Louis de Harismendy

 

• Louis de Harismendy would have been born about 1643-1644 in Bidart (64210) Pyrénées Atlantiques (64)
   

• December 26, 1688
  Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) granted by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis Deharismendy, captain of the Dissimulée (180 tx) from Bordeaux.
  Source: AD33 6/B/73 f°50v
   

• July 5, 1690
  Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) granted by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis de Harismendy, captain of the Glorieux from Bordeaux.
  Source: AD33 6/B/74 f°43-46
   Louis Darismendy master of the Glorieux leave the harbour of Bordeaux to go to Plaisance (via Larochelle) with two passengers: the Sieur de Monelay (Secretary of Monsieur le comte de Frontenaq) and Jacques Bréau.

  Source: AD33 6B/295  f°139v
   

• October 8, 1691
  Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) granted by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis Deharismendy, captain of the Glorieux from Ciboure (130 tx).
  Source: AD64 B8698 p 36-38
   

• May 16, 1692
  Judgement confirming the capture of the Espérance by captain Louis de Harismendy in command of the frigate the  Glorieux
  Source: AD64 2Mi19 (R1) B8698
   

• June 6, 1692
  Capture of the Deux freres Deriga by Harismendy in command of the frigate the  Glorieux
  Source: AD64 B8699  p 70-73
   

• June 28, 1692
  Sieur Harismendy in command of the frigate the  Glorieux
  Source: AD64 B8699  p 37
   

• October 29, 1692
  Louis Harismendy in command of the frigate the  Glorieux
  Source: AD64 B8700  p 69-71
   

• November 22, 1692
  Ponchartrain to Laboulaye: the King approves that Mr. le Duc de Gramont puts Sieur Coursic on the Mignon and Harismendy on the Aigle
  Source: AN Marine B/2/86 (2) f° 431
   

• December 24, 1692
  Bayonne, before Mr. Delalande adviser of the King, lieutenant general in the admiralty of Guyenne to the seat of the aforesaid city appeared Sieur Louis de Harismendy (...) the frigate of the King l'Aigle
  Source: AD64 2Mi19 (R1) B8700
   

• June 30, 1693

  The Sieur Antoine d'Arcy de la Varenne received instructions from the Comte de Ponchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy, to form a squadron to stop the Dutch trading of the whales in Spitzberg:

  • Vessel the Pélican, under command of Captain de la Varenne

  • Frigate the Aigle, under command of Captain Johannis Suhigaraychipy, also known as Coursic or Croisic

  • Frigate the Favory, under command of Captain Louis de Harismendy

  • Vessel the Prudent, privateer of Saint Malo, under command of Sieur Gouin de Beauchesne

  Source: AN Marine B/4/14 (2)  f°522
               Philippe Henrat: French Naval Operations in Spitsbergen During Louis XIV's Reign
   

• September 27, 1693
  Marriage, in the Notre Dame church of Bayonne, of Louis de Harismendy, 48 years old, captain of vessel of the King born in Bidart and Marie de Lafourcade, 26 years old.
  Source: Web AD64 5Mi102-11 (301/1316)
   

• April 21, 1694

  The Sieur de Saint Clair, received instructions from the Comte de Ponchartrain to form a squadron to stop the English trading on the Large Bench of Newfoundland:

  • Vessel the Gaillard, under command of Captain de Saint Clair

  • Frigate the Aigle, under command of Captain Johannis Suhigaraychipy, also known as Coursic

  • Frigate the Favory, under command of Captain Louis de Harismendy

  • Vessel the Prudent, privateer of Saint Malo, under command of Sieur Gouin de Beauchesne

  Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°94

   

• April 26, 1694
  Order to give to the Sieur Harismendy the command of the frigate of the King, le Favory, that the King will make armed  in Bayonne
  Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°100
   

• September 15, 1694
  Sieur Duvignau captain of light frigate ordering l'Aigle, declares its complaint against Detchevery de Bidart "blue enseigne" (….) and Tipitto Daspicouette de Hendaye "blue lieutenant". He reserved his right to deposit a complaint against Sieur Harismendy ordering le Favory.
  Source: AN Marine B/4/15 (2) f°375
   

• December 15, 1694
  Ponchartrain to Sieur de la Boulaye: the judgement which was given against the deserter who was given to you by Sieur DuVignau (...) of the complaint which was made to you by Sieur Du Vignau against some officers and the best part of its crew which leaved the frigate when it entered Forillon. I make give to Rochefort the sum of eight miles (ecus) installment of what is due by the King for the armament of le Gaillard, l'Aigle and le Favory to be able to pay off the officers, marines and sailors of the crew of le Gaillard. You must oblige the ship-owners to pay those of  l'Aigle and le Favory (...) Sieur de Saint Clear extremely destroyed in my spirit in the cruise which it has just made, the good opinion that I had of him (...) send to me the declarations of Sieurs DuVignau, Harismendy and Beauchesne of his refusal to enter in Forillon and to finish the mission of Saint John
  Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°746
   

• July 1706
  He died on July 9 at Bayonne and was buried on July 10 at the cloister Sainte-Marie.
  Source: AD64 Bayonne 5Mi102-12 (377/1178)