Details

Subjects:

Land tenure -- France -- History.
Land tenure.
Inheritance and succession.
History.
Agriculture -- Economic aspects.
Marriage customs and rites, Medieval.
Dowry.
Farm rents.
France.
Farm rents -- France -- History.
Dowry -- France -- Sources.
Marriage customs and rites, Medieval -- France -- Sources.
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- France -- History.
Inheritance and succession -- France -- History.
Corrèze (France : Department) -- History -- Sources.
Corrèze (France : Department) -- History -- Economic aspects.
Corrèze (France : Department) -- History -- Social aspects.
Limousin (France) -- History.
Limousin (France) -- Social conditions.

Form/Genre:

Legal documents.
Deeds.
Contracts.
Marriage certificates.
Wills.
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, French.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Sources.

Language:

In Latin and Middle French.

Biography/History:

The Bertins mentioned in the 14th century are Aymeri (sometimes spelled Aimeri) Bertin, his aunt Raymonde Bertin, Elie de Bertin and [his?] son Guillaume Bertin. Those mentioned in the 15th century are Merigot Bertin, Jean Bertin d'Ayen, his wife Jeanne de St. Jean de Ligouret, their daughter Suzanne, their sons Jean Bertin (later seigneur de Bourg, des Tonnelles, et de Chasteaux) and Gouffier Bertin (later seigneur de la Raymondie), Jean's wife Mathe Fouchier and Gouffier's wife Marguerite de Lubersac; also mentioned are Jacques de Bertin, his wife Léonarde de Lafont, their son Louis Jean de Bertin, and the latter's wife, Suzanne de la Foy. Starting with Gouffier Bertin, the eldest male in the family begins to carry the title seigneur de la Raymondie. The generations of the 16th century include Raymond Bertin, seigneur de la Raymondie, and Charles Bertin, seigneur du Bourg, his wife Catherine Cothet, and the daughter of Jean Bertin (seigneur de Bourg etc), Antoinette Bertin.

Summary:

A collection of legal documents relating to multiple generations of the Bertin family of Corrèze, an administrative department in the Limousin region of south-central France. Most documents appear to be official copies and they often contain wax seals and signatures of witnesses. The legal documents vary significantly in type and include the following: an official deposition of witnesses regarding a will, numerous deeds for various properties (mainly land and vineyards) being sold, rented, or acquired by the Bertins, contracts of exchange of real estate (both among the Bertins and with other families and individuals), receipts of rent, statements of default on debts, marriage contracts, and wills. Most of the marriage contracts are quite long, including details about the respective dowries and mergers of properties involved; 3 of the contracts are in vellum, 2 have paper copies, one is on paper with another paper copy; the vellum original for the marriage contract of Gouffier Bertin and Marguerite de Lubersac is in two pieces and is missing the middle portion (item 8a). While some of the wills appear to be quite formal, one appears on the back of a transaction record (item 20). Raymond Bertin has some of the most extensive records; his most notable documents relate to his dealings with Pierre Chastanet, who apparently defaulted on the rent he owed. The communes and towns most often mentioned in the transactions are Ayen, Brives, Chabrignac, Juillac, Limoges, and Rosiers de Juillac. All of the documents in Latin and many of the ones in French are written in a secretary hand. Of the documents that are originals, 19 are in Latin and 14 are in French. The vast majority of the documents in French appears in the 16th century. The items are mostly oversize and on parchment with a few smaller documents on paper; all the paper documents are copies (in one case an original) of marriage contracts. Many of the documents contain later French descriptions and dates on the verso side. Modern marks in lead also appear on some documents. Many of the items are accompanied by modern inscriptions, written in purple ink on 19th century printed sheets. All items are organized chronologically; 6 items are kept in an oversize folder.

Notes:

Collection is in one shelved box and one map drawer folder.

OCLC:

237626366