David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ The cousin Pierre was probably the Pierre Du Quesne who married, in 1618, Ester, daughter of Hubert de la Vincquiere, and who is called “fils de Julien Du Quesne.”
The “brother” Peter is, in the census of 1618, entered as living with his father. He was a diacre of the French Church. He married, in 1611, Sara, native of Norwich, daughter of the late Hugues Harber, and had five sons and two daughters, but the line is extinct.
We come to the third Jean Du Quesne, grandson of the refugee Jean (and son of Jean, from whose will we have quoted) . He was born in London, 31st January 1601 (n.s.) ”

“ There were two Pierre Du Quesnes who died in London in 1671; each had a brother named Jean, and the father of each was named Jean; the wills of both of them are in the Somerset House Registry.
The refugee with whose family we are now concerned was Jean Du Ouesne, a native of Ath, in the Province of Hainault, [1] who fled from Duke Alva’s persecutions in or about 1568. He came to Canterbury, and afterwards removed to London, probably before 1600, the date of his son’s marriage. ”

“ There were several brothers of the third Jean Du Quesne; we single out Pierre, whom we may call Peter, the father of the founder of the English family. Peter Du Quesne (born 11th July 1609) married at Canterbury, 7th July 1636, Jeanne, daughter of Elias Maurois, of Canterbury (son of Elie Maurois, refugee from Hoplire) , by Elizabeth, daughter of Laurens Des Bouverie. ”