Hi, John Sevier (Xavier) of Tennessee was a descendant of a brother of St. Francis Xavier's brother- and parents Marie D'Xavier and Dr. Juan Jasso of the Royal Bourbon Court of Navarre, Avalon and Pampola. Check the Sevier Family History, especially the appendix and crests in the front. Nancy Sevier Madden and Cora Bailes Sevier went to the Pamplona library and hired a Priest who could read the Basque Court records fluentlywhile researching the Sevier History. Marie gave a royal fortune for St Francis and Ignacious Loyola to start the Royal Jessuit order. John's dad and grandad were Hugenots- some of St Francis's brothers were Hugenots, but as Bourbons or Burbons they were warned to flee from their Uncle Henry, , to be king of France who converted from Hugenot to Catholic to become king- they escaped the St Bartholemew's day massacre. Dr. Juan was the first P.Hd. from the University of Bologna. John's dad, an English immigrant with Sevier- Xavier kin from Navarre and Paris whio also were already in England /. Pierre's brother went to Russia and he came to Belgium from Paris. John's dad was born 1699 and died 1803, according to some family records. Know any more 3 century folk? There is one in a Stephenville nursing home who make it-a Huey . Read what your World Book says about John Sevier, written by some Tory or Yankee and remember his dad and he spoke 6 languages fluently- some of his translators were a front to throw the Spanish , French, or Indians off guard. Not bad for an"Uneducated" frontier politician who quit VMI after the Va. Gov. sent him there. The Rocky mountain Sheepherders with horse drawn camper wagons were Basque- often mistaken for Gipsies. Boise,Idaho is the largest Basque city in theU.S. and was settled by Basque sheepherders or descendants. Remember, by the time of Columbus the empire of Navarre, Aragon, and Pamplona were crumbling and the Basque language and flag were illegal. 2/3 of the Kingdom went to Spain and 1/3 more went to France. Dr. Juan had campaigned against the inhumane running of the bulls in Pamplona. Over 1/2 ,some say 2/3 of Colombus's sailors were of Basque ancestry. One signed his name to Basque Burbon court records as Grecian Del \\Bosque or Bosque Del Rondo, one or the other. Now, wonder how the Bosque River in Texas really Got his title for a name? Want to bet that Vice President Navarro of Republic of Texas had Navarre roots? The Spanish say Bosque meant Brushy. Sounds oversimplified. Oh, yes, the present king of Spain has Basque and Burbon roots and he is a member of the longest ruling family of any European Royal Family. Saw a photo of him riding his motor scooter to Parliament without a bodyguard. Maybe we could take lessons. And that is far more than you ever wanted to know about the Basque. Take care charles Wyly On Thu, 09 Sep 1999 09:33:19 +0000 Harold Miller <[email protected]> writes: > Charlie said...... >>Oh, Yes, the wood houses of the Huaco (Waco) indians by Huaco Springs >was >>older than St. Augustine or Taos. The very first Basque- Spanish >>explorers reported the Huaco Village. There has been a town ever >since, >>They named the Bosque River. >>The Huacos and Tawokani friends usually took an East Texas vacation >when >>scouts reported Comanche or Apache raiders, but always returned in a >few >>days to their Huaco home. They are now part of the Wichita >Reservation >>based on linguistics and lifestyle. > > >Do you mean the Basque who lived in mountains between France and >Spain? Now >that is something I never knew.....did they come with the Spanish? >Thought >they were a group all on their own. Would any have gone with Spanish >when >they settled places like Florida, etc? > >Mary > > >==== Southern-Trails Mailing List ==== >Rootsweb is Free! But Rootsweb is supported by volunteers and >contributions. Show your support and become a member. Click here >for more information: >http://www.rootsweb.com >