The Huguenot emigrants 1680 History of Charleston the French Church

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   terrabytesposted 14 years ago

   The Huguenot emigrants 1680 History of Charleston the french Church
   
   The Huguenot emigrants, who only arrived in Charleston 1680 to
   1686, began their "French Church" in Charleston about 1687 in the
   upper part of Charlestons Church Street on land conveyed by Ralph
   Izard and Mary his wife (a Miss Middleton) for that pur-
   pose. Isaac Mazyck, one of Charlestons earliest and wealthiest
   emigrants of their race, gave generously to Charleston. At the other end of Church Street were the
   Baptists, on land in Charleston given by William Elliott, and the Quak-
   ers had a " Friends' Meeting House ' outside the walls,
   near to the present King Street in Charleston.
   
   Thus in ten years from the founding of Charleston  or
   CharlesTown there was no lack of places of worship; it is remarkable
   that although no one of the original buildings in Charleston remains
   churches still stand upon each of these sites, belong-
   ing to the same organizations and denominations. The
   " Friends' is the only exception to this. The building
   was destroyed by fire, and there being no Quakers now in
   Charleston  it was never rebuilt ; but the lot is kept sacred,
   and is still owned by the society.
   
   So far the people of all these various denominations
   were, with the exception of a few Dutch, from Nova-Belgia,
   descendants of Great Britain, subjects of the King ; but now
   from 1680 to 1688 came the French Huguenots, strangers
   and aliens, into this English community.

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   habeeposted 14 years ago

   Make this into a hub!

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