Publisher's Synopsis
By: R.A. Brock, Pub. 1886, reprinted 2023, 256 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-148-7. This book is the definitive work on the Huguenot emigration into Virginia. It contains numerous lists of refugees, emigrants and passenger lists. One of the most important lists is a record of the baptisms at Manakin-Town, 1721-1754. Beyond the obvious of a child's birth, the researcher will discover the names of the godparents, who often times were a relative of the family. Along with other genealogical data included within this book, the author has included an Appendix of Genealogies. This 88-page section contains genealogies of the following families: Chastain, Cocke, Dupuy, Fontaine, Marye, Maury, Trabue and other allied families of these families. The Index mentions approximately 4,000 persons.
