THANKS TO JUDY... gene (see below) -----Original Message----- From: Eugene Ray Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:52 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: MUTUAL FAMILY HISTORY/ wish to share information / +SEEK TO FIND FRENCH FAMILY settings & any chateaux that may be left / JACQUES LIVAUDAIS / "SOMME" carried my ancestor to louisiana >+NEED TO CONTACT BRUNO+< DEAR BARON BRUNO CHILLAZ, +I AM VERY PLEASED TO READ YOUR FAMILY HISTORY ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >because it appears to coincide with mine at several points 1) i am descended from the counts de GRUYERE who were intermarried with the de VIRGY (read "the counts of gruyere" by mrs reginald de koven) 2) the last count de gruyere died in the devirgy (deviry?)castle THOIRY ( THOYRE?) >(mrs dekoven's spelling is slightly different, but they must be the >SAME NAMES< 3) my degruy ancestors in lousiana were related to the marigny, destrehan, debore and also >DUSUAU de la CROIX who married the widow of +ANTOINE JEAN BAPTISTE VALENTIN VERLOIN deGRUY (our first louisiana ancestor) >this last i was amazed to find linked the dusuau de la croix and marigny with >MADAME de POMPADOUR (via her brother, abel) >WE ARE ALSO DESCENDED FROM THE FOUCHER, CARRIERE & LAMOTHE FAMILIES OF NEW ORLEANS AND F R A N C E >we return to france in september WHERE IS THE THOYRE RUIN ? >(we shall be in paris , loire, lorraine, champagne & burgundy) >THERE IS MUCH MORE< >see the degruy rootsweb index for my daily messages of the past several years. THANKS SO VERY MUCH ! >please read the earlier message >ENCLOSED BELOW< >i shall forward others that are relative to our interests. ALL BEST REGARDS... gene (verloin degruy) ray professor emeritus (architecture) -----Original Message----- From: Eugene Ray Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 5:05 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: JACQUES LIVAUDAIS / "SOMME" carried my ancestor tolouisiana / >+NEED TO CONTACT BRUNO+< DEAR ARNOLD, >in december 1738 my french ancestor ANTOINE JEAN BAPTISTE VALENTIN VERLOIN de GRUY >departed france on the king's ship "SOMME" >with a contingent of french soldiers BOUND FOR NEW ORLEANS. (city of my heritage) >i represent a large group of the descendents of this officer who >WAS BORN IN THE PALACE OF (in 1719) >VERSAILLES SON OF FRENCH NOBILITY WITH A CHATEAU +MAGNY-FOUCHARD+ >(originally from swiss +GRUYERE CASTLE+ >the captain of antoine's ship was +JACQUES JULIAN ESNOUL de LIVAUDAIS >who was also an ancestor of both >BRUNO & MYSELF< >I AM VERY ANXIOUS TO SPEAK WITH BRUNO AS I HAVE GENEALOGICAL DATA TO SHARE WITH HIM >example< >my verloin degruy(ere) ancestor was descended from count michael de gruyere who died in the castle +T H O Y R E+ (of his mother's virgy family) >THAT WAS OWNED BY BRUNO'S ANCESTORS MAKING US DISTANT COUSINS >there is much more that i am in the PROCESS OF RESEARCHING AND WRITING ABOUT FOR deGRUY >DESCENDENTS DAILY. >i am going to france in september AND PLAN TO PHOTOGRAPH deGRUY(ERE) SETTINGS (including thoyre if i can find the ruin). +I NEED THE LOCATION+ +FROM BRUNO+ >would you kindly pass this on >TO BRUNO FOR ME< >I SHALL BE VERY GRATEFUL.... sincerely eugene (verloin degruy) ray professor emeritus 5161 renaissance avenue (unit "b") san diego, california, 92122 e-mail: [email protected]