French Family
Association
Mara French, P.O. Box 1109, Sutter Creek, CA 95685-1109. 209-267-0649 marafrench@mindspring.com
Chart
#77, Samuel French of Chemung Co., NY
This chart
updated by Mara French on 3/31/08. Numbers in brackets [ ] refer
to the bibliography at the end of this chart. An asterisk (*) shows
continuation of that line. Please send me any corrections or additions to this
chart to mailto:marafrench@mindspring.com.
Revised 1999, 2007, 2008.
Contents
You can
pinpoint the French and Price farms in Genoa looking at the pink lower
rectangle labeled DIST No. 11. The farm is at the bottom of this district and
landowners are ÒL. PriceÓ (Lewis Price – see 2.1) and ÒJ. FrenchÓ
(Jeremiah French – see 2.7). Other farms nearby are owned by Wager,
Johnson, and Cheeseman. See enlargement below.
History and Research
This
line starts in Boston in 1793 and
migrates to Long Island, NY and then to Chemung Co., NY. The French and Price
families of FFA Chart #11, Samuel French ÒThe JoinerÓ and Mary Price might be
the ancestors of Chart #77. Both lines were from Chemung Co., NY. They each had
a child named Jeremiah in both their lines and they both lived to Boston, MA
[8]. Chart #77 may also tie in with Chart #1 or Chart #179. All are very close
in name and place. The DNA
test of this line is the same as for Chart #1. Help us find the connection!
First Generation
1.1
Samuel French, b. 1793 in Boston, MA [5], listed as age 62 and born in Boston
in the 1855 Census [5], m. Fanny (Frances) Scott (on 29 Aug 1821 in Ohio Co.,
KY unsure). She was b. in 1801 in Ireland [5]. Samuel bought a farm in Chemung
Co., NY in 1830. He sold a right-of-way to the Junction Canal in
1845 [9]. Samuel d. 1861 in Chemung Co., NY, and left his estate to
his wife and children [1]. He is buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Waverly,
NY [12]. Fanny d. 1862 (a year after her husband) in Chemung Co., NY [1]. DNA test.
Second Generation
Children
of Samuel and Fanny (Scott) French, 1.1.
2.1*
William C. French, b. 1821 on Long Island, NY, m1. Elizabeth, 4 years younger
than him, from Connecticut [1], m2. Sarah S. Price, sister of Martha from
Cayuga Co., NY, dau. of Lewis Price and Mary Clark Scannon in Genoa Township,
Cayuga Co., NY [1] on 2 Mar 1861 in Genoa [15]. Sarah was living in 1861 at the
Southport Hotel [15]. They lived in Chemung Co., NY according to the 1850
census. William went to Genoa Township, Cayuga Co., NY to work on the Lewis
Price farm. William d. 1888 in Cayuga Co., NY and is buried at the Forest Home
Cemetery, Waverly, Town of Barton, Tioga Co., NY.
Sarah
Price (2.1) and Martha Price (2.6) were daughters of Lewis Price who was b. 12
Oct 1797 in Elizabethtown, Union Co., NJ [11] and moved to Genoa, NY ca. 1820,
and m. Mary Scammon in 1824. [1]. The Price family starts with Lewis PriceÕs
ancestor Benjamin Price, b. in England about 1621, m. Mary Alice Sayre ca. 1668
in Southhampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY, d. 1721 in Elizabeth, Union Co.,
NJ. Sarah S. Price (2.1) was b. 9 May 1828 in Genoa, NY, and Martha Jane Price
(2.6) was b. 18 Sep 1839 [10] in Genoa, NY [11]. There is a Sarah Price French
buried in the King Ferry Cemetery, Genoa, Cayoga Co., NY, died 1869 (see Chart
#183).
2.2
Frances B. French, b. 28 Feb 1824 in Long Island, NY [12], d. 5 Apr 1880,
buried at Cardiff Cemetery, Cardiff, Onondaga Co., NY, m. Rev. Luther Northway
on 27 Apr 1843. He was b. 18 Mar 1817 in Hornby, Steuben Co., NY [1]. They had
at least 7 children: William Luther Northway (b. 1844, d. 1851 of Scarlet
Fever); Wilbur Northway, b. 1845, d. 1939 [17]; (no name) Northway, b. 1846, d.
1851 of Scarlet Fever; Frances Northway, b. 1847, m. Dr. Albert G. Beebe, d.
1940 [17]; Bishop H. Northway, b. 1850, d. 1851 of Scarlet Fever [17]; William
Luther Northway (#2), b. 6 Jan 1852 [17]; Lavinia Northway, b. 1855 in Yates,
Webster Co., NY, m. Clifford Story, d. 1947 [17].
2.3
Elizabeth A. French, b. Sep 1829 in Chemung Co., NY [1]. Age 26 in the 1885 NY
Census [5]. Elizabeth d. 11 Oct 1906 in Waverly, Tioga Co., NY [1]. Never
married.
2.4
Rachel French, b. May 1831/32 in Chemung Co., NY [1]. Age 24 in the 1885 NY Census
[5]. Rachel d. 1904 in Barton, Tioga, NY. She m. Toles.
2.5*
George Hiram French, b. 1832/33 in Chemung Co., NY [1]. Age 22 in the 1885 NY
Census [5], d. 1882 in Barton, Tioga Co. He m. Victoria who was b. in 1837.
2.6
Mary Jane French, b. Sep 1836 in Chemung Co., NY [1] Age 18 in the 1885 NY
Census [5]. Mary d. 5 Dec 1904 in Barton, Tioga, NY. She m. Edward Minor Payne
on 22 Dec 1860 in Waverly [14] [15]. He was b. Mar 1839 in PA, a tea broker in
1876. They had 5 children, only 4 living in 1900: Fanny M. Payne, Edward Minier
Payne (corn 22 Dec 1860 in Waverly), George H. Payne, Charlotte L. Payne [1].
2.7*
Jeremiah French [1], b. Feb 1838 in Chemung or Cayuga Co., NY, age 17 in the
1885 NY Census [5], m. Martha (or Mary [1]) Jane Price in 22 Mar 1870 in Genoa,
NY, sister of Sarah from Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY, dau. of Lewis Price and Mary
Scannon in Genoa Township, Cayuga Co., NY. Martha was b. 18 Sep 1839 in Genoa
[1]. Jeremiah went to Cayuga Co., NY to work on the Lewis Price farm. Jeremiah
d. 1901 in Buffalo, NY, and is buried in Forest Lawn, Waverly, NY [1]. Martha
d. 1923 in Genoa, NY and is buried at the West Genoa Cemetery [1]. DNA test.
Third Generation
Children
of William and Sarah (Price) French, 2.1
3.1
Jenny B. French, b. 1857 in NY [1]. Her mother Sarah d. in 1869.
Children
of George H. and Victoria French, 2.5
3.2
Hiram George French, b. 1857, d. 1900 [1].
Children
of Jeremiah and Martha (Price) French, 2.7.
3.3*
Samuel Craig French, b. Jul 1874 in Genoa, NY, d. 3 Jun 1946 in Buffalo, NY,
buried in the West Genoa Cemetery. He m1. Alida Blue, b. 1870, d. 16 Apr 1911.
He m2. Florence Ellen Wilson [1]. She was the dau. of Lorenzo Eilson and
Gertrude Vielley [1]. They had one child by the first marriage and one by the
second marriage, Lester Craig French, b. 23 Jun 1932 in Port Byron, Cayuga, NY.
Lester married a Parker and had 4 children [1].
3.4*
Jesse Herbert French, b. 26 Nov 1880, in Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY, d. 16 Feb 1968 in
Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY, buried in West Genoa Cemetery. He m. Winifred Clare
Campbell on 6 Mar 1901 in Lansing, NY. She was b. 16 Feb 1883 in Ludlowville,
NY, d. 31 Oct 1948 in Ithaca, Cayuga Co., NY and is buried at the West Genoa
Cemetery [1]. DNA test.
3.5
Child French [1].
3.6
Child French [1].
Fourth Generation
Children
of Jesse H. and Winifred (Campbell) French, 3.4
4.1
Clara French, b. 8 Mar 1902 in NY [1], m. James H. Quigley who was b. 8 Nov
1898 in Cayuga Co., NY, and had 3 children [1].
4.2
Kenneth Campbell French, b. 18 Sep 1904, Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY, m. Josephine
Elizabeth Riley on 5 Jun 1921 in Ludlowville, NY, d. 1977 in Ithaca, NY [1]. DNA test.
Fifth Generation
Children
of Kenneth C. and Josephine (Riley) French, 4.2.
5.1
Charles Earl French, b. 5 Dec 1923, Tompkins Co., NY, m1. Dorothea Mae Smith
[1] and had 3 children, m2. Moon [1]. DNA test.
5.2
Child French who m. George Harper [1].
Bibliography
[1]
Charlie French, bfrench2@twcny.rr.com,
808 Hector St., Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-273-0862.
[2] FFA
Folder L091, full of information from various sources: Letter, 3 Apr 1958, 2
Water St., Cortland, NY, to a D.A.R. member from unknown. Information
researched at the Cayuga Co. History and Historial Society. Cortland and
Summerhill are two separate towns. DidnÕt continue with this, because the
folder is of Chart #43, and Chart #43 leads to Chart #3. Not part of Samuel and
Fanny line.
[3] FFA
File F251 – pamphlet on Samuel French of Summerhill, NY, Dresserville
District, by Jannette L. Klein. Contributed by the author. 7 pages.
[4]
Census Records: Census reports from Town of Chemung, Chemung County, NY 1840
1850 1860 list him as born in Mass in 1793. The 1855 report lists Boston, MA.
His son William born in 1821 is listed as born on Long Island. I think three
children were born in that area. In 1830 Samuel purchased land in Chemung
county. The deed says he was from New York City. He had four more children in
Chemung Country. His youngest was Jerimiah, born in 1838. Samuel died in 1861.
His wife was Francis Scott born in 1801 in Ireland.
[5] NY
state census of 1855 for Chemung Co., NY
[6] Data from Christine Karns, chriswest@penn.com 24 Jan 2002
1.1
Samuel F. French, b. 1770-74, m1. Martha Rogers (b. 1779), m2. Jane Rogers
(Travis-French) who was b. 1775, d. in Summerhill, Cayuga Co., NY on 20 Mar
1832, removed from VT where oldest daughter Abbe was born in 1880.
And
their Children:
2.1
Jonathan French
2.2
Abigail (Abbe) French, b. 4 Jun 1802 (oldest daughter) is listed in the 1850 NY
census, which states she lived with a Malvina, age 13. Malvina is not listed in
the 1880 census of Summerhill, NY. Also, who was Nancy French, listed as ÒHead
of HouseholdÓ in the 1840 Census of Summerhill, NY? Who was Martha French, b.
1828 and listed as a student at the Homer Academy in 1850? In the 1865 Census
of Cortland there is an F.M. and Maria French.
2.3
Heman French
2.4
Loran or Loren French, b. 1804 [6]
2.5
Ruth French, b. 1812 [6]
2.6
Samuel French
2.7
Francis French, twin of Lydia, b. 1818 [6]
2.8
Lydia French, twin of Francis, b. 1818 [6]
2.9
Rebecca French
2.10
Mary French
2.11
Jane French
2.12
Sarah French
2.13
Anne French
2.14 Alida
French
2.15
Olive French
[7]
Alternative: Samuel French who married a Fanny Hudson on 29 Aug 1821 in Ohio
Co., KY. This Samuel is from KY and has siblings Mary, David, Margaret, George,
John, Sarah, Martha, and Elizabeth. Their father was David French, b. ca. 1765,
m. Margaret (Peggy) Shively on 20 Dec 1790 in Jefferson Co., KY, FFA Chart #77.
These dates and names sure fit correctly, but then the Boston part doesnÕt fit.
I have no more information about this Samuel except that his brother David m. Ann
Hudson and sister Margaret m. William Hudson and those siblings remained in KY,
but I have nothing about Samuel. Another solution: Fanny Wilson, wife of Samuel
French, b. 7 Sep 1821, d. 26 Oct 1908 of Trumbull, CT.
[8] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~steeles/Steele/d63.htm#P690
Samuel FRENCH "The
Joiner"(8978) was born on 15 May 1687 in Bradford Abbas, Dorset Co., ENG. (8979) He was baptized on 7 Jun 1687 in Bradford Abbas, Dorset
Co., ENG.(8980) He immigrated about 4 Jun 1715 to Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.(8981) (8982) He died on 3 Sep 1763 in Huntington, Fairfield Co., CT.(8983) He had an estate probated on 26 Sep 1763 in Stratford,
Fairfield Co., CT. (8984) He was a Carpenter.(8985) He
was Episcopal.(8986) Parents: Samuel FRENCH and Susannah (Mrs. Samuel French).
He was
married to Mary PRICE
about 1710 in ENG.(8987)
Children were: Samuel FRENCH,
Jeremiah FRENCH,
Mary FRENCH,
Susanna FRENCH,
John FRENCH,
Jonathan FRENCH,
Anne FRENCH,
Elizabeth FRENCH,
Thomas FRENCH,
Hannah FRENCH,
Joseph FRENCH.
[9] The
Junction Canal was a canal in the states of New York
and Pennsylvania. The canal was also called the Arnot Canal, after the name of
its principal stockholder, John Arnot of Elmira,
New York.
The
canal was built and operated by a private stock company.
The
canal was partly open in 1854, but the entire length was not finished until
1858. Samuel French sold a right-of-way to the Junction Canal in 1845. The
completed canal was eighteen miles long and had eleven locks. The intent was to
lengthen the reach of the Chemung Canal deeper into Pennsylvania in order
to connect to the canal systems there.
Competition
with railroads led to diminished use of the canal. In 1865 the canal was
severely damaged by a flood. In 1866, the stock company was authorized to
change its name to the "Junction Canal and Railroad Company," and
work commenced in constructing a railroad on its right of way. The canal was
last used in 1871, and was then abandoned.
[10] DianeNi@aol.com
[11]
David BuchroederÕs genealogy from England on ancestry.co.uk: buchroeder@telus.net. http://awt.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=flakey&id=I529076926&ti=5538
[12]
Jim Conant French, aroid@rci.rutgers.edu
[13]
Mike Houssock, mhous@epix.net
[14]
Tri-Counties
Genealogy of Samuel French
[15]
Marriages
1855-1860, records recorded by Isabel RiDall in 1984. Page 1 for Mary Jane
French, Page 2 for Wm. C. French. This document also lists Frenches who may be
related: In Elmira,
July 26th, by Rev. S.M. Bainbridge, at his residence, Mr. John B. French, and
Miss Sarah Allison, all of this city. By Rev. Mr. Bainbridge on Tues evening
Nov. 23rd Mr. Horace French of Susquehanna, Pa. to Mrs. Martha Walley, of
this city. Saturday, October 15, 1831 --
In Starkey, Yates Co., N.Y., on
the 5h inst., by the Rev. Jonas Sedge , Mr. William H. French, of Wells,
Bradford cc., Pa., to Miss Eliza Harrison of the former place. On the 12th,
1831 by the same, in Wells Bradford Co., Pa, Mr. William Wiley Lebanon ,
Madison co., NY to Miss Charlotte French of the former tlacs. In Bath in 1832,
on the 8th inst., by the Rev. I.W. Platt, Lazarus Hammond, Esq., of
Hammondsport, to Miss Maria French of Bath.
[16] Elmira
Gazette, Page 10, Deaths 1846-1850. March 1846 -- It in Erin, on the 4th
inst., Jeremiah French, in the 97th year of his
Age. Mr. French was in
and fought through the Revolution War in the army of General Washington. He was
in the battles of Monmouth, White Plains, Brandywine, and was in the army when
Cornwallis surrendered. In Wells township, Bradford co. ,Pa., on the 14th
inst., Mrs. Sarah French, relict of the late Peter French, in the 70th year of
her age, Thursday, March 4, 1847.
[17] Early References
to George Northway, 1885.
Boston Marriages
French
Abigail & Isaac (of Truro) Wharf, Nov. 9, 1788 by Rev. Thomas Gair
Abigail & Isaac (of Truro) Wharf, Nov. 9, 1788 by Rev. Thomas Gair
Abijah & Sarah Billings, Mar. 1, 1803 by Rev. Samuel West
Abraham & Lucy Smith, Feb. 17, 1799 by Rev. Saml. Stilman
Bela & Abigail Meserva, July 20, 1806 by Rev. Thomas Baldwin
Benjamin & Sally Emmons, Jan. 11, 1795 by Rev. John Murray
Charles & Mary Field, Jan. 5, 1797 by Rev. Saml. Stilman
Che. Wm. & Polly Bowdoin, Nov. 7, 1797 by Rev. Wm. Walter
Elizabeth Reiley & Wimond Bradley, Apr. 12, 1787 by Rev. Samuel Parker
Ephraim & Betsy Newel, Aug. 17, 1802 by Rev. John Eliot D.D.
Ephraim & Rebecca Abrahams, Nov. 30, 1806 by Rev. Samuel Stillman
Gideon & Rebecca Baxter, Oct. 20, 1793 by Rev. Joseph Elkley
Hannah & John Ruck, Nov. 16, 1763 by Rev. Andrew Eliot
Jacob & Phebe Low, May 1, 1796 by Rev. John Murray
Jacob & Nancy Spence, Mar 19, 1809 by Rev. John Lathrop D.D.
Jane & David Matthews, Sept. 17, 1797 by Rev. Wm. Walter
John & Catharine Hickey, Sept. 8, 1793 by Rev. Wm. Walter
John & Judy Beil, May 12, 1793 by Rev. Saml. Stilman
John & Mary Richardson, Dec. 23, 1802 by Rev. Samuel West
John & Mary Avory, Oct. 3, 1802 by Rev. Samuel Stillman
Jonathan & Rachel Dickman, Oct. 9, 1785 by Rev. Samuel Stillman
Jonathan & Hannah Hartshorne, July 3, 1808 by Rev. Charles Lowell
Mary & John Hefferman, Nov. 6, 1803 by Rev. Samuel Stillman
Matthew [Martha] & Hugh Tayler, Nov. 29, 1772 by Rev. Sameul Mather
Michael & Eleanor Kehoo, Aug. 22, 17[66] by Rev. Samuel Mather
Michael & Eleanor Kehoo, Aug. 22, 17[66] by Rev. Samuel Mather
Moses & Elizabeth Perry, June 1, 1806 by Rev. Samuel Stillman
Moses & Sally A. Derby, Apr. 12, 1807 by Rev. Thomas Baldwin
Nathaniel & Silence Dyer, both of Braintree - Sept. 23, 1762 by John Hill J.P.
Othniel & Hannah Carrey, Oct. 27, 1793 by Rev. Thomas Baldwin
Rachel & William Felt, Spet. 3, 1792 by Rev. Peter Thatcher
Rebecca & James Clay, Aug. 26, 1801 by Rev. John Murray
Rosanna & John Frank, Feb. 25, 1787 by Rev. Samuel Parker
Sally & John Baguel, Mar. 4, 1798 by Rev. Mr. Baldwin
Samuel & Mary Meacam, Oct. 11, 1789 by Rev. John Clarke
Sarah & Giles Taber, Nov. 1, 1807 by Rev. Joseph Eckley D.D.
Susanna & Thomas Stewart, Sept. 10, 1809 by Rev. Wm. E. Channing
Tbia & Lucy Ward, Nov. 15, 1798 by Rev. Saml. Stilman
Theodore & Elizabeth Dawes, July 2, 1794 by Rev. Peter Thacher
Thomas & Nancy English, May 10, 1795 by Rev. Thomas Baldwin
William & Jane Farrell, Feb. 19, 1804 by Rev. William Emerson
William C. & Polly Bowdoin, Nov. 19, 1797 by Rev. Peter Thacher
Zadock & Bulah Smith, Sept. 29, 1793 by Rev. Saml. Stilman