Agnes Constance (le Brun) Sebrege (abt. 1670 - aft. 1756)

Born about 1670 in Guadeloupe, West Indies

Wife of Gabriel Laberteaux — married 25 Aug 1695 in Dutch Church, New York, New York, NY

Descendants

Died after 1756 after about age 86 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Biography

ANGIETJE (Agnes) CONSTANCE LeBRUN (aka Le Brun and Le Baun) was daughter of Moise LeBrun and unknown wife. ^[1] She was a French Huguenot.

Her naturalization record indicates that she was born on the Island of Guadeloupe in the West Indies, probably about 1670.

She migrated to New York by 1687. Baird said that she resided in New Rochelle for some time after arriving in New York, probably with Daniel Gombaud of New Rochelle and his wife, who may have been her guardians. According to Baird, Agnes Constance Le Brun, "born at Guadaloupe," was naturalized in New York in 1687, together with Daniel Gombaud and his wife.^[2][3]

She was received as a member of the Dutch Church of New York, September 14, 1691, by certificate from the French Church in New Rochelle. The record states "den 4 Sept. Agnes Constance le Brun, j.d. met attest. van N. Rochelle."^[4]

Agnes Constance Le Brun married on 25 August 1695 in New York, as the second wife of Gabriel Laberteaux (aka Le Boiteaux/Laboyteaux, etc.) widower of Marquaize / Marquize Fleuriau. ^[5]

Their first three children, Suzanne, Jeanne and Paul, were baptized at the French Church in New York. ^[6]

During this time the family lived in the dock ward of New York where the Gabriel "Laboyteaux" estate was valued between 141 and 151 [British] pounds between 1696 and 1699. (NYHS 43:85; 44:308). Gabriel's house in New York must have been located on Broad Street since a committee reported to the New York Common Council that a proposed sewer line in Broad Street from the corner of "Mr. Le Boyteaux" to Mrs. Van Vecq's was 1158 feet in length. (NYC Com. Council 1:407)

On 22 December 1728, she was named as "Agnietje Bettieu," a witness at the baptism of Gabriel Laboyteaux, son of Peter Laboyteaux and Jemima Bries (NJHS 11:211).

On July 24, 1752 Paul Leboiteux was named executor in the Will of Roelof Sebring (1675-1756) of Somerset County. Roelof Janse Sebring's second wife was the widow, "Angenitje Leboiteaux". (Sebring:157) She is referred to in Roelof Sebring's will as a widow with a grown son and no children from Roelof Sebring, and living at the plantation on Raritan River. (Sebring:157; NJ Will Index)

Based on Gabriel's taxes, he was considered one of the richest Huguenots of the city of New York in the 1690s. (Butler: 157)

New York French Church Baptisms 1688-1802

1696 Jan 19; Zacarie Angeuin, Marie Naudin; Jean; Jean Le Chevalier, Constance Lebrun

1696 Sep 12; Gabriel le Boyteulx, Constance Lebrun; Susanne; Benjamin Godeffroy, Susanne Papin wife of Elie Boudinot

1698 Mar 10; Gabriel le Boyteulx, Constance Lebrun; Jeanne; Paul Drouillet, Jeanne Doens wife of Alexander Allaire

1699 Nov 22; Gabriel le Boyteulx, Agnes Constance le Brun; Paul; Elie Boudinot & wife Marie Catherine Carre

1700 Sep 04; Auguste Jay, Anne Marie Bayre; Marie; Paul Droilhet, Constance Lebrun wife of Gabriel le Boiteulx

Research Notes

LNAB

LNAB is le Brun, the name recorded for her in the New York church record of her church membership. Smith-62120 03:13, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

The Isle of Guadeloupe

Christopher Columbus was the first European to set foot in Guadeloupe. He was on his second trip to the Americas, and set foot on the island, seeking fresh water. Columbus christened the island Santa Maria de Guadalupe de Extremadura, named after the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.

It was the French however, who were the first European settlers in the island. In the year 1635, the French landed in the island of Basse-Terre and claimed Guadeloupe for France. They drove the native Caribs off the island, established agriculture in the islands and soon, Guadeloupe had its first sugar mill. The island was officially annexed by France in 1674.

Britain made several attempts in invading Guadeloupe. They were able to develop Pointe-à-Pitre into a major harbor, which opened the island to trading with North America and Europe. It was also due to this that Guadeloupean businesses were able to import cheap raw materials and food from America. Guadeloupe reverted back to French rule in 1753 upon the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Guadeloupe is one of France’s 26 regions (as an overseas region). Guadeloupe’s currency is the euro, since it’s considered as part of the European Union. However, Guadeloupe is not part of the Schengen Agreement.

Sources

1. ↑ Is there reliable evidence for his being her father?
2. ↑ Baird, page 309, citing Act of Naturalization, N. Y.
3. ↑ Material from Margaret Peterson 111S. Seventh St., Miles, MI 49120
4. ↑ Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam (New York City) Church Members' List, Transcribed from the microfilmed Selyns records: 't Ledematen-Boeck oft Register der Ledematen alhier 't sedert de jare 1649, by Ted Snediker FHL microfilm 1927968. The Olive Tree Genealogy website. "http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/rdcmem90.shtml Collegiate Church, New York City - Manhattan, records. New Brunswick NJ, Reformed Church in America. Anno 1690 to 1693." Olive Tree Genealogy website, accessed 13 July 2023. Also noted by Baird, page 309, citing Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, City of New York. Liber A.
5. ↑ Wittmeyer, page 49. The date of marriage is included in the record of the baptism of their daughter Suzanne.
6. ↑ Wittmeyer, pages 49, 57, and 68.

• Baird, Charles Washington. History of the Huguenot Emigration to America (Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1885)
• Wittmeyer, Alfred V., Rev., Registers of the Births, Marriages, and Deaths, of the Eglise Francoise de la Nouvelle York, from 1688 to 1804, New York, New York: Huguenot Society of America, 1886. Collections of the Huguenot Society of America, Vol. 1.

See also:

• Joe Scott Creager, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #1193, Date of Import: May 9, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: May 16, 1999 note: has name Angenitje.

• Robert Sebring Painter, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #4798, Date of Import: May 10, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: May 25, 1999 note: has name Angenitje Leboiteux.

• William Jennings Warren, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #5067, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: May 28, 1999 note: has name Angeibje Leboitence, (469).

• Edwin Duane Sebring, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #5066, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 8, 1999 note: has name Ancentje Lediteaux.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile LeBrun-74 was created by Robert Haack through the import of romans.ged on Jul 24, 2013.
• Erik Rasmussen. See the Brun-8 Changes page for the details of edits by Erik and others.
• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
• WikiTree profile Leboiteaux-1 created through the import of Seeger.Ozier tree.ged on Nov 5, 2012 by Julie Seeger. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Julie and others.