The Raine-Michaux-Sydnor Family

    Moses Jean Rochette [Sedan, France] was the father of Suzanne Rochette.
    Suzanne came to America with her husband, Abraham Michaux II,
    and these are some of their descendants in America. Those who are
    directly descended from Abraham and Suzanne have Qualified Huguenot
    Ancestors and can become members of the National Huguenot Society

    Suzanne Laroche Rochet b. 13 April 1667(Sedan, France) d. 18 Dec 1744 (Goochland, VA)
    m. Abraham Michaux II b. 23 Feb 1672 d.13 May 1717
    m. 13 July 1692, French Church, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands

    Suzanne Rochet, was born to Moses Thiery Rochet (b.1615) and Suzanne Rondeau Rochet (b.1617) (who may have been the widow Roneau) in Sedan, Ardennes, France 13 Apr 1667. Suzanne allegedly was nicknamed "Little Nightcap" because of having been plucked from her bed for a nighttime boat escape from France to Holland on Oct 18, 1685.

    Abraham Michaux II b 23 Feb 1672, d. 13 May 1717 was born in Sedan, Champagne, France and christened the same day. He was son of Jacob Michaux and Ann Severin (Saurin) (26 Jan 1648/49); Dr. Stanard in his records claims Abraham was from Champagne, France. He was nephew to the Reverend James Saurin, a noted minister of the French Colony Church of Savoy in the Strand, London in 1703. Abraham Michaux II was a member of the French Church in Amsterdam, Jan. 28th, 1691.

    Suzanne Rochet was married to Abraham Michaux II on July 13, 1692 at the age of 25, in Old French Church, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands.

    They remained in Holland for some years, and by their combined industry, acquired a sum of money sufficient to move to America. They then embraced an offer made to the Huguenot refugees by King William, of England to settle in the colony of Virginia. Abraham Micheaux, with his wife and 6 children embarked for America with a land grant from the Crown, and landed in Stafford County, Virginia, on the banks of the Potomac River.

    In a few years, the Micheaux family moved from Stafford to a settlement of Huguenots on James River, called Manikin Town, and later was registered at that church on the James River in 1707. There they lived in peace and prosperity. Abraham Micheaux and the "Little Night-Cap" reared 12 children, five sons and seven daughters. Six of those were born in Amsterdam, six in Virginia.

    Abraham Michaux II was a gauze weaver and Susanne Rochet was a lace maker.

    Six children were born of this union before the couple's leaving Amsterdam on May 8, 1701 for America where they settled on the James River in what is now Powhatan County, Virginia. These six children were:

    1. Agnes (Ann) Madelin [b. May 17, 1693 d. 1779] m. Richard Woodson of 'Poplar Hill', Prince Edward Co., VA.
    2. Jane Magdalin [b. 1 or 3 Jan 1697 d. 1760] m. Peter Le Grande
    3. Susanne [b. 13 Apr 1698] m. John Quinn
    4. Judith [b. 1699] m. Anthony Morgan

    The following two are in some records, not in others:
    5. Issac [b. 28 Jun 1699]
    6. *Jacques (or James) [b. 15 Aug 1700 Henrico, VA] m. Judith Woodson [b. 1707 Henrico, VA] daughter of Anna Smith & Richard Woodson

    Children born to this union after arriving in Virginia were:

    Elizabeth [b. 1701 d. 1735][some records say b. 1709] m. Sanburne Woodson
    Ester (Easter) Mary "Jude" [b.1703] m. Alexander Cunningham
    Abraham - [b. abt 1705, d. 28 Nov 1747] Lunenburg VA, killed by Indians.
    Olive Judi [b. abt 1706] in Henrico Co., VA; d.1760, Cumberland, Virginia
    John Paul - [b. 7 Mar 1708, d. 17 Jun 1779] Powhatan Co., VA
    James - record indefinite
    John [b. abt 1704]
    Nannie - record indefinite

    Note: These last three names were found in papers owned by Rochet Raine Sydnor. However, they were not mentioned in will recorded by Susanne Rochet Michaux in Goochland County, Virginia.

    6. *Jacques (or James) Michaux b. 1700

    m. Judith Woodson

    Jacob lived opposite the Goochland Court House. In 1732, the year George Washington was born, he had 150 acres in Goochland Co. He was first a tinker, later a planter. There were four children.

    1. Judith Michaux m. Mosby
    2. Elizabeth Michaux [b. 1731 - d. 1801] Cumberland County, VA m. Abraham Venable [b. 1725]
    3. Jacob Michaux m. Neville
    4. *Joseph Michaux (b. Oct 30, 1739) m. Judith Hatcher

    4. *Joseph Michaux [b. Oct. 30, 1739 - d. Feb 8, 1807]

    m. Judith Hatcher [b. March 23, 1747 - d. Aug.16, 1803].

    Joseph married Judith on October 9, 1761. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. There were ten children:

    Joseph Michaux [b. Jan. 12, 1764 - d. 1828].
    Betsy Michaux [b. July 11, 1766 - d. Feb 18, 1784].
    John Michaux [ b. Dec 23, 1768 - d, Oct 19, 1817].
    James Michaux [b. Apr 3, 1771].
    Jesse Michaux [b. Apr. 27, 1773].
    Daniel W. Michaux [b. May 24, 1775].
    *Richard Waters Michaux [b. Feb.18, 1779].
    Henrietta Rochie Michaux [b. Feb 15, 1782].
    Obadiah W. Michaux [Aug. 14, 1785]
    Judith W. Michaux [Dec 13, 1788].

    Note: Captain Michaux's will, recorded in Cumberland County, VA., named his six sons as his residuary legatees.

    1. Joseph Michaux of Prince Edward County, Issue: Judith, Lavinia, Lucy, Martha, Joseph, John, Richard, and Meade.
    2. John Michaux who died leaving six children: Arabella, Sally, etc. [??]
    3. Jesse Michaux
    4. Daniel Michaux, died in Alabama.
    5. Richard Michaux, living in Pittsylvania County [grandfather of Chas A. Raine of Danville, VA].
    6. Obadiah Michaux, living in Alabama.

    5. *Richard Waters Michaux [b. Feb.18, 1779 - d. 1843]

    m. Mary Mayo Macon [b. 1784 - d. 1819]

    Note: Mary Mayo Macon was a daughter of Gideon Macon and sister of Martha Macon. Martha married Orlando Jones, and their daughter Frances married Colonel John Dandridge. Their daughter Martha, the widow Custis, married George Washington. Upon reading this, it makes no sense at all, given the fact that George Washington was born in 1732.

    There was a daughter born to Richard and Mary, Elizabeth Venable Michaux.

    Elizabeth Venable Michaux [b. 1817 d. Feb 17, 1855]

    m. Sept. 11, 1836 Richard Kendall Raine [b. 1807 d.1867]

    1. Nannie Raine m. John Brower
    2. Bettie Raine m. Chuck Banner
    3. *Charles Anderson Raine m. Elizabeth Caldwell Oliver
    4. John Raine m. Lucy
    5. Michaux Raine m. Alice
    6. Macon Raine m. Annie Price

    3. *Charles Anderson Raine [b. 1841 d. March 4, 1902]

    m. Elizabeth Caldwell Oliver [b. 7 Nov 1848 d. 14 Feb 1927]

    Note: Elizabeth Oliver was the daughter of William L. Oliver III and Catherine Crawley, all of Halifax County, VA. William L. Oliver III was son of William Oliver II and Elizabeth Tanner. Charles A. Raine was Captain in the Civil War, and afterwards was in the tobacco business in Danville, VA. There were twelve children:



    Kate d. infancy
    William L. Raine m. Theo McGee
    John R. Raine m. Ruby Woody
    Mary Macon Raine m. Walker Pettyjohn
    Charles A. Raine Jr. m. Marian Price
    Chalmers Raine m. Kathleen Brennan
    Michaux Raine m. Lillah Allen
    *Rochet Venable Raine m. Clement A. Sydnor
    Elizabeth C. Raine m. Thornton O. Wilson
    Sallie Woodson Raine m. George H. Lewis
    Clunet Holmes Raine d. age 25 unmarried.
    Ashby Kendall Raine m. Katherine Murrell

    *Rochet Venable Raine [b. Feb. 27, 1881 d. Oct. 11, 1956]

    C. A. Sydnor and Rochet Venable Raine, 12/23/1903

    m. December 23, 1903

    Clement Adkisson Sydnor [b. June 1, 1875 d. July 20, 1949]

    Note: Clement Adkisson Sydnor of Halifax County, VA was a school teacher by profession. The Sydnors married in Danville, VA, settled in Lynchburg, VA and reared 12 children.

    Giles Sydnor m. Mildred Morris
    Elizabeth Caldwell Sydnor b. Mar.13, 1906 d. Sept. 7, 2002, m. Arthur Clair Landis Jr.
    Clement Adkisson Sydnor, Jr. [b. July 9, 1908 d. 9/24/1980] m. Juanita Hockman [b. 9/28/?]
    Charles Raine Sydnor [b. July 9, 1908 d. ?] m. Louise Starke
    Fabian Granville Sydnor[b. Dec 15, 1910 d. ?] m. Eleanor Hawkins 1st, Margaret Peters Smith, 2nd
    Lavelon Crichton Sydnor [b. Dec. 31, 1912] m. Anna Lee Thompson
    Ashby Kendall Sydnor [b. June 18, 1915] m. Grace Allen Pittard
    Malcolm Royster Sydnor [b. Dec. 28, 1917 d. ?] m. Hazel Wilkerson
    Walker Pettyjohn Sydnor [b. Oct. 19, 1919] m. Carita King
    John Brantley Sydnor [b. Dec. 16, 1921 d. May 9, 1938].
    Rochet Raine Sydnor [b. Sept. 11, 1923] m. Thom Williamson Blair
    William Michaux Sydnor [b. March 12, 1925] m. Jean Watts 1st

    Sydnor family in 1937, Lynchburg VA
    From left: Lavelon, Giles, Bill, Clement Jr, Beth, Raine, Rochet,
    Walker, Clement, Kendall, Rochet, Fabian, Malcolm     		    Brantley Sydnor

    *Elizabeth Caldwell Sydnor [b. Mar.13, 1906 d. Sept. 7, 2002]

    Elizabeth Caldwell Sydnor m. Arthur Clair Landis, 1933

    m. June 20, 1933

    Arthur Clair Landis Jr. [b. Jan. 3, 1905 d. Sept. 4, 1990]

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