NOTE: Spelling & first name changing seems to have been common in the early years of the settlers. Some didn't feel it that important - others just couldn't understand the French/German accents, when they arrived in America. So,
the following have been found - Achille, himself, changed the spelling of his name. His birth certificate indicates that Achille is spelled with only one l. He always spelled it with two. Achille Jr., as an adult, took the more "American" sounding name of Richard. Also the last name PATEY seems to have gone through the Patee, Patie, Paytee, etc. stage. With this branch of the PATEY family, the spelling has always remained the same after arriving in America. Under each of our ancestors, I have listed names they had, at one time,
been known as. Such as Marie Ablerley took on the name of Mary except in legal documents, etc. Other branches of the family, either arriving in America or while they were in France,
England or Nova Scotia, Canada, might have spelled it differently.
I
am Joan Vreeland Studer, daughter of Helen Patey Vreeland. This report will cover her immediate
family. Since starting in 1975, I have
accumulated a great deal of data, documents and family stories. It is impossible to include all of it on
this website. So, if you are a member
of this family and I have not included your name, please get in touch with
me. ([email protected]) I may still have it on my database and there
was no room to post it or I have just goofed. Sorry!
Please write me as I have a more detailed report for posterity. I�d
like to thank all who have contributed to my research, especially , my cousins,
Colette in France, Laura Patey Ricciardelli,
in Lakehurst, New Jersey, for her fantastic memory and
encouragement; Trudy Patey Jegglie from
Crystal Lake, IL; Mary Patey from
Homosassa, FL; Margaret Patey from Oceanport, NJ and Kathleen Patey Rubinstein,
who added a whole new branch ! And of
cause my mother, Helen Patey Vreeland who started me on my search and was just
as excited as I, when more information came to light. I wish she had lived to see Achile�s (her grandfather) life develop. This research is dedicated to my Mom. Now let's begin to
follow the footsteps of time � let us step back into 1676. He was the earliest known
male of this Patey family. Go to GENEALOGY REPORT Part 1, starting in
Pouilly-Vingeanne, France 1676. The Patey family. Go to PART 2 a continuation of the Patey Family genealogy.
Go to OLD PHOTOS for unidentified Patey individuals from the
past
Henry Patey was born in Pouilly-Vingeanne, France.