he parish of King William, in
the year of our Lord 1721, the 25th of March. Done by Jacques Soblet,
clerk.' This manuscript contains about twenty-five pages of foolscap
paper, and remains a standing evidence of the fidelity of the Virginia
Huguenots to their Christian duties and ordinances. As a specimen of
their entries, we copy the following, literally, not even correcting
their orthography:

'Jean Chastain fils de Jean ett de Marianne Chastain les pere et
mere nee le 26 Septembre, 1721, est baptise le 5 Octobre, par M.
Fountaine. Ils ava pour parun et marene Pierre David et Anne sa
femme le quels ont declaree que cest enfan nee le jour et an que
deshus.

Segnee
JACQUE SOBLET,
Clerk.'

John Chastain, son of John Chastain and of Marianne Chastain, the
father and mother, born the 26th of September, 1721, was baptized
the 5th of October, by Mr. Fontaine. He had for godfather and
godmother Peter David and Anne, his wife, who have declared that
this infant was born the day and year aforesaid.

Signed, JACQUE SOBLET, Clerk.

Two or three of the pages contain records of deaths. Here is one:

'Le 29 de Janvier, 1723-4, morut le Sieur Authonoine Trabue, agee
danviron sinquaint six a sept annees fut en terree le 30 du meme
moy.

J. SOBLETT, Clerk.'

Jan. 29th, 1723-4, died Sir Anthony Trabue, aged about fifty six or
seven years. He was buried the 30th of the same month.

J. SOBLETT, Clerk.

Huguenot names found in this old register of baptism:

'Chastain, David, Monford, Dykar, Neim, (_Minister_) Dupuy, Bilbo,
Dutoi, Salle, Martain, Allaigre, Vilain, Soblet, Chambou, Levilain,
Trabu, Loucadon, Harris, Gasper, Wooldridge, Flournoy, Amis,
Banton, Ford, Laisain, Lolaigre, Givodan, Mallet, Dubruil,
Guerrant, Sabbatie, Dupre, Bernard, Amonet, Porter, Rapine, Lacy,
Watkins, Cocke, Bondurant, Goin, Pero, Pean, Deen, Robinson,
Edmond, Brook, Brian, Faure, Don, Bingli, Reno, Lesuer, Pionet,
Trent, Sumpter, Moiriset, Jordin, Gavain.

Names of Negroes: Thomberlin (Northumberland), Ivan, Jaque, Janne,
Anibal, Guillaume, Jean, Pierre, Olive, Robert, Jak, Julienne,
Francois, Susan, Primus, Moll, Chamberlain, Dick, Pegg, Nanny,
Tobie, Dorole, Agar, Agge, Pompe, Frank, Caesar, Amy, Joham, Debora,
Tom, Harry, Cipio, Bo