This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EugeneMartin52 Surnames: Chaudoin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.chaudoin/74.2.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm a descendant of the Chaudoin family in Kentucky but in researching the name I've tried the fellow the family from Virginia. If my data is correct I show Joseph Lee Chaudoin, 1912-1997 married (1) Mary Rebecca Day; and (2) Carolyn Coker. Joseph Lee was son of Wallace Alexander Chaudoin, 1859-1943 Cornelia Ann McCann. Wallace A Chaudoin was son of Bryon Chaudoin, 1834-1862 Mary Jane Chrisman. Bryon Chaudoin was son of Thomas Chaudoin, 1804-1869 Mahala Smith; Thomas Chaudoin was son of John Chaudoin, 1761-1863 Sarah Wilkerson; John Chaudoin was son of Francois Chaudoin, 1720-1799 Sarah Weaver. Francois Chaudoin was born in France and I found the following data for Francois: Francois Chaudoun our first known American ancestor is identified by a >book of early Virginia Baptists, a wanted poster appearing in the Virginia >Gazette, Sept 2, 1757, early deeds of Manakin Town an early Huguenot >settlement just west of what is now Richmond Va. tax records of >Cumberland County Va. and a debtors list of Cumberland Co. published in >1796. The wanted poster describes Francois as 5 ft 4 in tall, 140 pounds, dark >complexion, about 39 years of age, a barber by trade and born in France. 40 >shillings was the price on his head for deserting the Virginia Militia during >the French and Indian War. There is no evidence so far that he was >apprehended. In 1700-1701 over three hundred French Huguenot refugees >were settled by the colonial authorities on the south bank of the James River. I found the following for John Chaudoin: Francois Chaudoun our first known American ancestor is identified by a >book of early Virginia Baptists, a wanted poster appearing in the Virginia >Gazette, Sept 2, 1757, early deeds of Manakin Town an early Huguenot >settlement just west of what is now Richmond Va. tax records of >Cumberland County Va. and a debtors list of Cumberland Co. published in >1796. The wanted poster describes Francois as 5 ft 4 in tall, 140 pounds, dark >complexion, about 39 years of age, a barber by trade and born in France. 40 >shillings was the price on his head for deserting the Virginia Militia during >the French and Indian War. There is no evidence so far that he was >apprehended. In 1700-1701 over three hundred French Huguenot refugees >were settled by the colonial authorities on the south bank of the James River. Thomas Chaudoin, s/o of John I found the following: Thomas fought in the Battle Of San Jacinto, TX. Willis was the son of Jesse. A brother of Jesse [Thomas} came with them. Both Thomas and Jesse were in Sam Houston's Army but not at San Jacinto during the battle with Santa Anna. Thomas carried the two famous cannons (twin sister's) to San Jacinto by wagon---account is in a soldier's diary. Both received a league and labor of land about 5000 acres as Texas soldiers. They initially settled in Halletsville,TX. Thomas' son Bryon died in 1862 on a hospital ship in the Chesapeke Bay. Byron's son, Wallace Alexander apparently got into some trouble in Texas, changed his name to Robert Windham for a while and went back to Chaudoin. Wallace is found living with son, Robert in the 1930 Louisiana census. I don't have much info for Robert's son Joseph Lee except he was born 30 May 1912 Louisiana and died 8 Mar 1997. Most of this information is from internet posted data. Gene Martin Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.