Documents, Chiefly Unpublished, Relating to the Huguenot Emigration to Virginia and to the Settlement at Manakin-Town: With an Appendix of Genealogies, Presenting Data of the Fontaine, Maury, Dupuy, Trabue, Marye, Chastain, Cocke, and Other FamiliesRobert Alonzo Brock Society, 1886 - 247 páginas |
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7ber 8ber 9ber Abraham acres Amonet Anne David April August baptized Benin Benjamin Bernard born a black born Jean born the day born to Jean Carolina Charles Church Cocke Colonel Colony Confederate States Army Council Daniel daugh daughter of Jean December died DIONISIUS Edward Eliza Elizabeth enfans England Estiene Faure February femme ffrench Refugees Fontaine formerly Minister France French George girl to Jean godfather godmother Gueran Guillieaume Henrico county Henry Huguenot Isaac Issue of James Issue of John Issue of William James City county James River Jane Janne January Jaque Brian Jaque Martain Jean Chastain Jean Levilain Joseph Joux July June land Lewis Lucy Malet March Maria married Martha Marye Matthew Maury Muce November October parish parties have declared Perodin Peter Philipe Pierre Pierre David Pierre Dupuy Pierre Faure Powhatan county Richard Robert Sallie Sarah September settled severall Soblet Susan Thomas viii Virginia Watkins wife Xber
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