Anton (Antoine) Saye

He may have been born in Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, Grand Nord, France, and fled to the Netherlands due to religious persecution for his French Huguenot (Protestant Christian) faith. Records indicate he traveled back and forth between the 2 countries but died in France.

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Biography

He may have been born in Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, Grand Nord, France, and fled to the Netherlands due to religious persecution for his FrenchHuguenot (Protestant Christian) faith. Records indicate he traveled back and forth between the 2 countries but died in France.

Mentioned in marriage record of his daughter: "Sara Saye jeune fille à marier de 26 ans native de Fersinghe, filledu défunt Antoine Saye et Catharina Dormion, ses père et mère, vivant à Guînes assisté de François de Villier, marié de de Marie Saye, son beau-frère, cordonnier à Guînes; Michel Raignard, marié de Elisabeth Saye, son beau-frère; de Hans Quepot, cordonnier à Guînes, son oncle du côté maternel; Nicolas Dormion dmt à Guînes,son oncle du côté maternel."<ref name="Marriage"> Source: Marriage taken from and transcribed by: la traduction française par Rik Sohier French or Dutch généalogie établie en 2004 par Huib J. Plankeel, Leiden</ref>

Translation:"Sara Saye, young girl, to marry, 26 years old, native of Fersinghe, daughter of the late Antoine Saye and Catherina Dormion, her father andmother, living in Guînes; assisted by François de Villiers, husbandof Marie Saye, his brother-in-law, a shoemaker in Guînes; Michel Raignard, husband of Elizabeth Saye, his brother-in-law; Hans Quepot, Gu��nes shoemaker, his uncle on the maternal side; [and] Nicolas Dormion,dmt. [domiciled] in Guînes, his uncle on the maternal side."<ref name="Marriage"/>

Sources ==* Taken from Guînes folio iv CM Tribout; 6 April 1611; transcribed byRik Sohier

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