Abraham Gindrat (abt. 1713 - bef. 1767)

Born about 1713 in Tramelan, Bern, Switzerland

Descendants

Died before 4 Jun 1767 before about age 54 in St. Peter's Parish, South Carolina

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Biography

Birth & Baptism

Abraham was born about 1713 in Tramelan, Bern, Switzerland to Pierre Gindrat and Eve Droz Gindrat, and was baptized there on 29 Jan 1713. His godparents were Abraham Montbaron, Jacques Chastellain, Magdelaine Droz, and Marie Girard.^[1]

"162. Abraham Gindrat. Dimanche le 29 Janvier j'ay baptizé un enfant nōmé Abraham, dont le Pere est: Pierre Gindra, La Mere: Éve Droz f. f. Adam Droz, Les Parrains: Abraham fils de Jehan Montbaron, et Jacques fils de Jehan Chastellain. Les Marraines: Magdelaine f. f. Pierre Droz, et Marie f. f. Adam Ottenin Girard, vivant Meunier a Tramelan."^[1]

Marriage

He was married to Susanne Marguerite Fallet Gindrat.^[2]

Children

1. Daniel Henry Gindrat (1740-1801)
2. Abraham Henry Gindrat (1741-1786)
3. Louis Gindrat
4. Catherine Gindrat
5. Mary Magdalene Gindrat
6. Marguerite Gindrat

Immigration

Will & Probate

He signed his will on 7 Feb 1760 in St. Peter's Parish, Province of South Carolina, leaving bequests to his wife Susanne Marguerite, his son Daniel Henry, his son Abraham Henry, his son Louis, his daughter Catherine, his daughter Mary Magdalene, and his daughter Marguerite. He appointed his wife Susanne Marguerite and his son Daniel Henry his executors. Francis Ehrhardt, Lewis Netman, Daniel Mallet, Etienne Vaigner, and Micaijah Phommer served as witnesses.^[3]

On 4 Jun 1767, his will was proved and Margt. Gindra and Danl. Heny. Gindra qualified as executors.^[3]

Death

Abraham died sometime between 7 Feb 1760, when he signed his will in St. Peter's Parish in the Province of South Carolina, and 4 Jun 1767, when his will was proved.^[3]

Research Notes

Gindrats from the South Carolina Huguenot Society[1] Abraham Gindra(t) and Susanne Marguerite Tallet, Protestants from Berne, Siwtzerland were accepted as ancestors by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina in 1932. They were among the French-speaking Swiss settlers of Purrysburg, SC between 1732 and 1738. Abraham Gindra(t) wrote his will in 1760 and had died in Purrysburg by 4 Jun 1767, leaving his wife and several children.

Leoni’s lineage comes through Daniel Henry Gindrat and his wife [Mary] May who moved to Georgia and then through their son John and his first wife Margaret (surname unknown). She died in Georgia and John Gindrat moved to Alabama with his second wife Sarah Stallings. They lived in Montgomery, AL and entertained Gen. Lafayette when he visited there in 1825.

The line then goes through Joseph Henry Gindrat and Martha Evans, who married in Baldwin Co, GA in 1827. Joseph Henry Gindrat died in 1834 and his widow married George T. Wood in 1837. They are listed on the 1850 US Census for Polk County, TX with their children and her Gindrat children.

David Shelton Gindrat (1831-1903), son of Joseph Henry Gindrat and Martha Evans, married Frances Scott Sutton (1841-1908). They lived in San Jacinto Co, TX and had at least seven children. Their youngest son was Henry Isaac Gindratt who married Ruth Irene Franklin, parents of Abilene Gindrat. AMT

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Schweiz, Kirchenbücher, 1277-1992," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-P29M-DW?i=380&cc=1640373&cat=782452 : accessed 19 Jan 2020), Bern > Tramelan > Réformée > Baptêmes 1699-1728> image 381 of 559; Staatsarchiven von Basel-Stadt, Bern und Schaffhausen, Schweiz (Basel-Stadt, Bern, and Schaffhausen State Archives, Switzerland).
2. ↑ "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-5SP1-6?i=219&cat=361547), Abraham Gindra, Susanne Marguerite Gindra, Etienne "Stephen" Vaigneur, Mariane "Mary Ann" Vaigneur, & Catherine Morgin to Dr. John Baptist Bourquin, 9 Feb 1759 > microfilm 23,524 > images 220-223 of 387; citing Register of Mesne Conveyance of Charleston County, Charleston County Courthouse, Charleston, SC.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868," images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JXSX-WY?i=71&cc=1919417&cat=243885 : accessed 5 Feb 2020), South Carolina > Charleston > Wills v. 11-13 1767-1771 > image 72 of 356, will of Abraham Gindra, 7 Feb 1760; citing Probate Judge of Charleston County, Charleston County Courthouse, Charleston, SC.