??? I'd have to say based on the data you provide that they were indeed French. #1. You say Fort Pitt and that they were Catholics. Who do you think founded it? It was the French. The first baptism to ever take place there was the child of an Irish slave of the Indians. After the French and Indian War of course, then the French were not too welcome here. #2. Who do you think the Acadians were? French! If they were trying to reconnect with Acadians, check for the surname in French Canada. The French kept much better records than the English so you have censuses in the 1700s and all kinds of othe records that disappear once the English take over. There's a marriage index of all the French marriages that you can find in LDS. Anyway from the oral history below, I'd definitely be searching for the surname up north. That's not based on 'belief' but an analysis of the clues you provide below. If they had been Huguenots they would not manifest in Fort Pitt. Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Chris and Carla DeVille" <chrisandcarla@centurytel.net> Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:42:18 -0600 >I do not believe the Hanchetts are French. The article friend or foe that included my Seth Hanchett or Hachney is either Irish or German. The group was coming from Fort Pitt and had suffered religious persecution. They were Catholics and were asking to baptise there children. They of course were moving into an area where the Acadians had moved to, which was Louisiana. >Carla > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net