Peter - Your advice about the Huguenot Society is good; a cousin of mine, Rosemary PORTER-WATERS, (who did not like my researched line back to ag. labs. as much as the Victorian one to Count Jean Jacques Sellon), joined it three or so years ago with the avowed intent of proving me wrong. She is yet to do so. It was the SELLONs of the Chateau D'Allaman that I gave a brief tree of in my initial post, which also showed the Count (of the Holy Roman Empire). As yet I can claim no connection. Certainly it is known that one of this line travelled to and traded with England but there is no indication that he married and settled here. I also showed a BOISSIER link to that branch. Funnily enough I have a certain link back to Nimes on my mother's (RENNY) side, via the BOILEAU family, as shown below. A more remote Huguenot link I have is through the LA TROBE family one of whom, the architect and engineer Benjamin, had the good sense to marry a SELLON in this country prior to going to the USA. Once there he re-built the White House for Jefferson after the British knocked it for six, (you won't find that on the official White House site). Never having dabbled in the Huguenot world before I would be interested to learn what you mean by "one of the 'great' families of the Huguenots". Are Huguenot lines divided into different strata by age, size, wealth, influence or social position? You use the word 'is' in addition to 'was' as SELLON being one of these families. Does the line still continue, do you know? In some ways I'm sorry that the chateau of Allaman is not still in Sellon hands, but thank you for your help and interest! Yours aye Andrew Sellon East Anglia I am just going to pray for you at St. Paul's, but with no very lively hope of success. Sydney Smith 1771-1845, Canon of St. Paul's. From: <PDeloriol@aol.com> > There is a family of SELLON that is and was one of the 'great' families of > the huguenots- They emigrated from the South of France abd went to > Switzerland , one branch receiving the title of Count in the late 18th/early > 19th Century- one of their chateaux, the chateau of Allaman in Vaud, was > inherited by my family in the late 19th c and still remains so! > It is quite possible that this family also emigrated to England as the > Boissiers, close parents of this family did! You might try the Huguenot > Society of England - they might be able to give you more info on the Sellons! > > Peter de Loriol > --------------o------------- Descendants of Charles Boileau: 1 BOILEAU, Charles b: 10 February 1672/73 in Nimes d: Unknown in ? .... +D'ESCURY, Mary Magdalan b: Unknown in ? m: 30 December 1703 in ? d: September 1731 in ? 2 BOILEAU, Simeon b: 04 October 1717 in Southampton d: 01 January 1767 in ? ...... +DESBRISAY, Magdaline b: Unknown in ? m: 06 August 1741 in ? d: Unknown in ? ... 3 [3] BOILEAU, Solomon b: 31 January 1744/45 in ? d: 21 December 1810 in ? ......... +GRADWELL, Dorothea b: Unknown in ? m: 03 May 1766 in Dublin d: Unknown in ? ...... 4 BOILEAU, Anne b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ............ +REID, John, Dr b: Unknown in ? m: 1791 in ? d: Unknown in ? ......... 5 REID, Harriet Ann b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ............... +MACWHIRTER, John b: August 1780 in ? m: Unknown in ? d: 13 December 1853 in ? ........... 6 MACWHIRTER, Flora Hastings b: 09 December 1820 in India d: 1893 in ? ................. +RENNY, George Alexander, Maj.Gen., V.C. b: 12 May 1825 in Riga, Latvia m: 1849 in ? d: 05 January 1887 in Bath .............. 7 [2] RENNY, George Blakiston Alexander, Col. IA b: 1851 in ? d: 1934 in ? .................... +PENGRICE(?), Emily Sidney b: Unknown in ? m: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ................. 8 RENNY, George Sidney, Lt.Col. b: 1878 in ? d: Unknown in ? ....................... +DANIELL, Emily Montegue Pye b: Unknown in ? m: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? .................... 9 RENNY, Joan Alice Vera b: 1910 in ?, India d: 1991 in Ipswich, Suffolk .......................... +SELLON, Robert Dundas, Lt.Col. b: 01 June 1907 in Merstham, Surrey. Reigate District, 3q; 2a, 203 m: 25 February 1932 in Fleet, Hants? d: July 1974 in Swanmore, Hampshire ...................... 10 SELLON, Robert Andrew Percy b: 27 May 1938 in Fort George, Calcutta, India ............................ +RAFFLES, Angela Cecil b: 02 January 1946 in Southwold, Suffolk m: in outhwold, Suffolk

I have info on the following names from the Stamtavler of the french Reformed Church,Fredericia, Denmark,published by pastor J.Ludwig in 1896, Abel,Alliverti,Armand(hermann)Betacq,Binzer,le Blond,Bottelet,Bovet, leBrun,Charnique,Crepin,Dalgas,DeleurenDesmarets,Deventier,Didier,Dufour,Desfresne,Dupont,Feut,Le Fevre,Fournaise,Geneel,Hollard,Honore,Jourdain,Killemond,Kistermann,Koch,Logier,Louison(Ludvigsen))Mathay,Mattfeld,Montagne,de Pierre,Raudenbusch,Riemenschneider,Rosemeyer,Stahlsch m idt,Suppli,Tilleman,Villain If you are interested in info on any of these names,please contact me. Shirley

Listers -- Getting back for a moment to a topic which appeared a few days ago -- ie. name changes -- here's a great example which I found in the BTs (Bishop's Transcripts) of Folkestone in Kent, ENG. I have no connection to this name or any of the people mentioned but I suspect the Cornelius DEVREESE mentioned may be Dutch -- my Amsterdam-born husband has DEVRIES in his (non-Huguenot) ancestry and Carol mentioned a Cornelius who was Dutch in her post today -- *possibly* there is a connection to the Dutch Walloons who settled at Sandwich which is, however, quite a bit north of Folkestone on the Kentish coast. There were quite a few other surnames in these records which sounded like they may have similar connections. Anyway, I have no proof of either Huguenot/Walloon origins here but am merely posting the info as an example of how a surname can change within a relatively short time (less than sixty years). As I mentioned, the name starts out as DE VREESE (in 1758). Try to guess what it ends up as by 1812........Andrea (Abbreviations used: Bapt=baptism, Bur=burial, Marr=marriage) 1758 Oct 15 Marr Cornelius DE VREESE & Ann Low 1759 May 20 Bapt John, son of Cornelius & Anne DE VREESE 1760 Sep 21 Bapt Cornelius, son of Cornelius & Anne DE VREESE 1762 Apr 21 Bapt Anne Low, dau of Cornelius & Anne DE VREESE 1763 Jly 22 Bapt William, son of Cornelius & Ann DE VREES 1764 Oct 7 Bapt Mary Ann, dau of Cornelius & Ann DE VREESE 1766 Oct 17 Bapt Thomas, son of Cornelius & Ann DE VREESE 1783 Apr 14 Bur Cornelius DEVREESEE 1784 Jne 21 Marr Thomas DEVROSEE & Mary Mascot 1785 Apr 24 Bapt William, son of Thomas & Mary DEVROSEE 1785 Nov 11 Bapt William, son of Thomas & Mary DEVRESEE 1786 Mar 29 Bur Ann DEVRESEE c1786 Bur Elizabeth DEVRESEE 1788 Jan 4 Bapt Daniel Falera, son of Daniel & Mary DEVROSEE 1788 Apr 3 Marr Cornelius DEVRESEE & Elizabeth Wraite c1789 Bur John, son of Cornelius DEVRESEE 1788 Apr 27 Bapt John, son of Cornelius & Elizabeth DEVROSEE 1789 Dec 16 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of Cornelius & Elizabeth DEVRESEE 1790 Mar 3 Bapt Mary, dau of William & Mary DEVRESEE 1790 JLy 25 Bur Elizabeth, dau of Cornelius ?DEVREESER? (writing unclear) 1791 Jne 19 Bapt William, son of Cornelius & Elizabeth ?DEVRISER? 1795 Mar 4 Bapt Thomas, son of Cornelius & Elizabeth DEVRESIE 1797 Feb 5 Bapt George ?Grovenor?, son of William & Mary DEVREESE 1796 Jly 25 Bur Richard, son of Samuel ?DEVRESE? (writing unclear) c1799 Bapt Mary, dau of Cornelius & Elizabeth DEVREESE 1799 Jne 21 Bur George, son of William DEVRESE c1801 Bapt Hannah, dau of Cornelius & Elizabeth FREESE 1804 Jne 27 Bapt Cornelius, son of Cornelius & Elizabeth FRESER 1807 Jan 28 Bur Joseph, son of Cornelius FREEZER 1808 Nov 29 Marr William FREEZER & Patience Wood 1809 Mar 10 Bapt William Wood, son of William & Patience FREEZER 1810 Oct 5 Bapt Margaret, dau of Cornelius & Elizabeth FREEZER 1810 Oct 5 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of Cornelius & Elizabeth FREEZER 1812 Jan 1 Bapt Susanna, dau of William & Patience FREEZER 1812 Jan 1 Bur William FREEZER Oh, isn't this fun? <g> END

Jacqui - Thanks for you interest. While I also believe that in all probability there is SELLEN / SELLON alternative spelling down the ages, (in the Severn Valley the two names appear side by side in the same villages), the only actual switch I have come across is a later one in the USA. Over there a SELLON married twice, his first family spelling the name SELLON the second SELLEN. Anything pertaining to the name SELLON is of great interest to me, I am now the only male one of my generation left in the UK, (I have a couple of nephews I have hopes of). There is a branch in Oz, but they did not reply when a wrote a couple of years ago. I am most interested in what you say about SELLEN Dutch links, should you have any further info I would love to have it. (My ex-wife is half Dutch, so perhaps I was reverting to type!) Having said that I am not one to say "You come from Australia so you must know so & so", I will now ask if, by any strange chance you, or rather your husband, is related to Judith Cock, aka DURHAM, the singer of the days of my youth? I knew a cousin of hers in Southwold. There is one COCK / SELLON link that I am aware of, via the firm of Johnson Mathey, precious metal refiners, of London in the mid 1800s. Yours aye Andrew Sellon East Anglia The ancient avocation of picking pockets may eventually lead to the possession of a farm and a thousand acres on the River Hawkesbury. There is some risk that Transportation will be considered as one of the surest roads to honour and wealth. Sydney Smith 1771 - 1845, Canon of St. Paul's.

There is a family of SELLON that is and was one of the 'great' families of the huguenots- They emigrated from the South of France abd went to Switzerland , one branch receiving the title of Count in the late 18th/early 19th Century- one of their chateaux, the chateau of Allaman in Vaud, was inherited by my family in the late 19th c and still remains so! It is quite possible that this family also emigrated to England as the Boissiers, close parents of this family did! You might try the Huguenot Society of England - they might be able to give you more info on the Sellons! Peter de Loriol 74 Elms Road London, SW4 9EW, GB Fax: (0)207 622 4505 Tel : (0)207 622 9623

Hello All: I just saw reference to Huguenots and/or Walloons being transported from England in Andrew SELLONs posting - I have just found many TREFFITT names in the Australian records under TASMANIA so suspect their ancestors were transported along with many others. I am connected to the TREFFITTs or may be, through Anthennett or Antoinette TREFFITT who was married to Jacques MARQUILLIER and emigrated to Sandtoft, Lincolnshire, England abt 1628 with the group of drainage experts hired by Cornelius Vermuyden - either from Leiden or Middelburg, Walcheren, The Netherlands. I hadn't thought to look for missing family members in Australia or Tasmania or New Zealand but there are many TREFFITTs there. Regards - Carol California

I have CHEVERELLand DORMER silk weaving ancestors in the 18 and early 19th century in Shoreditch, London - very much a Huguenot stronghold, particularly in the silk weaving industry. However, they are family names that occur early on in history, pre Huguenot immigration. Does anyone have any knowledge of either of these names? I shuld be interested to hear. Sheila Crowson Reading, England.

Listers -- Here is more from the book by P.H. Reaney "A Dictionary of British Surnames". This is under the heading Huguenots (pg. 200). "Adherents to the movement of the Reformation, called Huguenots, had grown in such numbers in France that they formed a strong political party. Attempts to exterminate them failed, but continued persecution by the Roman Catholics led to civil war and laws of great severity, leading to unbridled slaughter, resulting in wholesale flight of the Protestants. The fearful tortures and butchery which took place in Flanders led to thousands of Netherlanders seeking refuge in England, and following upon the perpetration of the terrible massacre of St. Bartholomew (1572), hordes of Frenchmen came over the Channel. Enumeration in 1577 showed that in that year there were in London alone, among the unnaturalized foreigners, 2,302 Dutchmen, 1,838 Frenchmen, and 116 Italians, presumably the heads of households, and it has to be remembered that countless thousands of others, in the past, had become denizens and their children native-born Britishers. (Footnote: The Bishop of London's certificate, ([in] 1567, gives within the city 3,760 stangers, and in out-parishes, 1,091. The names and nationalities are in Lansd. MSS. x, No. 5.) The successors of Elizabeth continued to be benevolent to the exiles, and the passing of the Edict of Nantes (1598) permitting religious libery to the Protestants did not induce the foreigners to leave England, although it stayed the flow of refugees. After the annulment of the edict (1685), accompanied by a revival of the terror, harassed people in large numbers again sought asylum in England, Weiss estimating that in ten years 'prior or subsequent to the revocation 80,000 Frenchmen established themselves in England'. (Footnote: History of the French Protestant Refugees, by M.C. Weiss, transl. by H.W. Herbert, 1854, vol. i, pg. 249.) Numerous churches were built to accommodate the increasing body of religionists, and, with their own registers kept by their own countrymen, many of their native names have been preserved. The immigrants were not only Frenchmen; for instance, in the 'Diary of Abraham de la Pryme' it is recorded that in the year 1689 'there landed at Hull about six or seven thousand Dains, all stout fine men.....they liked England very well.....and many swore that they would be hanged before they would leave it'. That two of the party named STRAKER and BELLOW did not leave, the burial register of St. Mary's Beverley is witness. (Footnote: Surtees Soc., vol. liv, pgs. 16-17.) Possibly other Danish names were introduced, adding to the variety of English nomenclature. Numbers of the French refugees passed into Scotland, the French tongue being spoken in a colony in Edinburgh; and several thousands went to Ireland, and others, again, sought peace and freedom in America. (Footnote: History of Protestant Refugees in England, by J.S. Burn, 1846, pp. 19, 247.) The names of the Dutchmen, Walloons, and Frenchmen abound throughout Britain, although now often corrupted past recognition. An interesting study of the alien appellatives is provided by the records of the persons who obtained 'ex donatione regis' letters patent making them English subjects, and admitting them to citizenship. Letters of denization and Acts of Naturalization were frequently not applied for until many years after arrival in this country, by which time the alien had often acquired an English name, so that it must not be concluded that the names in these documents are those brought from their native lands." That's all for now. There is still more in this source which I will post sometime soon. Andrea (Does anyone know what the Surtees Society is/was? It's mentioned in one of the footnotes above.)

Listers -- In your messages to the list, it's helpful to include a location and a time period (see #3 of our list guidelines). The geographical focus of this list covers a large area -- continental Europe and/or the UK and/or Ireland -- and the time period for Huguenots includes a few centuries. Please specify which particular part of the planet you are interested in and a time period. Even if you can only supply general information, that would be helpful for the rest of us to know. Also a gentle reminder to *capitalize all surnames* (#2 of our list guidelines) so that your names will be more noticeable to all of us, but particularly to those who quickly skim through message contents. Remember, you want others to pay attention to your information -- this is one simple effective way to do it. Thanks for your cooperation, listers. Andrea (in list concierge mode)

Hi all Thank you Andrea for posting this URL, it is an enormous site and I have only skimmed it so far, but have already found contract of marriage for one of my direct ancesters a Jean Godefroy married in 1738, I already had his baptism but never thought I would find marriage. Can anyone please tell me what the abreviations on the headers are? Thanks from a very happy man Robin

Listers - I have my doubts as to whether I am a legitimate member of your list or not, however, that is what I wish to establish. Research by Victorian members of my family showed a clear and certain line back to a Comte Jean Jacques SELLON of Nimes. Of course it is always very warming and rewarding to have such a line, a Count at the head of it does add something to the line! BUT, unfortunalty, more recent work has shown SELLONs hard at work as yeoman farmers, ag. labs., farriers and millers in north Hampshire as early as the mid C16th. The earliest of my line that I have trace of being John SELLON(D) of Eversely, Hants, bn. before 1570 and dd abt. January 1643/44. In this line I can not find the hint of a link to either France or the Low Countries. (One did become a clock maker in London, but the rest seem determinedly rural. However, there certainly was a SELLON family of Nimes, at least one brother of which settled in Geneva, Switzerland, as below: Descendants of Jacques SELLON, (RP) (E) 1 Jacques Sellon, (RP) (E) b: 1638 in ? d: 1698 in ? .. +Catherine RIFINSGUE, (RP) (E) b: Unknown in ? m: 1671 in ? d: Unknown in ? ........ 2 Francois Sellon, (RP) (E) b: 1671 in ? d: Unknown in ? ............ +Louisa (?), w. of Francois Sellon (RP) (E) b: Unknown in ? m: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Andre Sellon, (RP) (E) b: 17 April 1753 in Nimes, Languedoc, France. (@) d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Jean Sellon, (RP) (E) b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ........ *2nd Wife of Francois Sellon, (RP) (E): ............ +Suzanne ALLEGNA, (RP) (E) b: Unknown in ? m: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Henri Francois Sellon, (RP), (E) b: 16 April 1772 in Geneva, Gen, Switzerland, (@) d: Unknown in ? ........ 2 Jean Jacques Sellon, (RP) (E) b: 1697 in ? d: Unknown in ? ............ +Francoise BOISSIER, (RP) (E) b: Unknown in Anduze m: 1697 in Geneva, Switzerland d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Catherine Sellon, (E) b: 1699 in bp. at the Madeline d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Elizabeth Sellon, (E) b: 1700 in bp. at the Madeline d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Gaspard Sellon, Sieur. D'ALLAMAN(E) b: 21 November 1702 in ? d: 1785 in ? ............................ 4 x ? daughters Sellon, of Gaspard (E) b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Guillaume Henri Sellon, (RP) (E) b: 12 May 1704 in Geneva, Switzerland, (@) d: 1764 in ? ...................... +Charlotte Elizabeth FAYOLLE, (@) (E) b: Unknown in ? m: 1725 in Geneve, Geneve, Switzerland d: Unknown in ? ............................ 4 Jeanne Elizabeth Sellon, (@) (E) b: 31 March 1726 in Lyon, Rhone, France d: Unknown in ? ................................ +Ami Jean DE LA RIVE, (@) (E) b: Unknown in ? m: 10 February 1751/52 in Geneve, Geneve, Switzerland d: 1800 in ? ............................ 4 Elizabeth Charlotte Sellon, (@) (E) b: Abt. 1728 in Lyon, Rhone, France d: Unknown in ? ................................ +John Arthur DE VILLETTES, (@) (E) b: 1701 in ? m: 17 June 1750 in Chen-Bourge, Geneve, Switzerland d: 1776 in Bath ............................ 4 Anne Sellon, (@), (E) b: 17 July 1729 in Lyon, Rhone, France d: Unknown in ? ............................ 4 Jeanne Francoise Sellon, (@) (E) b: 30 December 1738 in Lyon, Rhone, France d: Unknown in ? ................................ +Jean Jacques BOISSIER, (E) b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Jane Elizabeth Sellon, (@) (E) b: 19 September 1705 in Genova, Genova, Switzerland d: Unknown in ? ...................... +Charles TYRRELL, Sir, (8th & last Bt.) (E) b: Unknown in of Thornton Hall, Bucks m: 24 May 1726 in St.Pierre, Genova, Genova, Italy, (@) d: 20 January 1748/49 in ? .................. 3 Jean Francois Sellon, (RP) (E) b: 1707 in of Allaman, Vaud, Switzerland d: 1790 in ? ...................... +Suzanne CHABERT, (RP) (E) b: Unknown in ? m: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ............................ 4 Jean Sellon, Count (of the Holy Roman Empire)(E) b: 29 April 1736 in Paris, France d: Unknown in ? ................................ +Anne Marie Sussanne Victoire MONTZ, (E) b: Unknown in ? m: 19 July 1772 in ? d: Unknown in ? ............................ 4 Elisabeth Henriette Sellon, (@) (E) b: Abt. 1744 in Allaman, Vaud, Switzerland d: Unknown in ? ................................ +Jean Jacques DE TOURNES, (@) (E) b: Unknown in ? m: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ............................ 4 Adelaide Susan Sellon, (E) b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ................................ +Michel Antoine BENSON, Maquise DE CAVOUR (E) b: Unknown in ? m: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? .................. 3 Elizabeth Sellon, dd young? (E) b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? ........ 2 x2dtrs Sellon, of Jacques & Catherine, (RP) (E) b: Unknown in ? d: Unknown in ? Apparently a distinguished lot, but not linked in any discernible way to 'us here lot' in England. Names do appear above that have strong English / Irish Huguenot pedigrees, I believe. There were some additional SELLONs in Kent, (centred on Canterbury?), and in Gloucestershire, up the Severn Valley. I can not believe that the name of SELLON did not originate in France, where there are still a smattering living, (an even smaller smattering being in Spain). This does not of course presuppose a Huguenot link but there is, I feel, a reasonable chance of one. If any list member has run across the name in any context what so ever I would be most interested to hear. Sorry for the length - I hope subsequent postings of mine will not be as tedious for most! Yours aye Andrew Sellon East Anglia I look on Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland. Sydney Smith, 1771-1845. Canon of St. Paul's. Yours aye Andrew Sellon East Anglia Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient. Sydney Smith 1771-1845, Canon of St.Paul's.

Mea Culpa! I was told about this site some two months ago...by the site owners. I'm sorry, I should have told everyone...in future I will try not to hide these things! Peter de Loriol 74 Elms Road London, SW4 9EW, GB Fax: (0)207 622 4505 Tel : (0)207 622 9623

I have certainly hit a brick wall with my ancestor John Alfont. All I know about him is that he married Mary Davey in Cecil County, MD in 1798. Their son William was born in 1799, later moved to Philadelphia and then Indiana. A woman who corresponded with a relative of mine some years ago said she thought the name Alfont was Walloon. That is absolutely all I have to go on. I know there are a few Alfonts who lived or are living in France, but I have no idea from which region the name originated or where I might begin looking for John Alfont. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Judy Winn j-winn2@tamu.edu

Hello list, Recently got a copy of Eugen Bellon's book "Scattered to All the Winds" (Migrations fo the Dauphin� Huguenots to Italy, Switzerland & Germany (1685-1720). Would be interested if anyone else has "worked " with this book - there is so much in it and some is hard to tie together. I was lucky and struck it rich in this one so I cannot complain. Also if you have ancestors that ended up in Germany - Langenzell, WIlhelmsdorf, Schoeneberg, Erlangen,Kassel, Magdeburg (to name the most prominent in the book) you may want to e-mail me directly to see if your surname appears. Craig Sale Knot4Sale@aol.com

Listers: If anyone is researching a line with the family name D'ELIE or ELY I would like to correspond with you. RSVP, Gerald South Texas

Listers: If any one is researching a line with the family name TRAVER,TRAVERS, or TRAVIER I would like to correspond with you. RSVP, Gerald South Texas

Fellow listers -- Here's a nifty site to check out. It's called Huguenots de France et d'ailleurs (Huguenots of France and elsewhere) and it's at: http://huguenots-france.org/. Some of you may need to have a French dictionary handy because that is the only language choice. However, don't let that deter you. There is a lot of information on this site -- it claims to have more than 50,000 records ("fiches") and includes surname lists for areas such as Alsace, Normandie, Picardie, Loire, etc. There are also some family trees, historical background, bibliography and links. I skimmed over the surname lists and recognized some names there that have been posted to this list. Here are specific URLs for sections of the site -- http://huguenots-france.org/alsace/index.htm -- for information on Alsace (Oberbronn, Pfaffenhoffen) http://huguenots-france.org/lyon/index.htm -- for information on Lyon. Basse Normandie (Le Fresne-Camilly et le temple de Basly) http://huguenots-france.org/normandie/caux/lintot/index2.htm -- list of surnames for Haute Normandie, Pays de Caux http://huguenots-france.org/loire/loire.htm -- for access to surnames for Pays de Loire (Blois, Loudun, Sancerre, Saumur, Tours) http://huguenots-france.org/picardie.htm -- for information on Picardie Another section links to information about Huguenots in other countries (les pays du refuge). At the moment, this is incomplete -- "en préparation" -- with only South Africa, Germany, the US and England. Other countries for which links are planned are Netherlands, Ireland and Switzerland. Hope some of you find this site helpful and interesting. If anyone finds out information via this source, please do share this with us. Andrea

Listers: I would like to correspond with you if you are researching a line of Hignett or Higonett. I have Robert Hignett who immigrated, with family, to Virginia in 1638. I also have Pierre Higonett residing in New Orleans around 1750 RSVP, Gerald

Listers: I would like to correspond with you if you are researching a line of Traver, Travers, or Travier. RSVP, Gerald

Listers: Is anyone researching Hignett or Higonett. I have Robert Hignett who immigrated to Virgina in 1638 with family. I also have Pierre Higonett as a resident of New Orleans around 1850. RSVP, Gerald