I have been following the research on the French Family and was interested in this about N.Y. Years ago I came across the very early history of New York. It turns out that the party that first settled there had no Dutch among them. They had all been recruited from the French Huguenots (Protestants) who had fled France and taken shelter in Holland. They were the ones who bought the island from the Indians and settled it. When it seemed to be working the Dutch sent in their own administrators and there developed a problem between the two groups. The original French settlers left and started New Rochelle. I wonder if some of them went south also? Tom Thomason
What a nice reply. My family's DNA shows just that combination that we seem to be a mixture of England, Scotland, Germany, France, and the Nordic variety. Our 37 marker results came in along with updated results of these early migrations. I am sure when David up dates our DNA website those of us who upgraded to 37 test using the same DNA sample, will be posted then. (#119) Our new last 12 markers were an exact match with another member's new last 12, but at the same time moving 5 markers away from another. I certainly hope more French surname members will be able to take these tests too. Anyway, I love the history behind the entire colonial movement of all the families. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] Re: Dutch NJ I have been following the research on the French Family and was interested in this about N.Y. Years ago I came across the very early history of New York. It turns out that the party that first settled there had no Dutch among them. They had all been recruited from the French Huguenots (Protestants) who had fled France and taken shelter in Holland. They were the ones who bought the island from the Indians and settled it. When it seemed to be working the Dutch sent in their own administrators and there developed a problem between the two groups. The original French settlers left and started New Rochelle. I wonder if some of them went south also? Tom Thomason