If you can not find your ancestors name then please send us the details and we will endeavour to add it to our ever growing list. Ancient relics and texts were destroyed; the bodies of saints exhumed and burned. Following this exodus, Huguenots remained in large numbers in only one region of France: the rugged Cvennes region in the south. The Edict simultaneously protected Catholic interests by discouraging the founding of new Protestant churches in Catholic-controlled regions. The exodus of Huguenots from France created a brain drain, as many of them had occupied important places in society. Thus, the ancestral listing on our site is not and never will be a complete and exhaustive list of all French Huguenots. Genealogical Publishing Company, Published: 1885, Reprinted: 1998. Change). Jon Butler. Smaller settlements, which included Killeshandra in County Cavan, contributed to the expansion of flax cultivation and the growth of the Irish linen industry. Many of these settlers were given land in an area that was later called Franschhoek (Dutch for 'French Corner'), in the present-day Western Cape province of South Africa. I believe she was buried in Thornton Union Cemetery but they said their records were burnt.I got information saying my Great Great Grandfather is buried there but I know for a fact that Christopher Nixon is buried at the Sixth Line Cemetery beside his Grandaughter Georgia Agnes Barclay.I am thinking they made some kind of mistake regarding Sarah (Annet) Nixon. After revoking the Edict of Nantes, which granted Huguenots civil rights, in October 1685, Louis XIV forbade them to leave France on pain of imprisonment, torture and death. [79], The Huguenots originally spoke French on their arrival in the American colonies, but after two or three generations, they had switched to English. Protestant preachers rallied a considerable army and a formidable cavalry, which came under the leadership of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2013-12-10 21:13:43.854479 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA1155406 City Cambridge, Mass. They arrange tours, talks, events and schools programmes to raise the Huguenot profile in Spitalfields and raise funds for a permanent memorial to the Huguenots. [88][89][90] Many others went to the American colonies, especially South Carolina. Butin -- Pierre. Learn how your comment data is processed. This revocation caused France to lose half a million of its best citizens. Gallicised into Huguenot, often used deprecatingly, the word became, during two and a half centuries of terror and triumph, a badge of enduring honour and courage. It sought an alliance between the city-state of Geneva and the Swiss Confederation. Hasbrouck Family Association. Demographically, there were some areas in which the whole populations had been Reformed. While many American Huguenot groups worship in borrowed churches, the congregation in Charleston has its own church. 1983. His wife's name was Florence, but her last name has been disputed. [9] Reguier de la Plancha (d. 1560) in his De l'Estat de France offered the following account as to the origin of the name, as cited by The Cape Monthly: Reguier de la Plancha accounts for it [the name] as follows: "The name huguenand was given to those of the religion during the affair of Amboyse, and they were to retain it ever since. [105], Many Huguenots from the Lorraine region also eventually settled in the area around Stourbridge in the modern-day West Midlands, where they found the raw materials and fuel to continue their glassmaking tradition. Edward VI granted them the whole of the western crypt of Canterbury Cathedral for worship. The term may have been a combined reference to the Swiss politician Besanon Hugues (died 1532) and the religiously conflicted nature of Swiss republicanism in his time. These included villages in and around the Massif Central, as well as the area around Dordogne, which used to be almost entirely Reformed too. Huguenot Society of Great Britain & Ireland (The society, established in 1885, is dedicated to the preservation of Huguenot history in Great Britain and the publication of Huguenot records.The society is especially noted for their Quarto series of publications available on CD ROM since 2004 which includes parish registers from French protestant churches, registers of poor relief . We would all benefit (appeal for indexers), Michael Gandy 36 Issue 10 Introduction, Michael Gandy 2 Books on Huguenot History available on CD-ROM, Tony Fuller 2 Chamier from Dauphin and Deschamps from Bergerac, Anthony Chamier 4 Plewis, Miss E.M. Plewis 8 The First English Bulteels, Vivien Allen 9 Notes on the Chartres Family, T.G. The Huguenots of the state opposed the monopoly of power the Guise family had and wanted to attack the authority of the crown. As a major Protestant nation, England patronised and helped protect Huguenots, starting with Queen Elizabeth I in 1562,[85] with the first Huguenots settling in Colchester in 1565. Thera Wijsenbeek, "Identity Lost: Huguenot refugees in the Dutch Republic and its former colonies in North America and South Africa, 1650 to 1750: a comparison". The label Huguenot was purportedly first applied in France to those conspirators (all of them aristocratic members of the Reformed Church) who were involved in the Amboise plot of 1560: a foiled attempt to wrest power in France from the influential and zealously Catholic House of Guise. That review resulted after a lot of thought and consultation in many names being dropped from our listings due to lack of good documentation. A two-volume illustrated folio paraphrase version based on his manuscript, by Jean de Rly, was printed in Paris in 1487. Many of the farms in the Western Cape province in South Africa still bear French names. A lengthy review of all genealogical information on file was completed in September 2011. However, enforcement of the Edict grew increasingly irregular over time, making life so intolerable that many fled the country. [39], Huguenot numbers grew rapidly between 1555 and 1561, chiefly amongst nobles and city dwellers. [77] Their descendants in many families continued to use French first names and surnames for their children well into the nineteenth century. In the early years, many Huguenots also settled in the area of present-day Charleston, South Carolina. [citation needed], Louis XIV inherited the throne in 1643 and acted increasingly aggressively to force the Huguenots to convert. The item Family names of Huguenot refugees to America, compiled by Mrs. James M. Lawton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. [16] This is true for many areas in the west and south controlled by the Huguenot nobility. In 1825, this privilege was reduced to the south aisle and in 1895 to the former chantry chapel of the Black Prince. He was regarded by the Gallicians as a noble man who respected people's dignity and lives. For example Pierre Minuit who bought the Island of Manhattan for 24 dollars, according to the legend; Isaac Bethlo from Picardie, who arrived in New Amsterdam in 1652; who gave his name the island on which stands the Statue of Liberty. Many Walloon and Huguenot families were granted asylum there. The kingdom did not fully recover for years. Dr Kathleen Chater has been tracing her own family history for over 30 years. Description. The Huguenots supplied the colonies with excellent physicians and expert artisans and craftsmen. [93][94] The immigrants assimilated well in terms of using English, joining the Church of England, intermarriage and business success. Janet Gray and other supporters of the hypothesis suggest that the name huguenote would be roughly equivalent to 'little Hugos', or 'those who want Hugo'.[6]. Aymar, Jean. There were also some Calvinists in the Alsace region, which then belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. Publication Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors, DAR/SAR Huguenot Ancestors with DAR numbers, Online Dues Payments for Members-at-Large, About The Huguenot Ancestral Name Listings, Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors of The National Huguenot Society. Search the St. Alban's Border Crossing Records find Canadian & American Ancestors. The present form. Uziele - Genealogy of the Huguenot Walloon settlers David & Pieter Uziele, father and son settlers in Harlem NY. Proof of descent from any such Huguenot ancestor listed in this book or, alternatively, providing documentation that an ancestor not listed in the publication was a French Huguenot during the period 1520-1787 will qualify an individual for membership. The Huguenot Memorial Museum was also erected there and opened in 1957. Notable Huguenots or people from Huguenot descent United States Arts & Entertainment=== * James Agee, American screenwriter and Pulitzer prize winning author Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo cowboy, artist, and sculptor William Christopher, American actor Joan Crawford, American actress Davy Crockett , American folk hero Johnny Depp, American actor Angevine, Zacharie. Thousands of Huguenots were in Paris celebrating the marriage of Henry of Navarre to Marguerite de Valois on Saint Bartholomews Day, August 24, 1572. The superstition of our ancestors, to within twenty or thirty years thereabouts, was such that in almost all the towns in the kingdom they had a notion that certain spirits underwent their Purgatory in this world after death, and that they went about the town at night, striking and outraging many people whom they found in the streets. In addition, a dense network of Protestant villages permeated the rural mountainous region of the Cevennes. D.J.B. Nevertheless the listing can be useful in genealogical research and for the purpose of establishing eligibility for membership in The National Huguenot Society. Philip Agee from Florida was the CIA agent who wrote the 1975 book Inside the Company: CIA Diary. Services are still held there in French according to the Reformed tradition every Sunday at 3pm. Huguenot name Huguenot refugees also settled in the Delaware River Valley of Eastern Pennsylvania and Hunterdon County, New Jersey in 1725. James Agee from Tennessee was an influential American writer and critic of the 1940's and 1950's, best known for his prose lyric Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. http://pages.infinit.net/barbeaum/suisses.htm, Motherhood in New France, Grand Voyers Road Commissioners, Montreal Archives Property Assessments 1847-2003, ARCHIVES MONTREAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT 1847 2003, GenWebCanada updates Quebec cemetery listings, RootsTech announces free online conference presentation schedule, Am I My Fathers Son, or Genealogy Revisited, Amarilda Desbiens, Scottish adoptee in Baie-St-Paul? They founded the silk industry in England. The French added to the existing immigrant population, then comprising about a third of the population of the city. Of the refugees who arrived on the Kent coast, many gravitated towards Canterbury, then the county's Calvinist hub. Instead of being in Purgatory after death, according to Catholic doctrine, they came back to harm the living at night. [98] Andrew Lortie (born Andr Lortie), a leading Huguenot theologian and writer who led the exiled community in London, became known for articulating their criticism of the Pope and the doctrine of transubstantiation during Mass. Most French Huguenots were either unable or unwilling to emigrate to avoid forced conversion to Roman Catholicism. The Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors of The National Huguenot Society, Fifth Edition 2012, together with any supplements or addenda that have been or might be issued, provides the definitive listing of proven Huguenot ancestors whose descendants have joined The National Huguenot Society over the years. The persecution and the flight of the Huguenots greatly damaged the reputation of Louis XIV abroad, particularly in England. Doubtless one of the scarcest Huguenot studies and yet unquestionably a classic, Lee's Huguenots in France and America is essentially a history rather than a treatise on emigration or a list of names, with primary emphasis on the exposition of facts and notable events. (LogOut/ The Huguenots responded by establishing independent political and military structures, establishing diplomatic contacts with foreign powers, and openly revolting against central power. In October 1985, to commemorate the tricentenary of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, President Franois Mitterrand of France announced a formal apology to the descendants of Huguenots around the world. [46], In what became known as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 24 August 3 October 1572, Catholics killed thousands of Huguenots in Paris and similar massacres took place in other towns in the following weeks. Baird, Charles W. "History of the Huguenot Emigration to America." John Gano. (It has been adapted as a restaurantsee illustration above. The names of Huguenot leaders at that time included the royal houses of Navarre, Valois,and Cond; Admiral Coligny, and hundreds of otherofficers inthe military. They ultimately decided to switch to German in protest against the occupation of Prussia by Napoleon in 180607. By the end of the sixteenth century, Huguenots constituted 7-8% of the whole population, or 1.2million people. The fort was destroyed in 1560 by the Portuguese, who captured some of the Huguenots. Some Huguenots fought in the Low Countries alongside the Dutch against Spain during the first years of the Dutch Revolt (15681609). The cities of Bourges, Montauban and Orlans saw substantial activity in this regard. Listed below are some of the Huguenot names, which have been slightly altered to blend into the local community. Henri Estienne (Latin Stephanus) was among several contemporaries to attribute it to the name given around 1560 to Protestants in Tours, after the . In relative terms, this was one of the largest waves of immigration ever of a single ethnic community to Britain. Amadowne, Roger. Other founding families created enterprises based on textiles and such traditional Huguenot occupations in France. George Duffield II (1732-1790), and . [57], The revocation forbade Protestant services, required education of children as Catholics, and prohibited emigration. The colonists became farmers, laborers, ministers, soldiers, sailors, and people who engaged in government. After the British Conquest of New France, British authorities in Lower Canada tried to encourage Huguenot immigration in an attempt to promote a Francophone Protestant Church in the region, hoping that French-speaking Protestants would be more loyal clergy than those of Roman Catholicism. Some Huguenot preachers and congregants were attacked as they attempted to meet for worship. South Carolina French Huguenot Immigration - 1690 To 1700. It was an attempt to establish a French colony in South America. This is a question our experts keep getting from time to time. Pope Gregory XIII had a medal struck off in honor of the event and sentto Catherine and all Catholic prelates. Agee Names. Several French Protestant churches are descended from or tied to the Huguenots, including: Historical religious group of French Protestants, Criticism and conflict with the Catholic Church, Right of return to France in the 19th and 20th centuries, The Huguenot Population of France, 1600-1685: The Demographic Fate and Customs of a Religious Minority by Philip Benedict; American Philosophical Society, 1991 - 164, The Huguenots: Or, Reformed French Church. The city's political institutions and the university were all handed over to the Huguenots. After the 1534 Affair of the Placards,[37][38] however, he distanced himself from Huguenots and their protection. Huguenot was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. After petitioning the British Crown in 1697 for the right to own land in the Baronies, they prospered as slave owners on the Cooper, Ashepoo, Ashley and Santee River plantations they purchased from the British Landgrave Edmund Bellinger. ", Lien Bich Luu, "French-speaking refugees and the foundation of the London silk industry in the 16th century. Cellier. Experiences of the French Huguenots in America - The King's Refugees; History of the Huguenot Emigration to America, Vol. Two years later, with the Revolutionary Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, Protestants gained equal rights as citizens. Stadtholder William III of Orange, who later became King of England, emerged as the strongest opponent of king Louis XIV after the French attacked the Dutch Republic in 1672. Manifesto, (or Declaration of Principles), of the French Protestant Church of London, Founded by Charter of Edward VI. Now, we have got a complete detailed explanation and answer for everyone, who is interested! By contrast, the Protestant populations of eastern France, in Alsace, Moselle, and Montbliard, were mainly Lutherans. The Dutch as part of New Amsterdam later claimed this land, along with New York and the rest of New Jersey. [31] William Farel was a student of Lefevre who went on to become a leader of the Swiss Reformation, establishing a Protestant republican government in Geneva. The tide of the Reformation reached France early in the sixteenth century and was part of the religious and political fomentation of the times. Of the original 390 settlers in the isolated settlement, many had died; others lived outside town on farms in the English style; and others moved to different areas. A number of Huguenots served as mayors in Dublin, Cork, Youghal and Waterford in the 17th and 18th centuries. [4], A term used originally in derision, Huguenot has unclear origins. Louis XIV claimed that the French Huguenot population was reduced from about 900,000 or 800,000 adherents to just 1,000 or 1,500. Blignault. A small wooden church was first erected in the community, followed by a second church that was built of stone. The country had a long history of struggles with the papacy (see the Avignon Papacy, for example) by the time the Protestant Reformation finally arrived. Many Walloons (an ethnic group from Belgium and part of France) were Calvinists. Around 1294, a French version of the Scriptures was prepared by the Roman Catholic priest, Guyard des Moulins. About 2,000 Huguenots settled in New York, South Carolina, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in the mid-1680s and in 1700 in Virginia. Most came from northern France (Brittany, Normandy, and Picardy, as well as West Flanders (subsequently French Flanders), which had been annexed from the Southern Netherlands by Louis XIV in 1668-78[83]). In Paris the spirit was called le moine bourr; at Orlans, le mulet odet; at Blois le loup garon; at Tours, le Roy Huguet; and so on in other places. Escalating, he instituted dragonnades, which included the occupation and looting of Huguenot homes by military troops, in an effort to forcibly convert them. A couple of ships with around 500 people arrived at the Guanabara Bay, present-day Rio de Janeiro, and settled on a small island. References: Charles Washington Baird, History of the Huguenot Emigration to America (1973). Louise de Coligny, daughter of the murdered Huguenot leader Gaspard de Coligny, married William the Silent, leader of the Dutch (Calvinist) revolt against Spanish (Catholic) rule. Some settlers landed in present-day Chesterfield County. In the south, towns like Castres, Montauban, Montpellier and Nimes were Huguenot strongholds. Wijsenbeek, Thera. Membership criteria is defined by The National Huguenot Society. Caqueline / Coquelin / Cocklin / Gaglin -- Sbastian I. Arnaud, Andre. 24 July, A.D. 1550. By the time Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, Huguenots accounted for 800,000 to 1million people. Are you a descendant of a Huguenot Family? George A. Rothrock, The Huguenots: A Biography of a Minority (1979). Eric J. Roth, "From Protestant International to Hudson Valley Provincial: A Case Study of Language Use and Ethnicity in New Paltz, New York, 16781834". While a small amount of Huguenots did come, the majority switched from speaking French to English. Joaquin Phoenix (1974-), American actor, distant French Huguenot ancestry on his father's side. Jane Hawkes Liddell, "Why Huguenots Flocked to the Carolinas," in Peter Steven Gannon, ed., Huguenot Refugees in the Settling of Colonial America (1985). In Bad Karlshafen, Hessen, Germany is the Huguenot Museum and Huguenot archive. A large monument to commemorate the arrival of the Huguenots in South Africa was inaugurated on 7 April 1948 at Franschhoek. As a result Protestants are still a religious minority in Quebec today. The origins of the term "Huguenot" is uncertain, but historians believe it comes from the Swiss-German word Eidgenossen, meaning "confederates," in reference to the Genevan rebellion against the Duke of Savoy in the sixteenth century.The French Reformed church was formally founded in 1559 with the underground meeting of the first national synod in Paris. For over 150 years, Huguenots were allowed to hold their services in Lady Chapel in St. Patrick's Cathedral. They were determined to end religious oppression. The French Huguenot Church of Charleston, which remains independent, is the oldest continuously active Huguenot congregation in the United States. What is clear is that the surname, Jaques, is a Huguenot name. Early ties were already visible in the Apologie of William the Silent, condemning the Spanish Inquisition, which was written by his court minister, the Huguenot Pierre L'Oyseleur, lord of Villiers. Huguenots in Nouvelle France Qubec (New France Quebec) 1604-1763, Michel Barbeau Author, researcher, compilerand consists of, Huguenots from France (319 pioneers) http://pages.infinit.net/barbeaum/fichier/, Calvinists from Switzerland (21 pioneers) http://pages.infinit.net/barbeaum/suisses.htm, Huguenots in Nouvelle France Qubec(New France Quebec)1600-1765, Listing of family names obtained from the writings of many authors andVarious Online Sources, Click on the links below to open in new windows. It was still illegal, and, although the law was seldom enforced, it could be a threat or a nuisance to Protestants. Both kingdoms, which had enjoyed peaceful relations until 1685, became bitter enemies and fought each other in a series of wars, called the "Second Hundred Years' War" by some historians, from 1689 onward. Although services are conducted largely in English, every year the church holds an Annual French Service, which is conducted entirely in French using an adaptation of the Liturgies of Neufchatel (1737) and Vallangin (1772). [35] The height of this persecution was the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in August, 1572, when 5,000 to 30,000 were killed, although there were also underlying political reasons for this as well, as some of the Huguenots were nobles trying to establish separate centres of power in southern France. Long after the sect was suppressed by Francis I, the remaining French Waldensians, then mostly in the Luberon region, sought to join Farel, Calvin and the Reformation, and Olivtan published a French Bible for them. But the light of the Gospel has made them vanish, and teaches us that these spirits were street-strollers and ruffians. [16] During the same period there were some 1,400 Reformed churches operating in France. Further support and information is available for the Society's members. Blignaut. [30] During the Protestant Reformation, Lefevre, a professor at the University of Paris, published his French translation of the New Testament in 1523, followed by the whole Bible in the French language in 1530. Today, there are some Reformed communities around the world that still retain their Huguenot identity. Cabanis -- Henri. Protestantism was quickly embraced by members of the nobility, by the intellectual elite, and by professionals in trades, medicine, and crafts. The wars gradually took on a dynastic character, developing into an extended feud between the Houses of Bourbon and Guise, both of whichin addition to holding rival religious viewsstaked a claim to the French throne. Rhetoric like this became fiercer as events unfolded, and eventually stirred up a reaction in the Catholic establishment. "Huguenot" was the pejorative name given to Calvinist French Protestants by their Catholic opponents in the sixteenth century. Augeron Mickal, Didier Poton et Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, dir.. Augeron Mickal, John de Bry, Annick Notter, dir., This page was last edited on 2 November 2022, at 07:41. But many took the risk . The Huguenot Society provides a variety of resources that can help those searching for their ancestors: its own publications, substantial collections of family history material in the Huguenot Library and leaflets providing guidance. Bethnal Green. The government encouraged descendants of exiles to return, offering them French citizenship in a 15 December 1790 law: All persons born in a foreign country and descending in any degree of a French man or woman expatriated for religious reason are declared French nationals (naturels franais) and will benefit from rights attached to that quality if they come back to France, establish their domicile there and take the civic oath. Nearby villages are Hengoed, and Ystrad Mynach. [61], Article 4 of 26 June 1889 Nationality Law stated: "Descendants of families proscribed by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes will continue to benefit from the benefit of 15 December 1790 Law, but on the condition that a nominal decree should be issued for every petitioner. [citation needed], By 1620, the Huguenots were on the defensive, and the government increasingly applied pressure. 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