1568. Ministers, Strangers, London. — In the parish of St. Edmund’s, Anthonie Rodulphs, Professor of the Gospel in the house of Mr. Sherington; and these did adjoyn themselves with him when he came first to the said house, viz., Vincent Bassens, Frenchman, minister of the Gospel, and by that name put in exile by commandment of the French King. Laur Bourghinomus, minister of the Gospel, of the household of Cardinal Castilion; James Machevillens, minister of the Gospel, and put in exile; Antonius Lixens, of the same profession, and John Aubries of the Church of Bolloyne, exiled with others of the Gospel. [Strangers that go to the English Church: Mr. Anthonie, preacher, of the city of Jeane.] Stephen De Grasse, an old French preacher, and his wife, go to the French Church. St. Olyffe and Alhallows Staining: James Deroche, preacher, Frenchman, and Mary, his' wife. Eastcheap: Peter Hayes, born in Rone [Rouen], goes to the French Church, and dwelleth with his son, the minister of St. Buttolph. Tower Ward in St. Dunstan’s Parish in the East: John Vouche, John Marny, John Bowthand, and Robert Philip, all ministers, being Frenchmen; Stephen Marvey, minister, and his wife. St. Olyff and Alhallows Staining: James De Rache, preacher, and Mar)', his wife. Blackfriars: Mr. Cossyn, Frenchman, minister, and Breugen, his wife, come for religion, with three boys, with two wenches, which go to school, and are of the French Church. In St. Martin’s-le-Grand: Peter Banks and Ursin, ministers of the French Church. And Olyver Rowland and Bustein, ministers of the French Church. And Nove Banet, Frenchman, minister.
1618. Bishopgate Ward: Abraham Aurelius, minister of the Fr. congreg. in London, b. in London. Charles Lebon, preacher, b. in Sandwich.
1621. Dovor: Mr Moyses Cartanet [Castanet?], minister and preacher of Godes word. Mr Aaron Blondell, minister and preacher of the word of God.
Chapter II.
EMINENT DESCENDANTS OF THE EARLIEST REFUGEES.
Perhaps the Gallo-Belgic refugee surname, which stands first in order of celebrity, is Bonnell, or (as it was originally spelt) Bonel or Bonnel. In the Norwich French Church MS. Book of discipline ecclesiastique, “Thomas Bonel” signed the “articles de ceste discipline,” as an “anchien,” on 4th October 1595; and the signature of “Daniel Bonnel” followed on 12th August 1596. The name of the former is still legible at Somerset House, in the sadly dilapidated register of Norwich French Church. In that register, which begins in 1595, there are entries of three children of Thomas Bonnel and Jaquemaine Bygote, his wife. “Thomas Bonelle” is a witness to a baptism in 1603. A Samuel Bonnel appears as a father in 1606. The family removed to London.
In the lists of strangers in the metropolis, compiled in obedience to the Privy Council Order of 6th Sept. 1618, there is found, among residents in Cheap Ward, “David Bonnel, born in Norwich, the son of an alien, a merchaunt.” The authentic pedigree in the “Visitation” of Middlesex, begins with David Bonnell of the city of London, gentleman, and his wife Katherine, daughter of Best, of London, gentleman; the five sons of this couple are recorded, namely, David, Jacob, Jeremy, Nathaniel, and Simeon, all alive in 1663, and a daughter Sarah, wife of Thomas Ratcliffe. We obtain more light by consulting the register of the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London. It appears that his wife’s maiden surname was De Beste, and that she was a native of Antwerp, and that from love to her he deserted the Walloon or French Church; they were married in the Dutch Church, and all their children were baptized there. The marriage took place on 5th February 1605, and the baptisms range from 26th December 1605 to 10th July 1625 — seven sons and seven daughters. He became a deacon in 1616, and an elder in 1626, his surname being spelt Bonneel. The list in the “Visitation” gives us only the children that survived in 1663, and were resident in London or in some locality in Middlesex. In that list (as already noted) there are five sons.
The eldest of these five sons is styled David Bonnell of Isleworth, county Middlesex, Esq., and he was living in 1667; his wife was Ann, daughter of Andrew Boevey of London, gentleman; and his son (the only son in 1663) was Andrew Bonnell of St. Dunstan’s in the East, merchant, who married in December 1670, Ann, daughter of Sir Thomas Aleyn, Bart. David Bonnell, Esq., of Isleworth, had a daughter Mary, who in 1677 was married to Thomas Crawley of St. Dunstan’s in the East, merchant. She became a widow in 1714, and died in 1718; her surviving son,
