Hi Frank: Here is more information: Willem BLANCHETON submitted a request to the Raad van State (essentially Parliament) of the Neterlands as then constituted, in 1700, describing himself as a former monk of the Benedictine Order from the St. Maur Society of S.S, Cosmas and Damianus in Forest(?), old 44 years, from a noble Bourgondian (not Normandian, sorry my mistake) family. Conversion to protestantism was done in Bern on Oct 14, 1690. Source BHIC, notary, schepen (bailiff) and other files, search for Blancheton. GUS