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Bilbo Jean Pierre [Male] b. 1675 Port Des Saintorge - Barques, France - d. 1723 Manakintown, Virginia

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July 31, 1700; Account prepared by Capt. George Hawes in James Town of the French refugees who have arrived in Virginia with the Marquis de la Muce:

Jacques Bilbeau Pierre du Toy

August 8, 1700; The Council of Virginia reports that there is no more land available in Norfork County. The French Protestant refugees will be settled upon Mannikin Town on the James River, twenty miles above the falls. A muster has been taken showing the number at 108 men, 59 women, and 38 children.

August 22, 1700; Letter from M. Charles de Suelly in James Town, Virginia to London reporting that Capt. George Hawes of the "Mary Ann" treated the French refugees barbarously on the voyage and allowed their property and provisions to be stolen or destroyed.

Jacques fled from Part des Barques France in 1681 to England. In the summer of 1700 he came to the colonies of America. Port des Barques was in the Province of Saintonge which no longer exists. Old maps indicates the location as the southwest coast of France, opposite the Ile d Oleron, on the Bay of Biscay, and the Charente river.

The following is a copy of his pass to England, found in the bible of a great great grandson, James Bilbo, 1779/1849 Chatham Co, Ga. " By the Honorable Thomas Collier" " Lt. Governor and commander and chief of his majesties castles, forts, forces and island of Jersey, sugger the bearer hereof, Jacques Bilbo, quietly to pass from hence into England, without let trouble, molestation or hindrance, he behaving himself as becometh. Given under my hand at his majestys castle England the 28th day of March 1699. Thomas Collier-to all whom these it may concern".

In England, King Wm. III was sympathetic with the plight of the Huguenots in his country, so he and the protestant relief fund financed the settling in America of a great number of them then in England. Ten thousand acres of land was reserved for them in Virginia, in an area abandoned by the Monean Indians. This land was located on the James River, twenty miles west of the present city of Richmond. It was called Manakin Town for the Indian tribe. Located in 1700 in Henrico Co, it was in 1727 cut off into Goochland, then Cumberland in 1749 and finally Powhatan in 1777. Over 500 french refugees landed at James City, Va. in four ships, about July 1700. Jacques Billiebo was in "Ye first Shippe" which was the "Mary and Ann". From James city it was necessary for them to make their way up the James River to Manakin. From the records it was a perilous trip which many perished.

James (Jacques) Bilbo was given two land grants, the first on March 23, 1715 containing 119 acres, the 2nd one was on Oct 1, 1716 for 43 acres. both were located on the south side of the James River.

In 1723, his son Jean Pierre Billiebeau was living in the house with Pierre Dutoi, which indicates that his parents were probably deceased. The fact that he was taken in by the Dutoi family, and later they left a tract of land to Isaac Dutoi in his will, might surmise that his mother was a Dutoi.

The only other record found of another Bilbo In Manakin Va. at this time was: "The 28th May 1728 was born to Jacques Billiebo a black named Jacque". I believe this was a slave and not a son, but it could be either one? NOTE: I believe he had a sister Jeanne who married Pierre Guerin, son of Mathurin Guerin native of St Nazaire, en Xaintonge who arrived on the ship "Mary and Ann".

Some records are microfilm #850402, the national library of the daughters of the American Rev. Florida records, family and bible on file in the latter day Saints library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Name: JACQUE [Bilbo] BILBAUD
Sex: M
Birth: 1675 in Port Des Saintorge - Barques, France
Death: 1723 in Manakintown, Virginia
Note: July 31, 1700; Account prepared by Capt. George Hawes in James Town of the French refugees who have arrived in Virginia with the Marquis de la Muce:
Jacques Bilbeau Pierre du Toy

Marriage 1 SUSANNAH DOTOI b: BET. 1664 - 1687
Married: BET. 1681 - 1716
Children
Marie Bilbo
Anne Bilbo b: BET. 1685 - 1721
Elizabeth Bilbo b: BET. 1685 - 1721
JOHN PETER BILBO b: 1706 in King William Parish, Manakin, Virginia

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Title: Strahan Family Reunion .FTW

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Title: bilbo.FTW

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Title: Strahan Family Reunion .FTW

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