I have been researching our family name for some time now, and I was told by a cousin that we originated in Northern Italy, moved to France and then on to Canada in 1752. My gg??Grandfather spelled his name Mariette, or that was the spelling on the ship's list. In Canada it got change to Marriette and it is now spelled Marryatt. His first name was Etienne and the ships records [the Pearl] also says he originated in Etoben Montbeliard France. This area of France is close to the Italian border, so it is possible that he went to Italy then to England or Holland then on to Canada. If the spelling of the name is not Italian, then he must have been French. Any help would be most appreciated. Richard Marryatt Alberta Canada [email protected] or web page Http://www.Prairie-winds.com

Richard, I have checked out the Family search web page and the onlt areas that this surname come up is France and Belgium. I would try finding a map for the years you mentioned to see if at that time the French were in the Northern part of Italy. If not then they must have definately come from France. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Marryatt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 9:53 PM Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Spelling > > I have been researching our family name for some time now, and I was > told by a cousin that we originated in Northern Italy, moved to France > and then on to Canada in 1752. My gg??Grandfather spelled his name > Mariette, or that was the spelling on the ship's list. In Canada it > got change to Marriette and it is now spelled Marryatt. His first name > was Etienne and the ships records [the Pearl] also says he originated in > Etoben Montbeliard France. This area of France is close to the Italian > border, so it is possible that he went to Italy then to England or > Holland then on to Canada. If the spelling of the name is not Italian, > then he must have been French. Any help would be most appreciated. > > Richard Marryatt > Alberta Canada > [email protected] > or web page > Http://www.Prairie-winds.com > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > Italian Research > http://www.dreamwater.net/anglersrest/Italian.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >