Recently, a request was made for a document pertaining to the descendants of Abraham Marlet which was written by David Rorabacher. The original version of this article was published in the “Malott, Marlatt, Mellott Past and Present” Newsletter (Vol. 2, No. 4 (October, 1996). In that document a common mistake was made of assuming that Gideon’sRead more…
If your looking for accurate information on a birth and death date there is no better source than seeing it written in stone! Cemeteries provide a great source of information. The cemeteries in Brown County Ohio have many Malott family members laid to rest. Most are kept very nice and are a great place toRead more…
Gedeon Merlet Born 1624, Roucy, Champagne, France Died Feb 1683, Mansfield, New Jersey Fled the religious persecution in France, moving to the Leyden in the province of Zuid in the Netherlands. According to his marriage record, Gedeon moved from Gouda in the Netherlands to Leiden during the month of Devember 1643. Married Marguerite Martijn 21Read more…
A general history of the Huguenots The Huguenots were French Protestants who were members of the Reformed Church established in France by John Calvin in about 1555, and who, due to religious persecution, were forced to flee France to other countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Protestant Reformation began by Martin Luther inRead more…
The following information is courtesy of Bill Marlatt. With Bill’s permission this is being posted for your use in researching the many descendant lines of Gedeon Merlett. Introduction The following chart shows six generations of descendants of Gedeon Merlett b. ca 1624. It is based on data contained in the book to be published entitledRead more…
Descendants of David Malott (1777 – 1870) David1Malott was born on 14 August 1777 in Washington, Maryland. He married Rebecca Melot, daughter of John Malott and Elizabeth Wilson, on 29 January 1812 in Clermont County, Ohio. He lived in 1838 in Sterling Township, Brown County, Ohio. He appeared on the census of 1860 in Brown County, Ohio. He died on 14 March 1870Read more…
From the host (Mark Malott) of Malott.Net – Here is all that I know about my line: My father was named Leroy Joseph Malott, born June 11, 1931. My Grandfather was George Dewey Malott, born March 10, 1899, Sterling Township, Brown County Ohio. His twin died at birth. He was one of 14 children, 8Read more…
A great friend to the family geneaology research, William Marlatt, started this DNA project some time back. I have taken part and found the matches and information to be very interesting. If you are interested please see the following site: Link to the Family Tree DNA Project: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Marlatt-Merlet/ There are 33 people in this particular DNARead more…
This information was taken from the list of suggested reading from The National Huguenot Society, for more information visit their site here. The following books are suggested for learning more about Huguenot history. Many of these books can be found in your local, genealogical, and state lending libraries, and some are available for purchase throughRead more…
The Times of Gideon Merlet by Robin Marlatt Farr The “Huguenot period” in France, which preceded the life of Gedeon Merlet and continued long after he had led the country was a bloody, turbulent and cruel episode in terms of religious intolerance and civil warfare even judged by the unrest that characterized the 17th. Century inRead more…