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Per "Andrew Baker and his Descendants" by Frieda Sims Nelson: Thomas Avent was born in Rouen, Normandy France in 1671 and died Oct 31, 1751 in Sussex, VA He came to America in 1698 with the Huguenot Migration. Went first to England. Married Margaret Elizabeth Gooch, dau. of Claiborne Gooch, son of Wm. Gooch and Ursula Claiborne, who was the granddaughter of Wm. Claiborne, Colonial Sec. of VA and governor of Maryland. Thomas Avent was a Colonel in the Colonial Wars, a large land owner, Justice of the Peace of Surry Co., VA from 1728 to 1741. Thomas is listed in Agnew French Protestant Exiles vol.II, p.175; Schoenbergs Hesse members of Original Regiment. The Avent Bible is on file with the National Huguenot Society of USA; R.A. Bruce, History of VA, Vol.5,p.438; Huguenot Society of London; Denizations and Naturalization of Aliens in England 1509-1603;Societe De L'Histoire du Protestantisme Francais Index A-G. The VA historical Mag. gives a history of the Avents. Also books: "McDowells and Connections" by John McDowell, 1918 and "Avents and their Kin" by Mamie Lee Avent Parker and Claude Hunter Moore 1961.
Hope this helps,
Barbara Baker Mead, gggggggggranddaughter of Thomas Avent, through his Granddau. Elizabeth
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