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- The name Pontenier is French, beyond doubt, however, there is an absence of the name among the French that settled in New York, and therefore, must be a corruption of another French name. It is the strong belief that the names is "Parmentier" which took on the spelling of Palmatier, which was the name of a family that settled in Green County, New York. Source: Read Arnaud.
The will of Willem Fitsoor, Duchess County, New York, mentioned his wife, Neeltie, daughter of Teunis Swart, various children and their spouses, including his daughter, Ariantie, wife of Daman Palmetier. The will was proved in Dutchess County before Justice Barent van Kleek, 29 Oct 1726. Ibid.
"Parmentier was the name of one of the French families that came over with David DeMarest, Frederick de Vaux, Abraham Hasbroucq, Chretien Duyou, Mathese Blanchen, Meynard Journeay, Thonnet Terrin, Antoin Crispel, David Usillie, Phillippe Casier, Bourgeion Broucard, Simon le Febre, Justice Durie and Louis du Bois, all of whom spent years in Germany under the protection of the German Prince of Mannheim prior to moving to New York, as did the Houpline /van Oblinus, Vermeille/Vermilye families. This association with Lutheran Germans must have made the Huguenots comfortable with the Lutheran service of worship." Ibid.
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