Dear Lesley There is quite an extensive site on the web for the descendants of Jean DESPAIGNE born c1523 with descendants DISSPAIN in London and DESPAIN in America. You might find this interesting. I am fairly sure that if I can confirm the link between DESPAIGNE and DECAUFOUR in my tree that these are my ancestors too. http://www.burgoyne.com/pages/bdespain/famgen/famgentc.htm Hope this helps. Bronwyn