Eleanor's Family Tree:Information about Elias Prioleau
Elias Prioleau (b. 1659, d. 1699)
Notes for Elias Prioleau:
Elias was the son of Samuel Prioleau, pastor at Pons, 1650-1683, and succeeded his father at Pons.The religious wars in France were now at their height and October 22, 1685, witnessed the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and on 15 April, 1686, the church at Pons was shuttered down, and Elias Prioleau, his family and many of his congregation made their way to England, after severe hardships.In 1687 he and a number of his followers emigrated to Carolina, and acquiring land on the Back River,became pastor of the first Huguenot Church in Charles Town.He died in 1699.
Children of Elias Prioleau and Jeanne Burgeaud are:
- Jeanne Prioleau, b. Bef. 1687, St. Jean D'Angely, d. date unknown.
- +Samuel Prioleau, b. 1690, Charles Town, South Carolina, d. April 30, 1752, Charles Town, South Carolina.
- Marie Prioleau, b. Aft. 1690, d. date unknown.
- Ester Prioleau, b. Aft. 1691, d. date unknown.