Payzant - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Payzant/Pezant

2004-10-05 16:30:55Z

My family of Pezants are from Charleston, S.C. and I've been told-they descend from a brother to one who stayed in Nova Scotia. Why the spelling difference-I don't know. Some of our Pezanrs live in Louisianna. Can someone help me connect the 2 families of NS and S.C.?Mary Kidd

Biography of Marie Anne and Louis Payzant

2004-03-03 20:58:24Z

An excellent biography of Anne Marie and Louis Payzant (my great-great-great-great grandparents) written by Linda Layton, was published in June, 2003. It is titled "A Passion for Survival: The True Story of Marie Anne and Louis Payzant in 18th Century Nova Scotia" and it's ISBN is 1551094576. It is currently available at amazon.ca (and amazon.com).

Also see the interview with the author, reprinted at http://www.wickware.com/Newsletters/Volume%204/Vol4_Issue194...

Re: The Payzant Montcalm connection

AllenJess44 — 2004-01-01 20:00:49Z

In Marion M. Payzant's "The Payzant and Allied Jess and Juhan Families in North America" 1970, she does not give any known account of a Payzant and Montcalm connection. One fact is that Montcalm was Roman Catholic and in Quebec; and Marie Payzant was French Huguenot and in Nova Scotia.

Lisette Payzant was born in Quebec City 26 December 1756.

Marie Payzant and her five children settled in Falmouth in 1760. Lisette married George Jess, Sr. 1774, Falmouth, NS.

The Payzant Moncalm connection

2003-11-07 23:52:45Z

I know that Lizette Payzant's mother was supposed to be connected to montcalm, but how?

Payzant Surname

hmelcookie — 2002-03-27 00:52:40Z

The name "Payzant" does mean "peasant". The family fled religious persecution in France (Normandy?)and ended up in Nova Scotia.

PAYZANT Surname

HMoser1424 — 2001-09-19 13:20:24Z

I am hoping that someone can help me discover the origins and meaning of this unusual surname. Sorry, the connection with this name is distant and through non-lineage marriage. My guess is that it may mean peasant. Help gratefully received.

Jess (Payzant) History

2000-09-28 20:11:17Z

Payzant history found:

http://www.globeandmail.com/series/canadaday/atwood.html

Payzant History

2000-09-28 20:10:06Z

Payzant history found:

http://www.globeandmail.com/series/canadaday/atwood.html

Payzant

2000-09-28 20:07:03Z

Payzant history found:

http://www.globeandmail.com/series/canadaday/atwood.html

Payzant Surname

2000-09-27 15:30:04Z

The name is French Huguenot.
The family lived on Jersey, Channel Islands for thirteen years before coming to Covey's Island, N.S. 1756;
later Falmouth, N.S. 1760

Also spelled Paisant..."Genealogie de la Famille Paisant"

Another spelling in England: Pheasant

The Payzant Coat of Arms contains a silver pheasant.

Payzant connotes the word 'paysan' meaning in modern French 'a peasant'.

Other spellings: Peysant, Peyzant, Paysant

In Canada: the spelling is Payzant and is always identified as a descendant of our French Huguenot progenitor, Louis Payzant.