Hi, Sean,
In response to your question about descendents of Henri Cabanis from
France, I am descended from Henri and his son, Matthew. We are still
in Virginia.
An interesting tidbit for others on the list. A couple of years ago,
I was in Paris, and found the street named for a Cabanis, whom I am
told by the French was personal physician to Napolean. The street is
relatively short, only two or three city blocks long, and is the
address of one of the most famous psychiatric hospitals in France.
In addition, I have a brother who has traveled extensively in
Europe. On one occasion in Florence, Italy, he was told the name
Cabanis is an old name in Florence. I just returned from Greece, and
met several people there who were familiar with the name
Cabanis--either went to school with someone of this name or had been
friends with a Cabanis. I was told by a Latin professor in college
that he believed the name is of Greek origin. I have no
documentation prior to our French ancestors. However, it seems we
could have begun our migrations in Greece, moved to Italy, France,
and on to America.
I would love to know of any documentations to support any of the
above as well as the statement by Mary P concerning an alliance with
William of Orange.
Katherine Cabaniss
Anyone here descended from henry cabaniss/cabanis, protestant who
migrated from france to virginia?
Sean
McCauley
Is there documentation or publications that contain this information?
At 07:50 PM 2/5/2007, you wrote:
>Addendum to earlier message I sent. He is my 6th ggrandfather.Anna is
>his wife's name. Henri born on ship anchored at mouth of Jamestown
>River. He is a Huguenot,fought with William of Orange. Have double
>first cousins in line. Contact me at either URL listed in first
>message.
>Mary P