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

 Andrew Naudin, and Andrew and Louis Naudin his sons, Theophile 

 Fourrestier, Charles Fourrestier, Ambroise Sycard, and Ambroise, 

 Daniel, and Jacques, his sons, Giulliamme Landrin, Guilleaume Cothon- 

 neau (i. <?., senior) Isaac Caillard, Marie Cothonneau, and Guilliaume 

 Cothonneau her son, Jean Neufuille, Estensie Livinge, and Jean Cou- 

 stant (i.e.) Jean Coutanti, of foreign birth, and a writ of c dedimus 

 potestatem'' directed to Col. Caleb Heathcote, for administering the 

 oaths under them."* 



They continued to arrive from England, as far as can be ascertained, 

 till the year 1700; for there is still preserved in the Bonnett family 

 (of this town) the following passport from the mayor of Bristol, in Eng- 

 land, of this date, to their ancestor, Daniel Bonnett : 



Civitas Bristol. — These are to certify that the bearer thereof, Daniel Bon- 

 nett, weaver, (as we are very well assured by persons of credit and repute of the 

 French refugees here,) is a French Protestant of good repute, and hath here lived 

 ten years. But in hopes of better maintaining himself and family, is intending 

 to settle himself, with his wife and four children, in some of his Majestie's plan- 

 tations in America. In testimony whereof, we have hereto subscribed our 

 names, and caused the seal of the mayoralty of this city to be hereto affixed this 

 sixteenth day of November, one thousand and seven hundred. 



Thos. Caky, Clerk. William Daines Mayor. 



Riohaed La:se, 

 Samuel Wallis, 

 William Jaokson, 

 Thomas Day. 



On Daniel Bonnett's arrival in New Rochelle, he purchased land of 

 Bartholomew Le Roux, one of the first settlers, which property is still 

 occupied by his descendants. Some of his family appear to have been 

 elders in the Church of Chaalous upon Saone, for at the Synod of Gap 

 in 1603, for Burgundy, Lyonois, &c, was one Job James Bonnett. 6 

 Daniel was born in France in 1665, his wife Judy in 1670. Their chil- 

 dren were Daniel, John, Peter, Mary, Johanna, and Susanna. Daniel 

 Bonnett took out naturalization papers in New York on the 3d of July, 

 1700. 



The following incident is related of this family: "Daniel and his wife 

 were attempting to reach the French coast with two small children 

 concealed in the 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 jour- 



a Alb. Book of Pat. Vol. I. 



b Quick's Synodicon, Vol. II, S06. The artists and mechanics of the Huguenots remained in 

 the city, and the farmers removed into the country. 



