Francois Martineau

1640 - Abt 1707  (66 years)

• Name	Francois Martineau
  Born	8 Nov 1640	La Couarde-Sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, France
  Christened	25 Nov 1640	Temple de La Villeneuve, (St. Martin) La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9J2T-17
  Died	Abt 1707	, Richmond, New York, United States
  Person ID	I160	James Henry Martineau
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Estiene Martineau,   b. Abt 1595, La Couarde-Sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, France ,   d. Bef Mar 1654, Le Boutellion, La Couarde, Ile de Re, France  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Marie Menuteau,   b. 1597, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France ,   d. 8 Jan 1677, Le Boutellion, La Couarde, Ile de Re, France  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1629	La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France
  Family ID	F911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marguerite Bore,   b. Abt 1644, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France ,   d. Between 1670 and 1674, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	Abt 1665	St. Martins, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hester Dominees,   b. Abt 1638, Mannheim, Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. Bef 1706, , Richmond, New York, United States  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	Abt 1678	, Richmond, New York, United States
  	She was md. in the French Huguenot Church in Germany, to Walravin Luttin, her name listed as Estera Delhaille, where their mg. was recorded. The Delhaile name is one of the ancient and prominent ones in French History. She also appears as Hester Donranes & Hester Dominees in the Staten Island, New York records, her husband listed as Walravin Lutten.
  Children	+ 1. Stephen Martineau,   c. 25 May 1679, New Utrecht Dutch Reformed Church, Kings, New York, United States ,   d. Bef 1706  (Age ~ 26 years)   2. Hester Martineau,   b. Abt 1681, , Richmond, New York, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ann Martineau,   b. 1683, , Richmond, New York, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Nov 1640 - La Couarde-Sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, France Married - Abt 1678 - , Richmond, New York, United States Died - Abt 1707 - , Richmond, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Francois Martineau 1640-1707 Suit Over the Purchase of a Mill

  
  

  Histories		Francois Martineau 1640-1707 excerpt from Calendar of Historical Manuscripts Secretary of State New York
  		Francois Martineau 1640-1707 excerpt from Staten Island and its People

  
  

• Notes

  From File 1 (M3666) deposited at the NY Genealogical & Biographical Society, 122 East 58th St., NY, NY 10022, letter to Jamuel P. Stevens, 312 Sheridan Ave., Piedmont, CA 94611-3814 from a Mrs. Hill. Letter is in response to one from Mr. Stevens dated Oct 29, 1992 in which he mentions his ancestor John Martineau, born 27 Sep 1793, Richmond, Staten Island and his wife, Eliza Mears, born 13 Apr 1806, Fabious, NY. She provides all information on the Martineau (Martino) family in the Staten Island parish registers of the French Hugenot church. "Francois Martineau became a member of the French Church in New York July 20, 1670. In 1676 ninety acres of land were laid out for him on Staten Island. Soon after he married Hester Dominees, widow of Walraven Luten. Their son Steven was baptized 1679. In 1683 Francois with others objected to the appointment of an English minister on Staten Island. In 1694 he was granted land on Old Town Road. His will in 1707 names his wife, Hester, his grandson Vincent Fountain, son of a daughter who married Vincent Fountain, Sr. The name Stephen continued until 1801 when the Stephen Martineau who owned the present farm colony died. Gaston Martineau, a surgeon of Dieppe, settled in Norwich, England in 1685 and was a French refugee. The family on Staten Island is a collateral branch and were on Staten Island before Gaston left France." Hus - Francois Martineau The records of their marriage were apparently lost with other French Huguenot records Francois's will was probated 1 Oct 1707. He may have been one of those French Huguenots who denizised, left their wills here and some returned to the U.S. a few years later. We have n no record of Francois's death. He had a 1st wife & three children who died in France. From the "Revised History of Harlem" by James Riker,N.Y. 1904 (Henry P.Toler (revisionest) "Francois Martino and his friend, Jean Belleville, joined the church at New York, Jul 28 1670, being the first mention of them. The latter was from St. Martin near La Rochelle---perhaps Martino was---this early association and their later intimacy seeming to favor it. Whether Belleville was he who was called le Chaudronnier,or,by the English, the tinker, as the first signifies, I am not able to determine, but Jan Tincker was enrolled in the night watch at Harlem, Nov 7 1673, and went to Staten Island where he held property, as did Belleville. Martino had 96 acres of land on Staten Island, laid out for him Apr 24 1676, near the "Iron Mountain." To this Governor Dongan added 35 acres, in 1685. He married Hester Dominees, widow of Walraven Lutin, or Lutine; issue, Stephen, born 1679. Martino, in 1683,was foremost among the French and Walloon residents in sustaining the French worship. His will,made 1 Oct 1706, and proved 5 Aug 1707, gave his estate, on the death of his widow, to his two god (grand) sons, Stephen Martino (son of Stephen, deceased) and Vincent Fontaine Jr.(a son of Francois's step dau. Anneken Lutten, dau. of Hester Donrinees & her 1st hus.Walraven Lutten) (See Clute's Annals of Staten Island) ." When Francois came over to Staten Island he also settled where his future wife, Hester, was living with her first husband. This first settlement became known as "Old Town". No description of Francois's character has been preserved by posterity. The few facts about him in the records indicate he was a determined & spirited person interested in creating a meaningful & successful life. It would appear that he was courageous and not the least bit shy of fighting for what he thought was right. The people of Ile de Re are known to be independent & strong willed & perhaps Francois shared these traits as well. There were no churches on Staten Island when Francois settled there about 1675. To get to a church he had to cross the bay (now New York Bay) to the French Church or the Dutch Church in New Amsterdam; or to the Brooklyn Dutch Church or Flatbush Dutch Church, these latter churches all served by the same minister at that time. No marriage for Francis Martino are recorded in any of these church records. At the time of his projected marriage the colony was under Dutch rule, the Dutch Church was the authorized church, and civil marriages were not permitted or recognized until the take-over by the British. There are many deeds and Mortgages recorded on Staten Island in which the name of Franis Martino appears because his land was sufficiently large to occasion descriptions of his borders in other deeds. Sources used; 1706 Census of S.I.: Found in Stillwells Hist. & Gen. Mcs. Vol 1 Abstracts of N.Y.Wills,Vol. 1 p. 446 New York Dutch Church, Pub. in N.Y. Gen & Bio. bap.& Mgs & deaths. Tunis Bergen, register of the Early Settlers of Kings Co. N.Y. 1881 p. 201. Revised History of Harlem by James Riker N.Y. 1904 p. 269. Staten Island Patents,Mcs at S.I. Hist. Soc. Vol 2 p. 143, 222, 267. Inventory of Francois Martineaus estate: Original at, Paul Klapper Library, Queens College, Flushing, N.Y. Will of Vincent Fontaine Flatbush Dutch Church, Holland Society year book 1898 p. 112 NYG&B Rec. Vol 134, Number 4 "Francois Martineau--Native of l' Ile der Re, An Early Settler of Harlem and Staten Island."

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] Protestant Parish Records of St Martin's, Isle de Re', Charente-Maritime, France, I 172 (film 5 Mi 1077/5) (Reliability: 3). Temple de la Villeneuve, Baptemes 20 Jul 1638--10 Jul 1643 His godparents were Francois Gabard and Marie Charruau. Perhaps Francois was named after his godfather.(Archives Charente-Maritime)