Pierre "Peter" LEMAY

   Other names for Pierre were Peter LEMAY and Pierre LEMAY.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography. Peter Lemay was a Huguenot Protestant refugee who immigrated from France to Virginia in the early 1700's on the Nassau, an English ship. Peter began his life in America in King William Co. VA as an indentured servant to Daniel Brabant. By 1705 he was a free but poor man and probably spent the next few years starting a new life in the new world. Such a need would make it understandable why he did not marry for ten or 15 years. He was married by 1720 when Charles Lemay Sr. is estimated to have been born. His first wife's name is unknown, and she died in the 1730's or earlier. Peter's second wife, Sarah, was a young teenager when he married her in about 1734, and together they had 3 children:John, Samuel, and Sarah. Peter died prior to March 1742 at about the age of 60. The children were still very young at the time, and Sarah married Gilbert Gibson who raised Sarah's children along with his own. Sarah died sometime after 1792.

http://mkhgenealogy.com/Lemay/

• Biography. Mary (LeMay) Bennett is the daughter of Charles Sr. & Susanna (Turner) LeMay of New Kent County, VA. Mary and her family has been researched and identified by Mary Gregg of Austin, Texas who is my primary source for information on this line. Mary LeMay Bennett's birth is recorded in St. Peter's Parish records on the 19th of November 1752. The LeMay's lived in the part of New Kent which eventually became Hanover County. Charles LeMay died in Hanover before the 1780s, when his heirs moves to Mecklenburg and then finally to Granville County. The LeMays were probably of Huguenot origins. Texas researcher, Mary Griggs has located a deed in Louisa County, Virginia that show Charles selling land he inherited from his father Peter "May". Peter has been identified by Griggs as the same Peter May, named as a servant who brought suit against his Huguenot master in the Virginia Courts and was awarded land in New Kent County. Lewis Bennett is named as an heir and administrator in Susannah Turner LeMay's estates, when the estate is settled in Granville County.

[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/4162/bennett.html]

• Immigration. Came to America with two other brother's amid religious persecution in France

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?sarah,turner::lemay::708.html

LeMay family Bible
"The LaMay family forefathers must have landed on American shores with a great sigh of relief because they, as so many other immigrants, litterally fled for their lives from France because of religious persecution. Three LeMay brothers, one of them being Peter, our ancestor, landed at Beaufort, S.C. about 1680."

It goes on to say "The three LeMay brothers settled around Goldsboro, North Carolina, but eventually two of the brothers came west into Tennessee; the third went north and settled in Maryland.

"Our ancestor, Peter, who settled in Louisa-Hanover County, Virginia, ..."

• Court: Council of Colonial Virginia, 1702, VA. possibly...
May ye 28th 1702...Peter May a French Refugee by his Petition to his Excellencie setting forth yt said May came into this Country in ye Ship Nasaw Capt Richd Trogian Commandr along wth sevll other french Refugees Sent heither by his Maty and that after his coming in one Mr Daniell Brabant did promise to take care of him but afterwards carried him to Court and their bound him for five yeares and then sold him, and praying redress therein.
Ordered that yt Complaint of ye said May be Referred to ye Court of King William County yt Justice be doe ye Petitioner in ye Matter by him Represented…

• Deed: estate, 1742, Louisa County, VA. This Indenture made the 14th day of March in the 15th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland and Defender of the Faith anno dom 1742. Between Charles Lemay of the County of Hanover planter of the one part and Thomas Underwood of the County of King William of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said Charles Lemay for and in consideration of the sum of 20 pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Underwood the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and himself therewith fully satisfied contented hath granted bargained sold aliened and enfeoffed and confirmed and by these present doth grant bargain sell alien enfeoff and confirm to the said Thomas Underwood his heirs and assians a certian tract or parcel of land lying and being part thereof in the County of Hanover and the other part being the greater part in the County of Louisa containing by estimation 100 acres by the same more or and is bounded by the lands of Richard Richardson, William Borne and John McGurry which said tract or parcel of land was purchased by Peter Lemay deceased Father of the said Charles party to these presents and upon the oath of the said Peter descended to him the said Charles Lemay with all the Estate right title interest property claim and demand of him the said Charles Lemay of in and unto the premises and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders yearly and other rent and profits of the premises and of every part and parcel thereof to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land as above bounded and all and singuler the premises with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Underwood and his heirs to the only proper use and behoof of the said Thomas Underwood his heirs and assigns forever and the said Charles Lemay for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant and grant to and with the said Thomas Underwood his heirs and assigns by these presents that he the said Charles Lemay now is and standeth lawfully and rightfully seized of and in the said 100 acres of land and premises with their appurtenances of a good sure perfect absolute and indefeasible estate in fee semple and now hath good right full power and lawful and absolute authority to grant and convey the same allotting to the purport true entent and meaning of these presents and that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Thomas Underwood his heirs and assigns from time to time and at all times forever hereafter peaceably and quietly to have hold occupy possess and enjoy the said 100 acres of land and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned and intended to be hereby granted with their appurtenances without the lett suit trouble eviction molestation or interruption of him the said Charles Lemay his heirs or assigns or any other person or persons whatsoever discharged of and from all incumberances whatsoever (the Dower of Sarah Lemay widow of the said Peter Lemay excepted) the quit rents from henceforth to grow due and payable to our Sovereign Lord the King his heirs and successors only excepted and foreprized and the said Charles Lemay for himself his heirs and executors and administrators the said 100 acres of land above bounded and premises with their appurtenances unto the said Thomas Underood and his heirs against him the said Charles Lemay and his heirs and all claiming or to claim right on by from or uuder him them or any of them or any other person or persons whatsoever and well warrant - - - and forever defend by these presents.

In witness whereof the said Charles Lemay to these presents hath set his hand and seal the day and year above written.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Abraham Venable, John Carr, Richard Baxter /s/ Charles x Lemay

Memorandum that full peaceable and quiet possession and seesin of the within mentioned land and premises was had and taken by the within mentioned Charles Lemay and by him delivered to the within named Thomas Underwood to be by him held according to the intent and meaning of the within written Indenture the XIV day of March 1742.
In the presense of Abraham Venable, John Carr, Richard Baxter /s/ Charles x Lemay

Received the XIV day of March MDCCXLII of the within named Thomas Underwood the sum of 20 pounds currency being the consideration within mentioned.
Test: Abraham Venable, John Carr, Richard Baxter /s/ Charles x Lemay

At a Court held for Luisa County on Monday the 14 day of March 1742.
This Indenture receipt and memorandum of livery of seesin were acknowledged by Charles Lemay one of the parties and ordered to be recorded.
Test. Littlepage, Clerk Truly recorded by Littlepage, Clerk


Louisa County Virginia Deed Bk A, 1742-1754, P 31-33

• See also. http://maxpages.com/lemay/Lemay_Family_Story
http://maxpages.com/lemay/Family_Tree
http://mkhgenealogy.com/Lemay/
http://users.ap.net/~chenae/peace8.html

Pierre married Sarah TURNER in 1734 in VA. (Sarah TURNER was born about 1715 in VA and died after 10 Mar 1792 in VA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage, Abt 1710, VA.

Pierre next married First Wife.