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
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Mary, the 25th October, 1700
Present--his Excell'y in Councill.
Whereas, several ffrench Refugees have lately, (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
(considering 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 Hon'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 particular
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'Iie'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, 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
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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, doilies, 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 gdods 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 provisions 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 commoditics till his
Maj'tie be pleased to assist and relieve them to enable y'm to
make good plantations and to build ye Town; but Capt. Webb or
some other must be appointed, w'th power and authority to rule
and command y'm, because being come only to endeavour to
settle y'm conveniently and comfortably, haveing overgone all ye
hardships and difficulties of ye beginning and liveing as Refugees
upon His Maj'tie's allowance in England and Ireland, which we
cannot receive here, we desire to goe there to enjoy of his Maj'tie's
bounty and to return to every one what they have entrusted unto
us, to remove all ye prejudices of tales and false reports of ye
ffrench and Popish Emissaries, who have alwayes endeavoured to
cross and oppose this undertaking, and as we see have prevailed
and sent over some men to cross and contradict us and to make
us suspect to ye Nation, Governm't and Clergy and to all other
people; but we shall prove to ye whole world y't we have taken all
these troubles and charges upon us only out of Charity, and done
all this w'th honesty and silcenty; and for ye other Refugees
settled by Mr de Joux between Manycan Creek and Powick Creek,
we doe not know their condition, and though they have given
unto us great many supjects of Complaints in troubling and
vexing us, we will Charitably spare y'm; and to avoid all disputes
and quarrels, desiring to live quietly and peaceably, say nothing
of ye malice and tricks they employ every day to blame and accuse
us without justice, cause or reason, and leave to ye said de Joux to
give what acc't he pleases, since he hath done all without us and
kept ye oth'er 'factures and goods sent to us; what we affirme this
2d day of December, 1700.
CH. DE SAILLY,
OLIVER DE LA MUCE.
If the hon'ble assembly like this undertaking and settl't, and has
a mind (as we hope) to assist and encourage it, it's necessary, that
ye Minister De Joux be ordered to goe up to settle and stay in ye
Town to preach, make prayers, and perform other dutys of his
ministry; that he be ordered to give and deliver ye accounts,
'factures and goods intrusted unto him and sent to us to sell,
exchange, or mortgage y'm for Corn, &c., for the supplys of ye
people; that ye people of ye 3d ship and their chiefs be alsoe
ordered to doe ye same for ye same use, and particularly for 23£
sterling intrusted unto y'm in a Trunck of Chirurgy and medicine
sent unto us for; ye Colony, besides ye same money as others;
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That a proclamation be sent to every parish to forbid to receive,
keep and maintain any of them without ye leave and discharge of
their directors, and to order to ye s'd refugees, who run up and
down, and have no place or condition to go up and work, to settle
themselves; and finally that a stock of Corn be provided in good
time to supply y' m, or a sunime of money to buy it as soon as
possible, which may be returned unto such as shall be willing to
advance and lend ye s'd Come or money out of the gratifications
they expect from his Maj'tie and from this country, or by
themselves, at least in 2 or 3 years, when they shall be settled
according to ye account kept by such as shall be appointed to be
their directors.
At the City of Williamsburgh, Dec 9th, 1700-
Present: his Excellency in Councill.
It is the opinion of ye Councill that his Maj'tie's and the Lord's
letter concerning the Marquess de La Muce and the setll't of the
French refugees and all papers relating to that matter, the Lord's
Letter concerning the building and erecting a house for the
Governor, and ye settleing and regulating of all claimes and
publick debts, and to see in what state ye Revenue at present
stands, be recommended to the Consideration of the House of
Burgesses.
Indenture made 2d day of May, 1698, between Daniel Cox, in the
County of Middlesex, Proprietary of Carolana and fflorida, on the
one part, and Sir William Wailer, Knight, Oliver, Marques de la
Muce and Monsieur Charles de Sailly, of the other part: "Whereas
a discovery being made of a region or Territory in ye parts of
America between ye degrees of 31 and 36 North latitude
inclusively, King Charles V, by Letters Pat. under the great seal
bearing date Westminster, 30 October, in the 5th year of his
reign, granted and confirmed unto Sir Robert Heath, Kn'ght, all
this land lying within certain boundaries; and also all those
Islands of Veanis, Bahamas, and all other Islands or Isletts there
or neare thereto, and lying Southwards of and from ye s'd
Continent, all w'ch lye within ye degrees of 31 and 36 northern
latitude inclusively,'' &c., &c. Of this land, Daniel Cox sells to the
above nam'd parties 500,000 acres, English measure, on ye west
side of ye River Spiritu Sancto, which empties itself into ye Bay of
apalache at ye N. E'd of ye Gulph of Mexico, which shall be
purchased by ye Proprietary of ye Indian natives; To have and to
hold the s'd Tract of land to them, the said Sir William Waller,
Knight, Oliver, Marques de la Muce and Monsieur Charles de
Sailly, their heires and assigns forever; and if ye s'd parties and
their associates shall take up 500,000 acres more, they shall have
power from ye Proprietary so to doe, Provided it be taken up
within ye space of Seaven yeares ensueing the date hereof, paying
quit rents for the same," &c., &c. The late King did erect this
Territory into a Province, and named it Carolana, and the said
Islands the Carolana Islands. The last 500,000 acres to be
purchased by the parties to the second part "of ye Indian natives
at their own proper charge and expence;" and they shall be
allowed "six months' time to view the country in order to their
choice of such Lands whereon they intend to settle, and that from
and after the time of their choice of such lands, that the said Sir
Wm. Wailer, Kn'ght, Oliver, Marques de la Muce, and Monsieur
Charles de Sailly, or their associates, shall enjoy the said lands
Seven yeares, paying only a ripe Ear of Indian Come in the season
if demanded ; and from ye Expiring of the said Seaven yeares 5
shillings Sterling money of England, or the value thereof, in either
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Corne or Bullion of Gold or silver, as a Quitt-rent for every 500
acres of Land soe taken up and purchased by the Proprietary as
aforesaid." Dr. Cox also reserved for himself the selection of 2 or
more places for Ports or Harbours, with a competent Tract of
land adjoining; also stipulates for certain royalties on all mines,
quarrys, or pearl fisheries discovered. Also certain concessions
are made for the introduction into the country of " 100 families or
200 Persons," Protestants. " It is mutually agreed, that if the said
parties and their associates doe not within the space of 2 yeares,
next ensuing ye date hereof, transport, or cause to be transported,
at least 200 families to plant and settle within ye s'd Colony, then
this Grant and commission shall cease, Determine, and be utterly
void and ineffectuall to all Intents and purposes whatsoever."
DAN' LL COXE.
AN ABSTRACT OF "THE COPPY OF DR. COXE'S TITLE HE
CLAIMES IN NORFFOLK COUNTY." 45
Indenture made "the 22d January, 1639, in ye 13th year of
Charles," between Sir John Harvey, Kn'ght, Governour of
Virginia, and the R't Hon' ble Henry Lord Maltravers, "assignes
and sells out" a competent tract of Land in ye Southern part of the
Colony, to beare a name of a County, and be called ye County of
Norfolk." Said tract situate, lying and being on the southern side
of James River, in the branch of ye said river, hereafter to be
called Maltravers' River, towards the head of ye said Nanzimum
alias Maltravers' River, being bounded from that part of
Maltravers' river, where it divides itself into Branches, one degree
in Longitude on either side of ye River, and in Latitude to ye
height of 35 degrees, Northerly Latitude, by ye name and
appelation of ye county of Norfolk." And when Lord Maltravers
have peopled and planted said tract, he is allowed to make choice
and to enter into as much more land in Virginia, &c
TO HIS EXCELLENCY, FFRANCIS NICHOLSON, ESQUIRE, HIS
MAJ 'TIE'S LIEUTENANT AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF
VIRGINIA.
This humble supplication, by the under written petitioners, in the name and
behalfe of all the ffrench Refilgees arrived in Virginia, along w'th Monsieur
De Joux, as also in the behalfe of the greater part of ye ffrench Refugees,
who Landed here both before and since to settle themselves in a Colony-
Sheweth ....That whereas, the King's snost Excellent Maj'tie, out of his
gracious good will and pleasure, hath granted the ffrench Refugees a Liberty
to Settle a Colony in Virginia. His Maj'tie for the incouragem't of that
designe hath given Three thousand pounds Sterling, to defray the charges of
500 persons in crossing the seas and to relieve their owne necessities.
In compliance with his Maj'tie's Order, the Marquis de la Muce and
Monsieur De Sailly and severall other ffrench Refugees, to the number of
about 200 persons, embarqued themselves last Aprill for Virginia,
publishing and giving out that they sailed thither to put themselves in a
capacity to receive such of their brethren as should afterwards imitate their
Example, And in consideration hereof the above mentioned Sieurs De Ia
Muce and De Sailly requested the Sieurs Jaquean, Belet and others of their
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ffriends whom they left behind, that at such opportunities of shipping as
offered they should use the same care and diligence as they did to promote
that designe.
About two months after the first embarquement, there departed a
second,bound to the same place, consisting of about 150 Refugees, among
whom was Monsieur De Joux, sent along with them to exercise his pastorall
function as Minister of all ye s'd Colony, and who for that end was admitted
into holy orders by my Lord Bishop of London.
These last haveing landed at Jamestown, understood to their great joy and
satisfaction how graciously your Excellency received the first party in letting
them feele ye effects of yo'r bounty and generosity so many wayes, and
particularly in alloting them for their settlement one of the best tracts of
land in the whole country, but to which there is no passing by water, as
being 25 miles at least above the falls of James River.
But so far was the second party of ffrench Refugees from receiving that aide
and assistance they proposed to themselves from the first, that on ye
contrary it was noe small suprisall there to understand that more than one
halfe of the first party lay sick at ye ffalls languishing under misery and
want, notwithstanding the considerable supplies that the Sieurs De la Muce
and De Sailly received, both from y'r Excellency and from the Country, as
also y't a great number of 'em was dead, and y't so many of 'em as repaired
to their new settlem' t were in a distressed condition and in great disorder,
complaining of the hard-heartedness of De Sailly, and speaking of him as of
one whose conduct was odious and insupportable.
It was a considerable surprisall that instead of seeing this second party
kindly received by Mr. De Sailly, and admitted to have a share in those
charitable supplies he had in his hands and in those he had received from
the country, his answer, on the contrary, to such as addrest him for reliefe
was, That he had no bread nor sustenance for 'em. Nay, further, he opposed
those who desired to take up such tracts of land as were adjacent to the
Lands he had marked out for those of his first party, unless they would
swear an oath of fidelity to such particular persons as he had made Justices
of the Peace, which oaths those of the second party refused to take, being
fully perswaded they lay under no obligation so to doe.
Being, therefore, destitute of all hopes of obtaining provision and reliefe
from Mon'r De Sailly, they hindered Monsieur De Joux in his designe of
delivering up into the hands of De Sailly those goods with which Messieurs
Jaquean, Belet and their company entrusted him. And having had sufficient
tryall of the s'd Mons. De Joux's integrity and affection towards them, they
requested him to use his utmost care and diligence in procuring some
sustenance for 'em and some lands, w'ch they might labour, sow and
improve in hopes that God's blessing upon their endeavours may give 'em
some supsistence for ye future w'thout being burdensome to ye country And
this what the s'd De Joux has done with so much successe by his mediation
with those magistrates that ruled ye country in your Excellency's absence,
that we have had such supplies as have almost hitherto relieved our
necessities.
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At the same time ye said De Joux has, by your Excellencie's permission, and
to our common satisfaction, shared out among us the Lands we are now
clearing, in order to our future supsistance.
For these, and several other weighty considerations, we humbly supplicate
and Petition y'r Excellency, not only in our own behalfe, but also in ye
behalfe of the ffrench refugees y't arrived here first along w'th the Sieurs De
la Mace and De Sailly, and in the behalfe of the third Party that arrived last
of all, and are now disperst about Jamestown, to grant us these following
articles:
1st.
That it may please your Excell'y, in continuing your charitable disposition
towards your Petitioners, to be instrumentall in procuring food and
sustenance for them, with other things necessary for their supsistance, till
they are in a capacity to live by the fruits of their own labours.
2d.
And because that tract of Land your Excell'y allotted to ye ffrench Refugees
is soe remote from the English plantation, and that there is no carrying of
things by water, Your Petitioners being likewise destitute of all necessaries
for transporting things by land, and being otherwise unable to attend such
postages without neglecting their other labours more than one-halffe of ye
yeare, they do therefore petition y'r Excell'y to order that such supplies as
you will procure for their s'd supsistance may be carried and transported
gratis to ye hithermost frontiers of their plantations.
3d Article.
And being that your petitioners can have noe prospect of any good
livelyhood in planting of tobacco, and that they cannot expect to be able in a
short time to drive a trade in wings, flax, Silk and hemp, and other effects of
their industry, which they aime at, and which cannot turne to any good
account till after some years are past, during which they will want many
things necessary for their comfortable living, They therefore petition y'r
Excell'y to use y'r interest with the King's Maj'tie in procuring some
encouragements for their labours, and in endeavouring to obtaine of his
Maj'tie, for some years at least, a comfortable supsistance for the Ministry
among them.
4th.
That it may please your Excell'y to order Monsieur De Sailly to disburse to
ye above mentioned Colony the sum of Thirty Pounds Sterling out of the
230£ Sterling designed for the building of a church, without or ornaments, a
house for the Minister and a magazin to lay up fresh goods in, as shall be
found to belong to ye said Colony in Common till it is in a condition to build
a more decent and convenient church.
That the said 30 Pounds be paid down by Monsieur De Sailly to Monsieur
De Joux for the said purpose.
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That the said Church be built in such a place as Monsieur de Joux shall
think proper and convenient for the exercise of his ministeriall function.
5th.
And because ye s'd Monsieur De Sailly (though he has in his custody all ye
money that has been given to ye Colony for its supsistance), has refused to
afford it any further reliefe or sustenance, under pretense that he hath no
more money, not excepting so much as ye above summe of 23O£ Sterling,
designed for the building of ye Church. Therefore your petitioners doe
beseech your Excell'y to order that the said De Sailly may, as soon as
possible, give an account before such auditors as your Excell'y shall
nominate, how he has employed and laid out all ye money he has received,
as well in London as in this Government, for the use of ye said Colony.
6th.
That the remaining summe which Monsieur De Sailly shall be found
indebted in after he has made up his account, whether it be in money or
goods, may be deposited in the hands of y'r Excell'y, or of such
Commissioners as y r Excell'y shall make choice of; that so it may be
preserved for the supplying of the urgent necessities of the Colony.
7th.
It being impossible to keep the said Colony in any good order without
Magistrates, as being at too long a distance from the English to receive
necessary justice from them, the s'd Colony doth therefore petition y'r
Excell'y to give them liberty to choose such a number of Judges for a time, at
least, as shall be thought necessary for determining all Civill causes, and that
ye s'd Judges be chosen by ye people out of the number of those whose
catalogue shall be presented by Monsieur De Joux.
That the Judgements w'ch shall be past by the s'd Judges in Civill causes
may be liable to an appeale to the courts next adjacent to the Manakin
Towne, excepting when the summe in controversy doth not exceed three
pounds sterling. 8th.
To prevent the dissolution of ye said Colony, your petitioners do beseech
your Excell'y to give strict order to ye English to entertaine none of the
ffrench without permission, and that such ffrench as shall desert their new
settlement be ordered to restore the 5£ Sterl'g paid for their passage, as also
ye goods w'ch they received and belong to the said Colony. 9th.
That Monsieur La Soseé, physician to ye said Colony, be ordered to returne
again thither and carry back with him all ye medecins and instruments that
ye Colony had entrusted him with.
Your Petitioners doe most humbly supplicate your Excell'y to take into your
serious consideration the most deplorable condition of the ffrench Refugees
now under your protection, and to grant them the above mentioned favours,
and such other reliefs as your Excellency out of your singular goodness shall
think fitt to bestow upon them. And they will always pray to God for ye
preservation of your person and for the prosperity and glory of your
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government.
D. BIeüet, Ettienne Chabran,
Jacque Corbelose, LaBarr Eabuyt,
P. Zossard, Abraham Foy,
N. Mare, ffrancois Delhapiel,
David Menetres, P. Labady,
Daulegre, Paul Caftes,
Souan, Moise Verrüeil,
P. Baudry, p. Brault,
Anthoine de Ramberge, Jacob Capon,
ffrancois Gannard, Michael Michell,
Jean Levillanà, Jean Arnaut,
Jean Aboàsson, J. Hagault,
Theodore Duronsau, Josue Petit,
Pierre Rivers, Jean Rugon,
Jean Riviol, Elie Gullature,
Jean Mearyut, Poussite,
Pierre Leluells, S. Augustin.
L. Robàll
AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGUN AT HIS MAJ'TIE'S ROYALL
COLLEDGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, ADJOINING TO THE CITY OF
WILLIAMSBURG, THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1700, IN THE 12TH
YEAR OF HIS MAJ'TIE'S REIGN:
Act 2d.
An act making the ffrench Refugees, Inhabiting at the Mannikin Towne and
the parts adjacent, a distinct parish by themselves, and Exempting them
from ye payment of publick and County Levies for 7 yeares.
Whereas a considerable number of ffrench Protestant refugees have been
lately imported into this, his Maj'tie's Colony and Dominion, Severall of
which Refugees have seated themselves above the ffalls of James River, at or
near to a place commonly called and Knowne by the name of the Manikin
Towne, ffor the Encouragement of the said Refugees to settle and remaine
together, as near as may be, to the said Manakin Towne, Be it Enacted by the
Governor, Councill and Burgesses of this present General Assembly; and it is
hereby Enacted that the said Refugees, inhabiting at the said Manakin
Towne and the parts adjacent, shall be accounted and taken for Inhabitants
of a distinct parish by themselves, and the land which they now doe, or shall
hereafter possess at, or adjacent to, the said Manakin Towne, shall be, and is
hereby, declared to be a Parish by itself; distinct from any other parish to be
called and Knowne by the name of King William's parish, in the County of
Henrico, and not lyable to the payment of parish Levies in any other Parish
whatsoever; and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that such
and so many of the said refugees as are already settled, or shall hereafter
settle themselves as Inhabitants of the said Parish at the Manakin Towne
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and the parts adjacent, shall themselves and their ffamilies, and every of
them, be free and exempted from the payment of Publick and County Levies
for the space of 7 yeares next ensueing from the Publication of this act; any
Law, custom or usage to the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
Copia, Teste:
DIONISIUS WRIGHT.
VIRGINIA-ss.
At his Maj'tie's Royall Colledge of William & Mary, 23d Dec'r, 1700-
Present: His Excell'y in Councill.
A Brief being proposed for the relief and support of the ffrench refugees
Inhabiting at the Mannikin Towne above the falls of James river, the same
was read. in Councill and signed, and the Colony seal ordered to be thereto
affixed.
DIONISIUS WRIGHT.
VIRGINIA-ss.
To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come, I ffrancis
Nicholson, Esq're, his Maj'tie's L't and Governor Generall of Virginia, send
Greeting: Whereas, severall ffrench Protestant refugees having lately arrived
in this, his Maj'tie's Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Imported hither at
the sole charge and Pious Charity of his most Sacred Maj'tie, and concerning
whom his most Sacred Maj'tie, by his most gracious Letter to mee directed,
bearing date at Kensington ye 18 March, 1699 [1700], hath signitied his
royall will and pleasure, That all possible Encouragement should be given
them upon their arrivall in order to their settlement; And whereas, the Right
Hon'ble the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations, by their Letter
of Aprill 12, 1700, have also recommended them to my favourable
assistance, Pursuant whereunto they are now seated at a place called or
known by the name of the Mannikin Town above the ifalls of James River,
by virtue of an order in Councill dated at James City the 8 day of August,
1700; But forasmuch as the said refugees having nothing at their arrivall
here wherewith to supsist, they have hitherto been supported by the
contributions of severall pious and charitable Gentlemen in these paris. And
whereas, It is manifest and apparent that unless the same Charitable and
Christianlike acts be Continued for their reliefe untill such time as they may
reape and receive the fruits of their own Labour by the next ensueing cropp
they must inevitably perish for want of ffood, Therefore, I, the said ffrancis
Nicholson, Esq'r, By and with the advice and consent of his Maj'tie's Hon'ble
Councill, doe hereby recommend ye sad and deplorable Condition of the
aforesaid ffrench refugees to the consideration of all pious, charitable and
well disposed Persons within this, his Maj'tie's Colony and Dominion of
Virginia, desiring that they will express, by supscriptions to this Briefe, what
benevolences or gifts they in their Charity shall think fitt to bestow either in
money, Corne, or any other thing for the support and reliefe of these our
poor distress'd Christian brethren, And I doe hereby Impower and authorize
the Hon'ble Wm. Byrd, Esq'r, and Benj'n Harrison, Esq'r, 2 of his Maj'tie's
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Councill of State, to receive and distribute amongst the said refugees such
and soe many benevolences and gifts as the respective benefactors shall be
willing to bestow for the promoting and forwarding of this charitable worke.
Given under my hand and seale of the Colony of his Maj'tie's Royall Colledge
of Wm. and Mary, this 12 yeare of his Maj'tie's reign, 1700.
Copia, Teste:
DIONISIUS WRIGHT.
supSCRIPTIONS TO THIS BRIEF
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To buy Pork 5 0 0
To buy Wheat 5 0 0 ffra Nicholson
Tobacco, 1,000.
Indian Corne, 20 Barrells.
William Byrd 10 0 0
Edmund Jennigns 5 0 0
J. Lightfoot 1 0 0
Matthew Page, 5 0 0
Benj'n Harrison, 5 0 0
Rob't Carter, 5 0 0
Peter Beverley, 4 0 0
Miles Cary 3 0 0
William Leigh 2 0 0
G. Corbin, 2 0 0
Edwin Thacker 2 0 0
Nath. Harrison 2 0 0
William Tayloe, 1 0 0
Alexander Spence 1 0 0
Wm. Waters, 1 0 0
George Marable 1 1 0
Robert Beverley 2 0 0
Thomas Milner 1 0 0
William Wilson, 3 0 0
William ffox, 1 0 0
Thomas Ballard, 1 0 0
Wm. Cary, 1 0 0
Tully Robinson , 1 0 0
Matthew Godfrey 1 0 0
Thomas Barber 1 0 0
John Catlett 1 0 0
Thomas Hobson 1 0 0
Wm. Gough, 1 0 0
James Westcomb 1 0 0
Gideon Macon 1 0 0
Ja. ffoster 1 0 0
James Bray, 1 0 0
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John Pewett 1 0 0
Mord. Cooke, 1 0 0
Jno. Thorowgood 1 0 0
Thos. Edmundson 1 0 0
Rich'd Blande 1 0 0
Thos. Giles 10 0
Henry Applewhite 10 0
Copia, Test:
DIONISIUS WRIGHT.
The London Society for promoting Christian knowledge, about the year 1715,
took under their protection about 200 French refugees, and out of that
number the following were sent to America at the Society's expense:
Elizabeth de la Brouse, Sent to Carolina
Philip Gouiran, Gone to Virgina
Claude la Boire Gone to Virginia
Vincent Pinna Gone to Carolina
COURT HELD AT VARINA FEBRUARY, 1700.
Col. Wm. Randolph presented a letter from the Maquis De La Muce and
Monsieur Charles De Sailly.
Superscription:
"To ye Hondurable Colonell Rumdolph, Act.. ye Court of Henrico County-
These:
"Sir, --We think ourselves bound to desire you to acquaint the worshipfull
Court of Henrico County that Mr. Sehull, the Goldsmith that came along
with us in July last, being Dead a little while... plantation, in the sd. County,
two Miles from Capt. Webb [leaving?] one Child with two French men
servants .... all ye mony, Jewells and other goods belonging to the ... very ill;
also one other boy, son to Mr. Rogers, printer to.... Elector of Brandenburg,
who, designing to Come over, ... did Intrust this boy unto the s'd Gold Smith,
with a par- .... of above 8o1., which the said men will alsoe Spoil and waste
.... -ented by ye s'd Court. In appointing somebody to gathere.... an
Inventory and Secure all, for the supply and Relief of these ... who came to
us to complain of their want and the hardship .... put upon them, abuseing
them and treating them worse than... and desireing us to take them with
their goods, and to deliver .... from that misery, to put them into Some other
houses ... find just, Reasonable and necessary; but haveing here...office or
authority to Doe it, Wee apply ourselves to ye Court . . these cases might be
taken In Consideracon as Some orders . . Speedily to avoid the Disapacon of
the remaining part of Goods, and so provide ye Children, or put them at
Liberty To provide themselves with our advices till wee may get an answer
from their parents, and so doing you will make a great Charity and oblige
much. Your Most humble and most obedient servants,
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"OLIVER DE LA MUCE,
"CHRSE SAILLY.
"At Capt. Webb's house, this 29th J'n'y, 1700 [1701]."
COURT HELD AT VARINA AUGUST, 1704.
Col. Byrd notifys the court that Henry Ayscough, who had been guardian
of Peter Sehull, orphan of Mr. Tertullian Sehull, one of the French refugees,
was dead.
COURT, AUGUST 20TH, 1706.
A Statement that on Feb. 1st, 1702 [1703], Mr. Abraham Salle gave bond as
executor of Mr. Soloman Delalua, with Mr. Chas. De Sally and Mr. David
Minitrees as security; and that De Sally had since gone to Eng., and
Minetrees removed himself to a remote part of the colony.
By hiz Ex'cy and the hon'ble Council, Mr. Sp'r and Gent'n of the H of
Burgesses.
April 24th, 1704.
His Ex'cy and the hon'ble Council having received diverse petitions
heretofore presented by the ffrench Refugees, settled at Manicantown,
praying for naturalizacon, with several other papers relating to that
settlement, Have thought fitt to recommend to y'r house the mature
consideracon of the s'd peticons and papers as being a case of very great
importance.
By ord'r of his Ex'cy and ye hon'ble Council.
W. R., Cl'k Ge. C't.
WILLIAMSBURG, August 14, 1716.
Daniel Blouett, a French settler, prays for redress against one Dupins who
had unlawfully surveyed and seized upon a tract of 133 acres of land at
Manicantown belonging to the said Blouett; being the amount of land that
had been allowed to each family of French Refugees by the Government.
To the Honourable Presid' t and Council.
Sept. 2d, 1707.
The answer of Abraham Salle to the Petition of Mr. Philipe, humbly
Sheweth,
That whereas, the s'd Philipe Complained that I affronted him on the 3oth
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day of March last, while he was in the Pulpit, by calling him seditious, and
the cheif of ye seditious, I beg leave to represent to your honnors the whole
fact as it happen' d, which I flatter myself will be a compleat justification.
When Mr. Philipe had finish'd the service of the day, he continued in the
Pulpit as his custome is where there is any Parish business to be done, the
first thing he did, was to demand the Register of Christenings to be delivered
up to him out of ye Clerk of the Vestry' hands, and in case he refused to do it,
he would excommunicate him; he was pleas' d to say this with a rage very
unbecoming the place, which made me intreat him to have a little patience
till the dispute should be ended, whether the Register should be in the
Vestry's Custody or his; I assur'd him that the Vestry had no intention either
to encroach upon his Rights or to give up their own, and therefor desir'd to
inform themselves more fully of that matter; upon this, he flew out into a
gretter pasion than before, and frankly told us that he acknowledg'd no
Vestry there was, neither would he have the people acknowledge any.
Immediately after his nameing the People, sevarol of his party, and
particularly Lacaze and Michel, stood up, and in the Church took the liberty
to utter many injurious things against me and the last prest thro' the whole
congregation to get up to the place where I was, and then catching me by the
coat, he threatened me very hardly, and by his Example, several of the crowd
were heard to say, we must assassinate that damn'd fellow with the black
beard, and that Bougre de Chien ought to be hanged up out of the way, and
several other violent Expressions, not very proper for the Church. The s'd
Philipe in the mean time, was so far from endeavouring to appease their
tumult, that 'twas observed he did his best to inflame it, and was ____
lowder and more outragious than anybody. I thought it now my duty as a
Justice, to command the peace, putting the people in mind of the day and
occasion, and the place where they were, but all to little purpose; the
Queen's name had no effect upon them. When I found matters in that
dangerous condition, I thought it prudent to withdraw, and when I came to
the Church door, I told Mr. Philipe 'twas visible that he had fomented that
sedition, and therefore he was a seditious person, and even the Chief of the
Seditious. This is the naked fact as it happened, which I am ready to prove to
your honours by sufficient testimony, which, if I do, I have the confidence to
hope I need no further Justification.
And then, as far as his petitioning for an Order for Chooseing a new Vestry
at Monocantown, I humbly beg leave to represent to your honours the
unreasonableness of that Petition.
Not long after the erecting Monocantown into a Parish, the Parishioners
were assembled to elect a Vestry, and the Plurality of voices fell upon the
following persons:
Jacob Amonner, Jean Guerin Pierre Chastain,
Abra. Soblet Jacque Lacaze Jean Farcy,
Jacques Brotisse Abra. Remy Jean Foniuelle,
Louis Outartre, Andre Aubry Abra. Salle.
Vestry of Monacanlown Parish
In that election the Law of this Country was punctually observ'd; the
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persons were 12 in number, and were chosen by the Major part of the
Parish, called together by Mr. Philipe for that purpose; they were not chosen
for one year, according to the electing Elders in france, w'ch Mr. Philipe
would insinuate, but were chosen as a lawful Vestry, and for several years
have been own'd as such, even by Mr. Philipe himself, and he has always
apply'd himself to them for his Salary; they have been called Antiens
because the French have no other word in their language for a Vestryman,
and it has never been questioned by any one whether this were a legal Vestry
or not, till lately that the Sr. Philipe, upon a quarrel he's had with some
particular member of it, would get this Vestry quashed, to introduce his
onne Creature that will be ready to Sacrifice . . . of the parish to his
extravagance and arbitrary humour, if....
AT A COUNCIL HELD AT THE CAPITOL THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEM'R,
1710:
Present the Hon' ble Lieut.-Governour in Councill. On Reading at this Board
a Petition of Abraham Sallee and Claude Phillipe de Richbourgh, in behalf of
themselves and other French Refugees, Inhabitants of the Mannakin Town,
setting forth: "That at their first arrival there was granted for the Settlement
of the said Refugees a Tract of Ten Thousand acres of Land, to be laid out
according to the rate of a hundred and thirty-three acres to each Family.
That the said Refugees did settle upon some part of the said Land, and had
about five Thousand Acres then laid out and divided among them; but the
said division having Regard to the particular Settlement, so as to give to
every man the proportion.... adjoining to his House, and therefore proposing
that a more equal distribution of the said land may be made, and that those
who have not their full proportion in the first Five Thousand Acres may have
the same made up out of the last Five Thousand Acres, laid out and
appropriated for the aforesaid Settlement.
This Board, taking the said Petition--with the proposals therein contain' d--
into consideration, have thought fitt to Order that the Land above mention'd
be laid out and distributed in manner following (vizt): That all such heads of
Families, and their Representatives as have been constantly resident at the
said Manakin Town from the first Settlement, shall, in the first place, draw
Lotts, and, according to the priority of their Lotts, shall have liberty to
choose ; And shall Accordingly have as much Land laid out for them
respectively in the last five Thousand Acres as will, with the land they have
already, make up their full complement of 133 Acres to each Family. That all
persons that have come in since the first Settlement, and have been
constantly Resident at the Mannakin Town since their first Coming, shall, in
the next place, draw Lotts, and, according to the Priority of their said Lotts,
shall have their proportion of Land in the last 5,000 Acres to compleat with
what they have already, the quantity of 133 Acres to each Family. And, in the
last place, such as have deserted the said Settlement, and afterwards
returned to Inhabit there, shall, in like manner, draw Lotts, and be preferr'd
to the choice of Land in the last 5,000 Acres, to make up their Complement
of 133 Acres for each respective Family, according to the priority of their
Lotts. And it is Ordered, that the Surveyor of the county of Henrico do lay
out the said respective proportions of Land at the charges of the Person
desiring the same. In which he is hereby directed and required to take care
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that the breadth of the several Shares of Land bear a due proportion to the
length. and that no small slips of Land be left between the Lotts that may
not be useftill or fitt to be taken up by any Other Person.
And in case it shall be found that any Person hath, in the first five Thousand
Acres of Land, more than the said proportion of 133 Acres, and his next
Neighbour hath not enough, that such Neighbour shall have the Overplus
Added to his Lott to make his said lott the Number of 133 Acres, and if any
Improvements be made upon the same, the Owner of that Lott, to which it is
added, shall pay to the other the value the said Improvements shall be
appraised at.
And it is further Ordered, that such of the French Refugees as have bought
the Plantations, or dividents of any other of the said Nation in the first
5,000 Acres, shall have and enjoy the same without prejudice to such
Purchaser, to hold the Land due to him for his own share, and to take up as
much more as will make his said Share the Compleat quantity of 133 Acres.
Provided, That no Person who hath sold his proportion of the first 5,000
Acres shall be Intitled to take up any more of the second 5,000 Acres than
he should have had in case such Sale had never been made. And if any
Person hath already Settled upon the last 5,000 Acres of Land, and hath
made Improvements thereon, such Person shall have his whole quantity of
133 Acres laid out in the last 5,000, provided there be sufficient over and
above the Proportion due to the other Inhabitants, and there be not, then
the Houses and clear'd grounds of such Persons shall be reserved to him as
part of his Proportion to the said Tract of Land.
And whereas, divers of the first heads of Families settled at the Mannakin
Town are since dead, it is Ordered that the Heir or Children of the Deceas'd
(if any be), and if not the Widdow, shall have and Enjoy the divident Allotted
or which ought to be Allotted . . . . head of Family be dead without Heir or
other Representatives, his Share or Proportion of the said Lands shall be
confirmed to such person or persons (being of the same Nation) as are now
in possession thereof. And to the end the Surveyor of Henrico county may be
the better Enabled to Sett out and Assign to each particular person his share
of the said land, it is Order'd that Mr. Robert Bolling, who Surveyed the first
5,000 Acres, do grant Certificates of the Bounds and quantities of the
several lotts unto the Persons for whom he setts out the same, and to such as
claim under them, without demanding any fee or reward, he having been
already paid for the same out of his Majestie's Revenues. And if it shall
happen that any person shall be contented with less than 133 Acres, so that
there shall remain any quantity of land not taken up after the several
Allottments above mention'd, it is hereby declar'd that such Overplus land
shall be granted to any other French Refugees as shall hereafter come to
settle at the Mannakin Town, for the Encouragement of the said settlement.
And the Surveyor of the said County of Henrico is hereby ordered and
required to lay out the lands aforesaid, having due regard to Rules and
directions herein before sett down, and in any case any dispute or
controversie shall arise among the said Refugees in the distribution of their
several shares of Land, The Hon' ble the Lieut. Governour, with the advice of
the Councill, doth hereby Authorize and Impower Cob. Wm. Randolph and
Mr. Richard Cocke, of Henrico county, to hear and determine the said
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disputes, And in case they find any difficulties, that they Report the same
specially to the Lieut. Governour for his final determination therein.
[Copia.] WM. ROBERTSON, Cl' k Co'n.