Well, Folks... I have known that my DeROUSSE and the DeROUSSE of Randolph county, are different - when one compares lines *within* the United States. Well, all of that, while remaining the same, *may* change, when it comes to the history of the name, if one goes back across the "big water." A French living descendant of the common ancestors of my Philadelphia connection, has appeared! He has things back about three or more generations further back! Does any of this information seem to connect to your lines? It may, or it may not, but I seek what *you* have to say about this. I am not going as far as his generation, but far enough for you to make a determination: Dear Vincent, Thank You Very much for all the documents. I give you a simplified genealoy of the Derousse Family. Il have much more documents. 1er GENERATION : Pierre DEROUSSE de Metz (Lorraine, France) he married Elisabeth ALEXANDRE 2eme GENERATION : Dominique DEROUSS he married in Metz 10/2/1676 Catherine PASCAL, daughter of Antoine PASCAL and Barbe COLIN 3eme GENERATION : Dominique DEROUSSE he married in 1715 Anne MARIE 4eme GENERATION : André DEROUSSE born in 1718 he married 25/10/1745 in Sarralbe Elisabeth WANGER daughter of Jacob WANGER and Catherine SCHWEISGUT Son : - Didier DEROUSSE - Nicolas DEROUSSE born in 1756 he married in Sarralbe 14/11/1786 Marie Anne MOREAU, daughter of Arnold MOREAU and Marguerite GACK 5éme GENERATION : Didier DEROUSSE born 2/9/1750 in sarralbe he died 24/8/1724 Military he married 9/1/1781 in Sarralbe Jeanne MOREAU the sister of Marie Anne 6éme GENERATION Nicolas MOREAU 1788-1857 military he married 25/10/1814 Metz Madeleine LEGOUEST Thanks, Vince Summers