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Ampie du Preez (1982–), South African singer-songwriter. [166] Elize du Toit (1980–), ... French Huguenot soldier who became major-general in the British Army;
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 ]
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
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 ...
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.
Francis Le Jau (1665 – September 10, 1717) [1] [2] [3] was a missionary to South Carolina with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG). Born into a French Huguenot family in the La Rochelle region of France he later fled to England during the persecution of Huguenots after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. [4]