Re: Dismukes Family Name
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Re: Dismukes Family Name
Key Dismukes 8/09/12
No, the website was cancelled by Family Tree Maker and then I switched to a different software.My current family tree and research is viewable on ancestry.com.
I have copies of a few article your father wrote.Was he convinced the Dismukes surname was of Huguenot origins?Do you know of any records or evidence supporting the name origin?The more I research the more skeptical I become of this origin. The Dismukes settled near where there were Huguenots, but also Dutch and German families. None of the early Dismukes had French given names; the first three or four generations had all English given names.
I think I had read he went to France trying to find a family link.I have always wanted to go to Bristol England to do research.In the mid to late 1700s 75% of the ships coming into Chesapeake Bay hailed from this port.
I had the privilege to review Bernice Dismukes files she left to her niece a few years ago.I have manged to confirm most of her sources.It was amazing how much data she had assembled accurately without a computer!
I would love to hear more about your father's research and findings.Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]