French Family Association

Mara French, P.O. Box 1109, Sutter Creek, CA 95685-1109. 209-267-0649
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Rugby Market Place, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Chart #4, Edward French, 1595,
Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Last updated by Mara French on 4/1/08. Numbers in brackets [ ] refer to the bibliography at the end of this chart. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Send corrections or additions to Mara French. Revised 1984, 2008.

Contents

DNA for Thomas French

Background

History and Research

Bibliography

History and Research

Edward’s wife was Anne WORCESTER, not Anne GOODALE. Anne WORCESTER was a sister of Rev. William WORCESTER, the first minister of Salisbury, Essex County, MA. The proof of Anne’s maiden name is as follows:

Anne’s marriage to Edward FRENCH is recorded in the parish register of St. Andrew’s Church, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, which reads as follows: "3 November 1626 Marryed Edward French and Anne Worcester." See Worcester, John P., "The Worcester Family" <http://www.worcesterfamily.com/intro.htm>.

The will of Anne’s and William’s father, Joseph WORCESTER, dated February 10, 1644/45, names his children, including William WORCESTER and Anne FRENCH. See Worcester, John P., "The Worcester Family"<http://www.worcesterfamily.com/misc1.htm#Joseph-1644>.

William WORCESTER’s will, which was witnessed by Edward FRENCH, refers to Edward as William’s “brother.” See Worcester, John P., "The Worcester Family" <http://www.worcesterfamily.com/misc1.htm>. Presumably the term “brother,” as used in this will, means “brother-in-law.”

I have located the following extracted christening record in the International Genealogical Index: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index ®, Copyright © 1980, 2002, data as of August 23, 2007, Batch No.: C039662, Dates: 1569 - 1770 , Source Call No.: 0548381, Type: Film, Printout Call No.: 1037036, Type: Film, Sheet: 00:

EDWARDUS FRENCHE
Male
Event(s):
Christening: 21 SEP 1595  Allesley, Warwick, England
Parents:
Father: JOHN FRENCHE
[Allesley is about 14 miles from Rugby, Warwickshire, England, where Edward FRENCH married Anne WORCESTER on 3 November 1626.]
I have no proof that Edwardus FRENCHE was the same person as Edward FRENCH, who died on 28 December 1674 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA.  However, I believe that more research on Edwardus would be justified.

Bibliography

Numbers in square brackets [ ] are bibliography notations. FFA stands for French Family Association.

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