History of the Des Marets Family
of Suzanne Olsson
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The Des Marets Coat of Arms was carried by Baldwin, First King of Jerusalem. The
First Crusades were an effort to save our family heritage before everything was swept
away.  It represents the first time Christians ever stood up for their rights and fought
back.

Enoch (Enmeduranki) was seventh from Adam, and Noah’s grandfather.  The pillars of
the First Temple and the 12th dynasty Great Pyramid at Giza (Egypt) were both known
as the ‘Pillar of Enoch’ (He who comes in peace) Enoch was considered the first multi-
task genius of mankind.

When Solomon died, the ten tribes separated. Later in 721 B.C they went into Assyria
(Iraq) and Media (Iran), except for the tribe of Dan which went into Ethiopia, Danmark,
Scotland, and Ireland. (The Roman Emperor who defeated the Bar Kochba rebellion
1n 132-136A.D, also tried to conquer the Jews in Scotland.)

Abraham had two wives. From his first wife, Sarah, came Moses and Jesus. From his
second wife, Keturah came Krishna, Zoroaster and Buddha.

9-11 has marked the great historical turning point for the world, a time when even
these ancient wounds are opened again. This story is the story of the children of a
threatened bloodline that survived to this day against terrible odds.

The Genealogy (Bloodline from Mary Magdalene) appears below, from Jesus and
Mary Magdalena to this author’s family. Prior to that, we follow the bloodline of King
David. We are very unique to have these records survive for so many thousands of
years.

The Des Marets family in Europe spread in several key directions. Four very important
historical family branches are recognized. They are the Arthurian line (King Arthur),
the Sicambrian Franks, the Merovingian Kings, and the House of Stewart. A
t the point when our branch of the family entered the New World,  the genealogy  
continues from the records of the Demarest Museum in Demarest, New Jersey. This is
when the Des was changed to de, creating Demarest from Des Marets. In the 1960’s,
they published a two-volume book with very extensive genealogies, and you might
contact them to see if these books are still available. I remember helping my
grandmother lug ancient family Bibles down from the attic when the scholars came to
gather historical information from her: this was cross-referenced with other
independent sources from around the world.

How many of us are alive today? We might number in the many thousands. But few of
us are left who  still have the records intact to prove it. Those of us who do are
especially fortunate.

In the British Isles, Joseph, Mary, and this family were known as the Gew-ISSAE, which
means the Knowers, or Wise Ones. They represented a branch of Essenes known as
the Teselphas-Essene.  From here, from the land of Gewissae also came Merlin, King
Arthur, and Camelot. The roles and
connections between Druids and magi is exactly the same. One is the eastern
branch of the other. The Buddha, Siddharta is also linked to this family through his
great grandfather, Yudhisthistra, the Hebrew King David, making Jesus and the
Buddha ‘cousins.’  The family was always considered royalty (never as shepherds and
'poor' carpenters) and formed a special royal link between Hebrews, Egyptians, Celts,
and Rajas.
The full chronology from Jesus and Magdalene appears below.

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1. Jesus ~ Mary Magdalene

The sons were Jesus Jr. and Josephus.
The daughter was Tamar/Demara.

2. Joseph  (2nd Joseph of Arimathea) King Arviagus of Silurian granted this son
land in Glastonbury, at a time when Roman imperialism was on the rise and this led
to many unions between the Druids, the Celts, and the Messianic line. Colchester
was then called Camulod (Camulodunum) and is presumed to be the possible
Camelot of later legends. Research indicates the British Isles have always been
home to Jesus grandparents and parents, and they owned extensive properties in
Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and well into Egypt and the Holy Land. This son was
well known as a wealthy metal trader in the tradition of his ancestors, like Old
Testament Tubal-cain and Hiram Abiff. History records the stoning to death
(figurative? Or literal?) of this son in AD 62 in Glastonbury, where he is buried.


3. Josue

4. Ammin’adab ~ Eurgen

5. Catheloys
(Castellors) Beginning of the line of Fisher Kings and conjoining.

6.  Manael

7.  Titurel
8.  Boaz (Anfortas)

9.  Frotmund (Frimutel)
10. King Faramund
(Pharamond) Reigned 419-430: He married Princess Argotta
(Sicambrian Franks). Princess Argotta was daughter of Genobaud, who was King
over most of Gaul, northern France, and Belgium, descended from Sicambrian Chief
Marcomer (8th in descent from Francio). Both were Messianic descent. The Fisher
King Faramund and Argotta are the true founders of the French Monarchy, and the
Merovingians. Here the Christian line began its impressive rise to prominence. About
this time Arthurian associations with the Holy Grail and Sangreal (the Royal Blood of
Judah) were being laid down.

11. Clodion Guardian (Lord) of the Franks in Gaul Fisher King (Priest-King)

12. Meroveus ~ Meira He and his priests were widely known for their esoteric and
occult skills. He is known as the ‘long-haired’ Sorcerer Kings’ in the tradition of the
Nazarites. They did this because of the Old Testament (Numbers 6:1-13) binding
those to strict Hebrew vows...”All the days shall no razor come upon his head. This is
the law of the Nazarites...” Yet they were not practicing Hebrews, but an early form of
Christians more closely resembling Druid practices, probably a variation of the
original Telsephus Essenes.  They were the founders of the Merovingian dynasty of
rulers in Europe. Yet they never proclaimed themselves “Kings”, but priests who were
greatly revered as esoteric teachers, judges, and faith healers, in the manner of the
Samaritan Magi. In fact, the three Magi became the patron saints of Frankish
Cologne. They became associated with the symbol of the bee (wisdom) a sacred
emblem of Egyptian royalty. They were not a line of ‘created’
kings but those of natural kings, who knew their birthright and based this natural
selection and methods of ruling (by example and good works) upon King Solomon,
their ancestor. The Book of the Bee also contains critical information about Judas
Iscariot stealing the rod of kingship: this is discussed at length in my book and is
crucial to understanding events surrounding the crucifixion.

13. King Childeric ~ Basina-II, Queen of Thuringia

14. Clovis-I ~ Princess Clotilde of Burgundy; They were married at the Black
Madonna center of Ferrieres. He pushed out the Romans and extended his realm to
include such centers as Rheims and Troyes. By age 20 he was a powerful leader,
destined to become the most influential figure in the West. His wife was a Catholic,
and managed to convert him at a time when the entire Catholic Church was on the
verge of collapse. Word of his conversion soon spread and everyone in his realms
began converting. Had it not been to please his wife, the entire course of history in
Europe would have been dramatically different, and Catholics would have been
relegated to some minor sect. Instead, the Catholic bishops now used this opportunity
to maneuver the Merovingians strategically out of the picture, leaving the Bishop of
Rome supreme in Gaul. Clovis unwittingly fell victim to a conspiracy against the
Messianic bloodline. King Clovis died in Paris at the age of 45. His vast kingdom was
divided among his four sons to rule, circa 511, but these were tempestuous years.

15. Lothar-I

16. Chilperic ~ Fredegund

17. King Lothar-II
~ Queen ImmachildeAlso known as King Seibert

18. Dagobert-I ~ Nanthild, King of Austrasia, King of the Franks By this time, about
674, a council of leading bishops had extended its authority while at the same time
reducing the powers of taxation and administration by the royal house, rendering it
weaker and less and less effective. Dagobert was only five years old when his father,
King Sigebert-II (Lothar) died. Dagobert was kidnapped and hidden in Ireland, where
he managed to get an education while at Slane Monastery, near Dublin. His mother
was told he’ddied. At age 15 he married the Celtic Princess Matilde, but she died
soon after and he decided to return to France. Meanwhile Grimoald, who had
kidnapped Dagobert, put his own son on the throne. Dagobert married a niece of the
Visigoth King. Grimoald’s plot was thwarted for a while, and after 20 years absence,
Dagobert was reinstated as rightful king. Soon after he was lanced to death and the
Church reinstated the Grimoald line. This began a change in succession of royalty. It
was no longer a blood right, but something that could be appointed and coronated by
the Church (circa 761 Pepin the Short in league with the Pope was the first coronated
king, deposing Childeric, the next rightful successor. Pepin began the line of Kings
known as the Carolingians).

19. Clovis-II ~ Batilde

20. Theuderic-III King of Neustria & Burgundy & Austrasia In the 730’s Islam (the
Moors) were forced to retreat to Narbonne, in the South of France. Pepin the Short
couldn’t win against them without help. He sought help from the Jews. They agreed to
help but only if a Hebrew King, a recognized descendent of the Royal House of David
was restored and a Jewish kingdom was again established in the territory of
Burgundy.  Pepin agreed and the Jews ousted the Moors, and then established the
kingdom of Septimania (The Midi) with Narbonne as its capitol. Theuderic had been
ousted from power. He was married to Pepin the Short’s sister, Alda. Their son, Count
Guilhelm de Toulouse, became King of Septimania in 768.

21. Childebert-III

22. Dagobert-III
~ Saxon Princess

23. Princess Blanche Fleur (Flora of Hungary)

24. Princess Bertha (Big Foot)

25. Charlemagne the Great

26. Louis 1

27. Lothair-I

28. Louis-II Emperor of Italy

29. Irmengarde

30. Kunigund

31. Gozelo-I
32. Godfrey- I Godfrey de Bouillons was also known as the Duke of Lower Lorraine.
His mother was the famous St. Ida, and his brother was Count Eustace-III of
Boulogne. Godfrey-I became the designated King of Jerusalem after the First
Crusade. He chose not to use the title ‘king’ and was known instead as ‘Guardian of
the Sacred Sepulcher.’ Of the eight crusades which persisted until 1025, only this first
was successful, but even this was marred by the excess of a few irresponsible troops.
Godfrey died in 1100, soon after his Jerusalem triumph, and was succeeded by his
younger brother, Baldwin of Bologne. After 18 years Baldwin was followed (in 1011)
by his cousin, Baldwin du Bourg, in the same year the Knights Templar was founded.
They were said to have begun with a small group of nine French Knights vowing to
protect the Holy Land. They were installed in Baldwin’s palace at the site of Solomon’s

Temple. When Baldwin moved to the Tower of David, the Temple quarters were given
over entirely to the Templars. They were relatives and members of the ruling families
of the time. Deep beneath the Temple were the stables of King Solomon, untouched
since ancient times and said to be large enough to hold 2,000 horses. It was also
rumored to contain the Ark of the Covenant and the original Ten Commandments.
However, what the Templars most wanted were another set of Tablets said to be
written by God for Moses, these were said to be engraved with the ‘Table of
Testimonies’-The Cosmic Equation, the divine laws of numbers, measures, and
weights. The mystical art of reading the inscriptions was the cryptic system devised
called the Cabbala. The Ark itself, plated in gold, was actually thought to be an
electrical conductor. One of these duplicates may have been in Jerusalem, the other
at Axum, Ethiopia. Huge amounts of gold and wealth were also removed by the
Templars, as revealed in the Copper Scrolls discovered in 1956. It is important to
point out here that the Crusades were not just wantonly begun as mindless
aggression against Muslims. The Muslims had been ruthlessly attacking and invading
surrounding lands, leaving death and destruction everywhere. It was the few survivors
who had cried out for help that led to the crusades. Realizing if they didn’t protect
Jerusalem, their ancestral home, then their heritage here too would be destroyed; the
first crusades were the very first attempt of the Hebrews and Christians to work
together to protect what was always theirs! King David even had the original deed to
these lands.. The Templars moved everything to the Champagne Court at Troyes to
work and study. St. Bernard became the official head of the Templars, which became
an officially recognized religious order. They were granted vast land holdings that
criss-crossed the global map. Within a decade they were probably the most revered
and influential body the world has ever known. France was the first to benefit, and
this began the era of great Cathedrals like Notre Dame built with this new ‘sacred
geometry.’ They had also uncovered many ancient and unadulterated scrolls, which
revealed that the Church had altered scriptures. This led to their persecution by the
Dominicans and the savage 14th century Inquisition. It was the point in history that
the last vestiges of free thinking disappeared from the Catholic Church, and rigid
dogma set in. The relatives continued below were also members of the Knights
Templar and Heralds of the Golden Fleece.

From this point, we continue with the genealogy based upon the published records of
the Demarest Museum in Demarest, New Jersey. Some of these records came from
old family Bibles the Museum studied for their genealogies. I used to help my
grandmother get our old Bibles from the attic when the museum curators came to
copy them.


33. Jean, Lord of Bousis; Married a sister of Eustace, Lord of Picquiguy in Picardy:
they had a son born circa 1050.

34. Baldwin 1, Lord des Marets; Married the daughter of Eustace Grener, Constable
of Jerusalem, Lord of Sidon and of Caesarea. He received for bravery, in the Holy
Land, from the King of Jerusalem the city of “Rhosas.”  was killed in battle against the
Turks in 1145. His younger brother, Reginald received a fief he named “Maresia”
after his home in Maretz, France. (Note: In a history book several years ago I read a
further interesting account that said when one of these Kings Baldwin died, his wife
refused to pass the throne onto their son, instead ruling herself for another seven
years.)

35. Baldwin-III(Youngest son of Baldwin-I)Lord des Marets married Melisande de
Beauvoise. After his older brothers had fallen in battle and the family possessions in
Palestine were lost, he returned to Cambresis, the land of his fathers. He bequeathed
lands to the Abbey of St. Aubert in Cambray. Dating from about 1200 the first legends

of King Arthur, Percival, Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot, the Magic sword, and
the search for the Holy Grail began emerging.

The Fisher Kings, The Knights Templar, The Golden Fleece, are all part of the family
and its numerous branches. This is the Desposynic ‘Vine of Judah’ from Jesus, which
extended to the Fisher Kings and Lancelot del Acqus. It descended to the
Merovingian Kings of France and the Stewart Kings of Scots. It exists even today in
the most sovereign and noble houses of Britain and Europe.

36. Baldwin-IV Lord des Marets married Gillette, daughter of Simon de Jauche,
Governor of Cambray. He inherited lands from his father, which in 1233 he gave to
the Abbey of Vaucelles. He went to Palestine where he died at the battle of Ascalon in
1239. His son, Hugo, received his great-uncle Reginald’s sword. This is a key link to
the sword now on display in Jerusalem, and written about by Mark Twain when he
visited there. I found it hanging on the wall at the Church of the Sepulcher in
Jerusalem, and took a photograph of it in its scabbard. It is nailed to the wall and
could not be removed. . It gave me a great sense of historical pride to find it there. A
small signboard next to it identifies it.

37. Baldwin-V Lord des Marets, Knight, Lord of Sorick, Marets, Vilers, Chesneaux,
Hurtebise, and Flechin, married Ermegard de Rambures whose mother was of the
House of Wallincourt. He had five sons.

38. William Lord des Marets, and of Loges and Chesneaux, married Guiote,
daughter of Walter de Hames, Herald of the Golden Fleece. William is mentioned in
Charters in 1293, 1331, and 1335, as per the archives of the Abbey of St. Aubert,
and at Cambray, Wallincourt, and Verger Abbey. Two children are known, a son and
a daughter, who married Wigbold of Esquencourt.

By 1244, the Church was livid in trying to take away the wealth and secret knowledge
the Templars possessed, and began persecution in earnest. This began in France,
where the treasures were originally brought. On Friday October 13, 1307 the
Templars were seized throughout France, tortured, and burned. But the treasures
were never located.

39. Baldwin V1; Lord des Marets, Knight, Lord of Hurtebise, of half-Flehan, and Ethe
in Henault, married Agnes, daughter of Herbert de Forest.  He had five sons and two
daughters.

40. Baldwin-VII; Lord des Marets, and of Hurtebise, married Jacqueline de
Ranchincourt, Lady of Remes and La Vacquerie. His tomb is in the Church of St.
Andrew at Chateau Cambresis. In the year 1348, the ‘Black Death’ struck England,
and the age of Chivalry was born in Europe.

41. Baldwin-VIII; Lord des Marets, and of Ethe and Hurtebise, inherited from his
father of Remes and La Vacquerie, inherited from his mother, and by purchase, Lord
of Farbus in Antois, married Emma, Lady of Carnin, in Antois. He died in 1395 at
Cambray. He had one daughter and two sons.

42. Hugo; Lord des Marets, and of Farbus, married Guillemette de Solomnes. They
had eleven children. Several entered monastic and ecclesiastical orders. Two of his
sons had families. This was the era of the great Inquisitions, when death by burning,
torture, and secret trials were authorized against heretics (anyone not Catholic). First
the targets were Muslims and Jews, but this soon extended to include Protestants
under Pope Paul-III. About this time Tarot cards emerged as secret symbols and
communications to thwart the Inquisitors. This is the era of Joan of Arc, circa 1429,
when she vowed to save France from (English) invaders.

43. Reginald; Lord des Marets, Esquire, Doctor of Laws, Magistrate at Cambray,
married Agnes de Sauix. They had three sons, Jean, Pierre, and Jacques, who was
Canon of St. Gery at Cambray, and died circa 1500.

44. Jean; Lord des Marets, Esquire, Doctor of Laws, Magistrate at Cambray,
married four times. By the third marriage to Catherine Gerardel, Jacques was born
circa 1500.

45. Jacques; Lord des Marets, (wife’s name unknown) had two sons, Jan, born
circa 1518, and Jacques, born circa 1519.

46. Jacques 2 ;  Lord des Marets founded the family of Des Marets in England,
where he fled during the Inquisition, about 1567, after losing most of his family. He
and his family were members of the Walloon Church. He married Antoinette Suceur,
and died in 1604, about age 85. There were three sons. In 1562 the French
Protestants, called Huguenots, rose up against their Catholic Monarchy, and Jacques
was a part of this uprising. In retaliation Catherine de Medici, Regent of France,
committed the St. Valentine’s Day massacre. More than 3,000 Huguenots were killed
just in Paris, another 12,000 throughout France. This delighted Pope Gregory, who
sent a note of congratulation to the French Court.

47. Francois; Lord des Marets married Elizabeth Herbecq, who died 1601-1604.
He then married Phebe du Rieu. He was a Lieutenant in the Walloon Militia, and lived
his last few years in London, where most of his children were registered in the French
Church. By his first marriage Jean was born circa 1592.

48. Jean; Lord des Marets married Margrieta de Herville. Their son, Davis, was
born 1620 at or near Beauchamps, France. The family lived for a time at Calais,
where they were members of the French Church at Middleburg, Zeeland circa 1643.

49. David; Lord des Marets, 1620-1693-married July 24,1643, at the French
Church, Middleburg, Zeeland, Marie Sohier, daughter of Françoise, from Nieppe, a
town of Hainault. They migrated to America to avoid religious persecution, sailing from

Holland April 16, 1663. They had eight children.

As I recall from the official museum publication, David Demarest, who had been fairly
wealthy, owned numerous land titles, and was highly respected, but he gave this all
away in return for a five thousand acre land grant when he settled in America. Of
course, the family ceased using "titles" in the New World as well. This land grant
consisted of prime land in what is now Bergen County, New Jersey, which includes the
Meadowlands and the lands of Desmarets, which became Demarest. The Demarest
Museum, which researched this lineage, is still there.

50.Samuel des Marets; 1656-1728Married Marie de Ruine (1662-?) At Bergen, New

Jersey on August 11, 1678.

51. David Demarest; 1681-1760Married Matie de Baun (1690-1752) at Hackensack,
New Jersey on November 10, 1705. (Hackensack was the original Indian name for the
area, which is directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan).

52; Christian Demarest; 1717-1787Married Geeshie Romeyn (1720-1769) at
Hackensack on October 30, 1741.

53;  Albert Demarest;   1749-? Married Rachel Durie at New York City on October
28, 1769.

54; Albert Demarest; 1770-1850Married Annette Jersey (1776-1859) at Tappan,
New York on May 14, 1796.

55. Albert A. Demarest; 1813-1883Married Katherine Merseles (1870-1900) at (?).

56. Richard Merseles Demarest; 1838-1914Married Marie Ann Haring (1839-
1909) at No. Schraalenburgh, N.J. on January 23, 1861.

57. Mary Demarest; 1865-1932 Married George Hartwick (1865-1941) at Closter,
New Jersey on March 7, 1885.

58. Clarence George Hartwick; 1895-1938Married Amelia Jeanette Bartz (1896-
1969) at Hillsdale, N.J. on June 30, 1915.

59. Richard A. Hartwick; Married Edna Marie Lemke: Grandparents were Franco-
Hungarian; great grandfather was Franco-Hungarian (Hapsburg).

60.  Suzanne Olsson, eldest of four children in 60th generation:
61.  author's children
62.  author's grandchildren

These generations are 144th from Mushiach ben David (King David).