Protestant Exiles from France/Book First - Chapter 15 - L’Escaillet (or Lescaillet)

2928767Protestant Exiles from France — Book First - Chapter 15 - L’Escaillet (or Lescaillet)David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

L’Escaillet (or Lescaillet).

Numerous scions of this Huguenot stock took refuge in England; the name occurs in Norwich, Canterbury, and London. Maistre Anthoine Lescaillet died as pasteur of Canterbury French Church on 5th January 1596. In that city the family was founded by refugees from Le Gorge, Jacques Lescaillet having a son named Jaques, born at Le Gorge, and married on 25th April 1591 at Canterbury. There Judith Lescaillet, widow of Louis Passit, died in 1597. There in the same year Anthoine, son of Pierre Lescaillet, was baptized, and the wife of Jaques Lescaillet was present on the occasion.

At Norwich, Jaques l’Escaillet was the head of a family; his wife’s maiden name was Elizabeth Desbonnets. On the occasion of the baptism of their daughter Elizabeth on 13th August 1598, they were supported by Michel l’Escaillet and Catheline l’Escaillet. Jaques was a diacre.

As to the London family, see the Gleanings from Wills in my Historical Introduction.