Guillebeau Family History

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The Huguenots, who were they? France became the start of the Huguenots who

The New Bordeaux town was built to mimic their history, a French Township . Andre Guillebeau was one of the New Bordeaux settlers who built the Guillebeau house on or about 1765 or 1770. Andrew Guillebeau was married to Mary Jane Roquemore and they had three children, Pierre Guillebeau born October 20, 1769, Susannah Guillebeau born January 15, 1776 and James Guillebeau born August 08, 1772. It is through Pierre Guillebeau that the maker of this web sites family tree exists, James Statom. Pierre Guillebeau married Mary Jane Bellot and has as much as 10 children that came from this union as the Will indicates in the courthouse. Peter Lungel. Guillebeau born June 03, 1812 fathered three children but some say that he fathered four, two boys and two girls with one of the girls traveling to Texas never to be heard of again. Unfortunately, this is information that I cannot confirm.

Peter Lungel. Guillebeau had three children that we are very well familiar with, Mary Jane Guillebeau born May 1844, Cornelius (Neal) Guillebeau born February 1856 and Alex H. Guillebeau (AKA Dick) born December 25, 1855; although we cannot confirm who any of Peter's wife's or partners where.

were a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th century, but for us in the United States the Huguenots were something else. If we actually researched the history through England and France we would find that our religion is based back to John Calvin a France-born Swiss theologian whose talents defined Presbyterianism, (1509-1564).

On June 29, 1772 in Lunes, Languedoc , Southern France a pastor was born by the name of Jean Louis Gibert. It was through his efforts that on August 9, 1763 the French Huguenots were able to board a ship that sailed towards America on a trip that took 47 days. Once arriving on the American shores of Charles Town, South Carolina the immediately began to set up temporary lodging in barracks. Shortly after the colonies were established land was surveyed. July 17, 1764 some of the French Huguenots made a beeline toward New Bordeaux which was about 10 miles from Charles Town where Rev. Jean Louis Gibert remained to help establish the New Bordeaux colony.