I'm not Bill, but I can tell you that French surnames, and even the word Huegunot/Huguenot/Hugunot, were not standardized in spelling until the late 1800s. FAUCHER is the most likely original name in France, based on pronounciation. Common spellings include both German and French variations such as FAUCHE, FAUCHEE, FAUCHER, FAUCHERE, FAUCHERS, FAUCHES, FAUCHET, FAUCHETE, FAUCHEUX, FAUCHEZ, FAUSCHE, FAUSCHER, FOCHE, FOCHER, and FOCHES. It is easy to see how difficult Franch research can be. Regards, Sharyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Forshay" <billforshay@yahoo.com> To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [ NB ] Dutch Loyalists > Bill: > > You seem to know a lot about the movement of the Loyalists from NY to > Canada. I have found my family in Westchester, Rockland, Orange and a few > other counties. My problem is they came from France somewhere, but I don't > know how the name was spelled there. I have found it spelled 46 different > ways and still finding more. The most prominent spellings are FORSHAY, > FORSHEE and FOSHAY. Can you provide any help with these relatives? > >