# Protestant Exiles from France/Volume 2 - Book Third - Chapter 24 - Garrick

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​Garrick—
| | | | Captain Peter Garrick, of the old Buffs (Kirk’s regiment, married Arabella, daughter of Rev. Mr. Clough of Lichfield, born 1685, died 1737. | Captain Peter Garrick, of the old Buffs (Kirk’s regiment, married Arabella, daughter of Rev. Mr. Clough of Lichfield, born 1685, died 1737. | Captain Peter Garrick, of the old Buffs (Kirk’s regiment, married Arabella, daughter of Rev. Mr. Clough of Lichfield, born 1685, died 1737. | Captain Peter Garrick, of the old Buffs (Kirk’s regiment, married Arabella, daughter of Rev. Mr. Clough of Lichfield, born 1685, died 1737. | Captain Peter Garrick, of the old Buffs (Kirk’s regiment, married Arabella, daughter of Rev. Mr. Clough of Lichfield, born 1685, died 1737. | Captain Peter Garrick, of the old Buffs (Kirk’s regiment, married Arabella, daughter of Rev. Mr. Clough of Lichfield, born 1685, died 1737. |
| Peter. | Peter. | David, The famous Actor, (born 1716, died 1779). | David, The famous Actor, (born 1716, died 1779). | George, married Catherine, daughter of Nathan Carrington. Esq. of Acton. | George, married Catherine, daughter of Nathan Carrington. Esq. of Acton. | George, married Catherine, daughter of Nathan Carrington. Esq. of Acton. | George, married Catherine, daughter of Nathan Carrington. Esq. of Acton. | George, married Catherine, daughter of Nathan Carrington. Esq. of Acton. |
| Rev. Carrington Garrick. | Rev. Carrington Garrick. | Rev. Carrington Garrick. | David Garrick, Esq. (born 1754, died 1795), married Emma Hart. | David Garrick, Esq. (born 1754, died 1795), married Emma Hart. | Arabella Garrick, wife of Capt. Fred. Bridges Schaw. | Arabella Garrick, wife of Capt. Fred. Bridges Schaw. | Arabella Garrick, wife of Capt. Fred. Bridges Schaw. | Arabella Garrick, wife of Capt. Fred. Bridges Schaw. |
| Philip of Twickenham. | Philip of Twickenham. | Philip of Twickenham. | Emma Garrick, unmarried. (Mrs. Garrick re-married with Evan Protheroe, Esq.) | Emma Garrick, unmarried. (Mrs. Garrick re-married with Evan Protheroe, Esq.) | William Garrick Bridges Schaw, married Emma Hart Protheroe, daughter of Mrs. Protheroe, (formerly Garrick), and assumed the name of Protheroe. | William Garrick Bridges Schaw, married Emma Hart Protheroe, daughter of Mrs. Protheroe, (formerly Garrick), and assumed the name of Protheroe. | William Garrick Bridges Schaw, married Emma Hart Protheroe, daughter of Mrs. Protheroe, (formerly Garrick), and assumed the name of Protheroe. | William Garrick Bridges Schaw, married Emma Hart Protheroe, daughter of Mrs. Protheroe, (formerly Garrick), and assumed the name of Protheroe. |
| William Garrick Bridges Schaw, married Emma Hart Protheroe, daughter of Mrs. Protheroe, (formerly Garrick), and assumed the name of Protheroe. |||
The famous Garrick’s brother, George, had a third son, Lieutenant Nathan Garrick (born 1755, died 1788), who married Martha, daughter of Sir Egcrton Leigh, Bart., and left an only child, Nathan Egerton Garrick, born in 1781.
The above Captain Peter Garrick was a refugee infant, son of David Garric, also a refugee. By the courteous permission of George E. Cokayne, Esq., Norroy King-of-Arms, I have copied the following document which is preserved at the Heralds’ College in Putman’s Collection, 63, p. 410:—
PEDIGREE OF THE GARRICK FAMILY.
Translated from a French document written by David Garrick’s grandfather, David Garric.
The 5th October 1685. — I, Garric, arrived at London, having come from Bourdeaux His name was David.the 31st August of the same year, running away from the persecution of our Holy Religion. I passed to Xaintonge, Poitou, and Brittany. I embarked at St. Malo for Guernsey, where I remained for the space of a month, leaving thing [sic], even my wife and a little boy four months old, David’s Father.called Peter Garric, who was then out at nurse at the Bastide, near Bourdeaux.
The 5th Decr. 1685. — God gave me my wife at London, English stile; The Master of the Bark is called Peter Cock of Guernsey.she embarked from Bourdeaux the 19th Nov., from whence she saved herself the Fourth, and in a Bark of 14 ton, being hid in a hole, and was a month upon sea with strong tempests, and at great peril of being lost and taken by our persecutors, who were very inveterate. Pray God convert them.
| The 6th Sept. 1686. | — God gave us a girl, who was baptized at our English Parish Church, St. Andrews, Mary-Hill, in our street, Philpot Lane. The godfather was John Sarazin, proxy for his father; the godmothers were Miss Forrester and Fermignac, who gave her the name of my wife, Jane, whom God bless, Amen. |
| N.B. — This was Mr. La Conde (sic), dyed at Carshalton, there buried. | — God gave us a girl, who was baptized at our English Parish Church, St. Andrews, Mary-Hill, in our street, Philpot Lane. The godfather was John Sarazin, proxy for his father; the godmothers were Miss Forrester and Fermignac, who gave her the name of my wife, Jane, whom God bless, Amen. |
| The 5th Sept. 1687. — God gave us a boy, who was baptized the 14th of the said month at the Walloon Church. His godfather was Mr. Stephen Pigou Marchand, native of the city of Amiens, in Picardy; his godmother was Mad$^{me.}$ Mary Perin of Paris, wife of Mr. Stephen Soulhard of London, merchant, who gave him the name of Stephen, whom God bless. Amen. ||
| Dead | God took him away, Sunday morning, the 28th April, at 7 o’clock, 1689, and was buried at the Post [query, Pest] House, Monday evening, at ½ an hour of six. He lived 19 months and 24 days. |
| David Garrick’s father’s arrival in England. ||
| The 22nd May 1687. | — Little Peter arrived at London by the grace of God in the ship John White, with a servant, Mary Mougnier, and I paid for their passage 22 guineas. |
| Died at Lichfield, there buried. | — Little Peter arrived at London by the grace of God in the ship John White, with a servant, Mary Mougnier, and I paid for their passage 22 guineas. |
| The 26th January 1688-9. | — God gave us a boy, who was baptized the 30th do., at the Walloon Church: the godfather is Mr. Peter Noual, husband of my niece, Fermignac. Godmother, the wife of our cousin Soullard. They called him David, whom God bless. |
| Liton Uncle (sic) dyed at Carshalton, there buried. | — God gave us a boy, who was baptized the 30th do., at the Walloon Church: the godfather is Mr. Peter Noual, husband of my niece, Fermignac. Godmother, the wife of our cousin Soullard. They called him David, whom God bless. |
| The 26th August 1690. | — God gave us a fine boy between eleven and 12 forenoon; was baptized at the Walloon Church by a stranger, named Mr. La Perin; Mr. John Sarazin and I, David Garric, the father, being godfathers — the godmother, Madame Sablannan Jane le Goye. (I believe this child was named Stephen, but the name is torn in the original document), whom God bless and preserve with long and happy life. This child died the 18th Jan. 1691-2, and was buried in Putney church-yard the 20th. |
| Charges of Funeral:— Coffin, 10 sh. Gloves, 3 ,, Coach 8 ,, 3 Bottles, 4 ,, Minister, 17 ,, Sexton, 10 ,, —— 52 sh. | — God gave us a fine boy between eleven and 12 forenoon; was baptized at the Walloon Church by a stranger, named Mr. La Perin; Mr. John Sarazin and I, David Garric, the father, being godfathers — the godmother, Madame Sablannan Jane le Goye. (I believe this child was named Stephen, but the name is torn in the original document), whom God bless and preserve with long and happy life. This child died the 18th Jan. 1691-2, and was buried in Putney church-yard the 20th. |
| The 21st Sept. 1691. — God was so good as to deliver my wife from her lying-in of a girl, who was baptized the Thursday following, at the Walloon Church, by Mr. Brithand, minister; godfather, Mr. Peter Fermignac, my brother-in-law; godmother, M$^{me.}$ Soulard, Mary Bernard, who gave her the name of Mary Magdalen, whom God bless and grant a long and happy life for the honour and glory of God. ||
| The 26th 1692, at 10 o’clock at night, God was so good as to deliver my wife from her lying-in of a boy, who was baptised the Wednesday following, being the 30th, at the Walloon Church by Mr. Basset, minister; godfather and godmother, our cousins Stephen Soullard and Elizabeth Colineau, who gave him the name of Stephen, whom God bless and preserve for many years, for the glory of God and his own eternal happiness. ||
| The 4th July 1693. — God took to Himself the little Stephen, who dyed at 10 o’clock in the morning, and the 5th buried at night at 5 o’clock at Wandsworth in the New Churchyard; the whole cost 34 sh. ||
| God hath afflicted me, and taken from me my poor wife, the 2d Dec. 1694, Sunday, at 10 o’clock at night, and given her to me in April 1682. Buried in Bartholomew Lane, behind the Royal Exchange. ||
| The 16-27th July 1696. — God brought me my poor brother, Mr. Peter Garric, from Rotterdam, from whence he departed the 9-19th do. with my sister Magdalen, the eldest dau. of all, being 63 years old. My brother fell sick, and after 3 weeks’ illness died the 4th Aug. Buried the 6th do., after having suffered like a martyr with a retention of urine. God preserve us from the like distemper. Amen. Interred in Bartholomew Lane, behind the Change, near my poor wife. ||
| The 16th May 1701. — Magdalen Garric, my sister, dyed after being ill with a dropsy. 5 months aged 68 years at 4 o’clock in the morning. Buried the Sunday night in Bartholomew Lane, near my wife and brother. ||
* ↑ David Garrick died on Wednesday, 20th January 1779. His Will was dated 24th September 1778; at his death he owned estates at Hampton-on-the-Thames and Hendon; also Drury Lane Theatre and dwelling-houses in London, and £50,000 in cash. His widow née Eva Maria Violette died on 16th October 1822, aged ninety-nine.
* ↑ “Translated from the French by P. Fermignac, cousin to George Garrick.”