Family-histories and genealogies : containing a series of ...

" Portraits of :
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" Charles son of Michele,
" John son of Charles,
" Theodore son of John,
" Philip son of John,
" John son of Philip,
" Salomon son of John,
" Philip son of John,
" Martin Jacob son of Salomon,
" Anton Josue son of Salomon,
"and of their several wives."
A copy of the Genevese portrait of Rev. Jean Diodati, presented
by the representatives of the family in Geneva, is owned by the authors
of this work. Another belongs to Mr. and Mrs. David Lyon Gardiner
of New Haven, who have also a copy of the portrait of Count Giulio
Diodati. Photographs from the originals, at the Hague, of Carolo
Diodati and his Mei wife, of Rev. John Diodati, and of Rev. Philip son
of the last named, are in the possession of the authors, as well as of
Mrs. David Thompson of New York and Mr. and Mrs. David Lyon
Gardiner of New Haven. Of the twelve generations from the time of
Carolo Diodati, beginning with his own, the writers have photographs of
descendants of his for ten generations :
in the English-American line.
two
in the Swiss line ; the others
We have thus briefly sketched the history of this remarkable family ;
and all of the name appearing in English records have been mentioned in
their places in the line of descent, down to and including the grandfather
of our William Diodate (see above, p. 397)
; unless a separate place could
have been found for a John Diodati who engaged in business in London,
being called a "Factor" in some entries concerning him, and on whose
estate Letters of Administration were granted, in 1687-88, to his son
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