Cynthia Sheehan wrote: > John (Jean, Jan) Blanchard first appears ... > as a baptismal witness at the Dutch Church ... > other witness was Anne Valleau and there is a notation: "These are French > people." (kgB:528) > ... Again, there is a notation: "French Reformed." (KgB:624.) > Marie was probably a sister of John's wife, Anna Mahoult, and of Etienne > Mahoult, both natives od La Rochelle, France. In a word, Huguenots! Yes, there really were Huguenots by the name of Blanchard, even though we have no evidence that Thomas Blanchard of England and Massachusetts was one. I'm afraid I can't make any contribution of knowledge about this particular Blanchard family, but I couldn't resist pointing out the significance of the above facts. John