The Fontaine/Maury Society The Newsletters
Table of Contents
Page Title / Topic Date 1 The Fontaine Family – Beaverdam Cemetery ca 1972 3 Organizational Meeting The Fontaine Society, Richmond 1975 June 4 Rump Meeting Fontaine Society; Albemarle Co., VA 1982 June 12 5 Newsletter Issue 1 1984 August 5 - Notice of Meeting at Scotchtown 6 Oct. 1984 5 - The 1983 Gathering at Scotchtown & Beaverdam Cem. Report 7 - Names & Addresses of 1983 Meeting Attendees 9 Newsletter Issue 2 1984 Nov. 9 - 1984 Gathering of the Society Report 13 Newsletter Issue 3 1985 Jan. 13 - Notice of 1985 Meeting at Scotchtown 15 June 1985 13 - Memoirs of a Huguenot Family 17 Newsletter Issue 4 1985 July 17 - 1985 Gathering of the Society Report 21 - Members Present at the Gathering 23 Newsletter Issue No. 5 1986 Feb. 23 - Announcing the 1986 Gathering, Scotchtown 14 June 1986 23 - Memoirs of a Huguenot Family, More of the Story 27 Newsletter Issue No. 6 1986 May 27 - Locating as Many Descendants as Possible 27 - List of 58 Names & Addresses of Known Descendants 31 Newsletter Issue No. 7 1986 July 31 - The 1986 Gathering Report 33 - Members Present at 1986 Gathering 35 Newsletter Issue No. 8 1987 April 35 - Plans Set for 1987 Gathering at Scotchtown 13 June 1987 35 - A Powerful Historical Novel Has Peter Fontaine as Minor Hero [Anya Seton’s Devil Water] 37 - Necrology 37 - Dr. John Boursiquot Fontaine 38 - Memoirs of a Huguenot Family Again Available 39 Newsletter Issue No. 9 1987 July 39 - Report on the 1987 Gathering 41 - Ministry of Ancestors Continued by Marian Osborne
[i]
Page Title / Topic Date
42 - John Boursiquot Fontaine, M.D., Researched & Re-Enacted by Ronald Waddell 45 - The Fontaine Crest 45 - Members and Guests Attending the 1987 Gathering 47 Newsletter Issue No. 10 1988 March 47 - 1988 Meeting Set for 18 June, Scotchtown 47 - Special for New Members Not Already Familiar with Society 49 - Editor’s Note to All Members 40 - Cousins Visit Fontaine Country in Western France 52 - Query for Photo of Matthew Maury Fontaine 1797-1879 53 Newsletter Issue No. 11 1988 July 52 - 1988 Gathering Best Attended & Most Varied to Date 56 - Attenders at 1988 Gathering 57 - A Modern Day Entrepreneur a la James Fontaine the Refuge 59 - King, Fontaine, Burns & Wallace Reunion in August 1988 59 - Good News from Baltimore – Genealogical Publishing Co. to Reprint Memoirs of a Huguenot Family 59 - Query for Books Formerly in Rev. Peter Fontaine Library 60 Newsletter Issue No. 12 1988 Sept. 60 - Special Called Meeting Oct. 28-29, 1988, Richmond, VA 62 - Book Review – Maury Family Tree by Sue West Crabtree Teague 62 - Query about the Georgia Fontaines 63 - Errors in the Fontaine Maury Chart re: Francis Fontaine (b. 1721) Descendants 64 Newsletter Issue No. 13 1989 January 64 - Report on Special Meeting Called 65 - Society funding 65 - Society Genealogical Research and Library 66 - Society Directory of Members 66 - Society Annual Meeting 66 - Proposal to Change Name of Society 66 - Birth Announcement – Elizabeth Falls Jones 66 - SOS – Need for Items to Create Library 68 Newsletter Issue No. 14 1989 Spring 68 - General Plan for Annual Meeting June 16-17, Ashland VA 68 - The Society at a Stage of Rapid Growth 69 - Annual Meeting Tentative Agenda 70 - The Origin of the Fontaine Society: Proposal of Jacques Fontaine 1722, by Dianne W. Ressinger 72 - The Society of Fontaine and Maury Descendants in America Constitution 74 Newsletter Issue No. 15 – first as Fontaine Maury Society 1989 Summer 74 - 1989 Annual Meeting Best Attended & Most Productive Yet 76 - Attendees at 1989 Gathering
[ii]
Page Title / Topic Date
78 - The Fontaine Maury Society Membership Criteria & Form 80 Newsletter Issue No. 16 1989 Fall 80 - From Outgoing & Incoming Editors Chic Moran & Dee Dee Ressinger 80 - Jacques Fontaine to His Children 81 - The Murder of Jean de la Fontaine 81 - Idleness Is Imperfection 83 - Several Officers Already in Place 83 - Membership 84 Newsletter Issue No. 17 1990 Winter 84 - 1990 Annual Meeting to Go Back to Basics: Theme Will Be Story of the Jacques Fontaine Manuscripts 84 - This Is The Last Will of Me James 84 - And Especially Piety: Notes on Dublin in the 18th Century 85 - She Rejoiced in Her Poverty [Anne Elisabeth Boursiquot] 86 - Provenance of the Memoirs of Jacques Fontaine, 1722 88 Newsletter Issue No. 18 1990 Spring 88 - June Meeting to Break New Ground for the Society 88 - Summary of Opportunities & Tentative Events for Annual Meeting, June 15-16, Charlottesville, VA 89 - From Editor: Excerpt from 1723 Sermon by Peter Fontaine 89 - Boursiquot Family 90 - The Two Parsons Maury and their School 92 Newsletter Issue No. 19 1990 Summer - Enthusiasm & Interest High at 1990 Annual Meeting 93 - Confessions of a “Nouvelle Fontaine” by Dianne Ressinger 94 - A Drama at Château-Gaillard in 1670 96 - An Incomplete List of Attendees of 1990 Annual Meeting 97 Newsletter Issue No. 20 1990 Fall 97 - Aaron Fontaine: A Biographical Sketch by Dianne Ressinger 99 - Recipe for Huguenot Torte from Charleston Recipes 99 - Fall of the House of Maupin-Maury? by Nancy Kupersmith 101 Newsletter Issue No. 21 1991 Winter 101 - Letters, We Get Letters – about Aaron Fontaine 102 - Book Review: Quiet Conquest: The Huguenots 1685-1985 102 - The Huguenot Refugee, a Four-Part Song 103 - Annual Reunion June 14-16, 1991, Charlottesville VA 104 - From the Memoirs – Irish Robber with French Pirates 105 Newsletter Issue No. 22 1991 Spring 105 - Details for 1991 Annual Meeting, June 14-16, Charlottesville 105 - Election of Officers 106 - Library News 106 - Matthew Fontaine Maury, “Pathfinder of the Seas”, from Irish Times, by Brendan McWilliams, 1 February 1991
[iii]
Page Title / Topic Date
106 - 1st Local Chapter of International Society Formed, by Chic Moran 107 - What I Did on My Summer Vacation [France visit] by Dianne Ressinger 109 Newsletter Issue No. 23 1991 Summer 109 - News from Ireland from Connie Murphy, Castletownbere 110 - Details of Annual Meeting June 1991 111 - I Preferred Poor Fare in her Company; Details on Sir Halswell Tynte named in the Memoirs 112 - Query re: Israel Fountain of S.C. ca 1795 112 - Library News 113 Newsletter Issue No. 24 1991 Fall 113 - Call For Help for Annual Meeting 113 - Reflections on Our Ancestor [Jacques Fontaine] 113 - Fontaine Heraldry, by Murray Rose 115 - Necrology – Lawrence Fontaine LeStourgeon 115 - Jacques Fontaine’s Old Stomping Grounds [in England] 117 Newsletter Issue No. 25 1992 Winter 117 - Letter from William Fontaine Scott and wife Harriet on Research Trip in search of Rev. Peter Fontaine 118 - Notes of Fontaine Silver and China 118 - Donations 118 - Query about Elizabeth Fontaine, b. ca 1717, m. Richard Tankersley 118 - Matthew Fontaine Maury in Moby Dick 119 - Plans Proceed for Reunion, June 12-14, 1992, Williamsburg 121 Newsletter Issue No. 26 1992 Spring 121 - Huguenot Society of Great Britain & Ireland to Publish New Edition of Memoirs of a Huguenot Family by Dianne Ressinger 122 - Proposal from Charles J. Ragland for Documenting Lines of Society’s Membership 123 - Reminder about Reunion June 12-14, 1992, in Williamsburg 123 - Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 124 - Biography Available, Matthew Fontaine Maury Scientist of the Sea by Frances Leigh Williams, names Matthew Maury’s parents in France as Abraham Maury and Marie Fourquereau 125 Newsletter Issue No. 28 [sic – should be 27] 1992 Summer 125 - Spring Reunion A Great Success 126 - Letter from Our English Cousin, Kathleen Fontaine Busfield 127 - New Edition of Memoirs by Dianne Ressinger 127 - Commemorative Stamp Considered by Matthew Fontaine Maury 120 Newsletter Issue No. 29 1992 Fall 129 - Ancestors – Mary Fontaine married Lewis Kincheloe in KY
[iv]
Page Title / Topic Date
129 - Plaque to Honor Jaques & Anne Elisabeth? [in Huguenot Cemetery in Dublin] 130 - The Barnstaple Built Barque Lieutenant Maury 131 - History Repeats Itself? 1852 Letter from Ann Maury about new book Tale of the Huguenots published 14 years earlier 133 Newsletter Issue No. 30 1993 Winter 133 - Memoirs of the Reverend Jaques Fontaine Published by Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland 134 - Plaque in Dublin 135 - Announcement – Sue Teague updating Maury Family Tree 135 - 1993 Reunion in Charleston, June 11-12, with Agenda 137 Newsletter Issue No. 31 1993 Spring 137 - See You in Charleston? Details for Upcoming Reunion 137 - A New Publication – 1992 French Edition of Jaques Fontaine’s Memoirs 138 - Ex Libris – News from the Library 138 - In Memoriam – Fermine Moran 139 - News from London – Several Documents re: Rev. Peter Fontaine 141 Newsletter Issue No. 32A 1993 Fall 141 - A Gala in Charleston 141 - Query re: Elizabeth Lair b. 1770s NC 142 - Request for Family Sayings, Pictures 143 - Terrell Territory 145 Newsletter Issue No. 32B 1994 Winter 145 - From the Editor – Edith Wharton; New French Language Edition of the Memoirs 146 - Announcements – Dr. Bill Williams passing; James Maury Stillman birth 146 - Reminder about Charlottesville Reunion June 10-11 146 - A Sentimental Journey, A Visit to France, by Maury Kingman 149 Newsletter Issue No. 33 1994 Spring 149 - Details on 1994 Reunion in Charlottesville 149 - Announcements – Passing of Jessie Williams, Fred James Ritchie Watts 149 - Maury Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee 151 - A Checklist – Things to Bring to Charlottesville 152 Newsletter Issue No. 34 1994 Summer 152 - Annual Meeting Plans for Lexington VA June 9-10, 1995 152 - Announcements: The Quiet Conquest available for purchase; suggestions for logo for Society; new librarian starts 153 - Fountain Family on Staten Island by Harriet Fast Scott 156 Newsletter Issue No. 35 1994 Fall 156 - New Scenes & Continuations: Ann Maury Letters, and Old book The Story of Huguenot’s Sword
[v]
Page Title / Topic Date
159 - A Further Reflection on Winston Fontaine’s Book 160 Newsletter Issue No. 36 1995 Winter 160 - Extravagance of Intellect, about Mississippi Fontaines 162 - Details for Annual Meeting in Lexington VA June 9-10, 1995 164 Newsletter Issue No. 37 1995 Spring 164 - Announcement – Passing of Lydia Lowndes Maury Skeels 164 - Reunion 1995 Reminder in Lexington VA 164 - Pilgrimage – Our Trip from Illinois to Charleston, by Dianne Ressinger 167 Newsletter Issue No. 38 1995 Summer 167 - 1995 Reunion Was Well Attended 168 - Peter Fontaine, Drawn from 1st Person Document from Westover Church 169 - Announcements: Dues; meeting next year in Williamsburg, Elana Marie Williams birth; seeking descendants of Benjamin Risher and Mary Fontaine 171 Newsletter Issue No. 39 1995 Fall 171 - A Fly on the Wall – Aaron Fontaine 172 - Announcements: Article about “Prestwould” the Skipwith family plantation in Mecklenburg Co., VA, the Skipwiths knew Consul James Maury; Etowah by Francis Fontaine; TV series “The Monroes” filmed at Westover Plantation 173 - Plans for June 1996 Reunion June 7-9, Williamsburg VA 175 - College of William & Mary 1994 Matthew Fontaine Maury Award to Sarah E. Rennie 176 - Peter Fontaine Chronology 178 Newsletter Issue No. 40 1996 Winter 178 - Parish Records from France – Fontaine, Maury 179 - Details about Francis Fontaine who wrote Etowah, from James L. Hicks, Jr. 179 - Reunion in Williamsburg, June 7-9, 1996 180 - Manuscript from Beaverdam, 6 pages about the Civil War 182 Newsletter Issue No. 41 1996 Spring 182 - Out of New Babylon: The Huguenots and Their Diaspora, exhibit in Charleston 182 - Heavenly Voices Department, Letter to Editor from Mialet, France 182 - Sarah Wade Fontaine (ca 1709-1784), Widow of the Rev. Peter Fontaine 186 Newsletter Issue No 42 1996 Summer 186 - 1996 Reunion Report from Williamsburg 186 - 1997 Reunion to be in Charleston SC 187 - Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville 188 - Matthew Fontaine Maury’s Holy Bible 188 - Peter Fontaine Sermon from 10 May 1727
[vi]
Page Title / Topic Date
190 Newsletter Issue No. 43 1996 Fall 190 - Conference in Charleston 1997 190 - Baptism of Mathieu Maury, further from Issue 40 Winter 1996 192 - Kentucky Fontaines 194 - How to Fight a Duel by Adam Goodheart, from magazine Civilization (May/June 1996) 196 - Code Duello 198 Newsletter Issue No. 44 1997 Winter 198 - Reunion May 16-18, 1997, in Charleston 199 - Huguenot Psalms, from Greenville News, 15 Oct. 1996 199 - Announcements: Error from 1995 and 1996 newsletter, Joseph Fontaine son of Rev. Peter did not go to Missouri but to Christian Co., KY 200 - A Huguenot Primer 202 Newsletter Issue No. 45 1997 Spring 202 - Spring Meeting in Charleston – Details 205 Newsletter Issue No. 46 1997 Summer 205 - The Widow Barber 207 - Annual Meeting: “Out of New Babylon: The Huguenots & their Diaspora” 208 - Announcements: Officers in next newsletter; 1998 meeting to be in Richmond 209 Newsletter Issue No. 47 1997 Fall 209 - Reunion June 12-14, 1998, in Richmond VA 211 - A Dublin Baptism Record for James Fontaine, Oldest Son of Jaques Fontaine 213 - Current Organization Leadership 215 Newsletter Issue No. 48 1998 Winter 215 - Reunion 1998 Planned for June 12-14, 1998 215 - Braggadocio Department – new magazine Biblio, to include materials on Jaques Fontaine 216 - Proceedings – Issue XXVI No. 5 of Huguenot Society, includes information on Huguenot silk industry in London 216 - Manakin town: A Huguenot Settlement 219 Newsletter Issue No. 49 1998 Spring 219 - Annual Meeting June 12-14, 1998, Richmond 219 - Huguenot Cemetery Dublin 221 - A Tale of the Huguenots, 1838, by Francis Hawks 223 Newsletter Issue No. 50 1998 Summer 223 - Report on Annual Meeting in Richmond 224 - Francis Fontaine, An Explanation 225 - Books on Huguenot Subjects 227 - Order Form for Donation to Dublin Plaque and Booklet 228 - Draft Text for Dublin Memorial Plaque
[vii]
Page Title / Topic Date
229 Huguenot Cemetery, Dublin – Details of Plans for Plaque 230 Newsletter Issue No. 51 1998 Fall 230 - Undaunted Courage, a review by Joe Fontaine 231 - A Huguenot Exile in Virginia, the 1st in a series of articles on Durand de Dauphiné 232 - Richard Hayward Maury 1910-1997, obituary from Kathleen Busfield in London 232 - Note from President – New Librarian Announced 232 - Dublin Plaque progress report 234 Newsletter Issue No. 52 1999 Winter 234 - Dublin Plaque Project Update, Dedication May 15, 1999 235 - Announcements: Library list; 1999 reunion to be in New Bern; dues reminder 235 - Dublin Old and New, an 1898 book with reflections on time when Fontaines lived in Dublin 236 - 1838 Edition, A Tale of the Huguenots 237 - Reunion Preview New Bern June 11-13, 1999 238 Newsletter Issue No. 53 1999 Spring 238 - New Book Available, Charles Raglands’ Ancestors and Descendants of the Rev. Peter Fontaine, 2 volumes 238 - Recognize the Pastor? The Tardy Family of Saintonge 239 - Dublin Plaque Celebration Update, Event May 15, 1999 240 - Reunion 1999 Details for New Bern, NC, June 11-13, 1999 241 Newsletter Issue 54 1999 Fall 241 - The Huguenot Graveyard at the Heart of the City 242 - Dublin Dedication Report of 3 Day Celebration 243 - 1999 Reunion in New Bern Report 243 - Announcement: June 2000 Reunion to be in Williamsburg 244 - Ann Maury in Kentucky, Her Travels on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in about 1840 249 Newsletter Issue 55 2000 Winter 249 - Huguenots Then and Now, by Gordon Maury Kingman 250 - Castelmoron: From Persecution to Tolerance to Cooperation and Friendship, by Maury Kingman 251 - One Huguenot Family, the family of May Louise Kingman 252 - Announcements: Dues; logistics for June 16-18, 2000, reunion in Williamsburg 253 Newsletter Issue 56 2000 Spring 253 - A CD of Huguenot Psalms and Songs “Psaumes et Chansons de la Réform” by Ensemble Clément Janequin 253 - Huguenot Psalter 254 - York and Dublin 1689, descriptions of both just before the Fontaines arrived in England 256 - Reunion 2000 Details for June 16-18 in Williamsburg
[viii]
Page Title / Topic Date
257 Newsletter Issue No. 57 2000 Summer/Fall 257 - Letter from Editor Establishing Rosella Fontaine Jackson Watts Scholarship Fund 258 - Annual Meeting Report, Williamsburg June 16-18, 2000 259 - Notes on Coats [on coats-of-arm] by Murray Rose 261 - Rosella Fontaine Jackson Watts 1918-2000 262 - Contribution Form for Rosella Fontaine Jackson Watts Scholarship 263 Newsletter Issue No. 58 2001 Spring 263 - Letter from Editor with Society News 264 - Annual Reunion Planned, Charlottesville, June 22-23, 2001 265 - Fontaine/Maury Scholarship Fund 266 - Another Letter from the Editor: Scholarship Fund 268 Newsletter Issue No. 59 2001 Fall 268 - 2001 Reunion Report from Charlottesville VA 269 - Francis and Jemima Fontaine: A Revolutionary Couple, by Brian Nilsson 269 - Library Initiates Bibliography Effort, by Brian Nilsson 270 - A Note from the Editor on Jess Scott’s Kentucky Fontaine webpage 272 Newsletter Issue No. 60 2002 Winter 272 - Letter from Editor: Research in France 273 - Ye Reunion 2002: Ashland VA June 21-23, 2002 274 - James Maury and Patrick Henry 276 Newsletter Issue No. 61 2002 Spring 276 - Reunion 2002 Plans 276 - Jacques Fontaine by Daniel M. O’Brien 277 - Fontaine Maury Society Library List 280 Newsletter Issue No. 62 2002 Fall 280 - 2002 Reunion Ashland VA Report 281 - Letter from Editor: A New “Policy” and Newsletter Series 282 - Francis Fontaine (1844-1901) 287 Newsletter Issue No. 63 2003 Winter 287 - Grande Reunion – France, September 2003, Meet Us in La Rochelle on September 17 288 - In Memoriam: Charles E. Moran Jr. “Chic” 289 - Announcements: Webpage; Library; Dues; Email Addresses 289 - Annual Meeting 2003 to be in Asheville NC June 20-22 291 Newsletter Issue No. 64 2003 Spring 291 - Library News 292 - Updates on Reunions, Asheville & La Rochelle 292 - In Memoriam: Matthew F. Maury Osborne 293 - New Publication about Matthew Fontaine Maury, Tracks in the Sea, contributed by Sallie Anne Hicks
[ix]
Page Title / Topic Date
295 Newsletter Issue No. 65 – A Special Double Issue 2003 Fall 295 - Reunion Report on Asheville Annual Meeting 296 - Sentimental Journey, Grande Réunion in La Rochelle 298 - An Early Document [Marriage Record in La Rochelle of Suzanne Boursiquot and Moïse Brejon du Brisard] 299 - Reunion Planned for Charleston Oct. 22-24, 2004 299 - Sévilly, by Paul Mason 303 Newsletter Issue No. 66 2004 Spring 303 - A New Publication of Memoirs of Isaac Dumont de Bostaquet, by Dianne Ressinger 304 - 2004 Reunion Plans in Charleston, Oct. 22-24, 2004 304 - Life with Father: Beara: A Journey through History 307 - Order form for Memoirs of Isaac Dumont de Bostaquet from Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland 309 Newsletter Issue No. 67 2004 Fall 309 - Ready for Charleston? Details for the Annual Meeting 310 - Huguenot Heritage Society weekend in DC, April 2005 310 - Who Was that Masked Man? Part 1; Jean de la Fontaine 311 - Who Was that Masked Man? Part II; Poet Jean de la Fontaine 312 - The Faux Fontaine – Portraits of Jean de la Fontaine Who Was Not Our Ancestor! 313 Newsletter Issue No. 68 2005 Winter 313 - Upcoming Weekend of Huguenot History, April 2005 313 - In Memoriam: James L. Hicks 314 - Fontaine Maury Reunion 2005: A Change of Pace, Meeting in Louisville, KY 314 - Another Museum Event – Exhibit on Matthew Fontaine Maury at the Confederate Museum in Richmond 314 - New Documents Found by Jaques Fontaine in British Library 316 - 2005 Charleston Reunion Report 317 - Fontaine Maury Society Officers 2004-2005 318 Newsletter Issue No. 71 2006 Winter 318 - Reunion Announcement, Richmond Oct. 13-15, 2006 318 - Announcements: Dues; Free Copy of Bibliography 319 - In Memoriam: Kathleen Nancy Busfield 1909-2005 320 - In Memoriam: W. Berkeley Mann 1918-2005 320 - Fontaine Wills, continued from Issue No. 70 (missing) 322 Newsletter Issue No. 71 [sic – should be 72] 2006 Summer 322 - Richmond Reunion Details Oct. 13-14, 2006 324 Newsletter – President’s Letter 2007 February 324 - In Memory: Sallie Anne Hicks 324 - Our Webpage 324 - Changes in Procedures; membership secretary position created 325 - Officers for 2007
[x]
Page Title / Topic Date
325 - Next Annual Meeting Williamsburg Oct. 12-14, 2007 325 - The Library 325 - Genealogy Queries: Thomas Alexander Fontaine b 1799 in Colleton SC, son of John Fontaine? 326 Newsletter – President’s Letter 2007 May 326 - News of ca 1691 Letter about Charleston found in Scotland 326 - Abram Maury Cemetery Restored in Franklin, TN 326, - Library Queries: “London Calling” – copyright query from 327 Liverpool about Intimate Virginiana; Gold Eagle restored on Maury Consulate in Liverpool 327 - Annual Meeting Scheduled Oct. 12-14, 2007, Williamsburg 328 Newsletter – President’s Letter 2007 August 328 - Last Call for Annual Meeting Oct. 12-14, 2007 328 - New Members Listed 329 - Library News – Most items now available electronically 329 - Society’s Officers and their Contact Information 330 - Annual Meeting Registration Form 331 Newsletter Issue No. [blank] 2008 Winter 331 - Copy of Original Document on Peter Fontaine in Bodleian Library, Oxford 331 - October 10-12, 2008, Reunion in Lake Junaluska, NC 332 - Announcements – Reminder to Pay Dues 333 - October 2007 Reunion Report 333 - In Memoriam: Katharine “Kitty” Fontaine Moran Griffin; Captain J. Maury Werth 334 - From the Editor: Move to Charleston; Research on Scots Boyd family; Stepping down at Editor 335 Newsletter – President’s Letter 2008 Summer 335 - Search for New Newsletter Editor 335 - Details on Annual Meeting at Lake Junaluska, NC 336 - New Members 336 - Reminder about Webpage 336 - Historic Note: Rev. Peter Fontaine Death was 1757, not 1759 as Frequently Cited 336 - Constitution and Bylaws – Amendment Proposal to Notify General Membership 90 Days before Annual Meeting for Any Changes 337 - Annual Meeting Reservation Form 338 - Library News: Additional Copies Available of Maury Tree; On-line Bibliography Updated; Query about John Robert Fountain, b. 1872-3 in North Fork, Arkansas 339 Newsletter 2008 Summer 339 - Details on Annual Meeting in Lake Junaluska, NC 340 - From the Editor – New Editor Joe Fontaine
[xi]
Page Title / Topic Date
340 - Book Review: Recollections of a Virginian in the Mexican, Indian and Civil Wars, by Gen. Dabney Herndon Maury 341 - Announcements: Donation by Dr. & Mrs. William Smith of Albemarle, NC, in Memory of Lawrence Fontaine Le Stourgeon 342 - UK Ceremony Planned for James Maury, 1st Consul 343 Newsletter 2008 Fall 343 - Report on Annual Meeting in Lake Junaluska NC 344 - 2 Society Members Attend Dedication Ceremony at 1st U.S. General Consul Office, Liverpool, England 344 - Some Descendants of Jaques Fontaine Are Mavericks – The Maverick Family in Texas 345 - From the Editor: Inputs for Future Newsletters 346 - Remember to Pay Your Dues 347 Newsletter 2009 Spring 347 - Annual Meeting To Be Aug. 21-23, 2009, Lexington, VA 347 - John Fontaine’s Ride – Knights of the Golden Horseshoe 348 - Library News: Sponsor Your Favorite Genealogy Library for a Membership; Sept. 2006 Tribute to Matthew Fontaine Maury by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 350 Newsletter 2009 Summer 350 - Reminder Annual Meeting in Lexington 350 - Summary from The Journal of John Fontaine 352 - Louisville KY Exhibit on “Fontaine Ferry Amusement Park” 352 - Annual Meeting Registration Form 353 - Seeking Short 1939 Movie, Prophet Without Honor, about Matthew Fontaine Maury 353 - Acknowledgements: Donations by Brenda Adams, George Carter Werth, Dr. & Mrs. Whitman Smith Jr. 354 Newsletter 2009 Fall 354 - Annual Meeting in Lexington VA Report 355 - 2010 Annual Meeting To Be in Savannah GA 355 - The Fontaine House in the Fighting of the Civil War 356 - List of Names from Returned Newsletters 358 Newsletter 2010 Spring 358 - Details on Annual Meeting Oct. 8-10, 2010, Savannah 358 - History of Beaverdam and the Fontaine Maury Society 362 Newsletter 2010 Summer 362 - Details on Annual Meeting Oct. 8-10, 2010, Savannah 363 - New Branch of the Family – In Sweden! 363 - Query about Family Ties with Cardinal Maury? 363 - New Members 363 - Condolences 364 - Reservation Form for Annual Meeting, Savannah 365 - Reminder: Renew Your Dues
[xii]
Page Title / Topic Date
366 Newsletter 2010 Fall 366 - Report on 2010 Annual Meeting in Savannah, GA 367 - Bigotry Is Not Unique to Any One Religion 367 - Jaques Fontaine and Religious Issues in Ireland, contributed by Connie Murphy in Ireland 369 - Library News: New Items Available, Francis Fontaine the Builder 1721-1785 369 - Dues Reminder 370 Newsletter 2011 Spring 370 - James Fontaine 1783-1834, A Sad Story from the English/Welsh Fontaines, by Alec Fontaine 372 - Invitation from Connie Murphy of Castletown, Ireland, to Visit Location of Jaques Fontaine’s Family 372 - Library News: Item available The Anderson-Fountain Descendants; visit the Society’s webpage 373 - New Members 373 - 2011 Annual Meeting Will Be in Charlottesville VA 374 Newsletter 2011 Summer 374 - Details on Annual Meeting Aug. 12-14, 2011, Charlottesville 375 - Jaques Fontaine Manuscript at University of Virginia 376 - Annual Meeting Registration Form, Charlottesville 377 - New Members 377 - Dues Reminders 378 Newsletter 2011 Fall 378 - Report on Annual Meeting at Charlottesville 379 - 2012 Annual Meeting To Be in Charleston SC 379 - Biography of the Reverend James Maury 380 - Search for Missing Library Book – 1st Edition Memoirs 380 - 1740 Moses Fontaine-Daniel Torin Watch on Sale 380 - Current Society Officers 380 - New Members 381 - Items Available for Purchase from the Library 385 - Dues Reminder 386 Newsletter 2012 Spring 386 - Annual Meeting 2012 To Be in Charleston SC 386 - The Journal of John Fontaine 388 - Library News: Maury Family Tree Available Again 389 - New Members; Condolences; Donation 390 Newsletter 2012 Summer 390 - Details on Annual Meeting 2012 in Charleston 391 - Annual Meeting Registration Form 392 - In Memoriam: Col Murray Fontaine Rose USMC (Ret.) 393 - Items Available for Purchase from the Library 397 - New Members; Condolences; Dues Reminder 398 Newsletter 2012 Fall
[xiii]
Page Title / Topic Date
398 - 2013 Annual Meeting To Be in New Bern NC 398 - 2012 Annual Meeting in Charleston Report 399 - Fontaine/Maury DNA Study 400 - In Memoriam: Lieutenant Col. Jess Scott 401 - New Members; Condolences; Dues Reminder 402 Newsletter 2013 Spring 402 - Plans for the 2013 Annual Meeting in New Bern, NC 402 - USNS Maury Christened in March 2013 403 - The Fontaines and Seville 405 - Condolences; Dues Reminder 406 Newsletter 2013 Summer 406 - Annual Meeting October 4-6, 2013, New Bern, NC 406 - Francis Fontaine the Builder 407 - New Members; Condolences 408 - Annual Meeting Registration Form 409 - Dues Reminder 410 Newsletter 2013 Fall 410 - 2013 New Bern Annual Meeting Report 412 - New Members; Condolences 413 - Dues Reminder 414 Newsletter 2014 Spring 414 - Annual Meeting To Be October 17-19, 2014, Richmond 414 - Memoirs of Jaques Fontaine 416 - New Webmaster and New Webpage 416 - Society’s Bibliography, a Researcher’s Tool and Reference Guide 416 - New Members 417 - Dues Reminder 418 Newsletter 2014 Summer 418 - Details for Annual Meeting Oct. 2014, Chester, near Richmond 420 - Help Save a Historic Fontaine Farm & Civil War Battlefield 421 - Library News – Reminder on How to Order 421 - New Members; Condolences 422 - Annual Meeting Registration Form 424 - Dues Reminder 425 Newsletter – Special Issue – Copy from Announcements Page of 2014 Fall Society’s Webpage 425 - Location Identified for Murder of Jean de la Fontaine on 10 May 1563 425 - Reminder to Join or Renew Membership 426 - Report on Annual Meeting in Chester, VA 427 - Update on Saving the Fontaine Farm and Civil War Battlefield 427 - Grand Reunion Planned for France, June 2015
[xiv]
Page Title / Topic Date
427 - Fontaine Maury Genealogical Chart Available on CD 428 - Society Sponsors Digital Version of Jaques Fontaine’s Memoirs 428 - Seeking Any James or Rev. Francis Fontaine Descendants to Participate in Fountain/Fontaine DNA Study 429 - Interest in Maury DNA Study? 429 - Wanted: Descendants of James Fontaine and Elizabeth Fontaine Torin 430 - Report of Executive Board Meeting at Annual Meeting in Chester, 17 October 2014 433 Newsletter 2015 Spring 433 - 2015 Annual Meeting To Be Oct. 30-31, 2015, Oxford, MS 433 - Society Tour of France in June 2015 434 - Announcing Our New Maury DNA Study 435 - Tennessee Researcher Developing New Book on Fontaine Maury Family; Russell Hooper and His Collection of “The Pathfinders Papers” 435 - New Members; Condolences; Correction from Library List in Prior Issue, The Maury Tree was inadvertently omitted 436 - Dues Reminder 437 Newsletter 2015 Summer 437 - Details on 2015 Annual Meeting in Oxford, Mississippi 438 - Dedication Ceremony for the “Jacques Fontaine Protestant Center” in St. Palais-sur-Mer, France, on 20 June 2015, by Brian Nilsson 439 - Tour of Fontaine Family Locales Near Royan, France, by Sara Hopkins 441 - A Visit to the Site of Jaques Fontaine’s Home in Ireland 441 - Request for Information on Slaves of Clement Rush Fontaine (1791-1851) 442 - Annual Meeting Registration Form 443 - Items for Purchase from the Library 447 - Dues Reminder 448 Newsletter 2015 Fall 448 - Annual Meeting in Oxford Report 450 - Good News from Treasurer Kim Nilsson 450 - New Members; Condolences 451 - Dues Reminder 452 Newsletter 2016 Spring 452 - 2016 Annual Meeting To Be Oct. 14-16, Hanover Co., VA 453 - Jaques Fontaine’s Trail in Ireland After His Escape from France in 1685 455 - Maury Book Donated to the Society; James Maury Esq., First American Consul to the Port of Liverpool by Derek Lunt
[xv]
Page Title / Topic Date
456 - Will of Rev. Peter Fontaine (1691-1757) Transcription by Randy Currie Available from Library 456 - New Members 456 - Stay Connected with Society’s Webpage 456 - Dues Reminder 458 Newsletter 2016 Summer 458 - Plans for Annual Meeting Oct. 14-16, 2016, in Ashland, VA 461 - New Book, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography: A Biography 1806-1873, by John Grady 461 - In Memoriam: Major Winston Fontaine 1923-2016 462 - In Memoriam: Mrs. Seguin, in France 462 - Author Seeks Assistance on Maury-Related Article and Book about Dr. J. Marion Sims, the Father of Gynecology 462 - New Members 463 - Registration Form for 2016 Annual Meeting 465 - Items for Purchase from the Library 469 Newsletter 2016 Fall 469 - Report on 2016 Annual Meeting in Ashland, VA 471 - Dues Reminder 471 - Society T-Shirts Available for Holiday Gifts! 471 - New Executive Committee with Title and Email Addresses 473 Newsletter 2017 Spring 473 - Plans for 2017 Annual Meeting in Franklin, Tennessee 474 - Who Were the Mavericks? Maury Descendants 475 - Dues Reminder 475 - Condolences 477 Newsletter 2017 Summer 477 - Details for Oct. 20-22, 2017, Annual Meeting in Franklin, TN 478 - Registration Form for 2017 Annual Meeting 482 - Items for Purchase from the Library 484 Newsletter 2017 Fall 484 - Report on 2017 Annual Meeting in Franklin, TN 485 - Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury 486 - Fontaine Maury Society Library Reminder 486 - Dues Reminder 486 - Welcoming New Members 487 - Condolences
[xvi]