SEMMENS family.

[pjaj]

I have a few questions concerning this family, many of whom seem to be in Cornwall.

I am descended from another family of Semmens who come from a small group of villages near Maldon in Essex.
The fruits of several peoples research can be found at:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,230312.0.html

There is a suggestion from more than one source in our group that the Semmens name originally came from France.
Or is it just another spelling of the generic Simons or Seaman?
What are the Cornish theories on this? Breton? Huguenot? Is there any known connection?

I am also trying to track down a possible cousin marriage:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,239454.0.html

The wife's lineage is well established, but where did the husband's family come from before his father?

Does any of this tie in with the Cornish family?

Thanks,

Peter.