tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992381256386825587.post5344497216929923755..comments2023-10-28T14:06:38.160+01:00Comments on Hertfordshire Genealogy News: Dr Thomas Marryat & A Happy Child from Barnet c1760Chris Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03180178794366214284noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992381256386825587.post-46736437499087115882012-08-08T18:55:31.613+01:002012-08-08T18:55:31.613+01:001) Not sure what biography you quote but that writ...1) Not sure what biography you quote but that written by Florence Marryat Church traces the origin of the family back to the Norman Conquest. Elizabeth I sent a Marryat as part of an expedition to assist the Huguenots. On his return he is referred to as "this Huguenot officer," which perhaps was mininterpreted by a subsequent biographer.<br />2) Zaphaniah was a Doctor of Divinity but not I think from Oxford or Cambridge. Did he too study at Edinburgh? His will is available at National Archives on Line but this is unlikely to throw light on the matter at hand.<br />3) The Marryats owned sugar plantations in the West Indies and a number of slaves bore their name.<br />AnthonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com