Listers -- Ina <InaFri@aol.com> has recently mentioned (on 2 Feb) that she is interested in the surname FOUQUET pre-1650, Picardy, FRA, particularly Gillaume FOUQUET, born c1628. In case it might help Ina or others on the list, I just thought I would comment that it's always a good idea to look through our list archives to see if a particular surname has been posted before. However, an archives search can be a bit tricky. Here's why. You will only get the posts containing the surname exactly as you spell it when you type it as a keyword. If it's been spelled any other way in previous posts, you'll have to spell it that way in separate searches to get access to all those posts. (This is a good reason for including all known spelling variants when you post surnames yourself.) FOUQUET happens to be one of those names which has been spelled a few different ways. I found several different postings which mentioned it. These may not be what Ina is looking for in terms of location /time period but, even if a surname is found in a location other than the one you want, it might be worth a quick look -- you might find aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. to your own line! It was not unusual to have different branches of the same family scattering to various countries. Previous posts I found were (chronologically): * 13 Jan 2000 -- lengthy German info. Magdeburg is mentioned as a location. Subject line for that post is: TOLLIN, Henri W. Nathanael, reformierter Pfarrer und Hugenottenforscher. * 5 May 2000 -- there was a post sent by another subscriber about a Guillaume FOUQUET (same name Ina mentioned) of late 1600s Virginia, USA. * 21 June 200 -- surname extracts from Canterbury St. Dunstan mentions FOUQUET, also variants FARQUETT, FEAUQUET, FUQUEET, FUQUETT, FOUQUETT. Subject line for this post is: SURNAMES: ?Huguenot/Walloon? > Canterbury, Kent, ENG. (Many Northern French Protestants settled in Kent.) * 10 Sept 2000 -- surname FORQUET & FARQUET in post with subject line: St. Peter, Canterbury > SURNAME extracts, 1781-1795 (Part 6) * 13 Dec 2000 -- surname FORQUET in post with subject line: All Saints, Canterbury > SURNAME extracts, 1701-1730 * 19 Dec 2000 -- surname FOQUET occurs in post with subject line: All Saints, Canterbury > SURNAME extracts, 1731-1770 *22 Dec 2000 -- subject line for this post is: All Saints, Canterbury > Surname extracts, 1771-1812 Hope this info helps somebody in their research. Andrea