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From: "Augusta B. Elmwood" <>
Subject: Fw: [Carib-L] Fw: Lewis Lamotte of Jamaica
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:11:58 -0500


Subject: Re: [Carib-L] Fw: Lewis Lamotte of Jamaica


: I don't know about Lewis per se, but Lamotte sounds very French, like the Cadillac de la
: Motte family which was, I believe in Saint-Domingue. He probably came from S-D. Lagier
: was probably originally Legier.
:
: Augusta Elmwood
: Noo Awlins :-)
:
: ----- Original Message -----
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: Subject: [Carib-L] Fw: Lewis Lamotte of Jamaica
:
: : is anyone familiar with the family stories of Lewis Lamotte of Jamaica? probably late
: 1700s early 1800s
: :
: : I am trying to piece together a big jigsaw puzzle and Lamotte is one of the names.
: :
: : the others are
: : John Campbell, Lagier Lamotte Thomas Cope, John Butts and Joshua Collins, Rowland
: Williams, Robert Lovelace, George Narborne Vincent and Henry Drury Cooper
: :
: : I suspect they may have been merchants of some kind, and if so, I would love to know
: what they traded in.
: :
: : also, a long shot, but is anyone a history buff who knows a bit about English history?
: I am looking to uncover a tale about
: : "dear Beddingfield who saved the Kings life" - again probably late 1700s, maybe early
: 1800 - the wording is from an Affidavit and I am trying to uncover the postion
: Beddingfield held at the time, or maybe after he saved the King, as his successor was a
: member of my family tree.
: :
: : thanks
: :
: : judy
: : Australia
: :
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