JacquesMalan

The following research is being done by Daniël Malan co-author of the Malans van Suid-Afrika to establish that Jacques Malan and Marie Rouet were probably Jacques's parents:

On 31 Oct 1687 Jacques received monetary assistance from the Protestant Church in Francfort-sur-le-Main. The entry in the church register states that he was from Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque. It further states that he is a cousin of Anthoine and Pierre Mallan which therefore proves that Anthoine was not Jacques's father.[8]

The passenger list of the ship China of 23 Dec 1687 lists Anthoine Malan and Isabeau Verdette as follows:

1 Anthoine Madan out 38 jaren en Elisabeth
1 Verdette zijn vrouw out 23 jaren
1 dochterken genaamt out 10 maenden
--- Sa 3 in dese familie[9]

Anthoine's surname is incorrectly given as Madan which should be Malan. Isabeau's age is given as 23 years therefore she was born about 1664. Since Jacques Malan was born about in 1670, Isabeau could not have been Jacques mother. Also their names does not fit the names of Jacques children. Therefore Anthoine and Isabeau were NOT Jacques parents.

During 23 to 27 October 1685 all the inhabitants of Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque was forced to abjure their Protestant faith. The following Malans were recorded to have abjured their faith:

Daniel Malan and his son, Pierre.
André Malan and Thounette Sadallian.
Antoine Malan and Isabeau Verdette with their children Pierre and Marguerite.
Jean Malan and Marie Meynier with their children Francois, Pierre and Daniel.
Jacques Malan and Marie Rouet with their children Daniel, Jean, Jacques and Paul.[10] The reference in the Vaucluse archive is probably [11]

I am still trying to obtain the reference number of the original document in the Vaucluse archives. Unfortunately their is currently no digital images available of the document in question.

In 1701 Daniel and Paul Malan of Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque approached the government about the property of their brother Jacques who they described as being a fugitive.[12]

I am also trying to find this document in the archives if it indeed exists but it would be very difficult. The first mentioning of the fact was by the late Dr Hercules Malan.[13] Where he got it from is unknown.