Shirley Newton Gorevin, Author at Kentucky Genealogical Society

Why the Huguenots Migrated to America

by Shirley Newton Gorevin | 8 Mar 2023 | Learn Kentucky History

The Huguenot Connection to Kentucky More than 700 Huguenots arrived in Virginia in 1690-1700. The colony set aside an area in Henrico County, known as Manakin Town. Several of those Huguenots later migrated to the Kentucky Counties of Mercer, Henry, and Shelby. Other...

Why the Huguenots Migrated to America

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