When giving her talk on her translation of the Memoirs of Isaac Dumont de Bostaquet at a seminar in Dublin, Dianne Ressinger described the difficulties of sorting out the French names of the period. Some names related to land, others to the mother's and others to the father's side of the family. It appears to be a minefield to say the least. Is this the Du Plessy Mornay who was connected with the Protestant educational institution at Saumur prior to the Revocation? Shirley Arabin Mount Maunganui, New Zealand . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzie Morley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> > that mean that his father was from Plessis-Mornay? Did the man take his > name from the place or was it the other way round? > > Suzie Morley in Suffolk, England >