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Whereas, severall ffrench Protestant Refugees are lately arrived in York River in the Nassau, Capt. Tragian Comm'r, concerning whom his Excellency hath received no
38 He was the second of the name in Virginia and son of Major Lewis Burwell, of the family of Bedford and Northamton-shire, England, who settled on Carter's Creek, in Gloucester county, Virginia, in 1640, and married Lucy, daughter of Captain Robert Higginson. A deduction of the Burwell family of Virginia was contributed by the present writer to the Richmond Standard, June 18-25, 1881.
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perticular intelligence or Commands from his most Sacred Majesty, save only a Letter from the Lord Bishop of London concerning one Mr. Latiné, who comes in the Quality of a minister, and one other Letter from Mr. Blaithwayte concerning one John Boyer, a french Gentleman; and the aforesaid ffrench Refugees making no application nor proposalls to the Govern- ment in their owne behalfe, his Excellency and his Majestie's hon'ble Council, comisserating their poor and low condition, and willing as much as in them lies to find meanes for their present support-
Do thereupon Order that such and so many of them as are willing to go and inhabit at the Manakin Towne, where severall ffrench are already settled, may and shall receive reliefe from the Contributions given or hereafter to be given towards the support and maintenance of such as shall there Inhabit; and that such and so many of them as are not willing to go thither be Lycenced and permitted to disperse themselves amongst the Inhabitants of this country, to provide for their necessary support untill further order shall be therein taken. And it is further ordered, that a copy of the last Briefe be sent to Capt. Tragian and ye ffrench Minister, to be published amongst them.
March 10th, 1700.
His Excellency and the Hon'ble Council do recommend to Lt .- Colonel William Randolph and Captain Giles Webb, from time to time, to make enquiry into the state and condition of the ffrench Refugees Inhabiting at the Manakin Towne and parts adjacent, and communicate the same to his Excellency, and alwayes to Exhort the aforesaid french Refugees to live in unity, peace and concord.
DIONISIUS WRIGHT.
This Chart party, Indented-made the third day of December, anno Domini, 1700, and in the Twelfth yeare of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, William the third, King of England, &c .- Between Sir William: Phipard, of the Town of Pool, in the county of Dorset, Knight, owner of the Ship called the Nassau of Pool, of the burthen of ffive hundred Tuns or thereabouts, now in the River of Thames, of the one part, and Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter
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Bouvot, and John Hamilton, all of London, Merchants of the other part, Witnesseth, that (for the consideration hereunder mentioned) the said owner doth hereby for himself, his Execu- tors and administrators, covenant, grant, and agree to, and with, the said Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abra- ham Perodin, Peter Bouvot and John Hamilton, their Executors, administrators and assigns, as followeth (vizt) : That by the fifth day of this Instant, month of December, the said ship shall, at the said owner's charge, be fitted and Equipped with all Stores requisite for the voyage hereunder mentioned; and also at the like costs and charges be victualled for carrying the passengers hereunder mentioned to James Towne, in Virginia, with the same sort of provision as those for the ship's company, and that the said ship shall, by the said fifth day of this Instant, December, at the costs and charges of the said Owner, be fitted, and have fitted, and made ready, convenient Lodgings or Cabbins for the said passengers, for two in an appartment, or with hammocks to hold and carry at least 150 in number, and shall stay at or near Blackwall 3 days after the said 5th day of this instant, December, to receive and take in all such french Passengers, with their apparell and household goods, as the said Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bouvot and John Hamilton, or their assigns, shall please to send on board her, so many as she can conveniently carry, and with them, or as many of them as shall be willing to goe, shall then, as wind and weather permit, saile and make the best of her way directly unto James Towne, in Virginia, to the usuall place of Ships unlading there, and then sett and carry on Shoar all the said passengers with their said goods brought thither, and so end her said employment, the dangers of the seas and Enemyes alwayes excepted; and that the Master of the said Ship shall daily, from the time of the passengers coming on board at Blackwall as aforesaid, and during all their said passage to James Towne aforesaid, allow and give them, the said Passengers, the like or customary daily allowance as is and shall be given and allowed to the Ship's company in Messes, and deliver in the presence of the said master and overseers of the said Passengers every Munday morning weekly, during the said passage, to the said passengers their said full allowance in bread, butter and Cheese for that week, the rest of their provisions being to be distributed
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amongst them daily, as the Ship's Company shall be and in the same manner ; and that if the .said Ship shall put into any Port or place by contrary wind in her said passage, and that any of the said passengers shall be on shoar, then the said Ship shall stay for their returneing on board 24 houres in the whole after the wind shall be fair to saile forward, if so required by the Overseers of the said Passengers, and send the Ship's boats on Shoar to bring them off, after which 4 and 20 hours the Ship to have liberty to proceed; and if any of the said passengers shall be so on shoar, shall not be willing to returne on board, the said master shall protest against them, if so required by the said overseers; and the said Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bou- vot and John Hamilton, for the considerations aforesaid, do hereby, for themselves, their executors and administrators, cove- nant and agree to and with the said owner, his executors and administrators, and assignes, that they, the said Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bouvot and John Hamilton, or their assignes, shall, and will, within 3 days after the said 5th day of this Instant, December, send on board the said ship at Blackwall aforesaid, at least the number of 150 french passengers, if not more, and upon shipping such passengers shall and will truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the said owner, his executors or assignes, freight for their said passage, and provision to James Towne aforesaid, and for other the promises to be perform'd by the said owner to and for them, as aforesaid, at and after ye rate of 5 pounds sterling per head for each passenger so shipped, and at least for the number of 150 certain, always reckoning and accounting 2 passengers under the age of 12 years each to go and be paid freight for as but one passenger. Lastly, it is provided and agreed that after ye 3 days above mentioned for taking in the said passengers at London shall be expired, it shall be lawfull for the said Ship to proceed on her voyage with what number of them as shall be then on board without staying longer, and if the number then on board shall not amount to 150, the said Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bouvot and John Hamilton, or their assignes, shall pay the said owner, or his assignes, before the Ship's departure, freight for the passage of 150 passengers-750 Pounds. And to the performance of all
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and singular the clauses, covenants and Agreements herein contained, which on ye part and behalf of ye s'd owner, his exec'rs, adm'rs and assigns, are and ought to be done, kept and perform'd. The s'd owner bindeth himselfe, his ex'rs and adm'rs, and Especially ye s'd ship, her freight, Tackles, apparel, and furniture unto the s'd Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bouvot and John Hamilton, their Ex'rs, Adm'rs and assigns, in ye summe or penalty of 1,500 pounds of lawfull money of England, firmly by these presents. And to the performance of all and singular the clauses, covenants, payments and agreements herein contained, which on the parts and behalfes of the, s'd Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bouvot, and John Hamilton, their Ex'rs and adm'rs, are and ought to be done, kept, paid and performed, the s'd Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bouvot and John Hamilton, bind themselves, their Ex'rs and adm'rs and every of them, joyntley and severally, unto the s'd owner, his ex'rs, adm'rs and assignes, in the summe or penalty of 1,500 pounds of law- full money of England, firmly by these presents. In witnesse whereof, the s'd parties have hereunto interchangeably put their hands and seales in London the day, month and year first above written.
Memorandum. -- It is agreed, That, although it is mentioned that the Passengers shall have the same allowance of provisions as the Ship's company, It is the intent and meaning of the s'd parties y't they shall have the allowance as followeth (vizt) : to every passenger above the age of 6 yeares, to have 7 pounds of Bread every weeke, and to a mess, 8 passengers in a mess, and to have 2 peeces of Porke, at 2 pounds each peece, 5 dayes in a weeke, with pease ; and 2 days in a week to have 2 four pound peeces of Beefe a day and pease, or one four pound peece of Beefe with a Pudding with pease; and at any time if it shall happen that they are not willing the Kettle should be boyled, or by bad weather cannot, In such case every passenger shall have I pound of cheese every such day; and such children as are under 6 yeares of age to have such allowances in flower, oat- meal, Fruit, Sugar and Butter as the overseers of them shall Judge Convenient.
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Sealed and Del'v'd, being first duly Stamped in ye presence of John Clarke, George Wharton, W. Boteler, Notaries.
M. JAQUEAN. [s]
I. BELLET. [s]
M. PERODIN. [s]
PETER BOUVOT. [s] JOHN HAMILTON. [s]
This is a true copy of ye originall, which, after comparing, I attest.
London, the 4th December, 1700.
W. BOTELER, Not. Pub. Dec. 4, 1700.
December ye 3d, 1700. Received of Messrs. Moses Jaquean, Isaac Bellet, Matthew Perodin, Abraham Perodin, Peter Bouvot, and John Hamilton ye summe of 892 Pounds, 10 Shillings, in full, for the passages of 197 French Passengers to James Towne, in Virginia. Rec'd : WILL. PHIPPARD.
Witnesses :
John Clarke, 1 Not's.
Wm. Boteler,
George Marton,
DIONISIUS WRIGHT.
THE STATE OF THE FFRENCH REFUGEES.
Io and 11th May, 1701.
The roth of May, last, I with Coll. Randolph, Capt. Epes,39 Capt. Webb, &c., went up to the new settlements of ye ffrench Refugees at ye Manakan Town. Wee visited about sev- enty of their hutts, being, most of them, very mean ; there being upwards of fourty of y'm betwixt ye two Creeks, w'ch is about
* Captain Francis Eppes, grandson of Colonel Francis Eppes, County Lieutenant, who settled at City Point, Prince George county, Virginia, (then forming a portion of Charles City county), about the year 1635. A brief deduction of the Eppes family is given in Slaughter's History of Bristol Parish, pages 172-3.
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four miles along on ye River, and have cleared all ye old Man- acan ffields for near three miles together, as also some others (who came thither last ffeb'ry, as Blackman told us) have cleared new grounds toward the Lower Creeke, and done more worke than they y't went thither first. They have, all of y'm, some Garden trade and have planted corne, but few of y'm had broke up their ground or wed the same, whereupon I sent for most of y'm and told y'm they must not expect to enjoy ye land unless they would endeavour to improve it, and if they make no corne for their subsistance next yeare they could not expect any further relief from the Country. Mon'r de Joux promised at their next meeting to acquaint them all w'th w't I said, and to endeavour to stirr y'm up to be diligent in weeding and secureing their corne and wheat, of w'ch latter there are many small patches, but some is overrun w'th woods, and the horses (of w'ch they have severall, w'th some Cows) have spoiled more; most of y'm promise faire. Indeed, they are very poor, and I am not able to supply y'm w'th Corne (they being about 250 last month), hav- ing bought up all in these two counties, and not haveing received one month's provision from all ye other Countyes, there being some in the Isle of Wight, but cannot hire any to fetch it. There are above 20 families seated for 4 or 5 miles below the Lower Creeke and have cleared small plantations, but few of y'm had broke up their grounds. Wee went up to ye Cole, w'ch is not above a mile and a-half from their settlement on the great upper Creeke, w'ch, riseing very high in great Raines, hath washed away the Banke that the Coal lyes bare, otherwise it's very deep in the Earth, the land being very high and near the surface is plenty of Slate". Tho' these people are very poor,
" Lawson, the Surveyor-General and historian of North Carolina, ascribes the discovery of the coal to a Huguenot settler at Manakin- Town, "who having shot a fowl, which fell into the river near where the bank was precipitous, went down to the assistance of his dog, who, going for the fowl, had difficulty in regaining the summit of the bank. The Frenchman, in his efforts to climb back, dislocated some earth at the foot of a shrub of which he had taken hold. and revealed the out- cropping coal. Making known his discovery, the land was surveyed and patented by one of the gentry." The patentee appears to have been William Byrd, "who understanding that there was a coal mine upon some land lying near Monacan town, which had not been granted
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yet they seem very cheerful and are (as farr as wee could learne) very healthy, all they seem to desire is y't they might have Bread enough. Wee lodged there that night and returned the new Road I caused to be marked, which is extraordinary Levell and dry way and leads either to the ffalls or the mill, a very good well beaten path for carts.
W. BYRD.
THE CLAUSE OF A LETTER TO HIS EXC'Y FROM GOV'R MASON," COL'L AND COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF ALL YE MILITIA, HORSE AND FOOT, IN YE COUNTY OF STAFFORD, DATED OCTOBER 28TH, 1701.
Sir,-Wee have no news in these parts, only that ye ffrench Refugees is, most of them, gone to Maryland, and have left an ill distemper behind them, ye bloody flux, which has affected some of our neighbours. Ye ffrench Refugees' great ffriend, Col'l Fitzhugh,42 dyed tuesday, ye 21st, at night, Nov'r 6th, 1701.
to the French, took out a patent for 344 acres, including the same, which patent was dated October 20, 1704."
MS. Book of the Titles of the Landed Possessions of William Byrd, in the Collections of the Virginia Historical Society.
" Colonel George Mason (son of Colonel George Mason, a native of Staffordshire, England, an adherent of Charles I, who fled after the Royalist defeat at Worcester, landed at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1651, and settled on the Potomac river at Accokeek,) married Sarah, daughter of Colonel Gerard Fowke. The wills of both himself and wife were admitted to probate in Stafford county in November, 1676. His son married the daughter of Stevens Thomson, Attorney-General of Vir- ginia (died 1713), and they were the parents of the patriots, George Mason, of "Gunston," and Thomson Mason.
42 Colonel William Fitzhugh, lawyer, planter, merchant. and shipper, the ancestor of the excellent Virginia family of the name, was born in Bedford, England, January 9th, 1651. He settled in that portion of Stafford which now comprises King George county, calling his seat " Bedford." He married, May 1, 1674, Mary Tucker. He was the counsel for Major Robert Beverley (the father of the historian) in the trial of the latter for "plant-cutting " and other misdemeanors, in 1682. A MS. copy of his letters, written during the period May 15, 1679-April 26, 1699, is among the MS. collections of the Virginia Historical Society.
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A LIST OF YE FRENCH REFUGEES THAT ARE SETTLED ATT YE MANNACHIN TOWN ARE AS FOLLOWS:
In ye first Shipp.
Mr. Phillip43 and his wife, - -
2
Mr. Peter Chalin, his wife and 3 chil'n,
5
Mr. Abrah. Nicod, -
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Mr. Char. Saillee, - - -
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Theph. Mallott and his wife, -
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Gulte, - -
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Mullin, - -
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John ffarcy and his wife, -
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Steph. Chastaine and his wife,
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Peter Tuly and his wife,
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2
John Joacmi and his wife, -
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2
Minst and his wife, -
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2
Gawey and his wife, -
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Bilbun and his wife, -
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ffaur, his brother and sister, -
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Parcule and his wife, -
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Leverre, .
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Gillan, - -
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Voyer and his wife, -
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Peter Gaway and his wife,
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John Saye, - -
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Pantier, -
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Chambures and his wife, -
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Morret and his wife, -
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Peter Perry, -
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Mallon, his wife and father, -
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Brouse and one child, -
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Corun, -
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" The full name of the minister thus modestly designated was Claude Phillipe de Richebourg. He was a relative of Isaac Porcher de Riche- bourg, the ancestor of a prominent Huguenot family of South Carolina, both being descended from the Counts of Richebourg, of St. Sévère. Owing to disputes in his parish, which were referred to the Council of Virginia, September 2, 1707, M. Phillippe, with numerous followers, left Virginia soon after this date and settled in the Carolinas.
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Cabarnis“ and his wife, -
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Imbart and his wife,
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Sasin, - -
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Vigne, -
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Garrén, - -
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Chalagenie, his wife and one child,
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Debart, -
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Bernard and his wife, -
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Cath. Billet, - - - -
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Sublet, his wife and four children, -
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Moroll and his wife and one child, -
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Cocuelguie, -
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Veras and his wife, -
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Isaac Verey, - - -
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John Buffe, Du Clue, La Cadon,
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The names of such as came in the second ship:
Mr. Benj'n De Joux, - - -
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Barel, his wife and one child, - -
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3
Govin, and his wife and Joshua Pettit,
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3
Alocastres, John Gunn and Timothy Russ,
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3
John Owner and his wife and Meshall, -
3
Remy and his wife, Gavand and his wife, -
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4
Villam, and his wife and Shabron, -
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3
Abrate Befour, his wife and 4 children,
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Jasper Subus, his wife and 4 children, -
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Isaac Lefavour and his wife and John Martin, -
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All and every ye persons herein before mentioned are seated between ve creeks (excepted Duclow and Sneadow) who came also in ye first ship and are settled on ye other side ve said creek.
# Now rendered Cabaniss in Virginia.
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And these that follow are likewise seated between ye said creeks but came in the third ship, (vizt.):
Rapine, his wife and 2 children, - - - -
4 ffran Benon and Gillaum, - - - -
2
Treyon, his wife and I child below ye creek, - -
3
9
The names of those y't came in ye fourth ship and are also set- tled between ye creeks:
Buffo, Shulu, and his wife and 3 children, - - -
Tumar and his wife, Chevas and 2 children, -
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5
Vallant, ffasant, John Pastour, -
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3
Mary Legraund, - - - - -
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Mocks, his wife and one child, -
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Lamas, - -
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A List of such as came in ye second and fourth shipps, and that are seated below ye creeks are as follows :
Greordocaso, -
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Jno. Boshard, his wife and 3 children,
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5
Dan'l Bluet and 2 children, -
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3
Pet'r Musset and his wife, and Misar Brock, -
3
Jos. Oliver, Po. Leaseo, and Jno. Marsarae, ffr'a Clapy and Legraund and 3 children, -
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3
Nicti Mar, his wife and 2 children,
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4
Sam'l Huntteeker, his wife and 2 children, -
4
ffra Duacon, Anth. Bonion, and Provo, -
3
Muller and I child, - - - - -
2
Dufontaine, his wife and one child, -
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3
Jasper Gardner, his wife and 3 children, -
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5
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5
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Robert, his wife and one child, -
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In ye fourth Shipp:
John Leroy, booker, and his wife and one child, - - 4 Coullon and his wife, - - - 2
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6
below ye Creek :
Merchant Suillee, his wife and 2 children and one negro
woman, - - - - -
- 5
Anthony Obray between ye Creeks,
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6
These two persons last mentioned came from New York. David Ministres and his wife not gone up falling creek, - 2 6
Nov. 10, 1701,
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Testa,
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DIONISIUS WRIGHT.
Total, 203
A COLLECTION OF ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE FFRENCH PROTESTANT REFUGEES-1700.
At a Councill held at his Maj'tie's Royall Colledge of William and Mary, the 25th October, 1700-
Present-his Excell'y in Councill.
Whereas, several ffrench Refugees have Jately, (vizt.) on or about the 20th Instant, arrived at James City, in this Colony, with designe to goe up to Manikin Towne in the upper parts of James River, whither severall ffrench are already gone to make Settlement ; his Excellency and the Hon'ble Councill taking the same into their serious consideration, are of opinion, that (con-
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sidering the poverty and disability of the said Refugees, their ignorance in the Customes and affaires of this Colony, their wants and necessities, being destitute of all meanes of support and sustinence at present), It will be most for their advantage and interest to disperse themselves, and do accordingly Order, License and permitt the aforesaid ffrench Refugees to disperse themselves into severall parts of this country that they may thereby the better provide for the future support of themselves and ffamilies untill the next fall, at which time further care may be taken therein
At a Council held at the How' ble Mr. Auditor Byrd's, 14th day of November, 1700-
Present: his Excellency in Councill.
Whereas, severall ffrench Protestant Refugees have been by his most sacred Majesty sent into this Colony with particular Instructions from his Majesty to his Excellency, the Gover'r, to incourage and protect them in their settling here;
And whereas, by former Order in Councill the place of their settlement was appointed at the Manikin Towne, above the falls of James River, to the end that all due observance and obedience may be paid to his Maj'tie's aforesaid Royall instructions in that behalfe, and the Government be the better enabled to render unto his most sacred Maj'tie a full and briefe acc't of the par- ticular proceedings therein :
It is ye opinion of ye Councill, and accordingly ordered, that Monsieur De Sailly render an acc't (to the next Councill to be held at his Maj'tie's Royall Colledge of William and Mary ye Third of December next) what French were carried up to the aforesaid place, in what state and condition they now are, w't money he hath received in England for their use, and how it hath been disposed of; as also to lay before ye Councill copies of all ye Transactions betwixt him and Doctor Cox relating to the aforesaid ffrench refugees. There have been carryed up to Monocantown about 120 Refugees, of whom 6 are dead and about 20 gone away, some for libertinage and lazinesse and some for want of bread, being not able to suffer hunger and take patience when we meet with disappointments (as we did when Bossard and his 'complices stole away upon ye road with force, 4
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violence and threatenings the meale from our men and horses, what occasioned almost all ye people to come down and leave ye place), and cannot get meal ; but we believe that severall of them and others living in ye English plantations would goe and settle there constantly if they were sure of a peck of meal a head weekly, of a bushell of pease and a peck of salt once for all, and of some blanketts to cover in cold weather such as have none; and we think y't most part of them would doe well, clear ye ground to provide themselves ye next year w'th bread, and afterwards w'th all necessaries, and to pay to his Maj'tie all observances, duty and obedience. We Judge it soe, because we see y't some of y'm who have not been soe sick, and are already pretty well, are encouragement to others; and severall told they would come upp again and settle themselves at work if we could afford them bread to maintain and strengthen them, because they have been so long sick y't they are weak still, and they cannot hope to recover their health and strength in fasting; and so for ye present, their condition being very poor, deserves his maj'tie's charity ; and y't some allowance may be made unto them out of the Briefs, money or other to provide y'm w'th corn,zelotlies, seeds, tools and some cattle, because for want of lands upon Nantsmund River, where they thought to be settled and set down by the Ship altogether w'th their goods without any charge, they have been obliged to goe up about 150 miles into ye woods 25 miles from ye plantations, and to bear great and extraordinary charges for their transportation and of all their goods and victualls, besides ye loss they suffered at James town by ye sinking of their sloop, where they had their goods lost and spoiled to ye value of 300{, and ye sicknesse they have laid under at ye falls these 4 months, having been above 150 sick at once, w'th soe little help and assistance in a place where pro- visions are so scarse and dear, y't they have been forced for some small relief and supply to sell their arms, clothes and other goods after having spent what money they had, and so to remain naked and deprived of all commodities till his Maj'tie be pleased to assist and relieve them to enable y'm to make good planta- tions and to build je Town; but Capt. Webb or some other must be appointed, w'th power and authority to rule and com- mand y'm, because being come only to endeavour to settle y'm conveniently and comfortably, haveing overgone all ye hard-
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