     Matthew King was born circa 1818.¹ He married Marinda M. Ford, daughter of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, on 17 October 1837 in Knox Co., Tennessee.² Matthew died circa 1888.¹

     Sarah Hickey was born on 15 January 1824 in Tennessee.^1,2 She married Edward S. Ford, son of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, on 8 February 1848 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^3,4,5 Sarah died on 23 August 1895 at age 71.¹

     Paul Cunningham was born on 22 November 1794 in Tennessee.^1,2,3 He married Mary M. Ford, daughter of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, on 11 November 1824 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^1,4,2 Paul died on 8 April 1868 at age 73.

     Susan Haynes was born on 20 March 1810 in Virginia.^1,2,3 She married James Payne Ford, son of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, on 16 January 1831 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^4,5 Susan died on 22 December 1876 at age 66.¹

     James Anderson Jr. married Anne Ford, daughter of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, on 5 November 1818 in Knox Co., Tennessee. The Huguenot Publication 10 has the marriage date as 3 November 1818. Larry Ford in his Fords of Manakin has the marriage date as 13 November 1818. Family Quest Marriage Index CD has the marriage date as 30 November 1818.^1,2,3

     John King was born circa 1792 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^1,2 He married Judith Ford, daughter of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, on 19 June 1812 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^3,1,4 John died in July 1860 in Knox Co., Tennessee.¹John King was a soldier in the War of 1812.

     John Doyle married Polly Ford, daughter of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, on 20 August 1811 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^1,2

     Sarah Maxey was born circa 1790 in Buckingham Co., Virginia.¹ She married John Maxey Ford, son of Joseph Ford and Mary Magdeline Maxey, before 1810 in Buckingham Co., Virginia.^2,3 Sarah died circa 1862 in Knox Co., Tennessee.¹Sarah was also known as Sally.

     Jean Pierre Bondurant was born circa 1636 in Génolhac, Gard, France.² He married Gabrielle Barjon, daughter of Pierre de Barjon and Jeanne Belcastel, on 18 December 1676 in Church of Barre-des-Cevennes.³ Jean died on 24 May 1694 in Génolhac, Gard, France.²Jean Pierre inherited his father's extensive land holdings. In addition to the house on la Grand Rue in Génolhac, he owned the mill l'Aribal on the Gardonette River in Génolhac, as well as another mill and a three-story stone house, and land at Cougoussac, near the modern Viaduc de Chamborigaud. Plats of the Cougoussac property show the millrace, and the long arched span of the Viaduc railroad bridge, which was built on Bondurant land in the mid-1800s.³

     Gabrielle Barjon was born on 18 January 1643 in St. Etienne de Vallée, Gard, France.^1,2 She married Jean Pierre Bondurant, son of Pierre de Bondurant and Francoise de Joyeuse, on 18 December 1676 in Church of Barre-des-Cevennes.² Gabrielle died on 23 March 1695 in Génolhac, Gard, France, at age 52.¹

     Pierre de Bondurant married first Francoise de Joyeuse, daughter of Amboise de Joyeuse and Charlotte de Retz, on 3 December 1632.¹ Pierre de Bondurant married second Françoise de Brion after 1651.^1,2 Pierre died on 11 February 1688.¹Pierre was a physician and attorney of Génolhac. He, his wife Françoise de Brion, and daughter-in-law Gabrielle Barjon signed the oath of renunciation of the Huguenot faith in October 1685. Gabrielle's husband, abjured a few days later.²

     The infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, August 24, 1572, ended the lives of some 20,000 Huguenots in Paris and throughout France. Orchestrated by Catherine de Médici, widow of Henry II of France, a rabid Catholic, was a mass killing of Huguenots who came to Paris for the wedding of her daughter Marguerite to Henry of Navarre, a Huguenot. Catholics fell on the Huguenots throughout France, though Henry (the bridegroom) and the Prince de Condé were spared. Later the Huguenot leader Admiral Coligny was assassinated. The final agony was "the War of the Three Henrys" from 1585 to 1589, where three nobles named Henry fought for the French throne. The winner, Henry of Navarre, a Huguenot, was crowned Henry IV of France. Because he faced strong Catholic opposition, Henry became a nominal Catholic. In an effort to bring peace to the country and guarantee religious freedom to his former Huguenot co-religionists, he issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598. The religious tug-of-war continued in spite of Henry's efforts. His grandson, Louis XIV, believed himself threatened by the strength of the Protestant Huguenots, and steadily began to repress them by quartering the French Dragoons in their homes. Finally in 1685, Louis XIV declated the Huguenot religion outlawed (Revocation of the Edict of Nantes). Its ministers were required to convert to Catholicism or leave the France within 15 days. Believers must renounce or abjure the Huguenot faith in front of a Catholic priest and become members of the Catholic church. Those who abided by the Revocation were called nouveau converti (New Converts) or "N.C." Suspicion followed the N.C.'s for the remainder of their lives. Protestant guerillas (the Camisards) punished them, their former Huguenot neighbors saw them as traitors, and Catholics view them with suspicion.²

     Fearing some legislation against the landed Huguenots, the Bondurant family had their oldest grandson, Jean Pierre, the immigrant to Virginia, baptized as a Catholic in 1684 when he was only seven years old. From that time Jean Pierre was nominally a Catholic and was schooled by them. His parents died as N.C. and were given Catholic last rites. Presumably, Dr. Pierre Bondurant, Françoise de Brion, Jean Pierre Bondurant, and Gabrielle Barjon were all buried in the Catholic cemetery in Génolhac, though no grave markers have ever been located.²

     Francoise de Joyeuse married Pierre de Bondurant, son of Jean Bondurant and Suzanne Quarante, on 3 December 1632.¹ Francoise died circa 1651.²Francoise was also known as [Demoiselle] Francoise de Joyeuse.

     Françoise de Brion married Pierre de Bondurant, son of Jean Bondurant and Suzanne Quarante, after 1651.^1,2Françoise was also known as Demoiselle Françoise de Brion.

     Jean Bondurant married Suzanne Leyris, daughter of Anthony Quarante and Jeanne Polgue, on 4 October 1602.¹ Jean died in 1651 in Génolhac, Gard, France.²Jean was a physcian, hotelkeeper, merchant, and Couselor at Génolhac. He inherited the land at Donarel from his Amat ancestors.³

     She married first Raymond Leyris in 1596.¹ She married second Jean Bondurant, son of Antoine Bondurant [II] and Gilette Amade, on 4 October 1602.² Suzanne died circa 1641.³Suzanne inherited the large stone house at 42 la Grand Rue, in Génolhac from her father. Here, the Bondurant children grew up.

     Antoine Bondurant [II] was born in Génolhac, Gard, France.¹ He married Gilette Amade, daughter of Pierre I Amat and Jeanne Jaussalde, on 2 February 1558/59.¹ Antoine died in 1604.²