Isaac Santee

According to another family tradition, furnished by Dr. Ellis M. Santee, of Cortland, NY

The story of our ancestor, as handed down to me by my grandfather, is as follows: "In 1685, about the time of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Elias Santee lived in the Province of Burgundy. He was a French nobleman and a favorite of the King. He had a son named Isaac who was enamored of a German lady named Hahn, who was one of the Queen's maids. Elias was a Huguenot and the King begged him to renounce his religion and conform to the decree. This he refused to do and was imprisoned. The Queen informed her maid of what was coming to the family and she and Isaac were quietly married and secretly left the country for Holland, there to await the release of Elias. In 1690 Elias died in prison and Isaac and his young wife came to this country, landing at Philadelphia. Soon afterward he went up the Delaware and settled near where Easton now stands."from familysearch

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