User blog comment:Slate Vesper/Assassinews 15-06-'13 — Three Assassin's Creeds in development and Patrice Désilets' lawsuit with Ubisoft/@comment-4013467-20130623043717/@comment-4013467-20130623160359

Ok, that makes even less sense. So this John de la Tour is actually Jean III, Count of Auvergne? He was born and died within Ezio's lifetime. His first daughter even died on the same year Ezio died? Looking through his family history in addition to the fact that he died in Orleans, France, it seems highly unlikely he ever left Europe. Plus just judging from his age he would have become an Assassin at least a decade after Ezio. Albeit Ezio wasn't in charge of the order yet I think he might have heard of an Assassin ruling a duchy in France yet he isn't mentioned in game or even in the Recruit Assignments. Europe didn't become fully aware of The Americas until after Christopher Columbus's 4 voyages which lasted from 1492-1502. By then Jean III was dead. Even after this time the early days of European exploration of the Americas were in the name of Portugal and Spain. France didn't spnonser anyone until 1524 and even then they sent an Italian. I doubt Jean III ever came to hear of America let alone go there and establish the foundations of a secret society.

I'm am highly doubtful the John de la Tour mentioned in ACIII as the founder of the Colonial Assassins is Jean de la Tour III, Count of Auvergne.