While I am interested in this list, and read all the messages, I feel I do not have anything to offer, and I do not want to continually keep posting the family name I am researching. However, one more time ---- I have checked with Hugenot societies in USA east coast, and also in England, and noone has come across the name "Gambrel". Perhaps the name was changed somewhat???? One legend says three Hugenot borthers fled from France, went to Ireland, and then came to Virginia. From there, one went North, one stayed in Virginia, and one went to SC. I had contact with a Gambrelle from Paris France, who says the legend in THEIR family, is they came from Ireland ! ! I would guess that perhaps the older citizens decided to return to France, where they may have had property, and the younger ones, being more adventurous, opted for the New World. There is also a claim that the Gambrel "clan" originated in Scotland! I cannot contribute anything to this list, beyond what I have repeated above. I do NOT want to unsubscribe, because there is always apt to be new information . So you tell me, do I just stay on the list and read the mail, or say goodbye??????? Muriel Gambrel -----Original Message----- From: Andrea Vogel <andreav@island.net for this list to flourish, more people who are *already* on this list should be participating. It's that simple. For example, after my "list silence" post on 10 Oct, most subscribers continued to remain silent. There were several posts to the list, true, and I did get some messages privately but well over 200 subscribers did nothing at all. As I've said before -- a mailing list is for *sharing*. Certainly, there is *taking* of info from the list but there should also be *giving* to the list in return. That's what sharing is: give & take, isn't it? I hope by saying this I have not caused offense to anyone, resulting in a flurry of unsubs.