---------- From: John F. Chandler[SMTP:JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 1998 12:34 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Virginia / North Carolina Blanchards Renee wrote: > Huguenots and who settled in this precise area. As in the case of Thomas Blanchard of New England, the ultimate origin needn't be Huguenot just because of the French-sounding name. The close association with known Huguenots in this case would make it seem much more solid than the story for Thomas, but the time element has to be considered -- if the Huguenot settlement occurred much later, then there might not have been any association after all. > However, the Blanchards of Massachusetts > and those of VA/NC may have been related at an earlier point. Making transatlantic connections can be very difficult, especially in the case of single emigrants of unspecified age. The identification of Thomas Blanchard as a former resident in the parish of Goodworth Clatford rests on the variety of family connections he had in New England with people who show up in matching English records. I would add that the identification was most aided by the court records regarding the death of his wife on the ship, which traced back to the marriage license. Sherry