David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ Nicolas Basnage was the pasteur of Carentan, a small sea-port south of Cherbourg in Normandy. He took refuge in England after the St. Bartholomew massacre, and became pasteur of Norwich, where, seventeen years afterwards, he was Marie’s colleague, as we have already seen. He returned to Carentan, and died as its Reformed Pastor. Although so little is known of his personal history, he is celebrated as the ancestor of several distinguished Protestants. His son, Benjamin, born in 1580, was probably a native of Norwich, but the only surviving church register does not begin till 1595. ”

“ This register indicates that the refugee pasteur had other two sons, named Timothy and Titus, or rather, Timothée and Tite. The marriage of Timothée is recorded, and the baptism of his two children. Tite does not appear till 1636, when he presents his infant Tite for baptism. ”