Sorry, we're Brits. But there's usually some truth to family stories if you keep digging. My friend's family had a story about being French, also, although their name sounds very much English. Turns out, their immigrant ancestor did come from England. But his son, once over here, married a French woman. So there was French down that line, just not that particular surname. Possum wrote: > Hello everyone, > > This might sound like a really silly question, but I was floored last night > when my sister in law, ( I am researching husbands Carlisle roots this is > his sister) Said that her father was French? That the Carlisle family was > from France. > > Does anyone know about this French connection to the Carlisle family? > Their father was born in Lee County Alabama, and as far as I can tell so > was his father, William Jackson Carlisle b 1860, Opelika, Lee County > Alabama. > > Any help with this question? > Thanks > Debbie