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Randolph Vigne (1928–2016), South African, President of the Huguenot Society of Great Britain, editor of its publications, director and treasurer of the French Hospital of London, Huguenot researcher and contributor to various publications on Huguenot history. [663] [664]
Abbeville (named after Abbeville, South Carolina, which had been settled by Huguenots and named for Abbeville, France) Amite County (from amitié , "friendship") [ 182 ] Bay St. Louis (from Baie Saint-Louis ) [ 182 ]
Dr Daniel DeSaussure Bacot (1828-1862), great-great grandson, married Rosa Taylor (1832-1925), was a graduate of Charleston Medical College in 1848, practiced at Piedmont and Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died in Pendleton, South Carolina. [18] Ada White Bacot (1832-1911), great-great-great-granddaughter, widowed Confederate nurse 1861-1863.
The De Saussure family is a family from the Geneva patriciate of Huguenot origins hailing from Lorraine, France but being settled in Switzerland since 1556. An American branch was established in South Carolina in the 18th century by Henri de Saussure; among his descendants were Chancellor Henry William de Saussure and US Senator William F. De Saussure.
French Huguenots made two attempts to establish a haven in North America. In 1562, naval officer Jean Ribault led an expedition that explored Florida and the present-day Southeastern US, and founded the outpost of Charlesfort on Parris Island, South Carolina. The French Wars of Religion precluded a return voyage, and the outpost was abandoned.
The genealogy website ancestry.com recently released a map showing the three most popular last names in each state. You might be able to guess one of the most popular surnames in South Carolina ...
Huger is a surname of French origin. It may refer to: Five brothers from a prominent South Carolina family of Huguenot descent who served in the American Revolution: Benjamin Huger (American Revolution), killed near Charleston; Daniel Huger, member of the Continental Congress and United States Congress
Samuel Prioleau was the twenty-sixth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1824 to 1825. The Prioleaus were a prominent South Carolina planter family of French Huguenot descent. [1] In 1820, Prioleau was elected to serve as a representative in the South Carolina House of Representatives for Charleston. [2]