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. Dartmouth 17 Jly 1688 > > Does anyone else on the list have evidence of their family in different > geographical locations in England and elsewhere? Andrea > > ==== HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE Mailing List ==== > For list guidelines and other important H-W-E list info, read and save > the "welcome message" you got when you subscribed. Lost your copy? > Contact list admin, Andrea, andreav@island.net, to get a new one. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! ==== HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE Mailing List ==== Have you explored The Huguenot Ring? Access it at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8140/webring/htm Lots of interesting links and information! ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/search Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

While making a list of contents from the "Families" Journals of the Ontario Genealogical Society I came across an article which might be of help to someone researching the DECOU surname. It comes from Volume 37 No. 4 November 1998. "Captain John B. DeCou: Pioneer and Entrepreneur" was written by Robert Collins McBride. Here is an excerpt: "Captain John B. DeCou descended from French Huguenot origins, his family being located in the village of Coux on the west coast of France in the province of Staintonge. Like most Protestant French Huguenots, Captain John B. CeCou's great-great-great grandfather, Leuren des Coux and his wife, Jacquemine, were persecuted for religious reasons and emigrated to a colony at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire, England, in 1630 where the family became members of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Leuren des Coux died in 1664, leaving his estate to his eldest son, Isaac Decow who married Susanne Ashton at the Settle Monthly Meeting in 1667. William Penn's American colonization scheme attracted the younger generations of the time and on 6 Nov. 1685 Isaac Decow purchased 2500 acres of land in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for 100 pounds, that is still known as the Decou Tract. Isaac and his family sailed from Hull, England on Mar. 8, 1686 on the ship Shields of Stockton..." I have no interest in this surname but thought this and other info from the article might be of help or interest to someone. Cheers. Janis London, Ontario, Canada sooty28@home.com