Peter Fontaine Sr (1691 - abt. 1759)

Born 1 Dec 1691 in Taunton, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about Jul 1759 at about age 67 in Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia

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Biography

Peter Fontaine Sr was a Virginia colonist.

Peter was born on 1 December 1691^[1][2]

in Taunton, Somersetshire, England, the fourth of eight known children and the third of six sons of James Fontaine and Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot.

Alternative birth information: 1691 in Keynsham, England (no source).

Marriage and family

Peter married twice:

In 1714, at an unknown place, he married Eliizabeth Ward Fourreau.^[3]

In 1740 in Virgina, he married Sarah Elizabeth Wade.^[3]1740, Virginia

He fathered eight known children, five sons and three daughters:

1. Mary Anne (Fontaine) Winston (b1718)
2. Peter Fontaine Jr. (1724-1773)
3. Moses Fontaine
4. Sarah Fontaine
5. Elizabeth Fontaine
6. Joseph Fontaine
7. Aaron Fontaine
8. Abraham Fontaine

In August 1759, at the age of sixty-seven, Peter died of unknown causes in Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia.

Sketches

The Reverend Peter Fontaine, B.A.

Peter Fontaine was minister at Jamestown for six months after his arrival in Virginia in 1716. He was son of Rev. James Fontaine, a French Huguenot. Peter left Jamestown for Westover Parish, in Charles City County, where he was a close friend of Colonel William Byrd. In 1728-29, he was the chaplain to the Virginia Commission which ran the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina, the history of which is written by Colonel Byrd. Peter died in July 1757. In his section on Kecoughton, or Hampton, Tyler mentions that when John Fontaine visited Hampton in 1716, it was a place of over 100 houses but it had no church. Published in Richmond, VA, by Whittet & Shepperson, General Printers, in 1900. 187 pages, indexed.^[4]

The Rev. Peter Fontaine was born in 1691 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England. He died in Aug 1759 in Westover Parish, Charles City Co., VA.

He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in June 1711 at the age of twenty and received his degree in 1715. Ordained by the Bishop of London and licensed as a minister to Virginia on March 12, 1715.

Peter arrived in Virginia on December 11, 1716 and, in 1720, became Rector of Westover Parish.

He established himself on a plantation in Charles City County, Virginia, on the James River, and

served as Rector of King William Parish until his death in July 1757.

Alternate information

Family of birth

Name: Peter Fontaine Sr

Birth Date: 1691

Father: Jaques James Fontaine (1658 - 1728)

Mother: Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot Fontaine (1665 - 1721)

Siblings:^[1]

1. James Fontaine (1686 - 1745)
2. Aaron Fontaine (1688 - 1699)
3. Mary Ann Fontaine Maury (1690 - 1755)
4. Peter Fontaine (1691 - 1757)
5. John Fontaine (1693 - 1767)
6. Moses Fontaine (1694 - 1766)
7. Francis Fontaine (1697 - 1749)
8. Elizabeth Fontaine Torin (1701 - 1764)

Education

Entered Trinity College, Dublin, in June 1711 at the age of twenty and received his degree in 1715. Ordained by the Bishop of London and licensed as a minister to Virginia on March 12, 1715.

June 1711

Trinity College, Dublin

Migration

Name: Peter Fontaine^[5][6]

Immigration Date: 11 December, 1716^[7]

Occupations

- Rector of King William Parish

- Ordained by the Bishop of London^[1]

- Rector of 1st Huguenot Colony in Virginia at Manakin

- Rector of Westover Parish Church for 40 years

Chaplain of Virginia Commission that ran the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina.

Westover Plantation

This picture is hanging in Westover Parish now. He was their 2nd Reverend. The staff there believe he is buried here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?age=cr&CRid=1964284&CScn=westover+plantation& I looked through all of Weston Parish and he has no marker there. I also looked at every marker at Weston Plantation. There is 1 with no name and 2 too faded to read, but I didn't find a marker there either.^[8]

SAR

SAR Membership: 60117^[9]

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 14 May 1941

Father: James Fontaine

Mother: Anne Boursiquot

Spouse: Elizabeth Fontaine

Children:

• Peter Fontaine
• Elizabeth Fontaine Mills (1747 - 1804)*
• Joseph Fontaine (1748 - 1813)*
• Abraham Fontaine (1756 - 1831)*
• Aaron Fontaine (1757 - 1823)

Birth Date: 1691

Death Date: 1757

SAR Membership: 57019

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 4 Feb 1939

Father: James Fontaine

Spouse: Elizabeth Wade

Children: Aaron Fontaine

Death

Age at Death: 66^[1]

Death Date: Jul 1757^[1]

Burial Place: Westover (Charles City County), Charles City County, Virginia, :USA^[1]

From Findagrave.com

Peter Fontaine, Sr

Birth: 1691 Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England; Death: Jul 1757 (aged 65–66) Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia; Burial: Westover Parish Church Cemetery, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, USA. Memorial #: 34792813.

Bio: The Reverend Pierre (Peter) Fontaine, B.A.Born Taunton, England, 1691; Died 1757. Ordained by the Bishop of London. Married Elizabeth Founeaux 1714. Emigrated to Vriginia 1716. Rector of 1st Huguenot Colony in Virginia at Manakin. Rector of Westover Parish Church for 40 years. Chaplain of Virginia Comission that ran the boundry line between Virginia and North Carolina. This picture is hanging in Westover Parish now. He was their 2nd Reverend. The staff there believe he is buried here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?age=cr&CRid=1964284&CScn=westover+plantation& I looked through all of Weston Parish and he has no marker there. I also looked at every marker at Weston Plantation. There is 1 with no name and 2 too faded to read, but I didn't find a marker there either. Information provided by another descendant: Greg Lavallee FAG #47307335.

Family Members: Parents: Jaques James Fontaine (1658-1728), Anne Elizabeth Boursiquot Fontaine (1665-1721); Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Wade Fontaine (1720-1784); Siblings: Francis Fontaine (1697-1749); Children: Peter Fontaine (1720-1779), Elizabeth Fontaine Mills (1747-1804), Joseph Fontaine (1748-1813), Abraham Fontaine (1756-1831).^[10]

Citations

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-... Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 25 January 2013. Memorial id: 34792813
2. ↑ http://juch.org/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I24690&tree=tree1
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection-Marriages
4. ↑ The Cradle of the Republic: Jamestown and James River. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Author. cited in: Fontaine Maury Society: Peter Fontaine
5. ↑ "Weis">WEIS, FREDERICK LEWIS. The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Boston: Society of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy, 1955. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1976. Page: 18 Date and place of mention. Date and place of birth and death, name and occupation of father, college attended and degrees earned, and other information may also be provided.
6. ↑ "Filby" Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
7. ↑ "Filby"Came to VA in 1716 and became rector of King William and Westover parishes.
8. ↑ Information provided by another descendant: Greg Lavallee FAG #47307335
9. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume: 301
10. ↑ Ann (46833496), “Peter Fontaine, Sr,” Findagrave.com. Record added 14 Mar 2009. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34792813?search=true. Accessed 27 November 2018.

Sources

• Maury, Ann. Memoirs of a Huguenot Family - Translated and Compiled from the Original Autobiography of the Rev. James Fontaine. Originally published Expanded Edition: New York, 1853. Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: Baltimore, MD, 1994, 2002.
• A Tale of the Huguenots, by Ann Maury and James Fontaine; John S. Taylor; New York, NY; 1838.
• Fontaine-Maury Society contributors. "http://www.fontainemaurysociety.com/fontainehistory.html. The Fontaine-Maury Society. Accessed 8 July 2022.
• Ann (46833496), “Peter Fontaine, Sr,” Findagrave.com. Record added 14 Mar 2009. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34792813?search=true. Accessed 27 November 2018.
• Emmett W Fontaine, “User Home Page Book: Descendants of Jean de La Fontaine 1500: Notes for Peter Fontaine, An Immigrant to Virginia. Genealogy.com. URL: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/o/n/Emmett-W-Fontaine/BOOK-0001/0006-0001.html. Accessed 27 Nov 2018.Biography of Peter.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Frank Nolan for creating WikiTree profile Fontaine-329 through the import of NOLAN, Sonta, Gattringer, Gojt(1).ged on May 16, 2013.

This person was created through the import of the Brewton-Hagan family tree Copy 4 08.ged on 13 July 2010.