Signature of Samuel Duchemin, immigrant to Virginia and progenitor of the Dishman family of Westmoreland County, Virginia
This example is from 20 May 1661 when Samuel was about 25 years old. The source is “The Act in Advance of Succession”, in which Jean Duchemin divided his estate among his six sons, including Samuel. The document is in the Departmental Archives of L’Orne in Aleçon, Orne, France (Reference 4 E 80/61)