I'm trying to find more information about my Hugenote roots.

I'm looking for someone called Jacob Cadot CADOT(and also Francoise
DielDIEL , his wife). He was a sea captain, sailing between Holland and
Curacao. He died before 1718 and would have been born before 1680.

I found his name in baptism records for 4 children in Rotterdam
(1696 - Catherine Cadot, 1699 - Jean Cadot, 1701 - Jacob Cadot)
and Amsterdam (1704 - Jacques Cadot).

I have no record of his marriage or birth/baptism and was wondering if he
was from the North of France (possibly Duinkerken) or even Curacao itself ?

Could anyone point me in the right direction ?

(my apologies for not posting this in French)

bonsoir Christopher,
je vous souhaite la bienvenue sur les forums de Gennpdc et plus particulièrement sur celui de Flandre Littorale où vous avez posté ce premier envoi.

Pour l'instant aucun indice de vie sur Dunkerque où ces patronymes (CADOT et DIEL) ne semblent apparemment pas connus d'après les relevés en ligne ici :.http://www.gennpdc.net/releves

Pouvez vous nous dire quelle piste vous conduit "'possiblement" vers Dunkerque. S'agissant de Curacao, c'est totalement hors sujet sur ce forum )

à bientôt, merci de compléter

bonsoir Danielle,

Duinkerken was a possibility only.
I have a document from 1703 accusing him as captain of a Dutch merchant ship not attacking/taking French ships somewhere near Curacao.
As Jacob Cadot is most likely of French descent, maybe he would still have connections/family in Duinkerken (being the centre of buccaneer-like activity).

It will be a difficult search finding his place of birth.

Thank you

I found out the family was naturalised about 1710 in the Netherlands.
It mentions a place of origin, DIEPPE.
Can anyone find Jacob CADOT or Francoise DIEL in DIEPPE before 1694 ?

Bonsoir,
Dieppe n'est pas une ville de la région Nord et Pas de Calais.... mais de Seine Maritime.
voir les registres en ligne ici : http://www.archivesdepartementales76.net/
et diverses conseils ici : http://www.francegenweb.org/~sitesdgw/76/

Cette discussion devenant Hors sujet sur Gennpdc, je "ferme" le sujet.

Bonne continuation... en Seine Maritime !