MESSERVY was born about 1625, in Jersey. She married Francois Robert about 1659, in Jersey. They were the parents of at least 4 sons.
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1622–1670 Male
1625– Female
1659– Male
1660–1750 Male
1661–1738 Male
1665–1692 Male
Channel Islands (Jersey): nickname from Norman French messervi ‘ill-served, ill-used’. The 12th-century Anglo-Norman chronicler Wace mentions someone as son frere messervi ‘his ill-used brother’. Compare Meserve and Meservey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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