Robert Andre PICKENS^[1]

1644 - 1700  (55 years)

• Name	Robert Andre PICKENS  [2]
  Christening	22 Jul 1640	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Birth	22 Jul 1644	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LR6M-8W3
  Death	1700	County Limerick, Ireland   [2]
  Person ID	I594777317	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Andrew PICKENS "PICON",   b. 1624, Scotland (or France), France d. Abt 1658, Drumskea, Ballymoney Parish, Northern Ireland (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Issobell MATTHISONE,   b. 26 Oct 1626, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1661, Ballymoney, County Londonderry, Ireland (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F536731656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Jeanne BONNEAU,   b. 1645, Doeuil-sur-le-Mignon, Departement de la Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 1674, County Limerick, Ireland (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1665	La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret PICKENS,   b. Abt 1662, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   2. John PICKENS,   b. 1662, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, d. 1729, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America (Age 67 years)   3. Robert PICKENS,   b. 1664, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, d. 1682, Massachusetts, British Colonial America (Age 18 years)   4. Israel PICKENS,   b. 1665, Bally Gully, Antrim, Ireland d. 1740, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America (Age 75 years)   5. Andrew PICKENS,   b. 1666, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 1 Jun 1708, Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland (Age 42 years)   6. Margaret PICKENS,   b. 1667, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, d. Yes, date unknown   7. Thomas PICKENS,   b. 1668, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, d. Yes, date unknown   8. Capt. William Henry PICKENS,   b. 1669, Campbelltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 1735, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America (Age 66 years)   9. Thomas Picon PICKENS,   b. Abt 1670, France d. Yes, date unknown   10. Nancy Ann PICKENS,   b. 1671, County Tyrone, Ireland d. 1750, North Carolina, British Colonial America (Age 79 years)   11. Thomas PICKENS, Sr.,   b. 1672, County Tyrone, Ireland d. 5 May 1739, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 67 years)   12. John Henry PICKEN,   b. 1673, La Rochelle-Normande, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France d. 1777 (Age 104 years)   13. Israel PICKENS,   b. 1674, Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, d. 1749, Alexandria, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F536731650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Find A Grave marker # 22041522. new info 3 Apr 2012 a very old family and early records find the name spelled Pecin, Pecken, Peckin. The families that migrated to the United States later added an S to their name thus today we have Pickens. It is said Robert Pickens, a Scotchman went to France during the reign of Charles II of England where he had a minor government position. In France, he married a Protestant French widow, Madam Jean (Benoit) Bonneau. In 1685 the Edict of Nantes was revoked by Louis XIV and all the privileges accorded the Protestants called Huguenot were withdrawn, their religion became illegal outside the pale of the law. The Massacre of Saint Bartholomew followed and by the thousands the Huguenots fled to other countries. Robert and Jean Picken escaped by Rochelle and went into Scotland and Ireland. Excerpt from General Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) letter to General Lee in 1811: "There seems to be some support for the claim that one ROBERT PICON, a Scotchman or Briton at the court of France was a Protestant who fled from Scotland in 1661 to avoid persecution of Charles II. In France he is said to have married Madam Jean Bonneau, also a Protestant. They fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by King Louis XIV in 1685. Tradition continues that they went to Scotland, later to North Ireland." on find a grave: Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: 1644 City of Edinburgh, Scotland Death: 1700 County Limerick, Ireland A son of William and Isobell (Matthisone) Picken(s), Robert married widow Lady Ester Jeanne (le Benoit) le Bonneau in 1665 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. Known child: 1) William Henry Picken(s) (1669-1735), m: Margaret Pike. NOTE: This ancestor is still being researched. Available sources have some conflicting information, but the facts seem to hold up that the Pickens family was originally from Ireland by way of Scotland. At some point, some family members fled to France and records show a French spelling of the name; i.e. Henri' Picon. Some members were actually born in France during this time period, which most likely caused the confusion of ancestral roots. Excerpt from General Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) letter to General Lee in 1811: "There seems to be some support for the claim that one ROBERT PICON, a Scotchman or Briton at the court of France was a Protestant who fled from Scotland in 1661 to avoid persecution of Charles II. In France he is said to have married Madam Jean Bonneau, also a Protestant. They fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by King Louis XIV in 1685. Tradition continues that they went to Scotland, later to North Ireland." Miss Eliza Pickens, a gr-granddaughter of General Andrew Pickens, in a paper prepared for D.A.R., said: "General Andrew Pickens' first home was in Bucks Co PA. The Pickens were French Huguenots and left France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by King Louis XIV in 1685. General Pickens' gr-grandfather, Robert Pickens held a good position in France and with every inducement to remain, but he refused to live under Roman Catholic rule. He married an accomplished young widow, Madam Bonneau." Family links: Parents: William Andre Picken (1624 - ____) Isobell Matthisone Picken (1626 - 1661) Spouse: Ester Jeanne Benoit Pickens (1645 - 1674)* Children: William Henry Pickens (1669 - 1735)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Body lost or destroyed

  
  

• Sources

  [SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for William Henry PICKENS, person ID LJLZ-1DQ. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for Robert Andre Pickens, person ID LR6M-8W3. (Reliability: 3).