Bridging the Atlantic is one of the challenges facing genealogists in North America. Whether the founder of a family is a colonist or an immigrant, the research strategies for determining the ancestral home in the Old World are much the same.
In Henrico County, Virginia, Peter Massot styled himself late of Valon in Vinary in France in 1710, Paul Diveraz dit Dumersat styled himself a native of Paris, Gideon Chambon identified himself as a native of St. Saforin in Vinaray, John Cairon as late of Lauveresses in Quercy in France, Jacque LeGrand as late of Lahaye in Holand, Abraham Michaux as a native of Cedent in France, Charles Perault as late of Bordaux, and Peter Dutoit of Moudon in Switzerland. These colonists were founders of Huguenot families in the New World. They came from French speaking parts of Europe and were Protestants. More than any other ethnic group in the colonial period, the Huguenots took great pride in their heritage and sought to leave a paper trail behind for their offspring to rediscover the family’s origins.
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