Can anyone give me a hint why so many of the Huguenots settling in Palatinate (Mannheim etc) around 1651 left the Thierache at that time? The first birth registered in the French church of Mannheim was David DESMAREST, son of David DESMAREST and his wife Marie SOHIER born 20. Dec. 1651. Did they leave because they could settle savely in Mannheim or did they found a church in Mannheim because so many had to leave? (2 birth in 1652 and 13 in 1653, 30 in 1654) Ina www.hugenotten-uckermark.de