Soblet
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Soblet is a surname
originating in France
before the 17th century.
refugee Abraham Soblet and his family, who arrived in Virginia
in 1700 and settled in Manakintown.
After 1700, the family name became Anglicized to common American spellings, including Sublet, Sublett, and Sublette
. (Some families in Europe
continue to use the spelling Soblet or Soublet.)
Among Abraham Soblet's children are:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
originating in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
before the 17th century.
Soblet descendants in America
In America, the Soblet family name traces back to French HuguenotHuguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
refugee Abraham Soblet and his family, who arrived in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in 1700 and settled in Manakintown.
After 1700, the family name became Anglicized to common American spellings, including Sublet, Sublett, and Sublette
Sublette
Sublette is an American variant of the French surname Soblet. Other variants include Sublett, Sublet, and Soublet. In the United States the name is traced to the French Huguenot Abraham Soblet, who arrived in 1700...
. (Some families in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
continue to use the spelling Soblet or Soublet.)
Among Abraham Soblet's children are:
- Ann Soblet, who married Pierre ChastainChastainThere have been several prominent current and historical figures named Chastain:* Bob Chastain is a writer on religious history* Brandi Chastain was a player on the United States Women's National Soccer Team. She won a gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and is well-known for taking off...
(another Huguenot refugee) -- They had many notable Chastain descendants in America, including soccer star Brandi ChastainBrandi ChastainBrandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team....
and film actress Joan CrawfordJoan CrawfordJoan Crawford , born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre....
(born Lucille Fay LeSueur, a descendant of David LeSueur and Elizabeth Chastain).
- Jacques Soblet -- ancestor of many Sublett and Sublette descendants in America, including American author Clifford MacClellan Sublette.
- Pierre Louis Soblet -- ancestor of most Sublett and Sublette descendants in America, including William SubletteWilliam SubletteWilliam Lewis Sublette Born near Stamford, Lincoln County, Kentucky on September 21, 1798. Died on July 23, 1845 in Pittsburg. W.L. Sublette was a fur trapper, pioneer and mountain man, who with his brothers after 1823 became an agent of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company exploiting the riches of the...
(mountain man and fur trader); Ursula Sublett Day's grandson William Herndon (lawyer)William Herndon (lawyer)William Henry Herndon was the law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.-Biography:Born in Greensburg, Kentucky, Herndon and his family moved to Illinois in 1820, and they settled in Springfield when he was five. Herndon attended Illinois College from 1836-1837. In 1840 he married Mary J....
; John L. Sublett (World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
air ace in Chuck YeagerChuck YeagerCharles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound...
's squadron); Damon Sublett (Minor League BaseballMinor league baseballMinor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
player with the Staten Island YankeesStaten Island YankeesThe Staten Island Yankees are a minor league baseball team, located in the New York City borough of Staten Island. Nicknamed the "Baby Bombers," the Yankees are a Short-Season A classification affiliate of the New York Yankees and play in the New York - Penn League at Richmond County Bank Ballpark...
and Tampa YankeesTampa YankeesThe Tampa Yankees are a minor league baseball team based in Tampa, Florida. They are currently members of the Florida State League and are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. Home games are played at George M. Steinbrenner Field, a miniature replica of...
); and Ned SubletteNed SubletteNed Sublette is an American composer, musician, record producer and musicologist. Sublette studied Spanish Classical Guitar with Hector Garcia at the University of New Mexico and with Emilio Pujol in Spain. He studied composition with Kenneth Gaburo at the University of California, San Diego...
(musician and Cuban music authority).