Huguenot Family History: Research and Resources
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2023
- Live broadcast: May 11, 2023
Presented by: Rhonda R. McClure
The Huguenots were French Protestants persecuted by a staunchly Catholic government. Thousands fled France in the 16th and 17th centuries seeking refuge across Europe, Africa, and North America including areas of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina. Join Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClure to learn more about these religious refugees, where they came from and where they settled in America, and how to research them using several published resources.
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I am a descendant of the French Huguenots. Jean-Pierre Bondurant is my ancestor. I speak French, as well. / Je parle français également. 🇫🇷
Hey fellow decendent! My ancestor is Bartholomew Dupuy! I'm just learning this all this week!
One Huguenot group is missing from this presentation and this is the group that converted back to Catholocism. Some of these people remained in France; but others actually left for New France; the present day province of Quebec in Canada. In fact, my family name (Forand or Foran or Forant) embodies one such person. André Forant left was born into a protestant family in the area of La Rochelle, France one of the vibrant protestant communities of France in 1643. He came from a family with a long protestant lineage. He migrated to New France in 1666 as a carpenter under contract (un engagé). At that time, in order to work and stay in New France, all protestants had to convert to Catholocism; which he did in 1669. He never returned to France, but married Marie Catherine Boyer near Montreal in 1684. He was 40 and she was 17. At that time, he was well established as a master carpenter and was quite well off. They had 15 children. Essentially everyone with the name Forand and derivatives of this name in North America are his descendants. The fact that he is of Huguenot ancestry is not well-known and he is not unique. A significant number of engagé who arrived in New France before 1685 actually came from the area around La Rochelle and converted back to Catholocism. In fact it is very probable that the great Samuel Champlain was also a protestant as the group that financed the settling of New France (1604 in Port Royale and 1608 in Quebec City) was led by the protestant, Pierre Dugua de Mons, who was also born near La Rochelle. In fact, Samuel Champlain was employed by the group. One reason this group recieved the rights to do business in North America was because Piere Dugua de Mons had fought with King Henri IV (born Protestant and later converted to Catholocism) such that Henri could take the French throne. It is highly likely that they knew each other.
I am french and I just been informed that my ancestor had emigrated to New york, he is in some book, he was a famous PRINTER (IMPRIMEUR/NOSTRADAMUS 1555) from Lyon, he was friend with the Verrazano brothers
MACE BONHOMME , and maybe with Olivier (son)
My ancestors are as far back as 1600 Hercules des prez. Moved to Cape Town.
I appreciate the history lesson but it isn’t you, it’s us MOORS!
You believe in some bullshit cult that are telling you a false history of somehow Huguenots wich was calvinists and caucasian frenchmen of celtic blood. Wake up buddy, someone are telling you lies.
Florida had another very brief Huguenot settlement in Jacksonville, named Fort Caroline. Unfortunately they were decimated by the Spanish at St Augustine.
The good news about doing research in France is that the records were not just kept at the Catholic Church like in most catholic countries. All the marriages, births, deaths, etc had to be reported to the mayor’s office of the town the families lived closest to. Do if you know the town this will be very helpful, though it’s all in French. My mom was born in France and my grandmother was French, though no one was Huguenot. I hope this helps.
My children’s last name is Pyatt and it’s various spellings in the family. I was told this was a well known Huguenot family by my former mother in law.
Many more Huguenots ended in South Africa (Cape Colony) via the Netherlands as settlers brought by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and became prominent Afrikaner wine farmers & Pioneer Trekking leaders. French language however was prohibited by the Dutch administrators at schools. Prominent Huguenot family names in South Africa are: du Toit, de Villiers, Viviers, du Preez, Joubert, Marais, le Roux, Roux, Pretorius, du Plooy, Malan, Labuschagne, Theron, Tredoux, Maré, Nortje, du Randt, le Cornu, Mellet, Fourie, Fouché, Cilliers, Lombard, de Klerk (le Qlerc), du Plessis, du Randt, Olivier, Naudé, Nel, Pienaar, Viljoen, Steyn, Blignaut, Russouw, Rosseaux, Louw, Marchant, Malherbe, Bruwer and a number more. Popular 1st names: Jacques, André, Antoinette, Charlotte, Charné, Marie, Cobus, Morné, Corné, Louis, Francois, Eugéne, Ettiéne, Jean & Gauché
In the expedition of the delamuse ships, my relative Abraham des moulins and wife, landed and lived in manakintown va! It is thought that the name was changed to mullins, per its pronunciation. His wife was noted as Rachel . That was thought to be around 1608! Per the persecution of the Huguenots. Then the trail ends, then in 1807 a Joel mullins born in 1767, in Virginia, moves to Lincoln county Tennessee. And with a son Richardson mullins. His wife in one instance noted as silvy reed, keturah drinkard, or Susanna terry! The son Richardson, thought to be married to a thursey smith? The time between the two, is not found per this time! In the 1840 census Joel found in Lincoln co tn at 78, living with his son. Only clues are other French family connections, clueveres, receipts kept thru generations. Hard to tie in. Any help would be appreciated. Have info of Joel’s descendency, up to today. Other mullins found, but don’t know if related or not! All in Virginia!
Huguenots were moors and sephardic jews who settled in Southern France after the inquisition
Dodge the high jack 😉✌🏽
Do you have more information on Jews who had become Hugenuts?
@@bobbienicolaides9139I like to see that link.
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You are lying and this is false information. The moors was expelled from spain in 1610, the huguenotes was already 10% os the population of France by 1555, another thing, they where protestants and various of them where even nobles like King Henry X of Navarre. Stop spreading your sect bullshit cult of pan africanism trying to rewrite history on the achievement of europeans.
Don't forget Johnny Depp
I’m still trying to grapple with how the Huguenots became Caucasian
that part .......its called hijacking history .
You and me both
This CORPORATION made them something they will never be but they are also living off of our estate of the Moorish Empire!
@@tonyrollins7354 You guys just talks bullshit and spread lies.
@@tigertone1 Hijacking what? The ones hijacking history are you lunatics.. most of the huguenots where even nobles in France, Like King Henry X, Admiral Gaspar de Coligny, and the Duke of Sully. Stop spreading lies.