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This work is the only publication describing originalsources for Huguenot ancestry.It contains an extensive bibliography onsources available.The authors provide:
* list of Huguenot congregation locations
* map showing Huguenot migrations
* Huguenot settlements, churches, and industries in England and Ireland
* maps of eight countries showing places where Huguenots originate ... Read more

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Secret Genealogy is a “must read” for those who want to trace their ancestry into antiquity.

Suellen Ocean believes that many American surnames were originally of Jewish descent. “There are millions of people out there who don’t know who they descend from. Americans should reopen their family albums and look deeper into the meanings of names in their family trees and symbols in their coats of arms. Names like Levi, Jacob, Benjamin, Rebecca, Sarah, Ezekiel and Hester and symbols such as the lion may have been the last opportunity many parents had to lay claim to a heritage that stems back thousands of years.”

Does your Grandfather have an Old Testament Biblical name? If the author’s hypothesis is correct, America was built on a much stronger Jewish foundation than what was originally thought by historians.

You’ll be fascinated with the origins of your surname and you’ll comprehend the names of rivers and streams, oceans and continents in a different light, wondering… what do they really mean?

Be prepared to let go of all your previous assumptions. Have fun with Suellen Ocean while she brainstorms through Secret Genealogy. ... Read more

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This is the story of the great exodus of the Huguenots from France at the end ofthe seventeenth century, and of their dispersal to places in Europe, the United States, Canada, and South Africa.It traces their migrations through Europe and across the Atlantic to Canada and the United States, providing startling insights into the origins of many of our earliest colonial settlers.Over half of the book is devoted to the Huguenots and their direct descendants in

Canada and the United States, dealing with those who settled in North and South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.An Appendix has the names of hundreds of Huguenot immigrants with dates and places of their arrival; there are short biographical sketches with genealogical data, a list of English surnames of French derivation, additions and

corrections by Milton Rubincam, and an index of names and places other than those mentioned in the genealogies and appendices. ... Read more

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The celebrated Douglas Register is an indispensablecompilation of births, marriages, and deaths covering the period fromabout 1750 to 1797, with some miscellaneous records going back to1705. The registers are for the parishes of St. James Northam (DoverChurch) and King William, but they also concern individuals who wereresidents of the Virginia counties of Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa,Orange, and Spotsylvania. Altogether the entries exceed severalthousand in number. The book further consists of lists of Huguenotsettlers at Manakin-Town and an index of Goochland County wills,1728-1840. ... Read more

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This is the standard work on the Huguenot emigration to America. Baird's workis so thorough that there are few Huguenot names for which some new fact or illustration is notsupplied. The bulk of the work is devoted to the important emigration of French Protestants (viathe Netherlands and Great Britain) in the last quarter of the 17th century to the time of theRevolutionary War. Throughout the text, in both narratives and records, there is a profusion ofgenealogical detail on the early Huguenot families of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey,New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia, later families having dispersed toPennsylvania and other states. In addition, extensive genealogical notices are given in footnotes,with references to sources, thus serving as a guide to further information. ... Read more

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The Bible on Huguenot Travels...
I am Huguenot by descent but had NO idea what these people had suffered. To read diary entries and personal accounts was thrilling.

It was written in the 1860's (I think) so no photos. It's about 9x12,802pgs.It's not a coffee table book. Mine came without a dust jacket, but oh wow...what's inside. If you order it, you'll love it!

Great Aid in Genealogical Research
If your family genealogy leads to the Huguenots - this book is a must.It was a fabulous research tool in my search.
Even if you are not a student of genealogy, the story of our early settlers struggling in search of religious freedom is inspiring.
I highly recommend this book.

Family History becomes interesting
Doing genealogy (family history) can be so sterile at times.This book brings family and area history to live and in prospective.Anyone of Huguenot roots will enjoy. ... Read more

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The first permanent Huguenot settlement in New Jersey was made at Hackensack in 1677, with a second at Princeton a few years later. Following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685, Huguenots settled widely throughout the colony. This work, prepared by the former treasurer of the Huguenot Society of New Jersey, contains thumbnail genealogical and biographical sketches of hundreds of early Huguenot families in the Garden State, including Allaire, Baerdan, Barbarie, Bard, Bartow, Bassett, Bellangee (Bellinger), Bertolf, Bertrand, Berrien, Bessonnett, Blanchard, Bodine, Boudinot, Bourdette, Broucard, Brower, Carree, Corriel, Cossart, Demarest, De Baun, De Camp, De Cou, De Haut, de Mandeville, De Mott, De Vos, Du Bois, Du Mont, Du Puy, Durand, Durie (Duryea), Farrand, Freneau, Garrigue, Gaskill, Gaston, Gaudebec, Gerneaux, Guymard, Hamilton, Hasbrouck, Jacques, Joline, Kip, La Grange, Lafetra, Lafever, Lawrence (Laurents), Le Cock, Le Conte, Le Maistre, Le Roux (Larew), Le Seur, Lefevre, Lucas, Marchand, Mestayer, Noau (Noe), Parsell, Perrin, Piatt, Pintard, Prall, Provost, Roy, Rulon, Rougnion (Runyon), Stelle, Tiebout, Tillow, Trieux (Truax), Valleau, Vaquellin, and Vincent. This Clearfield edition features a new, more readable format with a new index. ... Read more

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Don't Bother
I read this book in 15 minutes. There are about two pages of historical information. The other pages are just lists of families with no background or details. A real waste of money.

Publisher's Note for the 2007 edition by Clearfield Publishing:
The first permanent Huguenot settlement in New Jersey was made at Hackensack in 1677, with a second at Princeton a few years later. Following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685, Huguenots settled widely throughout the colony. This work, prepared by the former treasurer of the Huguenot Society of New Jersey, contains thumbnail genealogical and biographical sketches of hundreds of early Huguenot families in the Garden State, including Allaire, Baerdan, Barbarie, Bard, Bartow, Bassett, Bellangee (Bellinger), Bertolf, Bertrand, Berrien, Bessonnett, Blanchard, Bodine, Boudinot, Bourdette, Broucard, Brower, Carree, Corriel, Cossart, Demarest, De Baun, De Camp, De Cou, De Haut, de Mandeville, De Mott, De Vos, Du Bois, Du Mont, Du Puy, Durand, Durie (Duryea), Farrand, Freneau, Garrigue, Gaskill, Gaston, Gaudebec, Gerneaux, Guymard, Hamilton, Hasbrouck, Jacques, Joline, Kip, La Grange, Lafetra, Lafever, Lawrence (Laurents), Le Cock, Le Conte, Le Maistre, Le Roux (Larew), Le Seur, Lefevre, Lucas, Marchand, Mestayer, Noau (Noe), Parsell, Perrin, Piatt, Pintard, Prall, Provost, Roy, Rulon, Rougnion (Runyon), Stelle, Tiebout, Tillow, Trieux (Truax), Valleau, Vaquellin, and Vincent. This Clearfield edition features a new, more readable format with a new index. ... Read more

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An important work containing a wealth of information on the early history of this Ulster County town. New Paltz was settled at an early date by French Huguenot and Dutch pioneers. As the region developed, and the New Paltz families multiplied, they provided many of the settlers for surrounding the towns as well. Over half of this large volume is devoted to genealogies of the pioneer families. Attractively illustrated with many photos of early homes. The author was a member of several Huguenot societies, and has been editor of the "New Paltz Independent" newspaper for thirty-four years when he wrote this history. ... Read more

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This book documents nine generations of Guytons in America and two in Norfold, England, covering a span of 350 years. Helen Guyton Rees is a daughter of the pioneers, and author of three other books: Shaniko, Shaniko People, and "Schoolmarms".Illustrated.Index. 294 pages. ... Read more

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First published in 1928, The Huguenots of Colonial South Carolina is the authoritative work on the Huguenot presence in one of the most important American colonies. Arthur H. Hirsch provides a thorough description and analysis of the Huguenot migration and settlement in South Carolina throughout the colonial period. He describes how the Huguenot communities and churches throughout the state were founded and how the first-generation Huguenots integrated into the religious, political, and socioeconomic fabric of early South Carolina. ... Read more

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An Engaging History
I bought this book because I have several ancestors who were Huguenots that settled in Purrysburg, S.C.I wanted to know something of what made them tick. I understood their religious convictions while in France or Switzerland, but why did they not maintain their Calvinistic traditions? This book helped to answer some of my questions.

It doesn't give a detailed history of the Huguenots and their great struggles in Europe, although it does give a very good sketch of it. It gives just enough history to get them to the S.C. colony. But it does offer invaluable information of each of the Huguenot colonial towns.

But this was more than just a narrow history of the Huguenots in N. America.It also opened my eyes to the socio-economic conditions of colonial South Carolina, and how these brave people contributed to the overall benefit of the colony.Worth the read if you are interested in colonial history of the South, or of these religiously persecuted people. ... Read more

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This is an important list of Huguenot family names represented in the membershipof the Huguenot Society of America and incorporating the names of members claiming descentthrough the several ancestral lines. The names are arranged alphabetically, giving the placewhere the family name is first met with and the place of settlement in America. This reprint wasexcerpted from the Constitution of the Huguenot Society of America. ... Read more