This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DYC.2ACE/631 Message Board Post: Embry is a french name. I've been able to trace back to Henrie Embrie who is the ancestor of the Kentucky Embrys. he sailed on the "America" from Gravesend, England to Virginia in 1635. Much controversy but I believe he was a French Hugenot who fled from religious persecution. There is much information on the Embry forum. Genforumgenealogy.com. PS- I have a daughter whose name is Margaux. :)