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La Rochelle emigrants 1685

John Pratt  (View posts) Posted: 11 Feb 2003 9:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pratt, Prat, DuPrat
The Marie (Town Hall) in La Rochelle, France had a scroll listing the protestants who left there after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. My cousin saw the scrolls on a personal visit in 1964 and noted my surname. Does anyone know if these scrolls have been transcribed and published ?

Re: La Rochelle emigrants 1685

David Anker  (View posts) Posted: 20 Mar 2003 12:12AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello John

unfortunately I can't help you with your La Rochelle query

However, if you or anyone else reading this message have any PRATT ancestors in Whittlesey, Cambs, England, - i have some info which i have compiled from the Whittlesey parish records and census records which might help

i have 2 PRATT in my Tree. The main name i am researching is ANKER / ANCHOR / ANKOR / HANCAR

regards
David ANKER

Re: La Rochelle emigrants 1685

cherylann  (View posts) Posted: 26 Jul 2006 11:44PM GMT
Classification: Query
There is a monument in hudson Park in New Rochelle, New York that has a list of the Huguenots that came there in 1685 (?) from La Rochelle France. Hope this can help you some. Cherylann

Re: La Rochelle emigrants 1685

MaDukes  (View posts) Posted: 29 Jan 2007 11:18PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Gallaudet, Meagher, Swindell, Blair
MY 6th great grandfather came to America from Mauze, France. He is one of the founding fathers. Peirre Gallaudet. You can email me at lynne412@verizon.net

Re: La Rochelle emigrants 1685

bien66  (View posts) Posted: 13 Jan 2008 10:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: NADOO
THE NAME OF 'NADOO

Re: La Rochelle emigrants 1685

ronmesnard  (View posts) Posted: 24 Mar 2008 6:32PM GMT
Classification: Query
Without looking, I can tell you the listing will be less accurate than the Huguenot listings. The edict closed the borders to Huguenots. Any Huguenot that left after the edict did so without the government knowing. The list was probably given to them from the Huguenot society. The US list contains only the names of Huguenots that has descenents proven descendents. Because 99% came over before 1700 that is most difficult to do. You need to have proof that your ancestor came from France and that he was of a proper faith. Then be able to prove the centuries of pedagree. If the society deams you proof solid then your ancestor is put on the list.

Just becase Jean Doe was a Huguenot does not mean your ancestor was a Huguenot any more than we can tell your faith today by your surname.

If you are from N America you might wish to write any NY city genealogical society. As them to research your surname in the registry of Eglise Francaise a la Nouvelle York. No need to guess how it should have been spelled back then. Let the experts figure that one out. Spellings are not consistant anyway.
n NYC. That is in print but in French. I think there was a Huguenot church in the Hudson valley but it was tiny. Like most of the colonies, New Rochelle NY did not have a Huguenot church. The French went to an Anglican Church as did many French even in NYC which had a French church close by. A great deal of Huguenots wanted NOTHING to do with France. I suspect more went to the Trinity Church then the French church. That was the pretty church that survived 9-11 even though it was right next to the towers. It was also in the movie National Treasure.

Most were wealthy merchants. The fact that they were wealthy and they knew sea captians allowed them to escape even though the borders were closed in the first month or two. Later, the government would have closed that option.

Re: La Rochelle emigrants 1685

LyLLYe11  (View posts) Posted: 6 Apr 2008 5:21AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pettit; Petit; Pettett
Ancestry.com has a searchable publication about the monument. It is called "Biographical sketches and index of Huguenot settlers of New Rochelle 1687-1776". It had very little information about my surname but gave a reference to another document that I plan to look into. It gives a list of the names on the monument and a black and white photo but did not copy well when they scanned it. I hope this is helpful.

If there is anyone out there that has any information on my Pettit family I would so love to hear from you.

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