This name immediately struck a bell -- I am descended (on the non-Acadian part of my family) from a Pierre Roland or Rolland, who ended up in New Amsterdam. The name became Rulon and then (in my line) Rulong. I know the (de) Forest line of Acadia also went through New Amsterdam. Just a thought... cheers, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY Ken Roy wrote: >Could Pierre Roland, b. Abt. 1600, at St Sulpice, Paris, Ile De France, France be related to Jean Baptiste Ambroise (Rolland) Roland. Is there a connection? I think Jean Baptise was born about 1650. I need to go back a couple of generations? >Difficult for France. > >Kenneth G. Roy >Pineville, Louisiana > >Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero. > >[email protected] > > >==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== >Please remember when writing a personal 'thank you' to only hit reply so just the person you are thanking receives it. When answering a query please hit reply all so we all might benefit. > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >