Isaac Guion Sr (1686 - bef. 1783)

Born 1686 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Marie (Malherbe) Guion — married 25 Aug 1710 in New York, New York

Descendants

Died before 7 May 1783 before age 97 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United States

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Biography

Isaac Guion was born in 1685-6, possible twin brother of Susannah Guion. They were the children of Lewis Guion and Tomaza Forestiere. Isaac and Susanne were said to have been born in England where their Huguenot parents lived after fleeing France in 1681.

1710 Inhabitants of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York^[1]

Name Aged
Guion, Ammon 20
Guion, Issaacc 25
Guion, Lewis Sr 56
Guion, Mary 54
Guion, Sussanna 25

On the fly-leaf of the original French Bible belonging to the Guion Family of New Rochelle, formerly in the possession of the late Joshua Purdy of North Salem, is written:^[2]

Cette Bible Appartient au moy Valther Humbert du Locke & de la de fond Bourgeois Mangin L'Aumale mille Sept cent et un F.I.

Au nom de Dieu Isaac Guion a marié ma Fille Marie le 25 d'aust 1710 par Monsieur Le Roux ministre de L'église Française de la Nouvelle York. en présence de Le Roux Monsieur Paul Drauvillet ancien & pour témoins Abraham Girard et sa femme.

Isaac was a Yeoman and Justice of the Peace at New Rochelle. As shown in the Bible entry, on 25 Aug 1710 Isaac Guion married Marie. She was Marie Malherbe, daughter of Nicholas Malherbe, a Huguenot from Louden, Poitou, France. Several refugees of this name fled from Loudun. —(Lievre, III., 295, 355.)^[3] Isaac inherited land from Guion’s Neck near Rye and was the owner of a warehouse on Machet’s Creek. His will was dated 1769. Isaac passed away, age 98, at New Rochelle before 7 May 1783, the date his will was proved.^[4]

Will, Abstract of

667. Isaac Guion, New Rochelle. Gentleman, Directs 23 acres of land in the West Division, adjoining land of Peter Flandreau, to be sold. Leaves to son Isaac, " all my salt meadow in Rodmans neck, and a silver porringer, marked L. G." To son Abraham £100, a silver tankard, and his cane. To son John £100. Legacies to sons Peter and David. Leaves to daughter Dinah "my homestead lot of 20 acres, with buildings," while she remains single, then to be sold by executors. Also leaves her "my French Bible in two volumes." Legacies to daughter Hester, wife Peter Sicord, (and her 3 daughters Mary, Hester and Catharine) and to daughter Mary, widow of John Bonet. Mentions my 5 sons Isaac, Abraham, John, Peter and David. The will enumerates a very large collection of household wares, etc. Witnesses. Jean Angevine, Benjamin Guion Jacobus Bleecker. Dated Feb. 9, 1769. Proved May 7, 1783.^[4] There is a more complete copy of the Will here.^[5]

Name: Isaac Guion Birth: 1685-1688 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York

Death: 1776-1783 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York.

Father: Louis Guion b: Abt 1654 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Mother: An Tomasse Forestiere b: 1655 in La Rochelle, Aunis, France^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "The List of the Towne of New Rochelle &c., XBr 9th 1710." O'Callaghan, E. B. The Documentary History of the State of New-York... Albany : Weed, Parsons, 1849, page 3:946.
2. ↑ Descendants of Louis Guion, Huguenot of La Rochelle, France, and New Rochelle, West Chester County, Province of New York : a Guion family album, 1654 to 1976 compiled by J. Marshall Guion IV; edited by Violet H. Guion.
3. ↑ Baird, Charles. “History of the Huguenot emigration to America.” Dodd, Mead, New York, 1885, p. 51.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Early Wills of Westchester Co., NY pg. 355
5. ↑ Isaac's Will Dated February 9, 1769. Proved, May 7, 1783.Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's office: City of New York by William Smith Pelletreau, New York County (N.Y.) Surrogate 's court; Vol 12, page 104 Pub 1904; Printed for the Society
6. ↑ Spies, Francis F., New Rochelle, New York, Cemeteries Part 1, Inscriptions from Graveyards of Trinity Church, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Churchyard on Main Street, Coutant Yard : Part 2, Beechwoods Cemetery (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: n.p., 1990. iAncestry.com/i. The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Web.): (http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genealogy-glh22712202&h=9&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1800-1933? Residence place: Westchester, New York, USA.

• Bolton, Robert. History of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the County of Westchester.
• The Huguenot Church of New York : a history of the French Church of Saint Esprit
• U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202829257/isaac-guion: accessed 27 August 2023), memorial page for Isaac Guion (1685–1783), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202829257, citing Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by C D Bird (contributor 49157592).

Acknowledgements

• Sara V Mosher