David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ The ancient family of Beauvoir in Languedoc had several branches, of one of which the chief, in the first half of the sixteenth century, was Claud de Grimoard de Beauvoir Du Roure, Seigneur de Grisac, de Bane et de Saint-Florent. ”

“ His eldest son, Jacques, was the first Protestant Du Roure. Jean Du Roure, who in 1620 represented Vivarais in the National Synod of Alais, was the eldest son of Jacques. From Jean sprang Scipion Du Roure, founder of a branch of the family in Provence, who married Mademoiselle De Dangers in 1650. The eldest son of this worthy couple was the refugee Francois Du Roure, who was captain in a regiment of cavalry in the British service, quartered in Ireland in July 1706. He died at Southampton on 26th March 1722, aged sixty-two. ”

“ He rose in the army to be Colonel of the 38th Foot (27th February 1752) , and was transferred to the 4th or King’s Own Regiment of Foot, 12th May 1756. He was promoted to be Major-General, January 24th, 1758, and Lieutenant-General, 16th December 1760. He died in 1765 at Toulouse, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, where a monument was erected to the two gallant brothers by Colonel Scipio Duroure’s eldest son, Francis Duroure of Kensington, born 13th June 1715, died 16th February 1808. ”