Familles of Neuchâtel or of the Bishopric ?

The Junod, men of the bishopric of Basel, 1636

Men of Lignières allowed to carry arms (July 18, 1636)

(AEN, D 22, No. 12. "Role of men and families in the village of Lignières)

In the Middle Ages, the village of Lignières had two lords, the lords of Neuchâtel, and the bishop of Basel. Following a transaction of ... (probably the 1815 act of Vienna), the Bishop gave up all his rights on Lignières to the lord of Neuchâtel in exchange of the "collonges of Miécourt" in Ajoie (Canton of Jura).

In the absence of abundant documentation before this agreement, it is not always easy to know which families depended on Neuchâtel, and which others on the bishopric. To our knowledge, the following list is the only one to clearly enumerate and distinguish between the two parts of the population of Lignières. (Germain Hausmann).

A) Those who were always subjects of Neuchâtel

- Noé Compagnet
- Jehan Compagnet
- Michel Compagnet, out of the country
- Pierre Compagnet
- Adam Loclat
- Pierre Sarrazin
- Olivier Perroset
- Jacques, son fils, out of the country
- Guillaume Perroset
- Adam Jacquet
- Guillaume Brochaton
- Jacques Jacquet
- Pierre Descombes
- Adam Descombes
- Jehan Loclat
- Allexandre Bovet
- Adam Bovet
- Christe Bourquenier
- Michel Abraham
- Abraham Bourquenier
- Jehan Descombes
- Jacques Descombes
- Jacques Cosandier
- Jacques Compagnet
- Jehan Compagnet
- Abraham Jacquet
- Abraham, son of the late Jean Jacquet
- Jehan Perroset
- Pierre Perroset
- Guillaume Perroset
- Urs Loclat, out of the country
- Abraham Descombes
- Adam Cosandier
- Jehan, son of the late Simon Loclat
- Pierre, son of the above Loclat, out of the country

B) Those who were formerly under the bishopric of Basel now subjects of the lord of Neuchâtel

- Jehan Semon (note: Simon)
- Jehan Chasnel (note : Chanel)
- Christe Junoud (note : Junod)
- Abraham Junoud
- Jehan Gauchat
- Jehan, son fils
- Jacques Semon
- Urs Semon
- Jacques Bonjour
- Jehan Bonjour
- Jehan, son of the late George Gauchat
- Jehan, his son
- Pierre Semon
- Jacques Chasnel
- Pierre Langele
- Pierre Berrudet
- Jérémye Gauchat
- Michel Gauchat
- George Gauchat
- Adam Gauchat
- Pierre Gauchat, his son
- Pierre Chasnel
- Jacques Chasnel
- Christe Semon, lieutenant
- Christe, his son
- Pierre Gauchat
- Adam Junoud
- David Gauchat
- Christe Gauchat
- Michel Gauchat, out of the country
- Pierre Fargot
- Michel Bonjour
- Guillaume Bonjour
- Jehan Chiffelle
- Henry Chiffelle
- Jehan, son of the above Jean Chiffelle
- Pierre Chiffelle
- Jacques, son of the late Jérémie Gauchat
- Jehan, son of the late Benjamin Semon
- Jehan, son of the late Jacques Semon.