Born about in Dieppe, Normandie, France
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marie Laurens
— married
12 Dec 1660 in Middlesburg Zeeland Netherlands
Descendants 
Father of
Moses (le Conte) de Graaf
Died about
at about age 35
in Harlem, New York, Province of New York
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Biography
Jean was born in Europe.
Marriage
Jean was married to Maria Laurens on 12 December 1660 in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.[1] The couple migrated to the New Netherland Colony with their son Moses some time before 1674.[citation needed] After Jean's death, Marie married Carel de Niso on 25 July 1675.[2]
Children
- Moyses 13 Mar 1661 Middelburg, Nederlanden[3]
- Marie 1663 at Middelburg, Nederlanden[4]
- Jacqueline (possible) 3 June 1663 Middelburg, Nederlanden[5]
Death
"Shortly after arriving, Jean died on 24 May 1674 in Harlem, New Amsterdam (New York)[6] His widow and son lived in the household of desMarets family and the family's possessions were stored in the desMarets barn. Jean's probate was concluded on 1 July 1765 in advance of Marie's remarriage to Carel Nisau.[6] A Find a Grave memorial reports that he was buried at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Manhattan, New York, New York.[7]
Surname
Le Conte is the surname given to Jean by the Huguenot Society of America. The New Netherland Settlers project uses the name given by the society for the last name of the immigrants of the family. Capitalization of the preposition "le" is incorrect and has been corrected per project naming conventions.[8]
Research Notes
- Sourced bio for Marie Laurens https://sites.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/p457.htm#i184669
- Previously, this profile had as one of its sources: Hasbrouck, Kenneth E. The Deyo (Deyoe) Family New Paltz, New York: 1958 (privately printed). Accessed at Ancestry.com. A search of this book revealed no returns for the search terms "conte," "comte," "graff," or "groff." The citation is incomplete (no page number) and no reference to Jean can be found in the book. If anyone has better information on this source, please post it with our thanks. Baty-260 13:13, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
- Baptism: [9]Jean Le Counte, died 24 May 1675 in Harlem, Kings, NY. Wife: Mary Laurens.Father of Moses[10]
- Name: Jean LeComte
- Arrival year: 1671
- Arrival Place: St. Christopher
- Primary Immigrant: LeComte, Jean
- Source Bibliography: BAIRD, CHARLES W. History of the Huguenot Emigration to America. Vol. 1. New York: Dodd Mead, 1885. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1966. 354p.
- Name: Jean Conte
- Residence Date: 1674
- Residence Place: New York City, New York, New York
Sources
- ↑ Fiches op de Waalse registers, 1500-1828. Card index of Huguenots in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and elsewhere. Known as the Leiden Collection.
- ↑ "Marriage Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. From Samuel S. Purple's 'Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801'." Long Island Genealogy. The record reads "1675 25 July; Carel de Niso, jm Uyt Borgondien; Maria Laurens, wid. van Jan Comte, beyde woonende op N. Haerlem." Last accessed 27 July 2019.
- ↑ Fiches op de Waalse registers, 1500-1828. Card index of Huguenots in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and elsewhere. Known as the Leiden Collection.
- ↑ Fiches op de Waalse registers, 1500-1828. Card index of Huguenots in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and elsewhere. Known as the Leiden Collection.
- ↑ Fiches op de Waalse registers, 1500-1828. Card index of Huguenots in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and elsewhere. Known as the Leiden Collection.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Demarest, p. XV.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140339145/jean-le_comte : accessed 27 July 2019), memorial page for Jean Le Comte (1640–24 May 1675), Find A Grave Memorial no. 140339145, citing Old Dutch Burying Ground, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA ; Maintained by Robert DeVowe (contributor 48224154). Note: The grave stone is not shown at the Find a Grave page but a request has been entered for a photo if possible which is unlikely as it probably could not have survived the elements this long. The memorial does not cite a source - a message has been sent to the memorial creator asking if the information cited was obtained at a cemetery index if one exists. Six weeks on and no reply. This source should be taken as unverified and given no more relevance than an unsourced family tree.SJ Baty 27 July 2019. To SJ: This "Old Dutch Burying Ground" was dug up a very long time ago, so it no longer exists. It is possible that there is an old record referring to the burial. Ellen Smith, 15 Feb 2022.
- ↑ Entered by Quackenbush-118 10:12, 7 April 2017 (EDT), as cited at: "Huguenot Society of America: Ancestors." Huguenot Society of America. Accessed 07 Apr 2017. Note: There is no indication to determine if the Jean Leconte at the Huguenot Society is the same as represented in this profile. An inquiry has been registered with the Society on 27 July 2019, SJ Baty.
- ↑ "France, registres protestants, 1536-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJ6-WY7 : 11 March 2018), Le Comte in entry for Jean Le Comte, 29 Mar 1643; citing Baptism, Societe de L'histoire du Protestantisme Francais (Society of the History of French Protestantism), Paris.
- ↑ http://www.ronterpening.com/meet_ron/genealogy.html
- Demarest, Voorhis David,. The Demarest family : a record of the desMarets family in France, the Holy Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate (Germany), again in Holland, and the migration to America, 1663 .... Hackensack, N.J.: Unknown publisher, 1985. Accessed 27 July 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
- Riker, James, Toler, Henry Pennington, Potter, Sterling. Revised History of Harlem (City of New York): Its Origin and Early Annals ... New Haven, CN: New Harlem Publishers. 1904. Accessed 2 September 2019 by SJ Baty at Archive.org.
See also:
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Note: there are multiple unsourced trees for Jean Lecomte at Ancestry.
- Clarke, Robert Gordon. "Early New Netherland Settlers: Jean Le Comte," Rootsweb. Last accessed 27 July 2019.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Leconte-7 created through the import of Timerson Family Tree May162011.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Brad Timerson.
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What do we really know about Jean le Comte, born about 1640 in France?.
This certificate in NO way indicates he was an orphan or "ward" - it states his parents presented him for baptism personally. The father must have been quite well-known locally not to be named other than by his professional title "le procureur".
This would imply that this Jean Le Comte was not a son of a "Marie Laurens" - for whom we have NO sources and whose name is suspiciously like Jean's wife "Marie Lauren" .
Looking up the France: Protestant Records... collection on FamilySearch.org there are at least 8 other children born to this couple: the father is "Jean Le Comte" and NOT "Michel Le Comte" and mother is "Madeleine Bonafos" (sp. = Bonnefous, a local surname).
Conclusion: this is probably not the same man as that to whom this profile is dedicated.
The annotation "fils du procureur" translates as "son of the prosecutor." Does it mean the child's father is a lawyer, or does it mean something like "ward of the state"?
Name Jean Le Comte Event Type Baptism Event Date 29 Mar 1643 Event Place Châtillon-sur-Loing, Loiret, France Gender Male Father's Name Le Comte Citing this Record "France, registres protestants, 1536-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJ6-WY7 : 11 March 2018), Le Comte in entry for Jean Le Comte, 29 Mar 1643; citing Baptism, Societe de L'histoire du Protestantisme Francais (Society of the History of French Protestantism), Paris.
PS i know here it states dieppe, picardy, france for pob, but this was intriguing so I thought I better share.