This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Serigne (Cerenius), de St Germain,Rodriguez, Gonzales, Molero, Ruiz, LaPazza, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.families.aol.com/mbexec/msg/an/kRC.2ACE/600.495.2.1.3.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Wow! That was a very helpful reply. I had known that the change from Nunes to Nunez was due to religious persecution, trying to make the name sound more Spanish, but, as to most of the rest of the info, I was in ignorance. My husbands family didn't keep much in the way of records, and so many records were destroyed by fire & hurricanes. I do have rough dates for some though. Quite a number arrived in late 1778 and early 1779. Henri Christophe Cerenius (Serigne) arrived from France before 1819 because his son Louis Christophe Cerenius (Serigne) was born in 1819 in Assumption Parish. Pierre Joachim Rene De St Germain, b. 7/20/1741 in Rinnies, Bretagne, France, arrived before 1776 because his son Martial St. Germain was born in Louisiana in 1776 and Martial's mother, Marie Blanche Bergeron, was born about 1746 in St. Ann, Acadia. Santiago Rodriguez was born in 1781 in English Turn, St Bernard, Louisiana so his father, Antonio Valentin Rodriguez, born before 1764 Isle of Gomera, CI, had to be in St Bernard by 1781. Antonio Gonzales, born about 1753 Grand Canaria, CI, married about 1770 Grand Canaria, CI, had to be in Lousiana by about 1780 because son Felix Gonzales was born about 1778 English Turn, St Bernard, LA, and married 6/1/1803 St Louis Cath., New Orleans, LA. My Molero's started with Andre Luis Ravelo father of Andres Luis Ravelo Jeromine born & died in CI, father of Felipe Luis Molero, Born bef. 1682 Ycod de los Vines, Tenerife, CI, died same, father of Jose Luis Molero, CI, father of Christoval Luis Molero, CI, father of Bartheleme Molero, CI, father of Antonio Molero married 1818 St Louis Cath, New Orleans, LA. Simon Antoine Ruiz is a real puzzle, he just all of a sudden shows up on the census but no info before him. He was born bef. 1796, prob. 1793 (where?) and died 1815 in St. Bernard, LA, father of Joseph Leudadius Ruiz born 12/09/1813 St Bernard, LA,married 9/22/1837 St Bernard Church, St Bernard, LA, died between 1860-70. He may be the son of Joseph Gonzales Ruiz & Josefa Marit(Josepha Gonzales) son Bernardo,born abt. 1768 (most likely), or Domingo born abt. 1775. They arrived with their their parents and sister Barbara Ruiz in 1779 aboard the "La Santa Fas" from the Canary Islands. I am not sure where they settled at first, may not have been St Bernard, but one of the other settlements along the Mississippi. My La Pazza (La Parra) was born bef. 1745 La Yquero de Arazera, Extremadura, Spain and married Diego Gonzales same, same. Their son Sebastien (Sebastian) Gonzales was born Extremadura, Spain about 1760, married 4/10/1782 At Louis Cath, New Orleans, LA to Rita Antonia Gonzales Carbo, born abt. 1753 San Juan de la Rambla, (or Santa Cruz) Tenerife, CI. This is probably more info than you wanted but maybe something will ring a bell and we can connect. Mary