Saintonge does appear in the Chesapeake, albeit in very small numbers.

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From: paul courtney
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:01 AM
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Subject: Heirlooms or ballast

I saw a sherd of medieval Saintonge ware (probably pre-1500- it wasn't
recognisable as Saintonge at all to the Parks Canada ceramacists) in
Quebec City a few years back. I suppose it had probably arrived as
ballast or just possibly as a very archaic hierloom. I know Roman sherds
have turned up in the Chesapeake as ballast. I was wondering out of mere
curiosity if there any further such archaic finds from north America
apart from later collectors.

paul courtney
Leicester
LE2 1WJ