Alphabetical by name. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Carefully compare any record you find to known facts about the ancestor, "New Netherland" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at, "Manakin Town: The French Huguenot Settlement in Virginia 1700-ca. 1, New York, 1886. NOAH3 FERRY (CHARLES2, CHARLES1) was born 04 Nov 1712, and died 04 Nov 1798 in Granby, Massachusetts. Is an Index of family names appearing in Huguenot Trails, the official publication of the Huguenot Society of Canada, from 1968 to 2003. Huguenot Trails publications are available in the periodicals section of the Quebec Family History Society in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. WebThe National Huguenot Society is one of our most esteemed lineage organizations. Thousands of Huguenots 'converted', but up to 400,000 fled France over the next decades. 0000005480 00000 n The Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors of The National Huguenot Society, Fifth Edition 2012, together with any supplements or addenda that have been or might be issued, provides the definitive listing of proven Huguenot ancestors whose descendants have joined The National Huguenot Society over the years. 0000058804 00000 n As they fled, a diaspora of Huguenots travelled across the globe, settling and forming new communities in America, Africa and Huguenots often merged with other Protestant religious groups. The Huguenot Immigrants to the American Colonies: A Database I am trying to trace my Paternal Great ,Great Grandmother Sarah Annet Arnet Annett born about 1842 West Gwillinbury,Ontario,Canada she was one of seven daughters to James Annet and Jane Scot born and came from Sligo,Ireland about 1836 landed in Rawdon Twsp,Quebec,Canada with their parents met married and moved to Innisfil,Simcoe South,Ontario,Canada they had seven daughters no sons.My Great Great Grsndmother married Christopher Nixon on March 4 1858 in West Gwillinbury,Ontario,Canada they had only one daughter together her name was Maria pronouced Mariah Louisa Nixon born May 1 1859 the birth date is for sure the year is questionable she died definetly on Sept 27 1943 in Toronto,Ont,Canada she married John Barclay March 8 1882 Elmvale,Ontario,Canada they had five children only one had children my Paternal Grandmother Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay who married Telford Wright Sharpe on August 30 1916 Ontario,Canada two children only my father Jack Telford Denis Sharpe was the only one who had children two a daughter Gail Louise Sharpe and a son Kenneth John Sharpe we each a had children myself two sons and only one Grandson.I do not know when my Great Great Grandmother died or her parents or much of her sisters , my Great Aunt told me that Sarah Annets family was from french Aristocrats family and had a Hugenot family Ancestry.Can you help me with any information regarding this? In addition, Huguenots were admired by the Victorians, so many people started to claim Huguenot ancestry. WebSo far as we have yet ascertained, the following are the names of the refugee families which were Naturalized in Great Britain and Ireland: Abauzit Abelain Abraham Acque Adam Adrien Agace Ageron Aissailly Alart Alavoine Albers Albert Albin Alden Aleber Alexandre Allaire Allais Allard Allat Allen Allix Allotte Alvant Amail Amelot Amiand Amiot There are many thousands of people in Britain who have French Huguenot heritage they know nothing about, as Sir Derek Jacobi discovered when he appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? 0000009267 00000 n Jean Ribault established a French Huguenot colony in South Carolina in 1562. They are also the easiest to research because they needed help, especially at the end of their working lives, which generated records (check out the holdings of the Huguenot Library). French Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi and Laurence Olivier are just some of the actors who have Huguenot ancestry. The most vital are the Returns of Aliens, made in the early 17th century; the naturalisation and denization records from 1500 to 1800; and all the extant registers of French churches in this country. It includes links to books and societies that can help you find your ancestral name in France prior to the French Revolution, and it focuses on Protestant aristocratic families. ORIGIN of PRUETT French Huguenots made two attempts to establish a haven in North America. In 1562, naval officer Jean Ribault led an expedition that explored Florida and the present-day Southeastern US, and founded the outpost of Charlesfort on Parris Island, South Carolina. I believe she was buried in Thornton Union Cemetery but they said their records were burnt.I got information saying my Great Great Grandfather is buried there but I know for a fact that Christopher Nixon is buried at the Sixth Line Cemetery beside his Grandaughter Georgia Agnes Barclay.I am thinking they made some kind of mistake regarding Sarah (Annet) Nixon. Huguenot The silk-weavers of Spitalfields - the largest and poorest group of Huguenots - are perhaps the best known. Associated with these conductors of the colony, were a number of refugees, whom we shall only mention here, reserving a fuller account of them for another place. Martin Surname Resources on The Internet Common Heroes Martins in Sussex. 0000001240 00000 n Within five years from the time of its foundation, the colony was broken up, and nearly every family had sought a home elsewhere. French Protestants (also known as Huguenots) came under increasingly severe persecution by the monarchy during the last half of the seventeenth century, Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. It is instead a subset of the population of French Huguenots which are ancestors of our past and present members. 0000010269 00000 n You can see a list of Huguenot surnames at Huguenot-France.org and another list of those who migrated to the UK and Ireland at LibraryIreland. There are published indexes, and members of the society can access all of the Proceedings on its website. Catholic France allied itself with Savoy, Spain, and the papacy to form the Catholic League; the Huguenots received support from England, the Netherlands, and the German Protestant states. 1) Know the township, city or parish name to which your Huguenot ancestor came or settled in, in England, Wales, or Ireland. Online databases are incomplete. A group of French origin, mostly descendants of Huguenots, came to the area beginning in 1680. They show dates and places of births, marriages, deaths, and migrations. The Dutch Reformed Church, a Calvinist denomination, was predominant at first. 0000000016 00000 n New York City, reprinted from Collections of the Huguenot Society of America, vol. ), then migrated into North Carolina.Led by Dr. Mauslia Muse (sp.?) ), Bulletin de la Socit de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Franais (See France Periodicals.). It granted Huguenots the right to a certain amount of freedom of worship. Fiduciary Accounting Software and Services. The Spanish had already staked claim in that locality and soon rid the area of the French. In 1562, a French Huguenot colony was established in the present site of Astor on the St Johns River. 0000006738 00000 n Shows dates and places of births, marriages, deaths, and migrations. This link takes you to a list of surnames (A-K) of Huguenot families who applied for naturalization. %%EOF Its purpose is "to perpetuate the memory of the Huguenots". In the autumn of the year 1686, a body of French Protestants, comprising forty or fifty families, arrived in New England, and established themselves in the territory now covered by the State of Rhode Island. During this period the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre occurred in 1572: beginning in Paris, thousands of Huguenots were murdered; in the following days thousands more were killed in Aix, Bordeaux, Bourges, Lyon, Meaux, Orleans, Rouen, Toulouse, and Troyes. Text is mainly in French, with some Dutch, on 198 microfilms. About 50,000 came to Britain; others went to Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. The name index of this work has been digitised: PDF 112Mb. The Huguenots Englands First Refugees. Many French Huguenots (Protestants), fleeing religious persecution in Catho-lic France, emigrated to America via England, which granted them tracts of frontier land to settle. For example, E.I. The origins of the term Huguenot is uncertain, but historians believe it comes from the Swiss-German word Eidgenossen, meaning confederates, in reference to the Genevan rebellion against the Duke of Savoy in the sixteenth century. These unindexed papers contain the history of these two groups of people. Another important member of the colony was its physician, Pierre Ayrault, of Angers, in the province of Anjou ; a man of determined character, now advanced in years, 1686. wno alone stood his ground, as we shall see further on, when the other settlers abandoned the enterprise. By 1565, Spanish military efforts had wiped out the colony martyring many Huguenot settlers. Partner websites such as Ancestry.com, Findmypast, MyHeritage, and American Ancestors can be searched free-of-charge at any FamilySearch Center. (FamilySearch Libraryfilm 199,957-62.) There are guiding principles for deciding how to resolve discrepancies between records that are seemingly close. The ancestral listing on our website is an open listing which means it is periodically updated from time to time as new information becomes available. Huguenot For example Pierre Minuit who bought the Island of Manhattan for 24 dollars, according to the legend; Isaac Sometimes people from these mainland European countries later moved to Britain, South Africa or the Americas: Huguenot lineage can cross continents. Both of these structures fell victim to fire, but they were rebuilt. The channel islands saw a big influx of refugees making the short crossing over from France. 0000010034 00000 n startxref Dutch Research Introduction - International Institute American Presbyterianism can trace its origins to this foundation. The Huguenot Refuge in America - Muse protestant The list of Huguenots below have been represented in The Huguenot Society of Maryland at various times since its founding in 1968. Persecution began to build again and in 1685 the Edict of Fontainebleau revoked the Edict of Nantes and ordered the closure of Huguenot temples and schools: the Reformed Church was made illegal in France and her colonies. WebJoaquin Phoenix (1974-), American actor, distant French Huguenot ancestry on his father's side. 0000124103 00000 n 0000005727 00000 n Between 1677 and the early 1700s, Dutch-speaking French Huguenots from Harlem and Staten Island, New York, settled at Schraalenburgh (now Bergenfield) in the Hackensack Valley of Bergen County. xref This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 14:00. The Huguenot Society of Great Britain's Quarto Series includes the major sources for Huguenot ancestry in England and Ireland. However, anyone seeking to join the Society or claim as a supplemental ancestor a name which is not on the list, including any that were once accepted but have been dropped, will need to provide appropriate documentation to validate that the ancestor was, in fact, a French Huguenot. The roll of the Narragansett settlers, headed by Carre, Berthon, and Ayrault, embraces the following names:Jean Julien, Jean Coudret, Elie Rambert, Daniel Lambert, Andre Armaud, Daniel Large, veuve Galay, Abram Tourtellot, Pierre Le Moine, Ezechiel Bouniot, Pierre Traverrier, Etienne La Vigne, Moise Le Brun, Jean Beauchamps, Jean David, Jacob Ratier, Jean Galay, Menardeau, Pierre Bretin dit Laronde, Daniel Le Gendre, Daniel Renaud, Daniel Jouet, Milard, Belhair, Jean Lafon, Amian, Ezechiel Grazilier, Paul Bussereau, Etienne Jamain, Louis Allaire, Theophile Foretier, Jean Chadene, Josue David senior, Josue David junior, Jacques Magni, Jean Magni, Etienne Robineau, Francois Legare, Rene" Grignon, Pierre Tougere, Dechamps, Jean Germon, Paul Collin, and Guillaume Barbut. and another Dr.THESE "PRUETTs" ARE DISTINCT FROM the English 0000005971 00000 n Researching Quebec when Church and State were one, Finding Ancestors in Manor Land (Seigneurial) Records, La Socit dhistoire et de gnalogie de Verdun, La Socit gnalogique canadienne-franaise, The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, Bibliothque et Archives nationales du Qubec, Catholic Parish Registers in Dauphin Languedoc Provence of the 17th & 18th centuries, University of Montreal Historical Demography Programme, Dictionary of Canadian Biography by UofT and Laval, Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network 100 Objects Project, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Increasing persecution from 1661 which culminated in the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) led to the second great wave. 0000002253 00000 n 1750,", List of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors, National Huguenot Society, Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia, The Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association, Huguenot Refugees on the Ship Mary and Ann to Virginia, 1700, Huguenot Refugees on the Ship Peter and Anthony to Virginia, 1700, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Netherland, FS Library book 975.7915 D3l or FS Library film 1598278 item 2, http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/becomingamer/growth/text4/frenchvirginia.pdf, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Huguenot_Church_in_the_United_States&oldid=5152962, Barred by the government from settling in New France (Quebec), Huguenots sailed to North America in 1624 and settled instead in the Dutch colony of, In 1700, several hundred French Huguenots migrated from England to the colony of, Through the 18th and 19th centuries, descendants of the French migrated west into the Piedmont, and across the Appalachian Mountains into the West of what became, In the early years, many Huguenots also settled in the area of present-day. Text in French. Huguenots settled on Staten Island and in New Harlem, Bushwick, and Flushing in 1657 and 1658. A similar migration of French Huguenots left its imprint on Ireland in surnames like Blanc, Cobbe, Deverell and Trench. In 1802 the Reformed Church was finally granted tolerance. The most vital are the Returns of Aliens, made in the early 17th century; the naturalisation and denization records from 1500 to 1800; and all the extant registers of French churches in this country.These are all on These Fiches op de Waalse register, 1500-1828 (Card index of Huguenots, 1500-1828). If the name you are interested in is not here, the people are not Huguenots. By 1565, Spanish military efforts had wiped out the colony, martyring many Huguenot settlers. 0000013285 00000 n This period formally ended with the Edict of Nantes in 1598 which restored tolerance to the Huguenots and emigration pressure lessened though persecutions continued. Some names are obviously French, but others were misrecorded, such as the Chataigne family in Wandsworth who became the Chattings. WebPast and current members have joined the Huguenot Society of America by right of descent from the following Huguenot ancestors who qualify under the constitution of the Society. Books about Huguenot Families [edit | edit source] General [edit | edit source] Baird, Charles W. History of the Huguenot emigration to America. [1], The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Muse virtuel du protestantisme (English version), Rootsweb Religions/Churches Mailing Lists, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=France_Huguenots&oldid=5083544. WebFrench Huguenots was that of the Oley Valley in Berks Countyeast of Reading. About The Huguenot Ancestral Name Listings French Huguenot Church, 1686-1748/1764: There are no extant records. In France the term Huguenots was used to denote French Calvinist Protestants.[1]. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. These are all on CD-Rom. It is important to recall that not all French protestants were Huguenots: the Lutheran church, la Confession d'Augsbourg was tolerated in Alsace and their church registers date back to 1525. Examples of Huguenot surnames are: Agombar, Beauchamp, Bosanquet, Boucher/Bouchar, Bruneau, Chapeau, Deschamps, Dupont, Du Preez/Pree, Lamerie, Lepage, Martin, Rondeaux, Vernier and Vincent. As well as thousands of books and documents, the Huguenot Library has copies of research carried out into individual names and family histories. Pages 181-87 describe Protestant records, their content, and history. As time progressed, and the relationship between the Protestant Huguenots and Catholic France became more tenuous, immigration to the colonies of British North America increased. The Huguenot Society of Great Britain's Quarto Series includes the major sources for Huguenot ancestry in England and Ireland. Her parents were Thomas Billiou and Ann Aime. Huguenots were not the only French people to migrate to the UK so a French surname does not automatically suggest Huguenot descent. The Huguenot Heritage Webring promotes the history and heritage of the French Huguenots, and encourages the study of the family history and genealogy of all those with Huguenot ancestors. Rhode Island with Counties, Towns and Communities Project . Huguenot families Naturalized in Great Britain Proof of descent from any such Huguenot ancestor listed in this book or, alternatively, providing documentation that an ancestor not listed in the publication was a French Huguenot during the period 1520-1787 will qualify an individual for membership. Children of NOAH FERRY and EXPERIENCE AL Abigail (Billiou or Balliou or Barlow) Dunham was born in England, probably around 1600. FASTER ASP Software is ourcloud hosted, fully integrated software for court accounting, estate tax and gift tax return preparation. 372 0 obj <>stream Huguenot and Walloon Genealogical Resources Cyndi's List: Huguenot No list of links is better on any genealogical terms Some French Protestant records may have been published or indexed by a local genealogical society library. Publication Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors, DAR/SAR Huguenot Ancestors with DAR numbers, Online Dues Payments for Members-at-Large, About The Huguenot Ancestral Name Listings, Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors of The National Huguenot Society. 0000002925 00000 n A colony was established at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 for the Dutch East India Company: the wife of the first Dutch Governor was a Huguenot. 0000008622 00000 n And, in the larger cities of South Holland, surnames are the Dutch version of French and German surnames. http://pages.infinit.net/barbeaum/suisses.htm, The Judicial Archives During the British Regime and Lower Canada -1780-, Province of Quebec During the British Regime 1763-1791, Montreal, Quebec City, Trois-Rivires in the Early Days of British Canada, GenWebCanada updates Quebec cemetery listings, RootsTech announces free online conference presentation schedule, Am I My Fathers Son, or Genealogy Revisited, Amarilda Desbiens, Scottish adoptee in Baie-St-Paul? For more instruction in evaluating evidence, read the Wiki article, Evaluate the Evidence. 0000107191 00000 n However, from the beginning the colony was also a haven for religious minorities such as Huguenots (French Protestants), and Jews.[1]. That review resulted after a lot of thought and consultation in many names being dropped from our listings due to lack of good documentation. Magazine today! By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Huguenot Names - The Huguenots of Spitalfields Fiches op de registers, collectie La Rochelle, 1602- 1685. Includes many parish register transcripts from cities chiefly in Great Britain and Ireland. 0000058859 00000 n 0000014856 00000 n Who were the Huguenots France Huguenots FamilySearch WebThe French Huguenot Settlement in Virginia * 1700-ca. Persecution dramatically increased with the introduction of the dragonnades in 1681. [3] They and many of their descendants lived in Henrico, Goochland, Cumberland, and Powhatan counties. Luckily there are a lot of records now online to help you discover your Huguenot ancestry. 2) If the place [s] are not known, then search England (Great Britain) naturalizations in order to find an ancestor. Often Huguenot families would settle in one country, then move to another. A French surname can also be a clue that you have Huguenot blood in the family. Huguenots Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree. Les familles Protestantes en France (XVIe sicle-1792) (French Protestant families from the 16th century to 1792). Most of the Huguenot congregations (or individuals) in North America eventually affiliated with other Protestant denominations with more numerous members. Did the 1936 Heat Wave Kill Great Great Granddad? 2B. They were virulently prosecuted by the Roman Catholic French, Spanish and French Huguenot and Swiss families mingled with the Germans. 0000001922 00000 n episode as did actor Julia Sawalha. Some Huguenots translated their surnames. There are different spellings of most names. Kathy Chater explains how to trace Huguenot ancestors - Protestant refugees fleeing religious persecution in France - in your family history. While many family histories are given at length, and others are mentioned only briefly. Learn how your comment data is processed. Bibliothque Wallonne (Leiden). However, not all French people in Britain were of Huguenot origin. Huguenots in Nouvelle France Qubec (New France Quebec) 1604-1763, Michel Barbeau Author, researcher, compilerand consists of, Huguenots from France (319 pioneers) http://pages.infinit.net/barbeaum/fichier/, Calvinists from Switzerland (21 pioneers) http://pages.infinit.net/barbeaum/suisses.htm, Huguenots in Nouvelle France Qubec(New France Quebec)1600-1765, Listing of family names obtained from the writings of many authors andVarious Online Sources, Click on the links below to open in new windows. Four years later, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes. 0000006783 00000 n Huguenot Church in the United States FamilySearch (FamilySearch Libraryfilm 199,954-56.) You can unsubscribe at any time. endstream endobj 328 0 obj <>/Outlines 34 0 R/Metadata 53 0 R/PieceInfo<>>>/Pages 52 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/OCProperties<>/OCGs[329 0 R]>>/StructTreeRoot 55 0 R/Type/Catalog/LastModified(D:20090124185749)/PageLabels 50 0 R>> endobj 329 0 obj <. It published R. E. G. Kirk, Returns of Aliens in London, 15231603 (1900-1908) in 10 volumes and 4 parts. 0000003283 00000 n 0000053613 00000 n The settlement was a promising one. Alphabetical by name. The period of 1562 to 1598 is known as the Wars of Religion in reference to a series of eight civil wars in which the kingdom of France was divided on religious lines as warring noble families fought for control of the crown. 0000005091 00000 n 0 One of the important legacies of the New Netherland colony was religious tolerance. Use the search box to find a specific Family Name, Year, Location or Occupation. 1-2). List of Huguenots - Wikipedia a road-trip up dead ends, If you shake your family tree, watch for the nuts to fall, Virginie Bruneau Dutauld The Protestant Teacher, Doc Penfro, Wales and the OBray Family Name Part 2, Doc Penfro, Wales and the OBray Family Name Part 1, The Beginnings Of The Original Plymouth, Devon England, From Daguerreotype to Digital in Four Generations. Try 6 issues for just 9.99 when you subscribe to Who Do You Think You Are? This page was last edited on 8 December 2022, at 21:13. The French Wars of Religion were ended by the Edict of Nantes in 1598. Large scale emigration was encouraged by the Cape of Good Hope colonial authorities and during 1688 and 1689 the first such arrivals occurred with many settling at Franschhoek (the French Corner). 0000014087 00000 n La gnalogie: histoire et pratique (see France For Further Reading). &L^zd>@DG$="P)Z61wCZWdUVBO% 3 trailer Periodicals. 0000011791 00000 n WebThe names displayed are those for which The National Huguenot Society has received and has on file in its archives documented evidence proving, according to normally accepted Martin Family Web Page WebMost of the Huguenot congregations (or individuals) in North America eventually affiliated with other Protestant denominations with more numerous members. Huguenot Migration Project - Member Interests List Nevertheless the listing can be useful in genealogical research and for the purpose of establishing eligibility for membership in The National Huguenot Society. 0000001740 00000 n Into this region from the Huguenot In the early 1700s, small groups of French Huguenot, German Palatine, and Swiss immigrants founded towns on the coast. Huguenots were French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The Huguenot Society of South Carolina was formed in 1885 "to preserve the memory of the Huguenots who left France prior to the promulgation of the Edict of Toleration, November 28, 1787. xdQMHQ*mmQPP&aTFId WExtNuI "OKH-"P7|7of c<4UCk=}7j#'(rP$bOLA/62ASM;=`A>+P4'mK6)-qUQ$@z%vO!otJXS The museum has artefacts and displays about the Huguenots' history. Huguenots came in 1700. 57 Volumes. By 1686 Huguenot settlements existed in Charleston, Santee River, St. John's Berkeley and Cooper River.
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