Individual Details
Henri "McHenry" Peronneau Sr
(28 Jun 1667 - 31 May 1743)
His tombstone states Henry came to South Carolina Province August 1687; he would have been 20 yrs old.
He and his family were members of the Independent Congregational Church in Charleston and some of the early Huguenots in the colony. A successful merchant, Henry Peronneau, his wife Desiree, at least three of their children, and many grandchildren were buried in the Circular church yard. Rare medallion portraits are found on some of their slate gravestones, including this one of Henry Peronneau, the immigrant.
Henry Péronneau, a wealthy Charleston merchant from La Rochelle, was a member of the Congregational or Circular Church, where he held an important postiion since he was involved in hiring a new minister in 1724. At his death in 1743 Péronneau bequeathed two hundred Carolina pounds to his new congregation and one hundred pounds sterling to its pastor, and in contrast to many Huguenots who requested to be buried in the French cemetery while worshipping at another church, he wished to be interred at the Circular Church. Péronneau, who had occupied the position of ancien at the Charleston Huguenot Church in the mid-1710's, most likely left the French congregation during the confusion following Stouppe's departure. The silversmith Salomon Legaré, who had joined Cotton Mather's Second Church in 1695 during his stay in New England, became a member of the Charleston Congregationalist Church immediately on his arrival in South Carolina, unlike Péronneau (Van Ruymbeke 156).
2-337=PP-1 19 & 20 Mar 1740 Lt. Gov. William Bull, Othniel Beale, David Hext, Isaac Holmes, & Isaac Mazyck, Esq., having been appointed, by an act of the General Assembly, passed 17 Jun 1746, trustees for preserving the fortifications & for appropriating certain surplus lands in Charleston, & whereas it was declared in said act that on a resurvey it was found that certain surplus lands near Queen Street, in NW part of Schenckinghs Square, as endorsed by yellow lines on a certain plat in the Secretary's office, should be in the hands of said trustees, to be sold within 18 months at public auction, & the money used to pay the owners of lots 248 & 249 taken up by the ditch & rampart, the surplus money to be placed in the hands of the public treasuree; now having divided the surplus land into 4 parcels, according to plat, they sell to William Webb, merchant, of Charleston, the highest bidder, for £660 currency, the SE parcel, #3, bounding E 49 ft on Old Church or Meeting House Street; S 230 ft. on Mrs. Bourgard; W on part purchased by John Daniel; No on part purchased by Henry peronneau. Wit: Charles Pinckney, Samuel Prioleau, Jr. Before John Dart, J.P. William Hopton, Register. Plat of surplas [sic] land bounding E about 98-1/2 ft. on Old Church Street, W 132 ft. on King Street; S about 460 ft on Mrs. Bogar; N 460 ft. on Dr. Martin; lots #1 & #2 purchased by John Daniel; lot #3 by William Webb; lot #4 by Henry Peronneau.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sc/sccolony.txt
Page Num. 58
Colony of South Carolina Compiled by: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
Records of 1716 to 1783 Internet: prsjr@aol.com
L Name F Name Date County St Type Township
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PEROMEAU , Henry 1716 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp. Listed
PERONNEAU , Henry 1717 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp Listed
PERONNEAU , Henry 1783 Colony, SC Loyalists No Twp Listed
PERONNEAU , Samuel 1717 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp Listed
PERRIMAN , William 1717 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp Listed
PERRIN , William 1779 Colony, SC Resident Old 96th DISTRICT
PERRONEAU , Henry 1772 Colony, SC Resident No Twp Listed
He and his family were members of the Independent Congregational Church in Charleston and some of the early Huguenots in the colony. A successful merchant, Henry Peronneau, his wife Desiree, at least three of their children, and many grandchildren were buried in the Circular church yard. Rare medallion portraits are found on some of their slate gravestones, including this one of Henry Peronneau, the immigrant.
Henry Péronneau, a wealthy Charleston merchant from La Rochelle, was a member of the Congregational or Circular Church, where he held an important postiion since he was involved in hiring a new minister in 1724. At his death in 1743 Péronneau bequeathed two hundred Carolina pounds to his new congregation and one hundred pounds sterling to its pastor, and in contrast to many Huguenots who requested to be buried in the French cemetery while worshipping at another church, he wished to be interred at the Circular Church. Péronneau, who had occupied the position of ancien at the Charleston Huguenot Church in the mid-1710's, most likely left the French congregation during the confusion following Stouppe's departure. The silversmith Salomon Legaré, who had joined Cotton Mather's Second Church in 1695 during his stay in New England, became a member of the Charleston Congregationalist Church immediately on his arrival in South Carolina, unlike Péronneau (Van Ruymbeke 156).
2-337=PP-1 19 & 20 Mar 1740 Lt. Gov. William Bull, Othniel Beale, David Hext, Isaac Holmes, & Isaac Mazyck, Esq., having been appointed, by an act of the General Assembly, passed 17 Jun 1746, trustees for preserving the fortifications & for appropriating certain surplus lands in Charleston, & whereas it was declared in said act that on a resurvey it was found that certain surplus lands near Queen Street, in NW part of Schenckinghs Square, as endorsed by yellow lines on a certain plat in the Secretary's office, should be in the hands of said trustees, to be sold within 18 months at public auction, & the money used to pay the owners of lots 248 & 249 taken up by the ditch & rampart, the surplus money to be placed in the hands of the public treasuree; now having divided the surplus land into 4 parcels, according to plat, they sell to William Webb, merchant, of Charleston, the highest bidder, for £660 currency, the SE parcel, #3, bounding E 49 ft on Old Church or Meeting House Street; S 230 ft. on Mrs. Bourgard; W on part purchased by John Daniel; No on part purchased by Henry peronneau. Wit: Charles Pinckney, Samuel Prioleau, Jr. Before John Dart, J.P. William Hopton, Register. Plat of surplas [sic] land bounding E about 98-1/2 ft. on Old Church Street, W 132 ft. on King Street; S about 460 ft on Mrs. Bogar; N 460 ft. on Dr. Martin; lots #1 & #2 purchased by John Daniel; lot #3 by William Webb; lot #4 by Henry Peronneau.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sc/sccolony.txt
Page Num. 58
Colony of South Carolina Compiled by: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
Records of 1716 to 1783 Internet: prsjr@aol.com
L Name F Name Date County St Type Township
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PEROMEAU , Henry 1716 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp. Listed
PERONNEAU , Henry 1717 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp Listed
PERONNEAU , Henry 1783 Colony, SC Loyalists No Twp Listed
PERONNEAU , Samuel 1717 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp Listed
PERRIMAN , William 1717 Colony, SC Petitioner No Twp Listed
PERRIN , William 1779 Colony, SC Resident Old 96th DISTRICT
PERRONEAU , Henry 1772 Colony, SC Resident No Twp Listed
Events
| Birth | 28 Jun 1667 | France, Rochel / La Rochelle |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1700 | Desiree | | ||
| Death | 31 May 1743 | Charlestown, South Carolina Province |  | | |
| Burial | Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Desiree (1680 - 1740) |
| Child | Henry Peronneau (1700 - 1754) |
| Child | Elizabeth Peronneau (1703 - 1773) |
| Child | Alexander Peronneau (1709 - 1774) |
| Child | Samuel Peronneau (1711 - 1756) |
| Child | Charles Peronneau (1712 - 1740) |
Notes
Death
On the 1st Instant departed this Life, aged 76 Years, Mr. Henry Peronneau, sen. He has lived almost 56 Years in this Province, in which Time he has acquired a large Fortune, with a fair Character. (Monday, November 15, 1742) (Salley 19).Burial
Tombstone:Here lies buried the Body of Mr HENRY PERONNEAU Sen.r Born at ROCHEL in FRANCE, May the 28th, 1667, who Arriv'd in This Province August 1687, Where He Lived Almost 56 Years and departed this life May 31, 1743, Aged 76 Years.
Endnotes
1. Kelly, Richard., "Hughes, Mathews, Saltus, and related South Carolina and Mississippi genealogy." Rootsweb WorldConnect project. (Richard Kelly
2. Kelly, Richard., "Hughes, Mathews, Saltus, and related South Carolina and Mississippi genealogy." Rootsweb WorldConnect project. (Richard Kelly
3. Alexander Samuel Salley, South Carolina gazette, Charleston, Death Notices in the South-Carolina Gazette, 1731-1775: 1731-1775, Original from Harvard University (Printed for the Historical Commission of South Carolina by the State company, 1917), ; digital images, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books : accessed 2 July 2009.