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From: "R. Andrew Myers" <>
Subject: Re: [Huguenot] Francis Fontaine
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 15:08:23 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <3D14A534.89@erols.com>


Hello, Denise!

Thanks very much for your note. I live in Alexandria, too!

The Manakintowne-Williamsburg connection is intriguing. I'm
sure you're right that our ancestors must have known each
other. I don't when Francis came over from Ireland,
however. I think around 1720, but I'm not entirely sure. He
came over with his brother, the Rev. Peter Fontaine, I
believe. Their other brother, John, came over a few years
before and helped discover the Shenandoah Valley. John's
travels are well-documented because his journal has been
published. Francis and Peter are less so. Peter, I think,
was buried at the Westover Church on the James River, but I
have visited yet to be sure. Documenting Francis' travels
has been elusive for me so far.

BTW, I think of Walloons as simply Belgian Huguenots. The
language and culture were slightly different than French
Huguenots, but others like the Dutch often used the terms
'Huguenot' and 'Walloon' interchangeably. That is,
according to a book I read on the history of the French
Huguenot Church of New York City, which was founded by
Dutch, Walloon, French Huguenots. It may be that not all
Walloons were Huguenots, but I think enough were so that
the terms are synonyms.

Hello, Caroline!

It's exciting to (possibly) find kin online. I have heard
about the slight name change from Fontaine to Fountain
(really simply the English meaning of the word). I didn't
know that a Fontaine was connected with the founding of the
Charleston Huguenot church. That's interesting. Also
interesting is the similarity between Manokin and
Manakintowne. Both, I would guess, were named for the local
Indians. I love the Eastern Shore (blue crabs are the
best)! That's also where Francis Makemie lived (on the VA
side), the Father of Presbyterianism in America (he wasn't
a Huguenot, but I'm sure he would have had a special
affinity for French emigrants coming to Virginia in his
day.

Hello, List!

Thanks for the special opportunity to share and compare
notes on our Huguenot heritage, which is a privilege.

Best regards.

Amities,

Andrew Myers

--- James Watson <> wrote:
> To Andrew Myers--Your Francis Fontaine must have been
> acquainted w/my
> Gabriel Maupin, who came over on the ship Nasseau and
> went to
> Manakintowne. After living there for a short while, he
> removed to
> Wmsburg, where he became an innkeeper and died there in
> Wmsburg around
> 1724. His son Gabriel was in charge of the Powder
> Magazine there in
> Wmsburg. Do you know if your Francis Fontaine came on the
> Nasseau? I
> have a little information about that, if FF indeed was on
> that ship.
> Denise Maupin Watson
> Alexandria, VA
>
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