Thanks to you both for this interesting contribution. I am replying because I recently had cause to think my "Irish" grandfather may well have been of Huguenot descent a few gens earlier. John Golladay was b. Ohio , mid 1860, and was shown on the 1900 AR census as Golidy, boarder and rr worker. He and my grandmother married, had two kids and he was off the stage before 1910. No one in the family has a good story as to where he went so I have settled on a working theory of the buxom blonde at the other end of the tracks : ) Just recently I discoved some information on the net that the name may have been something like "Gaulledet" and that he may have become Golladay as a result of earlier Huguenot ancestory fleeing to Ireland for several interim generations. I am now in the process of reading up on Huguenots and the circumstances of their persecution. ...a subject I never thought would involve me. Isn't genealogy just a lot of fun? ron in CA a downstream son of South Carolina... -----Original Message----- >From: Edward Manigault <edwardl@manigault.us> >Sent: Jul 31, 2006 8:15 PM >To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [SC] GUITON/ MANIGAULT > >URQ, > >Thank you for the address. It was very thoughtful of you to pass it on >to the rest of us. > >It is seldom that Judith Giton's letter is printed in full and I enjoyed >the chance to read it again without having to dig into my files. > >It is unfortunate that there seem to be an error attached to the >inclusion of Judith's letter in "The Cross of Languedoc". I hope I am >not being too "picky" if I mention it. > >I don't think I have often seen her name spelled with a "u", though >often with two "t's" (Gitton) which seems to be the spelling now used in >the area of her home in La Voulte. > >The other point is that I am not aware that the home of Judith and >Pierre Manigault is still standing in Charleston. I do so much wish that >it were. The writer probably has confused their home with that of Judith >and Pierre's great grandson, Joseph Manigault, which is owned and >well-cared for by the Charleston Museum. I don't visit Charleston as >often as I would like to, but when I do I always enjoy visiting the old >house and marvel at the great care taken by the staff to present it to >the public. > >Best regards, > >Edward L. Manigault > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: URQ5@aol.com [mailto:URQ5@aol.com] >Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 3:45 PM >To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SC] GUITON/ MANIGAULT > >_Click here: >http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/Cross_of_Languedoc/Fall2006.pdf_ >(http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/Cross_of_Languedoc/Fall2006.pdf) > >Greetings from SC. Just happened across the 1685 letter of Judith GUITON > >(later MANIGAULT) at the national Huguenot site. She was among those >Huguenots >who escaped from France & made their way to South Carolina. Thought it >was >fascinating & others might enjoy too. >URQ > > > > >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >