I am descended from BAAS, GEANDREAU, and LIONI families. All were in Mobile County by abt 1818 (LIONI's possibly earlier). THOMAS BAAS came from Charleston SC. His grandson Joseph Waring BAAS married Mary Margaret GEANDREAU . Her grandfather Jean (or John) GEANDREAU was with the French troops of the Count de Ternay who fought in the American Rev. War. He was a Bonapartist, who emigrated to America ca 1815, and was granted land in Marengo Co AL as part of the Vine & Olive Colony. When that colony failed, he came to Mobile (around 1818.) His son, Jean (or John) Jr. married Margaret LIONI in Mobile in December 1828. She was probably born in Mobile Co AL. Jean Jr. and Margaret died young, and their daughter, Mary Margaret, lived for a while with the family of her guardian, Rowland Boullemet. Looking for information on any of these families! Marsha King Grady _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com