03-22-2006, 04:45 PM
My surname is of Gallic origin, not Frankish. De La Chaumette means the "Land of the stubble field". When my Huguenot ancestors came to America, they "Anglecanized" it to Shumate. The region where my folks originated was the area of the Arverni. I've always thought of myself Gallic and not Frankish. I don't believe the Franks repopulated France but simply set up a ruling kingdom. Nothing like Britian where so many Saxons displaced the Celts and changed the entire country, including the language.
Johnny
PS-If I Remember correctly, Caesar on his victory parade in Rome, had some of his brunette Gallic prisoners' hair dyed blonde/red...
Johnny
PS-If I Remember correctly, Caesar on his victory parade in Rome, had some of his brunette Gallic prisoners' hair dyed blonde/red...
Johnny Shumate
