Summary: List of names for Huguenot Ancestors and some history involved. I'm researching my French Huguenot ancestors. A lot of them came from North France, French Flanders and the area around Lille. I learned that the area L'ALLOEU means "free earth" and that in former times LAVENTIE was the capital of that region which included Fleurbaix, Sailly-sur-la-Lys and La Gorgue. Laventie is about 23 km (14 miles) west of Lille. Most of my ancestors left France around 1650 because of their reformed religion (Calvinists) but some as late as 1680. They settled for more than one generation in the Palatinate (KURPFALZ those days) around the area of Mannheim and Landau. But the French king Ludwig the 14th tried to conquer the Palatinate after 1685 so they fled first to Hessen and after a few years moved on to the Uckermark. The Prussian Kurfuerst Friedrich Wilhem, called "der grosse Kurfuerst", had invited them and granted them land and financial help to set up a business or for farming. He needed people because his land was devasted by the 30 years war, plague and another war agains Sweden. In some areas as the Uckermark only ten percent of the population had survived. So he had plenty of empty houses and farms to give to the newcomers. The French colonist got their own churches, schools and even own law with own judges, they had the right to keep their French language, customs and of course religion. These separate French colonies existed for over one century. The families kept to each other and married within each other. In my own family my greatgrandmother Hermine Henriette Fouquet was the first to marry a German in Strasburg as late as 1873. Before that date the lines are almost complete French on both sides! The FOUQUET branch of my family is supposed to be from the Thierache, Picardie, but if you come across that name, please let me know as well. I'm looking for any information about the following people, and their ancestors and sibblings: 1. Margueritte SALOME, *ca. 1679 in Fleurbaix, L'Alloeu, fr. Flandres, daughter of Francois SALOME and Margueritte DE LA CROIX, oo at 20 Mar.1698 in Strasburg, Uckermark, Samuel FOUQUET, + 17 Mar. 1735 in Strasburg, Uckermark, age 55 years. 2. Francois SALOME, *about 1640 in Fleurbaix, L'Alloeu, fr. Flandres, oo Margueritte DE LA CROIX, + 22 Dec. 1693 in Strasburg, Uckermark. 3. Margueritte DE LA CROIX, * ca. 1648 in Ennetieres-en-Weppes, Lille, fr. Flandres, oo Francois SALOME, + 4 Mar. 1709 in Strasburg, Uckermark, age 61 years. 4. Marie Jeanne CHARLES, * ca. 1660 in Sailly-sur-la-Lys, L'Alloeu, fr. Flandres, daughter of Jean CHARLES and Anne DE VEINE, oo Abraham DE LA BARRE, + 24 July 1728 in Strasburg, Uckermark, age 68 years. 5. Jean CHARLES, * about 1628 in Sailly-sur-la-Lys, L'Alloeu, fr. Flandres oo Anne DE VEINE died 16 Feb. 1698 in Strasburg, Uckermark, age 70 years. 6. Anne DE VEINE, * ? in ?, oo Jean CHARLES in ?, died ? 7. Jean DE FRENE, * 1654 in Bremes, Calaisis, France, oo Sara Du MINY, + 17 Apr 1725 in Strasburg, Uckermark, age 71 years. 8. Sara DU MINY, * 1655 in Guines or Marck, Calaisis, France, oo Jean DE FRENE, + 22 Mar. 1719 in Strasburg, Uckermark, age 64 years. 9. Francois NEUVEGLISE, * about 1630 in Laventie, L'Alloeu oo Margueritte LERNOU, + 1 April 1707 in Woddow, Battin, Uckermark, age 77 years. 10. Michee HARENG (or HERENG), * about 1665 in Gorgue, L'Alloeu oo Chretienne GOMBERT 11. Chretienne GOMBERT, * about 1665 in Gorgue, L'Alloeu oo Michee HARENG 12. Francois GOMBERT, * about 1665 in Gorgue, L'Alloeu son of Jacques GOMBERT and Marguerite SALOME oo Marie NEVEGLISE at 12 July 1691 in Battin, Uckermark 13. Adrien VAREMBOURG, * about 1647 in Laventie, L'Alloeu oo Catherine DE LA CROIX. + 22 March 1699, Battin, Uckermark, age 52 years. 14. Jehan VAREMBOURG, * about 1661 in Gorgue, L'Alloeu oo ?, + 15 Apr.1716 1707 in Woddow, Battin, Uckermark, age 55 years. Please note that I estimated some of the birthdates just by counting backwards from the birth of the children or the date of marriage, so the years given could vary especially for the fathers. Ina Friling from Germany

While I have no Catons from this location, I do have Montgomery's'--Alexander and Elizabeth, at the end of the 16th & beginning of the 17th centuries. Was there a Huguenot/Walloon church there? Ed Rockstein Dr. Edward D. Rockstein Columbia, MD

I am looking for information on the Levis family line. The Levises went from France to England around the 1500's Around that period was Alexander de Levis (Alexander Levis de Mirepoix) There was a Robert Levis B:???? D:1558 in England The Levis family was said to have Fled from France being Huguenots. I am trying to make that connection. Some Levis family returned to France to keep the title of Lord of Mirepoix. The other part of the family stayed in England. This is where my family line begain in England for the Levis family. I have been directed down many dead ends. I am trying to make a connection to the families. Since there was documented in old records that a Duke de Levis fled to England. I would like to know who. If anyone could help me in this area it would be apperciated. The England to America is done. I need the France to England Thanks Tim Turner

Having looked further I find that a Fellow of the Huguenot Society is already researching this name and is resident in Ireland. If he has not been involved I can contact him to see if he is happy to provide information. Please let me know and I will write as it will have to be snail mail. Roy Day.

New to this list, but 32 yrs. of research. My ancester Hugh Caten, b. Mullyash Mt.-- not sure if he was Huguenot but since they were in the area, it is a point to pursue. Have lots on his U.S. life, but little on early years , mid 1800's. Joan Hill sent me 13 page article on this area, so will have more background. Still finding info after many years. bev ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Leila wrote on Sunday, January 14, 2001 2:50 AM | Hi to all for the first time: | | I am interested in BLANC name from Co. Laois, Port Arlington ,Ireland. | My gt gt grandfather was Robert BLANC brn:1834 Port Arlington Ireland he married Jane GIBSON brn: 1844 Stradbelly Co.Laois Ireland. They immigrated to New Zealand around 1860.Robert worked the gold fields in the South Island, there were 8 siblings all together.There oldest son John Damer BLANC - my gt grandfather. | Roberts parents I think were Richard & Susan BLANC. | | Thanks,hope to hear from someone soon. | Leila This may be a bit of a long shot but the name Le Blanc appears in the publication "Sunbury Echoes from the Past" and it will appear in the next batch of names to be issued. I mention it because the book does indicate a link with Portarlington in that mention is made of an Anthony Hullin D'ORVAL, who died on 14th March 1739 and is buried in Portarlington, and a daughter Francoise who it states was Esther Le Blanc's niece. Not sure if this helps but if it does there is lots more information concerning both the D'ORVAL and LE BLANC names in the book. Roy Day.

A further batch of names regarding the above Chardin Daniel de, Sieur de la Picotiere Chardin Francois Chardin Jeanne Emillie Chardin John Chardin John Chardin John (Jnr) Chassadoup Peter D'Autell Flauran De Jaquot Jeanne, de Neuilly de Sauvieres Rene del'Hermitage d'Orval Anthony d'Orval Antoin Hullin d'Orval Francoise d'Orval Francoise d'Orval James Hullin, Seignueur de Prunier Farcy John Fentenew Durand Feret Amy Forent Stephen Garnier James Gennes Daniel de, Sieur de la Picotiere Gennes Francoise de Gennes Guy, Sieur de Chalorges Gennes Jean Daniel de Gennes Jean Daniel de Gennes Moses Ghiselin Jeanne Giberne Daniel Gabriel Giberne Isaac Louis Giberne Jean Rene Giberne Jean Rene (Jnr) Giberne Marie Giberne Renee Marie Giberne Susanna Esther Should your name appear I can provide further information. Roy Day

Looking for ancestors of Johannes MORRÉ. Marié civilement avant 1822 à Amsterdam? Son épouse est Annaatje VRIES, DE. De ce mariage: 1. Margaretha Helena MORRÉ, née le 11-09-1822 à Amsterdam. Mariée civilement voor 1849 avec Gerhardus VALK, Slachter, né le 22-01-1820 à Amsterdam, fils de Frederik VALK et Catharina Agatha SPRINGSTOK.

In an earlier mail I mentioned the above article which appeared in a French publication of the Societe de l'Histoire de Protestantisme Francais. This was a translation from the English and I have now located and obtained this document which is entitled "Sunbury Echoes from the Past" and published by The Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society. It contains some 140 Huguenot names and these I have indexed with the first 30 or so listed below. Should your name appear I can provide further information and in some cases the information is very detailed and would warrant purchasing a copy of the booklet, ££.50 plus postage. Abilee Richard Adee/Addee Daniel Arnaud Marie Batigne Louis Beringhen Elizabeth Beringhen Jean de Beringhen Suzanne de Blount Susannah Botelier Mme Brenassy de Carre (Le Carre?) Columbine Lee Carre (Le Carre?) George Carre (Le Carre?) Julia Caument Jaque Nempar de Chardevoyn Catherine Chardevoyn Daniel Chardevoyn Elizabeth Chardevoyn Elizabeth (dau) Chardevoyn Esther Chardevoyn Francies Roy Day.

I have 'Portarlington' by JS Powell pub. Frenchchurch Press, York,1994. There is also an excellent M.A.thesis by Raymond Hylton done at University College Dublin. Unfortunately it has not been published, but I had an opportunity once to read it. Hylton was also a contributor on Portarlington to The Huguenots & Ireland, an anatomy of an emigration pub lished after the conference in Dublin in 1985. Blanc family mentioned in Powell. If you want information email me direct at arabin@wave.co.nz There was a policeman Blong here in Mount Maunganui until last year when he and wife also in police moved to Australia. Shirley Arabin from Mount Maunganui "nec temere nec timide"

Dear Listers, Thanks to Andrea , I hope this message will be able to be read by all. Interested in a Boniface CLAISSE, born I believe in Bertincourt, France, c.1745 and married in La Patente Church, Spitalfields, in 1771 to Marie Le Bailey. He became a Church Elder at this Church. How can I find any further information? The related names are" DESCARRIERE, (LE) BAILLEY, DU PONT all around Spitalfields at the same time, however, after reading the Parish Register for this Church and carefully copying it down, It does not include the marriage of the above, although I did find the birth of Marie Le Bailey. Sorry this is so long-winded, but it's hard to get the message accross any other way. Regards, Lorraine

Hello Leila and listers, I checked up BLANC in Lee and found LE BLANC in Portarlington abt 1699. There were two families, one of "Le noble homme Louys LE BLANC, Sieur de Perce, Capitaine pensionne", the other Claud LE BLANC, boucher. The latter family existed later under the name of BLONG, and a Peter BLANG in 1756 placed a tombstone for his family. In addition an Andrew and a Mark LE BLANC from Ales, received their naturalisation in Dublin in 1704. The name is apparently still extant in Portarlington. I think there is a good deal of documentation of the French colony at Portarlington, although I have no direct knowledge of it. Check firstly familysearch and see what you can find. Regards, Kaye Cole in Melbourne simba01 wrote: > Hi to all for the first time: > > I am interested in BLANC name from Co. Laois, Port Arlington ,Ireland.

I am still looking for infomation on Abel Anguenet married to Angelica Vinan (Vinot) of the Vitry-le-Francois Family. They lived in Pfalzburg,France now Phalsbourg in the Moselle area Lorraine section of France around 1650. I am looking for any church records of the parents or anything. I know some were Reform Church ministers. They moved to Lambsborn, Germany in 1670s. Thanks William C Ankney III<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

Hi to all for the first time: I am interested in BLANC name from Co. Laois, Port Arlington ,Ireland. My gt gt grandfather was Robert BLANC brn:1834 Port Arlington Ireland he married Jane GIBSON brn: 1844 Stradbelly Co.Laois Ireland. They immigrated to New Zealand around 1860.Robert worked the gold fields in the South Island, there were 8 siblings all together.There oldest son John Damer BLANC - my gt grandfather. Roberts parents I think were Richard & Susan BLANC. Thanks,hope to hear from someone soon. Leila

I have found a small round silver box amongst my mother's things. The front appears to be a coin with the head of the young George 1. On the reverse is an inscription: Miss Charlotte Cabane(i)s of Wallworth Surrey 1780. This is a new name to me in my family. I looked it up on the IGI, and it appeared to have A Huguenot connection. Can anyone enlighten me? Of course, if anyone has a connection with the family, I would be delighted! Judi Cordingley Gloucester UK

Fellow listers -- You may be interested to know that there were three Walloon Churches in what you might think of as an unlikely location, ie. South America. Specifically, churches were established in the colonies of Demerara and Essequebo in Guyana and also in Paramaribo in Suriname (or Surinam). At least some of the records of all three churches have been filmed by LDS and are available on the same film -- #106810. For example, the Demerara records contain marriages between dates 1758-1811. For Essequebo, the records contain marriages between dates 1779-1811. And for Paramaribo, the records include baptisms and marriages between dates 1695-1790. The original manuscripts for all three churches are held at Algemeen Rijksarchief te 's-Gravenhage. For those who may not be aware of it, Guyana and Suriname are located in northeastern South America (north of Brazil) and share a common border with each other. Both also have coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. Before 1975, Suriname was a dependency of The Netherlands and was called Dutch Guiana or Netherlands Guiana. Using slave labor, the Dutch cultivated sugarcane, which became the major source of income, and large agricultural estates developed. The present-day capital and only major urban area is Paramaribo. Guyana was also, at one time, under the control of the Dutch but also fought over by the English and the Spanish. Ties with its Dutch past are still evident today in town with names such as New Amsterdam. For an outline of events from Guyana's history, go to the following URL: http://geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/9253/History.html. Does anyone have further information about the Walloon churches and communities in these locations? Andrea

Hello Ina and listers, The LDS has lists of just the vocabularies you are seeking. They are in hard copy in our LDS library resource file, and I imagine they are on their website in the research helps or whatever its called. Have a look at the website and explore. There are lots of research guides as well as word lists. Regards, Kaye Cole in melting Melbourne (40+ degrees tomorrow) InaFri@aol.com wrote: > While researching my french huguenot ancestors I have to fight my way through > French churchbook entries for the French Reformed Church here in Germany.

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Hello I am looking for my Huguenot family roots and info on Peter Anguenet, Abel Anguenet or also spelled Angue, Ankney, Ankeny. They resided in Pfalzburg, France. Also any other info about the Anguenet Family. Some of them were Reformed Church ministers. They moved from France to Zweibrucken, Lambsborn, Germany area around 1670s to 1700s. Any early info would be great! William C Ankney III wca_iii@hotmail.com<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>

Andrea, Thanks so much for the URL on LDS materials. Just used it, and it works like a charm. Keep up the wonderful work. It is appreciated out here. If I ever get back far enough, hope to contribute. Bonnie Bowman Henson