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complexion. The folloAviug names were signed to a deed 

 '^ granting to Anthony Lespinard a portion of land for 

 the erection of a mill": Besly, Oliver Besly, Simon 

 Mabe, Francis Ganyard, Frederick Scurmau, Gilleaume 

 Clapp, John Clark, John Martin, Estienne Guerin, Benj. 

 Petit, Josias Le Conte, Abel Devoux, Samuel Barnard, 

 John Moras, Peter Samson, John Coutant, F. Bolt, Jr., 

 Zaccarie Angevin, Pierre Elisse Gallaudet, Isaac Mercier, 

 Lancinie Thauvet, Anam Guion, Andre Naudain, Alex- 

 ander Allaire, Gregoire Gougeon, James Eoubet, Henry 

 Shadden, Rachel Neufille. 



In 1695 letters of denization were issued to Francis Le 

 Count, David de Bourepos, Alexander Allaire, Henry 

 Beignou, Esaye Valleau, Andrew Thaunet, David Bonne- 

 foy, Louis Guion, and Louis Guion his son, Pierre Das, 

 Pierre Palcot, Andrew Naudin, and Andrew and Louis 

 his sons, Theophile Fourrestier, Charles Fourrestier, Am- 

 broise Sycard, and Ambroise, and Daniel and Jacques his 

 sons, Guilliaume Laudrin, Guilliaume Cothouneau, Isaac 

 Caillard, Marie Cothouneau, and Guilliaume Cothouneau 

 her son, Jean Neufuille, Estensie Lavinge and Jean 

 Coutanti, of foreign birth. 



Emigrants continued to come to New Rochelle up to oaniei 

 1700. One of these was Daniel Bonnet, perhaps the last ^°°"^* 

 to come. He purchased land from Bartholomew Le 

 Roux, and the property is still held by his descend- 

 ants. The following incident is related of his flight from 

 France : 



"Daniel and his wife were attempting to reach the 

 French coast with two small children concealed in the story oi 

 paniers of a donkey, covered with fresh vegetables. The ^"^^* 

 mother having enjoined upon the children to keep perfect 

 silence, no matter what might occur, they had scarcely 

 commenced their journey when they were overtaken by a 

 gendarme who demanded to know what the paniers con- 

 tained. The mother replied, 'fresh vegetables for the 

 market.' As if doubting her words, the rough soldier 



