Died in London in September 1714, and buried on the 27th at St. Antholin’s, Peter Houblon.
Died in London, June 1718, and buried in the new vault of St. Michael’s, Cornhill, on the 22nd, Captain Papillion.
Died in Canterbury in May 1719, and buried on the 4th in the cathedral, Mrs. Le Cassel.
Died in Canterbury in July 1719, and buried in Westminster Abbey, Mrs. Susanna Brevall, aged 73 [widow of the Prebendary].
Died at Whitchurch Rectory, Oxfordshire, 26th May 1723, Rev. Luke de Beaulieu. The Parish Register has: “Mr. Belewe, minister, was buried the 30 day of May 1723.” Below “Belewe” a subsequent rector has written in pencil the correction, “Beaulieu;” he also inserted in pencil the following “Copy of Coffin Plate”:—
MR. LUKE DE BEAULIEU.
Died May Ye 26th 1723.
Aged 78 Years.
Died in London in December 1723, and buried on the 11th at St. Antholin’s, Samuel Houblon.
Died on 19th November 1725, Mr. Daniel Walldoe, aged 12 years. (Buried in Westminster Abbey.) [He was probably a son of Rev. Peter Waldo, D.D.]
Died in 1728, and buried in Whitchurch, 5th December, “Mrs. Priscilla De Beaulieu” [widow of the deceased rector].
Died in 1729, and buried in the parish of Clewer, Berkshire, August 28, Rev. Mr. Henry Justel, rector of this parish, and chaplain to His Grace the Duke of Montagu.
Died in May 1730, and buried on the 16th, in the great vault in the north aisle of the church of St. Dionis Backchurch, Mr. Daniel Minet. [Anna Maria, his widow, was buried on 23rd November 1743.]
Died in 1730, and buried in Westminster Abbey, December 31, Mrs. Frances Dampeard [widow of Stephen Monginot Dampierre, and daughter of Prebendary de Breval].
Buried on 3rd May 1778, in Canterbury Cathedral, “Miss Isabella Lethieullier, in the north aisle of the body of the church, and wrapped in linen.”
Died in Canterbury in May 1789, and buried in the cathedral on the 8th, Christopher Lethieullier, Esq.
Died in Canterbury in December T790, and buried in the cathedral on the 22nd, Mary Lethieullier, widow, of the parish of St. Mary Bredin.
Died in Dublin in 1806, and buried in St. Anne’s, 27th February, Thomas Paul Lefroy.
Died in Dublin in 1814, and buried in St. Anne’s, 23rd March, Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary Lefroy, aged 10.
Section VIII.
GLEANINGS FROM WILLS.
The Calendar of Wills proved in London from 1568 to 1618 contains no refugee surnames of note,[1] and I had not sufficient time to examine many of the wills, where the names seemed to betoken refugee testators. The first likely name was Paschall de Lasperon, of Wells (will dated 13th January 1570), but he proved to be an Englishman, as also did John Delehaye of King’s Lynn, yeoman, 11 th December 1576. My first successful search brought up an affidavit of the testament made by word of mouth, by Thierry de la Courte, of Sommers Kaye, London, merchant, native of Valenchiennes, “then using his five senses, remembrance, and understanding,” viz., on 28th July 1573; the affidavit was made before Parole Tipoote, public notary, by Mr James Tovillet, called Des Roches, minister of God’s Word in the French Church in the City of London (aged 52), Nicholas Leonarde Tayler, native of Vireng, deacon of the said church (aged 55), and James Jeffrey, merchant, native of Valenchiennes (aged 37); the executors were Anthonie de la Courte, native of Quesnoy-le-Conte, merchant (brother of Thierry), James Rime his brother-in-law, and John Tullier, merchant, native of Tournay; the witnesses were Denis Le Blanc and Andrew Van Lander.
Translated out of French is a will dated 24th September, proved 22nd October 1582; the testator is Anthony Du Poncel, a native of Sastin, in the county of St. Paul in Artois; he leaves to our parish of St. Dunstan, 6s. 8d., to our French Church
- ↑ I must except the Pastor William De Laune, L.R.C.P., whose will was proved on 12th March 1611 (new style), and a copy of which is in my Chapter V.
