SAULSAYE Anne

Abt 1525 - Bef 1566  (< 41 years)

• Name	SAULSAYE Anne
  Birth	Abt 1525	France
  Gender	Female
  Death	Bef Apr 1566	France
  Notes	Anne was born about 1525 to Jean de la Saussaye sieur de Brezolles and Jeanne de Morvilliers.[1] [2] She was married to Adam de Baillon, sieur de Valence[1][2] in 1542. Their marriage contract was listed among Adam's possessions in his inventory after death.[3] The oldest children were apparently born at Blois where they were baptized[4] , and where Anne’s father and step-mother were also living. A gap in the parish records of Saint-Solenne prevents knowing if the younger children were also baptized there. Of the six children, Adam was probably the oldest son, but the order of the three younger siblings isn’t known. The children were: Anne, baptized 8 August 1546 married Jean Jaupitre, lord of Estiolles Marie, baptized 17 November 1547 married Charles de Mauterne, lord of Voisins and Malassise Adam, baptized 9 February 1549 (New Style) esquire, lord of Valence, married Renée de Maillard Louis, lord of La Boissière Charles, canon, dean, lord of Meung-sur-Loire Marguerite, wife successively of Jacques Bochereau & Séverin de la Marche, lord of Douardière[1]. Anne's father Jehan was buried in January 1551. The act reads- Le vi jour de janvier est decedé Jehan Sausaye et est inhumé aux cordeliers Seigneur des Vaulx et de Bresolles.[4] Anne herself is said to have died before April 1566 when her daughter Anne was married. She was not mentioned in connection with her husband's inventory after death in 1571, so it is likely she had predeceased him. Biographie Anne de la Saussaye était la fille de Jean, sieur de Brezolles, et Jeanne de Morvilliers[1]. Elle a épousé Adam de Baillon, sieur de Valence[1] en 1542[3]. Le couple a eu six enfants:[4] Anne, baptême 8 aoust 1546 mariée à Jean Jaupitre, sieur d'Estiolles Marie, baptême 17 novembre 1547 mariée à Charles de Mauterne, sieur de Voisins et de Malassise Adam, baptême 9 fevrier 1549 (datation moderne) écuyer, sieur de Valence, marié à Renée de Maillard Louis, sieur de la Boissière, sans enfants Charles, chanoine, sieur de Meung-sur-Loire Marguerite, femme de Jacques Bochereau et aussi Séverin de la Marche, sieur de Douardière[1]. Research Notes Notes on her name The wife of Adam de Baillon appears only as 'Anne' in the primary sources, from the marriage contract listed among the documents in her husband’s inventory after death, to the baptismal records for her three oldest children, as well as her occurences as godmother. The confusion of calling her 'Jeanne' clearly originates with the Cabinet d’Hozier where her name was transposed with her mother’s name i.e. ‘Jeanne’ de la Saussaye daughter of ‘Anne’ de Morvilliers. Many secondary sources both internet and print are often split on name usage, sometimes showing both, which only adds to the confusion. The study of the de la Saussaye family by Alonso Péan lists her as Anne.[2] (Her sister Jeanne wife of Jean Foucault follows in Péan’s work.) The use of ‘Jeanne’ for the wife of Adam de Baillon is unsubstantiated by the original sources. As for her surname, the baptisms of her children Anne and Adam record her name as ‘Anne Saulsaye’ (for daughter Marie, only 'Anne' appears for the mother's name). 'Saulsaye' is the most common spelling in the parish records of Saint-Solenne of Blois for other family members as well. 'Saussaye' occurs less often. Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gail F. Moreau, trans., and John P. DuLong, ed. "Archange Godbout's Baillon, de Marle, and Le Sueur Families of France." Michigan's Habitant Heritage 13, no. 22 (April 1992): 40-51. English translation of Godbout's 1944 article ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Péan, Alonso. Histoire généalogique de la maison de La Saussaye. pg. 13-14, pg. 33: ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blog of Gilles Brassard #55. Adam de Baillon, inventaire après décès, mariage et baptêmes ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Archives municipales de Blois, registre paroissial de Saint-Solenne 1542-1560 BS; GG 228; the children's baptisms are images 85, 104 & 127. Father Jehan's burial is image 178/252. See also: Généalogie Henri Frebault
  Person ID	I60231	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	De La SAUSSAYE Jean,   b. Abt 1490, Rouen, Normandie, France d. Jan 1551, Blois, Orléanais, France (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	MORVILLIER Jeanne,   b. Bef 1495, Normandie, France d. Bef 1538, France (Age < 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Nov 1513
  Family ID	F26727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BAILLON Adam,   b. Abt 1515, Rouen, Normandie, France d. Bef 11 Jan 1571, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age < 56 years)
  Marriage	1542	Blois, Île-de-France, France
  Children	1. de BAILLON Adam,   b. 09 Feb 1549, Blois, Île-de-France, France d. 20 Nov 1626, France (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026