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Shaun, Hanes
Thank you all very much for replying to my enquiry.
Shaun, Hanes -  I have located 3 variations of the marriage entry, one referred to Coles Regt of Foot Guards, another simply as soldier and the third and most likely the original mentioned what I thought was John Coles but was actually Robin Swoles.   My sincere thanks for clarifying this for me.   It was suggested to me sometime ago that "Willyats" or "Wittyats" was the name of the minister and Hanes has now confirmed this (thank you). 
Dave, Andy – Samuel’s military records are a definite bonus, especially now that I know that Col Robinson Swole was the correct name to research.  Third Marine Regiment connection is interesting as Samuel ultimately set up a very lucrative fishing tackle business in London about 1763.  This date appears to coincide with his discharge from the army.   The birth place of Oswestry is intriguing and somewhat confusing though.  The line of Chevaliers I am interested in were Huguenots.  Working backwards I have traced the line back to 1749 when Samuel & Elizabeth had a daughter Elizabeth bpt at Newcastle upon Tyne & a son James in 1754 at Berwick upon Tweed.  I thought these locations would correspond to approx. placements of the 11th but apparently not.  However, it does look as though Elizabeth Godfroy was an army wife.
So why Oswestry if the family were Huguenots?  I believe both Newport and Gloucester were Huguenot enclaves specialising in textiles so it is possible Samuel’s family spread out from there but it is still quite a distance between Oswestry & Gloucester, let alone Newport.  This is something I need to look at more closely.
I have done a separate DNA study on shared matches for 3 of Samuel & Elizabeth’s descendants.  The matches, all from Quebec, Canada are pointing to an origin area around Coutances and St Lo, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.  Coutances is near the coast quite close to Jersey, Channel Isles.
All very interesting.
Once again, my sincere thanks Chris

Hi
Not sure if this is the correct forum for my enquiry, so apologies if not.  I have a marriage in Fleet St, London dated 1746 which confirms that the groom Samuel Chevalier was a soldier in John Coles Regiment of Foot Guard.  This does not appear to have been a well known Regiment (not Coldstream apparently).  Does anyone know anything more about it? 

The marriage took place 1 week before Culloden.  I have placed Samuel & his wife in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1749 and wondered if the regiment had been posted there as a precaution. 

Any help would be very much appreciated.
All the best
Chris, NSW,Aust

Current US citizens with Quebec ancestry?  Most of the area relating to the Quebec line was in and around Montreal. 
Chris

Hi Southsea Steel
Thank you for replying to my posting.  In Sarah's case, DNA has confirmed who the father of her son was, so I know that he was descended from an English family from Chippenham, Wilts.  However, just posting my Chevalier problem has helped me to consider another perspective.

I have been focussed on the lack of weavers in Chevalier line without considering the possibility that the weavers were from one of the Chevalier maternal lines.  If this is the case, then the story of weavers in the family may be correct.  Sarah's mother Sarah Parkes, bn ca 1788 may well have played in the fields of Rouen if her name had been anglicised from Parques for example, but I have no further information on Sarah Parkes to confirm this.  I do know that Sarah's son William spoke French, so there must have been some sort of contact between him & Sarah's family.  In any case, none of this explains the lack of DNA from England.

All the best
Chris, NSW, Aust.