Thanks to Sweeneys for source at Cornell. I found name of Philip Emanuel d'Ailly's father and praise for his father from Riker's book: "...the vidame, Louis D'Ailly, a noble exception, having with his family embraced the religion [Huguenot]. He encouraged the faithful who for a time met at his house for worship..." (p.64) Tom Dally ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Dally To: HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 9:45 AM Subject: DE LA MONTAGNE Hi! "La MONTAGNE was not his [Jean De La MONTAGNE 1595-1670)] family name, but an adjunct which finally took place of the former, and was originally derived from La Montagne - a district in Burgandy." NYGen&BioRec Vol 90 p.14 Tom Dally