THE HUGUENOTS IN VIRGINIA 



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Virginia 

 Hospitable to 

 Settlers 



1661 Act of 

 Admission 



*' As the seventeenth century waxed so did the Hugue- 

 not emigration to Virginia continuously increase." The 

 refugees came singly, or in isolated groups and families. 

 Among the colonial legislatures that of Virginia was 

 foremost in encouraging applications for naturalization. 

 In 1G59, or thereabouts, it was enacted, " That all aliens 

 and strangers who have inhabited the country for the 

 space of four yeai's, and haAC a lirme resolution to make 

 this countrey their place of residence shall be free deni- 

 zens of this collony." In 16G1 the General Assembly of 

 Virginia passed an act admitting all strangers desirous of 

 making their homes in Virginia, to the liberties, privi- 

 leges and immunities of natural born Englishmen, upon 

 their petition to the Assembly, and upon taking the oaths 

 of allegiance and supremacy. New York adopted a sim- 

 ilar measure in 1783, and South Carolina fourteen years 

 later. The colonies were in this ahead of the home gov- 

 ernment, which had not sanctioned such acts. 



Among the Huguenots who took advantage of these 

 laws were John Battaille, Eichard Durand, De la Mun- 

 daj'es, Durant, de Hull, De Bar, D'Aubigne (Dabuey), 

 De la Nome, De Young, De Bandy, De Berry, Roger 

 Fontaine, Stephen Fouace, Hillier, Jordan, Jourdan, La 

 Furder, Lines, Louis, Lassall, La Mont (Lamont), 

 Moyses, Martian, Mountery, Michael, Mellauey, Mille- 

 chops, Moyssier, Morel, Norman, Noel, Poythers, Perin, 

 Poleste, Paule, Perrot, Place, Pluvier, Pensax, Perou, 

 Pere, Pettit, Pruett, Pallisder, Robins, Ravenell, Rab- 

 nett, Rosier, Regault, Roden, Roye, Rue, Regant, Revell, 

 Royall, Sully, Sabrell, Sorrel, Sallis, Tollifer (Tallia- 

 ferro), Therrialt, Toton, Tranier, Vicomte, Vasler, 

 Vans, Vallentine, Vaulx, Vardie and Vodin. 



Major Moore Faunt Le Roj^ founder of a " very ancient paunt LeRoy 

 and numerous family of Virginia," owned a large tract 

 of land on the banks of the Rappahannock i:>rior to 1651. 

 In 1G83 the Huguenot Relief Committee in London ** Paid 



Family 

 Names 



