The website I came across included a page on the Billiou/Billiau and Barlow family. It's focus was on Pierre Billiou's brother, Jean who settled in Germany. It mentioned Pierre and gave ancestry of bothThomas and Aimie!
Thomas [b. c1570] was the son of Thomas Billiou and father of Jeacq, who was also recorded as Jean.
Aimie was a BARLOW. Her birth name was Ann Aimie.
The Billious were from Wicres, Artois, Flanders. The Barlows had their roots in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.
Ann Aimie was born in Prestbury in 1573. Her parents were Henry and Margaret. The Barlow abcestry continues with Henry, Humphrey, Alexander, Alexander, Nicholas, John/Jenkin, and Sir John Barlow of Barlow Hall, Cheshire, England.
It is not explained how Henry and Margaret found their way to Leiden for Thomas and Aimie to marry. Perhaps I just missed the idea that Thomas was also English and just settled in Wicres.
Why did the couple give their daughters more English sounding names and their son a decidedly French name?
Unfortunately, other than giving the LDS Family History Library and website some credit, the Billiou article lacks evidence.
Aimie died in Leiden in 1621, Thomas after 1622.
I checked Ancestry and searched other online trees. The Barlow lineage frequently appeared - sans documentation. A couple of trees gave Thomas as a probable English exile. Abigail's and Ann's marriage records give their place of birth as England. Abigail is recorded as Ballou and Ann as Anneken Bailliuw. Most trees show Thomas Billiou either born in or of Wicres. Some list his wife as Ann Aimie - given name and surname.
For the time being, I'm sticking with my theory. I just don't buy Aimie as an Englishwoman.
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