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From: "Sybil Chapman" <>
Subject: Re: [MORAY] Re: Revolta family
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:23:31 -0600
References: <MB09AmEaJswFCHOzyfy000029dc@MB09.myfamilysouth.com>


If I remember correctly when the Georgia colony was first settled they were
supposed to raise silk worms. I think they had some Scots in that colony.
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Subject: [MORAY] Re: Revolta family


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> It seems you have Italian blood in you, Fiona. John Revolta was born at
> Lake Como, Italy, in about 1797. He was the son of Paschal Revolta, a
> cultivator of silkworms, and Mary Fantoone. I don't know why he left Italy
> but I noticed that two other Italians about the same age as him both
> settled in Moray so it may be worth finding out what the political
> situation was like in Italy during the early 1800's. There are several
> members of the family recorded in the Moray Council's Local Heritage
> Service index at http://libindx.moray.gov.uk. If you just type in Revolta
> in the people search section you will find them. The entries for some of
> the individuals have some "interesting" miscellaneous items indexed.
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