This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CarolynSuffern Surnames: Suffern Suffren Mc Coy Devine Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.garvin/136.269.270.271.288.300.302.303.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Wendy, I am blessed to have had relatives who were very interested in their ancestry and recorded all they found! I am in the middle of writing a book about "my Suffern family," in which I will include all the charts I inherited. What is of interest to me, is I only learned today of the fire in 1922, that destroyed so much. I had thought the fire was much earlier. My GG-grandfather Edward Suffern was the first graduate in the world, per Ripley's Believe It or Not. I have two journals he wrote between 1846 and 1860. I have transcribed one and am hard at work on the second - the MANY pages of it! Because of this, I can't take too many detours right now to delve into family branches. I do have a lovely, very long letter written to a Suffern relative in NY by David Suffern who went to Argentina in 1844. He explains a lot in his letter, including that Catherine, daughter of his brother William John, married Peter Devine and went to Australia. William's daughter Margaret married Peter McCoy and went to Australia as well, during the gold fever - was successful. I also have some information about an early James in Ireland: "James Suffrin (or Suffren), Born 1670, Died 84 yrs old - 1754, Ballymeade Pres. Church" This record says 'Births and deaths were recorded in old parish registry now burnt - tombstone still standing." (In Carmavey Cemetery) The problem is there are so MANY James and Johns and Williams, etc., Sufferns it is very hard to trace lines, especially without having records. The entire purpose of my book is to get as much as I can into the public domain, and I will be donating all the profits. I grew up with a handsome set of antique lithographs of the Admiral, and other things. What just amazes me is that Jules/Jean Andre' knew to seek refuge in New York with his distant family there. Canning did say we are descended from Trophime. I have seen one reference to Trophime in French genealogical info, but it is to be expected the French de Suffrens probably did all they could to abolish all record of him - traitorous Huguenot black sheep that he was! I will be back in touch. It was good to hear from you. Carolyn 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.