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9th Generation - Louys Orange 1640 - 1700
The earliest record is the baptism of Louys Orange on September 07, 1662 in a French Catholic Church picture and it indicates that he was born on 02 November 1661. His parents are listed as Jacques Orange and Guillemette Thomas. Since Jacques was in the King's army and likely lived in the castle across the street from the church where Louys was baptized, it is though that he name his son after the King; Louys for Louys XIV. It is conjectured that Louys Orange who was baptized a Catholic turned to protestant and moved to England sometime after 1685 due to the action of the King of France. In 1685, French King Louis XIV repealed the Edict of Nantes in an act called the Revocation. The Edict was a Charter of Rights given to the Huguenots in 1598 which granted them freedom of worship. All of France was Catholic except for the Huguenot Protestants. There is only one other listing of the name Orange in the LDS index to the Saint Germain en Laye church records from 1550-1700. It appears to be a burial of an Orange in 1684 but may not be; the actual record is all but illegible. The church records of Gagny start in 1680 and there is no index. The search must continue in the French archives. There is another Louys Oranges in France in the 1600s who could also be the direct relative. This Louys Orange was born September 10, 1663 .This information was provided by 95, Mesnil Aubry, , VAL D'OISE as indicated on the web page. His father was also named Louys Orange and was born in 1629 and died January 25, 1694. I do not have the location in France. He married Madeleine Bouticourt (born on April 22, 1636) on June 22,1656. Her father was named Hubert and here mother was Charlotte La Quenouille. They had 7 children of which one was Louys. I can not find any other information on this Louys Orange nor the previous Louys Orange who was born in 1661. Possibly one of these is the direct ancestor who came to the United States in 1700. In England, there are many Oranges listed as belonging to the French Protestant Church and being aliens to England (1). These records are found in the 1600's and it is thought that they were part of the French Huguenots who left France for England in 1685. The records of the LDS indicate about 200 people with the name Orange in England, however none list a Louys. In addition, The National Huguenot Society has listed the Orange family as French Huguenots (1b). The Orange family started in America in July 31, 1700 when Louys (Louiss) Orange(1c), his wife and one child arrived at James Town, Virginia on July 31, 1700. Louys was aboard the ship Mary and Ann and was listed as one of the 205 French Refugees. The ship set sail on April 19, 1700 from Gravesend England. Louys was listed as Orange and received 15 shillings for baking while aboard the Ship(1d). This was a record of the disposition of the money to the passengers. 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. The land owners were called Patentees. 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 probably not related to Louiss Orange who died in 1734. The L'Orange named stopped since she had no males named Orange. The French Lands were south of the James River in Henrico County. The Virgina 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 Ann. It contains amazing details of those on the Mary 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. (1g). 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. The French used "y" in place of "i". 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(1f) on March 16, 1715. Benjamin Watson's will said 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. A Will belonging to Lewis Orange, thought to be the same as Louys Orange, showed that he died in August 24, 1734 in Henrico County Virginia(2). His wife's name was Mary. He had a son named Lewis Orange who is thought to be the direct descendent (this second Lewis will be referred to as Lewis Jr. for future clarification ). The Will listed the following family for Lewis Orange and there inheritance.
The witnesses are James Lasley and William Turner. His inventory value was recorded as pounds 10/15/0(3). Last updated on December 16, 2006: Webmaster: coachorange@insightbb.com Web site hosted by: Reactor88Studios r88s.com
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