Doris, and all, The Huguenot information is interesting to me also. Our Gill line originally lived in the Manakin Town area. Although we are now Gill, when they arrived, it was Guille. I found the family in London in 1685, awaiting passage to America. However, I think this family did come over as servants. I have always thought that perhaps one of our Gills/Guilles married a Flournoy, because we have a woman named Flournoy Jane Gill. She was born in 1834, and was the daughter of Phillip Gill, Jr. Phillip Gill Sr. (his father) came from Chesterfield Co., VA. Does anyone know of a marriage between the Gill/Guille family in that area to a Flournoy? Sue Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Huguenot > Our Huguenots were the Flournoy (Fleurnois) family from Lyons. They went > first to Geneva, Switzerland; then some of them come to VA. > They were Gemologists.....they designed and sold jewelry. It can be easily > assumed that they worked in both gold and silver, not only in Europe, but > also in VA. They also traveled back and forth often and remained in touch > with thier European relatives for several generations. >