Hello All, Does this mean that we can add the title F.A., following our names (familial analyst) ? I beleive that much has now been written on the topic and strongly support the views of Tony Fuller and others regarding the non link theory. That being said, perhaps we can put to rest this thread and send it off to the archives. It is my hope that some of you who are just beginning to fill in those genealogy pages take some note of potential hazards of making "claim". One more time it needs to be said, check your sources. Indeed Tony sums it up with the folowing :- > The bottom line is be happy with what you have in your > family line and don't invent anything because if you > do, eventually the HWE familial analysts will get > you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now then, after running around examining this minor hiccup in the world of one Gaspard DE COLIGNY, I find that many other more learned folk have written of his adventures and so there is no real need for me to do so. Mention of scallywags and rogues in family trees reminds me of a few that we have in our tree. And a few of those were Huguenot, so don't go beleiving, fellow listers, that all Huguenots were in fear of authority or a greater spiritual force. A story about two might be of interest. Shoplifters they were, and the last view of this world was from Tower Hill. Then of course there were our Huguenot legal beagles and accountants. A couple of them would do well in todays corporate world of the United States. No sir, our tree might have the "nice" line of do-gooders, but I can assure you folks that many were good solid French farmers, sailors, soldiers and thieves. Hmm I don't recall any women of the night. I wonder if I shake the tree if some skeletons will descend ? As an aside. Anyone interested in Francois HOTMAN ? All good fun. Kind Regards, Peter Leroy