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   24/03/2007, 23:50
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Have learned from old biography that my  Burt ancestors were of French-Huguenot descent--what would the French name for Burt have been? Thanks
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   25/03/2007, 0:03
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You could ask 'our'  Huguenot expert Tony F Dordogne :

Huguenot Trails enquiries@huguenottrails.com  or he may see you post and reply.


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   25/03/2007, 7:35
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Ummmmmmmm - got any more details Burt (and it would be nice to know your given name rather than family name) which book did you see the reference in, got a date for the first Burt arriving outside France?
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   26/03/2007, 23:49
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Thanks to both of you for replying.; I found the reference online & now can't re-find it, nor my printed copy at the moment; just the notes on my Family Tree Maker---it was an article which was quoting from "History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas; Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co, 1889."  It said in part, that in the biography of  Dr J.S. Burt, "his grandfather John Burt was of French-Huguenot descent, was born and reared in Virginia, ----"  Dr J S Burt was my great-grandfather's brother. We do not know who or have a date for the first of our family to leave Europe for the Colonies. The earliest we have is Richard Burt born in York Co, Virginia about 1665. But Burt did not sound French to me, so wondered if anyone might know what it might have been anglicized from. Any ideas? Daniel Burt, United States
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   03/04/2007, 19:02
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I would suggest that you subscribe to the Huguenot site at Rootsweb - huguenot-admin@rootsweb.com - where you will find a whole bunch of American Huguenot researchers who will be able to better help you, this is most definately not the place to go into that sort of stuff and on Rootsewb you may - just may - find some other descendants of the original family.

And there are the various American Huguenot Societies (if you google for Huguenot you'll find them - who may be better able to help you rather than a general reply from me on this Forum.


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   05/04/2007, 18:00
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Okay, sorry if I asked on the wrong site, just thinking since it was in France, someone might know the French version of the name, that's all.  .Thank you for your courtesy and time, and suggestion. Have a good day, D B
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   05/04/2007, 19:18
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My Irish mother used to say the the Norman family De Burgo had been anglisized (?) to Burke. Her family name was Joynt which came from Huguenot ancestors called Joyant.
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   05/04/2007, 21:27
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Tony is the expert, but my  OH relatives ended up in Port Arlington  as a reward for fighting for the King.
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   05/04/2007, 23:13
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Hey, thanks a lot--that's fairly close to Burt, could be, it's somewhere to start, anyway. Thanks again.
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