Hi all, At 08:53 AM 8/9/00 -0400, Marge Campbell <campbell@talweb.com> wrote: >Can anyone suggest resources for the European ancestry of the following? >TIA Marge >Matthys Blanchan - Artois 1606 > England 1647 >Mannheim 1651 > Esopus 1660 snip >Joris Jansen Rapalje - Valenciennes 1604 > Amsterdam 1623 > Fort Orange >1624 For Mathieu Blanchan, see the archives of this list for my message of 27 Mar 2000 subject: The migrations of Mathieu Blanchan Briefly, Mathieu was present at the marriage of his brother, Antoine, in Canterbury in 1649. The record shows that Antoine is the "son of the late Leonin and the late Isabeau le Roy" As far as I know, this is the latest that has been found on Mathieu's parents. I think it is safe to assume that Leonin is also the father of Mathieu; however, they could have had different mothers. Mathieu was born in Neuville-au-Cornet near St. Pol-sur-Ternoise (From a testamentary disposition dated Sept. 7/17 1665; Gustav Anjou, _Ulster County, N.Y. Probate Records..._, 1906, pp. 30-31) So, that area would probably be where to look. For the ancestry of Mathieu's wife, Magdalena Joire, see: Gwenn Epperson, "Magdalena Joire: A 'Mademoiselle from Armentières'," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record; vol. 122, no. 2 (April 1991) The above article also recounts their marriage in the Roman Catholic Church of Armentières in 1633. Gwenn Epperson's book, New Netherland Roots, is an excellent guide for further research. For Joris Jansen see: _How To Trace Your Ancestors to Europe_, by Hugh T. Law, 1987, Chapter 7: Ancestors Traced to France -- Joris Jansen De Rapalje and Catherine Trico (pp 83-87, 120-121). Also, "Joris Janzsen [sic] Rapelje of Valenciennes..." by George E. McCracken in The American Genealogiest, vol. 48, no. 2, (April 1972) pp 118-120. Also, "Catalina Trico from Namur (1605-1689)..." by Dorothy Koenig with Pim Nieuwenhuis in New Netherland Connections vol. 1 (1996), no. 3, pp 55-63. And "Further Information About Catalina Trico" in New Netherland Connections vol. 1, no. 4, pp 89-93. As far as I know, the above reflects the latest research on these people. So, that should give you a good place to start. In addition to Gwenn Epperson's book, this site has info for researching France: http://www.familysearch.org/sg/France.html Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com