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would be taken from them through a judgment of the 

 courts. 



The Colonists Immediately following the purchase of their town-site 

 from the ''Atherton Company," the refugees took up 

 their residence in Rhode Island. They numbered in all 

 forty-eight families, ten of whom came from La Rochelle, 

 ten from Saintouge, with perhaps as many more from 

 Poitou ; the remainder hailing from Guyeune and Xor- 



Pastor mandy. ^^zechiel Carre was the pastor and principal 



leader of the colony. He had studied under Calvin at 

 . Geneva, and had already held the pastorate of two 

 churches in France, at Mirameau in Saintonge, and La 

 Roche Chalais in Guyeune. Closely associated with him 

 as a leader was Pierre Berthon de Marign (Peter Berton, 

 or Burton), who was descended from a prominent family 

 of Chattelerault in Poitou. With Berton came his wife, 

 Margaret, a native of the same town. Pierre Ayrault, a 

 native of Angers, province of Anjou, was the physician 

 of the colony, and brought with him his wife, Fraufoise, 

 his son Daniel, and nephew named Nicholas. Besides 

 these leaders the list of the colonists comprises the 

 following names : Andre Arnaud, Jean Amian, Louis 

 Allaire, ;6zechiel Bouniot, Jean Beauchamps, Pierre 

 Bretin dit Laronde, Daniel Belhair, Paul Bussereau, 

 Guillaume Barbut, Jean Coudret, Jean Chadene, Paul 

 Collin, Jean David, Josue David, Sr., Josue David, Jr., 

 Pierre Deschamps, Theophile Froetier, Jean Galay, 

 i^zechiel Grazilier, Rene Grignon, Jean Germon, Jean 

 Julien, Dauiel Jouet, fitienne Jamain, Daniel Lambert, 

 Pierre Le Moine, ^^tienne La Vigne, Moise Le Brun, 

 Daniel Le Gendre, Jean Lafon, Franyois Legare, Menar- 

 deau Milard, Jacques Magni, Jean Magni, ]6lie Rambert, 

 Jacob Ratier, Daniel Renaud, ^^tienne Rogineau, Dauiel 

 Targe, Abram Tourtellot. Pierre Traverrier, Pierre 

 Tougere. 



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The first care of the settlers was to provide themselves 



