Andre' Rembert, a French Huguenot, came to South Carolina after the Revocation of the Edict on Nantes in 1685 and settled in the Santee Section of the South Carolina. The boat came ashore in what is now Goose Creek, SC. Andre' was #81 on the 1696 St. Julien naturalization "liste". "Andre Rembert, fils de Francois Rembert, et de Judith Rembert, de Pont en Royan en Dauphine. Anne Rembert, sa famme, fille de Jean et Louise Bressan, du dit lieu. Anne, Andre, Gerosme, Pierre, Susanne, Jean Rembert, enfans des susdits, nez en Caroline." [Huguenot Imigration to America, Vol 2, p 117] Some of the original land grant property is still held today by the Remberts.
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I created a "Coming to America" story page, HERE: http://www.theeffectivetruth.info/bigstory.html.
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In Jan. 2024, an unnamed Find a Grave member messaged me: "I read your insight about this graveyard and about you not being able to find it. Well your information is incorrect. I have walked this graveyard as recently as yesterday and I know exactly where it's located. It is on private land and sort of kept secret for reasons I won't disclose on here. But if you would like to know more a bout this feel free to contact me. I do have evidence that what I'm telling you is accurate. But things in this area are fixing to change drastically and I really believe that this might all disappear within the next few years due to expansion of somethings and with the archeological digs that has been going on at Hampton plantation if your following that you will see where I'm headed with this."
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In 2014, find a Grave member notified me: "My name is Tim Whitney and I live in the Huger, SC area about 15 miles from Jamestown, SC and the original St. James Santee Huguenot settlement in Berkeley County. I am a SC Huguenot Society member and have recently researched my Huguenot ancestors Andre Rembert, Pierre Guerry and Isaac LeGrand, all original settlers of the St. James Santee settlement. I recently went looking for Jamestown cemetery and was unable to locate a cemetery by this name anywhere in the surrounding Jamestown area. The mayor of Jamestown, Roy Pipkin, informed me that there is no cemetery there listed by this name. Mayor Pipkin's grandfather donated the land used for the St. James Santee Huguenot cross location in 1922 and is very familiar with local area history as his family has lived there for generations. If I have any positive results searching for this gravesite I will pass them along."
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He was the grandson of Louis and Anne Haye Rambert and son of Francois and Judith Rembert of Pont en Royan in Dauphine, France. His first wife was Anne Bressan, daughter of Jean and Louise Bressan. He acquired land in St. James Parish on the Santee River where he engaged in planting.
Born in Pont de Royans en Dauphine, a very old town in Pont de Royans (modern-day Isere region on north side of the La Bourne River), France, he is the original Rembert (Rambert) immigrant to S. C. He came to America with his French surname spelling of Rambert which, in time, became anglicized to Rembert. They were French Huguenots (Presbyterian Protestants) who fled the religious persecution of those days in the history of the break of Protestant Christianity from the Roman Catholic Church.
In Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina No 15, the Rev Robert Wilson says the following of the settler: "Andre Rembert was one of the Santee colony and seems to have been a planter who in the course of half a century or more of his life in America had acquired a considerable fortune which had apparently been invested otherwise than in lands. It is significant that he avows his membership in the Anglican Church, the colonists of Jamestown, where he owned Lot No 21 [see Transactions No 14, p22] having as early as 1706 been organized at their own request into the Parish of St James, Santee. The Rev. Joseph Bugnion, one of the witnesses of his will, was a Huguenot Pastor in Anglican orders {Dalcho's List} and was at the time of the testator's death Recor of the Parish.
Andre Rembert was the founder of a family still existing in Sumter County, S. C., where a tiny Post Office town bears his name. "Andre Rembert made his Will March 4, 1736, and it was probated March 16, 1736. In his Will the settler makes provisions for other children than those mentioned in the St Julien Liste, and also for a number of grandchildren living at the time of his death. There is no mention of the son Gerosme or the daughter Susanne; so, it is believed that they died prior to 1736 without issue.
After the death of his wife Anne (date unknown), he married in about 1733 a widow Madeline, who by an agreement at the time of their marriage, was permitted to make her own Will dated February 4, 1734, and probated March 21, 1734, leaving her estate to her own grandchildren by the names of Micheau and LaNude through daughters of her first marriage. There is no record of issue by this second marriage." [Source: Historic Ramblin's Through Berkely]
Berkely County Huguenot Society (website) Photocopy of surveyed proposal of St James Parish, Santee by John Gaillard February 6, 1716 and recopied by Thomas Gallaird June 23,1848. Lot 21: Andre Rembert, Source: French Protestant Church Huguenot, located on Church Street, Historic Charleston, SC. Organized abt 1681, first church built 1687. Second church burned. Third church erected 1845 stands today. Inside: Marble Plaque: "Andre Rembert, Pont en Royan en Dauphine, France, St. James Parish, Santee, SC, 16__ to 1736. Andre Rembert, a French Huguenot, settled in the Santee section of South Carolina after the revocation of the Edict in 1685. He acquired land in St. James Parish Santee on the Santee River where he was engaged in planting."
Book O, p. 223, 7 Aug. 1716, Deed of Sale, Isaac Davis, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., only son & heir of Owen Davis, to Andrew Rembert, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., for L105 currency, 100 a. English measure in Berkeley Co., granted by ROBERT DANIELL, Dep. Gov. & the Lords Proprs. on 4 Aug. 1716 to Owen Davis, father of Isaac; on E side Cooper River, bounding NE on JOHNSON LYNCH; NE on PETER VIDEAU; SW on PETER VIDEAU & SOLOMON BREMAR; SE on DR. NATHANIEL SNOW. Witnesses: PIERRE VIEDAU, ANTHONY BONNEAU, ANDRE DEVEAUS. Delivery by turf & twig. Before DANIEL BREBANT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Book O, p. 234 4 & 5 July 1735 L&R Andrew Rembert, planter, of St. James Santee Parish, Craven Co., to James Bremar, planter, of St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, Berkeley Co., for L600 SC money, 3 tracts; 30 a. English measure, near Ishboo Creek, in St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, part of 100 a. granted by the Lords Proprs. to PETER VIDEAU, bounding NW on DR. WALTER DALLAS; NE on ANTHONY BONNEAU; SE on Andrew Rembert; SW on HENRY VIDEAU; also 100 a. English measure in same Parish, near Ishboo Vtrrk, ehivh Andrew Rembert (father of Andrew Rembert, party hereto) bought on 29 May 1717 from CAPT. ANTHONY BONNEAU & JANE ELIZABETH his wife, being part of 800 a. formerly granted to ALEXANDER DELAMOTTE, the 100 a. bounding SW on above 100 a.; NW on ANTHONY BONNEAU; NE & SE on remainder of the 800 a., also 100 a. English measure, on E branch Wishboo Creek, bounding NE on James Bremar & HENRY DIVEAU; SE on HENRY VIDEAU; SW on ANTHONY BONNEAU (plat & grant in possession of James Bremar). Witnesses: EDWARD HASELWOOD, ELIZABETH HASELWOOD, ROBERT HOW. Before PETER PAGETT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Abstracts of Colonial Inventory Book I-I (Continued from Vol. 6, p.7)Pp. 152-154: South Carolina, Craven County. A faithful Inventory of all the Goods, Chattells and Credits of the Late Mr. Andrew Rembert Senior, of St. James Santee ... includes 34 Negroes (named), Total £ 6663-18-0. Mrs. Marguerite Geurry(sic), Messrs. Isaac Dubose Robert & Isaac Legrand, Exrs.; appraised 13 august 1737 and Signed & Sealed ye 20th of ye Same. John DeLiesseline, Paul Brounau, Daniel Joudon Junr.,Allexander Choven. Sworn before Noah Serre, J. P. in Craven County., 12 August 1737. Rec. 16 Sept 1737.ANDRÉ REMBERT native of Point en Royan in Dauphine, France, now of Parish of St. James, Santee, Craven County.Daughters: Margueritte, widow of late Pierre Guerry, all my property, and at her death to her children Elizabeth, eldest Anne, Elisha, Margaret, André, Pierre, Madelaine, and their sister Lydia.Grandchildren: Anne, wife of John Haverick; Madeline, wife of Pierre DuBose; Andrew and Jane, under 21 years, issue of my son André; Pierre, James, Andrew, and Isaac, under 21 years, issue of my son Pierre; Anne, dau. of said son Pierre, now wife of Daniel DuBose; Marie, under 21 years, dau. of my late son Jean; Jean, Jacques, and Jane, under 21 years, issue of the late James Guerry and Jane his wife, my dau.; Isaac and Madelaine, under 21 years, issue of Isaac DuBose and his late wife Madelaine, my dau.Mentions: Noah Serré; if any of my named grandchildren die before reaching age, or marriage for the girls, that said legacy or legacies return to my heiress.Guardians and Executors: my dau. Margueriette Guerry; Messrs. Isaac DuBose, Isaac LeGrand, and Pierre Robert.Witnesses: Joseph Begnion, minister; Lewis Jaques Bernard; Moses Dutarque.Dated: 4 Mar. 1736.Proved: 16 Mar. 1736.Recorded: 13 June 1736 p. 61.THSSC No. 15, p. 21.
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I created a "Coming to America" story page, HERE: http://www.theeffectivetruth.info/bigstory.html.
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In Jan. 2024, an unnamed Find a Grave member messaged me: "I read your insight about this graveyard and about you not being able to find it. Well your information is incorrect. I have walked this graveyard as recently as yesterday and I know exactly where it's located. It is on private land and sort of kept secret for reasons I won't disclose on here. But if you would like to know more a bout this feel free to contact me. I do have evidence that what I'm telling you is accurate. But things in this area are fixing to change drastically and I really believe that this might all disappear within the next few years due to expansion of somethings and with the archeological digs that has been going on at Hampton plantation if your following that you will see where I'm headed with this."
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In 2014, find a Grave member notified me: "My name is Tim Whitney and I live in the Huger, SC area about 15 miles from Jamestown, SC and the original St. James Santee Huguenot settlement in Berkeley County. I am a SC Huguenot Society member and have recently researched my Huguenot ancestors Andre Rembert, Pierre Guerry and Isaac LeGrand, all original settlers of the St. James Santee settlement. I recently went looking for Jamestown cemetery and was unable to locate a cemetery by this name anywhere in the surrounding Jamestown area. The mayor of Jamestown, Roy Pipkin, informed me that there is no cemetery there listed by this name. Mayor Pipkin's grandfather donated the land used for the St. James Santee Huguenot cross location in 1922 and is very familiar with local area history as his family has lived there for generations. If I have any positive results searching for this gravesite I will pass them along."
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He was the grandson of Louis and Anne Haye Rambert and son of Francois and Judith Rembert of Pont en Royan in Dauphine, France. His first wife was Anne Bressan, daughter of Jean and Louise Bressan. He acquired land in St. James Parish on the Santee River where he engaged in planting.
Born in Pont de Royans en Dauphine, a very old town in Pont de Royans (modern-day Isere region on north side of the La Bourne River), France, he is the original Rembert (Rambert) immigrant to S. C. He came to America with his French surname spelling of Rambert which, in time, became anglicized to Rembert. They were French Huguenots (Presbyterian Protestants) who fled the religious persecution of those days in the history of the break of Protestant Christianity from the Roman Catholic Church.
In Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina No 15, the Rev Robert Wilson says the following of the settler: "Andre Rembert was one of the Santee colony and seems to have been a planter who in the course of half a century or more of his life in America had acquired a considerable fortune which had apparently been invested otherwise than in lands. It is significant that he avows his membership in the Anglican Church, the colonists of Jamestown, where he owned Lot No 21 [see Transactions No 14, p22] having as early as 1706 been organized at their own request into the Parish of St James, Santee. The Rev. Joseph Bugnion, one of the witnesses of his will, was a Huguenot Pastor in Anglican orders {Dalcho's List} and was at the time of the testator's death Recor of the Parish.
Andre Rembert was the founder of a family still existing in Sumter County, S. C., where a tiny Post Office town bears his name. "Andre Rembert made his Will March 4, 1736, and it was probated March 16, 1736. In his Will the settler makes provisions for other children than those mentioned in the St Julien Liste, and also for a number of grandchildren living at the time of his death. There is no mention of the son Gerosme or the daughter Susanne; so, it is believed that they died prior to 1736 without issue.
After the death of his wife Anne (date unknown), he married in about 1733 a widow Madeline, who by an agreement at the time of their marriage, was permitted to make her own Will dated February 4, 1734, and probated March 21, 1734, leaving her estate to her own grandchildren by the names of Micheau and LaNude through daughters of her first marriage. There is no record of issue by this second marriage." [Source: Historic Ramblin's Through Berkely]
Berkely County Huguenot Society (website) Photocopy of surveyed proposal of St James Parish, Santee by John Gaillard February 6, 1716 and recopied by Thomas Gallaird June 23,1848. Lot 21: Andre Rembert, Source: French Protestant Church Huguenot, located on Church Street, Historic Charleston, SC. Organized abt 1681, first church built 1687. Second church burned. Third church erected 1845 stands today. Inside: Marble Plaque: "Andre Rembert, Pont en Royan en Dauphine, France, St. James Parish, Santee, SC, 16__ to 1736. Andre Rembert, a French Huguenot, settled in the Santee section of South Carolina after the revocation of the Edict in 1685. He acquired land in St. James Parish Santee on the Santee River where he was engaged in planting."
Book O, p. 223, 7 Aug. 1716, Deed of Sale, Isaac Davis, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., only son & heir of Owen Davis, to Andrew Rembert, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., for L105 currency, 100 a. English measure in Berkeley Co., granted by ROBERT DANIELL, Dep. Gov. & the Lords Proprs. on 4 Aug. 1716 to Owen Davis, father of Isaac; on E side Cooper River, bounding NE on JOHNSON LYNCH; NE on PETER VIDEAU; SW on PETER VIDEAU & SOLOMON BREMAR; SE on DR. NATHANIEL SNOW. Witnesses: PIERRE VIEDAU, ANTHONY BONNEAU, ANDRE DEVEAUS. Delivery by turf & twig. Before DANIEL BREBANT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Book O, p. 234 4 & 5 July 1735 L&R Andrew Rembert, planter, of St. James Santee Parish, Craven Co., to James Bremar, planter, of St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, Berkeley Co., for L600 SC money, 3 tracts; 30 a. English measure, near Ishboo Creek, in St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, part of 100 a. granted by the Lords Proprs. to PETER VIDEAU, bounding NW on DR. WALTER DALLAS; NE on ANTHONY BONNEAU; SE on Andrew Rembert; SW on HENRY VIDEAU; also 100 a. English measure in same Parish, near Ishboo Vtrrk, ehivh Andrew Rembert (father of Andrew Rembert, party hereto) bought on 29 May 1717 from CAPT. ANTHONY BONNEAU & JANE ELIZABETH his wife, being part of 800 a. formerly granted to ALEXANDER DELAMOTTE, the 100 a. bounding SW on above 100 a.; NW on ANTHONY BONNEAU; NE & SE on remainder of the 800 a., also 100 a. English measure, on E branch Wishboo Creek, bounding NE on James Bremar & HENRY DIVEAU; SE on HENRY VIDEAU; SW on ANTHONY BONNEAU (plat & grant in possession of James Bremar). Witnesses: EDWARD HASELWOOD, ELIZABETH HASELWOOD, ROBERT HOW. Before PETER PAGETT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Abstracts of Colonial Inventory Book I-I (Continued from Vol. 6, p.7)Pp. 152-154: South Carolina, Craven County. A faithful Inventory of all the Goods, Chattells and Credits of the Late Mr. Andrew Rembert Senior, of St. James Santee ... includes 34 Negroes (named), Total £ 6663-18-0. Mrs. Marguerite Geurry(sic), Messrs. Isaac Dubose Robert & Isaac Legrand, Exrs.; appraised 13 august 1737 and Signed & Sealed ye 20th of ye Same. John DeLiesseline, Paul Brounau, Daniel Joudon Junr.,Allexander Choven. Sworn before Noah Serre, J. P. in Craven County., 12 August 1737. Rec. 16 Sept 1737.ANDRÉ REMBERT native of Point en Royan in Dauphine, France, now of Parish of St. James, Santee, Craven County.Daughters: Margueritte, widow of late Pierre Guerry, all my property, and at her death to her children Elizabeth, eldest Anne, Elisha, Margaret, André, Pierre, Madelaine, and their sister Lydia.Grandchildren: Anne, wife of John Haverick; Madeline, wife of Pierre DuBose; Andrew and Jane, under 21 years, issue of my son André; Pierre, James, Andrew, and Isaac, under 21 years, issue of my son Pierre; Anne, dau. of said son Pierre, now wife of Daniel DuBose; Marie, under 21 years, dau. of my late son Jean; Jean, Jacques, and Jane, under 21 years, issue of the late James Guerry and Jane his wife, my dau.; Isaac and Madelaine, under 21 years, issue of Isaac DuBose and his late wife Madelaine, my dau.Mentions: Noah Serré; if any of my named grandchildren die before reaching age, or marriage for the girls, that said legacy or legacies return to my heiress.Guardians and Executors: my dau. Margueriette Guerry; Messrs. Isaac DuBose, Isaac LeGrand, and Pierre Robert.Witnesses: Joseph Begnion, minister; Lewis Jaques Bernard; Moses Dutarque.Dated: 4 Mar. 1736.Proved: 16 Mar. 1736.Recorded: 13 June 1736 p. 61.THSSC No. 15, p. 21.
Andre' Rembert, a French Huguenot, came to South Carolina after the Revocation of the Edict on Nantes in 1685 and settled in the Santee Section of the South Carolina. The boat came ashore in what is now Goose Creek, SC. Andre' was #81 on the 1696 St. Julien naturalization "liste". "Andre Rembert, fils de Francois Rembert, et de Judith Rembert, de Pont en Royan en Dauphine. Anne Rembert, sa famme, fille de Jean et Louise Bressan, du dit lieu. Anne, Andre, Gerosme, Pierre, Susanne, Jean Rembert, enfans des susdits, nez en Caroline." [Huguenot Imigration to America, Vol 2, p 117] Some of the original land grant property is still held today by the Remberts.
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I created a "Coming to America" story page, HERE: http://www.theeffectivetruth.info/bigstory.html.
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In Jan. 2024, an unnamed Find a Grave member messaged me: "I read your insight about this graveyard and about you not being able to find it. Well your information is incorrect. I have walked this graveyard as recently as yesterday and I know exactly where it's located. It is on private land and sort of kept secret for reasons I won't disclose on here. But if you would like to know more a bout this feel free to contact me. I do have evidence that what I'm telling you is accurate. But things in this area are fixing to change drastically and I really believe that this might all disappear within the next few years due to expansion of somethings and with the archeological digs that has been going on at Hampton plantation if your following that you will see where I'm headed with this."
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In 2014, find a Grave member notified me: "My name is Tim Whitney and I live in the Huger, SC area about 15 miles from Jamestown, SC and the original St. James Santee Huguenot settlement in Berkeley County. I am a SC Huguenot Society member and have recently researched my Huguenot ancestors Andre Rembert, Pierre Guerry and Isaac LeGrand, all original settlers of the St. James Santee settlement. I recently went looking for Jamestown cemetery and was unable to locate a cemetery by this name anywhere in the surrounding Jamestown area. The mayor of Jamestown, Roy Pipkin, informed me that there is no cemetery there listed by this name. Mayor Pipkin's grandfather donated the land used for the St. James Santee Huguenot cross location in 1922 and is very familiar with local area history as his family has lived there for generations. If I have any positive results searching for this gravesite I will pass them along."
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He was the grandson of Louis and Anne Haye Rambert and son of Francois and Judith Rembert of Pont en Royan in Dauphine, France. His first wife was Anne Bressan, daughter of Jean and Louise Bressan. He acquired land in St. James Parish on the Santee River where he engaged in planting.
Born in Pont de Royans en Dauphine, a very old town in Pont de Royans (modern-day Isere region on north side of the La Bourne River), France, he is the original Rembert (Rambert) immigrant to S. C. He came to America with his French surname spelling of Rambert which, in time, became anglicized to Rembert. They were French Huguenots (Presbyterian Protestants) who fled the religious persecution of those days in the history of the break of Protestant Christianity from the Roman Catholic Church.
In Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina No 15, the Rev Robert Wilson says the following of the settler: "Andre Rembert was one of the Santee colony and seems to have been a planter who in the course of half a century or more of his life in America had acquired a considerable fortune which had apparently been invested otherwise than in lands. It is significant that he avows his membership in the Anglican Church, the colonists of Jamestown, where he owned Lot No 21 [see Transactions No 14, p22] having as early as 1706 been organized at their own request into the Parish of St James, Santee. The Rev. Joseph Bugnion, one of the witnesses of his will, was a Huguenot Pastor in Anglican orders {Dalcho's List} and was at the time of the testator's death Recor of the Parish.
Andre Rembert was the founder of a family still existing in Sumter County, S. C., where a tiny Post Office town bears his name. "Andre Rembert made his Will March 4, 1736, and it was probated March 16, 1736. In his Will the settler makes provisions for other children than those mentioned in the St Julien Liste, and also for a number of grandchildren living at the time of his death. There is no mention of the son Gerosme or the daughter Susanne; so, it is believed that they died prior to 1736 without issue.
After the death of his wife Anne (date unknown), he married in about 1733 a widow Madeline, who by an agreement at the time of their marriage, was permitted to make her own Will dated February 4, 1734, and probated March 21, 1734, leaving her estate to her own grandchildren by the names of Micheau and LaNude through daughters of her first marriage. There is no record of issue by this second marriage." [Source: Historic Ramblin's Through Berkely]
Berkely County Huguenot Society (website) Photocopy of surveyed proposal of St James Parish, Santee by John Gaillard February 6, 1716 and recopied by Thomas Gallaird June 23,1848. Lot 21: Andre Rembert, Source: French Protestant Church Huguenot, located on Church Street, Historic Charleston, SC. Organized abt 1681, first church built 1687. Second church burned. Third church erected 1845 stands today. Inside: Marble Plaque: "Andre Rembert, Pont en Royan en Dauphine, France, St. James Parish, Santee, SC, 16__ to 1736. Andre Rembert, a French Huguenot, settled in the Santee section of South Carolina after the revocation of the Edict in 1685. He acquired land in St. James Parish Santee on the Santee River where he was engaged in planting."
Book O, p. 223, 7 Aug. 1716, Deed of Sale, Isaac Davis, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., only son & heir of Owen Davis, to Andrew Rembert, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., for L105 currency, 100 a. English measure in Berkeley Co., granted by ROBERT DANIELL, Dep. Gov. & the Lords Proprs. on 4 Aug. 1716 to Owen Davis, father of Isaac; on E side Cooper River, bounding NE on JOHNSON LYNCH; NE on PETER VIDEAU; SW on PETER VIDEAU & SOLOMON BREMAR; SE on DR. NATHANIEL SNOW. Witnesses: PIERRE VIEDAU, ANTHONY BONNEAU, ANDRE DEVEAUS. Delivery by turf & twig. Before DANIEL BREBANT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Book O, p. 234 4 & 5 July 1735 L&R Andrew Rembert, planter, of St. James Santee Parish, Craven Co., to James Bremar, planter, of St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, Berkeley Co., for L600 SC money, 3 tracts; 30 a. English measure, near Ishboo Creek, in St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, part of 100 a. granted by the Lords Proprs. to PETER VIDEAU, bounding NW on DR. WALTER DALLAS; NE on ANTHONY BONNEAU; SE on Andrew Rembert; SW on HENRY VIDEAU; also 100 a. English measure in same Parish, near Ishboo Vtrrk, ehivh Andrew Rembert (father of Andrew Rembert, party hereto) bought on 29 May 1717 from CAPT. ANTHONY BONNEAU & JANE ELIZABETH his wife, being part of 800 a. formerly granted to ALEXANDER DELAMOTTE, the 100 a. bounding SW on above 100 a.; NW on ANTHONY BONNEAU; NE & SE on remainder of the 800 a., also 100 a. English measure, on E branch Wishboo Creek, bounding NE on James Bremar & HENRY DIVEAU; SE on HENRY VIDEAU; SW on ANTHONY BONNEAU (plat & grant in possession of James Bremar). Witnesses: EDWARD HASELWOOD, ELIZABETH HASELWOOD, ROBERT HOW. Before PETER PAGETT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Abstracts of Colonial Inventory Book I-I (Continued from Vol. 6, p.7)Pp. 152-154: South Carolina, Craven County. A faithful Inventory of all the Goods, Chattells and Credits of the Late Mr. Andrew Rembert Senior, of St. James Santee ... includes 34 Negroes (named), Total £ 6663-18-0. Mrs. Marguerite Geurry(sic), Messrs. Isaac Dubose Robert & Isaac Legrand, Exrs.; appraised 13 august 1737 and Signed & Sealed ye 20th of ye Same. John DeLiesseline, Paul Brounau, Daniel Joudon Junr.,Allexander Choven. Sworn before Noah Serre, J. P. in Craven County., 12 August 1737. Rec. 16 Sept 1737.ANDRÉ REMBERT native of Point en Royan in Dauphine, France, now of Parish of St. James, Santee, Craven County.Daughters: Margueritte, widow of late Pierre Guerry, all my property, and at her death to her children Elizabeth, eldest Anne, Elisha, Margaret, André, Pierre, Madelaine, and their sister Lydia.Grandchildren: Anne, wife of John Haverick; Madeline, wife of Pierre DuBose; Andrew and Jane, under 21 years, issue of my son André; Pierre, James, Andrew, and Isaac, under 21 years, issue of my son Pierre; Anne, dau. of said son Pierre, now wife of Daniel DuBose; Marie, under 21 years, dau. of my late son Jean; Jean, Jacques, and Jane, under 21 years, issue of the late James Guerry and Jane his wife, my dau.; Isaac and Madelaine, under 21 years, issue of Isaac DuBose and his late wife Madelaine, my dau.Mentions: Noah Serré; if any of my named grandchildren die before reaching age, or marriage for the girls, that said legacy or legacies return to my heiress.Guardians and Executors: my dau. Margueriette Guerry; Messrs. Isaac DuBose, Isaac LeGrand, and Pierre Robert.Witnesses: Joseph Begnion, minister; Lewis Jaques Bernard; Moses Dutarque.Dated: 4 Mar. 1736.Proved: 16 Mar. 1736.Recorded: 13 June 1736 p. 61.THSSC No. 15, p. 21.
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I created a "Coming to America" story page, HERE: http://www.theeffectivetruth.info/bigstory.html.
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In Jan. 2024, an unnamed Find a Grave member messaged me: "I read your insight about this graveyard and about you not being able to find it. Well your information is incorrect. I have walked this graveyard as recently as yesterday and I know exactly where it's located. It is on private land and sort of kept secret for reasons I won't disclose on here. But if you would like to know more a bout this feel free to contact me. I do have evidence that what I'm telling you is accurate. But things in this area are fixing to change drastically and I really believe that this might all disappear within the next few years due to expansion of somethings and with the archeological digs that has been going on at Hampton plantation if your following that you will see where I'm headed with this."
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In 2014, find a Grave member notified me: "My name is Tim Whitney and I live in the Huger, SC area about 15 miles from Jamestown, SC and the original St. James Santee Huguenot settlement in Berkeley County. I am a SC Huguenot Society member and have recently researched my Huguenot ancestors Andre Rembert, Pierre Guerry and Isaac LeGrand, all original settlers of the St. James Santee settlement. I recently went looking for Jamestown cemetery and was unable to locate a cemetery by this name anywhere in the surrounding Jamestown area. The mayor of Jamestown, Roy Pipkin, informed me that there is no cemetery there listed by this name. Mayor Pipkin's grandfather donated the land used for the St. James Santee Huguenot cross location in 1922 and is very familiar with local area history as his family has lived there for generations. If I have any positive results searching for this gravesite I will pass them along."
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He was the grandson of Louis and Anne Haye Rambert and son of Francois and Judith Rembert of Pont en Royan in Dauphine, France. His first wife was Anne Bressan, daughter of Jean and Louise Bressan. He acquired land in St. James Parish on the Santee River where he engaged in planting.
Born in Pont de Royans en Dauphine, a very old town in Pont de Royans (modern-day Isere region on north side of the La Bourne River), France, he is the original Rembert (Rambert) immigrant to S. C. He came to America with his French surname spelling of Rambert which, in time, became anglicized to Rembert. They were French Huguenots (Presbyterian Protestants) who fled the religious persecution of those days in the history of the break of Protestant Christianity from the Roman Catholic Church.
In Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina No 15, the Rev Robert Wilson says the following of the settler: "Andre Rembert was one of the Santee colony and seems to have been a planter who in the course of half a century or more of his life in America had acquired a considerable fortune which had apparently been invested otherwise than in lands. It is significant that he avows his membership in the Anglican Church, the colonists of Jamestown, where he owned Lot No 21 [see Transactions No 14, p22] having as early as 1706 been organized at their own request into the Parish of St James, Santee. The Rev. Joseph Bugnion, one of the witnesses of his will, was a Huguenot Pastor in Anglican orders {Dalcho's List} and was at the time of the testator's death Recor of the Parish.
Andre Rembert was the founder of a family still existing in Sumter County, S. C., where a tiny Post Office town bears his name. "Andre Rembert made his Will March 4, 1736, and it was probated March 16, 1736. In his Will the settler makes provisions for other children than those mentioned in the St Julien Liste, and also for a number of grandchildren living at the time of his death. There is no mention of the son Gerosme or the daughter Susanne; so, it is believed that they died prior to 1736 without issue.
After the death of his wife Anne (date unknown), he married in about 1733 a widow Madeline, who by an agreement at the time of their marriage, was permitted to make her own Will dated February 4, 1734, and probated March 21, 1734, leaving her estate to her own grandchildren by the names of Micheau and LaNude through daughters of her first marriage. There is no record of issue by this second marriage." [Source: Historic Ramblin's Through Berkely]
Berkely County Huguenot Society (website) Photocopy of surveyed proposal of St James Parish, Santee by John Gaillard February 6, 1716 and recopied by Thomas Gallaird June 23,1848. Lot 21: Andre Rembert, Source: French Protestant Church Huguenot, located on Church Street, Historic Charleston, SC. Organized abt 1681, first church built 1687. Second church burned. Third church erected 1845 stands today. Inside: Marble Plaque: "Andre Rembert, Pont en Royan en Dauphine, France, St. James Parish, Santee, SC, 16__ to 1736. Andre Rembert, a French Huguenot, settled in the Santee section of South Carolina after the revocation of the Edict in 1685. He acquired land in St. James Parish Santee on the Santee River where he was engaged in planting."
Book O, p. 223, 7 Aug. 1716, Deed of Sale, Isaac Davis, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., only son & heir of Owen Davis, to Andrew Rembert, shoemaker, of Berkeley Co., for L105 currency, 100 a. English measure in Berkeley Co., granted by ROBERT DANIELL, Dep. Gov. & the Lords Proprs. on 4 Aug. 1716 to Owen Davis, father of Isaac; on E side Cooper River, bounding NE on JOHNSON LYNCH; NE on PETER VIDEAU; SW on PETER VIDEAU & SOLOMON BREMAR; SE on DR. NATHANIEL SNOW. Witnesses: PIERRE VIEDAU, ANTHONY BONNEAU, ANDRE DEVEAUS. Delivery by turf & twig. Before DANIEL BREBANT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Book O, p. 234 4 & 5 July 1735 L&R Andrew Rembert, planter, of St. James Santee Parish, Craven Co., to James Bremar, planter, of St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, Berkeley Co., for L600 SC money, 3 tracts; 30 a. English measure, near Ishboo Creek, in St. Thomas & St. Dennis Parish, part of 100 a. granted by the Lords Proprs. to PETER VIDEAU, bounding NW on DR. WALTER DALLAS; NE on ANTHONY BONNEAU; SE on Andrew Rembert; SW on HENRY VIDEAU; also 100 a. English measure in same Parish, near Ishboo Vtrrk, ehivh Andrew Rembert (father of Andrew Rembert, party hereto) bought on 29 May 1717 from CAPT. ANTHONY BONNEAU & JANE ELIZABETH his wife, being part of 800 a. formerly granted to ALEXANDER DELAMOTTE, the 100 a. bounding SW on above 100 a.; NW on ANTHONY BONNEAU; NE & SE on remainder of the 800 a., also 100 a. English measure, on E branch Wishboo Creek, bounding NE on James Bremar & HENRY DIVEAU; SE on HENRY VIDEAU; SW on ANTHONY BONNEAU (plat & grant in possession of James Bremar). Witnesses: EDWARD HASELWOOD, ELIZABETH HASELWOOD, ROBERT HOW. Before PETER PAGETT, J.P. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Register.Abstracts of Colonial Inventory Book I-I (Continued from Vol. 6, p.7)Pp. 152-154: South Carolina, Craven County. A faithful Inventory of all the Goods, Chattells and Credits of the Late Mr. Andrew Rembert Senior, of St. James Santee ... includes 34 Negroes (named), Total £ 6663-18-0. Mrs. Marguerite Geurry(sic), Messrs. Isaac Dubose Robert & Isaac Legrand, Exrs.; appraised 13 august 1737 and Signed & Sealed ye 20th of ye Same. John DeLiesseline, Paul Brounau, Daniel Joudon Junr.,Allexander Choven. Sworn before Noah Serre, J. P. in Craven County., 12 August 1737. Rec. 16 Sept 1737.ANDRÉ REMBERT native of Point en Royan in Dauphine, France, now of Parish of St. James, Santee, Craven County.Daughters: Margueritte, widow of late Pierre Guerry, all my property, and at her death to her children Elizabeth, eldest Anne, Elisha, Margaret, André, Pierre, Madelaine, and their sister Lydia.Grandchildren: Anne, wife of John Haverick; Madeline, wife of Pierre DuBose; Andrew and Jane, under 21 years, issue of my son André; Pierre, James, Andrew, and Isaac, under 21 years, issue of my son Pierre; Anne, dau. of said son Pierre, now wife of Daniel DuBose; Marie, under 21 years, dau. of my late son Jean; Jean, Jacques, and Jane, under 21 years, issue of the late James Guerry and Jane his wife, my dau.; Isaac and Madelaine, under 21 years, issue of Isaac DuBose and his late wife Madelaine, my dau.Mentions: Noah Serré; if any of my named grandchildren die before reaching age, or marriage for the girls, that said legacy or legacies return to my heiress.Guardians and Executors: my dau. Margueriette Guerry; Messrs. Isaac DuBose, Isaac LeGrand, and Pierre Robert.Witnesses: Joseph Begnion, minister; Lewis Jaques Bernard; Moses Dutarque.Dated: 4 Mar. 1736.Proved: 16 Mar. 1736.Recorded: 13 June 1736 p. 61.THSSC No. 15, p. 21.
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