A Persecuted to Minority to Wealthy Merchants and Planters: A Study of a Huguenot Family and Shifts in Identity
Location
Statesboro Campus (Room 2044)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Open Access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jeffrey Burson
Faculty Mentor Email
jburson@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2022
Start Date
16-11-2022 6:00 PM
End Date
16-11-2022 7:00 PM
Description
This project takes a look at an interwoven system of familial, religious, social, and economic ties known as the Protestant International. By analyzing genealogies, correspondence, business records, and transactions of the Mazyck Family, it is seen that these international connections often led to the material success of these families. This project also takes a look at how the Protestant International aided in shifting the vast majority of Huguenots’ identity from being religiously persecuted refugees to being wealthy merchants and planters who formed trade relations, both domestically and internationally.
Academic Unit
College of Arts and Humanities
A Persecuted to Minority to Wealthy Merchants and Planters: A Study of a Huguenot Family and Shifts in Identity
Statesboro Campus (Room 2044)
This project takes a look at an interwoven system of familial, religious, social, and economic ties known as the Protestant International. By analyzing genealogies, correspondence, business records, and transactions of the Mazyck Family, it is seen that these international connections often led to the material success of these families. This project also takes a look at how the Protestant International aided in shifting the vast majority of Huguenots’ identity from being religiously persecuted refugees to being wealthy merchants and planters who formed trade relations, both domestically and internationally.
