De Lusignan was the name of a Frankish dynasty during the Crusades, the most famous being Guy de Lusignan...they ruled over Cyprus and part of the Holy Land. Originally Lusignan was their castle; it's a town in Poitou. Seems to be now in the departmente of Charente, roughly between Poitiers and Niort. It doesn't show up on my atlas of France but there's a map to it at: http://www.poitou-charentes.inra.fr/w3pchar/plan_lusig.htm -- "If a writer is silent, he is lying." ~Jaroslav Seifert ---------- >From: "Andrea Vogel" <andreav@island.net> >To: HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [HWE] CARRY/LUISIGNAN > Threadneedle St. Church tesmoignages >Date: Sat, Oct 21, 2000, 12:36 PM > > Hi, list -- > Concerning the question from Malinda <mthiesse@swbell.net> on 18 Oct re: > meaning of "T. Luisignan" which followed the listing for Paul CARRY in the > Threadneedle tésmoignages. > I believe that LUISIGNAN is a surname, although maybe there is a > location of the same name I'm not aware of. > > A témoignage was provided either by an individual who was already a > member of the Threadneedle Street congregation or by an existing church in > another location. For example, in the listings for CARRY/CARRÉ which I > posted from the tésmoignages on 18 Oct, the other locations mentioned are > Rouen, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Amiens, Canterbury, Dartmouth, and Cambrai. > It's often obvious that it's an individual providing the témoignage because > a first name or a title such as Monsr. is included, but not always. > > As a reminder, these records have been transcribed, edited and published > by the Hug. Society of London -- Livre des Tésmoignages de l'Église de > Threadneedle Street, 1669-1789 (Vol. 21 of the Quarto series). They are > often available on the shelves of major libraries and archives so check in > your area. These records are also on LDS film # 0962137. > Here is what the Foreword of this publication has to say about what the > tésmoignages were -- > "Protection was one of the chief needs of the Reformed Churches, and > protection in a double sense. They had to see that none were admitted to > membership who did not bring with them some guarantee that they were of the > faith: for in the early days in France, the danger from spies and informers > was great; and secondly, the maintenance of the true faith demanded an > assurance that every candidate for admission held that faith in all its > purity. To ensure these ends, no candidate was admitted a member of any > congregation unless they brought with them a Témoignage. In its simplest > form, the Témoignage was a certificate from the church from which the > postulant came; but under the stress of emigration, such a Témoignage was > often impossible, and the necessary assurance that the candidate was worthy > of acceptance took many different forms...." > In the case of a person or family having no Témoignage, the Foreword > then goes on to explain that some were admitted because they were vouched > for by someone else who was already a member of the congregation. Others who > knew no one who could vouch for them were admitted on compassionate grounds, > after their stories were heard. And the children of members were admitted > when they reached a certain age. > > All for now. Andrea > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > I >> have seen the CARE spelling in some Kent records (not Huguenot ones, > though) >> and have wondered if there is a connection. >> >> We have another subscriber interested in the CAREY, CAREE, & CORRE >> surnames (in Canterbury). Maybe she can shed some further light on this? >> >> In case the CARRY and CARRÉ surnames in the tésmoignages may be useful >> to Malinda and others, here they are listed below. Note how many different >> places they came from. >> >> Paul CARRY T. Luisignan 9 Oct 1681 >> Jaques CARRÉ Tem. d'Amsterdam 26 Sept 1669 >> Abraham CARRÉ T. Rouan 30 Sept 1674 >> Francois CARRÉ T. Stockholm 25 Dec 1687 >> Christophle CARRÉ T. Jean RAMET 31 Dec 1704 >> Nicolas CARRÉ & Marie, sa fem: d'Amiens. T. Canterbury 29 Jly 1722 >> Pierre CARRÉ: né à Amiens. T. Canterbury 30 Sept 1722 >> Pierre CARRÉ & Marguerite, sa fem: de Cambray: Revenu de France, a fait >> reconnaisance 31 Mar 1728 >> Pierre CARRÉ 31 Aug 1755 >> Jaques CARRÉ: natif de Londres. T. Pierre NAY 24 Apr 1726 >> Thomas CARRÉ: 20 ans. T. Mr. HUMPHRY 2 Sept 1747 >> Marthe CARRÉ & Georges POYSAY T. 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