Thomas d'Evene - 1647 - France - Knight of Malta
Hello all.
I've recently found an interesting reference to a possible Thomas Devane from a French book written in the 1800s called “Nobiliaire universel de France, ou Recueil général des généalogies historiques des maisons nobles de ce royaume” (loosely translated:"Universal Nobility of France, a general collection of historical geneaologies of the noble houses of the Kingdom".There is a section in the book called "Admises Dans L'Ordre de Malte" (loosely translated: "Admitted to the Order of Malta").In that section appears the following:
'Thomas d'Evene (Francois de), en 1647'.
I'm not familiar enough with that time period or the language to make any quick connections to Thomas Devane, (husband of Margaret)so I thought I'd post the information here so others can also pursue if interested.The book is available onine and your search engine can attempt to translate it.I have access to the international subscription on ancestry.com if anyone needs me to do a search, just let me know.
Happy hunting.
Susan
3rd great granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Devane