I have no FLORA nor LeFLEURs surnames in my
database. As you mention I do have Rene PIATT
aka Rene LeFLEUR. The problem with that is,
none of the PIATT researchers that I have dealt
with have any idea where or why the LeFLEUR name
came from.
I'm super busy at the moment and don't really
have time to work on the PIATT line but I will
keep your message because you have piqued my
interest.
TTYL.
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Wiley Alston Jarrell
15610 Edenvale
Friendswood Tx, 77546
281-482-3671
There has been some discussion of Rene Piatt in recent days. One of the Piatt
researchers did extensive work on Rene and contributed several pages of work
to the Piatt Family Newsletter in 1990. The work is too extensive to be
repeated here, nor should it be without the researcher's permission. But I
think a few items from the work would be appropriate.
Rene first appeared in New Jersey records in 1677:
"30 Nov 1677 - Deed, Claude Vallot of Woodbridge to Rene Piatt alias Lafleur,
of same place, planter
I found this info conserning the "piatt alias "le flure" subject in a book,
The early huguenots or early french in New jersey, Bloomfield, n.J. 1955
[Lancour no. 112]
Reune Piatt, a native of Dauphiny, france, fled to Holland and later came to
America, settling at Piscataway before 1680. The N.J. Archives state that
in early deeds he is designated as "Reune Piatt, alias La Flower". letters
of administration of October 16 1705, granted to his widow, Elizabeth, give
his name as Reyneer (Regnier) Peatt, alia
Time is getting close for the Piatt Conference, June 18-24, 2000 at Davis and
Elkins College in Elkins WV. I'd like to take a minute to bring into focus
the information I have so far. These are the people who have told me they
will attend:
Jim & Edith
Dick & Mary
Skip
Jo & Ken
Beth
Joe & Paulie
George & Betty
*Becky & Jeff
Liz
Christine
Laverne
and
Bill, maybe
The * means "no linens." I think most have requested linens. Please correct
any errors above.
If I have forgotten to list you please accept m
This post is being sent to the Cumberland Co PA, Franklin Co PA, and Piatt
surname lists.
The following road record was found three or four years ago by a fellow
researcher interested in the two men named Jacob Piatt/Pyatt who were in the
Path Valley and/or Burnt Cabins area from the time of the eviction of the
squatters by the PA militia to about 1775.
Reference for the record is Cumberland Co Road Records, Volume 1, page 32,
County Clerk's Office, Carlisle.
The road runs north and east consistantly and
Hello there, you very quiet list members!
This is a note from Christine, your friendly listkeeper, just to let you
all know that now the PIATT GenConnect boards have been linked to PIATT
mailing list.
>From now on, any posting to the PIATT GenConnect Boards will also be
automatically posted to the list.
This is a great opportunity to use the resources available in a whole
new way. From now on, whenever a will, biography, query, obituary,
Bible record, deed, or pension record is posted to the boards, a
In "A Catalogue of ye names of ye Inhabitants of ye Towne of Piscataway," in
the old 'Town Book', entered there about 1690, is found that of 'La Fflower,
alias Reni Piat'. And in a list of the Freeholders, of about the same date,
'Laflore alias renipate'; and in another list, of a little later date, 'La
Flower alias Rene Piat'. It would seem that he first resided in Woodbridge,
where in 1677 he was
granted a license to marry Elizabeth Sheffield of Flushing, Long Island, NY.
Immediately after their marriage,