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John Cheek;37400 wrote: That’s probably me. Lots of John’s and William’s in the Cheek family…I think I’m the Only John Charles Cheek, and yes I have Thamar Taylor in my tree on Ancestry.com
Interesting. The Thamar Taylor link was sent to me from a Merritt couisin I met through a DNA match on GedMatch. Is this an ancestor you know or suspect to be Saponi? Someone had posted on Ancestry that she was.
Thamar Taylor is not in my tree that I’m aware of. But, what I noticed is there is also a living Kendrick descendant who shares Thamar as an ancestor. One of my Saponi ancestors Isom Good(Goad) had a second wife named Priscilla Kendrick b.1794 Chatam Co NC, d.1815 Putnam Co GA. So I’m related to descendants of Thamar Taylor and assoicated with Kendrick indirectly – lots of inter-connections here.
Linda;37401 wrote: If we are connected, it would be by way of a LeGrand who was a general in Napoleon’s army. They did have to get out of dodge after he was deposed, so he’s plausible. But that might be a way to connect them to Europe, if you’re interested.
My LeGrand faked his death and escaped into Germany, where he lived as a farmer, I believe, and had a big batch of grandchildren.
My Legrand’s go back to Pierre Legrand 1665 to 1707…
The first of the LeGrand family to settle in this country was Pierre, who, as far as can be learned, with his wife and five children left Bohain, France, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and went to Holland and from thence to England.
From England they set sail in the ship “peter and Anthony” galley of London, and arrived at Jamestown in Virginia in September (December), 1700, and settled at Manakintown, seven miles from Richmond, Va., as is proven by a little volume published by the Virginia Historical Society in 1886, entitled: “Documents, Chiefly unpublished, relating to the Huguenot Emigration to Virginia.” By R.A. Brock, Richmond, Va., 1886.
Pierre’s father was Etienne 1640 to 1710 born and died in France. His father was also an Etienne Legrand 1615 to 1644 born and died in Paris France…
John
Do you know what the “revocation of the Edict of Nante” is?
I supposed LeGrand could be a common name.
Linda;37405 wrote: Do you know what the “revocation of the Edict of Nante” is?
I supposed LeGrand could be a common name.
The Edict of Nantes (French: Édit de Nantes), issued probably on 30 April 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. In the Edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity.[1] The Edict separated civil from religious unity, treated some Protestants for the first time as more than mere schismatics and heretics, and opened a path for secularism and tolerance. In offering general freedom of conscience to individuals, the Edict offered many specific concessions to the Protestants, such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights, including the right to work in any field or for the State and to bring grievances directly to the king. It marked the end of the religious wars that had afflicted France during the second half of the 16th century.
The Edict of St. Germain promulgated 36 years before by Catherine de Médici had granted limited tolerance to Huguenots, but was overtaken by events, as it was not formally registered until after the Massacre of Vassy on 1 March 1562, which triggered the first of the French Wars of Religion.
The later revocation of the Edict of Nantes in October 1685 by Louis XIV, the grandson of Henry IV, drove an exodus of Protestants, and increased the hostility of Protestant nations bordering France.
From Wikipedia
John
Thanks. Oh dear. I can’t leave a message that’s only fiive characters. LOL. Okay. I’ll say it again.
Thanks.
John Cheek;37403 wrote: My Legrand’s go back to Pierre Legrand 1665 to 1707…
The first of the LeGrand family to settle in this country was Pierre, who, as far as can be learned, with his wife and five children left Bohain, France, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and went to Holland and from thence to England.
From England they set sail in the ship “peter and Anthony” galley of London, and arrived at Jamestown in Virginia in September (December), 1700, and settled at Manakintown, seven miles from Richmond, Va., as is proven by a little volume published by the Virginia Historical Society in 1886, entitled: “Documents, Chiefly unpublished, relating to the Huguenot Emigration to Virginia.” By R.A. Brock, Richmond, Va., 1886.
Pierre’s father was Etienne 1640 to 1710 born and died in France. His father was also an Etienne Legrand 1615 to 1644 born and died in Paris France…
John
John, This is the same migration as our Cozarts. Jacques Cossart Sr born 1595 in La Rochelle, France. Moved to Leyland, Holland after revocation then Jacques Cossart Jr moves his family to New Amsterdam(New York City) 10-14-1662 on vessel Purmerlander Kersch. His son Anthony moves to Bound Brook,NJ in 1703. Not long after that, the family is in eastern Va moving to old Granville, NC with a bunch of mixed-blood families. Interesting the LeGrand family migrated to VA. This shows a French huguenot presence in the VA colony which may have been the draw that brought the Cozarts to VA. …. or maybe they didn’t like the cold weather up north 😉
Just rereading and realize that the edict was revoked Oct 1685. The Cozart family arrived at the Dutch colony, New Amsterdam, in 1662 and had lived in Holland for some time before then so they left France maybe 30 years before the revocation.
Dreaminghawk;37409 wrote: John, This is the same migration as our Cozarts. Jacques Cossart Sr born 1595 in La Rochelle, France. Moved to Leyland, Holland after revocation then Jacques Cossart Jr moves his family to New Amsterdam(New York City) 10-14-1662 on vessel Purmerlander Kersch. His son Anthony moves to Bound Brook,NJ in 1703. Not long after that, the family is in eastern Va moving to old Granville, NC with a bunch of mixed-blood families. Interesting the LeGrand family migrated to VA. This shows a French huguenot presence in the VA colony which may have been the draw that brought the Cozarts to VA. …. or maybe they didn’t like the cold weather up north 😉
Yes these are my Cossarts as well. Jacques and his son Jacques 1639 to 1685 Born in Holland died in Queens New Amsterdam.. Then Anthony Sr. 1673, 1756 born in New York died in New Jersey. Then his son Anthony Jr. born 1712 in Bound Brook New Jersey, died 1781 in Granville North Carolina. Then Anthony’s son James born in Jersey died in Orange Co. North Carolina. James married Sarah Brinkley and they had a daughter Edie Brinkley Cossart. Who married my 3rd Great Grandfather William Lunsford 1789, to 1841 Orange county NC… Thanks for the details I’ll add them to my tree..
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