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warrant, natea April 1, 1717, gires to ('barlea rhastain 672 acres of land in Charles Ctt.T, concerning which It is stated that It was “granted for direr* good rea sons, hut more especially for ths Importation of 100 persons to dwell within this our colony of Virginia.”The general list of French Proteatantrefugees established In King William Pariah, Henrico county, between 1688 and 1710 ia glren and mentioned Pierre Chastain, hi* wife, two sons and fcur daughters: Dr. Etienne Cbaataln and wtfe, no children, and as coming *in ye first ship,” Stephen Chastain and wife.Thlt;» Chastains married Into the leading families who went out with them as Pilgrims and strangers to the New World of America, and Stephen Chastain's wife. Martha, was a daughter of Bartholomew pupuy, whose second daughter, Phllllppa pupuy, married Peter Le Villain. There is a dramatic story told of the escape of Bsrtholomew Dupuy. the Huguenot refugee. from France. From Bis boyhood he Md been a soldier and an officer In tbs serr 1C* of the King, and stood so high in the esteem of King Louis XIV that the monarch often trusted him to carry official papers that require*^ the King s peraonal sig-I natore, and one of th«ae papera was the means of taring the liberty and perhaps ttie life of the Huguenot officer and his wlfs. Countess Susannah LavlUon. when they made their ear ape from France. KingLouis XIV had such a high regard fortlfls officer that before the Rerocatlon of the Edict of Nantes he sent a priest to thej* tft rn mrn* 1f% T ‘V •» ^ — I Jl - Jl A.. mmin out OI I Ilf* OIUUUU IHlUUiVUU,while the enemy was onkUNf * final asftult, a comrade turned to Howell and asked hit* how he fait. Although under fire at th« time, he calmly replied. *1 (ear no evil whatever, for I bare long since made my peace with Qod.' **.MARYLAND LETTER BOX1—-E4iton:Can any Weems or French descendant tell me when Mary Hall, daughter of Richard Bennett and Margaret (Magruder) Hall, married Jsmea William Lock Weems and what children they bad, giving dates of birth? I have record of but two, Amelia Hall Weeroa, who married Walter Bowie, and Margaret Hall Weema, who married George French. A full record of the descendants of Walter and Amelia Hall (Weems) Bowie la given on pagaa 127, etc., of the Bowie hook, but my notea disclose only one child of George and Margaret Hail (Weems) French, vis, Margaret French, who married Robert Bowie, grandson of tbe Governor of the same name. Were there others?__ Esbinotok.Mflirt Edit or a:The June. 1007, issue of tbe Maryland Historical Magastne, page 179, seems to definitely settle tbe vexed question of the parentage of Margaret, wife of Lient.-Col. Thomas Sprig* Rhe was the daughter of Edward and Honor Marlarte. Proof: Edward Merlarte, of Anne Arundel county, ini his will, dated November 28, 1887, proved
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Baltimore Sun
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Sun, Jul 07, 1907
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