Subject: Re: NY>SC; 1671 From: Janet Jilote Date: May 30, 2000 Thanks Doug, ... for the info. No, I didn't know that Dutch Settlers moved to James Isl. Oddly enough that is where most of my family now lives! I was wondering if some of the Dutch were traveling with the Huguenots. I have records of the family living in McClellanville in the mid 1700's, then later moving to the Chas. area. I am running on a hunch. The surname I'm looking for is SHOKES. Family members tell me they were French, but I have a feeling that though came from the fact that they spoke French and that probably happened because they lived in the Huguenot settlement. Now, I know the French Huguenots travelled from France to Switzerland and to the Netherlands, etc. I have found the many persons with the variant surname spelled SCHOCH in Switzerland, a handful in France (SCHOCH, and SCHOKE). Then I came across even less in the Netherlands, but the spelling was most often with the "K". I'm sure the name was originally Germanic, but there were few found in Germany. Since my line goes cold in mid 1700s in SC I think they migrated from elsewhere in the US. The name can be found in PA, VA, and one in early NY records. Well, I'm sure I have written more than you were interested in reading! < Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |