Listers -- Here are two related posts forwarded from the HWE Board. The first is a query about the DENGATE and DE LA BARRE surnames. Then a reply was posted on the Board re: possible connection to surname LaBARRER and I've forwarded the reply as well. See below (keep scrolling down). Note that neither of the authors of these two posts are subscribers to the HWE list -- this in spite of the fact that the original poster begins her message with "Hello, listers". Do not let that confuse you. Some people have not yet learned the difference between a Board and a list. So, please post any reply you may have on the Board, as per instructions below. It's the only way either of these two posters will see your message. Andrea (as list concierge) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] (Lise Leresche) Date Posted to HWE Board: July 16, 2003 Message Board Post as follows: Hello listers, I have been researching the DENGATE name for several years and can trace them back to the late 1500s on the Kent/Sussex borders and have never thought of a Huguenot link until finding the following: "The DENGATEs can trace their ancestors back to the French Revolution. There were 4 brothers, 3 of whom escaped to England and landed at Pevensey Bay. Their fourth brother was caught in France and burnt at the stake. Their name was DE LA BARRE, which was then changed to DENBARR, DE BARRY and finally to DENGATE." As they were living in England prior to the Revolution (1789) and burning at the stake was abolished in 1670, I thought it more likely that they were Huguenots. Any thoughts on how I should proceed in my research would be very much appreciated. Thank you for your time. Cheers Lise in Brittany =============================================== To reply to Lise in Brittany, go to the Board by clicking here: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fq.2ADEAE/183 and then click on Post Reply. Keep scrolling down to see the reply to Lise which was posted on the Board: -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] (Larry) Date Posted on HWE Board: July 30, 2003 Subject: Possible Connection to LaBARRER Message Board reply as follows: I suspect that my LaBARRER line may have also descended from the DE LA BARREs. If you run across the name LaBARRER in your research, would you let me know, or post a reply to this message. Thanks. =============================================== To reply, click here: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fq.2ADEAE/183.1 which will get you to the Board where you should click on Post Reply. END of Message Board Post