General Resource Sites

• Australian Family Tree Connections - Huguenot Surnames Index 
• Experiences of the French Huguenots in America 
  This document was written in about 1908 and contains information on persecutions of the French Huguenots and their flight to America. It contains information on several of the earliest French Huguenot immigrants including Alexander Resseguie and Sarah Bontecou. It also contains a journal of one of their descendants, Timothy Resseguie, a British soldier in the American Revolution.
• Huguenot & Protestant Reformed Chronology 
  From the Pierre Chastain Family Association.
• The Huguenot Cross 
• Huguenot History 
• Huguenot History 
• Huguenot History 
  Provides brief historical details and links to other sites regarding the Huguenots.
• Huguenot Resources - Olive Tree Genealogy 
• Huguenot Ring 
  The Huguenot Ring is a free program that allows Internet surfers to travel from one Huguenot related homepage to another.
• Huguenot Sources 
  From the Pierre Chastain Family Association.
• Huguenots 
• Huguenot Web Site / Huguenot.net 
  For descendants and researchers of Huguenot refugees.
• L'édit de Nantes  
  Includes the French text of the Edict of Nantes and a graphic image of the document.
• The Méreaux 
  The Méreau (plural Méreaux) was a coin-like token used by the Huguenots from the 16th century, initially to be allowed to use the sacrament of the Holy Communion, and later for identification.
• The Olive Tree Genealogy - Index to Huguenot & Walloon Section 
• Our Huguenot Ancestors 
  Online slide show with notes for a conference conducted by the author.
• Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (October 22, 1685) 
  English translation of the Revocation.
• Traits and Stories of the Huguenots 
  By Elizabeth Gaskell - 1853.
• The Wars of Religion 
• Who were the Huguenots? 

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Dennis Severs House  ~ London, England
  A recreation of a house of a imagined Huguenot weaver in Spitalfields.
• Huguenot Library 
  At the University College London.
  • eUCLid - the University College London Online Library Catalog 
• The Huguenot Memorial Museum 
  Museum in South Africa focusing on the Huguenots of the Cape Settlements.
• Representative Church Body Library  ~ Dublin, Ireland
  Holds the the Irish Huguenot Archive. The Library is the Church of Ireland's principal repository for its archives & manuscripts. Records from parishes, dioceses & cathedrals in the Republic of Ireland & the non-current records of the General Synod & the Representative Church Body have been transferred to the Library, although some records remain in local custody.
• Thorney Heritage Museum & The Thorney Society  ~ Cambridgeshire, England
  • Family History 

Locality Specific

• Cambridgeshire - Huguenots and Walloons 
• The Contribution of the Huguenots in South Africa 
  A brief history of the arrival of the French Huguenots in South Africa, their settlement, and their influence on the South African scene.
• Devon Huguenots 
• Devon Huguenots (Surnames) 
• French Huguenots Are Alive and Well in Texas 
  Article by Brenda Kellow.
• French Huguenots in the Hudson Valley 
  French pilgrims influenced the culture of the Hudson Valley. Faced with religious persecution, the Huguenots left France to find a peaceful homeland.
• The French Protestant Church of London 
• The French Protestant (Huguenot) Church  ~ Charleston, South Carolina
  
• From Montbéliard to a New World 
  Montbéliard is a small city in eastern France, in the department of Doubs, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Paris. Until 1793, Montbéliard was the independent homeland of about 420 French-speaking Protestants brought to Nova Scotia by a Dutch shipping agent named John Dick.
• Huguenot Cemetery  ~ St. John's County, Florida
• Huguenot Emigrants on the James River 
• The Huguenot Heritage 
  From the Orange Street Congregational Church, Leicester Square, London. Founded by Huguenots in 1686.
• The Huguenot Legacy - English Silver 1680 to 1760 
  London silversmiths.
• Huguenot Refugees in the Cape Colony of South Africa 
• Huguenots de France et d'ailleurs 
  Huguenots families from France, especially Alsace, Lyon, Normandie, Sancerre, Tours. Genealogy, bibliography, links. Over fifty thousands names.
• The Huguenots of Lisburn  ~ Ireland
• Huguenots to England 
• Huguenots Picards 
  Information on French Protestants in Picardy.
• The Huguenot Web Site 
  The Danish Huguenot families: DUPONT, LOUISON, LE FEVRE, DEVANTIER, DELEURAN, FOURNAISE, ARMAND, Le BLOND, DESMARETS.
• Protestants in France (les Protestants en France) 
  Discusses sources for Huguenot research in France.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Religions/Churches Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Religion 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• Huguenot Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Huguenots. The Huguenots were French Protestants from the 16th and 17th centuries, many of whom migrated to other countries due to religious persecution. Archives: browse or search.
• HUGUENOT-WALLOON Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the French Huguenots and Belgium Walloons who fled to the West Indies, the Netherlands, and the United States in the 17th century. Archives: browse or search.
• HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE Mailing List  and the associated web site 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the research of Huguenots and/or Walloons in Europe. For the purposes of this list, Europe includes all of continental Europe as well as the United Kingdom and Ireland. Archives: browse or search.

People & Families

• BOESHORE (BESHORE) Family History 
• The Charles Jeffrey Morrissette Sr. Family Home Page 
  In 1700 Pierre Morriset, a French Huguenot, arrived in James City, Virginia aboard the ship "Mary and Ann". The Huguenots on board had left France to escape religious persecution and to find new land.
• DEYO Family Association 
  The Deyo Family Association has compiled an extensive genealogy and history of the DEYO FAMILY IN AMERICA which is continuing to be updated and maintained and cooperates with the Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, N. Y. in other projects to memorialize the rich heritage of the descendants of the twelve Huguenot patentees.
• DuVAL Family Association 
  Descendants of Daniel DuVal and his wife Philadelphia DuBois who were French Huguenots.
• The FUQUA Family Foundation 
  Guillaume Fouquet, b. 1667, came to Virginia from France.
• Genealogy Resources: Steps in Time 
  VILLEPONTEAUX.
• GOURDIN-GOURDINE Family Association 
  A French-African-American Family from South Carolina.
• HEWLETT BEUZEVILLE ROUSSEL Family History 
• Huguenot Emigrants on the James River (MARTIN Family) 
  Early Huguenot families at Manakintowne, VA, including MARTIN, RAPINE, TRABUE, GUERRANT, CHASTAIN.
• The Huguenot Families UZIELE and CASIER 
• LaRUE & Allied Families 
• Life's Short; Plunge In. 
  BURN, WILMOT, DUPREE, VENZKE.
• Peter LEMAY's Descendants 
  Descendants of Peter Lemay, the French Huguenot Protestant refugee who immigrated to Virginia in the early 1700's.
• Pierre CHASTAIN Family Association 
• The SEITZ Site 
  The genealogical content of this site includes biographical sketches of the known immigrant ancestors inlcluding Huguenots & Quakers.
• VALLEAU Family Association 
• VILJOEN Family Homepage 
  Villion, Campenaar.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Huguenot 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • The Diligence and the Disappearance of Manakintowne's Huguenots 
    A book by Allison Wehr Elterich.
  • Family Names of Huguenot Refugees to America 
    A book by James M. Lawton.
  • French Huguenots in English-Speaking Lands 
    A book by Horton Davies.
  • The French in Early Florida: In the Eye of the Hurricane 
    A book by John T. McGrath.
  • History of the Huguenot Emigration to America 
    A book by Charles Baird.
  • Huguenot Ancestry 
    A book by Noel Currer-Briggs.
  • Huguenot Artists and Craftsmen in London, 1680-1720  
    A book by Tessa Murdoch.
  • The Huguenot Connection : The Edict of Nantes, Its Revocation, and Early French Migration to South Carolina 
    A book by Richard M. Golden.
  • The Huguenots : A Biography of a Minority 
    A book by George A. Rothrock.
  • The Huguenots: Their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland 
    A book by Samuel Smiles.
  • Huguenot Genealogies : A Selected Preliminary List 
    A book by Arthur Louis Finnell.
  • Huguenot Heritage: The History and Contribution of the Huguenots in Britain 
    A book by Robin D. Gwynn.
  • The Huguenots in America : A Refugee People in New World Society 
    A book by Jon Butler.
  • Huguenots in Britain and Their French Background 1550-1800 
    A book by Irene Scouloudi.
  • The Huguenots in England : Immigration and Settlement, C. 1550-1700 
    A book by Bernard J. Cottret.
  • The Huguenots of Colonial South Carolina 
    A book by Arthur Henry Hirsch.
  • The Huguenots of London 
    A book by Robin D. Gwynn.
  • Ireland's Huguenots and Their Refuge, 1662-1745: An Unlikely Haven 
    A book by Raymond Hylton.
  • Memory and Identity: The Huguenots in France and the Atlantic Diaspora 
    A book by Bertrand Van Ruymbeke.
  • Pioneers of France in the New World 
    A book by Francis Parkman.
• Books about Portarlington 
  A site promoting the sale of books about Portarlington, Ireland, also providing historical information about the area. Portarlington is a town straddling Counties Laois and Offaly (formerly Queen's County & King's County) in Ireland. Once the land of the O'Dempseys and Lea Castle, in 1694 it became the home to a substantial Huguenot settlement: i.e. French Protestants, with names such as BLANC, CAMELIN, CHAMP, CHAMPAGNE, DES VOEUX, LALANDE, MICHEAU, PILOT, VIGNOLES, and the French church is still is use today.
• Genealogical.com - Religions/Huguenot 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
  • History of the Huguenot Emigration to America 
    A book by Charles W. Baird.
  • The Huguenots of Colonial South Carolina 
    A book by Arthur Henry Hirsch.
  • The Huguenot Settlements in Ireland 
    A book by Grace Lawless Lee.
  • Huguenot Settlers in America 
    A CD-ROM from Genealogical.com.
  • National Huguenot Society Bible Records 
    A book by Arthur Louis Finnell.
  • The Trail of the Huguenots 
    A book by George Elmore Reaman.
• Heritage Books: Huguenot 
• Higginson Book Company - French/Huguenot 
• Hope Farm Books - Palatines/Huguenots 
• Huguenot Crosses 
  Huguenot jewelry.
• Huguenots 
  Books for sale from Lost In Time online book seller.
• Publications of the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Huguenots 
  • Huguenots-Walloons-Europe 

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital

• Huguenot Cemetery  ~ St. John's County, Florida
• Huguenot Ships 
  Names and dates of vessels bearing Huguenots to the Cape Settlements in South Africa.
• Index to Huguenot Ships 
• Protestants de Luneray et Bacqueville au XVIIe siecle 
  Protestant Church records from Luneray and Bacqueville, Normandy, France.

Societies & Groups

• Berkeley County Huguenot Society of South Carolina 
• Deutsche Hugenotten-Gesellschaft e.V.  ~ Bad Karlshafen, Germany
• Huguenot Historical Society  ~ New Paltz, New York
• The Huguenot Society of America 
  Located in New York, NY. Open to persons above the age of eighteen who can prove lineal descent in the male or female line of a Huguenot who emigrated from France prior to the Edict of Toleration on November 28, 1787.
• The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin 
  Beginning in 1700, King William granted land to Huguenots, west of what is now Richmond, Virginia. It was the only colony intended to be exclusively for French Protestants. This is a society of the descendants of about 250 families there.
• The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland 
  • Family History 
  • Huguenot History 
  • The Huguenot Library 
  • Publications 
• Huguenot Society of South Africa 
• Huguenot Society of South Carolina  ~ Charleston
• The National Huguenot Society  ~ Bloomington, Minnesota
  The National Huguenot Society is an organization devoted to: 1. Coordinating activities of member societies, and promoting and supporting fulfillment of their common purposes which include: a. perpetuating the memory and promoting the principles and virtues of the Huguenots; b. commemorating the great events of Huguenot history; c. collecting and preserving historical data and relics illustrative of Huguenot life, manners, and customs; 2. To give expression to the Huguenot tenets of faith and liberty, and to promote their understanding for the good of the United States; 3. To encourage and foster the organization of new member Societies within states, territories of the United States, and the District of Columbia where none currently exist.
  • The Huguenot Society of California 
  • The Huguenot Society of Florida, Inc. 
    Florida affiliate of the National Huguenot Society, Inc.
    • Jean Calvin Chapter, Huguenot Society of Florida 
    • Louis DuBois Chapter Huguenot Society of Florida 
  • Huguenot Society of Georgia 
    A Member of the National Huguenot Society. Founded on June 26, 1971, by Mrs. William Lawton Brannen at the Willow Lake Country Club in Metter, Georgia.
  • Huguenot Society of Illinois 
  • Huguenot Society of Maryland 
  • Huguenot Society of Virginia 
  • Huguenot Society of Wisconsin 
• Pierre CHASTAIN Family Association 
• Thorney Society  ~ Cambridgeshire, England

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