Hello, Bob! > Some time back I gave > >David the website and a copy of the genealogy on the DeGruys family in > >Europe taking it back several centuries. What is lacking is Antoine's > >parents names, but his DeGruys grandparents are clearly identified in > >the european work. Would this be the work of J.F. Arnou, or some other website? I agree with you that our immigrant surely comes from the Magny-Fouchard branch of the Verloin family, but I think a couple married in 1639 (Claude deGruy and Jeanne Le Perry) are too old to be his grandparents; they are his greatgrandparents perhaps. If you give me the details of what you have, we can talk about it. > > > >Antoine's names and his children's include the surnames of Antoines > >forbarers as listed in the genealogy on the euroopean website. The > >only surname not shown is Valentine and that would indicate that his > >mother was a Valentine. I have the Valentine genealogy presented when > >the Valentine family applied for their patent of nobility, but > >assuming that his mother was a Valentine, and I feel comfortable with > >that assumption, I do not know where Antoines mothers line enters > >that genealogy. That is a really good assumption, I think, and we should definitely monitor the Valentin research hoping that someone will make a connection. Thanks so much for your contribution and welcome to the list! Ann (born in New Iberia!)