Saturday, June 21, 2014

Surname Saturday - POILLON (Belgium > colonial New York)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 7th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #1007, who is Catherine POILLON (1712-????)
 [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through three generations in this POILLON family line is:

1.  Randall J. Seaver (1943-living)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)


6.  Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7.  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

14.  Charles Auble (1849-1916)
15.  Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952)

30.  James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902)

31.  Mary Jane Sovereen (1841-1874)

62.  Alexander Sovereign (1814-1907)
63.  Elizabeth Putman (1820-1895)

124.  Frederick Sovereign (1786-1875)
125.  Mary Jane Hutchison (1792-1868)


250.  William Hutchinson (1745-1826)
251.  Catherine Lewis (1759-1845)

502.  Jonathan Lewis (1715-1785)
503.  Marie LaTourette (1734-1786)


1006.  David LaTourette, born 28 December 1699 in Fresh Kills, Richmond, New York, United States; died 20 March 1764 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.  He was the son of 2012. Jean LaTourette and 2013. Marie Mercereau.  He married before 1730 in probably New York, United States.
1007.  Catherine Poillon, born 14 July 1712 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.

Children of David La Tourette and Catherine Poillon are:
*  Jacques LaTourette (1731-1785), married Elizabeth Lewis (1716-1785).
*  Marie LaTourette (1734-1786), married 1756 Jonathan Lewis (1715-1785)
*  Catherine LaTourette (1737-1808), married 1766 Stephen Bedell (1735-????).
*  David LaTourette (1738-1808), married (2) Elizabeth Morgan; and (2) Marie Simonson.

2104.  Jacques Poillon, born 1681 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States; died 05 March 1733 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.  He married before 1710 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.
2015.  Francoise Billiou, born about 1685 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.  She was the daughter of 4030. Jacob Billiou and 4031. Margaret.

Children of Jacques Poillon and Francoise Billiou are:
*  Mary Poillon (1710-????), married 1730 Daniel Stillwell (1709-????).
*  Catherine Poillon (1712-????), married 1730 David LaTourette (1699-1764).

4028.  Jacques Poillon, born about 1646 in Zele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium; died 1720 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.  He married 24 October 1677 in Flatbush, Kings, New York, United States.
4029.  Adrianna Crocheron, born about 1652; died after 1720 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.  She was the daughter of 8058. Jean Crocheron and 8059. Mary.

Children of Jacques Poillon and Adrianna Crocheron are:
*  John Poillon (1678-1724), married 1704 Sarah Lake (1679-????).
*  Mary Poillon (1679-1718), married (1) 1696 Thomas Stillwell (1673-1711), (2) 1711 Valentine Duchesne (1673-????).
*  Jacques Poillon (1681-1733), married (1) 1710 Francoise Billiou; (2) 1714 Judith Bodine.
*  Catharine Poillon (1684-1718), married 1702 Samuel Osborn (1680-????).

Information on this family was obtained:

1)  The Hix file on the Rootsweb WorldConnect database created by Charlotte Hix (cmhix@metrocast.net) on 4 August 2005.  

2)  Charlotte Louise Megill, The Crocheron Family of Staten Island, New York (Garden City, N.Y. : Charlotte Megill Hix, 1979).

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1 comment:

Michael F Harris said...

Great finds. Hope you can go furthur back.