THE HUGUENOT HERALD Volume 24, Number 3 Fall 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS: Deadline for Huguenot Society of South Carolina undergraduate and graduate scholarships is 31 Dec 2014. Huguenot Society of South Carolina Hall at Charles Towne Landing. SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS UNDERGOING MAJOR REPAIRS When it comes to old buildings in Charleston, one needed repair often leads to another and another in a cascading effect. This summer, we discovered that our headquarters building at 138 Logan Street was in need of significant repair. The primary issue was that each of the six dormers has leaked into the building, with water running inside the walls down all three floors to the street and causing significant areas of rot. The windows and rear porch are in need of repair, and the exterior stairs need to be rebuilt. The roof is in good shape, but needs cleaning, painting, and repair to the dormers. After replacement of all the rotten wood, the building will be painted. Our goal is to dry in the building, and halt any additional damage. In light of the significant expense of these much needed repairs, the Building Committee spent several weeks exploring our options. It concluded, and the board agreed, that undertaking the repairs was worthwhile as it would enhance the value of the building by at least a like amount, and it allows us to stay right where we are in a headquarters which has served us well for almost 25 years. One of the damaged windows. Repairs are just beginning after major packing and rearranging of the library and offices. In order to access the windows and other areas that need repair, Renée and Cheves will have packed or moved most of the library and all our member files at least once as the repairs begin on the third floor and work down to the first floor. The Society is still open during our regular hours, but we ask that researchers please call ahead before visiting to make sure that we have access to the materials they need. If the weather cooperates, we expect the repairs will be completed by the end of March. In conclusion, Renée, Cheves, Katie, the Building Committee, and the Board view what started as one leaking window last summer as an opportunity to make an important investment in 138 Logan Street and therefore in the future of our Society. We thank you in advance for your patience and support as we undertake this important work.
FROM THE PRESIDENT The past few months have been a very busy and productive time for the Society. Renée, Cheves and Katie are well on their way to successfully completing an autumn version of spring cleaning at 138 Logan Street and the Society's home is looking better than ever. This work will be followed by even more substantial improvements at our headquarters as described in the article appearing on page one. You will be hearing more about this exciting project in the coming months so please stay tuned for further developments. Another recent success is the generous response of the Membership to our Annual Appeal. With a strong year-end finish, we hope to reach new levels of giving in this critically important category of support. On behalf of the Board and our wonderful professional staff, I thank everyone for past and future contributions to the Annual Fund. BOARD OF DIRECTORS President 1st Vice President Helga Preston Wrenn Billings Secretary Treasurer Vice Presidents Charles B. Upshaw III Russell B. Guerard In closing, I wish to acknowledge another success the life of Arthur Manigault Wilcox. The news accounts, editorials, letters to the editor and the obituary which followed his death on October 13, noted the many contributions Admiral Wilcox made to his City, State and Nation. Of course, those contributions include his twenty-five years as a member of the Huguenot Society, and his six years as President. One of the most significant contributions he made to the Huguenot Society was his steadfast commitment to our headquarters relocating to 138 Logan Street following the damage to our previous home caused by Hurricane Hugo. There is a lovely symmetry in the fact that our generation now seeks to preserve and protect the building an earlier generation made possible for us. Shortly before he died, I wrote Admiral Wilcox that I was honored to follow in his footsteps at the Society. I know that sentiment is shared by all who had the wonderful good fortune to know Arthur Manigault Wilcox and now follow him in continuing his good works at the Huguenot Society. Charlton desaussure, Jr. Chaplain Rev. Philip Gendron Porcher Renee LaHue Marshall Archivist/Researcher
ANNOUNCING THE PUBLICATION OF FRENCH SANTEE: A HUGUENOT SETTLEMENT IN COLONIAL SOUTH CAROLINA BY SUSAN BALDWIN BATES AND HARRIOTT CHEVES LELAND ESTIMATED PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 2015, OTTER BAY BOOKS The Huguenot Society of South Carolina is thrilled to announce the upcoming publication of French Santee: A Huguenot Settlement in Colonial South Carolina by Susan Baldwin Bates and Harriott Cheves Leland. French Santee is an in-depth study of the seventeenth-century Huguenot settlement on the Santee River in South Carolina, with biographical sketches of the more than 100 French Protestant families who lived there. Signatures, seals and cattle brands of some of the earliest immigrants are reproduced in some of the sketches. Translations of early letters written from Carolina prior to 1700, detailed maps, photographs and copies of old plats chronicle the changes as the settlement grew and evolved into the eighteenth century. Thorough documentation and indexing mark this as a scholarly work, yet the captivating details and relationships of the families on the river will draw you into their stories. You may begin by reading about your own family, but you will soon find yourself turning to their neighbors and friends, tracing the history of their plantations and untangling their relationships. French Santee is a hardback with more than 450 pages, and will retail for approximately $48.00. We expect that it will be available at the Society by mid to late March 2015. Cheves and Susan will be the speakers at the Society s Annual Meeting at Charles Towne Landing on Thursday, 16 April 2015. We will have a book signing during the reception. Members of the Society will be able to reserve copies to be picked up at the Annual Meeting, or to be mailed to them after the book is published in 2015. While we are not taking payments at this time, as the exact price is yet to be determined, if you are interested in reserving a copy of French Santee, please email Cheves at archivist@huguenotsociety.org to let her know. A preview from French Santee: At the end of the seventeenth century, driven by the terrible persecution in France, thousands of Huguenots fled their country in search of religious freedom. A large number found what they sought in the fledgling colony of Carolina in the new world. Here these noblemen, craftsmen and artisans, with their wives and children, took up axes, hoes and guns and struggled to build their homes and survive in the wilderness. Nowhere was this more evident than on the banks of the Santee River where a group of French refugees arrived in 1687 and where a sail from a boat was our first house and the earth our bed. A cabin like that of savages was our second house. Through their letters and the tantalizing bits and pieces of recorded history they left behind, their struggles and triumphs to forge a new settlement are revealed. At French Santee, they established what became a wealthy plantation society, until time and fate returned the land they had conquered to wilderness once more CUT LIMESTONE BLOCKS FOUND ON THE SANTEE French Santee The Settlers: On the following page is a list of the families with biographical sketches in French Santee. Sketches range from a few lines to many pages, depending on how much could be learned about the families.
FRENCH SANTEE THE SETTLERS Andrivet, Jean and Antoinette [Buvier?] Barnet, Jean (John) and Hannah Benoit, Jacques and Sara Mounier Berteaud, Jean Bochet, Abel Bochet, Nicholas and Susanne Dehays Boisseau, Jean and Marie Potell Bonnet, Elie Bonnet, François Bouvell, Elias Boyd, Gabriel Boyd, Jacques Boyd, Jean and Jeanne Berchaud Brugnet, Marye, widow of Nicholas Potell Bruneau, Jean-Arnaud Bruneau, Paul Bugnion, Joseph and Elizabeth Cadeau, Peter Caillabeuf, Isaac (II) and Mary Carion, Moïse and Anne Riboule Carrière, Jean Carron, Claude Chastaigner, Alexandre Thésée and Elizabeth Buretel Chastaigner, Henri Auguste Chauvin, Isaac Colladon, Mr. and Sarah Couillandeau, Pierre Coulet, Stephen Courège, François and Madeleine [Joubert?] DeJean, Isaac De Rousserie, François Donnedieu, Jean DuBosc, Isaac and Susanne Couillandeau DuCros de la Bastie, Charles and Hélène Dumay, Etienne and Jeanne Elizabeth Guerri DuPlessis, Peter and Marguerite Rembert Durouzeau, Michel Dutarque, Louis and Christian Marie Dutartre, Daniel and Mary Faucheraud, Gideon and Mary Villeponteux Fleury, Isaac Fougeraut, Marie Gaillard, Joachim and Ester Paparel Gaillard, Barthélémy and Elizabeth Gaillard, Jean, Susanne Le Serrurier and Mary Esther Page Gaillard, Pierre Garnier, Daniel and Elizabeth Fanton and Magdalen Gendron, Jean Gendron, Philippe and Madeleine Chardon Gignilliat, Jacques François Benedict and Marie Potell Gignilliat, Jean François, Louisa Pineau and Susanne Le Serrurier Girodz, Solomon Gourdin, Louis Goutier, David Guérin, François and Anne Arriné Guérin, Mathurin and Marie Nicolas and Susanne Desserex Guérin, Pierre Guerri, Pierre and Jeanne Broussard Guibal, Jean and Ester Le Cert Guneau, Pierre Hartman, John and Mary Horry, Elie and Margueritte Huger Huger, Daniel and Margueritte Perdriau Jacquette, Jacques Jaudon, Daniel and Elizabeth Jeanneret, Abraham and Susannah Favre Jeanneret, Jacob and Elizabeth Gourdin Jermain, Ralph Juin, Georges and Suzanne Le Riche L Apôtre, Jacob David and Catherine Allaire LaPierre, John and Susanne Laurens, Augustus Laurens, Charles and Marianne Gourdin Laurens, Jean and Ester Grasset Laurens, Jeanne and John Perdriau and Jacques Savineau Le Bas, Jacques and Catherine Varing Le Gendre, Daniel Leger, Pierre and Marie Le Grand, Isaac and Madeleine Dieu Le Grand, Jacques and Anne Françoise Le Nud, Nicholas and Mary Le Roux, Estienne Le Roux, Louis Longuemare, Nicholas de and Marie Bonneau Manigault, Gabriel Manigault, Pierre and Judith Giton Marion, Benjamin and Judith Baluet and Marie May, Jean Rodolph and Marie Elizabeth Gignilliat Mayrant, James Nicholas and Susanna Gaillard Michaud, Honoré Michaud, Pierre and Sara Bertomeau Michaud, Abraham and Esther Jaudon Mounier, Pierre and Louise Robinet Pasquereau, Louis and Madeleine Chardon Pelé, John Pierre and Gabrielle Perdriau, Etienne Perdriau, Louis, Perdriau, Pierre Perdriau, Marguerite and Daniel Huger Peyre, David and Judith Boisseau Philippes, Pierre and Jeanne Picault, Michel Poitevin, Anthoine (II) and Marguerite De Bourdeaux Porcher, Isaac and Claude de Cherigny Potell, Jean and Madeleine Pepin Pouderous, Albert Prou, Jean Ravenel, René and Charlotte de St. Julien de Malacare Rembert, André and Anne Bressan and Madeleine [Joubert?] Richebourg, Claude Philippe de and Anne Chastain Robert, Pierre and Jeanne Bayer Royer, Pierre and Anne [Rembert?] St. Julien, Louis de St. Julien de Malacare (II), Pierre de and Damaris Elizabeth Le Serrurier Satur, Abraham and Jane Savineau, Jacques and Mary Bremar and Jeanne Laurens Sénéschaud, Daniel and Magdeleine Ardouin Seron, Jacques and Frances Serré, Noë (II) and Esther [Michaud?] Spencer, Joseph and Elizabeth Tamplé, Etienne Tamplé, Etienne (II) and Marie Du Bosc Tauvron, Etienne and Catherine [Le Chevalier?] Thauvet, Jeanne Thauvet, Marie Thauvet, Susanne Thibout, Etienne Valvot, John Videau, Pierre and Jeanne Elizabeth Mauzé
NEW MEMBERS...Pineville, SC Louis Gourdin. Charleston, SC Benjamin Simons and Marie Ester DuPré..Atlantic Beach, NC. Southport, NC...Leeds, AL..Wadmalaw Island, SC Jérémie Varin.Hilton Head Island, SC.....Hollywood, CA Charleston, SC.Austin, TX.. Grosse Pointe, MI.. Summerville, SC Pierre Guerri and Jeanne Broussard... Columbia, SC Pierre Bacot and Jacquine Mercier.. Conway, SC Benjamin Simons and Marie Ester DuPré... Charleston, SC.. Columbia, SC...Mount Pleasant, SC Josias DuPré and Martha Simons... Raleigh, NC..Mount Pleasant, SC... Pineville, SC Louis Gourdin...Mount Pleasant, SC.... Richmond, VA...... Alexandria, VA... Blythewood, SC....Washington, DC..... Lexington, VA.....Summerville, SC Isaac Lesesne....New York, NY Wadmalaw Island, SC...Arlington, VA.. Fairfax, VA.....Estill, SC.... Brooklyn, NY.. Charleston, SC... Mount Pleasant, SC Josias and Martha DuPré...Washington, DC Josias and Martha DuPré...Mount Pleasant, SC Pierre Guerri and Jeanne Broussard...Myrtle Beach, SC... Westbrook, ME...Bishopville, SC.. Bonneau, SC Louis Gourdin.....Charleston, SC....Charlotte, NC....Beaufort, SC Isaac Lesesne..West Chester, PA... Burlington, NC
GIFTS FROM THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PLEASE ORDER BY DECEMBER 17 FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY PENDANTS Petite 14 kt. gold cross (7/16 x 1 )... $125.00 Small 14 kt. gold cross (5/8 x 1 1/8 )... $175.00 Medium 14 kt. gold cross (7/8 x 1 1/2 )... $250.00 Large 14 kt. gold cross (1 x 1 3/4 )... $300.00 Petite sterling silver cross (7/8 )... $40.00 Small sterling silver cross (1 1/8 )... $45.00 Medium sterling silver cross (1 1/2 )... $70.00 Large sterling silver cross (1 3/4 )... $85.00 Blue/White enamel gold-plated cross (1 1/8 )... $35.00 PINS/LAPEL PINS/TIE TACS/EARRINGS Blue/White enamel gold-plated cross pin (1 1/8 )... $35.00 Sterling silver tie tac... $50.00 14kt. gold tie tac... $85.00 Sterling silver dove earrings (for pierced ears)... $45.00 14 kt. gold dove earrings (for pierced ears)... $145.00 Sterling silver cufflinks... $85.00 STATIONERY Huguenot Cross folded note cards (10 cards/envelopes, specify blue or gold)... $8.00 Note cards embossed w. Huguenot Cross (10 cards/envelopes/specify white or ecru)... $8.00 Huguenot Church Notecards, single... $5.00 Huguenot Church Notecards, package of 6... $25.00 Huguenot Cross Rubber Stamps (specify solid or open cross design)... $8.00 Napkins w. Huguenot Cross (package of 20)... $4.00 MISCELLANEOUS Ben Silver Huguenot Cross Tie (specify red* or royal blue)... $85.00 Ben Silver Huguenot Cross Bow Tie (specify red or royal blue)... $75.00 Ladies Silk Scarf (navy, cream, gold)... $49.50 Huguenot Church Organ Music CD... $12.00 Decals, gold cross with blue border (3 x 3 1/2 )... $2.00 Cross-Stitch kit (Huguenot cross, includes chart, instructions, DMC floss)... $22.50 *Quantity of red ties limited. Please call before ordering. We will have more available in early 2015. BOOKS - FOR OUR FULL LIST OF BOOKS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE. The French Huguenots by Janet Gray... $20.00 From New Babylon to Eden by Bertrand Van Ruymbeke... $49.95 The Huguenot Crosses of South Carolina, compiled by Dr. & Mrs. J. Sanders Pike... $2.00 Huguenot Footprints: The Journey to America... $15.00 Memory and Identity: The Huguenots in France and the Atlantic Diaspora, ed. by Bertrand Van Ruymbeke and R. Sparks... $34.95 Vol. I Records of the Secretary of the Province, 1675-95, by Bates & Leland... $24.99 Vol II Records of the Register of the Province, 1675-96, by Bates & Leland... $24.99 Vol. III Records of the Surveyor General of the Province, 1678-98, by Bates & Leland... $26.99
Pictures of the jewelry and ties can be viewed on the website. Please go to the About tab and then to Shop. Please call the Society to order or use the order form below and make check payable to The Huguenot Society of South Carolina. The Huguenot Society of South Carolina, 138 Logan Street, Charleston, SC 29401 Name Address Description of item(s) Price Quantity Total *Prices subject to change Subtotal Postage $5.00 Total Remitted WELCOME OUR NEW OFFICE MANAGER & REGISTRAR, KATIE HYMAN The Huguenot Society of South Carolina would like to welcome our new Office Manager and Registrar, Catherine LaRue Hyman. Katie is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. She attended the University of South Carolina and College of Charleston, and is currently furthering her education. Katie is married to Mr. Richardson Hyman, Jr. and they have a six year old son, Rutledge. Katie has been a member of the Huguenot Society since 2011, and has been an avid genealogist for a number of years. She is a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Mount Pleasant and an associate member of the Huguenot Church.
The Huguenot Society of SC 138 Logan Street U.S. Postage PAID SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 31, 2014 The Huguenot Society of South Carolina offers two scholarships. Complete application guidelines can be obtained online at www.huguenotsociety.org under the "Being a Descendant" tab. The Mary Mouzon Darby Scholarship is a $1,000 undergraduate scholarship that may be awarded annually to an undergraduate student who is a Huguenot descendant. The applicant must submit a brief paper that includes a biographical sketch of his or her Huguenot ancestor and what this Huguenot heritage means to the applicant. The scholarship is made possible through the generosity of the late Miss Betty-Ann Darby, in honor of her mother Mary Mouzon Darby. The Huguenot Society of South Carolina Graduate Scholarship is offered to a student working towards a graduate degree in history. Applicants must submit a work of scholarship on a Huguenot topic. It may examine any aspect of the religious, political, economic, social, or intellectual history of the French or Walloon Protestants from the sixteenth century to the present. The winning submission is published in Transactions and the author will be awarded $1,000.