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DNA Tests for the Surname French = 123

DNA Testing is administered by Julia French Wood. For any questions regarding DNA, please email Julia at juliaFWood@aol.com. A good source for research would be for a male with the surname French of this line to take the DNA test. It is a simple test that doesnÕt involve blood. A kit is delivered to your house with special brushes for you to take cheek swabs and the tip is injected into the tiny test tubes to be returned to the lab. After the tests that you ordered are completed, in about 4 weeks, you will be notified and can log in to your personal page at the company to view your results and your DNA matches. They may match up with one of the tests shown here: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/french/default.aspx?section=yresults. The FamilyTree DNA website gives a special lower price to those with the surname French. Read about those who approve of it: http://www.familytreedna.com/testimonials.aspx. To get the discounted price for our French DNA Project group, go to http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/ and click at the left on "Join the French DNA Project" then place your order. Julia French Wood suggests the 37 marker test (Y-DNA37), but if you want to start with 25, you can upgrade to a higher test at a later date if needed.

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DNA Group 1

See Group 1 Summary and Test Results. This is the DNA Test Group of Julia French Wood.

1.         80627, FFA Chart #188, Lafford French, b. 1753 NJ, d. 1835, Rutherford, NC. This line begins with John French, b. ca. 1648, the Brick Mason of New Jersey.

2.         09810, FFA Chart #188, David French, b. 1744/47 N. Plainfield, Union Co., NJ, d. 1838, of Essex Co., NJ. This line begins with John French, b. ca. 1648, the Brick Mason of New Jersey.

3.         32005, FFA Chart #188, John French, the brick mason, b. ca. 1647, d. 1713, Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ (removed). This line begins with John French, b. ca. 1648, the Brick Mason of New Jersey.

4.         08805, FFA Chart #188, William French, son of Lafford French, b. 1783 in SC, m. Bassna

5.         3JF8D, FFA Chart #21, Ezekial French, b. 1775, New Providence, Essex, NJ (removed). Circumstantial evidence suggests that Ezekiel and Aaron are sons of Aaron French, b. 1739.

6.         125003, FFA Chart #21, Aaron French, b. 1739 in Monmouth Co., NJ, d. 1805 in Washington Co., PA

7.         43292, FFA Chart #21, Ezekial French, son of Aaron French, b. 1775, New Providence, Essex, NJ, d. 1861 in OH.

8.         10100, FFA Chart #21, John French, son of Aaron French, b. 1795 in Amity, PA, d. 1874 in Onslow, IA

9.         24611, FFA Chart #184, Samuel C. French, b. 1792 in Georgia, d. Stewart Co., TN

10.      07131, FFA Chart #184, Gideon Richard French, b. 1780, Rutherford Co., NC

11.      N68990, FFA Chart #184, Samuel French, b. ca. 1727, Anson and Rutherford Counties, NC

12.      7173, same as above.

13.      89069, same as above.

14.      08839, FFA Chart #22, Moses French, b. Sussex Co., NJ, d. 1797, PA

15.      126225, FFA Chart #16, Joseph P. French, b. 1812, Edgefield Co., SC, Pike Co., AL, and Wood Co., TX.

16.      153524, FFA Chart #36, Hugh French, immigrated 1660, MD, d. Bef. 1701, Richmond Co, VA, the first emigrant of this line.

17.      N11844, same as above.

18.      87562, same as above.

19.      145735, same as above.

20.      12240, FFA Chart #36, Bryant FlanaganÕs son, John Flanagan, b. after 1815, KY. Bryant FlanaganÕs son, John Flanagan, b. after 1815, KY, was born a French but raised a Flanagan after his father died. Bryant was b. ca. 1795 in KY.

21.      171764, same as above.

22.      38806, Benjamin Clayborne. He is related to the Frenches back in England before surnames were in use and has no connection to any of Group 1 in America. He is not a French raised as a Clayborne as the Flanagan family was above.

23.      32087, FFA Chart #112, Richard French, b. 1775, Talpack, Sussex Co., NJ

24.      87794, FFA Chart #187, John French, 1812 of Warren Co., OH, d. 1864, Hendricks, Shelby Co., IN

25.      35336, FFA Chart #28, John Morgan French, b. 1811, SC, d.1859, Coffeeville, Yalobusha Co., MS

26.      75063, FFA Chart #41, William Morgan French, b. 1806, Baltimore, MD, d. 1904 Stanton, Powell Co., KY

27.      205634, FFA Chart #19, Noah French, b. 1754 in Elizabethtown, Essex (now Union) County, NJ

28.      143210 -- unidentified

29.      175971 -- unidentified

DNA Group 2

See Group 2 Summary and Test Results.

30.      7330, FFA Chart #11, William French, b. ca. 1483 in Lowestoft or Kelsale, Suffolk, England. Later the family lived in Saxmundham and Knodishall, Suffolk, England, moved to Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England, and Samuel French, the Joiner, immigrated to Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, the first emigrant of this line.

31.      165261, same as above.

32.      67003, same as above.

33.      7339, same as above.

34.      12925, FFA Chart #174, Charles French, b. 1790 in England, of Whitchurch, York County, Ontario, Canada. Most of this line remained in Ontario, but a few descendants moved to Michigan.

DNA Group 3

See Group 3 Summary and Test Results. This is the group of Mara French.

35.      7887, FFA Chart #6, Richard French, b. ca. 1623, baptized 1626, Coggeshall, Essex, England, d. 1688, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, the first emigrant of this line.

36.      14920, same as above.

37.      131718, same as above.

38.      09229, FFA Chart #4, Edward French, b. 1595 in Allesley, Warwickshire, England, d. 1674 in Salisbury, Essex Co., MA, the first emigrant of this line.

39.      172308 – unidentified*

40.      N52282 – unidentified*

DNA Group 4

See Group 4 Summary and Test Results, or an Analysis of this group. Of the 59 DNA available tests to take, the first 10 tests are identical except for one mutation off for test 10303. Of the last 30 tests taken (from test 29-59), they are all identical except for one mutation off in test 57209. The only tests that vary are those between test 11-28, and even those are almost identical.

41.      15700, Chart #195, Jacob French, d. before 1788 in Berkeley Co., WV, immigrated to Hagerstown, MD from Germany. He had four sons, George. Jacob, John, and Henry, all represented below. Jacob is the oldest of his descendants listed below.

42.      N15044 -- Chart #10, William Lewis French, b. 1795, m. Sarah Ann Glass in 1826, d. 1864. They were from Chuckey, Greene Co., TN.

43.      N72228, Chart #10, same as above.

44.      144722, Chart #136, George French, b. ca. 1794-1802 in SC, m. Nancy Corr. They were of Greenville Co., SC. He d. 1857 in Wedowee, Randolph Co., AL.

45.      8909, Chart #136, John Peter French, b. before 1774 in VA, m. Anna Stone in 1796. He d. 1832 in Greenville Co., SC.

46.      217185, Chart #136, same as above.

47.      10303, Chart #193, David French, b. 1770, m. Margaret Shively and moved to Ohio Co., KY. He d. 1819.

48.      195497, Chart #194, Samuel S. French, b. ca. 1817, d. ca. 1886, of Scott Co., IN and Hutton, Coles Co., IL, and Samuel S. Enos French who m. Nancy Ann Ingram in Vermillion Co., IN, in 1838.

49.      57209, Chart #194, Jonathan French, b. 1810 in Martin Co., IN, was the oldest son of George Hedges French (b. 1784 in KY) and Polly Robbins.

50.      176015, Chart #186, Phillip French, b. 1790 in KY, m. Sarah Randall in Butler Co., OH, d. 1847 in Vermillion, IN.

51.      176945, Chart #31, Henry French, b. 1755, resided in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY. He m. Elizabeth Ersom. He d. 1821.

52.      128944, Chart #23, Isaac French, b. ca. 1750-1765, a resident of Rouge River (near Detroit), Michigan in 1790, moved to Kent County, Ontario, Canada, shortly thereafter where he received land from the Crown. An account written in 1880 indicates they were from Kentucky. 

DNA Group 5

See Group 5 Summary and Test Results.

53.      85715, Chart #46, William French, b. 1709, Ireland, d. after 1761, RI, m. Prudence Gavitt in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Their son Wareham French moved to Farmington, Trumbull Co., OH, m. Sarah Johnson. Tester CF.

54.      90009, Chart #46, William French, b. 1709, Ireland, d. after 1761, RI, m. Prudence Gavitt in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Their son John French moved to Montgomery, Hampden Co., MA and married Susanna Bill. The surnames Wheeler and Bundy are prominent in this line.

55.      8815, Chart #198, James Clifford French, b. 1828, Northern Ireland, d. 1891, PA. He married Rebecca Boston and their son, Enoch French, lived in Lawrence Co., PA and married Amanda Watts.

56.      11364, Chart #197, Robert H. French, b. ca. 1828, Northern Ireland, m. Sarah Lenis. Their son Robert H. French, lived in New York City and married Nellie Mae McDonald who was born 1855 in Scotland.

57.      16344, Chart #199, Jack (John) Henry French, b. ca. 1850, Indiana, d. IN. He married Margaret Mitchell. Their son, Ray Valdamer French, moved to Arkansas and married Alice Jones.

DNA Group 6

See Group 6 Summary and Test Results.

58.      14781, Chart #1, Jacob French, b. ca. 1553, Assington, Suffolk, England, d. 1615, Assington, Suffolk, England, immigrated to Ipswich, MA, the first emigrant of this line.

59.      12684, Chart #2, William French, b. ca. 1605, England, d. 1681, Billerica, MA, the first emigrant of this line.

60.      102292, Chart #3, Robert Carver French of Hague, Warren Co., NY. Robert Carver French, b. 10 Dec 1863 in Berkley, Bristol Co., MA, the son of Oliver Eaton French. Robert C. French is a descendant of John French, b. ca. 1599-1610 in England, the immigrant of this line, who resided in Cambridge, MA.

61.      185715, Chart #3, Enoch French, b. May 1779 in Taunton, MA, d. 16 May 1847, deacon, married Sarah Reade. Enoch is a descendant of John French, b. ca. 1599-1610 in England, the immigrant of this line, who resided in Cambridge, MA.

62.      125217, unidentified

63.      148241, Chart #200 James W. French connecting to Chart #2, b. MA, m. Carie M. Hauck in Lawrenceburg, IN, on 29 Sep 1863, descendant of William French, b. 1605. Their son, Edwin J. French, born 18 Jul 1864 in Lawrenceburg, IN, married Laura Harding Wymond on 28 Mar 1894. Their son, William Myron French, born 24 Dec 1905, d. 5 Dec 1984 in Lawrenceburg, IN, m. Martha Elizabeth Schoenling who was b. 16 Sep 1911 and d. 9 Jan 1991.

64.      104393, Chart #200, Edwin J. French connecting to Chart #2, b. 18 Jul 1864 in Lawrenceburg, IN, son of James W. French above.

65.      162613, unidentified

66.      13919, Chart #77, Samuel French, b. 1793, Boston, MA, d. 1861 in Chemung Co., NY

DNA Group 7

See Group 7 Summary and Test Results.

67.      20479, Chart #IRED and Chart #137, James French, b. 1650, d. 1733, St. MaryÕs Co., MD.

68.      17252, Chart #IRED and Chart #137, Martin French, b. 1671, d. 1716, St. MaryÕs Co., MD.

DNA Group 8

See Group 8 Summary and Test Results.

69.     6987, Chart #196, Joseph French, b. ca. 1726, d. ca. 1774, Onslow Co., NC.

70.      35620, same as above.

DNA Group 9

See Group 9 Summary and Test Results.

71.     93952, Chart #12, John C. French, b. ca. 1710, Westmoreland, VA, d. 1750, Hampshire, VA. John French was born c1710, perhaps in Westmoreland Co., VA and died in 1750 in Hampshire Co., VA. His wife was Martha Upshur.

72.      7526, same as above.

DNA Group 10

See Group 10 Summary and Test Results.

73.     17248, Chart #Exx, William French, b. ca. 1540, Milcombe, Oxon, England, d. 1614, Bloxham, Oxon, England.

74.      102235, Chart #Exx, Daniel French, b. ca. 1771, Northleigh, Oxfordshire, England, d. 1848, Northleigh, England.

75.      N10909, unidentified*.

DNA Group 11

See Group 11 Summary and Test Results.

76.     7437, Chart #192, Henry French, b. 1765, Hagerstown, Washington, MD, d. 1843, Jackson, OH. At first this line appeared to belong with the DNA Test Group 4, but thru DNA, it is a separate family.

77.      94650, same as above.

78.      131510, same as above.

DNA Group 12

See Group 12 Summary and Test Results.

79.     142123, Chart #Exx, Abel French was born about 1668 in Otterham, Cornwall, England and married Priscilla Wicket June 1696 in Bradford, Devon.

80.     155111, same as above.

DNA Group 13

See Group 13 Summary and Test Results.

81.      167282, Chart #9, Ebenezer French, b. 1658, Guilford, New Haven, CT, d. 1736, Guilford, New Haven, CT.

82.      148357, Chart #9, Ichabod French, b. 1779 CT, d. 1859, Brutus, Cayuga Co., NY.

83.      156079, unidentified*.

84.      173126, unidentified*.

DNA Group 14

See Group 14 Summary and Test Results. Please note that the William French listed on the Test Results page is incorrect as per the testee.

85.      181541, Chart #185, Lewis P. French, b. 1814, KY, d. 1876, Navarro Co., TX

86.      180776, same as above.

87.      91064, same as above.

DNA Group 15

See Test Results.

88.      130815, Chart #204, Samuel S. French, b. ca. 1765 in Blue Skin, Smithfield, Middleway, VA (now Middleway, Jefferson Co., WV), m. Elisabeth Shirley, 1790, VA. Later lived in Abbotsville, Washington, Brownsville, Harrison, and Hollandsburg in Darke County, OH.

89.      65128, unidentified*.

DNA Group 16

See Test Results.

90.      16577, Chart #63, James Richard French, b. 1803, Cornwall, England, d. ca. 1850, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Some of these ancestors moved to Oxford, Oakland Co., MI.

91.      174417, unidentified*.

DNA Group 17

See Test Results.

92.      188792, Chart #191, Jeremiah French, b. 1762, Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ, d. 1834, Butler Co., OH. Also lived in the following counties in Pennsylvania: Lancaster, Berks, Providence, and Bedford.

93.      102653, same as above.

DNA Group 18

See Test Results.

94.      188812, Chart #JAM01, Peter French, b. ca. 1720, m. Mary Mathews, 1741, Kingston, Jamaica.

95.      162961, same as above.

DNA Group 19

See Test Results.

96.      56504, Thomas French, Ireland.

97.      202450, unidentified*.

DNA Group 20

See Test Results.

98.      213701, unidentified*.

99.      129644, unidentified*.

Single Individuals Not Related to Any Other Group

See Single Individual Group and Test Results.

100.  186700, Junior Louis French, b. ca. 1925. Was he the one born 4 Sep 1924, lived in Missouri, d. 18 Aug 1994 at 66203 Shawnee Mission, Johnson Co., KS? He also lived at 10036 W. 51st St., Shawnee Mission, KS.

101.  A3137, Wiggin, African ancestor. Could this be Mason French, b. 1831, m. Mary Wiggins on 14 Jun 1855 in Bracken, KY?

102.  96136, Chart #20, Thomas ffrench, the Quaker, b. 1611, Nether Heyford, Northampton, England, d. 1673 in New Jersey. This is a large family in New Jersey who do not match with DNA Group 1. We still haven't proven that this Burlington, NJ French line doesn't match the other NJ Frenches of DNA Test Group 1. The one male who tested in that line has exact matches with another surname. Until he matches another French, we can't be sure that his DNA represents the Burlington French line.

103.  7441, Chart #127, William French, b. ca. 1835, GA, d. 1894, Sonoma Co., CA. William French was born about 1835 in Georgia and died in 1894 in Sonoma Co., CA. His wife, Lydia Clarinda St. John, was born in 1844 in Hancock Co., IL and died in 1921 in Sonoma Co., CA. Their son, Ellis Mervitt French, was born in 1875 in San Bernardino Co,, CA and died in 1963 in Sonoma Co., CA. His wife, Ada May Lowery, was born in 1878 in Sonoma Co., CA and died there in 1976.

104.  208190, James Henry French, approx. 1800 to 1845. Is not the James Henry French of Chart #36 or Chart #14 because those charts are in DNA Gp 1. Is not the James Henry French of Chart #10 because that chart is in DNA Gp 4. Could not be the James Henry French, b. 7 Jul 1843, Chart #174, of Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West, because he is part of DNA Test Group 2.

105.  216510, unidentified*.

106.  197971, Chart #179, Jeremiah French, 1759, of Shamokin, Northumberland Co., PA, and Middlebury, Tioga Co., PA, and Erin and Owego, Tioga Co., NY, and Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY.

107.  N6812, unidentified*.

108.  178597, unidentified*.

109.  N64910, unidentified*.

110.  65042, unidentified*.

111.  37075, unidentified*.

112.  140024, unidentified*.

113.  180023, James French/Francey/Francis, b. ca. 1835, d. 1914, Ireland.

114.  7368, Chart #202, James B. French, b. 1832 in Wayne Co., OH, d. 21 Nov 1887 near Stipps Hill, Franklin Co., IN. See website: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=allmyresearch&id=I18316. James B. French m. Julia Ann Brown in 1852 and had 8 children: Willard H., Mary J., Charles B., Henry M., James E., Maggie Z., Tilden O., and Cora J. The family lived mostly in Wayne Co., OH.

115.  208021, Chart #IREH, the first person tested from the Monivea, Galway, Ireland tribe. Robert ffrench of the 16th century and his son Patrick Begg ffrench. His son was Robert ffrench who married in 1672 and had only one son, Patrick, b. 1677. He had son Robert, who m. Nichola Acheson in 1746, and they had son Acheson ffrench who had son Robert, b. 1 Jan 1776, m. 1 Jan 1799 Nichola-Maria OÕBrien, the eldest daughter of Sir Lucius OÕBrien. Because the ffrench and OÕBrien family had equal prestige, the descendants used the surname OÕBrien-ffrench. With the next generation, the family began to move to other parts of the world. Son Robert, b. 6 Dec 1799 remained in Ireland, but his brother Acheson migrated to Hamilton, Australia, where their families remained until the 20th century when descendants moved to Canada and America. Ian Fleming wrote about the life of Conrad OÕBrien-ffrench in his true-life tales about James Bond 007.

116.  212692, Ebenezer French, m. Abigail, d. Montgomery County, NY. He may have been born before 1780 and lived in Mohawk or Florida or Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., NY. He is listed in the 1790 census living in Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY, with 4 people in his household. In the 1800 census, he is living in Florida, Montgomery Co., NY, with 5 people in his household; he was over the age of 45; therefore, born before 1755. One of his descendants was King Rex of the New Orleans Mardi Gras. See http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/FAMOUSFRENCHES/RonaldFrench.htm.

117.  205818, William French, b. ca. 1813 in TN.

118.  33791, Albert French, 1814, VA. This may be the Albert French who lived at Port Royal, Caroline Co., VA in the 1870 census which says he was b. 1814 in VA, married to Mary A. French, and had children Isabella, Sallie, Henrietta, Albert, and Elizabeth. His race is black.

119.  6985, Chart #EG, John French, from Felsted and Finchingfield, England, b. ca. 1731-34, d. 1791 in Finchingfield, Essex, England. His wife, Elizabeth Bowles, was born ca. 1734 in Hempstead and died ca. Aug 1782 in Finchingfield, Essex

120.  131731, Chart #178, Andrew J. French, b. 1828, Hillsborough Co., NH, d. after 1880, Pearlette, Meade Co., KS.

121.  209501, Capt. Samuel French, b. 1777, d. 1861. Was he the Samuel French who died 27 Oct 1861 and is buried at the Union Pisgah Cemetery in Attica, Seneca Co., OH?

122.  12589, Chart #5, John French, b. ca. 1615, Dorset, England, d. 1692, Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, m. Grace Kingsley.

123.  218557, unidentified*.

 

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