ok, this the following are site of data i have found:
Guise Fortress
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http://www.guice.org/guisefort.htmlGuise history before immigration
http://www.guice.org/guisenexus.htmlthis one is really interesting as it talks about how catholic the family was with several members rising to cardinals. yet they had to flee france. so my question here is were they leaving/escaping because they were part of the aristocracy or had a branch of the family become protestants or both?
More from Lumber River Scots
Again, Mrs. Edwin Guice of New Orleans:
In 1737 Hans George Geiss, or John George Gise, aged 30 arrived on the ship Samuel, qualifying on August 30 of that year. It is possible that he is the father of Christopher Geist whose wife was Anna Margaretha. They were communicants of the Faulkner Swamp Reformed Church, where their children were confirmed.
so by 1737, some of the family had converted. it is so easy to confuse me!