Jacques Chastain

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Estienne Chastain was born 1625, died 1694 or later; and married Jeanne Laurant before 1652. He was "notaire royal" at Charost from 1648-1694. He was the son of Jacques Chastain, born 1598/1600, died before 1675 and his wife Jeanne Audet. Jacques was "notaire royal" at Charost from 1633-1659 and the son and grandson of Estienne Chastain who fled the city of Bourges after the Massacre of St. Bartholomew Day in 1572 and served as "notaire" at charost from 1697-1604. The Chastain ancestors seem to have been in Bourges, in cental France, at the time of the Massacre on August 24, 1572. It is known that the house of one of the Chastains was pillaged and the family fled to Charost. On further persecution, being Heugenots, they fled across the Jura Mts. to Yverdon, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The son of Estienne, Pierre, is found in 1692 in the Baillage of Vevey, where he is enumerated alone. Yet in 1696, he is listed with a wife and five children. Pierre fled from Switzerland northward to Holland, where they were assured protection and assistance by other Huguenots. At some point the families went to Virginia, arriving on the "William and Mary" in 1700. ("The Chastain Families of Manakin Town in Virginia and their Origins Abroad")

Estienne married Jean Laurent in Dec 1652 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France. Jean was born in 1630 in Berry, Cher, Centre, France; died in 1691 in Chârost, Cher, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacques married Jeanne Audet in 1625 in Chârost, Cher, Centre, France. Jeanne was born in 1597 in Berry, Cher, Centre, France; died in 1667 in Chârost, Cher, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Estienne married Jeanne LaurentChârost, Cher, Centre, France. Jeanne was born in 1580 in Berry, Cher, Centre, France; died in 1631 in Chârost, Cher, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]