Person:Jacques Flandreau (3)

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FHL 974.7277/N1 P29d Biographical sketch in "Biographical Sketches of the Huguenot Se ttlers of New Rochelle 1687-1776." "Jacques Flandreau, according to his marriage record in London , was a native of La Rochelle. He fled to England and was marri ed in the French Church, Glasshouse Street, London, on Decembe r 15, 1692 (CHW says 1695), to Madeline Mesnard, of the villag e of Saintes in Saintonge. He was in New Rochelle in 1698, hi s name appearing in the census of that year as aged thirty years . His wife does not appear in the census list, apparently havin g died before that date. On November 13, 1703, in the New Roche lle Church, he was married to Elizabeth Boderit of Rye, England , and his native place is here given as La Chataegnevaj in Poito u. He was elected Collector of New Rochelle, April 1, 1710. H e bought land of Jacob Leisler, Jr. on the Boston Post Road i n 1707, to which he added an additional purchase in 1716. He ma de his will May 18, 1720, and it was proved December 20, 1727 . He died February 19, 1726, aged sixty-nine years, according t o the headstone in the town graveyard. This stone has been stol en."

Marriage record for Jacques and first wife, Madeline in Publicat ions of the Huguenot Society of London, Registers of Tabernacle , Glasshouse Street French Church. FHL 942.1/L1 B4h Vol. 29

Awkwardly translated record on http://racinesrochelaises.free.fr /chron_4t01.html: "Thursday December 15 1695, Marriage of Jacques Flandreau. Origi nating in the Small rock [La Rochelle], Jacques Flandreau marrie s in London, Thursday December 15 1695, Madeleine Mesnard, of th e town of Holy [Saintes], according to the register of the churc h of Glass House Street and Leicesterfields, Somerset House."

Rev. Robert Bolton, History of the County of Westchester, vo l 1 (New York: Chas. F. Roper, 1881) p.690: "James Fflanders (Flandreau), a native of France, in 1664, appea rs as a resident of this town (New Rochelle) in 1710, together w ith Catherine, his wife, and their children, James Jr., Peter, a nd Betty."

Tombstone stated, "Here lies the body of James Flandreau, aged 6 9 years. Died Feb. 19, 1726." Jacques aka James. "History o f Westchester, New York." FHL 974.7277 H2b vol.3 page 668.

New York City Wills, 1706-90 (Written in the French Language.) Au Nom De Dieu, et Du Fils, e t Du St. Esprit. I, JACQUES FLANDREAU, living at New Rochelle, i n Westchester County, by the will of God being under some sickne ss, but of sound mind, and willing to put my estate in order, wh ich it has pleased God to give me. My body to be buried as a tru e Christian at the discretion of my executors. My will is that a fter all just debts are paid my wife Elizabeth shall possess al l my goods, during the time she remains my widow, but if she rem arries, they are to be divided among my sons, Jacques, Peter, Jo hn, Daniel, Benjamin, and Elias. Giving 5 shillings more to my s on Jacques, than to the others. I leave to my eldest son, Jacque s, a horse and saddle, such as he shall choose. I leave to my da ughter Elizabeth Magdalene, Ð15, and a cow, when she is married , or when her mother shall judge it proper. I leave to my daught er Jeane, Ð15 and a cow when she is married. For executors of th is my will, which I wish to have executed in all its points, I a ppoint my good friend, Jean Martin, and my wife.

Done at New Rochelle, the 18 of May, 1720. Witnesses, Isaac Merc ier, Alexander Allaire, Jeremie Mebee. Proved before Gilbert Wi llett, appointed by his Excellency, William Burnet, Governor, De cember 20, 1727.

A sheet in the Hill Collection file on the Flandreau family trie s to deal with the discrepencies in his birth and death dates: "Based on the census records, Jacques was born 1668 and Elizabet h was born 1683 (1710 census of Westchester County, NGSQ, v62, p 276). In the Revised History of Westchester County by Bolton, V ol.1, p.668, there is a copy of Jacques Flandreau's tombstone re ading as follows: 'Here lies the body of James Flandreau, Aged 6 9 years. Died Feb 19, 1726.' Based on other information, thi s should read 'died February 19, 1727, aged 59 years.' Seems plausible, especially given that in many calendars of tha t era, January and February were at the end of the year, so th e inscription could have meant February 19, 1726/7.

Guy Flandreau of California, part of a more-recently arrived bra nch of French Flandreaus, remarks of Jacques Flandreau to Mrs. H ill: "I see you had some doubt about the right spelling of the plac e where he was born...I am sure that the place was in fact 'La C hataigneraie' in the Department of Vende, close by the border o f the Department of Deux Sevres. The spelling in the 17th centu ry must have been in fact 'La Chataigneray' (meaning of which i s 'Chestnut trees grove') which would help to explain the 'j' i n your spelling."

--- On the website for the Thomas Paine Cottage in New Rochelle, i t mentions when describing the reception room: "The marble-toppe d table to the right is said to have belonged to Jacques Flandre au, an early Huguenot settler of New Rochelle." Elsewhere on th e web it is mentioned that Flandreau brought the table from Fran ce.

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