Mathieu (also spelled Matthew) Belsaigne, buried Innishannon, (1704-1761), Possible Founder of part of West Cork Huguenot Community, Descendant Matthew Belsange/Belsaigne, Freeman of Cork Landlord, Dunmanway Union, Kilmurray East, 1847

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Durrus, Mizen, Caheragh, Bandon, Kinsale West Cork Huguenot Families

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Mathew Belsange/Belsaigne

Freeman of Cork:

Belsaigne Mathew Esquire 

Landlord KIlmichael East, Dunmanway Union 1847

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Mount Pleasant Cottage

Estate(s)Baldwin (Mount Pleasant)
TownlandCurravordy
Civil ParishTemplemartin
PLUBandon
DEDTemplemartin 21
CountyCork
BaronyKinalmeaky
DescriptionLeased by Mathew Belsange from the Baldwin estate in 1851 when it was valued at £10 10s. This property no longer exists.

His ancestor buried Innishannon:

Mathieu (also spelled Matthew) Belsaigne was an important figure in organising the Irish Huguenot Settlement Plan of 1751-1753 to bring persecuted Huguenot Protestant refugees from France to Ireland. He aided many families that sought a new home and freedom to practise their religion.

Mathieu, a woollen merchant associated with a woollen factory co-owned by his wife’s family, had refused to renounce his faith following the Treaty of Nantes.

Belsaigne (also spelled Bellesaigne or Belesaigne) settled in Innishannon in 1752 with a handful of Huguenot families and apparently was a merchant, perhaps in silk. He was associated with the Rev. Pierre Corteiz, a minister granted permission to read services in French and administer the Sacraments according to the rules of the Church of Ireland.

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