Excerpt from A Genealogical and Psychological Memoir of Philippe Maton Wiltsee and His Descendants, Vol. 1: With a Historical Introduction Referring to the Wiltsee Nation and Its Colonies The name of a nation and-its place of habitation and of its colonies of the same name in distant countries, may be deduced from the names Of the im portant objects along the lines of migration and at the places of settlement; and the original seat of occupation be fixed with certainty at the place the lines of migration concentrate upon when traced back from the seats of the colonies. If the inhabitants of this place still retain the name Of the colonies, even if the country is known by other names, given by intrusive settlers later, or by conquering strangers, or by adjacent tribes, the name of the people and of the locality occupied at the remotest period given will be sufficiently well determined. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.