Marie Sohier dob 1620 maybe, Picardi,France,parents Francois Sohier,Margreieta Nieppe.
Married to David DesMarets July 1643 in French church Middleburg Island of Walcheren, Zeeland.
Are there still any DesMarets or Sohier in France?
David DesMarest dob 1620, Beauchamps,France.
DFantana

Here are a couple of sites.
http://sohier.free.fr/menugb.htm
http://www.demarests.com/

I'm 12th generation from David and Marie and found these sites of great value. The Demarest site hasn't really been updated since 2004, but the info that's there is good. The head of the site has been doing research.

According to the Sohier site, Maries decendants are part of the Sohier de Vermandois. The Sohier family did a lot of work...Enjoy

I got an e-mail from a Vincent Sohier. The e-mail is Sohier@free.fr.
Does any one know about this person or website?
I don't want to give out information about myself to people I'm not sure of.
DFantana

Hi,
I was e-mailing with Vincent regularly for a while. Some of my stuff is posted on the site under the "Families related to Sohier" section. David des Marets to be exact... He's extremely interested in the America's branch of the Sohier family, the French and Huguenot/Walloon were right at home for him. His main interest is a few Sohier (Sawyer, etc...) that are in Mass. and other NE States. But,...Marie is probably the most well known Sohier through the line of David des Marets (and all other variations, mine is Demarest).
By all means, take your time and e-mail back and forth with Vincent. That should ease your mind. I have come to see him as just as much of a relative as most of the des Marets I have e-mailed with. He also sees the huge link between Sohier and des Marets. The branch of Sohier (Vermandois..Spelling suspect) is quite interesting. Enjoy.

Thank you for answering my letter.
I have come across for much inflormation on the Demaray Family some times I have to stop and let it soak in.
I think I told you my line with the Demaray.
Demaray was my grandma on my dad's side maiden name.
My family is from Mich.
I live in Fl.
This Sat is the Demaray Reunion. They have been having them every year since 1946. Sad thing is there's not too many people that come to thme now like years ago.
I can't go because I live too far.
I would like to keep in touch with people from our family.
Deborah

Deborah,
You're welcome. Contact me at my MSN e-mail if you need any help and I'll do what I can. I've been in contact with others in the Demaray, Demarest, Demaree families. It's a lot to take in, this is one huge family!

Bob

Bob
Ethel Demaray Hall was my grandma and her parents were Edwin and Catherine Monroe Demaray and Edwin's parents were Simon and Janette Demaray.
Last Sat was the Demaray Reunion. They have them the last Sat in July. Sad there's only a handful of people that come to them. These things have been going on since 1946. Every one from my grandma's generation are gone and most of the people from my dad's generation are gone, but they still get together.
It's call the Demaray Reunion, but there is not a Demaray among us.
There were 6 girls and only one boy in my grandma's family and he never married.
It's funny how your mind thinks as you're growing up. What I saw or knew I thought that was it as far as the DEmaray's family is concern and then when I started doing research on the family I was amazed how there's so many I can't keep up with them.
My realtives are from Mich.
What's interesting are twins. Simon was a twin. Edwin and Catherine had twin girls,but one died when she was a baby.
Edwin's daughter Bea's son Lloyd or Bill and his wife Mary Jane had twins a boy and a girl,
Edwin's daughter Sue's daughter Sue Marie and her husband Bob had twins a boy and a girl.
Then Edwin's daughter Margie's son Jim's daughter Ann and her husband had twins a boy and girl.o you know any thing about Daughters American Revoulation? Do any of the females of Demaray family belong to it.
See Samuel dob 1754 Bergen Co, NJ.
Service New York ,rank private, service descripition Capt. Henrick Vanderhoof, 14th Regis, residence Schaghticoke Dist, Albany, New York

You'll find that Bergen County, NJ is the hot bed of the des Marets decended families. My wife was born and raised in Bergenfield, NJ and I am planning a trip to search out all the "family related" sites that are still historically protected by the Bergen County Historical Society. Their web-site shows David and Maries first house, the old French burial grounds, the 1693 (?) church and other sites.

My father was the second of five boys. There was one girl who died very yound. All have passed away with the exception of my Uncle Tom in tragic transportation related accidents. My Dad had hinted at our families history, but never had a chance to relay it as I was only 12 when he passed away. Most of my direct family (cousins etc...) still live in the Schenectady, NY area where Petrus and Sara (both of the Demarest family) settled during the Revolutionary War. Petrus was of David Jrs line and Sara of Samuels, so I have a strong line from two 11th des Marets GGFathers. Samuels line eventually took on the Demaree/Demeree variation of the name while David's line took on Demarest/Demerest/Demorest (depending on location) and I believe a lot of the Canadian Demaray/Demeray are of David's line also. With the size of the family, it's truely hard to tell unless you map it out. The Demarest Society web-site has the documentation from the 1964 book. I am 12-379 and using the generation files mapped every GGFather back to David and Marie with two distinct alternate lines through inter-family marrages.

Sad as it is, we don't have reunions either. With the exception of my brothers and sisters. We have all settled around our Mother in Rome, NY at the far end of the Mohawk Valley from Schenectady. Nice thing is, the internet has made my catch-up period very fast on our families history. Somewhere down the line (9, 10 generations), we are cousins...Kind of a neat thing to look up. The families military past is fun to look up too. I'm a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer (77-99) and my Father was military (killed in a plane crash leaving Viet Nam).

Have fun doing your research. The shear size of the family will blow you away.

Bob

Hi,
Was your Simon Demaray born 14 Aug 1825, son of David Demaray and Jane Marsh? If so, we are on the same line. My great-great grandfather was David Daniel Demaray, born 26 Dec 1820 and was the older brother of this Simon.

My great-aunt Irene, whose mother was Margaret Maria Demaray, is still going strong at age 93 and has a lively interest in her family history.

As to your question about joining the DAR on your connection to Samuel, that should be possible if you have the proofs of birth and marriage they require. I have at least 7 male ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War but have at least one generation on every line where I lack the level of proof the DAR requires for membership. The group has come under fire in recent years about the lax job they did in the past of proving relationship and so have tightened up their requirements.

I would be interested in hearing about where you connect to Samuel (b. 1754). My direct email is camads@comcast.net.

Carole Medeiros

Carole,
If you go to the Demarest webpage at www.demarests.com they have done the decend tracking work for the des Marets families through 12 generations, starting with David des Marets and Marie Sohier. I haven't done any side tracking, only the primary and secondary tracks that lead to David Jr and Samuel (sons of David and Marie des Marets). Right now, it's only an assumtion that the Canadian lines are primarily from David Jrs. lines trek North.
Minus the tracking numbers, here is my line:

1. David des Marets, 1620, married to Marie Sohier

2. David Demarest Jr, Dec. 24, 1651 married to Rachel Cresson in NYC

3. Benjamin Demarest married to Elizabeth De Groot in Hackensack, NJ (Kindermack)

4. David Demarest married to Marrityn Ackerman in Hackensack, NJ

5. Petrus Demarest, married to Sara Demarest

6. David Demarest, still researching

7. Earl Orville Demarest married to Anna Maria Ackert in Redhook, NY

8. William Francis Demarest married to 1. Ida Savage in Fonda, NY 2. Margret Rutt (Root) in Fonda, NY

9. Frank Lester Demarest married to Louisa Kirpins in Gloversville, NY

10. Harold Lester Demarest married to Katherine Thackery in Schenectady, NY

11. Robert Emmett Demarest Sr., Mar 31, 1934, married to Harriette Lakin in Colorado.

Children:
Robert Emmett Jr. 1959
Mark Allen 1960
Denise Anne 1961
Jeffery Edward 1963
Danielle Alise 1971

12. Robert Emmett Demarest Jr., married to Theresa Ritner in Toms River, NJ Aug 8, 1981.

13. Shannon Eileen Demarest, other, Joshua Crate
Matthew Robert Demarest married to Holly Sprague
Adam Paul Demarest married to Shannon Thompson

14. Shannon’s Children
Aiden Rose Demarest
Mya Jade Crate
Lucas Gabriel Crate

Matthew’s Children
Paige McKenzie Demarest

Adam’s Children
Tyler Braidon Demarest
Kaiden Christopher Demarest

With the exception of my youngest brother and sister and gens 13 and 14, all the info was obtained from the documents on the Demarest web-site. Yours should be just as easily tracked if you have some dates to start with. You'll be able to track back and forward from them...

Bob