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From: "William Johnson" <>
Subject: RE: HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-D Digest V04 #107
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 09:16:40 +0000


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>Hi,
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>I'm looking for information on the family of Claudius Pegues who immigrated
>from London to South Carolina, in the colonies back in early 1700s. He was
>born in London 1719. Family legend here is that his father was also named
>Claudius. I've found a christening record in the LDS church records from a
>church in London on Leichester St (I think) that shows a Claud with a
>slightly
>different spelling on the surname, and parents Jean and Jeanne in 1719.
>The
>father is supposed to have come from Rodez, France and married a Swiss lady
>after sneaking out of France under a load of hay going into Switzerland.
>Then
>he moved into England. Supposedly his parents and at least 2 brothers were
>beheaded for their Protestant beliefs, and one younger brother was judged
>too
>young to be held accountable and was spared. I tried a letter writing
>campaign
>to several people with the surname living in the area of Rodez and
>received
>only a reply from a widow there who married into the family and who knew
>nothing of the history of her late husband's family. I do not speak
>French,
>except for a very few words, so I had a translator help me get the letter
>into
>French and then translate her reply.
>I would like to find some history on this family prior to the move to South
>Carolina. Any information would be greatly appreciated. My grandmother
>was
>a Pegues.
>
>Also I tried getting to the website with the CDs and only got to the home
>site of Virgin.net.
>
>Ever hopeful and still hunting,
>
>Ida Madison
Hi Ida,
could you give us more info. on the spelling that you found in the
Leicester St. register?

Will

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