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Orange Family
Genealogy Louis Orange 1670 - 1734 |
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Generation 4: ·
Louis
(Louys, Louiss or Lewis) Orange: 1670 - 1734 married 1699 ·
Mary
Whitehead: about 1675 1735 o
Lewis
Orange: 1720 1779 o
John Orange:
1700 1762 o
Judith
Orange: 1702 1734 o
Elizabeth
Orange: 1705 -1734 o
Magdelin Orange:
1705 1754 o
Peter Orange:
1708 1754 o
Mary Turner:
1720 -1792 Louis Orange was born on October 26, 1670 in in Bolbec,Seine-Maritime,
Haute-Normandie, France[xii] and died August 24, 1734 in Henrico County,
Virginia. He married Mary Whitehead on October 1, 1699 in Deptford
St. Nicholas, Kent, England. She was born about 1675 and died
April 7, 1735 in Virginia. They had seven children with my
ancestor being Lewis Orange. The Orange family started in America in
July 31, 1700 when Louis (Louiss/Louys) Orange[xiii], wife (Mary) and one child arrived at James Town,
Virginia on July 31, 1700. Louys (Louiss) aboard
the ship Mary and Ann and was listed as one of the 205 French
Refuges. The ship set sail on April 19, 1700 from Gravesend
England. Louis was listed as Orange and received 15 shillings for baking
while aboard the Ship.[xiv] This was a record of the disposition of
the money to the passengers.[xv] The ship was one of five that left
England. Dr. Daniel Coxe, a court physician in
England was the principal promoter to establish a colony of French refugees
in America. Dr. Coxe succeeded in
convincing King William, III of England that the people should locate along
the James River. There were 10,000 acres of land that was
divided among the French refugees. Louiss Orange was
listed as a French refugee that did not receive land.[xvi]The land owners were called Patentees. The French Lands were south of
the James River in Henrico County. (There was a Jean L'Orange who died shortly after arriving and his
wife Frances received two segments of land. They had one daughter also names
Frances. She married numerous times and gave her land away to her children by
other marriages and therefore is not related to Louiss Orange
who died in 1734. The L'Orange named
stopped since she had no males named Orange.) The Virginia Magazine has a very long
article on The French Huguenot Frontier Settlement of Manakin Town. This is supposed to be where all the
Huguenots settled including those from the Mary and Ann. It contains amazing
details of those on the Mary and Ann, England, France and those that settled
in the area. It is a must read if you want to understand why they came to
America and why they settled there.[xvii] On May 12, 1705 Lewis
Orange was naturalized in Virginia. It is thought that this is
the same Louiss or Louys Orange just
spelled in the English version and not the French version.[xviii] Since Lewis did not receive land as a
French refugee, he must have moved to Henrico County since he is listed as
living on 95 acres owned by Benjamin Watson as stated in his will on March
16, 1715. Benjamin Watsons will, stated the land that Lewis was living on
would go to Watson's son when he reached the age of 18. Some of the land of
Watson was along Gilley's Creek which is probably where Louis (Lewis) lived.[xix] A will belonging to Lewis Orange,[xx] thought to be the same as Louys Orange, showed
that he died in August 24, 1734 in Henrico County Virginia. His wife's name
was Mary. He had a son named Lewis Orange who is thought to be the
direct descendent (Lewis2). John Orange, probably the first born
son, could have been named Jean (English spelling) and could have been the
infant on the ship to America. The will listed the following
for Lewis Orange and their inheritance. ·
Lewis:
western part of land (Lewis-2) ·
Peter: lower
part of land ·
John:
houses, orchards and plantation ·
Mary: wife,
executor and to live on the plantation for life ·
Judith Ligon: 12 pence ·
Elizabeth Willce, 1 pence ·
Magdelin Atkins,
1 pence ·
Mary Turner,
1 pence The witnesses are James Lasley and William Turner. His inventory value was
recorded as pounds 10/15/0.[xxi]
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