{"id":1552,"date":"2020-03-13T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T00:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvga.avenue.org\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2020-03-14T21:26:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T01:26:03","slug":"central-virginia-heritage-spring-2020-v-36-no-1-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvga.avenue.org\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"Central Virginia Heritage Spring 2020 (v.36, no.1) Now Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Among other articles in this issue, we find: “The Jouett Family in Central Virginia”:<\/p>\n

Albemarle County\u2019s Jouett family is directly descended from Matthieu de Jouhet, the Lord of Leveignac and Master of the Horse to Louis XIII of France (reigned 1610-1643).<\/em><\/p>\n

Matthieu de Jouhet\u2019s grandson Daniel de Jouet emigrated from France to the Narragansett area (the British colony of Rhode Island) in 1686. Daniel moved around quite a bit, settling first in South Carolina, then New York, and in 1721, in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.<\/em><\/p>\n

Daniel\u2019s youngest son, Jean Jouett, who was also born in France, was the father of John Jouett, Sr. (1730-1802). John Sr. was the owner of the Swan Tavern next to the Albemarle County Courthouse, and the area north of Charlottesville that became the High Street neighborhood. He was a signer of the Albemarle County Declaration of Independence on 21 April 1779. He was buried on the lot of the Swan Tavern, but the exact site was lost. The building itself was destroyed in 1828; the building now on the site was built in the first half of the nineteenth century….<\/em><\/p>\n

For the rest of this article, and several\u00a0others, CVGA members should go to\u00a0\u201cMembers Only\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0on the menu bar above, and choose\u00a0\u201cCentral Virginia Heritage \u2014 Current Issue.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see \u201cMembers Only.\u201d)<\/p>\n

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For those who are not members of CVGA<\/strong>, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Spring 2020 issue is available from Amazon.com at https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B085K6JMFD\/<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for \u201cCentral Virginia Heritage\u201d on Amazon.com.<\/p>\n

Contents of the Spring 2020 issue:<\/p>\n