Family of John (Jean) (TIMON?) TIMMONS

Husband:	John (Jean) (TIMON?) TIMMONS ( - )
Wife:	(unknown)
Children:	John TIMMONS ( - )
	William TIMMONS (1702- )

Husband: John (Jean) (TIMON?) TIMMONS

Name:	John (Jean) (TIMON?) TIMMONS
Sex:	Male
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	"CIR 1662"	France

Child 1: John TIMMONS

Name:	John TIMMONS
Sex:	Male
Birth	"CIR 1700"	VA?

Child 2: William TIMMONS

Name:	William TIMMONS
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	--?-- ( - )
Birth	1702	Charleston, SC

Note on Husband: John (Jean) (TIMON?) TIMMONS

According to legend, Officer in French Navy, A Huguenot as many in French Navy were. SUPPOSEDLY a member of the Huguenot church in Pons, Saintonge, Charente-Maritime region of France, East of La Rochelle (I have searched existing Pons Registries and have not found any evidence of a TIMMINS/TIMON before 1700, although there were TIMON families in the Saintonge area). Happy Heritage has his original name as John TIMMINS. (Not Tâemoins which means witness?)

 

Possibilities to be investigated are:

- He was not in Pons, but in Brittany (Pons is not in Brittany),

- The dates are wrong and he came from France after 1700,

- He really did come from Pons and is not in any surviving register.

 

My sister Judi remembers my father telling her stories about how the Timmons were French Huguenots; telling her all about sailing ships, using words she had never heard before; that they were persecuted here and changed the spelling of their name to Timmons; that the early marriage was not recognized since it was Huguenot and their property was taken by the province; and that they tried several churches before finding a Baptist that would accept their Calvinistic beliefs.

 

Nobiliare du Diocese et la Generalite de Limoges has an entry for TIMON. but that page is torn off.

 

May 1735 Bounty Grants show 800 acres granted to John TIMMONS.

Note on Child 1: John TIMMONS

http://www.escndatabase.com/name2.htm

This listing references surnames found in the South Carolina Gazette newspaper for publication years 1732 through 1775, the Gazette of South Carolina for publication years 1777 thru 1780, and the South Carolina & American General Gazette for publication years 1764 thru 1773. In the listing below, the record count associated with each surname is shown in parentheses ( ) immediately following the surname listed.

TIMMON (1)

TIMMONS (88)

Note on Child 2: William TIMMONS

1790 Census, Page 56, Georgetown District

William Timmons, 1800 Census, Beaufort, Prince William, Roll 48 page 2

? William Timmons, 1800 Census, Charleston District, Roll 48, p.101 (different William?)