> Another thought. You seemed a bit piqued by the name SMITH being in your > tree. There is, of course, a strong possibility that this too is of Palatine > origin. There were stacks of them queuing for tickets in Rotterdam in 1709 > (Schmidt, Smit, etc). No, I wouldn't say piqued, just bleary eyed from trying to pick up that tiny clue that a SMITH may be mine. > As you will see, your Corneils pre-date the famous '09 emigration, since they > were already tending their plots in Killeheen 30 years before our laggards > turned up. This gives weight to the widely-held belief that CORNEIL was of > Huguenot extraction. From oral family history, which is oh so frustrating, good ol' John Corneille SMITH, told the story that the family was Huguenot and went first to Germany then to Ireland, becoming Palatines in the process. So for him to say that, the SMITH connection may well be Palatine as well. I just haven't tied that in yet!!!! BUT then again he was in local Government, so who would believe him!!! Thanks so much for the thoughts, they keep the brain ticking over into new lines. Also keep up the wonderful mails. Cheers Jacqui