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The DuBose Family of America begins with Louis DuBose of Dieppe, Normandy, France.  Several different, long, unproven lists of his ancestors exist, some as DuBosc, some as DuBois.  DNA testing thus far http://www.dubose.dna.rdgriffith.com/results.asp  has shown no relation between the descendants of Louis DuBose and the DuBois Families of France or Canada, nor to Chretien DuBois of Wicres, France, whose three sons immigrated to New York in the 1660's.  But it shows a very likely relationship to the descendants of Jacob DeBusk (born c.1734) whose sons lived in Washington County, Virginia, by 1787, but is of unknown origin.  The similar sound of the name lends credence to, but no proof of, connection to the DuBosc lineage.  

The following lineage is traditional, lacks documentation, and several titles shown make no sense:
1. Claude DuBosc "Lord de Tondas de la Chapelle" and "DuBosc de Tondas" married Jeanne DeCormeilles
2. Geoffrey DuBosc "Lord de Tondas de la Chapelle" and "DuBosc de Tondas" married Elizabeth D'Orbel
3. Martin DuBosc (d.c1360) "Lord of Coquereaumont" and "DuBosc de Tondas" Lieutenant to the Grand Master of
.. .Waters and Forests of Normandy m(1) Marie Mustel, m(2) Alix de Sibeville
4. Jean DuBosc "Lord of Coquereaumont" and "Lord de Tondas de la Chapelle" married Isabeau Mustel
5. Guillaume DuBosc "Sieur de Tendos de la Chapelle" married Perronnelle, made nobleman in 1406
6. Guillaume DuBosc (d.c1433) "Sieur de Tendos de la Chapelle et Emendreville," married Perrette LeTourneur
7. Gueffin DuBosc "Lord of Coquereaumont" and in 1452 Sheriff of Rouen, married Isabelle DuFot
8. Jean DuBosc "Lord of Coquereaumont" and Fecamp Steward to King Charles VIII, m.1480 Margueritta LeCauchois
9. Jean DuBosc and Ann Jubert
10. Astronomes DuBosc
11. Antoine DuBosc (1560-1593) "King's Counsellor [sic] and French Ambassador to the Netherlands"
12. Pierre DuBosc (1590-1633) married Francoise Olivier de Lanville (1590-1670), had sons Jean and Louis
13. Louis Francis Boint DuBosc (1630-after1668) married Anne Sanborne (1630-1734) had sons Abraham and Isaac

Louis DuBose married Anne Salovay and lived in Dieppe, Normandy, France, and in London, England.  Louis and Anne appear in the records of the French Huguenot Church in Threadneedle Street, London, at the baptism of their daughter Esther in 1656, as "Louy DuBo and Anne Saloneé," and are named in her marriage record as "Louis DuBos and Anne Saloavay."  
[Records of the Huguenot Church of London, volume 13, pp. 61, 145]  Their three daughters received relief from the church (clothing, blankets, etc.) as refugees from Dieppe 12 Aug 1681, at which time their ages and occupations were given.  A Louis DuBois, wife and 2 children, from LeMothe, received relief 28 Feb 1681/2 along with a grant to relocate to Ireland.  It is unknown whether this is the same Louis DuBos, and LeMothe does not appear to be anywhere close to Dieppe.  But Louis and Anne apparently started in Dieppe, moved to London before 1656, returned to Normandy, and then back to London in the summer of 1681. 
. 1. Anne DuBos (born 1650) tailor, moved her church membership to London 2 Sep 1681
. 2. Madelaine DuBos (born 1652) bone lace maker
. 3. Esther DuBos (bapt. 28 Dec 1656) tailor, married 17 Apr 1682 Jean Du Gauquer
. 4. Isaac DuBos (born 1661?) was not listed as needing relief with his sisters, and did not
. . .establish church membership in London until 23 Aug 1682, presumably after turning 21.
King Henri IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598, following 36 years of religious wars, granting Protestants most of the rights of Catholics.  However, enforcement was up to local officials, and varied greatly from place to place and from time to time.  It was not uncommon for French Protestants to move to other countries when local enforcement ran against them, and back when conditions improved.  When Louis XIV revoked the Edict in October, 1685, making the Protestant religion illegal, they left permanently.  Dieppe lost 3,000 of its citizens at that time.  The revocation came suddenly and violently.  The English people were shocked by the destitute state in which many of the refugees arrived.  And relief agencies quickly formed to assist them with the necessities.  Many of them were craftsmen, which "overloaded the market" in England, and by 1700 King William paid passage for many of them to go to Virginia.  One source said the DuBoses went first to Manakintowne at the falls of the James River.  But that settlement started in 1700, and Isaac had already been in South Carolina for 14 years.  And no DuBose is listed among the settlers there.  There is an André Rembert listed, but the father and grandfather of Isaac Dubose's daughters-in-law, by the same name, also came to South Carolina in the 1680's.

Isaac DuBose (c1661-c1718) joined the Huguenot Church, Threadneedle Street, London on 23 Aug 1682. He settled at Jamestown on the Santee, South Carolina in 1686. He married about 1688 Suzanne Couillandeau (died about 1742), daughter of Pierre Couillandeau. They were naturalized in 1689. Isaac and his father-in-law founded the now extinct town of Jamestown, SC, in 1705. After Isaac's death, Suzanne married Bentley Cooke.
. . 1. Elizabeth DuBose (1691-1736) married Jonathan Whilden, son of John, Sr
. . 2. Isaac DuBose (1693-1742) m(1) Madelaine Rembert; m(2) Esther Gourdin, widow of John Bean
. . 3. Daniel DuBose (1695-1755) married Anne Rembert
. . 4. John DuBose (c1700-1788) m(1) Susannah Lemonier; m(2) Mary Whilden, dau. of John, Jr.
. . 5. Mary (or Martha or Judith) DuBose (d.1720) married William Capers
. . 6. Andrew DuBose (1699) married Elizabeth Sinclair
. . 7. Stephen DuBose (1701-1772) m(1) Lydia; m(2) Elizabeth
. . . . . John DuBose (1738-1799) m.1757 Lydia Carter
. . . . . . . Jeremiah DuBose (c1760-1839) m.1786 Rebecca Hampton; moved to Pike Co, AL  c1828
. . . . . . . . . John DuBose (1812-1893) m.1838 Jane Rabb; m.1848 Amanda Smith; moved to Bell
. . . . . . . . . County, Texas, in 1870.
. . 8. Peter DuBose (1703-1757) m(1) Madelaine Royer (her mother was a Rembert)
. . 9. Anthoine DuBose is assumed to have died before 1742, when unlisted in mother's estate, but he
. . . . could possibly have been the Anthony DeBusk of North Carolina, supposed father of Jacob
. . . . DeBusk (c.1734) of Washington County, Virginia.  No "proof" has been found, but DNA similarity
. . . . indicates a possible connection.
. 10. David DuBose, possibly a son, married Jeanne Rembert

John DuBose (c1700-1788) married in 1727 Susannah Lemonier, daughter of Jacques Lemonier; married secondly 1730 Mary Whilden, daughter of John Whilden. He sold his land in Berkeley County in 1744, and settled on the Santee River by 1750. As an old man, he was one of eight DuBoses in Capt. Elias DuBose's Company under Gen. Francis Marion in the Revolution.
. . 1. Susannah Elizabeth DuBose (1728) m.1746 Robert Lewis
. . 2. Martha DuBose (c.1731-c.1808) married John Warren
. . 3. Mary DuBose m(1) Henry Sparrow; m(2) Josiah Clemmens
. . 4. Capt. Elias DuBose (19 Oct 1737-16 Mar 1789) m.20 Jan 1763 Lydia Cassels (1745-1806)
. . 5. Capt. Daniel DuBose (19 Oct 1737-1798) m.1766 Mrs. Frances Villeponteaux Simons; m(2)
. . . . .Mary Nettles; m(3) Mary Paulemeraug
. . 6. Isaac DuBose (5 Nov 1742-18 Apr 1816) married Sarah DuBose, daughter of Peter, moved
. . . . .to Liberty County, Georgia, by 1798.
. . 7. Elizabeth DuBose (5 Nov 1742) married Clements Brown
. . 8. Joseph DuBose (1745) m(1) Mary Ann Mell; m(2) Miss Simonds; m(3) Margaret Green
. . 9. Rebecca DuBose (1752) married Andrew DuBose, son of Peter.
In October, 1778, the General Assembly of Virginia prohibited the importation of any slaves into the Commonwealth, under penalty of £1000 each, and the slave freed.  In May, 1780, they passed an exception to that statute allowing refugees from South Carolina and Georgia, who had been displaced by the British conquest of both states, to bring their slaves with them "until one year after the expulsion of the enemy or restoration of civil government."  If they stayed longer, the slaves would be free.  They had to register the slaves with the County Clerk and pay a $1 fee each, and were exempt from tithe (tax) for one year after registration.  (Hennings Statutes 10:307) 
The Brunswick County Deed Book 14, pages 101-108, records the names and ages of 186 slaves of 19 owners from South Carolina registered between 30 Sep 1780 and 26 Feb 1781.  Among them were:
. Daniel Dubose - 13 slaves
. Elias Dubose - 15 slaves, including one belonging to Daniel Dubose, and one to George White
. Isaac Dubose - 5 slaves
. Joseph Dubose - 3 slaves
. Andrew Dubose - 4 slaves
. John Warren - 3 slaves, including one belonging to Elias Warren
Brunswick County Tithables (tax lists) before 1784 did not survive, so we do not know whether these families moved to Brunswick, or just sent their slaves for safe-keeping.  But they had returned to South Carolina (or moved on to Georgia) by 1784.  Why they chose Brunswick County is unknown.
Martha DuBose (c.1731-c.1808) married John Warren (c.1728-c.1806) We have no record of where John Warren came from.  John was granted land on lynches Creek in 1752, and their son John was baptized in 1753 in Prince Frederick Parish Winyah, Craven County, South Carolina.  He had two draws in the Georgia Land Lottery of 1805 (for himself and wife), and lived in Liberty County at that time.  In 1807, Martha Warren, widow, had one draw for herself.  See Warren
. . 1. John I. Warren (1752-1821) m.1773 Elizabeth Perkins (1758-1811) moved to Liberty Co, GA,
. . . . about 1778; moved to Marion Co, Mississippi, in 1810
. . 2. Mary Warren (c.1754-3 Aug 1831) m.12 Apr 1774 Capt. John Norwood (c1750-c1829) lived in
. . . . Darlington District, South Carolina. (I doubt estimates of her birth in 1750, because she, too,
. . . . would have been baptized on 29 May 1753, when 85 children from the community were
. . . . baptized, including her brother and four cousins.  35 were baptized the next Sunday.
. . 3. Elias Warren (c1756-1825) m.22 Dec 1788 Susannah Burford married in Liberty Co, GA,
. . . . .moved to Marion Co, Mississippi, between 1817 and 1820.
. . 4. Martha Warren (1758-after 1827) m.1778 John Piggott (c1758-1827) Liberty Co, GA, then
. . . . Marion Co, Mississippi about 1810.
. . 5. Joseph Warren (c1760-between 1797 and 1805) married Penelope (Lott?) Radcliff
. . . . Died in Bryan Co, GA, one source says 1 Mar 1797, widow Penelope had a widow’s draw in 
. . . . the 1805 Land Lottery. In March, 1806, in Liberty County, John Warren (Jr) was appointed 
. . . . guardian for Joseph’s minor children (under age 14) John, Sarah, Elias, and Solomon.

John I. Warren (1752-1821) m.1773 Elizabeth Rebecca Perkins

Jane Warren (1786-1859) m.1805 John Fleming Tynes

Tyra Jennings Tynes (1823-1903) m.1847 Harriet Jane Alford

Walter Edwin Tynes (1848-1928) m.1871 Frances Mary Tate

Jeanne Marie Tynes (1878-1958) m.1913 Carson B Matthews

Frances Mary Tate Matthews (1917) m.1949 Virgil Raymond Liptrap

James Matthews Liptrap (1951)

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