The Official Website of the Surname French
Last Updated by Mara French on 6/18/20
FFA Library
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First, I’d like to explain the FFA Library to you. I started it in 1965 long before there were computers. I traveled a lot and xeroxed various documents as I traveled to libraries and courthouses. Since about 1990, I started putting documents online. The FFA Library was created from the documents I found between 1965-1990, and as such, they are very sparse as the world hadn’t caught on yet to genealogy nor were any genealogical program invented. So, having said that, I’ve been gradually taking papers out of the files and putting them inside the documents to where they belong.
All this material is on paper only, not on the computer. My
intention is to send it to the appropriate chart compiler and have them enter
the appropriate data into each chart. In that way, the data will be made known
to the internet, plus I will reduce my papers at home. Be patient, this will
take time. I didn’t realize I had so much data. Respectively, Mara French
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: French Family Genealogies
Chapter 2: Allied Family Genealogies
Chapter 3: International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Chapter 4: Wills, Vital Statistics, DAR, Military, Church Records, and Obituaries
Chapter 5: Ship, Passenger, and Immigration Lists
Chapter 6: English, Scottish, Wales, and Irish Records
Chapter 7: American Records by State
Chapter 8: Canadian Records
Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Records
Chapter 10: Maps and Atlases
Chapter 11: Catalogs
Chapter 12: Guide Books
Chapter 13: Newsletters and Societies
Chapter 14: Magazines
Key
BA500 = Atlases and Map books
BC550 = U.S. and Canadian History books
BG600 = Guide books (How to books on genealogy)
BF650 = Family Genealogies
BE750 = English, Irish, and Scottish books
BK800 = Catalogs
BM850 = Miscellaneous books
M = Foldout maps
SLC = Book file number for the Salt Lake City Library
IGI = International Genealogical Index
FL = Frenchline
P = Photo
N = ?
F = File Folders
Chapter 1. French Family Genealogies
BFxxx FRENCH. Thomas French and Susan Riddlesdale, 1555-1993, by Eleanor M. Crouch, HC 83 Box 374, Cardville, Maine 04418, 7 June 1993, “Cousin to Cousin”, about 100 pages with an index, spirol-bound. FFA Chart #1. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
BF656 FRENCH. French and Related Family Genealogy, including Treadway, Cummings, Blair, Hutton, Barker, Haynes, Jones, Barrows, Ward, Lobdell, Howland, and Brewster, by Mara Treadway French, 1982. Pedigrees of Thomas French (Chart #1) and William French (Chart #2), 720 pages, 550 photos.
BF650 FRENCH. The French Family Heritage Book, by Beatrice Bayley, Inc., 1985. Basic genealogical information with an address list of 19,000 heads of families in the U.S. arranged according to postal zip code.
F254 FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French on the beginnings of the name French.
F396 FRENCH. Descendants of James Jackman. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH, Box #4 (1), Newbury, MA, 1686-1802. Edward French (Chart #4). This material contains Folder 1 or Box #4.
F408 FRENCH. Revolutionary War Pension Applications in New Hampshire: Benjamin French of Newmarket, NH and his ancestry from Stratham, NH (Chart #1). David French of Westmoreland, NH and his ancestry from Chesterfield, NH; Milford, MA; Keene, NH. Ebenezer French from New Sharon, Kennebec County, Maine (Chart #4). Ezekiel French of Sandwich, Carroll County, NH, (Chart #4). John French of Spencer, Tioga County, NY (Chart #5). Jonathan French of Enfield, Grafton County, NH. Joseph French of Warren, NH. Moses French of Deerfield, NH (Chart #4). Nehemiah French of Elmore, Lamoille County, VT. Nicholas French of Merrimac, Hillsborough County, NH. Obadiah French of Mount Vernon (Chart #4), Kennebec County, ME. Offen/Orphin French of Bradford, Hillsborough County, NH (Chart #4). Samuel French of Boscawen, NH. Silas French of Glover, Orleans County, VT. Thomas French of Berlin, Washington County, VT. Thomas French of Windham, VT. William French of Canton, Oxford County, Maine. Most of these are service men who fought in wars between 1776 and 1812.
F463 FRENCH. Genealogical Dictionary of Settlers of New England, by James Savage, 1860. Dependence French (Chart #5) of Braintree, Edward French (Chart #4) of Salisbury, Ephraim French (Chart #1) of Windsor, Francis French (Chart #8) of Derby, CT; Jacob French (Chart #7) of Weymouth; Jacob French (Chart #2) of Billerica; John French (Chart #3) of Cambridge; John French (Chart #5) of Braintree; Richard French (Chart #6) of Cambridge; Joseph French (Chart #4) of Salisbury; Nathaniel French (Chart #3) of Taunton; Samuel French (Chart #4) of Salisbury; Samuel French (Chart #2) of Billerica; Simon French (Chart #4) of Salisbury; Stephen French (Chart #7) of Dorchester; Thomas French (Chart #1) of Boston; Thomas French (Chart #9) of Charlestown; Thomas French (Chart #5) of Braintree; Thomas French (Chart #1) of Northampton; William French (Chart #2) of Cambridge; William French (Chart #5) of Braintree. Need to separate these and send some to Jim C. French.
F504 FRENCH. The French Family, a well-known family of Franklin County, Maine, by Hon. E. R. French, Lancaster, MA, furnished by Henry I. French of Mt. Vernon, ME, 1936. Edward French (Chart #4). Contributed by Richard H. Damren. Surnames: Goodale, Brown, Collins, Page, Carr, Walton, Ford, Fellows, True, Dearborn. Locations: Salisbury, MA; Mt. Vernon, ME; Fayette (Starling Plantation), ME; South Chesterville, ME.
F558 FRENCH. Excerpts from "Over Their Dead Bodies'', written by Thomas C. Mann & Janet Greene, The Steven Greene Press, Battleboro, VT, 1962. Contributed by Ruth Michie. Epitaph #151, p. 67, from Dummerston, VT, concerning Adkin N. French, d. 19 Jul 1855. Epitaph #39, p. 20, from Westminster, VT, concerning William French, son of Nathaniel French, who was shot at Westminster on 13 Mar 1775. Includes notes on surname Knowlton of Ashford and Windham Co, CT, and Bridgewater, Windsor Co, VT. Westminster Massacre, FFA Chart #2.
F550 FRENCH. Notes contributed by Robert F. Taylor, 8 pages. Includes the origin of the surname French, and the line of William French (Chart #2). Edward French (Chart #4). These records were copied from the unpublished manuscript of Daniel French Thompson of Troy, NY, with additions traced and verified by Richard Henry Greene of New York City, and data added by Alonzo Currier French, Frederick B. French, James M. French, Jonathan French, Darwin G. French, and recorded in 1915. Sent to Art Westneat for inclusion in his database, May 2018.
F565 FRENCH. Notes contributed by Robert P. French, 16 pages. Includes descendants of William French (Chart #2) who moved to Iowa, Ohio, and Illinois. Lineage is Jonathan French, b. 1751 in Dunstable, NH. Locations: Reynoldsburg, OH; Montgomery Co., NY; Worcester, Otsego Co., NY; Hamilton, Butler Co., OH; Keokuk, IA; Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, IL; Georgetown, CO.
F568 FRENCH. French Family History, by Ellen Cochran French, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641, Amundsen Publishing Co., Decatur, Iowa 1977. Contributed by Robert P. French, from the State Historical Society of Iowa. William French (Chart #2). 7 pages. Sworn statements by Jonathan, John M. and Rensselaer W. French, Licking Co., OH.
F571 FRENCH. Notes contributed by Lester F. French. Daniel French, b. 15 May 1761, Mansfield J. French. Locations: Stratford, NH; Boyceville, Dunn Co., WI; Syracuse, NY; Dover Plains, Dutchess Co., NY. 2 pages.
F575 FRENCH. The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families of America, contributed by Homer French. Alice French of Andover, MA; Hollis French of Boston, MA; Winifred French of David City, NE; Calvin H. French of Williamsburg, OH; Francis H. French of Davenport, IA; Asa Palmer French of Braintree, MA; Edward French (Chart #4); John French (Chart #5); Thomas French (Chart #1); William French (Chart #2); David Edwin French of Curve, Giles Co., VA and his line; Minnie Reid French of Summers Co., W. VA and her line in W. VA; Elizabeth Richardson French Cheylesmore of NH; Leigh Hill French of Dover, NH; Leigh Hill French, Jr., of Minneapolis, MN; Raymond Thompson French of Seymour, CT; Amos Tuck French of Boston, MA; Daniel Chester French of Exeter, NH; Howard Dakin French of Boston, MA; Harry Dana French of Loudon, NH; Leon French of Washington, D.C.; James Hay French, Jr., of Winchester, KY.
F120 AARON FRENCH. Aaron French and His Descendants, compiled by Charles Newton French, Chicago, 1910, 29 pages. SLC 929.273 F887F. Concord, NH library 929.2F874A. Contributed by Paula F. Owen. Intro includes list of Frenches of France and England, including Thomas French of Ipswich, MA (Chart #1); William French of Billerica, MA (Chart #2); Edward French of Salisbury, MA (Chart #4); Thomas French of Guilford, CT (Chart #9); John French of Braintree, MA (Chart #5); Philip French of New York and New Brunswick, NJ; John French of Woodbridge, NJ; Thomas French of Burlington, NJ, Francis French of New Gretna, NJ, and Aaron French of New Providence, NJ. Homesteads of Aaron's descendants include Essex Co. NY; Amity, PA.
F569 AARON FRENCH. Notes contributed by Philip Franks French, 3 pages. Aaron French, b. 1739 in NJ, d. 1805 in PA. Surnames: Fordyce, Clark. Includes Ezekiel French of Miami Co., Ohio.
F562 ABNER FRENCH. Antecedents and Descendents of Abner French of Topsfield, MA and Norwich, CT. 6 pages contributed by Jannette Klein. Thomas French (Chart #1). Jacob (1), Thomas (2), Thomas (3), John (4), John (5), Abner (6), John (7), Abner (8). Don’t know where this is. Looks like this should be in F076 following.
F076 ABNER FRENCH. Antecedents and Descendants of Abner French of Topsfield, MA and Norwich, CT, contributed by Jannette Klein, 6 pages, Thomas French (Chart #1). Not there. See above.
F414 ANNA MARIA FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French on his line, William French (Chart #2). Anna was b. 16 Jul 1814 and resided in New Athens, OH.
F493 CALEB JAY FRENCH. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, April 1926, by Rev. Arthur Wilmot Ackerman of Somerville, MA. Caleb was b. 29 Nov 1841 in Epping, NH, the son of Caleb and Mary (Sanborn) French. Edward French (Chart #4).
CHARLES E. FRENCH. American ancestors of Charles E. French and his wife Anna Richmond Warner, by Anna Richmond Warner French, 187p. 1894. Order through Higginson Books, 508-745-7170.
F421 DANIEL HOUSTON FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French on his line, William French (Chart #2). Daniel was b. 11 Dec 1830 near Taylorstown, PA.
BF671 DANIEL FRENCH. Daniel Chester French, An American Sculptor, by Michael Richman, Landmark Reprint Series, Postscript by Paul W. Ivory, National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Preservation Press, Washington, D.C., 1976. Life of Daniel Chester French, born in Exeter, New Hampshire on 20 April 1850. 209 pages. Contributed by Nancy Leinwand. Edward French (Chart #4).
L441 DANIEL FRENCH. Newspaper article about Daniel French, the sculptor, contributed by Jane Westneat of NH. Edward French (Chart #4).
F487 DARWIN FRENCH. Introduction to the Dr. E. Darwin French Dictation, contributed and written by Gerald H. Tonnell. Includes the Dictation from Dr. E. D. French, Poway, Calif., 7 Jul 1887. Dr. Erasmus Darwin French was asked to provide his own eye witness account of the final decisive battle for the future state of California in the Mexican American War of 1846- The Battle of San Pasqual. 4 pages. Harvey and Ozias French. This document was added to FFA Chart #114 and removed from the FFA Library.
BF651 DAVID FRENCH. The Family of David French, by Robert Hughes French, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1982, 240 pages. SLC 929.273 F887f. One copy contributed by the author, the other contributed by Bill Sopher. David was a pastor in Pennsylvania, b. 11 Aug 1783 in Salem, NY. Book includes his descendants: John McClellan, Ann Maria Blair, Sarah Jane, David Wishart, Nancy McClellan, Susannah Blair, Marguerite Maxwell, Phoebe Thompson, Simeon Webster, William Hanna, Daniel Houston, Ebenezer Gifford, Martha, Eliza Isabel, and John McClellan, all of whom have the surname French. Summaries of other surnames include Cummings, Howlett, Kingsley, Brackett, Clements, and Blair. William French (Chart #2).
F405 DAVID FRENCH. Tales of My Tribe, the French Family's History of South Potsdam, NY. Written by Sally Tupper Sherman Anderson and contributed by Sally T. Dingysoyr and her cousin Maurice Sherman. David was b. 11 Apr 1779 in Weston, CT. Includes surnames Tupper, Perry, Witter, and Sherman. 67 pages. Thomas French (Chart #9). Also includes various newspaper articles on the French family of Potsdam, NY. These have all been incorporated into FFA Chart #9 and thrown away, all except for the book which is now in the Chart #9 folder. The vital records of Weston, CT, has also been added to Chart #9 and thrown away to save space at my house. Folder F405 no longer exists.
F416 DAVID WISHART FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French on his line, William French (Chart #2).
F432 DAVID FRENCH, from a record kept by Thomas Gilyard of Seymour. CT Historical Society, contributed by Beverly McGuire. David was b. 30 Jan 1742 in Bethany, CT.
F494 EBENEZER FRENCH. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol CXXVII, April 1973, contributed by Elizabeth Cagnon. William French of Sandown, NH; Ebenezer French m. Rhoda Barnard in 1777. South Hampton, NH and Evanston, IL. Edward French and his son Samuel (Chart #4), added to material on Josiah French who migrated to Louisiana. I have removed the file folder.
FRENCH FAMILY RECORD
The following record
was copied in 1971 from the ink-on-paper original, which was in the possession of a Massachusetts antiques dealer. At the top appear "Family Register" and an eagle design. The column of dates is headed "Births". The record is signed at the bottom “J. Phillips Payson June 29th
1834". John Louis Ewell in The Story of Byfteld (1904, p. 220) shows that the Rev. William
French of Sandown
N H., was born in South Hampton, NH, 5 Oct. 1778, died 12 Dec. 1860, was a deacon and elder of the Methodist Church and had nine children. The vital records of South Hampton show the birth of "William French on 5 Oct. 1778 to Ebenezer and Rhoda French, and the marriage of Ebenezer French and Rhoda Barnard on 18 Dec. 1777. Found with the subject family record were two stitched samplers, one signed by Betsy B. French, aged 12 years, and the other by Mary P. French,
aged 11.
William French, Oct. 5, 1778
Phebe Mitchel, Sept. 17, 1779
Married Sept. 15, 1803
Offspring.
Rhoda French, Oct. 11, 1804
John French, Aug. 23, 1806
William French, July l, 1808
Nathan French, Nov. 13, 1810
David French ,
Feb. 28, 1813
Abner French, Apr. 14, 1815
Mary French, Feb. 28, 1818
Elisabeth French, Jan. 10, 1821
George French Sept. 16, 1823
Evanston, Ill. LOUIS D. MELNICK
F422 EBENEZER GIFFORD FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French on his line, William French (Chart #2). Ebenezer was b. 11 Sep 1832.
BF673 EDWARD FRENCH. Edward French of Salisbury Lineage List, Revision 5, published by The French Family Association, December 1986, 114 pages, includes index, Edward French (Chart #4). See Vol. III of The Frenchline for more details on this book. Main lines are Edward French and Ann Goodale, Joseph French and Susanna Stacy, Joseph French and Sarah Eastman, Joseph French and Abigail Brown, Daniel French and Sarah Gould, Gould French and Dorothy Whittier, Daniel Flagg French, Timothy French and Mary Harriman, Simon French and Sarah Heard, Simon French and Joanna Jackman, Joseph French and Mary Pillsbury, Moses French and Sarah French, Joseph French and Abigail French, James French and Phebe Gill, Mary French and James Jackman III, Joanne Jackman and Benjamin French, Edward French and Mary Winsley, Hannah French and Abraham Pettingell, Eliphalet French and Rebecca Fitts, John French and Mary Noyes, Edward French and Jane True, James French and Elizabeth Carr, Rebecca Frenchand Henry French, Timothy French and Ruth Greeley, Josiah French and Mary Worcester, Timothy French and Elizabeth French, Timothy French and Mary Pike, Samuel French and Abigail Brown, Henry French and Elizabeth Collins, Benjamin French and Judith Greely, Samuel French and Mary Whitcher, Samuel French and Mary Collins, Moses French and Mary Dearborn, Joseph French and Ruth Knowles, Nathaniel French and Sarah Judkins, Samuel French and Abigel Godfree, Jonathan French and Johaner Elkins, Elizabeth French and Joseph Sanborn, Samuel French and Esther Jackman, Joanna French and Matthew Pettingell, Abraham Pettingell and Hannah French, John French and Sarah Noyes, Hannah French and John White.
F482 EDWARD FRENCH. French line by W. L. Holman, 1955, 81 pages. Edward French (Chart #4). See BF678 below.
BF678 EDWARD FRENCH. The French Family Workbook, by Arthur Westneat III, 1982 with W. L. Holman manuscript of 81 pages, 1955, totaling 166pages. Edward French (Chart #4).
F391 EDWARD FRENCH. Edward French of Salisbury, MA. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH.1590-1853, in 8 folders, Box 1. Box 2 contains 6 folders, 1800-1916. (Not yet available in library)
F040 EDWARD FRENCH. The French Family Related to John F. Stevens, by Elizabeth H. French, 1936, 4 pages.
F576 FRANCIS FRENCH. 11 pages of notes contributed by Homer French. William French (Chart #2) and his son Francis (Chart #8). William (1), Francis (2), Francis Jr. (3), Israel (4), David (5), David Jr. (6), John Jay (7), David (8), John (9), Homer Lee (10), Homer Lee Jr (11). Locations: Milford, CT; Derby, CT; Seymour, CT; Woodbridge, CT; Shawangunk, Utica Co., NY; Beaumont, TX. Surnames: Bunnell, Bowers, Loveland, Lines, Johnson, Munson.
F572 HENRY FRENCH. 9 pages of notes contributed by John and Norma French. Henry Willard French, b. Hartford, CT 1854. Letter to Henry from his twin sister Mary Willard French, July 1849; Alfred French of Picqua, OH; tombstones in the Union cemetery in Moosup, CT; article written by Olive French Fredeen about the Canadian winter of 1906-07, The Western Producer, Thurs., 31 Jan 1974.
F602 HEPZIBAH FRENCH. Insert on p. 1-4 after F572. Ancestry of Hepzibah (Chart #1) - Thomas (1), Thomas (2), John (3), Hepzibah (4), of Topsfield, MA. Written and contributed by Brian J. Berry. Surnames include Shapley, Towne, Keyes. 25 pages. Book in draft stage in 1987. Write author for details on publication.
F393 HEZEKIAH FRENCH. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH, Box #3 (1), Plainfield, NH (Rev. War Soldier), compiled 11 Sep 1963. John French (Chart #3). 79 pages. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
BF675 JAMES and WILLIAM FRENCH. FFA member Charles K. Field, III, published a book in 1985 on his line entitled "The Field Family and the French-Henry Families.'' The book covers James and William French (Chart #14) of Prince William and Stafford Counties, VA. James French (1680 to May 1743) was the first colonial ancestor of the French family who arrived in America from the North of Ireland (early 1700's). The entire book contains 371 pages and includes a large index. The section on the French family has 130 pages, the main line being James (1), William (2), Stephen (3), James (4), James (5), Junius (6). Besides the wills of James and William, the book describes James' life as a young man in the tobacco fields. Three French sons were officers of the Confederacy and tried desperately to preserve their plantation way of life from Virginia to Texas. Homesteads include Montgomery County, KY; Brentsville, VA; San Antonio, TX; Warrenton, Farquier County, VA; Houston, Halifax County, VA; Fort Worth, TX; and Tustin, CA.
F394 JOHN FRENCH. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH, Box #3, of Dorchester and Braintree, MA. John French (Chart #5).
F395 JOHN FRENCH. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH, Box #3, John of Cambridge, MA, 1635-1881. John French (Chart #3). Folders 3, 4, 5 and 6. Each folder contains between 60 and 150 pages. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
BF684 JOHN FRENCH. 51-page pamphlet published by the FFA, 15 Dec 1985, compiled by Art Westneat and Roland Rhoades. John and Grace of Braintree, MA, lineage list includes John French and Grace Kingsley, John French, Jr., and Experience Thayer, Thomas French and Mary Allen, John French III and Margaret Darling, John French IV and Anna/Olive Haynes, Haynes D. French and Irene Learned, Thomas G. French and Aletta Hinman, Dependance French and Rebecca Fenno, John French and Mary Vinton, Dependence French and Mary Linfield, Joshua French and Esther Wales, Jedidiah French and Phebe E. Wales, Temperance French and John Bowditch, William French and Rachel Twells, Elizabeth French and Benjamin Wheelock, Thomas French and Elizabeth Belcher, Thomas French, Jr. and Mary Owens, Elijah French and Mary Clark, Moses French and Esther Thayer, Jonathan French and Abigail Richards, Abijah French and Joanna Holbrook, David French and Lydia Twitchell, Ebenezer French and Mary Fuller, Ebenezer French and Mehitable Gay, Samuel French and Anna Marsh, Alexander French and Mary White, Josiah French and Mary French. See related information on this publication in The Frenchline, Vol. II.
F498 JOHN FRENCH. "The Memoirs of our French Family.'' Written and contributed by Delwin and Verda French. 310 pages, including index. The FFA library has 26 selected pages. John French, b. 1793, was the son of Samuel (Chart #66) and Rebecca French of Amberson Valley, Fannett Township, Franklin Co., PA. Surnames: Taylor, Bayle, Young, Deavor, Toughhead, Zeigler, Holland, Gracy, Ernst, Siebert, Eckman, Dredge, Dunn, Schroeder. Includes homestead maps of Fannett township in PA; Cumberland Co in PA; and Galesburg, Knox Co., IL. Other counties: Knox, Warren, Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Peoria. Other towns: Galesburg, E. Moline, N. Henderson, Monmouth, Abingdon, Farmington, Peoria, Kewanee, Berwick, Alexis, Geneseo, Port Byron, Wataga.
F073 JOHN FRENCH. The Family, Ancesters, and Descendants of Captain John French of Stoughton, MA, by Sidney French, 1870, 11 pages, John French (Chart #5). Contributed by William M. French. Surnames Poole, Thayer, Lamb, Savil, Marsh, Bowditch, Twells, Wheelock, Vinton, Niles, Wales, Linfield, Hammond, Packard, Beals, Chessman, Perkins, Bryant, Howard, Ames, Pratt, Packard, Cobb, Hunt, Beals, Keith, Page, Billings, Burrell, Adams, Belcher, White, Porter, Arnold, Gorham, Capen, Lane, Monk, Cole, Hyer, Tirrell, Atwood, Rogers, Wood, Clark.
F020 JOHN FRENCH. Chart #5 "Genealogical Tree of Descendants of John French of Braintree'' (Bartholomew French, b. 9 Oct 1751, E. Bridgewater, MA)by Orvis French of Evanston, IL prior to his death in 1897. Contributed by William Pearson Leisening Rice. John French (Chart #5).
F119 JOHN FRENCH. John French Jr. of Taunton, Berkeley, Middleboro, and Oakham, MA, and His Descendants, by Henry B. Wright, 1914, John French (Chart #3). 39 pages. Index: Aaron French, Abigail French, Adaline French, Abigail Stone, Adaline Sadlier, Agnes M. French, Albert French, Albert E. French, Alexander C. French, Alice Linfield, Alvah B. French, Alvah J. French, Alvah R. French, Alvah S. French, Amelia Curtis, Ann M. French, Ann Parker, Ann S. French, Anna A. French, Anna Buffington, Anna Coates, Anna Davenport, Anne Smith, Annie Farnham, Anson H. French, Arthur R. French, Lieut. Asa French, Asa French Jr., Asa L. French, Augustus F. French, Azubah French, Bathsheba French, Bell Justice, Bessie Lambkin, Betsey French, Caroline Baldwin, Caroline D. French, Caroline M. French, Catherine D. French, Catherine Davis, Charles French, Charles Anson French, Charles Asa French, Charles D. French, Charles E. French, Charles F. French, Charles H. French, Charles Henry French, Charles M. French, Charles Walter French, Charles Wright French, Chester French, Clara P. French, Clyde French, Courtney A. French, Crighton B. French or Creighton B. French, Cyrus French, David French, Ebenezer French, Edith E. French, Edward French, Edwin French, Edwin L. French, Eliza French, Eliza Boardman, Elizabeth French, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Sherman, Emily French, Erastus S. French, Esther Hathaway, Evelyn French, Evelyn French, Experience French, Experience Foster, Fannie T. French, Fannie Young, Florence M. French, Fordyce R. French, Fordyce S. French, Frances French, Frank C. French, Frank O. French, Freddie French, Frederick L. French, Freeman French, George F. French, George French Jr., Grace E. French, Hannah French, Hannah Bellows, Hannah Brimhall, Hannah H. French, Hannah Sawyer, Harriet Plastridge, Harry B. French, Hayden Shaw, Helen M. French, Henry French, Henry D. French, Henry Dwight French, Hopestill French, Horatio J. French, Horatio L. French, Ida Haring, Inez French, Isaac French, Jacob French, James C. French, Jane Mackintosh, Jane S. French, Jennie French, Jennie Porter, Jennie W. French, Jessie B. French, Jessie Williams, Joanna, John French, John B. French, John E. French, Jo Nathan, Joseph French, Joseph L. French, Julia C. French, Julia H. French, Julia M. French, Katherine French, Laura E. French, Laura Wright, Lillian L. French, Lillian Margaret French, Lillie Maria French, Lucia Waite, Lucy Abell, Lucy Bell, Lucy Ann B. French, Lucretia Titcomb, Luthera Lamb, Lydia French, Lyndon French, Lyndon S. French, Lynward French, Mabel Brock, Madeline J. French, Marcy French, Marian Smith, Martha E. French, Martha Hazen, Martha Sawyer, Mary French, Mary A. French, Mary Abigail French, Mary Ann French, Mary Brakenridge, Mary C. French, Mary Elizabeth French, Mary Ella French, Mary Esther, Mary Farris, Mary Nevins, Mary Rhodes, Mary Ruggles, Mary Sanford, Mary Spooner, Mary Waite, Mercy French, Minnie French, Monona Howell, Myrtle French, Nabby French, Nancy French, Nancy D. French, Nancy Emerson, Nathan French, Nathaniel French, Patty Fitch, Philena French, Polly Ruggles, Prudence Head, Rachel French, Rhoda French, Rhode French, Robert M. French, Robert S. French, Samuel French, Samuel Farnham French, Samuel Franklin French, Sara French, Sarah French, Sarah Baker, Sarah E. French, Sarah Ireland, Scott French, Silence French, Solomon A. French, Susan A. French, Susan Reed, Susan Rohan, Susan Schober, Susanna French, Thankful French, Thankful Thrasher, Thomas French, Walter E. French, Walter F. French, Wilbur D. French, William French, William E. French, William H. French, Winifred F. French. Other surnames: Abell, Baker, Baldwin, Bangs, Barden, Bell, Bellows, Berry, Blood, Boardman, Brakenridge, Brewer, Bridges, Brimhall, Brock, Brown, Buffington, Carpenter, Cummings, Curtis, Cutler, Davenport, Davis, Dean, Eastman, Emerson, Farnham, Farris, Fitch, Foster, Garfield, Gaven, Gilibert, Goodale, Green, Haring, Hathaway, Hazen, Head, Henry, Howell, Humphrey, Ireland, Jardine, Joslyn, Justice, Kent, Lamb, Lambkin, Leedom, Linfield, Lyon, Mackintosh, Macullar, Moulton, Myler, Nevins, Owen, Parker, Phillips, Plastridge, Porter, Raymond, Read, Rhodes, Richardson, Ripley, Ruggles, Sadlier, Sanford, Sawyer, Schober, Shaw, Sherman, Smith, Spooner, Stone, Strong, Thrasher, Thompson, Titcomb, Treubeth, Trull, Turner, Vrooman, Waite, Warner, Welton, Williams, Wright, Young. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
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Full text of "John French, Jr. of Taunton,
Berkley, Middleboro, and Oakham, Massachusetts, and his descendants" – Chart #3
JOHN FRENCH, Jr.,OF TAUNTON, BERKLEY, MIDDLEBORO, AND OAKHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, AND HIS DESCENDANTS BY HENRY B. WRIGHT OAKHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1914 The history of Oakham and the genealogy of some of its families may be found in the following publications: Oakham, by Major John B. Fairbank, in History of Worcester County, Vol. II, pp. 157-168. Boston, C. F. Jewett & Company, 1879. Oakham, by Deacon Jesse Allen, in D, Hamilton Hurd's History of Worcester County, Vol. II, pp. 1079-1092, Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Company, 1889. Biography of Deacon James Allen of Oakham, Massachusetts, by Hiram Knight, 67 pp., Worcester, Charles Hamilton, 1889. Genealogy and Record of the Descendants of Deacon James Dean of Oakham, Massachusetts, by Gardner Milton Dean, 29 pp., Boston, Press of T. W. Ripley, 1889. Stephen Lincoln of Oakham, Massachusetts. His Ancestry and Descend- ants, by John E. Morris, 109 pp., Hartford, Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1895. The Ancestry of Lydia Foster, Wife of Stephen Lincoln of Oakham, Massachusetts, by John E. Morris, 26 pp., Hartford, Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1898. Vital Records of Oakham, Massachusetts (Systematic History Fund), 133 PP-> Worcester, Mass., Published by Franklin P. Rice, 1005. The Fobes Memorial Library of Oakham, Massachusetts, with Historical Addresses [and sketches of the Fobes and Fairbank families], by Henry P. Wright, 121 pp., New Haven, The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1909. Independence Day in 1797 in Oakham, Massachusetts, by Henry P. Wright, 17 pp., New Haven, The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1911. The Crawford Family of Oakham, Massachusetts, by General William Crawford [edited by Henry P. Wright], 20 pp., New Haven, The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1912. Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts [biographical sketches with family history of citizens who have fought in the wars of the nation since the founding of the town], by Henry P. Wright, 280 pp. + index, New Haven, The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1914. John French, Jr., of Taunton, Berkley, Middleboro, and Oakham, Massa- chusetts, and his Descendants, by Henry B. Wright, 36 pp. + index, New Haven, The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1914. JOHN FRENCH, Jr., OF TAUNTON, BERKLEY, MIDDLEBORO, AND OAKHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, AND HIS DESCENDANTS BY HENRY B. WRIGHT tf cOAY- OAKHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1Q14 , > > 1 1 ■
> 1 *Chn folk, Authorities /. M. French, M.D., "William French of Billerica," N. E. Hist. & Gen. Reg., xliv (1890), 367-372. Elizabeth French, "Genealogical Research in England — French," N. E. Hist. & Gen. Reg., lxv (1911), 284-286. Farmer, Register of the First Settlers of New England, 113. Savage, Genealogical Register, ii, 205-208. Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts, 176. Proprietors' Records of the Town of Cambridge, Mass., 109, 336. Records of the Town and Selectmen of Cambridge, 29. Paige, Hist, of Cambridge, Mass., 59, 254, 255, 257, 551, 552. N. E. Hist. & Gen. Reg., iv (1850), 55- Hazen, Hist, of Billerica, Mass., 13, 27, 66, no, 185. Genealogical Register of Billerica, 54, 55, 56. Plymouth Colony Records, viii, 228, 229. Bristol Co. Reg. of Deeds, iii, 169, xiii, 267, xxvii, 128, xxxvii, 139, 140, 294, xlviii, 561. Bristol Co. Prob. Records, i, 88, 125 =(N. E. Hist. & Gen. Reg., lxii (1908), 345, lxiii (1909), 81). MS. Records of the French Family of Taunton and Berkley, Mass., in the possession of Miss Charlotte Crane, 41 Clinton St., Taunton, Mass. Taunton Town Clerk's Records = (N. E. Hist. & Gen. Reg., xvii (1863), 36). Emery, Hist, of Taunton, Mass., 93, 330, 353, 357, 397- Sanford, Hist, of Berkley, Mass., 6, 53. Middleboro Town Clerk's Records. Weston, Hist, of Middleboro, Mass., 92, 93, 98. Plymouth Co. Reg. of Deeds, lxiii, 253, 254, lxix, 22, 216, lxx, 266, lxxiii, 97, lxxvii, 65. Massachusetts Spy, Sept. 10, 1794. MS. Family Records and other Documents relative to the French Family of Oakham, in the possession of Miss Mary A. French of North Brookfield: (1) The Genealogy of John & Mercy French's Family; (2) A Record of the Family of John & Hadon French, by either Mary C. or Anna Smith French; (3) A Record of the Family of Asa & Anna (Smith) French, by Ann Smith French; (4) A Family Record of Lieut. Asa French and His Brother John and their Families; (5) Lieut. Asa French's Statement in his Application for a Pension, together with the Affidavits of John Boyd, John Forbes, and William Caldwell; (6) Newspaper Obituary Notices; (7) Letter of Asa L. French to Anson H. French, Jan. 27, 1877. • • . - •••••* * * • . • • • ••2 • * J • ••• .* <« « , • * Worcester Co. Reg. of Deeds, lviii, 511, cxxi, 98, cxxix, 442, clvi, 639, clxxx, 243, cc, 217, cciv, 454. Worcester Co. Prob. Records (John French), Oct. 4, 1823. Wright, Soldiers of Oakham, 88, 89, 271-279. Oakham Town and Vital Records. Family Record of Samuel French of Craftsbury, Vt, copied by Fordyce S. French, in the possession of Mrs. Mary A. Owen, Claremont, N. H. Craftsbury Town Clerk's Records. Bass, Hist, of Braintree, Vt., 162. Letters of Miss Martha E. French, Lake Forest, 111. ; Mrs. Martha H. Raymond, Westboro, Mass.; Mrs. Charles E. Vrooman, Washington, D. C. ; Augustus F. French, Barton, Vt. ; Horace Graham, Crafts- bury, Vt. ; Frank O. French, St. Johnsbury, Vt. ; A. P. Sessions, Newport, Vt. ; Mrs. Mary A. Owen, Claremont, N. H. ; Fordyce R. French, Rochester, N. Y. ; Benjamin N. Goodale, Saco, Me.; Miss Anna F. Bell, Pittsford, Vt. ; Crighton B. French, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. Frances F. Myler, Selby, So. Dak. ; Asa L. French, Tilton, N. H. In the case of a conflict in dates between town and family records, the former have generally been accepted as final. Where no town records exist and the conflict is between two versions of the family record, the more probable date is given first, the variations following in parenthesis. / Between the years 1635 and 1637, two brothers, William and John French, crossed from Europe to America and settled in Cambridge, Mass. They may have come from Halsted, Essex Co., England, but it has been proved that they were not the sons of Thomas French of Stanstead Hall. William arrived in 1635, with Harlak- enden and Shepard, on the ship Defence. How or when John came is not now known, but his name does not occur on the list of proprietors of Cambridge in 1635, as does that of his brother William. Two years later, however, in 1637, it is found on Cambridge town records. Both William and John were tailors by occupation and practised that trade in Cambridge for a number of years. John and his wife died within a month of each other, in the year 1646, at Cambridge, leaving four — possibly five — orphan children, who were brought up under the guardianship of their father's brother William. When, about 1654, the latter removed with his own large family to the settlement of Billerica, in the founding of which he had had a prominent part, he took with him the orphan children of his brother John. To these children the church in Cambridge had previously granted, on June 9, 1652, thirty acres of land in the new settlement. The family history of the first of these brothers, William French of Cambridge, one of the founders of Billerica, has already been carefully traced and has been printed in part. Much confusion exists, however, in genealogical publications, regard- ing the descendants of William's brother John. Savage (Genealogical Register, ii, 207) states that John's son Joseph probably removed to Concord. Paige (Hist, of Cambridge, 551) suggests that John's son Nathaniel died young. The fact that the early records of Taunton, Mass., to which town Joseph — and probably Nathaniel — came between 1670 and 1680, were destroyed by fire nearly three-quarters of a century ago, has added much to the difficulties of identification. But the will of Joseph French of Taunton, made in 1694, on file in the records of the Bristol County Probate Court, with its explicit reference to the town of Billerica, and its mention of all his sons born before 1680 with the same names and in the exact order in which they occur in the Billerica vital records — save for omissions of children who died young — establishes the fact that the French family of Taunton, Berkley, Middleboro and Oakham is descended from John French of Cambridge, brother of William of Cambridge, one of the founders of Billerica. This monograph attempts to trace but a single line of the family of John French of Cambridge until John French, Jr., of Taunton is reached. The latter was born in Taunton in 1701, spent his manhood in Berkley, passed his later life in Middleboro, and died in Oakham in 1794. He had two sons, John, 3d, and Asa, both of whom established families in Oakham, and died there. From them, all the Frenchs mentioned in this book subsequent to John French, Jr., are descended. Had it not been for the assistance of Mr. Ezra D. Batcheller of North Brookfield, Mass., this monograph would probably never have been written. He guided the writer to the spot where the key to the whole problem lay hidden. Without the manuscript records in the possession of Miss Mary A. French of North Brookfield, and of Miss Charlotte Crane of Taunton, the story of the descendants of John French could not have been traced. Both have given generously of their time and of facts which they alone possessed, at every stage of the work. JOHN FRENCH, JR., OF Taunton, Berkley, Middleboro, and Oakham, Massachusetts, and his Descendants (a) John French, Brother of William of Billerica, crossed to America and settled in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1637, when he was granted a house lot between the highway and Mr. Dampford's, is mentioned on the church records in 1638-9 and 1640, and is on the list of proprietors in Cambridge in 1642. He was a tailor by occupation and resided at what is now the southeast corner of Holyoke and Mt. Auburn streets. Two wives are mentioned: (1) Sarah; (2) Joanna. Children: 1. John, b. about 1635.* 2. {Mary?, married Theophilus Richardson, May 2, 1654?). 3. Sarah, b. October, 1637, in Cambridge; married John Trull, Dec. 11, 1657. 4. Joseph, b. April 4, 1640, in Cambridge. 5. Nathaniel, b. June 7, 1643, in Cambridge.! Joanna French, the mother, died in January, 1645-6, and John French, the father, died within a month.t The children were brought up in the family of their uncle< William, first in Cambridge and later in Billerica. June 9, 1652, the church at Cambridge granted 30 acres of land in Billerica to "John French's children." In 1657 the John French homestead in Cambridge was sold by William French, administrator, to Robert Browne, "John French, son & heir of said John French" joining in the sale. (b) Joseph French of Billerica (John 3 -), the son of John and Joanna French of Cambridge, born April 4, 1640, at Cambridge, was brought up in the family of his uncle William, first at Cambridge and later at Billerica. He married on Nov. 4, 1663, at Billerica, Experience Foster, daughter of Sergeant Thomas and Elizabeth Foster. He lived first on Golden More's lot, later east of the Woburn road * Perhaps the John French who married Mary Palmer of Rehoboth, Nov. 27, 1678, had nine children, Hannah, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, Samuel, Jonathan, Thomas and Ephraim, and died Feb. 25, 1724-5 (Vital Records of Rehoboth, 611, 824). t Perhaps the Nathaniel French who was in Taunton as early as 1675, obtained a grant of land from Jonah Austin on Nov. 7, 1676, married Mary Tisdale, daughter of John and Sarah (Walker) Tisdale of Taunton, Jan. 9, 1673-6, had two children, Nathaniel, Jr., and Sarah, and died at Taunton, June 14. 171 1 (Plymouth Colony Records, viii, 228, 229; Emery, Hist, of Taunton, 93; Bristol Co. Reg. of Deeds, iii, 169). t Joanna was buried Jan. 20, and John, Feb. 16. —6— near Sergeant Foster's house. Children, born at Billerica : i. Joseph, March 25, 1667, died April 25, 1667. 2. Elizabeth, July 16, 1668; married (as his second wife) James Phillips of Taunton, May 7, 1691, and had eight children. 3. Joseph, Jr., March 7, 1669-70. 4. John, Jan. 30, 1671-2. 5. Nathaniel, May 6, 1674. 6. Thomas, Feb. 29, 1675-6; died before 1680. 7. Sarah, April 6, 1677; died April 14,* 1677. 8. Jacob, April 26, 1678. In 1664 Joseph French, the father, was one of the signers of the address of the town of Billerica to the General Court, expressing confidence in the Government. In 1675 he took an active part in King Philip's War in Billerica, being assigned to assist in the defence of the fortress at Sergeant Foster's against the Indians. Between 1678 and 1680 he removed to Taunton and purchased land there of Mary Evins and Anna Macomber on March 12, 1681. His home was in that part of South Taunton where Andrew Coville was living in 1898. He was a member of the 4th Squadron of the 1st Military Company of Taunton in i682.f Three more children were born at Taunton : 9. Thomas, Dec. 12, 1680; buried Dec. 29, 1680. 10. Ebeneser, June 27, 1682. n. (Jo) Nathan, June 28, 1686. The name of Joseph French, Senior, occurs on the inspec- tion return of Capt. Leonard's Taunton Co. in King William's War in 1691. He died in Taunton, between April 24 and July 3, 1694. His wife Experience was living in Taunton on May 10, 1720. (c) John French, Sr., of Taunton (Joseph, 13 John 1 ), third son of Joseph and Experience (Foster) French of Billerica, was born Jan. 30, 1671-2, at Billerica. He came with his parents to Taunton between 1678 and 1680. His first wife's name was Elizabeth. Children, born at Taun- ton : 1. Elisabeth, October, 1609. 2. John, Jr., May, 1701. 3. Experience, September, 1705. 4. Silence, June, 1707. Mrs. Elizabeth French died July 1, 1707, at Taunton. John French, Sr.'s, second wife's name was Hannah. Children, born at Taunton: 5. Abigail, May 25, 1711. 6. Sam- uel, Dec. 3, 1714. 7. Israel, July 21, 1717. 8. Hannah, June 19, 1720. 9. Rachel, April 20, 1723. John French, Sr., was a farmer by occupation. He served in King William's War in 1692 from Taunton. He was a member of the 1st Military Company of Taunton in 1700 and in 1710. In 1735 the south part of Taunton, in which he was living, was set off to form a part of the town of Berkley. He assisted in the forma- tion of the Congregational Church at Berkley on Nov. 2, 1737, his name together with that of his wife Hannah appearing on the earliest list of members. His wife Hannah died Nov. 12, 1749, and he died Sept. 6, 1760, both at Berkley. * Paige, Hist, of Cambridge, 552, says April 20. t It is probable that the Nathaniel French who was one of the heads of families in Taunton in 1675, and was in the 3d Squadron of the same military company in 1682, was his brother (Emery, Hist, of Taunton, 93, 330). — 7— i. John French, Jr., descendant in the fourth generation of John French who settled in Cambridge in 1637, was born in Taunton in May, 1701. He was the eldest son of John French, Sr., and Elizabeth French of Taunton. His mother died when he was six years of age and he was brought up by his father's sec- ond wife, Hannah. On the last day of February, 1731-2 (prob- ably shortly before his marriage), his father, John French, Sr., Husbandman, deeded to him — John French, Jr., Husbandman — in consideration for "the Love, Good will and affection which I have and do have toward my Loving Son, John" 39 acres of land in South Taunton, bounded on the north by the land of Benjamin Darling (formerly owned by James Phillips), on the east and south by the land of George Caswell (formerly owned by Benjamin Crane), and on the west by that of Malachy Hallo- way. In 1735 this property became a part of the newly set- off town of Berkley. John French, Jr., became a member of the church in Berkley in 1738. He was Selectman in 1740. His wife's name was Marcy.* Children : i. Hopestill, b. Nov. 13, 1733, in Taunton ; married Rowland Gaven, Intention, April 1, 1769, in Middleboro. 2. ii. John, 3D, b. Aug. 11, 1735, in Berkley. iii. Mercy, b. Sept. 13, 1737, i n Berkley; married Joseph Turner of Middleboro, Oct. 5, 1757. Child : Joshua, b. Dec. 13, 1757, in Middleboro; he was brought up from the age of six by his uncle, Asa French. 3. iv. Asa, b. Oct. 28, 1740, in Berkley. v. Azubah, b. Sept. 25, 1742, in Berkley; married Ebenezer Barden, Intention, May 6, 1769, in Middleboro. vi. Lydia, b. March 22, 1746-7, in Berkley. vii. Rhode, b. Sept. 7, 1749, in Berkley; died young. On Aug. 10, 1749, John French, Jr., sold 30 acres of the farm which his father had given him nearly twenty years before, to Bezaleel Thresher of Taunton, and on Sept. 5, 1749, the remaining 10 acres to Nathaniel Townsend. It was then described as bounded on the north by land of Nathaniel Town- send and Widow Rebeccah Harvey, on the east and south by that of Ebenezer Miricks, and on the west by that of Major Thomas Gilbert. Shortly after he removed with his family to Middle- So spelled in deeds. —8— boro,* where he lived till the year 1792, the latter part of the time in the family of his son John, 3d. He was brought from Middleboro to Oakham about 1792, when over 90 years of age, by his son John, 3d, and lived there till his death, Aug. 5, 1794. SECOND GENERATION 2. John, 3D, (John, Jr. 1 ) was born in Berkley, Mass., Aug. 11, 1735, the son of John and Marcy French. He removed with his father to Middleboro in 1750. He married Hayden Shaw of Middleboro, July 24, 1766.! She was born Sept. 22, 1740. Children : i. Rhoda, b. Aug. 23, 1767, at Middleboro; married Benjamin Green of Oakham, Intention, Nov. 22, 1793; a daughter married a Methodist minister named Ruggles; d. Jan. 5, 1829, aged 61. ii. Hannah H., b. Aug. 19, 1769, at Middleboro; married (as his second wife) Zenas Ripley of Oakham, Intention, June 23, 1805; d. June 12, 1847, aged 78. iii. Betsey, b. Aug. 31, 1771, at Middleboro; married her cousin, John French, 4th, of Oakham (son of Lieut. Asa), April 25, 1804 (for her children see p. 14) ; d. March 18 (11), 1855, aged 84, in North Brookfield. iv. Nancy, b. July 6, 1773, at Middleboro; married Woodward Berry of Stockbridge, Vt, February, 1801 ; had two sons, Joseph and Isaac; d. April 28, 1850. 4. v. Isaac, b. June 1, 1775, at Middleboro. vi. Philena, b. March 5, 1777, at Middleboro; married Alvin Lyon of Braintree, Vt. (son of Robert Lyon) on Jan. 20, 1807; d. March 8, 1820, aged 43, in Braintree. vii. Abigail (Nabby), b. March 6, 1779, in Middleboro; married Arunah Gilbert of Stockbridge, Vt., Jan. 29, 1800; had ten *A son Thomas may have been born in Middleboro in 1751. An unidentified Thomas French died in Oakham in 1825, aged 74 (Oakham V. R., 120). The Middleboro records are singularly silent regarding the French family. Nine of John French, 3d's, children must have been born there, and his wife certainly died there in 1787, but there are no entries in the town vital statistics to confirm these dates which are found in the family records (see Appendix). t An error in transcribing the Middleboro records has led some editors to assume that John French, 3d, was married twice, (1) to Lydia Shaw, on July 24, 1764; (2) to Hayden Shaw, April 5, 1766. The correct reading is: married Hayden Shaw, July 24, 1766, intention announced April 5, 1766. The somewhat unusual name Hayden was incorrectly transcribed Lydia. —9— sons, John French, Linus Shaw, Franklin Emerson, Lyman Washburn, Alvah Lyon, Joseph Dennison, Isaac Barnes, Ira Washington, and two who died young; they lived in Mem- phis and Manchester, Mich., and in Cornish, N. Y. Mrs. Abigail Gilbert died Oct. 31, 1862, aged 83. viii. Sarah, b. May 25, 1781, in Middleboro; d. in Middleboro, Nov. 4 (9), 1/83- ix. Sarah Eaton, b. July 9, 1785, in Middleboro; married Alvin Lyon of Braintree, Vt. (former husband of her sister Philena), Feb. 11, 1821 ; d. Oct. 19, 1873, aged 88, in Braintree. On July 11, 1771, John French, 3d, bought of Uriah Samson of Middleboro, 40 acres of land bordering on Assawompsett Pond, near John Roberson's. On May 6, 1784, he purchased 30 more acres in Middleboro from Rowland Hammond of Plymp- ton, land which was formerly the property of Capt. Ichabod Southworth. John French, 3d, served in the Revolutionary War as a pri- vate, from the towns of Berkley and Middleboro, in probably eight campaigns:* (1) in November, 1776, in Capt. Joshua Wilbore's Co., Col. Ebenezer Francis' Regt. ; (2) from Dec. 8, 1776, 12 days on a Rhode Island alarm, in Capt. Joseph Burt's Co., Col. Edward Pope's (Bristol Co.) Regt.; (3) from Oct. 2, 1777, 29 days on a secret expedition to Rhode Island, in Capt. James Briggs' Co., Col. Freeman's Regt. ; (4) from Jan. 10, 1778, 2 months 23 days in Rhode Island, in Capt. James Nickols' (Berkley) Co., of Col. John Daggett's Regt; (5) May 6-9, 1778, on an alarm at Dartmouth, in Capt. John Barrows' Co., Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Regt.; (6) Aug. 25-Sept. 1, 1778, 9 days in
Rhode Island, in Capt. Ebenezer Paull's Co., Col. John Daggett's Regt.; (7) Sept. 6-12, 1778, on an alarm at Dartmouth, in Capt. John Barrows' Co., Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Regt. ; (8) on the Rhode Island alarm of Aug. 1, 1780, 9 days in Capt. Abner Bourn's Co., Col. Ebenezer White's Regt. Mrs. Hayden (Shaw) French died in Middleboro, July 18, 1787, aged 47. John French, 3d, was living in Middleboro in 1790, according to the United States Census of that year, with one male over 16 years of age, one male under 16, and six females Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Rev. War, vi, 75 (15), 77 (5). 78 (3)- in his family, besides himself. He removed to Oakham after Sept. 10, 1792, when he acknowledged a deed in Middleboro, and before Nov. 22, 1793, when his oldest daughter was mar- ried to Benjamin Green of Oakham. He was married a second time to Patty Fitch of New Braintree, Intention, March 26, 1797. She was born July 25, 1750, and died July 2, 1836, aged 85, at Oakham. On Nov. 8, 1791, he had already purchased of Rob- ert and James Forbes of Oakham a part of the Widow Ruth Forbes farm. In 1797 he bought the William Batt farm of 10 acres and in the next year 25 acres of the John Powers home- stead. On Oct. 11, 1809, he sold his farm of 137 acres to his son Isaac and shortly afterward removed to Stockbridge, Vt.* He returned to Oakham and purchased the Thomas Conant place on Dec. 6, 1816. John French, 3d, died at Oakham, Sept. 11, 1823. 3. (Lieut.) Asa (John, Jr. 1 ) was born in Berkley, Mass., Oct. 28, 1740, the son of John and Marcy French. He removed with his father to Middleboro in 1750. He served in the French and Indian War as a private, in Capt. Benjamin Pratt's Co., which was raised in Middleboro and which was engaged in the campaign in and about Fort Henry in the summer of 1757. He was then 17 years of age. About the year 1764, at his sister Mercy's request, he took his nephew, Joshua Turner, to bring up till the latter should be of age. He married Anne (or Susan- nah) Smith of Middleboro, Oct. 24, 1765. She was born Sept. 29, 1745 (Aug. 21, 1736, Nov. 28, 1737), in Middleboro, and died April 6, 1802, in Oakham. Her ancestors, five generations back, came over from England in the Fortune, the ship that followed the Mayflower in the following June. Sept. 6, 1768, he pur- chased of Jonathan Bullard of Oakham, for £60, 143 acres of land in the northerly part of Lot No. 19 in Oakham, Mass., on which he lived till his death. The place was later known as the Charles Clark place. He removed from Middleboro to Oak- ham with his family in 1769. Children: * In Bass, Hist, of Braintree, Vt., 162, where reference is made to the marriage of his daughter Philena to Alvin Lyon, he is spoken of as John French of Stock- bridge, Vt., formerly from Massachusetts. — II — 5. i. Samuel, b. Oct. 3, 1766, in Middleboro. ii. Susanna, b. Feb. 22 (23), 1769, in Oakham; married (as his second wife) Samuel Brewer of Spencer, April 5, 1810, who was born Feb. 13, 1758, and died July 23, 1840. Child : Samuel Snow, bapt. May 14, 1815. Mrs. Susanna Brewer died Sept. 20 (4), 1850, aged 81. 6. iii. John, 4TH, b. Dec. 16, 1771 (1772), in Oakham. iv. Bathsheba, b. Feb. 17, 1774, in Oakham; married (1) (as his second wife) Philo Sanford of Medway, April 28, 1835; he died in September, 1835. She married (2) Daniel Moulton of Spencer, July 28, 1836. She died in West Brookfield, July 28, 1869, aged 95 yrs. 5 mos. ir days. 7. v. Asa, Jr., b. March 17, 1777, in Oakham. When Captarh Crawford of Oakham called for soldiers after the Lexington alarm at the end of April, 1775, Asa French equipped and sent his nephew, Joshua Turner, in his own place. The latter served eight months, from May 2 to December, 1775, in Capt. Hazeltine's Co., Col. Fellows' Regt. He then reen- listed for one month more in Capt. Barnes' Co., Col. Ward's Regt. Asa French was elected Second Lieutenant of the 8th (Oak- ham) Company when the Fourth Worcester* County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia was organized at Brookfield, May 14, 1776. His commission was dated May 31, 1776. He was sent with a detachment of 10 men from Oakham to Dobb's Ferry, Tarrytown and North Castle, N. Y., in Capt. Abner How's Co., Col. James Converse's Regt., in 1776; term of service, Sept. 19-Nov. 16. He was made Second Lieuten- ant of the Company, and when Capt. How and First Lieut. Joseph Packard both left for home on account of illness, the command of the Company devolved upon him. The Company was discharged at White Plains on Nov. 16, and the pay-roll is signed by him as Commandant.* In September, 1777, during the absence of Capt. Crawford from Oakham on military service, he and Lieut. Bothwell raised a company of between 10 and 20 volunteers from the town to reinforce General Gates at the Northward in anticipation of the invasion of General Burgoyne. They joined Capt. Cutler's Com- Wright, Soldiers of Oakham, 274, 275, 276. 12 pany of Col. Stone's Regt. and General Fellows' Brigade, serv- ing from Sept, 14 to Oct. 18 (32 days). The company marched to Bennington on what was known as the Stillwater campaign. Lieut. French served as Sergeant on this occasion. The com- pany was discharged at Fort Edward. Oct. 15, 1779, Capt. Crawford, Lieut. Bothwell and Lieut. Asa French, who had already served the Oakham company as offi- cers more than three years, asked the town to relieve them from further service. This request the town at first granted, but on Oct. 25 reconsidered its action and asked the three to remain. They were prevailed upon to do so, and continued in office till the close of the war. Asa French taught in the schools of Oak- ham. He was Selectman of Oakham five different years, in 1777, 1782, 1783, 1786, and 1797. In 1786 he subscribed £4 toward building a house for Father Tomlinson, to be paid in boards, braces, etc. After the death of his first wife in 1802, he married Thank- full (Bangs) Thrasher, originally of New Salem (widow of William Thrasher of New Braintree), Intention, Sept. II, 1803. She died Feb. 18, 1806, in Oakham. He was again married to Abigail Stone* of Oakham, Intention, Oct. 5, 1806. She was born in July, 1750, and died July 4, 1825. Lieut. Asa French died at Oakham, Dec. 3, 1832, aged 92. THIRD GENERATION 4. Isaac (John, 3d, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born in Middleboro, June 1, 1775, the son of John and Hay den (Shaw) French. He removed with his father to Oakham soon after 1792. He mar- ried Catherine Davis of Oakham, Jan. 14, 1809 (1808). She was born Feb. 25, 1786, daughter of Deacon Samuel and Kath- erine (Smith) Davis. After the death of her husband in 1826, Catherine (Davis) French lived in Oakham until Dec. 26, 1850; when she was married a second time (as his third wife) to Enoch Goodale of Saco, Me. She died Jan. 21, 1858, at Saco, Me., aged 72 years. Children: Two family records read Abigail Stone Williams. —13— i. and ii. Twins (unnamed), died a few days after birth, 1808. 8. iii. Charles, b. Feb. 3, 181 1, at Oakham. iv. Nancy Davis, b. Aug. 10, 1813, at Oakham; married Samuel G. Henry, Dec. 14, 1836, who was born in Oakham, Feb. 14, 1813, was a pharmacist of Westboro, and died there April 17, 1877. Children, all born in Oakham: 1. Martha Elizabeth, Dec. 30, 1837, married George H. Raymond of Westboro, Nov. 2, 1864, who died in Grand Rapids, Mich., April 26, 1904; no children; Mrs. Raymond resides in Westboro. 2. Ellen Maria, June 17, 1841, married William R. Warner of Westboro, May 1, 1865, and had two children, Charles Henry and George Menzies ; Mrs. Warner resides at 764 Rock St., Fall River. 3. Charles Samuel, July 2, 1844, unmarried, lives in Westboro. 4. Mary Catherine, Sept. 30, 1847, a teacher, unmarried, lives in West- boro. 5. Frank French, Nov. 5, 1853, died March 13, 1854. Mrs. Nancy Davis Henry died Nov. 13, 1853, aged 40. 9. v. Edwin, b. June 18, 1817, at Oakham. vi. Caroline Denny, b. Aug. 17, 1819, at Oakham ; d. April 20, 1820, at Oakham. vii. Catherine Davis, b. Aug. 17, 1819, at Oakham; d. Dec. 28, 1840, at Oakham, of consumption. She was regarded by many as the most beautiful girl of her day in Oakham. Isaac French lived on the Cheney Adams place. He was Selectman in 1805, 1806, 181 1 and 1812, Treasurer of the town 1811-1822 inclusive, and was on the committee to circulate the memorial for peace in 1812. Isaac French died at Oakham, Oct. 4, 1826, aged 51. 5. (Col.) Samuel (Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Oct. 3, 1766, in Middleboro, the son of Lieut. Asa and Anne (Smith) French. He came with his father to Oakham in 1769. He mar- ried Polly Ruggles, July 17, 1795, daughter of Timothy Rug- gles of Hardwick, Mass. (later of Cambridge, N. Y.),* and granddaughter of Edward and Lucy (Spooner) Ruggles of Hardwick, in whose family she was brought up. She was born Dec. 11, 1769 (1770), and died Oct. 19, 1844, aged 75. Children: * She must have been the daughter of a first wife, whose name is not now known, according to the testimony of her cousin Anson taken in the year 1871 by her son Fordyce S. French. No mention of a former wife occurs in the Spooner Genealogy, where the history of the Ruggles family is given at length, neither is Polly Ruggles mentioned as a daughter of Timothy Ruggles (Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, 1, 236). —14— io. i. Lyndon Smith, b. Sept. 17, 1706, in Oakham. 11. ii. Alvah Ruggles, b. April 7, 1798, in Craftsbury. iii. Mary Spooner, b. April 6, 1800, in Craftsbury; d. July 9, 1808, in Craftsbury. iv. Anna Adeline, b. April 7, 1802, in Craftsbury; d. July 27, 1825, in Craftsbury. 12. v. Asa Leander, b. Oct. 4, 1804, in Craftsbury. 13. vi. Samuel Franklin, b. Jan. 27, 1807, in Craftsbury. 14. vii. Fordyce Spooner, b. Jan. 3, 1810, in Craftsbury. 15. viii. Crighton Brewer, b. Sept. 8, 1812, in Craftsbury. Samuel French removed with his family to Craftsbury, Vt., about 1796. He was one of the early settlers in Orleans County, only one other township having been previously started. He aided in the settlement of a Congregational minister in 1797, and in the building of the church at a later date. He joined the church under the ministry of Rev. Wm. A. Chapin. Col. Samuel French died in Craftsbury, Sept. 28, 1854, aged 88, as the result of a paralytic shock. 6. John, 4TH, (Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Dec. 16, 1771 (1772), in Oakham, the son of Lieut. Asa and Anne (Smith) French. He married his cousin, Betsey French of Oakham, April 25, 1804. She was born Aug. 31, 1771, in Middleboro, daughter of John, 3d, and Hayden (Shaw) French. When a baby she was taken by her parents on a journey on horseback. Riding on a pillion with her mother she exposed one of her feet, which was badly frostbitten. Although always lame she cared for her home and from the amount of linen in the possession of her descendants must have done her share of spinning and weav- ing. She was a tailoress by trade and was a familiar figure going the rounds of her customers on horseback with her tailor's "goose." She died in North Brookfield, March 18 (n), 1855, aged 84. Children: i. Ann Smith, b. April 22, 1806, in Oakham; d. Sept. 21, 1887, at West Brookfield, from the results of a broken hip. ii. Erastus Shaw, b. Jan. 7, 1808, in Oakham; d. Sept. 7 (11), 1812, in Oakham. iii. Mary Caldwell, b. May 4, 1810, in Oakham ; d. May 13, 1896, at North Brookfield. 16. iv. Anson Hadon, b. Aug. 6, 1813, in Oakham. JOHN, 4TH, AND BETSEY FRENCH LYNDON S. FRENCH b. Sept. 17, 1796, in Oakham CHARLES FRENCH b. Feb. 3, 1811, in Oakham ANSON II. FRENCH b. Aug. 6, 1S13, in Oakham EDWIN FRENCH b. June 17, 1817, in Oakham —i5— John French, 4th, was Selectman of Oakham in 1813, 181 5, 1816, 1819 and 1820. He purchased 3 acres 94 rods of land of his father on April 9, 1806, and on Jan. 26, 1816, added 64 acres more. He lived on the Charles Clark place in Oakham, but removed to West Brookfield in 1833, and later to North Brook- field. He died in North Brookfield, Dec. 23 (25), 1854, aged 82. 7. Asa, Jr., (Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born in Oakham, March 17, 1777, the son of Lieut. Asa and Anne (Smith) French. He married Hannah Brimhall of Oakham, Intention, Nov. 9, 1801. She was born June 6, 1780 (1779), probably daughter of Sam- uel and Eunice (Humphrey) Brimhall, and sister of Jonas Brimhall. She died Dec. 20, 1864, aged 84. Children: 17. i. (Capt.) Freeman, b. June 5, 1805, in Oakham. ii. Eliza, b. May 1, 1807, in Oakham; married Horace Bellows, Dec. 27, 1825, who was born Dec. 2, 1801, in West Boylston, and died in Worcester, July II, 1884, a jeweler by trade. Children: 1. Alvah H., b. in Oakham, Oct. 25, 1826; d. Sept. 20, 1828. 2. Maria W ., b. in North Brookfield, Aug. 28, 1832; m. Sept. 2, 1856, to Otis H. Blood of Worcester. 18. iii. Cyrus, b. Oct. 15, 1809, in Oakham. iv. (Infant child), b. Sept. 1, 1812; d. Sept. 5, 1812, in Oakham. Asa French, Jr., was in partnership with Samuel Hunt in 1824. He died May 3 (5), 1851 (1854). FOURTH GENERATION 8. Charles (Isaac, 3 John, 3d, 2 John Jr. 1 ) was born in Oak- ham, Feb. 3, 181 1, the son of Isaac and Catherine (Davis) French. He taught school as a young man in the West Brick school-house in Oakham. He joined the Oakham church April 30, 1832. Planning to study for the ministry, he attended Phil- lips Academy, Andover, during the year 1834, but then went west because of a weak throat. He took up land in Memphis, Scot- land County, Missouri, and transferred his church member- ship there from Oakham, March 6, 1842. In spite of his strong anti-slavery convictions, he remained in Missouri until after the death of his first wife in 1850. He then came east to Memphis, Michigan, making the journey as far as Detroit with his three — 16— surviving daughters, all under eight years of age, in a "Prairie Schooner." For three years he was a merchant at Memphis, and then removed in 1853 to Cleveland, Ohio, where he was a lumber merchant till his death. He married (1) Mary Ann Braken- ridge of Ware, Mass., on Oct. 16, 1839. She was born March 24, 1816, daughter of William Sinclair and Anna (Cummings) Brakenridge.* She died at Memphis, Mo., May 11, 1850, and Mr. French married (2) Elizabeth Whitcomb Sherman, prob- ably of Ware, Mass., on Nov. 18, 1850. She was born in 1827, and was a cousin of William Brakenridge's wife. She died Dec. 18, 1855, at Cleveland, Ohio, aged 28 years. Mr. French mar- ried (3) Ann A. Parker, on Aug. 3, 1856. She was a Michigan school-teacher. Children : i. Ann Maria, b. Aug. 6, 1840, at Memphis, Mo.; d. Sept. 4, 1840, at Memphis, Mo. ii. Catherine Davis, b. Oct. 14, 1841, at Memphis, Mo.; d. June 5. i860, at Cleveland, Ohio, iii. Lucy Ann Brakenridge, b. Sept. 27, 1843, at Memphis, Mo. ; d. April 10, 1884, at Cleveland, Ohio, iv. Martha Ellen, b. May 28, 1846, at Memphis, Mo.; A.B. Oberlin 1870; M.A. 1875; studied two years in Germany; taught for thirteen years as Lady Principal in western coedu- cational schools; from 1879 to 1881 she was Instructor in Mathematics at Smith College. She resides at Lake Forest, 111. v. Mary Esther, b. Nov. 29, 1847, at Memphis, Mo.; d. July 17, 1848, at Memphis, Mo. vi. Mary Elizabeth, b. July 4, 1852, at Memphis, Mich. ; d. Oct. 3, 1854, at Cleveland, Ohio, vii. Clara Parker, b. Dec. 1, 1857, at Cleveland, Ohio; d. June 2, 1858, at Cleveland, Ohio, viii. Charles Edwin, b. May 2, 1859, at Cleveland, Ohio; attended Amherst one year and University of Michigan one year; went into the general insurance business; married Mary Nevins ; they have no children. He resides at 620 Kent Place, Toledo, Ohio, ix. Anna Coates, b. Oct. 7, 1861, at Cleveland, Ohio; d. June II, 1863, at Cleveland, Ohio. Charles French held local and civic offices and was a member of the Board of Education in Cleveland, Ohio. He contributed * Temple, Hist, of Palmer, Mass., 416. five thousand dollars toward the erection of a two-story brick building on the west side of the Oberlin College campus near the south end, which was named French Hall in his honor. This building, begun in 1867, was completed in 1868. He was Dea- con in the First Congregational Church of Cleveland and leader of a large Bible Class, which had a portrait of him painted and hung in the class-room, where it is still in place. He was not rich, yet he left one-sixth of his estate to religious and edu- cational objects. Though bound by the strict Puritanic code of his day, he was genial, abounding in tact and anecdotes, and used even with his Southern neighbors a freedom in speaking of slav- ery not often allowed. When one of them complained of his inability to get on, he compared notes to show that with no other advantage than lack of slaves he had been able to make money. He had lung trouble before he left Oakham for the West, and while recovering from this he developed other troubles which wore upon him till his death. He died in Cleveland, Ohio, July 16, 1866, aged 55 years. 9. Edwin (Isaac, 3 John, 3d,- John, Jr. 1 ) was born in Oak- ham, Mass., June 18, 1817, the son of Isaac and Catherine (Davis) French. He went West with his brother Charles before 1838, first to St. Louis, Mo., then to St. Joe, from there to Sand Hill in Scotland County, where he embarked as a young man in general merchandise and remained for several years, after which he removed to Schuyler County. In 1844 he laid out the town of Tippecanoe, and carried on a general country store. From there he went to California and remained two years. He crossed the plains with ox-teams and returned via the Horn. After he came back from California, he laid out the town of Lancaster, Schuyler County, Mo. There he remained all the rest of his' days, with the exception of a temporary residence in Cal- ifornia and Colorado, for his health, in the seventies. He mar- ried Esther Hathaway in Schuyler County, Mo., in 1843. She was the daughter of Josiah and Julia (Dean) Hathaway and was born in Vermont, July 15, 1822. Children: i. Charles Henry, b. Jan. 20. 1845; served in the Union Army from 1862 to 1865; married Mary J. Farris at Lancaster on Oct. 13, 1867 ; engaged in the mercantile business with his — 18— father for many years, later in the banking business; d. at St. Joe, Mo., Aug. 14, 1913. ii. Wilbur Dwight, b. Jan. 27, 1847; served in the Union Army from 1863 to 1865; married Mary Rhodes at Lancaster, Jan. 1, 1871 ; removed to Colorado, where he engaged in stock- raising; d. Dec. 29, 1888. iii. Agnes M., b. Aug. 22, 1849; married William S. Leedom, Dec. 8, 1867; resides at Lancaster, iv. Julia Catherine, b. Nov. 8, 1853 ; married Charles E. Vrooman, Chief Clerk in the Solicitor's Office, Washington, D. C, on Nov. 27, 1873; resides at 1123 Euclid St., N. W., Washington. v. Edwin Lewis, b. Jan. 11, 1856; a lawyer; married Bell Justice at Keokuk, Iowa, May 16, 1883; resides at Lancaster, Mo. vi. Alexander Campbell, b. Sept. 3, 1858; d. Feb. 8, i860, at Lancaster, vii. Mary Ella, b. June 12, 1861 ; d. April 12, 1862, at Lancaster. "Edwin French was the first representative of Schuyler County in the Missouri Legislature in the fifties. During his more than forty years' residence in Schuyler County he held the offices of Representative, Clerk of the County, County Treasurer, Presi- dent of the Schuyler County National Bank, of the Agricultural Society, Mayor of his town, and was repeatedly summoned by the courts in a fiduciary capacity. He was a man of fine phy- sique, large brain, great intellectuality, of the Websterian mould. His advice was constantly sought by his fellow citizens in the community in which he lived, in finance, business, politics, com- mercial transactions, and religion. He was a consecrated church- man, holding the office of Bishop in the Christian Church for more than 40 years. He was loyal to his country, to his domestic relations, and to his God. During the conflict between the States his devotion to his country was exceptional ; on several occasions he had been condemned to death — but the Lord in whom he trusted willed otherwise. Ever and always he was the first citizen of his county, honored by the courts, esteemed by his fellow citizens, admired by the younger generation, and revered by the clergy and church, to whom and to which he imparted much usefulness, helpfulness and grace during the many years of his long and spiritual service in his Master's vineyard. Never a flaw in his character, never a suspicion of wrong-doing, never a breath of scandal marred his godly and useful life. Wonder- —i 9 — ful in his perceptive faculties, marvelous in his wisdom, thorough in his judgment — he completed a well-rounded and magnificent career. He passed peacefully and quietly away on a beautiful June morning, as he had lived — honored, loved, and esteemed, the 'noblest Roman of them all,' and had his life been spent in a broader sphere, under different environments, easily would he have been a 'Great Commoner.' 'Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear, Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air.' ' Edwin French died in Lancaster, June 15, 1893. Mrs. Esther (Hathaway) French died, also at Lancaster, on Sept. 30, 1903. "In her lifetime she was much loved and revered by all who knew her, for her sweetness and simplicity of character, strong relig- ious convictions, nobility of wifehood and motherhood, ever patient, calm and companionable; a woman of no ordinary intellect, much acquired knowledge, and when she became the wife of Edwin French was a teacher of repute — taught the first school in the county. When her Lord and Master called, her soul passed peacefully and calmly to the Great Beyond to join that company John saw and which no man could number." 10. (Rev.) Lyndon Smith (Col. Samuel, 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Sept. 17, 1796, in Oakham, Mass., the son of Col. Samuel and Polly (Ruggles) French. Sometime after 1796 his father removed with his family from Oakham to Craftsbury, Vt. He lived with his father till he was 20 years old, when he learned the cabinet maker's trade in the family of Dea. Farn- ham of Hardwick, Vt. From 1821 to 1828 he lived in Crafts- bury, later in Cabot Lower Village. He entered the ministry and preached successively in Moretown, Duxbury, Fayston, Warren, Coventry, and Franklin (1845-1861). He married Annie E. Farnham of Hardwick, Vt., on March 26, 1820. She was born July 3, 1799, daughter of Dea. Aaron and Florella (Strong) Farnham of Hardwick. She died June 21, 1881, aged 82, in Franklin, Vt. Children: 20 i. Samuel Farnham, b. Jan. 17, 1822, at Craftsbury; served as private in Co. B, 1st Vt. Cavalry, from Sept. 16, 1861, to Nov. 18, 1864; promoted to Corporal; a mechanic and farmer; married twice, first to Nancy E. Emerson of Salem, Mass., name and date of second marriage unknown; had four children by second marriage, Evelyn, David, Myrtle, Clyde; all reside at or near Canon City, Colo. He died at Canon City, Feb. 2, 1912. ii. Evelyn French, b. May 14, 1824, at Craftsbury; a manu- facturer of patent sewing machine cases and built-up tables in New York City; married Elizabeth H. Brown, Dec. 19, 1854; no children. He died April 3, 1888, in New York City. iii. Alvah (J.),* b. May 14, 1824, at Craftsbury; an unassigned recruit in the Civil War from June 3-18, 1862; a furniture dealer; married (1) Lucy Abell, May 30, 1855, (2) Lucy Bell. Children by his first wife: 1. Freddie, died in infancy. 2. Frank Chester, b. May 7, 1858 ; married Monona Howell ; has one son Chester; lives in New Rochelle, N. Y. Alvah J. French died Sept. 19, 1882, at Franklin, Vt. iv. Adaline, b. Feb. 9, 1826, in Craftsbury, Vt. ; an artist ; married Rev. L. H. Stone, June 30, 1869; no children. She died May 28, 1907, at Castleton, Vt. v. Augustus Fordyce, b. Feb. 7, 1828, at Cabot, Vt. ; served as musician in Co. F, 15th Vt. Infantry, from Sept. 16, 1862, to Aug. 5, 1863; a farmer; married (1) Hannah Jane Sawyer, (2) Martha Sawyer, sisters. Children by his first wife: 1. Horatio Lyndon, b. Jan. 4, 1856. 2. Evelyn Frank, b. Dec. 17, 1859. 3- Julia Hariat, b. June 9, 1864. 4. Augustus Fordyce, b. Oct. 27, 1872. 5. Albert Eugene, b. Aug. 6, 1875;
d. in infancy. He resides in Barton, Vt. His son, Horatio
L., married Sarah Ann Thorn Ireland and resides at 1235 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport, Conn. Children : (a) Courtney Augustus, b. Dec. 2, d. Dec. 24, 1880. (b) Walter Evelyn, b. Nov. 22, 1882. (c) Horatio James, b. Feb. 19, 1886. (d) Arthur Raymond, b. June 27, 1888. (e) Lillian Margaret, b. March 13, 1893. vi. Emily, b. March 5, 1830, at Cabot, Vt. ; married Allen Barr Cutler, a farmer of Highgate, Vt., Jan. 8, 1851. Children, born at Highgate: 1. Elizabeth Catherine, Oct. 30, 1851. 2. Alary Emily, March 19, 1853. 3. Alice Maria, Feb. 16, 1855. 4. Adaline Bell, Sept. 17, 1858. 5. Lucy Allen, Aug. II, 1864. Mrs. Cutler resides at Highgate. vii. Aaron, b. April 7, 1832, at Cabot, Vt. ; Second Lieutenant in the 3d Vt. Battery, service from Sept. 21, 1863, to Oct. 10, 1864; a The initial / was adopted merely for identification. 21 mechanic; married (i) Mary Waite and had four children, Lyndon, Scott, Inez, and Minnie; (2) Jennie Porter on Dec. 17, 1872, and had two children, Gertrude, b. Nov. 12, 1873, married D. W. Welton, March 28, 1902, and Frances, b. Feb. 26, 1880, married W. B. Myler, March 12, 1902; both live in Selby, So. Dakota. Aaron French died Dec. 8, 1901, in Dennison, Iowa. viii. Katherine, b. Jan. 26, 1835, in Fayston, Vt. ; married Henry Hall Bell of Franklin, Vt., May 5, 1857, who was a Com- missary in the 7th Vt. Volunteer Regiment, and afterwards a merchant. Child: Anna Florella, b. Nov. 4, 1861, a school- teacher in Pittsford, Vt. Mrs. Bell resides in Pittsford. ix. John, b. June 6, 1839, at Coventry, Vt. ; served in the Navy on the "U. S. Wachusett" in the Civil War, from January to April, 1865; a mechanic; married Anna Buffington. Chil- dren: 1. Harry Buffington, b. Jan. 11, 1868. 2. Winifred Farnham, b. June 20. 1869. 3. Lynward, b. April 14, 1872; d. Aug. 9, 1898, in Cuba in the Spanish War, a member of Co. F. Naval Brigade, M. V. M. on the "U. S. Prairie." 4- Sara, b. June 6, 1876. John French's address is unknown. His two oldest children reside in Fall River, Mass. x. Henry Dwight, b. Feb. 11, 1842, at Coventry, Vt. ; served in Co. F, 2d Regt. Mass. Volunteers, from May 25, 1861, to May 28, 1864; was wounded by a cross-fire in both shoulder- blades while in service; a mechanic; unmarried; d. Oct. 12, 1891, at Highgate, Vt. xi. Crighton Brewer, b. Oct. 20, 1844, at Coventry, Vt. ; served as musician in Co. C, 5th Vt. Infantry, from Aug. 21, 1861, to June 29, 1865; a manufacturer; married Bessie M. Lambkin, daughter of Howard and Katherine Lambkin, on Jan. 16, 1868. She was born April 17, 1846. Children : 1. Jessie Bell,
b. Dec. 24, 1868. 2. Charles Marshall, b. June 27, 1870. 3.
Lillian Lee, b. Nov. 16, 1871 ; d. Sept. 16, 1873. 4. Frederick Lambkin, b. Dec. 2, 1873; d. April 2, 1896. 5. Edith Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1886; d. March 29, 1911. C. B. French resides at 1 1 17 Carroll St., Brooklyn, N. Y. He is president of the C. B. French Cabinet Co. (Incorporated). 401 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn. His son, Charles M., married Ida Haring on June 12, 1897, and has two sons, (a) Robert Marshall, b. Dec. 17, 1897, and (b) Crighton Brewer, b. Jan. 30, 1902. Six sons of Lyndon S. French served in the Union Army in the War of the Rebellion, their united terms of service aggregat- ing twelve years. On July 4, 1879, the entire family, father aged 83, mother aged 80, and the eight sons and three daughters 22 with their families, met together at Franklin, Vt. Rev. Lyndon S. French died in Franklin, Vt., July 10, 1879, aged 83 years. Rev. W. C. Smith, D.D., of St. Albans, Vt, said of him: "Lyn- don S. French is an encyclopedia of religious knowledge, and a system of unimpeachable theology." 11. (Judge) Alvah Ruggles (Col. Samuel, 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born April 7, 1798, in Craftsbury, second son of Col. Samuel and Polly (Ruggles) French. Sometime after 1796 Alvah's father removed with his family from Oakham to Craftsbury, Vt., where he was born and where he spent his life as a cabinet maker. He married Amelia Maria Curtis. She was born at Hanover, N. H., June 6, 1806, and died Sept. 22, 1843, aged 37 years 3 months 15 days. Children: i. Henry D., b. June 22, 1839, in Craftsbury; d. July 19, 1842, in Craftsbury, aged 3 yrs. 27 days, ii. Solomon A., b. in Craftsbury, Aug. 11, 1843; d. Nov. 17, 1862, aged 19 yrs. 3 mos. 6 days. Alvah R. French died in Craftsbury, Vt., Aug. 9, 1876. He left no children, and this branch of the French family became extinct with him. 12. (Judge) Asa Leander (Col. Samuel, 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Oct. 4, 1804, in Craftsbury, Vt., the son of Col. Samuel and Polly (Ruggles) French. Sometime after 1796 Asa's father removed with his family from Oakham to Crafts- bury, Vt., where he was born and grew up. He later removed to St. Johnsbury, Vt., and was at first a carriage maker. Then he became Judge of Probate for Caledonia County, Vt., which office he held for more than 30 years. He married Laura Wright on Oct. 14, 1828. She was born in Barnet, Vt., in 1807, and was the daughter of Dr. Ashbel Wright. She died in St. Johns- bury on March 21, 1879. Children: i. Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1829; married on Aug. 2, 1859, Sarah W. Baker, daughter of Oliver and Elvira (Eastman) Baker, who was born Feb. 2, 1836, and died Jan. 7, 1914. Henry French was for many years Registrar of Probate and, in the last years of his life, was Treasurer of Carrick Bros. Granite Co. of St. Johnsbury, Vt. Children: 1-4 (four children died in —23— infancy). 5. Laura Emma, b. Sept. 19, 1865; d. Sept. 17, 1908. 6. Frank Oliver, b. May 15, 1872; married Mabel L. Brock of Barnet on June 26, 1901, and lives at St. Johnsbury, Vt. ii. Charles Wright, b. Feb. 20, 1832; married Adaline Sadlier of Drummondville, P. Q., on Oct. 20, 1859; he died Dec. 1, 1882. Children: 1. William Henry, b. Dec. 31, 186 1 ; d. April 22, 1892. 2. Charles Walter, b. Dec. 14, 1864, lives at Colebrook, N. H. 3. Asa Leander, b. Jan. 4, 1874; married Jessie Williams of Colebrook, N. H., on Feb. 4, 1899, has three children, all born at Colebrook : (a) Charles Asa, June 16, 1900; (&) Jennie Williams, Feb. 21, 1903; (c) Walter Francis, May 13, 1904. Asa L. French lives at Tilton, N. H. iii. Edward, b. Nov. 23, 1833; married Lucia Waite of St. Johns- bury on June 5, 1858; d. at Alexandria, July 7, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, while serving in the Union Army in the New Hampshire Sharpshooters. iv. Helen M., b. Oct. 20, 1839; married Capt. J. W. D. Carpenter on July 30, 1863, who was killed in the Battle of the Wilder- ness, May 5, 1864; no children. She died May 1, 1899. v. Mary A., b. April 9, 1848; d. Feb. 15, 1871, aged 22. vi. A DAUGHTER DIED IN INFANCY. Judge Asa L. French died Feb. 14, 1886, at St. Johnsbury, Vt., aged 81 years 4 months. 13. Samuel Franklin (Col. Samuel, 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Jan. 27, 1807, in Craftsbury, Vt., the son of Col. Samuel and Polly (Ruggles) French. Sometime after 1796 Samuel's father removed with his family from Oakham to Crafts- bury, where he was born. He lived in Coventry, Vt., and was a carpenter by occupation. He married (1) Harriet Plastridge of Coventry, Vt. She was born May 2, 1820, daughter of Amasa Plastridge, and died March 2, 1843. After her death, he married (2) Prudence Head. Children: i. Mary Ruggles, b. Aug. 19, 1841 ; d. July 28, 1907, unmarried, at Boston, ii. Albert. iii. Jennie, before her death, married and had one child. Samuel F. French died May 29, 1888, in Coventry, Vt. 14. (Judge) Fordyce Spooner (Col. Samuel, 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Jan. 3, 1810, in Craftsbury, Vt., the son —24— of Col. Samuel and Polly (Ruggles) French. Sometime after 1796 Fordyce's father removed from Oakham to Craftshury, Vt., where he was born. He was the youngest but one of the' eight children of Samuel French. He taught school several terms, and then bought a farm in Craftsbury. He removed to Glover, Vt, in 1845, an d later to Barton in 1856. He lived for the remainder of his life in Barton, Vt., where he was Judge of the County Court and was kept busy in the settlement of estates. As Justice of the Peace many cases came before him for trial. He married (1) Eliza Ann Jewett Boardman, Aug. 20, 1837, in Craftsbury. She was born Nov. 12, 1817, daughter of John and Abigail (Hazen) Boardman, and died Sept. 18, 1848, in Glover, Vt. He married (2) Martha Hazen, on Feb. 22, 1849. She was born May 13, 1821, and died Aug. 25, 1888. Children: i. John Boardman, b. June 19, 1840, in Craftsbury; d. in Brainerd, Minn., Nov. 30, 1873. ii. Mary Abigail, b. April 18, 1844, i n Craftsbury; married Oscar Daniel Owen, Nov. 5, 1874. Child : Julia French, b. Dec. 30, 1875, married Rev. John Pearl Garfield, Dec. 30, 1902, and has two children : (a) Owen Richardson, b. April 1, 1905, and (b) John French, b. Oct. 18, 1907. Mrs. Mary A. Owen resides in Claremont, N. H., with the Garfield family. Judge Fordyce S. French died in Barton, Vt., Sept. 26, 187 1, aged 61, as a result of a paralytic shock. 15. Crighton Brewer (Col. Samuel, 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Sept. 8, 1812, in Craftsbury, Vt., the youngest son of Col. Samuel and Polly (Ruggles) French. Soon after 1796 Crighton's father removed with his family from Oakham to Craftsbury, Vt., where he was born and where he lived till 1846, when he removed to New York City and, in 1848, formed a partnership with Messrs. Baldwin and Reed in the dry goods business. The firm was most successful, and Mr. French was considered one of the best judges of silks and dress goods in the city. In 1870 his health failed and he removed to Rochester, N. Y., still retaining a partnership interest in the firm. The fail- ure of the firm a few years after he left weighed heavily upon him and was in part responsible for his death in 1872. He mar- ried (1) Caroline Baldwin, May 13, 1847. She died of con- —25— sumption in New York City, Dec. 3, 1862, and Mr. French married (2) Jane Mackintosh, July 19, 1864. She died in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 25, 1913. Children: i. Robert Samuel, b. Sept. 5, 1848; d. Oct. 8, 1850, in New York City. ii. Alvah Ruggles, b. March 24, 1850, in New York City; d. Oct. 9, 1000, in Cleveland, Ohio. Hi. James Chrystie, b. Dec. 11, 1852; d. July 14, 1853, in New York City. iv. Crighton Brewer, b. May 31, 1854; d. March 13, 1857, in New York City. v. Henry, b. Sept. 3, 1856, in New York City; unmarried; resides in Rochester, N. Y. vi. Joseph Lewis, b. Aug. 16, 1858, in New York City; present whereabouts unknown; a brilliant writer and newspaper man. vii. Caroline Mackintosh, b. April 15, 1865, in Rochester; taught in the public schools of Rochester before her marriage; married July 26, 1890, in Rochester, N. Y., to Frank Treubeth, a musician of Herkimer, N. Y., who died March 7, 191 1. Children: 1. Edith May, b. May 4, 1891 ; d. Sept. 6, 1910. 2. Grace, b. July 6, 1893; d. March 4, 191 1. 3. Arthur For- dyce, b. April 16, 1898; d. July 7, 1906. 4. Richard Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1908; d. Feb. 4, 191 1. Mrs. Caroline French Treubeth died March 28, 1909, in Herkimer, N. Y. viii. Fordyce Reed, b. Dec. 10, 1868, in Rochester, N. Y.; married Fannie Julia Young of Rochester, July 10, 1900, daughter of James and Jane (Jardine) Young of Scotland, Eng. ; is a lay modeler and sheet metal worker. Address, 27 Bloomfield St., Rochester, N. Y. Crighton B. French died in Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1872. 16. Anson Hadon (John, 4th, 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born Aug. 6, 181 3, in Oakham, the son of John, 4th, and Betsey (French) French. April 14, 1834, he bought of Luther Hunter a farm containing 53 square rods on the road from Oakham center to Coldbrook village, north of Otis Stone's. To this he added on Oct. 20, 1835, 20 more square rods by purchase from Otis Stone. He located in West Brookfield in early manhood and joined the church there in 1839. He came to North Brook- field in 1843, and worked in the Batcheller Shop from 1844 to 1875. He married Luthera Sabrina Lamb of Fletcher, Vt, —26— April 2, 1845. She was born March 4, 1824, daughter of Zura and Polly Lamb. She died Feb. 10, 1904, at North Brookfield. Children : i. Charles Anson, b. April 12, 1857, in North Brookfield; married on July 31, 1877, Marian Maud Smith of North Brookfield, who was born April 11, 1858, daughter of Charles and Caro- line Smith. Child: Grace Ethel, b. June 14, 1878; d. March 6, 1882. Charles A. French resides in Marlboro and is engaged in shoe manufacturing; he is an active worker in the Congregational Church, being one of the Deacons, a teacher in the Sunday School, and President of the Brother- hood. ii. John Edwin, b. May 3, 1859, in North Brookfield; d. Aug. 3, 1859, in North Brookfield. iii. Lillie Maria, b. Oct. 12, 1861, in North Brookfield; married on Aug. 8, 1883, Charles G. Thompson of Templeton, who was born June II, i860, in Templeton, and died Oct. 14, 1004, in North Brookfield. Children : 1. Elida Richmond, b. Oct. 2, 1887, in North Brookfield. 2. Mildred Evelyn, b. Dec. 4, 1891, in North Brookfield. Mrs. Thompson resides in North Brookfield with her sister and two daughters. iv. William Erastus, b. Nov. 24, 1862, in North Brookfield ; married Alice Linfield of Brockton, daughter of Adelbert and Alice (Joslyn) Linfield, on Jan. 31, 1889. Child: Madeline Joslyn, b. May 13, 1890. William E. French resides in Rutherford, N. J., and is Business Manager of the New York office of the Cyphers Incubator Company. v. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 2, 1869, in North Brookfield; she is employed in the office of the H. H. Brown Shoe Co., North Brookfield, and is an active worker in the Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Society of the First Congregational Church. Anson H. French was a member of the First Congregational Church in North Brookfield, by transfer from the West Brook- field Church. He died in North Brookfield, Nov. 9, 1882, aged 69, as the result of a broken hip. He was severely injured by a cow jumping upon him, and suffered greatly up to the time of his death. 17. (Capt.) Freeman {Asa, Jr., 3 Lieut. Asa, 2 John, Jr. 1 ) was born in Oakham, June 5, 1805, the son of Asa, Jr., and Hannah (Brimhall) French. He married Hannah Davis Bellows of Pax- ton, April 26, 1827. She was born Aug. 7, 1806, at Sturbridge, —27— Mass., daughter of Jonas and Sally (Bridges) Bellows. She died Nov. 13, 1884. Children: i. Jane Swan, b. March 15, 1828, in Oakham; married Edmund P. Macullar, May 4, 1847. Children : 1. Martha Jane, b. July 24, 1848; d. Feb. 12, 1854. 2. Charles E., b. Jan. 28, 1853, is in insurance business in Boston. 3. William F., b. Sept. 6, 1857, in Worcester. 4. Alice Marion, b. July 30, 1861 ; d. March 8, 1869. Mrs. Macullar resides at 2 Aspen St., Roxbury, her son Charles E., at Hotel Westminster, Boston. ii. Alvah Bellows, b. May 3, 1830, in Oakham; married Mary E. Sanford. Children: 1. Alvah Sanford, b. July 30, 1856. 2. Florence Mabel, b. 1858. 3. Mary Elizabeth, b. September, i860. Alvah B. French died April 13, 1904, in Boston. iii. Susan Amelia, b. July 11, 1832, in Oakham. iv. George Freeman, b. Aug. 12, 1834, in Oakham ; married Lucretia H. Titcomb. Children : 1. George Freeman, Jr., b. March 19, 1861 ; married Susan Rohan. 2. Fannie Titcomb, b. June, 1863; married Dr. Charles Morrill Kent. v. Charles H., b. Dec. 26, 1836, in Oakham; d. July 2, 1837, in Oakham. vi. Charles Davis, b. July 14, 1842, in Oakham ; conducted a leather business in Boston for many years; married Susan Eckstein Schober of Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 1871. A son, Charles Frederick, born in Boston, May 4, 1876, graduated at Harvard in 1897, married Anna Morton Davenport of Boston, April 20, 1908, conducts a stationery business in New York City, and resides at 9 Livingston Place, New York City. Charles Davis French died in Boston, Feb. 10, 1912. Mrs. Charles D. French resides at 6 Humboldt Ave., Roxbury. vii. Julia Marion, b. Oct. 6, 1845, in Oakham. She resides at 6 Humboldt Ave., Roxbury. In early life Freeman French was a shoemaker by occupation and had a small shop between Oakham and Coldbrook. He was Captain of the Oakham Military Company. Afterwards he removed to Philadelphia, where he and his son Charles Davis were members of the firm of French, Schober & Co., manufacturers of shoes, 436 Market St. and 431 Merchant St. Later he removed to Boston. Even in the eighties he was active mentally and physically, and regularly attended to business until a few weeks before his -death at the age of 89. Capt. Freeman French died in Boston, May 29, 1894. —28— i8. Cyrus (Asa, Jr., 3 Lieut. Asa,- John, Jr. 1 ) was born Oct. 15, 1809, in Oakham, Mass., the son of Asa, Jr., and Hannah (Brimhall) French. His father deeded land in Oakham to him in 1 83 1 and he was living there in 1833, when he married Susan C. Reed of Oakham, on May 16. She was probably the daughter of Benjamin and Betsey Reed, and was born July 4, 181 2. She died Dec. 1, 1852, aged 40. Cyrus French and his wife were in East Boston in 1834. He died in Brookfield, Aug. 12, 1844. —29— APPENDIX Papers connected with Asa French's Pension Application Li Asa French Statement I Asa French now a resident in Oakham in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts aged ninty one years old the 28. day of October last past, I was born in the Town of Bartly [Berkley] in the County of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts the 28. day of October in the year AD 1740 — my Father moved into Middelborough in the County of Plymouth when I was in the tinth year of my age and I lived ther till the year 1769 then I moved into the town of Oakham in the County of Worester and State aforesaid where I now live and have lived ever since I moved there, — I further state that Joshua Turner a boye about six years of his age was given to me by his mother a sister of mine to bring up till he was twenty one years old, in the year one Thousand seven hundred and seventy five in Apl a War tuck place betwen old ingland and the United States of America, the newes came that the British troops had marched out of Boston to Lexington and had kiled a number of amaracans and we wer Colled upon in Oakham, the Cap 1 told me I must go or let my yong man go according to his orders I let Joshua Turner go for eight monthes (about in Dec r the same year sum of the men wer wanted to Stay one month longer) [this sentence in parenthesis is crossed out in the original. H. B. W.] he enlisted in Cap 1 Hazeltons Comp y in Col Fellowes Reg 1 I furnished the said Turner with Armes Aquipments Blanket and Cloathing who was then in the ninteenth year of his age and he marched of with the Comp y to Rox- bury the town next to Boston, in December the same year 1775, the same Joshua Turner enlisted in Cap 1 Barnes Comp y in Col Wards Reg 1 for one Month. I Asa French do further stat that I was a Lieu 1 in Cap 1 John Crawfords Compy in Col James Conveses Reg 1 in the month of September in the year 1776. I was Caled upon by the Agitent of Col Conveses Reg 1 to march to Brookfield and Joine Cap 1 Abner Hows Comp. y and march to the State of New York according to orders I marched through Newhaven in the state of Connecticut, to the State of New York in Col Conveses Reg 1 , under the emmediate Command of Gen 1 Starks, and was discharged at white Planes in November was there two Months and allowed nine days to march home — 3 o— I also state in the month of Sep 1 in the year 1777 I was informed that Gen 1 Brogoine was marching through the Country to Albany and I was informed that Gen 1 Gates wanted more men and Cap 1 Crawford being gon to the Armey for three monthes, I volenteared and called for men to turn out and about twenty of the most respectable men in the town of Oakham turned out and volenteared with me and marched with me through Benington in the State of Vermont to Still Water and Joined Cap 1 Cutler's Comp y in Col Stones Reg 1 in Gen 1 Felloses Brigade, we marched of the 14 day of Sep 1 and ware dismised at fort Edward the 18 day of Oct r and ware allowed seven day to march home. I did not searve at one time long-enougt to intitle me to a pention in the pres t pention Law. John Forbes Afadavit for Asa French I John Forbes of Oakham in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I know one Asa French now of Oakham in the County of Worcester and State of Massa- chusetts and that I knew the same Asa French in the year one Thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and that he searved as the second Lieu 4 with me two monthes and nine days in the Revolution. War in Cap 4 Abner Hows Comp y in Col James Conveses Reg 4 in the State of New York, Cap 4 How and L 4 Packard ware both taken sick and left the armey and the Command of said Company devolved on Lieu 4 French, further your deponant saith not John Forbes Worcester Ss. Oakham August 18, 1832 — Personally appeared John Forbes, subscriber to the above declaration, and made Oath in due form of law to the truth of the same, before me Skelton Felton Jus. of the Peace. John Boyd to A French I John Boyd of Oakham in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I knew one Asa French in the year 1770. I also knew one Joshua Turner a miner to the said Asa French both then of Oakham and state aforesaid, in the year 1775 a war tuck place in the united States and the said Joshua —3i— Turner enlisted in Cap 1 Hazelton Comp y in Col Fellowes Reg* for eight months and marched to Roxbury and there searved eight monthes. for the aforesaid Asa French — in Sep 1 1777 we received newes that Gen 1 Bruguine was marching throug the Cuntry there was a call for men Asa French then being Lieu 1 Volentered and a number of other with him and marched with him to Saratoga. John Boyd. Worcester Ss. Oakham August 15, 1832 Personally appeared John Boyd Subscriber to the above declaration and made Oath in due form of law to the truth of the same — before me — Skelton Felton Jus. of the, Peace Wm Coldzvell for Asa French I William Caldwell of Oakham in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I knew one Asa French in the year 1770 I also knew one Joshua Turner a miner under the said Asa French both then of Oakham and state aforesaid in the year 1775. a War tuck place in the United States and the said Joshua Turner enlisted in Cap* Hazeltons Comp y in Col Fellowses Reg 1 for eight monthes and marched to Roxbury and searved eight monthes for Asa French — in the year 1776, I further state that I knew the same Asa French then a Lieu*, to searve two month and nine dayes in Cap* Hows. Comp y . in Col Conveses Reg* in the Revolution War in the State of New York — I further state that in the month of Sep* 1777. we received newes that Gen 1 Burgoin was marching through the Cuntry there was a call for men Asa French then being Lieu* Volentered and a number of others with him and marched with him to Sarratoga. William Caldwell Worcester Ss. Oakham August 18, 1832. — Personally appeared William Caldwell, Subscriber to the above declara- tion, and made Oath in due form of law, to the truth of the same, before me — Skelton Felton Jus. of the Peace. —32— Family Records The Genealogy of John & Mercy French's Family [In the possession of Miss Mary A. French, North Brookfield, Mass.] Haden Shaw born Patty Fitch was born Rhoda was born Hannah was born Betsy was born Nancy was born Isaac was born Philena was born Abigail was born Sarah was born Sarah E. was born John cV Betsy's Family. Births Ann Smith born April 22, 1806 Mary Caldwell born May 4, 1810 Erastus Shaw born Jan 7, 1808 Anson Hadon born Aug. 6, 1813 August 11 1738 Sept. 22 1740 July »S 175° August 23 1767 August 19 1769 August 31 1771 July 6 1773 June 1 I77S March S 1777 March 6 1779 May 25 1781 July 9 1785 Deaths John French [the elder]. Died Aug 5, 1794 Aged 94- Haden F. John F. Died July Died Sept. 18, 1787 12, 1824 Aged 47 Aged 86 Sarah Philena Lyon Isaac Rhoda Green Died Nov March Dyed Oct Jan 4, 1783 8, 1820 6, 1826 5. 1829 Age 2 Aged 45 Ag 50 Aged 61 [Oct. 31, 1862 Aged 83] * Deaths Erastus S. French Sept. 11, 1812 Letter of Mary C. French [In the possession of Mrs. Martha H. Raymond, Westboro, Mass.] "Isaac French was born in Middleboro, Mass, came to Oakham and died there in 1826 . . . They all came up from Middleboro. I have been to the spot where my mother Betsey was born and I suppose the other members of the family were born there." Col. Samuel French's Family Record [From the Bible of Polly (Ruggles) French, now in the possession of Mrs. Mary A. Owen, Claremont, N. H.] Marriages Mr Samuel French Miss Mary Ruggles were Mar- ried 17th July 1795 Lyndon S. French and Miss Anna E. Farnham Married 26. March 1820 Births Deaths Samuel French, Born 3d Oct. Died 28 Sept. 1854 1766 Mary Ruggles his wife Born Died 19 Oct. 1844 nth Dec. 1769 Their Children. Lyndon Smith 17 Sept 1796 [Died 10 July 1879] Alvah Ruggles 7 April 1798 [Died Aug. 9. 1876] Marv Spooner 6 April 1800 Died 8 July 1808 Anna Adeline 7 April 1802 Died 28 July 1825 Asa Leander 4 Oct. 1804 [Died 14 Feb. 1886] Samuel Franklin 29 Jan 1807 [Died 29 May 1888] Fordyce Spooner 3. Jan 1810 LSep. 26 " 1871] Crighton Brewer 8. Sept 1812 [Feb. 1872] * Dates in brackets are by a later hand. —33— Statement of Bathsheba {French) Moulton, daughter of Asa French [Taken down by Fordyce S. French on a trip to Oakham about i860] My father named Asa was born in Berkley and moved to Middlebury and from there to Oakham; and when my Grand Father John was 90 years old my Father brought him from Middlebury to Oakham and he died in his 94th year. My Father was in his 92nd year when he died. I am the 6th generation from england on my mother Smith's side. My ancestor came over from England in the ship , the next June after the Mayflower being the first vessel that succeeded her. Motto on the gold ring that came over in the second ship from the Mayflower now in the possession of Ann Smith French, West Brookfield, Mass : Death is Myne ; My hart is thyne. INDEX OF NAMES PAGE Abell, Lucy - 20 Baker, Elvira (Eastman) 22 Oliver 22 Sarah W 22 Baldwin, Caroline 24 Bangs, Thankful 12 Barden, Azubah (French) 7 Ebenezer 7 Bell, Anna 21 Henry H 21 Katherine (French) 21 Lucy 20 Bellows, Alvah H 15 Eliza (French) 15 Hannah D 26 Horace 15 Jonas 27 Maria W 15 Sally B 27 Berry, Isaac 8 Joseph 8 Nancy (French) 8 Woodward 8 Blood, Maria (Bellows) 15 Otis H 15 Boardman, Abigail (Hazen) ... 24 Eliza Ann J 24 John 24 Brakenridge, Ann (Cummings) 16 Mary Ann 16 William S 16 Brewer, Samuel 11 Samuel Snow 11 Susanna (French) 11 Bridges, Sally 27 Brimhall, Eunice (Humphrey).. 15 Hannah 15 Jonas 15 Samuel 15 Brock, Mabel L 23 Brown, Elizabeth H 20 PAGE Buffington, Anna 21 Carpenter, Helen (French) .... 23 J. W. D 23 Cummings, Anna 16 Curtis, Amelia M 22 Cutler, Adaline B 20 Alice M 20 Allen B 20 Elizabeth C 20 Emily (French) 20 Lucy A 20 Mary E 20 Davenport, Anna M 27 Davis, Catherine 12 Katherine (French) 12 Samuel 12 Dean, Julia 17 Eastman, Elvira 22 Emerson, Nancy E 20 Farnham, Aaron 19 Annie E 19, 32 Florella (Strong) 19 Farris, Mary J 17 Fitch, Patty 10 Foster, Elizabeth 5 Experience 5» 6 Thomas 5> 6 French, Aaron 20, 21 Abigail 8, 32 Abigail (d. of John of Taun- ton) 6 Abigail (Stone) 12 Adaline 20 Adaline (Sadlier) 23 Agnes M 18 Albert 23 Albert E 20 Alexander C 18 Alice (Linfield) 26 Alvah B 27 Alvah [J.] 20 —35— PAGE French, Alvah R 14, 22, 32 Alvar R. (s. of C. B.) 25 Alvah S 27 Amelia (Curtis) 22 Ann M 16 Ann (Parker) 16 Ann S 14, 32, 33 Anna A 14, 32 Anna (Buffington) 21 Anna (Coates) 16 Anna (Davenport) 27 Anne (Smith) 10 Annie (Farnham) ,19 Anson H 14, 25, 26, 32 Arthur R 20 Asa (Lieut.) 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 29, 30, 31, 33 Asa, Jr 11, 15 Asa L 14, 22, 23, 32 Asa L. (s. of C W.) 23 Augustus F 20 Augustus F., Jr 20 Azubah 7 Bathsheba 11, 33 Bell (Justice) 18 Bessie (Lambkin) 21 Betsey 8, 14, 32 Betsey (French) 8, 14 Caroline (Baldwin) 24 Caroline D 13 Caroline M 25 Catherine D. (d. of Isaac) . . 13 Catherine D. (d. of Charles) 16 Catherine (Davis) 12 Charles 13, 15, 16, 17 Charles Anson 26 Charles Asa 23 Charles D 27 Charles E 16 Charles F 27 Charles H 27 Charles Henry 17 Charles M 21 Charles Walter 23 Charles Wright 23 Chester 20 PAGE French, Clara P 16 Clyde 20 Courtney A 20 Crighton B. (s. of Samuel) 14, 24, 25, 32 Crighton B. (s. of preceding) 25 Crighton B. (s. of Lyndon S.) 21 Crighton B. (s. of Charles M.) 21 Cyrus 15, 28 David 20 Ebenezer 6 Edith E 21 Edward 23 Edwin 13, 17, 18, 19 Edwin L 18 Eliza 15 Eliza (Boardman) 24 Elizabeth (w. of John of Taunton) 6 Elizabeth (d. of above) .... 6 Elizabeth (d. of Joseph) ... 6 Elizabeth (Brown) 20 Elizabeth (Sherman) 16 Emily 20 Erastus S 14, 32 Esther (Hathaway) 17, 19 Evelyn 20 Evelyn Frank 20 Evelyn French 20 Experience 6 Experience (Foster) 5,6 Fannie T 27 Fannie (Young) 25 Florence M 27 Fordyce R 25 Fordyce S 14, 23, 24, 32, 33 Frances 21 Frank C 20 Frank 23 Freddie 20 Frederick L 21 Freeman 15, 26, 27 George F 27 George F., Jr 27 -36- PAGE French, Gertrude 21 Grace E 26 Hannah (w. of John of Taunton) 6, 7 Hannah (d. of above) 6 Hannah (Bellows) 26 Hannah (Brimhall) 15 Hannah H 8, 32 Hannah ( Sawyer) 20 Harriet (Plastridge) 23 Harry B 21 Hayden (Shaw) 8, 9, 32 Helen M 23 Henry 22, 23 Henry (s. of C. B.) 25 Henry D. (s. of A. R.) 22 Henry Dwight 21 Hopestill 7 Horatio J 20 Horatio L 20 Ida (Haring) 21 Inez 21 Isaac 8, 10, 12, 13, 32 Israel 6 Jacob 6 James C 25 Jane (Mackintosh) 25 Jane S 27 Jennie 23 Jennie (Porter) 21 Jennie W 23 Jessie B 21 Jessie (Williams) 23 Joanna 5 John of Cambridge 4, 5, 7 John (s. of above) 5 John of Taunton 6 John (s. of L. S.) 21 John, Jr 4, 6, 7, 32, 33 John, 3d 4, 7, 8, 9, 32 John, 4th ..8, 11, 14, 15 John B 24 John E 26 Jo (Nathan) 6 Joseph (s. of John of Cam- bridge) 4, 5, 6 FACE French, Joseph (s. of Joseph, d. young) 6 Joseph, Jr 6 Joseph L 25 Julia C 18 Julia H 20 Julia M 27 Katherine 21 Laura E 23 Laura (Wright) 22 Lillian L 21 Lillian Margaret 20 Lillie Maria 26 Lucia (Waite) 23 Lucy ( Abell) 20 Lucy (Bell) 20 Lucy Ann B 16 Lucretia (Titcomb) 27 Luthera (Lamb) 25 Lydia 7 Lyndon (s. of Aaron) 21 Lyndon S. 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32 Lynward 21 Mabel (Brock) 23 Madeline J 26 Marcy 7, 32 Marian (Smith) 26 Martha E 16 Martha (Hazen) 24 Martha (Sawyer) 20 Mary 5 Mary A 23 Mary Abigail 24 Mary Ann 26, 32 Mary (Brakenridge) 16 Mary C 14 32 Mary Elizabeth (d. of Charles) 16 Mary Elizabeth (d. of Alvah B.) 27 Mary Ella 18 Mary Esther 16 Mary (Farris) 17 Mary (Nevins) 16 Mary (Rhodes) 18 Mary (Ruggles) 23 -37- PAGE French, Mary (Sanford) 27 Mary (Spooner) 14, 32 Mary (Waite) 21 Mercy 7- J o Minnie 21 Monona (Howell) 20 Myrtle 20 Nabby 8 Nancy 8, 32 Nancy D 13 Nancy (Emerson) 20 Nathan — see Jonathan Nathaniel (s. of John of Cambridge) 4, 5 Nathaniel (s. of Joseph) ... 6 Patty (Fitch) 10, 32 Philena 8, 9, 32 Polly (Ruggles) 13, 32 Prudence (Head) 23 Rachel 6 Rhoda 8, 32 Rhode 7 Robert M 21 Robert S 25 Samuel (s. of John of Taun- ton) 6 Samuel 11, 13. 14, 32 Samuel Farnham 20 Samuel Franklin 14, 23, 32 Sara 21 Sarah (w. of John of Cam- bridge) 5 Sarah (d. of above) 5 Sarah (d. of Joseph) 6 Sarah (d. of John, 3d) ...9, 32 Sarah (Baker) 22 Sarah E 9, 32 Sarah (Ireland) 20 Scott 21 Silence 6 Solomon A 22 Susan A 27 Susan (Reed) 28 Susan (Rohan) 27 Susan (Schober) 27 Susanna 11 PAGE French, Thankful (Thrasher) .. 12 Thomas of Stanstead Hall.. 4 Thomas (s. of Joseph, d. young) 6 Thomas (s. of Joseph) 6 Thomas of Oakham 8 note Walter E 20 Walter F 23 Wilbur D 18 William of Billerica 4, 5 William E 26 William H 23 Winifred F 21 Garfield, John F 24 John P 24 Julia (Owen) 24 Owen R 24 Gaven. Hopestill (French) 7 Rowland 7 Gilbert. Abigail (French) 8, 9 Alvah L 9 Arunah 8 Franklin E 8 Ira W 9 Isaac B 9 John F 8 Joseph D 9 Linus S 8 Lyman W 8 Nabby (French) 8 Goodale, Catherine (French) ... 12 Enoch 12 Green, Benjamin 8, 10 Rhoda (French) 8 Haring, Ida 21 Hathaway, Esther 17 Josiah 17 Julia (Dean) 17 Hazen, Abigail 24 Martha 24 Head, Prudence 23 Henry, Charles S 13 Ellen M 13 Frank F 13 Martha E 13 Mary C 13 -38- Henry, Nancy (French) 13 Samuel G 13 Howell, Monona 20 Humphrey, Eunice 15 Ireland, Sarah A. T 20 Jardine, Jane 25 Joslyn, Alice 26 Justice, Bell 18 Kent, Charles M 27 Fannie (French) 27 Lamb, Luthera S 25 Polly 26 Zura 26 Lambkin, Bessie M 21 Howard 21 Katherine 21 Leedom, Agnes (French) 18 William S 18 Linfield, Adelbert 26 Alice 26 Alice (Joslyn) 26 Lyon, Alvin 8, 9 Philena (French) 8 Robert 8 Sarah (French) 9 Mackintosh, Jane 25 Macullar, Alice M 27 Charles E 27 Edmund P 27 Jane (French) 27 Martha J 27 William F 27 Moulton, Bathsheba (French) 11, 32 Daniel " Myler, Frances (French) 21 W. B 21 Nevins, Mary 16 Owen, Julia F 24 Mary (French) 24,32 Oscar D 24 Parker, Ann A 16 Phillips, Elizabeth (French) 6 James 6 Plastridge, Amasa 23 Harriet 23 Porter, Jennie 21 PAGE Raymond, George H 13 Martha (Henry) 13, 32 Read, Benjamin 28 Betsey 28 Susan C 28 Rhodes, Mary 18 Richardson, Mary (French) 5 Theophilus 5 Ripley, Hannah (French) 8 Zenas 8 Ruggles, Mr 8 Edward 13 Lucy (Spooner) 13 Mary — see Polly Polly 13 Timothy 13 Sadlier, Adaline 23 Sanford, Bathsheba (French) .. 11 Mary E 27 Philo 11 Sawyer, Hannah J 20 Martha 20 Schober, Susan E 27 Shaw, Hayden 8 Lydia 8 note Sherman, Elizabeth W 16 Smith, Anne 10, 33 Caroline 26 Charles 26 Katherine 12 Marian M 26 Susannah — see Anne Spooner, Lucy 13 Stone, Abigail 12 Adaline (French) 20 L. H 20 Strong, Florella 19 Thrasher, Thankful (Bangs) ... 12 William 12 Thompson, Charles G 26 Elida R 26 Lillie (French) 26 Mildred E 26 Titcomb, Lucretia H 27 Treubeth, Arthur F 25 Caroline (French) 25 —39— PAGE Treubeth, Edith M 25 Frank 25 Grace 25 Richard H 25 Trull, Sarah (French) 5 Turner, Joseph 7 Joshua 7, 10, 11, 29 Mercy (French) 7 Vrooman, Charles E 18 Julia (French) 18 Waite, Lucia 23 Mary 21 Warner, Charles H 13 PAGE Warner, Ellen (Henry) 13 George M 13 William R 13 Welton, D. W 21 Gertrude (French) 21 Williams, Abigail (Stone) ..12 note Jessie 23 Wright, Ashbel 22 Laura 22 Young, Fannie J 25 James 25 Jane ( Jardine) 25 OAKHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY President Henry P. Wright New Haven, Conn. Vice President Mrs. Maria T. Rugg Oakham, Mass. Secretary Henry B. Wright New Haven, Conn. Treasurer and Curator Charles M. Packard Westboro, Mass. MEMBERS Charlotte Adams Oakham, Mass. *Mrs. James C. Allen Coldbrook Springs, Mass. Jesse Allen Oakham, Mass. Wayland Angier Oakham, Mass. Mrs. Wayland Angier Oakham, Mass. Addison C. Angus Ossining, N. Y. Kate M. Ayres Oakham, Mass. Ezra D. Batcheller North Brookfield, Mass. Mrs. Sarah C. Batcheller North Brookfield, Mass. * Deceased. —4i— *Avery C. Bullard Oakham, Mass. *Mrs. Avery C. Bullard Oakham, Mass. Laura G. Burt Oakham, Mass. ♦William A. Burt Oakham, Mass.
Sara E. Butler Oakham, Mass. Mrs. Minnie M. Chase Maiden, Mass. Albert Conant Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Eleanor McFarland Copeland Burlington, Iowa. John G. Crawford Manchester, N. H. William S. Crawford Oakham, Mass. Lewis W. Davis Barre, Mass. Daniel H. Dean Cambridge, Mass. Gardner M. Dean Oakham, Mass. Henry E. Dean Worcester, Mass. Oliver M. Dean Worcester, Mass. Emily K. Fobes Worcester, Mass. William A. Fobes Worcester, Mass. William Gaffney Oakham, Mass. Edwin S. Gould Providence, R. I. *Amory J. Holden Oakham, Mass. Mrs. Blanche Packard Hunt Barre, Mass. Mrs. Helene E. Jackson Maiden, Mass, Catherine McFarland Burlington, Iowa. John McFarland Burlington, Iowa. Richard McFarland Burlington, Iowa. William McFarland Dickinson, North Dakota. William F. McFarland Burlington, Iowa. Mrs. William F. McFarland Burlington, Iowa. Frank P. Macomber Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Martha A. Malcolm Oakham, Mass. Charles M. Packard Westboro, Mass. F. Kimball Packard Barre, Mass. N. Wendell Packard Westboro, Mass. Mrs. N. Wendell Packard Westboro, Mass. Harry B. Parker Coldbrook Springs, Mass. G. Phillips Oakham, England. Mrs. H. L. Pierce Barre, Mass. Bert S. Reed Oakham, Mass. *Sumner Reed Oakham, Mass. Mrs. Maria T. Rugg Oakham, Mass. S. M. Sargeant Worcester, Mass. Mrs. S. M. Sargeant Worcester, Mass. Curtis E. Spooner Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Ellen M. Tottingham Oakham, Mass. Charles H. Trowbridge Oakham, Mass. * Deceased. —42— Mrs. Charles H. Trowbridge Oakham, Mass. Mrs. Kate B. Wilkinson Springfield, Mass. ♦Alfred P. Wright New Haven, Conn.
Alice L. Wright New Haven, Conn. Ellsworth Wright New Haven, Conn. Henry B. Wright New Haven, Conn. Henry P. Wright New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Henry P. Wright New Haven, Conn. * Deceased. The publications of the Oakham Historical Society are sent free to all its members. The fee for life membership is $1.00. Applications for membership should be sent to the secretary. Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts By HENRY PARKS WRIGHT Formerly Dean of Yale College This book gives the military record of all soldiers from Oakham who served in the Revolutionary War. in the War of 1812, and in the Civil War, with the family history of each, and the authorities on which the histories are based. Among the families represented are the following: Allen, Adams, Bassctt, Bell. Berry, Black. Blair, Bolton. Bothwell, Boyd, Brown. Bullard. Butler, Caldwell, Chaddock, Conant, Crawford, Dean, Dunbar. Edson, Fairbank, Field, Forbes. Foster. French, Gould, Green, Harper, Haskell, Hayden, Henderson, Howell, Hudson, Johnson, Joslyn, Kimball. Knight. Lincoln, Lovell, Macomber, McFarland, Maynard, Nye, Packard, Parker, Parmcntcr, Partridge, Perkins, Razvsou, Reed. Robinson, Sargeant, Shaw. Spooner. Stone. Walker, Ware. Warren, Washburn. Waterman, White, Wilbur, Wilson, Wood. Woodis, Wright. The newly discovered Pay Roll of Captain How's company, which was in service in New York in September and November, 1776, containing ten new names of Massachusetts soldiers in the Revolutionary War, is here printed for the first time. An account is also given of William O'Brien, George Perkins, and George Walls, three British soldiers who escaped from General Burgoyne's captured troops while prisoners at Rutland, lived for a time in Oakham, and later enlisted in the Continental Army. Three hundred and twenty-five pages, octavo, with Index, bound in full cloth. Price $2.50, sent by mail, postage prepaid, on receipt of the price, by the Publishers The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company 123 TEMPLE STREET, NEW HAVEN, CONN. tf BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 9999 04852 929 9 'I F426 JOHN FRENCH. John French and wife Joanna. John was brother of William French (Chart #2) and settled in Cambridge, MA in 1636, John French (Chart #3). 7 pages contributed by Janice Young. Includes Joseph French and Experience Foster, Nathaniel French and Abigail Smith, and Nathaniel French and Sarah Spalding. Cannot locate file as of 23 Sep 2019.
F331 JOHN FRENCH. Family Memorial, by Elisha Thayer, 1835, p. 90-99, contributed by Beverly McGuire. John French (Chart #5). Genealogy of Fourteen Families of the Early Settlers of New England: Alden, Adams, Arnold, Bass, Billings, Capen, Copeland, French, Hobart, Jackson, Paine, Thayer, Wales, and White.
F570 JOHN FRENCH. 10 pages of notes contributed by Lester French. John French (Chart #5). John and his children: John, Thomas, Mary, Dependance, Temperance, William, Elizabeth, Thomas, Samuel, all of Braintree, MA. Surnames: Thayer, Marsh, Fenno, Poole, Bowditch, Twells, Belcher, Holbrook, Marsh, White, Darling, Wild, Pratt, Vinton, Hobart, Linfield, Wales, Curtis, Beals, Alden, English, Jones, Bigelow, Reford, Smith, Joslyn, Sargent, Fish, Maynard, Haynes, Hughes, Bowker, Day, Barrows, Learned, Williams, Carman, Gamble, Snow, Carman, Hinman, Baldwin, LeBourveau. Locations: Randolph, VT; Waukesha, WI; New London, CT; Chateaugay Corners, NY; Mendon, MA; Columbia, NH; Bloomfield, VT; Eaton, Quebec, Canada.
F573 JOHN FRENCH. 2 pages of notes contributed by Horatio James French. This extraction has been taken from a pamphlet of John French, Jr., a genealogy by the late Henry B. Wright, some-time Professor of History at Yale University, published by the Oakham, MA Historical Society. John French (Chart #3), brother of William French (Chart #2). John (1), Joseph (2), John (3), John (4), Asa (5), Samuel (6), Lyndon Smith (7), Augustus Fordyce (8), Horatio Lyndon (9). Surnames: Foster, Smith, Ruggles, Farnham, Sawyer, Ireland, Kistner, Dickes. Locations: Billerica, MA; Taunton, MA; Oakham, MA; Franklin, VT; Cabot, VT; Barton, VT; Fairfield, CT. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
F574 JOHN JAŸ FRENCH. History of the John Jay French Family, published in The Frenchline, Vol. III, No. 1, p. 142-147. Francis French (Chart #8). Contributed by Homer French, from the Tyrrell Public Library in Beaumont, TX. Includes newspaper article and postcard of the French Trading Post Museum in Beaumont, TX.
F578 JOHN FRENCH. 1 page contributed by Delwin M. French. John and Sarah Young French of Fannett, Franklin Co., PA. John was b. 6May 1793. Samuel French (Chart #66). Cumberland Co., PA. (Removed from library and all info added to Chart #66)
F413 JOHN MCCLELLAN FRENCH, I. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). John was b. 18 Nov 1812 in Buffalo, PA.
F424 JOHN MCCLELLAN FRENCH, II. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). Son of the above.
F084 JOSEPH FRENCH. French, Joseph P. French and Mary W. Brown of Alabama, by Myra Butler Collier, San Antonio, Texas, June 1979. 158 pages. Pike and Barbour Counties. Joseph French, b. 23 Mar 1812 in SC. Other surnames: Bright, Cogborn, Smith, Allen, Aultman, Wilson, Gadwin, Banks, Howard, Youngblood, Martin. Other locations: Wood Co. Texas; Dallas Co TX; Winnsboro, TX; Leon Co TX. Lists many Frenches born in Texas in the 20th century. Contributed by Myra B. Collier. Joseph P. French (Chart #16). Includes maps, state and military documents, photographs, and detailed information beginning in 1812.
F136 JOSIAH FRENCH. History of the Family of Mr. & Mrs. Josiah French of Bloomingdale, Dupage Co., IL, by George W. Moss, 1888, contributed by Paula Owen. Edward French (Chart #4). 20 pages.
F417 MARGUERITE MAXWELL FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). Marguerite was b. 21 Jun 1822 in Buffalo, PA.
F423 MARTHA and ELIZA ISABEL FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). From Buffalo, PA.
F501 MELISSA A. FRENCH. Melissa m. Joseph Elmer Nichols on 1 Jan 1867. She was dau.of William French, and was b. 25 Aug 1850 in New York. Homestead was in Clark County. This line of the French family left New York and migrated to Ohio for a while before homesteading in Monroe County, Leon, WI. From the Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book, published in 1984. Contributed by Patricia Wobschall.
BF680 PETER FRENCH. My French Connection, by FFA member Mrs. Arthur J. Freeborg. 114 pages, Henry French (Chart #10). Ancestry of Peter French, b. 1762, m. Rosanna Rule in the vicinity of Lancaster, PA, ca. 1793. Moved to Botetourt Co., VA and then to Knox Co., TN. This is the line which immigrated from Germany. He apparently left his homeland of England for Germany. Other surnames include Blake, Canfield, Caylor, Campbell, Chandler, Christianson, Clack, Clark, Cox, Credelle, Crabb, Davis, Duncan, Dupes, Ellison, Flenniken, Forth, Foister, Goddard, Greene, Green, Hall, Harris, Hensley, Hufaker, Johnson, Koontz, Little, Massey, McClannihan, McClure, McClurg, McNeilly, McKeen, McGuire, Nickols, Nuchols, Northern, Parks, Payne, Patillio, Rule, Russell, Saddler, Spencer, Sutton, Stewart, Swan, Tarwater, Tanner, Thomas, Todd, Wilson, Wittier, Wright.
F428 PHILLIPPA FRENCH. From the NH Historical Society 929.2 G873 by Frank Henry Pettingell. Phillippa was of Newbury, MA and m. Josiah Pettingell, ca. 22 Oct 1774. 1 page fact sheet.
F418 PHOEBE T. FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). Phoebe was b. 16May 1825 in Buffalo, PA.
F397 RICHARD FRENCH. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH. Box #4 (2), of Marshfield, MA, 1590-1884. Richard French (Chart #6).
F599 RICHARD FRENCH, (Chart #6) History of the French Family, by Brooke French and Samuel Newman French, insert on p. 1-2 before F120. 23 pages. Donated by Elizabeth Greeley.
BF681 SAMUEL FRENCH. Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French the Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut, by Mansfield Joseph French, Syracuse, New York, 1940, 375 pgs, SLC 929.273 F887fm. Includes a huge index of 57 pages (names and places). Samuel French (Chart #11). Samuel French, the Joiner, is a descendant from a large family in Saxmundham, Suffolk Co., England. Other families include Thomas French of Knodishall and Saxmundham, Suffolk, England. Rev. Jeremiah French of Saxmundham, Suffolk and Bradford Abbas, Dorset. Samuel French Senior of Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England. Philip French Jr. of Kelsale, Suffolk Co., England, and of NŸ and NJ. Capt. John French of Kelsale and New York. Homesteads were in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT, Huntington Village, CT. Samuel m. Mary Price.
F553 SAMUEL FRENCH. Outline of BF681 above, contributed by Jannette Klein and Velma Rust. 7 pages. Also data obtained from the Bible of Francis Henry French, a family record found in the Bible, the Smith Family Bible, the Lewis Family Bible, Bensus, Cemetery, and Town Records. The Cayuga County Histories contributed some data on the later generations. Also, data found in the National Archives Bounty Land Application #147864 by Jane (Vermillye, Travis)French attested to in Lock, NŸ in 1855. The Civil War Records at the National Archives of Samuel French, Jr., #20.073 and the application of his widow, Saphronia (Van Schaick)French #24.194. FFA Chart #11.
F251 SAMUEL FRENCH. Descendants of Samuel French of Summerhill, NY, Dresserville District, by Jannette Klein. Contributed by the author. 7 pages, Samuel French (Chart #43).
F509 SAMUEL FRENCH. Owner of French's Theatre Bookshop in Hollywood, CA. Samuel French, Inc., publisher and retailer of plays from William Shakespeare to Jack Sharkey, collector of royalties for playwrights, founded in 1830, incorporated 1899. French's store has provided printed plays for the use of amateurs and professionals for over 150 years, expanded from a tiny, quaint Dickensian shop. Original office was on 7th St. in Los Angles, but now is located at 7623 Sunset Blvd., Hollwood, CA (213)876-0570. Addition for p. 1-7. John French, (Chart #5). John(1), Samuel(2)...(7). Samuel (4), b. Randolph, MA, 1821.
F415 SARAH JANE FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). Jane was b. 13 Jun 1816 in Buffalo, PA.
F419 SIMEON WEBSTER FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). Folders 1 and 2.
F398 STEPHEN FRENCH. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH. Box #4 (3), of Weymouth, MA, 1630-1924. Stephen French (Chart #7).
L595 STEPHEN FRENCH, addition to p. 1-8 after F398. Ancestors and Decendants of Frank Lusk Babbott and his wife Elizabeth Bassett French, 1974. p.236-255. Stephen French (Chart#7) of Weymouth, MA. Stephen (1), Stephen (2), Stephen (3), Daniel (4), Samuel (5), Justsus (6), Edward (7), Albert (8), Elizabeth (9). Surnames: Whitman, Beal, Lane, Warner, Goss, Dey, Short. SF SUTRO library CS B116. Other surnames: Brown, Chesbrough, Conant, Cowles, Pendleton, Pierce, Pierson, Richards, Richardson.
F407 SUSANNAH BLAIR FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2). Susannah was b. 6 May 1820 and lived for many years in Millersburg, Ohio.
F399 THOMAS FRENCH, Ensign. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH. Box #4 (4), 1634- , Thomas French (Chart #1). Box #5 contains four Thomas French lines (not copied yet).
F055 THOMAS FRENCH. French and Howard Genealogy, including Thomas French who married Mary Button (Chart #9). Samuel French, the Joiner (Chart #11). Thomas French of Guilford, CT, 1643 (Chart #9). Also lists census of surname French in Bloomfield and Portage, NY, 21 pages. Other surnames include Button, Everts, Isbell, Blachley, Parmelee, Wilcox.
BF669 THOMAS FRENCH. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas French from Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, England, who settled in Burlington County, New Jersey, by Howard Barclay French, Vol 1, Philadelphia, 1909, 501 pages, copied in its entirety. SLC US/CAN 929.273 F887fh Vol 1. Thomas French is one of the original proprietors in N together with William Penn, Edward Byllynge, Thomas Ollive, Gauen Laurie and others. With some account of Colonial manners and doings, setting up of Friend's Meetings, copies of old minutes and other particular writings of public interest, curious and rare papers in facsimile, noteworthy happenings and places, etc. Thomas French (Chart #20). Large index.
BF670 Same as above, Vol 2. 743 pages, copied in its entirety. Large index.
F087 THOMAS FRENCH. Thomas French Family Lineage List and Index, Rev. 1, by the French Family Association, 5/85, 14 pages, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F320 THOMAS FRENCH. The Descendants of Thomas French of Ipswich, MA, five generations (Chart #1) by Robert L. French, RDBox 139, Chatham, NŸ 12037. Contributed by the author. Stephen French of Dorchester and Weymouth, MA (Chart #7). John French of Dorchester and Braintree, MA (Chart #5). William French of Billerica, MA (Chart #2). Richard French of Billerica, MA (Chart #6). Thomas French of Charlestown, MA (Chart #9), Edmund French and others of Coddenham and Edwardstone, England. Regarding Chart #1, other surnames: Howlett, Cummings, Peake, Stebbins, Kingsley, Keyes, Carpenter, Read, Stiles, Pearson, Towne, Gould, Perkins, Crocker, Pease, Meacham, Read, Brown, Field, Rice, Catlin, Severance, Hyde, White, Waterman, Cushing, Mason, Kent, Draper, Sweet, Tyler. Homesteads: Topsfield, MA; Rehoboth, MA; Deerfield, MA; Quebec line, p. 20-21; Enfield, CT; Attleborough, MA; Norwich, CT; Montpelier, VT.
F265 THOMAS FRENCH. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Thomas French of Guilford, CT (Chart #9). Communicated by A. D. Weld French, Esq. of Boston, pp. 638-642. Also published in the Genealogies of Connecticut Families, Vol I, by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1983.
F412 THOMAS FRENCH. American Genealogy, 1951-52, Vol 27, NYSL 929.A5122. The Thomas French Bible Records, by H. Minot Pitman. Thomas French m. Catherine Ward 12 Dec 1750. Family lived in London, England, and immigrated to Washington, D.C. and NYC. Names include George French; Robert Summerfield French, Thomas Gautier French of East Orange, NJ; Harris Hanna French, of Memphis TN, Elise Cautier French who m. William Lowe Rice of Wilmington, DE; and Chauncey French. Data has been incorporated into FFA Chart #166, and this document has been removed from the FFA Library.
F560 WILLIAM FRENCH. 3-page outline contributed by Steve Lawson. Thomas (1), Thomas (2), Thomas (3), William (4). William French (Chart #2).
F166 WILLIAM FRENCH. French Family Histories, by Jesse French Davis and Ellen Cockran French, 1977, p. 3-8, William French (Chart #2), Francis French (Chart ä#8).
F108 WILLIAM FRENCH. The Genealogy of the French Family, 1903, Camden Publishing Company, Camden, ME. 11 pages. Includes line of William French (Chart #2). Compiled by Fred E. French of Lincolnville and Camden, ME, who was b. 1856.
BF658 WILLIAM FRENCH. A Genealogical History of the French and Allied Families, by Mary Queal Beyer, privately printed at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the Torch Press, 1912. SLC 929.273 F887b. 216pages on the life of William French (Chart #2). Also connections to surnames Ingalls, Queal, Beyer, Cooper, Engelbeck, Armitage, and Beard. Areas include Cambridge, Boston, Billerica, Southwick, Dunstable (all in MA). Other locations: Castle Creek, Amsterdam, Decatur, Binghamton, Glen Castle, Worcester, Chenango, NY; Davenport, Iowa; Morrow County, Ohio and many other towns in Iowa and Ohio.
BF674 WILLIAM FRENCH. William French of Billerica Lineage List, Revision 0, the French Family Association, 5/84, 14 pages, William French (Chart #2), and Francis French (Chart #8).
F400 WILLIAM FRENCH. Data from the New Hampshire Historical Society, compiled by Harry Dana French, Concord, NH. Box #4 (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). (Not available in library yet).
F406 WILLIAM FRENCH. French Family History, by Madison Dero Meyer, 1937, contributed by Lester French, gathered by Ken Parent, 816W. Elm, Wheaton, IL in June 1972. Frenches from NC, TN and IL. William French, b. ca. 1778 in NC, d. in IL, m1 (Bassna/Bashley/Basney, m2. Cassinbra Cantrell. William's father immigrated from Germany to NC, then to Dandridge, Jefferson Co., TN. William French (Chart #71), 33 pages.
F420 WILLIAM HANNA FRENCH. Notes from Robert H. French and his ancestry, William French (Chart #2).
F495 WILLIAM FRENCH. New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR), Vol 44, Oct 1890. William French (Chart #2) and his Descendants, by John M. French, M.D., of Milford, MA. Also in Vol. 65.
F533 WILLIAM FRENCH. 9 page outline contributed by William M. French. Perhaps William French of Ireland, 1714. William French (Chart #46). Surnames: Gavit, Bill. Locations: Westerly, RI; Westfield, MA; Otego, NY; Bundysburg, Geauga Co., OH. The information concerning the French family has been added to FFA Chart #46 and this document has been discarded as I have too many drawers and drawers of papers in my house.
F538 WILLIAM FRENCH. The First Martyr to the Cause of American Liberty, 4 pages written and contributed by Art Westneat. William d. 13 Mar 1775 in VT on the Connecticut River. Westminster, VT. Also a newspaper article on William, contributed by Jean Corlew, from the Rutland Daily Herald, "Many Odd Inscriptions Grace Stones in Westminster Cemetery'' by Mary Gilbert Smith, 2 pages.
F591 WILLIAM FRENCH. William French, ca. 1459-1520, from Suffolk, England, Chart #11, contributed by Robert E. Hull. 4 pg outline of this line.
Miscellaneous Books
Diary of Emily Louise (Rood) French, 1890, who lived in the Denver, CO area. She described herself as a "hard-working woman" and her diary shows her struggle. The book is entitled Emily and is edited by Janet Lecompte, University of Nebraska Press. Contact Leola Culley, 4960 Hogan Dr., Ft. Collins, CO 80525.
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey, by Lillian Schlissel, 1982, Schocken Books, Inc. Compiled from actual diaries and journals kept by women who traveled the Oregon and California trails. The diaries noted deaths of family members and births (although the preceding months of pregnancy were rarely mentioned), as well as telling of the hardships of the journey. Those who survived were surely brave, hardy women! There were two brief references to the diary of Barsina Rogers French who traveled with her parents. One referred to the penmanship and grammatical exercises she copied into her diary during the journey. The other told of women taking turns at standing night guard watching for Indians. French, Barsina Rogers, "Diary, 1867", Manuscript Diary, The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Thanks to LaVern K. and Ruth Ann French of Livingston, TX for sending us this information.
Texas Tough, by Gra'Delle Duncan. She uses as the source of her information "With the Border Ruffians" by R. H. Williams, reprinted in the "Frontier Times," Vol. 26, No. 10 (July 1948). The story is titled "Vengeance," and concerns two French brothers, Jim and Dick French who, upon their return to Texas after the Civil War, discovered that their father had been arrested and taken to San Antonio. He was charged with murdering a Mexican cattle buyer. He was taken from the law by vigilantes, and hung from a chinaberry tree in the square, without a trial. The story concerns the revenge of his death by the two boys, who discovered that the vigilantes had been friends and neighbors. Thanks to Marilynn French of Austin, TX, for sending this information.
History of the Otto Ervy French Family, by Otto Ervy French, 1958. Otto was b. 28 Oct 1884, m. Eda Della Patison, lived in Kansas and Missouri. His family originally came from Virginia, he assumes, and then moved to Lexington, Fayette Co., KY where 3 children were born and moved to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Otto's line was from the Indiana son. 48 pages including photos, contributed by Mrs. John E. French, 8160 South Elwood, Tulsa, OK 74132-3217.
Experiences of a Prisoner in Dixieland, by Stephen French of Alma, IL, who joined the Infantry during the Civil War on 11 Aug 1862 at the age of 18. He was a private. He was captured 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia, and paroled at Jacksonville, Florida, 28 Apr 1865. His article was published in the "National Tribune." The article ran in five parts beginning Jul 1 and ending July 8, 1926. When his article was published, he was 82 years old, living in San Diego, and a retired attorney. He was killed at the age of 84 by a hit and run driver a block from his house. Thanks to FFA member Maidie Strellman of Bellevue, WA, for sending us this article in its entirety. 23 pages.
A Dynasty of Western Outlaws, by Paul I. Wellman, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1986. Jim French, a young Creek Indian with almost feminine grace and eyes as large and brilliant as any girl's, was an outlaw and killer. French had a flair for pretty colored scarfs, which he knotted in becoming fashion about his neck. Belle Starr, whose 8 lovers all suffered a melancholy fate, dallied with him as a lover for a short time only. He was later killed while robbing a store on 7 Feb 1895. He needed money and decided to rob the W. C. Patton and Company store, the largest emporium in the town of Catoosa.
Silk-Screened Wall Calendars by the ffrench Family of Galway, Ireland, in their 25th year of this family project. Each month is a 12 x 24" original silk-screened print. John and Primm ffrench, former art teachers in Stockbridge, MA, are now retired and devote their time to art and traveling. Order a calendar from them at their Dolphin Studio, West Main Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262-0323. Tel: (413) 298-3735.
Frenches from Stafford County, VA. The book "Kinship: It's All Relative" mentions hundreds of families from Stafford County, VA, 120 pages, 1994. Order from Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21200. The French family section includes the related families Beaty, Bowling, Brady, Callaway, Dade, Edwards, Farrow, Grant, Gregg, Hall, Helm, Johnson, Lacy, Madden, Mason, Manley, Rigby, Reno, Stens, Stone, Strother, Triplett, Wallon, Washington, and Waugh. To obtain information on just the French section, write to A. Maxim Coppage, F.S.A. Scot, 653 Pershing Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
Descendants of Joseph French of Hanover Co., VA, 1760-1838, compiled by Rodney W. Smith, 8773 Roman Dr., Sterling Heights, Michigan 48312. Tel: (810) 264-8252.
Family History and Old Churches. This service helps you enrich your family history with old picture postcards and photos of churches that were an important part of your heritage. Most of the 10,000 postcards date from 1900 to 1940. Write Chuck Thompson at P.O. Box 11652, Houston, TX 77293. Postcards are priced around $5.
Chapter 2. Allied Family Genealogies
F014 ASHLEY. The Ashley Genealogy, History of the Descendants of Robert Ashley of Springfield, MA, by Francis Bacon Trowbridge, New Haven, CT, 1896, 929.273 As35t. 25 pgs. Sibyl Martha French, m. William Parmer Judd of Norfolk, CT, ca. 1815. Index includes over 700 surnames. The book takes the Ashley family back 7 more generations to Robert Ashley (see p. 253).
BF654 ANDERSON. The Anderson Family Tree Book, of Perth Amboy, NJ, by Mara French, 1980. Includes the family of Hans Christian Anderson and Caroline Anderson who immigrated from Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Ribe, Denmark. Hans was the father-in-law of John French of Perth Amboy, NJ.
BF657 BARKER. Some Descendants of Nathan Barker, of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, compiled by William G. Lord, 1931. First generation John Barker, son of Sir Robert and Catherine (Ackworth)Barker arrived in Plymouth, MA, about 1628 and resided in Marshfield and Duxbury, MA, 101 pages. A part of the Barker family is connected to the French family (late 1800), but none of them are mentioned.
F462 BARKER. The genealogy of the New England Barker Family was taken from an original in the Sterling Library at Yale University. The Barker Family of Plymouth Colony and County, by Barker Newhall, PhD. 102 pages. Duxbury and Marshfield, MA. (no French mentioned). Many other notes included on Crown Pt., NY, where the Barker family was connected to the French family. FFA Chart #6.
F437 BARROW/BARROWS. John Barrows of Plymouth, MA, one of the first immigrants in the U.S. with the name Barker (about 1645). After the Barker family moved to Crown Point, NY, one descendant married into the French line.
BF677 BATCHELDER. Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy, by Frederick Clifton Pierce, 1898, 623 pages, Thomas French (Chart #1), William French (Chart #2), Edward French (Chart #4), John French (Chart #5). Surnames: Prescott, Dearborn, Worthen, Allen, Corliss.
F585 BILLING. Reuben Lowell French, Edwin Clark French, Rufus French, Dexter French. Locations: Barnstead, NH; Pittsfield, NH; Stoughton, MA; Bradford, ME. Surnames: Billings, Smith, Billing, Tolman, Hewett. Contributed by Velma Rust.
F458 BLAIR. Ancestry of Col. John Blair of Pelham, MA and Argyle, NY. Two documents:
(1) The BLAIR Family of New England, compiled by Emily Wilder Leavitt. William Blair of Framingham and Shrewsbury, MA, immigrated in 1718 to Worcester, MA. David French m. Susannah Blair, dau. of Col. John Blair. Richard French FFA Chart #6.
(2) BLAIR Genealogy, 1922, Worcester Historical Museum. FFA Chart #6.
F071 BRACKETT. Brackett Genealogy, Descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, by Herbert I. Brackett, published by H.I. Brackett, Washington, D.C. 1907. Hannah French, m. John Brackett, 6Sep 1661. William French (Chart #2), 8 pgs. Surnames include Bass, Draper, Spalding. Frenches include those of John French (Chart #5).
F454 BREWSTER. William Brewster of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, immigrated on the Mayflower, 1620. The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, compiled and edited by Emma C. Brewster Jones of Cincinnati, Ohio, Vol 1, The Grafton Press, NY, 1908, SLC 929.273 B758j.
F123 CHENEY. Cheney-French genealogy. Aaron French of Meredith, NY. Cheney French of West Avon, NY. Ruth French of Milford, NH. Adams French. Henry French of Montpelier, VT. Sobria French.
F535 COGSWELL. The Cogswell-French Connection, written and contributed by Paula F. Owen. 3 pages. Abroad the Angel Gabriel which became shipwrecked off Pemaquid, Maine. Sent to Art Westneat for inclusion in FFA Chart #4 in May 2018.
F060 COMSTOCK. Supplement by Emily A. Madden to Comstock-Thomas Ancestry of Richard Wilmot Comstock by H. Minot Pitman, 1982, SLC US/CAN 929.273 C739p. or microfilm #1035527, item #7. Includes families of Burrage, Chamberlain, French, Griswold, Kittredge, Lee, Littlefield, Shed(d), Coggan, Parker, Rogers. Joseph and Experience (Foster) French. John and Hannah (Burrage) French (Chart #3). William French (Chart #2). John and Mary (Littlefield/Kittredge) French. Mary French and Nathan Shed of Billerica, MA. John and Mary (Rogers)French of Billerica. Cities include Charlestown, Newton, Billerica, Tewksbury, Woburn (all in MA). Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
F322 CROSBY. A Crosby Family - Josiah Crosby and Sarah Fitch, by Nathan Crosby, 1877, p. 35-7. Edward French (Chart #4).
F440 CUMMINGS. Cummings Genealogy, Isaac Cummings, 1601-1677 of Ipswich in 1638 and some of his descendants, compiled and published by Albert Oren Cummins, Montpelier, VT, 1904. Several Cummings are connected to the Frenches of Dunstable, MA. Richard French (Chart #6).
BF672 DERTHICKS, DERRICKS. Derthicks and Related Derricks, by Jack T. Spencer and Robert A. Goodpasture, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1986. Laurence Charles French of Marcus, Iowa; Lloyd Harold French of Cleghorn, Iowa; Margaret Lucille French of Marcus, Iowa. 581 pgs.
F392 EATON. History, Genealogical and Biographical of the Eaton Families, by Nellie Zada Rice Molyneux, 1911, 782 pages.
F589 EDWARDS. Cyrus Edwards' Stories of Early Days and Others, in what is now Barren, Hart, and Netcalfe Counties, edited and compiled by Florence Edwards Gardiner, Louisville, KY, 1940, contributed by Diana K. White. Benjamin French, Tallapoosa Bend French.
BF655 EMMERT. The Amazing Story of the Emmerts in America, by Sharon Taylor, Halbert's, Inc. 1982, 117 pages.
F323 FILLOW. Record of the Descendants of John Fillow, by D. H. Van Hoosear, 1888, p. 62, 98, 99. William French (Chart #46). Dover and Otego, NY. Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Mace)French.
96 FREELAND. Freeland and Allied Families, genealogical newsletter contributed by Barney F. Freeland. Noah French (Chart #19). New Jersey, New York. John Albert French, b. 1852 in Essex, NY; Lucy Phedelia French, Charles F. French, Frank M. French, Ransom LeRoy French, Eva Ellen French.
F339 GERVAIS. The Genealogy of Eugene Francis Gervais, by Brother Bernard Gervais, C.S.C., 1956, contributed by Donald J. Lord. Thomas French (Chart #1).
BF679 GREELY. Genealogy of the Greely-Greeley Family, by George Hiram Greeley, 1905, 911 pages, Edward French (Chart #4). Surnames: Eaton, Webster, Sanborn, Hall, Stevens, Page, Hook, Pettengill, Moody, Flanders, Fitts, Gill, Morrill, Libbey, Clough, Tuttle, Coffin, Pike, Nudd.
F324 GREGORY. Gregory Genealogy, selected pages contributed by Beverly McGuire. Almira French, b. 20 Jul 1793 who m. William Gregory of Ovid, NY. Mary Ann French, m. William Gregory who was b. Nov 1824, of Mt. Upton, NY. Mary W. French, b. 1811 of Bridgeport, CT, m. Philo Andrews Gregory.
L303 HAYNES. Walter Haynes of Sutton Mandeville, Wilshire, England, and Sudbury, Massachusetts and His Descendants, 1583-1928, Edited by Frances Haynes, Publication Assistant Frederic Marshall Haynes, Record Publishing Company, Haverhill, MA, 1929. SLC 929.273 H3328h. Richard French (Chart #6).
F457 HAYNES. Walter Haynes and his Descendants of Sudbury, MA and their connection to the Treadway and French families. Richard French (Chart #6). 3 pages.
F455 HOWLAND. Ancestry of Henry Howland, brother of John Howland who immigrated on the Mayflower, 1620, 21 pages. Samuel Howland of Dutchess County, New York, by Francis G. Jenkins. 24 pages.
F325 HURLBUT. Descendants of Thomas Hurlbut, by Henry H. Hurlbut, 1888, p. 428-9, Ohio and Sandisfield, MA. Includes Vinson Gould French, b. 26Jan 1812 in Sandisfield, MA.
F096 HUTTON. Genealogy of the Hutton family of Putnum, NY. F042. HYDE. Jonathan Hyde of England and Massachusetts and Some of His Descendants, SLC US/CAN 929.273 H992hj, includes Jonathan's marriage to Mary French of Billerica, MA, 3 pages. Richard French (Chart #6).
F038 HYDE. A Genealogy of the Family of Wm. Hyde and Eunice Stearns of Hubbardston, MA, by Benjamin A. Dean, Boston, 1889. 10 pages. Mary French m. Jonathan Hyde ca. 1650, Newton, MA, William French (Chart #2). Or Chart #6.
F124 HYDE. Jonathan Hyde family. 1626-1941, compiled and printed by George B. Hyde, 1941. Contributed by Wanda McBride. William French (Chart #2). Or Chart #6.
F125 HYDE. Samuel Hyde family. Contributed by Wanda McBride. Descendants of Samuel, who came from London to Boston in 1639 and Jonathan, who came to America in 1647, The Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT 1931. Mary French of Billerica m. Jonathan Hyde and lived in Newton, MA. William French (Chart #2). Or Chart #6.
F326 HYDE. William Hyde of Norwich, CT, by Walworth, 1864, Vol. 1, p. 40-1, 144-7, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F112 INGALLS. The last half of Mary Queal Beyer's book (BF658)on the Ingalls family, one of the earliest in the U.S. (1628). Genealogy starts from 1480. Also, The Ingalls Inquirer, 5640 W. Chadwick Rd., DeWitt, MI 48820, Vol. 3, #3, Nov 86, contributed by John A. Robbins. Abigail french, dau. of Eleazer French, m. John Ingalls 1782, Dunstable, MA.
F401 KELSO. The Kelso family and their connection to the Blairs. (See Blair.), Kelso Kin, by Virginia Naylor Smith, published by Mrs. Roy Campbell Smith, 1716 Temple Ave., Nashville, TN 37215. The Kelso Clan in Scotland from 910 to 1910. From the Old Pedigree of 1758 at the British Museum, London. The principal families in Ayrshire by George Robertson, 1828. Other surnames include Collins, Hines, Jones, Carney, Naylor, Moore, Link. SLC US/CAN 929.273 K299s. 26 pages.
F456 JONES. The Descendants of Joel Jones, a revolutionary soldier, born in Charlton, MA in 1764, and d. in Crawford Co. PA in 1845, together with an account of his ancestories, back to Lewis and Ann Jones, of Watertown, MA, who came to America about 1635, and the descendants of Lemuel Smith, born in Ware, MA in 1770, came to Crawford Co. PA in 1817, and died in 1855, by Elbert Smith, 1925, the Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT.
BF652 KINGSLEY. Kingsley Family of America, edited by William Arthur Kingsley, 1980, published by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD21202. SLC US/CAN 929.273 K615k. The ancestry of John Kingsley of Dorchester and Rehoboth, MA. The ancestry of Stephen Kingsley of Dorchester, Braintree and Milton, MA. These are the cities where John French (Chart #5) resided. Book may be bought through William Arthur Kingsley, 1272 Fyler Rd., Kirkville, NŸ 13082.
F327 LANE. William Lane and Family of Boston, MA, 1648-1891, p. 138-40, Thomas French (Chart #1). Abram French, m. Hannah Lane and resided in Pittsfield, NH.
BF676 LEAVITT. Leavitt Genealogy, Vol. 6, by Noyes and Berndt, 1982, 206pages. Homesteads: Meredith, NH and Solon, ME.
F106 LOBDELL. The genealogy of Simon Lobdell written in part by Julia Lobdell. Simon Lobdell of Hereford, England, immigrated in 1645 to Milford, CT. Connections to the French family are in Plattsburgh, NY.
F064 LOTHROP. John Lothrop, 1584-1653, A Puritan Biography and Genealogy, by Richard Woodruff Price, 1984, 38 pgs. Mary Lothrop Stearns and Capt. William French of Billerica (Chart #2). Includes the line of their daughter Hannah, (surnames Child, Fay, Whitney). This is the line related to ElÈ Whitney 1765-1825, and George Bush, 1924- . John Lothrop was born in Etton, Yorkshire, England in 1584, and died in Barnstable, MA in 1653. Sixth generation Mary Lothrop married Capt. William French as her second husband on 6 May 1669.
F483 OGLETREE. John Turner Sanders Ogletree m. Sarah Amanda French, 1849, dau. of Aaron French and Anna C. of Talladega Co. AL, NC, or SC. Surnames: Phillips, Turner, Sanders, Riggens, Martin, McBrayer. Written and contributed by Kyser Covart Ptomey. Aaron was b. ca. 1793. Children: Sarah, Thomas, James, Benjamin, Jefferson, Martha, Laura, Mary. This line is part of FFA Chart #136, and this document has been added to that chart and removed from the FFA Library.
F009 PARKER. The Ancestors of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles, p. 372-377. Frenches listed: Alexander, Alice, Alma, Alse, Ann, Anna, Bridgett, Cicile, Clemence, Deleverance, Dorcas, Ebenezor, Edmonde, Edmond, Edward, Elezabeth, Elizabeth, Ephraim, ffrannces, ffreedom, Freedom, George, Goodman, H. Hutchins, Hannah, Henry, Jacob, John, Joseph, Margaret, Margareta, Margerye, Martha, äMary, Mersy, Mertha, Phoebe, Richard, Robard, Robert, Samuel, Sara, Serjent, Stephen, Susan, Susanna, Susanne, Thomas, Widdow, William. Thomas French (Chart #1) and William French (Chart #2).
F021 PARSONS. Parsons Family, descendants of Cornet Joseph Parsons, Springfield 1636- Northampton 1655, by Henry Parsons, A.M., member of the NŸ Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 2, The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Co., New Haven, CT, 1920. SLC US/CAN 929.273 P251ph V.2. 70 pgs. Elizabeth Symmes, wife of William French (Chart #2), p. 8. Mary French, m. Samuel Stebbins of Springfield, MA, p. 31. Jonathan French, m. Charlotte Lowell Gibson before 1860, of Braintree, MA, p. 50. Rachel French, m. Elias Thayer, p. 116. Anne French, m. William King 9 Oct 1809 in Chesterfield, MA, p. 147. Leroy French, m. Ellen Parsons of Pittsfield, NH, p. 253. Mary Ann French, m. Ambrose Butler of Lubee, ME, p. 440. Clara French, m. George Holbrook in Keene, NH, p. 473. Joseph French, m. Statira Parsons, ca. 1825 in Maine, p. 94.
F085 PATZKOWSKI. History and Genealogy of the PatzkowskÈ Family, written and compiled by Jack Michael Patt, San Jose, CA, 1975. No French listed.
F013 PEAKE. The Peak-Peake Family History from Woodstock, VT, edited by Cyrus H. Peake, Claremont, California, SLC 929.273 P313b Vol 1 and 2. 24 pages. Dorcas French, dau. of Thomas French (Chart #1). Also, Sarah French, dau. of Wm French (Chart #2). Family names: Peake, Curtis, Leavens, Corbin, Johnson, Morse, Bugbee, Stratton, Perry, Bishop.
F041 RAY. Index to Research Collection of Worth Stickley Ray and His Wife Marie Wroten on Their Ancestral Lines, and Other Families of the Southern States, Compiled and Typed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1955, SLC US/CAN 975 D2r. Hugh French of Richmond Co. VA; James French 1801-1850, m. Martha Williams, of N. Carolina; Marcellus French of Texas, 1852; James B. French of San Antonio, TX, 1851; Stephen, William and James French of Northern Ireland, immigrated to VA. Other surnames include Mason, Somerville, Turner, Champe, Ambrose, Fitzhugh, Thornton, Hedgman, Tyler, Elzey, Brent, Washington, Butler, Hansbery, Hornsby, Davis, Waugh, Metcalfe, Swatkin, Minor, Sanford, Dake, Lacy, Rigby, Bowling, Strother, Manly, Burgess, Triplett, Chinn, Fox, all of England, Virginia, or Maryland. Not sure into which FFA Chart I copied it, but I removed it from the FFA Library.
F264 ROGERS. Genealogical Dictionary of New England, by James Savage. (See F463 for the connections to the French family.)
F328 ROOT. Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870, by James Pierce Root, 1870, selected pages contributed by Beverly McGuire. Almira French m. William Root of Montague, MA. Sampson French, m. Lucy Root, Southwick, MA. William French (Chart #2). Almeda French m. Phineas Root of Suffield, CT.
F551 SHELDON. The Sheldon-French Connection, written and contributed by Henry Sheldon. John French (Chart #5). John (1), Samuel (2), Alexander (3), Asa (4), Ambrose (5), Henry (6), Amy (7) who m. Edward S. Sheldon, 1901. 2 pages on the French family, 10 pages on the Sheldon family.
F065 SMITH. The Smith Family, 1629-1949, by Charles Hauber, Michigan, family of Mary French and Robert Smith, m. ca. 1656. Mary was dau. of Thomas French (Chart #1). Contributed by Paul Hokanson.
F066 SMITH. Ancestry and Posterity of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale, family of äMary French and Robert Smith. Thomas French (Chart #1). Contributed by Paul Hokanson.
L107 SMITH. Joseph Fielding Smith Family, 1838, US/CAN Q area 929.273 Sm61aij. Surnames include Mixer, Garfield, Lothrop, Spaulding, Thurston, Howe, Scudamore, Gould, and House. Ancestry of William French (Chart #2) and Thomas French (Chart #1).
F311 SMITH. Thomas Smith, Wheelwright, of Ipswich, MA, and Some of His Descendants, by Mrs. Carle R. Hayward of Quincy, MA. George and Mary French Smith, Mary b. 16Jan 1624 in Assington, Suffolk Co., England. Thomas French (Chart #1).
329 STACY. "Westward Ho.....'' by Everett Rankin Clark. From Massachusetts Bay to Oklahoma Short Grass Country, 1979. Selected pages contributed by Dorothy Stillwell. Surnames Ayers, Clark, Baldwin, Rogers, Reed, Stacy, Richardson, Chase, Sanborn, Dow, Wyeth. Edward French (Chart #4).
F332 THAYER. Martin Clinton Thayer, His Ancestors and Descendants, by Ruth Thayer Ravenscroft 1946, p. 52, 211-27. John French (Chart #5).F010 TOWNE. Ancestry of My Parents - Rejoice Foster Towne and Elizabeth Chloe (Sessions)Towne, by George Towne, 1974, SLC 929.273 T661tg, 6pages. Thomas French (Chart #1)and William French (Chart #2). Other surnames: Andrews, Badcock, Badger, Bartlett, Bosworth, Bourne, Bowen, Buckminister, Buffum, Chandler, Chapman, Church, Clark, Coker, Colburn, Cooper, Corbin, Crosby, Curtis, Cutler, Douglas, Evans, Felt, Fisk, French, Fuller, Gale, Gould, Green, Greenleaf, Haven, Holgrave, Hooker, Howard, Hunkins, Hyde, Johnson, Kinney, Knight, Leland, Longley, Lunt, Lyon, McCoy, Merrill, Miller, Newhall, Nurse, Palmer, Park, Parker, Peck, Pike, Polley, Raymond, Rhodes, Rogers, Ruggles, Scott, Sessions, Smith, Spofford, Squire, Sutton, Swett, Symonds, Thompson, Throop, Travis, Tucker, Underwood, Warfield, Wayte, Warren, Wells, Whitaker, White, Willard, Williams, Wood. Contributed by William Towne.
F330 TOWNE. Towne Genealogy, selected pages contributed by Beverly McGuire, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F561 TRAVIS. French-Travis Bible Records, 1 page, contributed by Jannette Klein. Indiana, 1812-1857. Bible in possession of Mrs. Marvin Huff, Evansville, Indiana, 1957.
BF653 TREDWAY. History of the Tredway Family, edited by William Thomas Treadway. Milton LeRoy French m. Louise Treadway of Malone, NY, p. 37, 337. Richard French (Chart #6).
F459 TREADWAY. Background information on the Miller Burying Ground and the Streetroad Cemetery in Ticonderoga, NY.
F113 VANDEVEER. The Vandeveer Family by Mabel Van Dyke Baer, contributed by Marjorie Mohr. Includes Susannah, James and Nancy French of Cumberland Co., Kentucky, b. ca. 1750. James and Barbara French of Indiana. Adair Co., KŸ and Jeffersonville, IN.
F334 WALKER. Memorial of the Walkers of the Old Plymouth Colony, by J. Bradford Richmond Walker, 1861, p. 140, 147. James French of Taunton, Phillip of Rehoboth, William of Eastham, John of Marshfield, and Thomas of Bristol. John French (Chart #3). Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
F266 WEEKS. Leonard Weeks of Greenland, NH and his Descendants, 1639-1888, by Rev. Jacob Chapman, 1889. Edward French (Chart #4). Also, Thomas French of Stratham, NH (Chart #1). Pages 138-40.
F333 WHITE. The Vinton Memorial, by John Adams Vinton, 1858. John French (Chart #5). John Rogers of Weymouth, m. Judith French, b. 1614/15 in Somerset Co. England. Also surname Thayer. Edward French (Chart #4).
F335 WHITMAN. Descendants of John Whitman of Weymouth, p. 25-8, Stephen French (Chart #7). Stephen and Hannah Whitman French of Weymouth; Mary French m. William Badlam; Stephen French m. Abigail Beal of Hingham, MA; Samuel French m. Silence Torrey; David French m. Mary Carver in Abington; Elizabeth French m. Edward Blake; Jonathan French m. Elizabeth Ward; Mary French m. Joseph Dunbar; Daniel French m. Mary Lane; Mary French m. Reuben Hersey; Stephen French m. Ruth Petty Jones; Joel French m. Elizabeth Hobart; Betty French m. Ichabod Pratt.
F008 WILDES. The Ancestry of Dudley Wildes, 1759-1820 of Topsfield, Massachusetts, by Walter Goodwin Davis, The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine, 1959, SLC 929.273 W646d. Other names mentioned: Averill, Howlett, French, Clarke, Beane, Perkins, Gould, Towne, Blessing, Symonds, Porter, Dorman, Hawthorn, Wood, Wildes and Foster. 13 pages. Lists Alice French, bapt. 9 Apr 1610, dau. of Thomas French, m. Thomas Howlett (Chart #1).
F492 WORCESTER. The Descendants of Rev. William Worcester by Sarah Alice Worcester, 1914, p. 1-9, Edward French (Chart #4).
Chapter 3. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
All indexes list vital statistics for the period 1650-1850 for the surname FRENCH only. They were copied in 1984 at the Salt Lake City Genealogical Library. The IGI consists of about 50 names per page, identifying the sex, name of parents, locality, type of event (christening, birth, death, marriage, will), date of event, place of event, source of information.
F052 Using the IGI in Salt Lake City, 4 pages.
F043 Alabama, 1
page.
F047 Arkansas, 1
page.
F005 Connecticut, 13 pages.
F015 Dorset County, England, 3 pages, John French (Chart #5), Richard French (Chart #6), and Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11).
F016 – (IGI) International Genealogical Index, Essex County, England, 1984, 24 pages, William French, Chart #2, John French Chart #3. One copy to Jim C. French, Sep 23, 2019.
F004 Kent County, England, Salt Lake City records for French only (not that accurate), 20 pages.
F046 Kentucky, 4 pages.
F078 Massachusetts, 83 pages.
F049 New Jersey, 13 pages. Thomas French (Chart #20).
F002 Northampton County, England, 3 pages, Thomas French (Chart #20).
F044 North Carolina, 2 pages.
F045 South Carolina, 1 page.
F110 Suffolk, England. Thomas French (Chart #1); Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11). Godfrey, Elizabeth, Suffolk.
F022 Sussex County, England, 25 pages.
F048 Tennessee, 5 pages. Henry French (Chart #10).
Chapter 4. Wills, Vital Statistics, Wars, and Obituaries
WILLS
F105 Miscellaneous wills from England, Ireland, and Scotland.
L461 Miscellaneous wills from the U.S. and Canada. Will of Volney French contributed by Margaret Fiske. Will of Franklin French of Chenango, Broome Co., NY, contributed by Monica French. Will of W. H. LFrench of Linn Co., Iowa, 29 Jun 1911, contributed by Monica French.
F496 New Hampshire miscellaneous wills. Elizabeth French, 26Feb 1777, Hillsborough Co., NH.
F497 Massachusetts miscellaneous wills. Settlement of estate of John French, Northampton, MA, 2 Jun 1697, contributed by Ethel Wood, surnames: Keet, Pomeroy.
F001 Wills and administrations. Wills pertaining to William French (Chart #2) including: Thomas French, Prerogative Count of Canterbury, No. 123, 1614, pgs 7 & 8, film 092056, 28 Oct 1613, p. 66 in The Frenchline.
F050 Last Wills and Testaments of John French, Burlington County, New Jersey, 1729; John French, Shelby County, Indiana, 1865; John French, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1713; Robert French, Chester, Burlington County, New Jersey, 1811; Richard French, Essex County, New Jersey, 1747—Chart #112; Samuel French, Montgomery County, New York, 1851; William French, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1776; Mannassa French and Hannah French, Chenango County, New York, 1800; William French, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1809. Thomas French (Chart #20). File missing.
F051 Will of Mary French, spinster, of Bury St. Edmunds, England, dated 6Dec 1682. On microfilm at SLC, Mentions her father ffrancis ffrench and mother, Mary ffrench. Also mentions Thomas Smith, Margaret Willing, and her brother, Thomas ffrench, probate 26 Feb 1682.
F384 Will and land transfer of 16,000 acres on the Whitestone & Licking Creek in Fairfield Co., OH, from Abraham Baldwin to Sarah French (1/2 sister), dated 1807, Book F-301. Contributed by Robert P. French.
F054 Wills and Administrations at Somerset House. John Frenche, Revenhall, 16 Jan 1595.
L104 Will of Joseph French, 15 Nov 1754, of South Hampton, NH.
F429 Barbadoes Records, Wills and Administrations. Vol I, p. 41 and 132. Vol II, p. 124. Compiled and edited by Joanne Mcree Sanders, 1979 and 1980. John and Elizabeth French, 1682, of St. Josephs Parish. Patrick French, mariner on board the ship Wilde, 1692. Lyonell French of Barbadoes, 1657.
N113 Wills at Chelmsford (Essex and East Hertfordshire) Vol. I, 1400 - 1619, Issued by British Record Society, Ltd., for the Years 1957 and 1958.
N114 Will of Thomas French, d. 28 Jul 1551 in Arkesdon
VITAL RECORDS
F363 Miscellaneous Records (vital statistics from newspapers, etc; DAR; military, church). Numerous records contributed in part by Priscilla Bohanan.
F135 New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1985. Pages 284-285, 395, 632-5. Lists 65 marriages.
F383 Death Notices from Freewill Baptist Publications, 1811-1851, by Young and Taylor, 1985, transcript, Edward French (Chart #4).
F059 Public Documents of the French Family, New Jersey, New York, and Indiana,18th and 19th generation, index, SLC film 1017046. Index of wills, deeds, petitions, inventions, guardianship, marriage licenses, military records, 1 page.
F563 John French of Amherst passes away, 2 Feb 1905, contributed by Geraldine M. Jennings. Cherokee Democrat, died in Amherst, Iowa, b. 1831 in Lincolnshire, England. Immigrated first to Ontario, Canada before settling in Iowa. Also, death notice of Clara Edna French Barnes, of Cherokee, Iowa, d. 1943. Article on her father, George Edward French, D.V.S., taken from History of Cherokee County, Vol. II, pages 128-9. Obituary of George E. French who was b. in Mitchell, Canada in 1860. Also death notice of Merle Rowland French, M.D., of Central New York, b. in Marcus, Iowa in 1893.
F564 Pennsylvania wills, contributed by Patricia M. Jameson. West Shenango township, Crawford Co., PA. 11 pages. Also notes from the History of Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Vol II, 1924, by Williams. Also, History of N.E. Ohio, by Lewis, 1893, p. 333. Chauncey and Nelson French. James French (Chart #27).
WARS
N101
OBITUARIES
N100 Newspaper articles.
Chapter 5. Ship, Passenger, and Immigration Lists
F006 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index to various books located in SLC, 1982 Supplement, 1983 Supplement, 1984 Supplement. Each of the 4 indexes is 1 page only, surname French only.
F011 Passengers to America, Passenger Lists to America, Emigrants from England, Founders of New England, SLC US/CAN 973 W3t, 10 pages. John ffrench of Washford, Ireland, a seaman, 26 years, sailed to St. Christoph on 20 Feb 1634. Judeth French, Weymouth, 29th of March 1635. Lawrence French of Galway, Ireland, sailed from Liverpool, England, 19 Mar 1700, to West Indies. Jane French, from Holme near Lancas, to Virginia or Maryland, 8 Sep 1699, age 21. William French, age 25, gardner, from London, on ship "Betsey'' to VA. James French, age 25, hairdresser from London, on ship "Adventure'' to Maryland, 17 Apr 1775, Stephen French, age 45, of Carrick on Suir, Ireland, merchant, to NY, 29 Aug 1803. William French, age 46, Sailmaker, from Cornwall, on ship "Chance'', to Maryland.Ralph Mason, age 35, Joyner, Annes Mason, 35, his wife, Richard Mason, age 5, Samuel Mason, age 3, and Susan Mason, age 1, their children., on 4th July, 1635, in the ship Abbigall de Lo. On 4 July 1635, Elizabeth ffrench age 30, Elizabeth ffrench, age 6, Marie French, age 2 1/2, ffrancis ffrench, age 10, Jo: ffrench, age 5mo., Roger Harlakenden, age 23, Eliza Harlakenden, age 18, his wife, Mable Harlakenden, age 21, his sister, Wm ffrench, age 30, Eliza ffrench, age 32, his wife, sailed on the ship Defence. Visitation of Kent, 1574.
F080 Immigrant Ancestors, a List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750, edited by Frederick Adams Virkus, 1970, 75 pages. Extracted from Volume VII, Compendium of American Genealogy. Listed are Edward French of Salisbury, MA, (Chart #4); John French of Braintree, MA, (Chart #5); Thomas French of Ipswich, MA, (Chart #1); William French of Billerica, MA, (Chart #2).
F101 Passengers and Ships, 17th century, from England to America. Includes the ship "Defence'', William French (Chart #2).
F068 The Planters of the Commonwealth, a study of the emigrants and emigration in colonial times to which are added lists of passengers to Boston and to the bay colony, the ships which brought them, their English homes, and the places of their settlement in MA, 1620-1640, by Charles Edward Banks, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1961. Lists Thomas French (Chart #1) and William French (Chart #2).
F102 New World Immigrants, A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature, edited by Michael Tepper, Vol I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979. Lists William French on the Defence.
F103 List of Alien Passengers, bonded from Jan 1, 1847 - Jan 1, 1851 for the use of the Overseers of the Poor, in the Commonwealth, by J. B. Munroe, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1971, SLC 974.46/B1 W3m. Lists Edward French, 13 Aug 1849, age 5, from Ireland, on vessel Bark Belvidere. Lists Honora French, age 8, same day, same vessel.
L304 The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; emigrants, religious exiles, political rebels, serving men sold for a term of years, apprentices, children stolen, maidens pressed, and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations, 1600-1700. Edited by John Camden Hotten, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1962. SLC microfilm 874190. William French on the Defence, 1635 (Chart #2).
F309 Mayflower Families through Five Generations, published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975.
L434 Winthrop Fleet of 1630, an account of the vessels, the voyage, the passengers and their English homes from original authorities, by Charles Edward Banks, Boston, 1930, 53 pages. Thomas French (Chart #1). The only complete list of the names of all those who are believed to have come to New England with John Winthrop. Data given includes place of departure, places of residence in America, occupation, church affiliation, and dates of b. m. d. vital records.
Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650, by Charles Edward Banks, Edited and Indexed by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell, Southern Book Company, Baltimore, 1957. Harlakenden, Roger, Earle’s Colne, Essex, on the ship Defence, to Cambridge, MA, N.E.G.R., 15/328. French, WIlliam, of Halstead, Essex, on the ship Francis, to Cambridge, MA, N.E.G.R., 44/367. French, John, Thomas, Thomas Jr., of Assington, Suffolk, to Ipswich, MA, Linzee 419.
N108 Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650, by Charles Edward Banks, Edited and Indexed by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Balitmore, 1981. French, Richard, of Coggeshall, Essex, to Concord and Cambridge, MA, Middlesex Court Rec. FFA Chart #6.
Chapter 6. England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
ALL BRITISH COUNTRIES
L409 Miscellaneous British and Irish records.
F072 Notes on the Frenches in connection with France, England, Ireland, Scotland, and the U.S., compiled by A.D. Weld French, Boston, 1885, 13 pages, contributed by William M. French. English/Scottish ancestry. Orinally this book is called John French of Braintree, but contains nothing on Braintree, MA.
Notes on the French Family and surnames Francus, Franceis, French, etc. in Scotland, with an account of the Frenches of Thorndykes by A.D.W. French, 109 pages, 1893. Order through Higginson Books, 508-745-7170.
F310 Index Armorial to an Emblazoned Manuscript of the Surname of French, Franc, Francois, Frene, and Others, Both British and Foreign, by Aaron Davis Weld French, Boston, 1892. Complete book, 115 pages.
F028 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by Vicary Gibbs and H. A. Doubleday, The St. Catherine Press, London, 1926, SLC REF 942 D22cok, 4 pages. The Frenches of Castle French in Ireland.
F030 Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom, or the Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland containing the descent, birth, marriage, education, and appointments of each person, his heir apparent or presumptive. Record of the offices which he has hitherto held, together with his town address and country residence, London, Chatto & Windus, 1899, SLC 942 D22wac. 4 pgs.
F032 General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by John Burke, London, 1842, SLC 942 D24b. Describes 17 coat of arms for surname French. See The Frenchline, p. 47.
L033 Genealogical Research in England and Wales, Vol. 3, Old English Hand writing, Latin, Research Standards and Procedures, by David E. Gardner and Frank Smith, SLC REF 929.1 G172g, 39 pages.
L037 History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, by Bernard Burke, Vol I, London, 1875, SLC 942 D2buf.
F053 Post Office Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire, and Middlesex, by E. R.
Kelly, London, 1874, SLC 942 E4ke, 5 pgs. Lists in Halstead a Mrs. French of Trinity St. as a private resident; a Robert French, Bird-in-Hand, Chapel Hill; Robert French, farmer at Stanstead Hall.
F133 Telephone Directories, England, Ireland.
L439 Scotland, description of `Mac' and `Mc' in surnames.
F584 Scotland. Records from the Ewart Library, Dumfries, contributed by Velma Rust.
ENGLAND
L003 Handwritten list of Deaths in England, 1620-1630. Lists Thomas French, gentleman, 27 Feb 1621.
L023 Kings of England since the entry of the Normans, 1066, 2 pages, the time when the first French entered England.
F031 Topographical Dictionary of England comprising counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, chapelries, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, by Samuel Lewis, London, S. Lewis and Co., 1831, SLC 942 E3L. Included are towns of Halstead, Higham, Farnham, Assington, Wethersfield, Arkesden. 9 pages. Thomas French (Chart #1) and William French (Chart #2).
F034 List of French births in England during different periods, 1626-1647, 1601-1625, 1602-1628, 3 pages.
F026 Genealogical Gleanings in England, abstracts of wills relating to early American families, genealogical notes and pedigrees constructed from the wills and from other records, by Henry F. Waters, A.M., 1969, SLF 942 D2wh Vol I & II, 18 pages on the French family. Surnames: Benskin, Whittacre, Walker, Chauncey, Rogers, Candler, Ray, Ward, Quincey, Palmer, Hollister, Mew, Webb, Plummer, Ambrose, Aspinwall, Lewes, Chapman, Pye, Seward, Cay, Yorke, Lighte, Spencer, Washington, Ham, Cooke, Thatcher, Hewett, Brumpstead, Breedon, Gurdon, Parker, Taylor, Cole. Edward French (Chart #4).
BF682 County Records of the surnames of Francus, Franceis, French, in England, 1100-1350, by A. D. Weld French, Boston, 1896. Areas in England include Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leichestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somersetshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire. 594 pages. Order through Higginson Books, 508-745-7170.
F062 Marriages from Boyd's Grooms, 1538-1600, French and Holmsted in England only. In specific is listed the marriage of Agnes Holmstead and Thomas French in Farnham, 1587 (Chart #EB).
F099 Handwritten Burials and Baptisms of England, 17th century.
F128 England Church Information.
F129 England Store Information.
BE752 London, Beautiful Cities Series, by David Gibbon, 1985.
BE753 England, Beautiful Countries Series, by Lee Thomas, 1985.
BE751 England, the Beautiful Land, by Edmund Swinglehurst, Crescent Books, New York, 1984.
L061 St. Dunstans-in-the-West, London, England. Photos of burial site of William French, 1621.
L433 Nether Neyford, Northhamptonshire, England, Thomas French (Chart #20). Photos of the town, description of S.S. Peter and Paul Parish Church.
F519 Isle of Wight. Louis Daniel French, b. 1854. Also Portsmouth, St. Thomas. Contributed by Louis Lehmann.
F524 Early British records and Coat of Arms descriptions. Witney, Oxfordshire, England. Family immigrated to Blackstone, MA; Woonsocket, RI. Contributed by Mildred Crandall Falvey.
BF660 Conrad 0’Brien-ffrench. Delicate Mission, by Conrad O’Brien-ffrench. Autobiography of a Secret Agent, 1980. Conrad was b. 1893, d. 1987. Story has many references to the ffrench tribe of Galway, in particular, Monivea, (Chart #127).
N109 Croydon, Surname: Godfery. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard and Mary, Godferye, Richard, son of William and Katherine, Godferye, Annis, ? of William and Katherine, Godfery, Anne, dau. of Water and Katherine, Godferye, Ketherine, dau. of Water and Katherine, Godferye, William, son of Water and Katherine.
N109b Alumni Cantabrigienses, A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900, compiled by John Venn, Sc.D., F.R.S., F.S.A., and J.A. Venn, M.A. Part I, From the Earliest Times to 1751. French, Anthony (1); French, Anthony (2); French, Arthur; French, Clement; French, Edmund; French, Edward; French, George (1); French, George (2); French, George (3); French, George (4); French, Gregory; French, Henry; French, Jeremiah;, French, John (1); French, John (2); French, John (3); French, John (4); French, John (5); French, John (6); French, John (7); Frenche, Peter; French, Peter; French, Richard (1); French, Richard (2); French, Robert (1); French, Robert (2); French, Robert (3); French, Robert (4); French, Roger; French, Samuel; French, Thomas; French, William; French, French or Frank __; French__
N110a The Publications of the Harleian Society, est. A.D. MDCCLXIX, Vol. XXII, for the year MD.CCC.LXXXVI. Scroggs.
N110b County Genealogies, Pedigrees, Hertfordshire Families, Collected by Wm. Berry, 15 years registering clerk on the College of Arms, London. Published by John Russellsmith, Old Compton St., Soho, London
N111 Thomas Harlakenden, b. 1568, d. 27 Mar 1648, Father was Roger Harlakenden, Roger Harlakenden, son, b. 2 Jun 1594, Earle’s Colne, Essex, England. == No, this date is incorrect. Roger was b. 1611 in Earl’s Colne.
N112 French, George Russell, 1803 - 1881, b. London; French, Gilbert James 1804 - 1866, b. 18 Apr 1804 at Edinburgh; French, John, M.D. 1616? - 1657 b. at Broughton near Banbury, Oxfordshire, on or about 1616. Scroggs, Sir William, 1623? - 1683, b. Deddington, Oxfordshire.
ESSEX COUNTY ENGLAND
F097 Essex Towns, 1540-1640, Essex County, England, by N. Rowley, B.A., 1970. Includes "Governing Essex Towns'', and a map indicating Essex markets as of 1575.
F063 History of Essex, England, comprising a narrative of public and political events in the county, from the earliest ages to the present time (1861), by D. W. Coller, Chelmsford, England, 1861, SLC 942.67 H2c. Page on Stanstead Hall in Halstead. Essex map.
F069 Durrant's Handbook for Essex, England. The principal buildings, places, and objects of interest in each parish in the county, by Miller Christy, Chelmsford, England, 1887, SLC 942.67 E6c. Lists Wethersfield, Halstead, Great Bardfield, Arkesden. Includes map.
L302 Holman's Halstead, being historial notes arranged by William Holman, Pastor of the Church of Protestant Dissenters in Halstead, Essex, 1700-1730 A.D., prepared for the press by T. G. Gibbons, M.A., sometime Vicar of Halstead, Second Edition. Published by W. H. Root, "Gazette'' Office, Halstead, Essex, 1909. SLC 942.67/H1. pages 30-31.
BE757 Grandpa's Essex as seen by Victorian photographer Francis Frith, compiled by Philip Gifford and Jane Dansie, 1981. Shows photographs of Wethersfield, 1903.
BE759 Discover Halstead, Three walks in the town, by Percy A. L. Bamberger, Halstead, Essex, England.
BE760 A History of Public Transport in the Halstead Area, by Eric Axten, with maps.
BE764 A History of Essex, by A. C. Edwards, 1985. Several good maps.
BE767 Chelmsford through the ages, (Chelmsford, Essex), by Gilbert Torry, 1977.
BE768 Great Bardfield and its Church, Bardfield, Essex, England.
L438 Halstead, Essex, England. Postcards, description of St. Andrews Church, town description, Stanstead Hall.
L442 Farnham, Essex, England. Farnham Monthly News.
L443 Arkesden, Essex, England. A Short Guide to the Parish of Arkesden, Essex, by J. B. Barnes. William French (Chart #EB).
L446 Manor of Pitley. Detailed information on the manor, maps, photos, floor plan. William French (Chart #EB). The Manor of Pitley is in Great Bardfield, Essex Co., England.
F507 Calendar of The Commissary Court of London (Essex & Herts), 1431 to 1660. List of wills of 20 Frenches from Essex and Herts.
F582 Whaddon Parish Register, Stephen French and his father William and grandfather, James. Co. of Bucks. 18th century. Contributed by Lillian French.
N106 Dedham, Essex, England. John Rogers of Dedham. Weathersfield, Chelmsford. Church registers of Chelmsford go back to A.D. 1538. John Rogers of Billerica. Rev. Mr. Hazen. Grandchild Mary French. Elizabeth of Timothy Symmes. Mr. Syms (Minister of New England). John Sym, cousin Henry Sym, Mr. John Symes. St. Dionis Backchurch, London. Fenchurch Street. Gabriel Fenchurch, London, clothworker. Fenchurch = Area of clothworkers, and Wm. French was a weaver. Thomas Boylson, clothworker. St. Gabriel, Fenchurch, London. Elizabeth Symes, wife of Thomas Symes. Samuel Symes. Willm Syms, Zacharye Syms, Zacherie Simes, William Simes, Mary Simes, Sara Simes, Mary Simmes, Zachary, William Symmes, Mary Symmes, Zachary Simmes, Sara Baker, Rev. Zechariah Syms or Symmes, b. in Canterbury Kent, 5 April 1599, minister of Charlestown, Mass. William Symmes, father William Symmes. See The Symmes Memorial, by Rev. John A. Vinton, Boston, 1873. Francis Scrogges, Aldebury, Herts, b. 3 June 1585. Bardene, Essex. Henry, William and Francis Scrogges, Randolphe Symmes, Anne Symmes, Dorothy Symmes, Dyonis Simms, Edward and Francis Scrogges, Penelope Scrogges, Smythie Scrogges, Emlyn Scrogges, Susan Scrogges, Ann Scrogges. Anne Scroggs of Earles Colne, Essex, William Harlakenden, Edward Scroggs, Sister Scroggs, Margaret Scroggs, Richard Harlakenden of Clone, Prior. Cousin Sara Simmes of New England, Daniel Rogers of Wethersfield, Earles Colne, Smith the wife of William Harlakenden, brother-in-law William Harlakenden of Earles Colne. Mrs. Sara Symmes, Randolph Symmes, Randall Symmes. Anne Scroggs, daughter of Edward, had a sister Smith or Smithee, who married William Harlakenden, son of Thomas and Dorothy (Cheney) Harlakenden. Roger Harlakenden, Rev. Thomas Shepard, who had been at Earles Colne, Richard Harlakenden, brother of Roger of New England, sister Mabel, brother John Steadman, brother William French. Sara Simes. See Topographer and Genealogist, Vol. i, pp 228-258, edited by John Gough Nichols F.S.A., for a full pedigree of Harlakenden families; also REGISTER, Vol. xv., pp. 327-329. Cousin Randall Symmes, cousin Richard Symmes. Withersfield, Essex Co., Harlow, Essex Co., Eppinage, Essex Co., Wrightsbridge, Essex Co., Rayleigh, Essex Co. Robert Man, Jane, daughter of William Symes, Esq. Coat of arms of "Symses". John Symes Esq. Randall Syms, 1599, Elizabeth Syms, Mrs. Sara Symmes, Thomas Man, London, son Nathaniel Man, Anne, Johan, Francis, (Frances?) Nichloas and Thomas. Sara Simms. George French the weaver.
N107 Felstead, Essex 1558, Sisted, Essex, 1538, Great Parndon, Essex, 1547 to 1641, Belchamp Otten, Essex, 1578 to 1622, Gasfield, Foxearth, 1551 to 1617, Sible Hedingham, Fordham, 1588 to 1644, Wormingford, 1557 to 1640, Thaxted, Essex, 1558 to -, Stradishall, 1576, Bofford, 1557.
SUFFOLK COUNTY ENGLAND
L018. Transcripts, Parish Assington, Suffolk County Record Office, England, years 1598-1823, (birth, marriage, death records). 24 pages SLC film 22520. Several listings from Thomas French (Chart #1).
L024 Christenings in Assington Parish, Suffolk, England, 1598-1683, page 26 only, dealing with Thomas and Susan French (Chart #1).
F056 Entries from the Ipswich Free Library in England on the Riddlesdale family. Thomas French (Chart #1).
F058 Register Book of Assington, Suffolk, 1598-1683, handwritten account of French births, marriage, and deaths in the 16th--17th century, including Thomas French (Chart #1) and all other births, marriages, and burials. This is interesting because only about 10 births / year existed at that time. Copy sent to Jim C. French.
F098 Suffolk Churches and their Treasurers, by H. Munro Caulley, The Boydell Press, SLC 942.64 K2c, 1982. Describes the church in Assington, Suffolk, England.
BE769 Ipswich Through the Ages, by Lilian J. Redstone, 1969.
BE770 Stay Awhile In Suffolk, A Guide to the County, 1986.
L444 Assington, Suffolk England. Thomas French (Chart #1). St. Edmund King and Martyr Church. Assington News. Pamphlet on a short history of the village of Assington from 1066with extracts from various documents and records, compiled by D. E. Smith of Assington. Map of the parish of Assington.
F506 Lowestoft, St. Margaret's Parish Church. Contributed by Eleanor Homewood. Also included are photos and postcards of Saxmundham, Lowestoft, Kelsale, and Knodishall.
F521 Bures St. Mary. Elizabeth French m. Henry Loker ca. 1600. Contributed by Marilyn Getty, Jerome D. Bosley, Joan Kidwiler, and Elizabeth A. Fleming. Family immigrated to Sudbury, MA.
N107 Wickambrook, Suffolk 1559, Thorpe Monieux, Suffolk.
IRELAND
F115 Memoir of the Family of French, by John D'Alton, Esq., Dublin, 1847, p. 1-39, the French Families of Ireland, including Freynes in France, De la Freignes in Herefordshire, De Freynes and Frenches in Leinster, Patrick De la Freyne of Kilkenny, John De la Freyne of Kylmehid, Robert De la Freyne of Kylmehid, William de la Freyne of Kilkenny, the large family of Freynes and ffrenches, and Frenches of Connaught (Patrick and John French), the large family of Frenches of Frenchpark (Peter, Robert, John, Francis, Robert, Nicholas, Jasper, Stephen, Patrick, Dominick, John, Arthur I, II, III, IV).
F027 Family Records, by Ashworth P. Burke, Heraldic Publishing Company, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1965, SLC BRITISH 942 D22bf or film #962418. Families mentioned Burrough, Blake, Bosville, Burke, Marriott, Macnamara, French, Vipan, Wakefield, 11 pages. Tells background on Bridget French, wife of Thomas French, (Chart #1). John Blake m. Mary French of Galway, Ireland. Frances Ann Bolton m. George Jones French, Ireland. Francis Blake, m. Margaret French, of Galway. Nicholas French, Robert French, Juliana French of Galway. John French of London. George French of Storrington. Patrick French of Galway. Marianne French of Dunshaughlin, Ireland.
F036 Burke's Dictionary of the Landed Gentry, 1858, SLC LDS BRITISH 942 D2buf, 3 pages. French of Frenchgrove, Mayo County, Ireland. French of Monivea Castle, Galway County, Ireland. French of Cloonyquin, Roscommon County, Ireland.
F130 The Family of French (Ireland)from the Royal Dublin Society. Fulco de Freyne Seneschal, 1302, descended from Rolo, First Duke of Normandy, and Gisla his daughter of Charles the Simple, King of France. Pedigree of Lord de Freyne.
F131 Local Historical Notes of Monivea and the French family by Martin Blake. 27 articles that were printed in the Tuam Herald during the years 1928-1929. Included are the origin of the families of French in Connaught, pedigree of John French of Grandterre in 1763, the former families of French in County äGalway, family of ffrench of Abbert and later of Corgery, family of French of Brooklodge, family of French of Carrorea, family of French of Moycullen, family of ffrench of Moyvilly (now Mount Hazel), family of French of Portcarron, families of French of Dooras, French of Cloghballymore, French of Drumharsn and Peterswell, pedigree of French of Rahasane, pedigress of French of Monine (now Vermount), French of Oranberg (now Frenchfort), French of Cregclare and Aggard, genealogy of French of Tyrone.
F132 French family of Frenchpark, Ireland, including Arthur French. Article received by mail from Waterford, Cork, Ireland.
F305 Index of the Marriage Licence Bonds, of the Diocese of Cloyne, Cork, and Ross.
BE755 History of Galway from the earliest period to the present time, by James Hardiman, Esq., Dublin, 1820. Page 13 describes Sir Maximilian ffrench during William the Conqueror years (1066). Also mentioned Frenches in Galway. 350 pgs.
BE758 The Houses of Ireland, by Brian de Breffny and Rosemary ffoliott, photographs by George Mott, 240 pages, 1975. Mentions Arthur French of Frenchpark, Roscommon County, Ireland on pgs 105-6, and Frenchpark, p. 84.
BE762 The Friendly Towns of Ireland, by William Keogh, Rainbow International Publications Ltd, 1984. Frenchpark.
BE763 The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry, introduction by Edward MacLysaght, Shannon, Ireland, 1969. Several Frenches scattered among the 770 pages of this book.
BE765 Irish Family Names, Arms, Origins and Locations, by Brian deBreffny, 1985. French with Coat of Arms is detailed.
BE766 The Surnames of Ireland, by Edward MacLysaght, 1985. French listed.
BE771 The Course of Irish History, edited by T. W. Moody & F.X. Martin, 1984.
BE772 The Ancestor Trail in Ireland, by Donal F. Begley, Dublin, 1982.
BE773 The Songs of Percy French, selected and edited by James N. Healy, with music and guitar chords, Dublin, 1983. Lillian C. French contributed the cover pages of Prose, Poems, and Parodies of Percy French, 1854-1920, edited by his sister Mrs. DeBurgh Daly, The Talbot Press Limited, Dublin, 1953.
L445 Frenchpark, Roscommon County, Ireland. Map of French homesite.
L447 Monivea, Galway Co., Ireland. Castle of Monivea, home of the French family, one of the 14 tribes of Galway.
F436 Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation, Vol. 2, E-K. Surname French. List of over 170 sources available at the National Library in Dublin, 5 pgs.
BF660 Acheson and Robert ffrench. 272 pages with photos. Order through Nick Giglio, 5569 N. County Rd. 29, Loveland, CO 80537. Book is out of print.
N112 French, Nicholas, 1604 - 1678, bishop of Ferns, born in 1604 in Wexford; French, Peter, d. 1693, missionary, native of Galway.
Folders NEED TO EDIT FROM HERE
E002. London
1. Boyd’s Marriage Indexes. Sir Percival Boyd took on a very extensive project, which he did not get completed before he died. Therefore, some of the Counties were not done, al all, Kent being one of these. However, he worked on, at the same time, a 2nd series, which he compiled, of all counties combined. This, too, was of selective counties, but not all. For those counties which he did do, they were arranged in segments, such as: 1538-1600, 1601-1625, 1625-1650, etc. The complete index went to 1837. This folder contains the French marriages from these 3 segments. Boyd never did Kent.
2. Parish records of Pountney Parish, St. Lawrence, London. No French or Symmes marriages from 1538-1635. Letter from Delpha Triptow in Salt Lake City, 13 Mar 1992.
3. Marriages and Baptisms in St. Clement, London, 1539-1640 researched by Delpha Triptow, researcher in Salt Lake City, 2 Oct 1991. (no meaningful connections)
4. Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2P 2EJ. No parish called Fenchurch, but there is a Fenchurch St. with six parishes. No emigration records from the 17th century. Earliest surviving register of shipping is Lloyd’s Register 1764. All immigration records are in the U.S.
5. London Parishes. Map of Fenchurch.
6. England Origins of New England Families, William French, Chart #E186, who d. 1621 in London. From English Origins of New England Families, 1984.
E003 - Various Counties
1. Boyd’s Marriage Index, 1600-1625.
2. Canterbury Marriage Licenses, SLC 942.23 V25C, 1568-1676.
3. Genealogical Gleanings in England, pages referring to Godfrey only. (no meaningful connections)
4. Notes from Visitation of the County of Gloucester, 1623.
5. Frenches from Coddenham, Great Finborough, and Edwardstone, England.
6. Wills: John French of Stradishall, 18 Jan 1630; Jane French of Terling, 20 Apr 1582; Richard French of Terling, 7 Sep 1569, near Felsted, Essex; John French of Bumpstead-at-the-Tower or Steeple Bumpstead, 15 Sep 1589 and children Thomas, John, Henry, Elizabeth, Priscilla, and Margaret; Edmond French of Kelsale (Chart #11); Alan French of Barking, 8 Jan 1568; Edward French of Great Burstead, 2 Oct 1563, mentions wife Ellen and William Peryman; Thomas French of Clare, May 1633. Contributed by John Threlfall, May 1990.
7. Misc. letters from John Threlfall.
8. Dictionary of National Biography Vol VII, edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee, 1908. Biographies of George Russell French, 1803-1881 born in London. Gilbert James French, 1804-1866, born in Edinburgh. M.D. John French 1616-1657 born in Broughton, Oxfordshir., Nicholas French, 1604-1678 Bishop of Ferms, born in Wexford, Ireland. Peter French, d. 1693, of Galway, Ireland. William French 1786-1849 of Cambridge.
E004 - Essex County Record Office
Research done by Janet Smith, Essex County Council, Essex Record Office, P.O. Box 11, County Hall, Chelmsford, CM1 lLX. Research requests in front of folder.
1. Halstead Baptisms, 1564-1616, 1617-1650, 1650-69, 1686-1700.
2. Halstead Marriages, 1564-1650, 1653-58, 1662-1688, 1695-1700.
3. Halstead Burials, 1564-1607, 1608-1639, 1639-1650, 1653-73.
4. Gosfield Baptisms, 1636-1650, 1650-1700. FFA Chart #E186.
5. Gosfield Marriages, 1573-1649.
6. Gosfield Burials, 1636-1648.
7. Sible Hedingham Baptisms, 1601-1635, 1560-1600.
8. Sible Hedingham Marriages, 1599-1635.
9. Sible Hedingham Burials, 1560-1635. No time to research.
10. Farnham Baptisms, 1559-1600 (none).
11. Manuden records not checked.
12. Frating records not checked.
13. Boyd’s Marriage Index of Essex, 1560-1650.
14. Great Maplestead parish registers do not survive before 1651, baptism and marriage registers begun in 1697, and burials in 1678.
15. Earl’s Colne baptisms, 1628-1635. No French.
16. Translation of Christopher French’s will, 1617, Haltead, Essex.
17. Map of Essex, 1777.
18. Calendar of the Commissary Court of London, which covered probates from Essex and Herts. 1431-1660. Villages: Aleswyk, Bunsted at Towers (Steeple Bumpstead), Burneham, Arkesden, Felsted, Reddeswell, Baddow Parva, Revenhall, Peldone, East Tilburnie, Hedningham Sible, Birdbrooke, Hackleigh, Much Birche, East Haningfield.
19. Holman’s Halstead, telling about Thomas French of Stansted Hall in Halstead.
20. Stanstead Hall, Halstead deeds, other documents, index of wills.
21. Great Coggeshall baptisms, 1600-1634 - no French vital records, says John Threlfall. Perhaps Richard lived there, but was not born there.
22. Farnham, baptism, burial, and marriage records, 1559-1600
23. Bures St. Mary, Suffolk. 1604-1611 gap in register, after that French family does not appear. No French burials in Bures St. Mary to 1604.
OTHER RECORDS I HAVE, listed in Vol II, #3.
Calendar of Documents:
William French, b. 1596, Halstead, Q/SR 136/19 (have).
Agnes French of Halstead, T/A 44/362.
Alice French, 1624 of Halstead, D/DQ S 56/5
Francis French, 1635, Tjack appl p. ix
Thos. French of Halstead, 1593-1595, Q/SR 126/59 131/2-5
Thomas French of Stansted Hall, 1620, T/A 44/243
William French, Q/SR 199/127, 1612, weaver, French to keep peace. Born 1587 or earlier.
William French, Q/SR 218/45, 1617, weaver, French to answer.
William French, Q/SR 220/65, 1618, weaver, French to answer to misdemeanors.
Thomas French, Q/SR 131/4, 1595, arbitrators from Halstead
William French, 1627, townsmen meeting in Braintree, Finchingfield
Frating, Essex, 1621, Thomas buried.
PARISH RECORDS TO CHECK, baptisms 1600-1635:
First date is deposited original registers. Do other parish registers exist, but are just not deposited at the record offices and the Vicar has them? I know there are other vital records earlier than those listed. Research ones with asterisk (*). Do double asterisks first. Start with baptisms and if there are many, then do marriages and burials. I’m mainly looking for names such as William, Richard, Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary, John, Susan, Margaret, Francis, Robert, and Edward.
Birdbrook, Essex, 1633. Would like records from here very much, but they’re too late.
Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, 1676. John’s will 1589, children Thomas, John, Henry, Elizabeth, Priscilla, Margaret.
Stebbing, Essex, 1712
Finchingfield, Essex, 1617
**Felsted, Essex, 1558-1635
**Brentwood, Essex, 1695-1630
*Stisted, Essex, 1538-1635
Sible Hedingham Burials 1560-1635. I have all other records.
Reveshall or Rivenhall,, Essex, 1634
Colne Engraine, Essex, 1629
Bocking, Essex, 1558
Terling, none, will of Richard 1569, Jane 1582
*Ridgewell, Essex, 1562-1635
*Great Parndon, near London, 1547-1635
Great Burstead, 1653, Edward’s will 1563 mentions wife Ellen
*Stradishall, Suffolk, 1548-1635, will of John 1630
**Fyfield, Essex, 1538-1635
Peldon, Essex, 1725
**Wickhambrook, Suffolk, 1559-1600
*Toppesfield, Essex, 1559-1635
Belchamp Oton, Essex, 1578
Foxearth, Essex, 1551
Wormingford, Essex, 1559
Fordham, Essex, 1563
**West Wrating, Cambridge, 1579-1635
**Saffron Walden, Essex, 1558-1635
*Little Bardfield, Essex, 1538-1635
Great Bardfield, Essex, 1662
Chipping Ongar, Essex, 1559
*Manuden, Essex, 1562-1600
Wethersfield, Essex, 1647-1600
Albury - no
*Frating, Essex, 1560-1600
East Hanningfield - no
East Tilbury, 1626
Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk, 1538, Baptisms from 1590 - no French.
Edwardstone, Suffolk, 1645.
Boxford, Suffolk, 1557
Thaxted, Essex, 1538
Arkesden, Essex, 1690
Great Maplestead, no records survive before 1651
E005 - Hertfordshire County Record Office
1. Bishops Stortford is in Hertfordshire: County Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. Bishops Stortford once was in the same diocese as parts of Essex. The Essex Record Office has some wills and other Archdeaconry records which sometimes include Bishops Stortford.
E006 - Loker-Riddlesdale
1. Proof that Elizabeth French did not marry Henry Loker of Bures St. Mary, Essex, England. Article by Douglas Richardson published in the NEHGR, Vol. 43, Oct 1989.
2. Research by John Threlfall of 5518 Barton Rd., Madison, Wisconsin 53711. Jasper Riddlesdale of Boxford, Henry Riddlesdale of Bosford, John Riddlesdale of Boxford, Edward Riddlesdale of Assington.
E007 - Contacts in England
List of addresses in front of folder.
Mr. Collin James French and Mrs. Janet Rosemary (Neville) French, 11 Sunningdale, Hythe, Southhampton, England SO4 5BD (1984 address).
Margaret Baker, researcher, 4 Pennyfields, Brentwood, Essex CM14 5JP. Researcher recommended by Delpha.
E008 - Immigration or Ship Records
1. The Compendium of American Genealogy. Lists Edward, John, Thomas, and William.
2. English Origins of New England Families. Genealogical Research in England. Shows proof that William of Halstead is not the one who immigrated to MA.
3. Passengers to America, edited by Michael Tepper, a consolidation of ship passenger lists from NEHGR, copied from the Guildford CT Free Library, printed by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1977.
4. Judeth French immigrated 20 Mar 1636 from Weymouth, England. John French immigrated 20 Feb 1636 from Washford, Ireland, seaman, age 26, to St. Christophers.
5. Joseph of Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, b. 3 Dec 1821, immigrated in May 1851 to NY, then Milwaukee, WI.
6. Other early emigrants: Mary French, m. William Baker before 1655, resided in Concord, MA. Judith French, b. 1615, left Weymouth, England in 1635, servant of Joseph Hull of Somerset, a minister.
E009 - First Settlers
1. Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of the New England.
2. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.
3. Strength out of Weakness, or a Glorious Manifestation of the further Progress of the Gospel among the Indians, in part written by William French, Chart #2.
4. Individual Entries from Salt Lake City. Very poor information.
E010 – IGI (International Genealogical Index)
1. Stafford County, as of 1988.
2. Gloucester County, as of 1988.
3. Warwick County, as of 1988.
4. Shrop County, as of 1988.
5. Worcester County, as of 1988.
E011 - Worcester County Record Office
1. Pershore wills and administrations.
2. The Publications of the Harleian Society, the Visitation of Worcestershire, 1634. Pershore Frenches
E012 - Symmes and Godfrey Surname & Kent Research
1. Elizabeth Symmes chart, includes her sister Sara.
2. Kent Record Office. Most likely, Elizabeth Symmes was not from Sandwich, Kent. There are several large Symmes families there with several Elizabeths, but none of them is even close to the correct age, etc.
3. David Wright, researcher, 71, Island Wall, Whitstable, Kent.
4. Duncan Harrington, researcher, Ashton Lodge, Church Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, Kent CT18 8JA.
5. Sally Fincher, researcher, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Cathedral, City and Diocesan Record Office, The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3EH. She gave me the best research. Basically, Elizabeth Symmes who m. William French, is not from Sandwich, Kent.
6. Research by John Threlfall of 5518 Barton Rd., Madison, Wisconsin 53711.
E013 - Dr. Frederick G. Emmison Research
1. Essex Wills, indexed.
E014 - Dorset and Somerset Counties
1. Dorset shipwrecks
2. Letter from Brenda Stacey, Estate Cottage, Misterton, Somerset TA18 8LU, 1990.
3. Probable ancestry of Stephen French, Chart #7, by Roland.
4. IGI for Somerset Co., 1988.
E015 - Suffolk County Research
1. Research by Nilda Evans, Suffolk Record Office in Bury St. Edmunds, Raingate St., Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1RX, England. Boxford, Wickhambrook, Assington, Cavendish, Bures St. Mary, Higham. Also Twinstead in Essex.
2. Will of Robert Derebaugh, 1611, Agnes Derebaugh m. Thomas French, however, not Chart #1. Vesey of Hintlesham, at the Ipswich Record Office.
3. Research by John Threlfall of 5518 Barton Rd., Madison, Wisconsin 53711. Thomas French of Assington and his parents Jacob and Susan (Warren) French. No French records in Bures Saint Mary pior to their marriage in 1578. Details Thomas’ emigration. Details their land in Ipswich, MA. Their children ref: Ancestry of Peter Parker, by Linzee. Letter about how to go about research in England, telling of gravestones, which records to search, which ones are at SLC.
4. Thorpe Morieux, Edward French, Chart #1. From Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, MA by Hoyt, and NEHGR on Edward French by Caleb Jay French, 1926.
5. Suffolk County Record Office in England. Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1600-1635, surnames French and Riddlesdale.
6. Suffolk County Record Office in Bury St. Edmunds. Marriage records mostly from Kelsale, Chart #11. History of Assington. Folder on French in the library.
E016 - Probates of French
1. Thomas French of Arkesden, 1551. Gives to poor of Arkesden, Mallenden, Ffarnham, Aldeburye. Had land called Shepecoote in Arkesden. Chart #EB.
2. Thomas Frenche of Wethersfield, 1599. Gave to poor of Halstead, West Wrattinge, Snettisham, Muche Bardfeild, Little Bardfeild, Wetherfeilde, Arkesden. Chart #EB.
3. Thomas Burrough from Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England, m2. Bridget Higham who m2. Thomas French on 2 Dec 1597. Chart #E (not filed yet)
4. Thomas French Sr. of Halstead, 28 Oct 1613, m. Anne.
5. William French, d. 13 May 1621, buried in the former courtyard of the parish of St. Dunstan-In-The-West, London, England.
6. William French of Billerica, MA, written 5 Jun 1679. (not filed yet)
Other Wills that I do not have:
Elizabeth Frenche, 1555, Arkesden, 69 BR 1 (have)
John French, 1635, Felsted, 225MW4
Thomas French, Wethersfield, 6 MW 2, 1629
Thomas Frenche, Bunsted at the Tower, 1545
Alexander Frenche, Burneham, 1546
Ales French, Felsted, 1554
John Frenche, Reddenswell, 1576
Thomas French, Baddew, 1589
John French, Revenhall, 1595 (have)
William French, Peldone, 1607
William Frenche, Felsted, 1587
James Frenche, East Tilburie, 1616
Robert French, Hedingham Sible, 1619
Robert Frenche, Aleswyk, 1532
Thomas French, Baddew Parva, 1589
Katherin Frenche, Redeswell or Redgewell, 1609
Richard French, Birdbrooke, 1623 (born 1535)
Isaac French, Hackleigh, 1629
Sarah French, Hackleigh, 1630
Joanna French, East Tilburie, 1636
John French, Much Birche, 1640
John French, East Haningfield, 1649
E017 - Delpha Triptow Research, Delpha Triptow, researcher, 2985 South 20th East, Salt Lake City, UT 84109. 801-484-3261. Numerous letters.
E018 - The Frenchline, Vol II, No. 3.
French homesteads in Ireland and England
The Manor of Pitley, Thomas French
Edward French, Chart #4
William French, d. 1621 in London and his will
English origins of New England French families
Stanstead Hall, Halstead, England
Notes from the Essex Record Office, Chelmsford, England
Church photos in London and Assington
Notes from the Suffolk Record Office, Bury St. Edmunds
The complete peerage of the name French
French formerly of Knoddishall, England
Frenches of Felsted, England
Frenchpark, Roscommon, Ireland
Monivea Castle of Robert French, Galway, Ireland
French of Cloonyquin and Cuskinny, Ireland
Other Irish French records
Historic Irish Mansions, Galway, Ireland (7 pages)
Thomas French of Nether Heyford, England
Notes from the Belfast Records Office, Northern Ireland
Notes from the National Library, Dublin, Ireland
Houses and history of Ireland and the French family
Songs of Percy French, Frenchpark, Ireland
The Irish and Anglo-Irish landed gentry
Large Envelopes, mostly with brochures and maps
E019 Wexford, Ireland – in Eagle’s Next Room
E020 Galway, Ireland, empty
E021 Roscommon, Ireland, small envelope with photos in Eagle’s Next Room
P001 - England General
Postcards: Wethersfield, Felsted (3), Braintree (4), Bocking, Great Bardfield, Earls Colne, all ink drawings of Essex.
Color Postcards: Conwy near Anglesea, Braintree (2),
Photos: Finchingfield, Great Bardfield,
Constable Country: Flatford, Dedham, Kersey, Lavenham.
Bishop’s Stortford Street Plan.
County Road Map: Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Cambridgeshire.
County Road Map: Lancashire and the Isle of Man.
P002 - Friends of Historic Essex
P003 - London
Street Maps of various sections.
Architectural Panorame of London, Regent Street to Westminster Abbey.
Quick Guide to London
Postcard of St. Dunstans-In-The-West.
P004 - Scotland
University of Edinburgh, Pollock Halls of Residence for booking reservations.
Clan map, city plan, list of activities.
P005 – Ireland. Letters from Peg Moyles, gate guard at Monivea Castle, Galway (French castle), Map of Ireland East, South Wexford, Irish Maps of yesteryear, a Genealogical and Historial Map of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Historical Map of Ireland showing clans, Roscommon, Street Map of Galway, Galway Bay
P006 - Philadelphia Frenches. Newspaper article of the Old Philadelphia Families, by Frank Willing Leach, written in 1913. 13 pages. Sell for $4.00 which is 30 cents/page. P007 - Arkesden, England. Also, Postcard of St. Mary the Virgin Church, Arkesden, Arkesden bookmarks, village postcards, a short guide to the parish of Arkesden, Clavering - Langley and Arkesden parish news. Chart #186.
P008 - Nether Heyford, England. Postcards: the Green, St. Peter & Paul Church, Manor Walk, the school, Church St., Heyford Lodge, Church Lane, Village Hall, Chart #20. Also, Brochures: Heyford manor hotel, S.S. Petter and Paul Church brochure, map of countryside walks through Nether Heyford, Chart #20.
P009 - Sudbury, Suffolk. Tourist brochures.
P010 - Essex County. Notes about the Elizabethan Essex Wills, 1558-1603; Essex Genealogical Indexes; Society of Genealogists, Genealogical Searches in the Essex Record Office, tourist brochures, Friends of Historic Essex, Essex Homes, the Storehouse of Essex History, Maps of Chelmsford and the entire county, brochure about “Records of an English Village, Earls Colne 1400-1750”, hotel information, Over 100 places to visit.
P011 - Suffolk County. Postcards of Hadleigh, detailed map of Eye (Stowmarket), Chart #1.
P012 - Dorset County. Drawing of city boundaries, Charts #5 and #11.
P013 - Bradford Abbas, Dorset County. Brochure of the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, address of Dorset County Record Office and map, Eric Garrett, historian of Bradford Abbas, 30 South View, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, Dorset, phone: 74414, postcard of St. Mary the Virgin, Chart #11.
P014 - Yeovil and South Perrott, Dorset County. Postcards of St. John’s Church, large b/w drawing of the church, St. Mary’s Church in South Perrott, Dorset, Chart #11.
P015 - Somerset County. Maps, churches in south Somerset, map of Taunton, about the Somerset Record Office, Chart #11.
P016 - Devon County. Devon Record Office brochure and map.
P017 - Thorpe Morieux, Essex. Names connected with St. Mary’s Church (early): Gosnold, Thomas, Revell, Fiske, Harrison, Warner. Church information, Chart #4.
P018 - Groton and Edwardstone, Suffolk. Church photo in Groton, Suffolk, where John Wintrop was born in 1588. A short illustrated guide to Groton, church information in Edwardstone, brochure on the Winthrop Family of Groton, 1544-1630.
P019 - Saxmundham, Suffolk. Footpath of Knodishall and Kelsale, Chart #11. St. Mary’s Friston Church in Knodishall, St. John the Baptish Church in Saxmundham, postcards of Saxmundham, map of Saxmundham, map of Lowestoft,
P020 - Bures St. Mary, Suffolk. The Church of St. Mary the Virgin brochure, Chart #1.
P021 - Assington, Suffolk. Postcards of St. Edmund King and Martyr Church, brochure on Assington Hall Farm Trail, printed church rubbings, large b/w drawing of church, Chart #1.
P022 - Boxford, Suffolk. Stationary of city streets (box), brochure from St. Mary’s Church in Boxford, postcards of the town and church.
P023 - Billericay, Essex. City street plan, small newspaper, many postcards of the streets and church, stationary of the streets.
F024 - Coggeshall, Essex. Stationary of city streets, brochure of city walks, official town guide, Chart #6.
F025 - Halstead, Essex. Halstead town guide, Halstead town story, ancient churches in the Braintree District: Little Maplestead, Pebmarsh, Great Maplestead; various postcards, brochure on St. Andrew parish, Street Map, Chart #2
P026 - Braintree, Thaxted, Great Bradfield, Essex. Leisure map, map of Thaxted, map of Great Bardfield.
F027 - Felsted, Essex. Church of the Holy Cross brochure, town guide.
F028 - Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. A historic walk guide, maps.
Large Portfolios, mostly with wills, drawings, and maps
Mid-Size brown portfolio
Copy of the original handwritten entry of the ship “Defence”, 1635. William French, Chart #2. From the public record office in London.
Copy of the original handwritten entry of immigration, Judith French, 1635. from Weymouth, Dorset County, England, aged 20.
Large new black portfolio
Map of London showing parish boundaries prior to the Union of Parishes Act, 1907
Map of Assington, 1817. Land allotted to William Aston, Trinity College, H.T.B. Collier, Edward Chinery, John Cook, Peter Devall, Thomas Dyer, John Godfrey, John Gurdon (about 75%), John Hallward, John Partridge, Henry Parson, William Rowley, Isaac Strutt. Note that there was a noteworthy family by the name of Godfrey. Could this family have been connected to Elizabeth Godfrey Symmes of Chart #2?
Map of Halstead, 1777. Area map shows Coggeshall, Stisted, Earles Colne, Braintree, Gosfield, Weathersfield
Large old black portfolio
The Hundred of Hinkford, Essex County, England, History and Antiquities of the County of Essex, by Philip Morant. Describes towns of Halsted, Pebmarsh, Alphamston, Lammarsh, Twinsted, Heny, Middleton, Wickham St. Pauls, Great Maplested, Little Maplested, Sibill Hedingham, Castle Hedingham, Great Yeldham, Little Yeldham, Gestingthorp, Bulmer, Ballington, Brundon, Borley, Liston, Pentlow, Foxearth, Belchamp St. Paul, Belchamp Walter, Belchamp Oton, Tilbury, Ovington, Ashen, Ridgwell, Birdbrooke, Sturmere, Steeple Bumpsted, Stambourn, Toppesfield, Finchingfield, Wethersfield, Shalford, Gosfield, Bocking, Stisted, Braintree, Raine, Panfield, Saling, Stebbing, Felsted. Describes Stanstead Hall south of Halstead, owned by John Olmstead, his daughter was heir, Agnes Olmstead, who married Thomas French.
Map of Essex by John Norden, 1594
Map of Essex by Joannes Blaeu, 1645
Map of Essex by John Ogilby and William Morgan, 1678.
Photographs of the barn at Stanstead Hall and the main building
Old drawings of Halstead
County of Suffolk with all its divisional territories.
Burrough of Wickhambrook family tree chart of the family Burrough, 1560. Bridget Heigham m1. Thomas Burrough of Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, m2. Thomas French of Wethersfield, County Essex.
Parish Registers of Wickhambrook, 1565-1636.
Will of Thomas Cooke, 1621, mentions Thomas French of Stanstead Hall.
Will of John Snelling of Boxford, 1617, mentions Robert French
Frenches in England from the Ipswich Record Office. Frenches: Anthony, Arthur, Clement, Edmund, Edward, George, Gregory, Henry, Jeremiah, John, Peter, Richard, Robert, Roger, Samuel, Thomas, William.
Will of Robert Derebaugh, 1611, mentions Thomas and Agnes French
Map of Somerset, 1610.
Copy of original will of William French, St. Dunstans-In-The-West, London, England, May 1621.
Copy of unknown original will sent to Delpha in June 1994.
Original Source Guide Library
F015 - IGI, Dorset County, England, 1984, 3 pages, John French (Chart #5), Richard French (Chart #6), and Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11).
F016 – (IGI) International Genealogical Index, Essex County, England, 1984, 24 pages, William French, Chart #2, John French Chart #3. One copy to Jim C. French, Sep 23, 2019.
F004 - IGI, Ken County, England, 1984, 20 pages
F002 - IGI, Northampton County, England, 1984, 3 pages, Thomas French (Chart #20)
F110 - Suffolk, England, 1984, Thomas French (Chart #1), Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11)
F022 - Sussex County, England, 25 pages
F105 Miscellaneous Wills from England, Ireland, and Scotland
F001 - Wills of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, William French (Chart #2), Thomas French, No. 123, 1614, pgs 7 & 8, film 092056, 28 Oct 1613, p. 66 in The Frenchline.
F051 Will of Mary French of Bury St. Edmunds, England, Spinster, dated 6 Dec 1682, mentions her father ffrancis ffrench and mother Mary ffrench. Also mentions Thomas Smith, Margaret Willing, and her brother, Thomas ffrench, probate 26 Feb 1682.
F054 Will of John Frenche, Revenhall, 16 Jan 1595, found at Somerset House in London
L409 - Miscellaneous British and Irish Record, long file
F072 - Frenches of France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Notes on the Frenches in connection with France, England, Ireland, Scotland, and the U.S. compiled by A.D. Weld French, Boston, 1885, 13 pages, contributed by William M. French.
F310 - Armorial to an Emblazoned Manuscript, Index Armorial to an Emblazoned Manuscript of the Surname of French, Franc, Francois, Frene, and others, both British and Foreign, by Aaron Davis Weld French, Boston, 1892. Complete book, 115 pages.
F028 - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by Vicary Gibbs and H.A. Doubleday, the St. Catherine Press, London, 1926, SLC 942 D22cok, 4 pages. The Frenches of Castle French in Ireland.
F030 - Walford’s County Families of the United Kingdom or the Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland containing the descent, birth, marriage, education, and appointments of each person, his heir apparent or presumptive. Record of the offices which he has hitherto held, together with his residence. London, Chatto & Windus, 1899, SLC 942 D22wac. 4 pages.
F032 - General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland by John Burke, London, 1842, SCL 942 D24b. Describes 17 coat of arms for surname French.
L037 - Genealogical Research in England and Wales, Vol. 3, Old English Handwriting, Latin, Research Standards and Procedures, by David E. Gardner and Frank Smith, SLC 929.1 G172g, 39 pages.
L037 - History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland by Bernard Burke, Vol. I, London, 1875, SCL 942 D2buf.
L053 - Post Office Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire, and Middlesex by E.R. Kelly, London, 1874, SLC 942 E4ke, 5 pgs.
F133 - Telephone Directories, England, Ireland.
L439 - Scotland, description of “mac” and Mc” in surnames.
F584 - Scotland. Records from the Ewart Library, Dumfries, Contributed by Velma Rust.
L003 - Handwritten list of Deaths in England, 1620-1630. Lists Thomas French, gentleman, 27 Feb 1621.
L023 - Kings of England since the entry of the Normans, 1066, 2 pages, the time when the first French entered England.
F031 - Topographical Dictory of England. Comprising counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, chapelries, and townships and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, by Sameul Lewis, London, S. Lewis and Co., 1831, SLC 942 E3L. Included are towns of Halstead, Higham, Farnham, Assington, Wethersfield, Arkesden, 9 pages. Thomas French (Chart #1), and William French (Chart #2).
F034 - List of French Marriages in England, 1626-1647, 1601-1625, 1602-1628, 3 pages
F026 - Genealogical Gleanings in England, Abstracts of wills relating to early American families, genealogical notes and pedigrees from the wills and from other records, by Henry F. Waters, A.M., 1969, SLC 942 D2wh Vol I & II, 18 pages on the French family. Surnames: Benskin, Whitacre, Walker, Chauncey, Rogers, Candler, Ray, Ward, Quincey, Palmer, Hollister, Mew, Webb, Plummer, Ambrose, Aspinwall, Lewes, Chapman, Pye, Seward, Cay, Yorke, Lighte, Spencer, Washington, Ham, Cooke, Thatcher, Hewett, Bumpstead, Breedon, Gurdon, Parker, Taylor, Cole, Edward French (Chart #4).
F062 - Marriages from Boyd’s Grooms, 1538-1600. Marriage of Agnes Holmstead and Thomas French in Farnham, 1587, only.
F099 - Burials and Baptisms of England, Handwritten, 17th century.
F128 - England Church Information
F129 - England Store Information
L061 - St. Dunstans-In-The-West, London, England. Photos of burial site of William French, 1621.
L433 - Nether Heyford, Northhamptonshire, England. Thomas French (Chart #20), Photos of the town, description of S.S. Peter and Paul Parish Church
F519 - Isle of Wight. Louis Daniel French, b. 1854. Also Portsmouth, St. Thomas. Contributed by Louis Lehmann.
F524 - Early British Records and Coat of Arms Descriptions. Whitney, Oxfordshire, England. Family immigrated to Blackstone, MA; Woonsocket, RI. Contributed by Mildred Crandall Falvey.
F097 - Essex Towns, 1540-1640 by N. Rowley, B.A., 1970. Including “Governing Essex Towns”, and a map indicating Essex markets as of 1575.
F063 - History of Essex, England. Comprising a narrative of public and political events in the county, from the earliest ages to the present time (1861), by D. W. Coller, Chelmsford, England, 1861, SLC 942.67 H2c. Page on Stanstead Hall in Halstead. Essex map.
F069 - Durrant’s Handbook for Essex, England. The principal buildings, places, and objects of interest in eac hparish in the county, by Miller Christy, Chelmsford, England, 1887, SLC 942.67 E6c. Lists Wethersfield, Halstead, Great Bardfield, Arkesden. Includes map.
L302 - Holman’s Halstead. Historical notes arrange by William Holman, Paster of the Church of Protestant Dissenters in Halstead, Essex, 1700-1730 A.D., prepared for the press by T. G. Gibbons, M.A., sometime Vicar of Halstead, Second Edition. Published by W. H. Root, “Gazette” Office, Halstead, Essex, 1909, SLC 942.67/H1, pages 30-31.
L438 - Halstead, Essex, England. Postcards, description of St. Andrews Church, town description, Stanstead Hall.
L442 - Farnham, Essex, England. Farnham Monthly News
L443 or E001 - Arkesden, Essex, England. A Short Guide to the Parish of Arkesden, Essex, by J. B. Barnes. William French (Chart #2).
L446 - Manor of Pitley. Detailed information on the manor, maps, photos, floor plan. William French (Chart #2). The Manor of Pitley is in Great Bardfield, Essex Co., England.
F507 - Calendar of The Commissary Court of London (Essex & Herts), 1431 to 1600. List of wills of 20 Frenches from Essex and Herts.
F582 - Whaddon Parish Register. Stephone French and his father William and grandfather James. County of Bucks, 18th century. Contributed by Lillian French.
L018 - P R Transcripts, Parish Assington, Suffolk County Record Office, England. 1598-1823 (birth, marriage, death records). 24 pages, SLC film 22520. Several listings from Thomas French (Chart #1).
L024 - Christenings in Assington Parish, Suffolk, England, 1598-1683. Page 26 only, dealing with Thomas and Susan French (Chart #1).
F056 - Entries from the Ipswich Free Library in England. Riddlesdale family and Thomas French (Chart #1).
F058 - Register Book of Assington, Suffolk, 1598-1683. Handwritten account of French births, marriages, and deaths in the 17th century, including Thomas French (Chart #1).
F098 - Suffolk Churches and their Treasurers by H. Monro Caulley. The Boydell Press, SLC 942.54 K2c, 1982. Describes the church in Assington, Suffolk, England.
L444 - Assington, Suffolk England. Thomas French (Chart #1). St. Edmund King and Martyr Church. Assington News. Pamphlet on a short history of the village of Assington from 1066 with extracts from various documents and records, compiled by D. E. Smith of Assington. Map of the Parish of Assington.
F506 - Lowestoft, St. Margaret’s Parish Church. Contributed by Eleanor Homewood. Also photos and postcards of Saxmundham, Lowestoft, Kelsale, and Knodishall.
F521 - Bures St. Mary, Suffolk County, England. Elizabeth French m. Henry Loker ca. 1600. Contributed by Marilyn Getty, Jerome D. Bosley, Joan Kidwiler, and Elizabeth A. Fleming. Family immigrated to Sudbury, MA. Recent research indicates that Elizabeth’s surname was not French.
Books
BF682 - County Records of the surnames of Francus, Franceis, French, in England, 1100-1350 by A.D. Weld French, Boston, 1896. Areas in England include Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leichestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somersetshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmoreland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire. 594 pages.
BE752 - London, Beautiful Cities Series by David Gibbon, 1985.
BE753 - England, Beautiful Countries Series by Lee Thomas, 1985
BE751 - England, the Beautiful Land by Edmund Swinglehurst, Crescent Books, New York, 1984.
BE757 - Grandpa’s Essex. As seen by Victorian photographer Francis Frith, compiled by Philip Gifford and Jane Dansie, 1981. Shows photographs of Wethersfield, 1903.
BE759 - Discover Halstead. Three walks in the town, by Percy A.L. Bamberger, Halstead, Essex, England.
BE760 - A History of Public Transport in Halstead by Eric Axten, with maps
BE764 - A History of Essex by A. C. Edwards, 1985. Several good maps.
BE767 - Chelmsford through the Ages by Gilbert Torry, 1977.
BE768 - Great Bardfield and its Church, Bardfield, Essex, England
BE769 - Ipswich Through the Ages by Lillian J. Redstone, 1969
BE770 - Stay Awhile in Suffolk. A Guide to the County, 1986
BE750 - The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers. Edited by Cecil Humphery-Smith, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD 1984. Contains a genealogical map of the pre-1832 parishes and a topographical map of English and Welsh counties.
BE756 - The Hamlyn Road Atlas of Great Britain, 195 pages, 1984
L025 - General map of the county of Essex, England, 1768
L035 - Map of Suffolk and Essex, SLC 68141.
L070 - Map of England, contributed by the British Museum, Jul 1951, SLC 942.67 E7e.
BA507 - ABC Atlas of Essex, England, by Barnett. Street plans and sectional road maps, Halstead city map.
BA509 - 1985 Ordnance Survey Motoring Atlas of Great Britain, 3 miles = 1 inch
L321 Miscellaneous English, Irish, and Scottish maps.
Chapter 7. United States Records
Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
ALABAMA
F587 Service and family record of Benjamin French, Lauderdale Co., AL, m. Catharine Shoemaker. Locations: Elk River, Limestone Co.; Bastro, TX; Arkansas; Madison Co., AL; Arkansas. Surnames: Shoemaker, Delew, Hendricks, Robison, Patterson, Johnson. Contributed by B. W. Burrough.
CALIFORNIA
BC562 Exactly Opposite the Golden Gate, Essays on Berkeley's History, 1845- 1945, The Berkeley Historical Society, Berkeley, California, 1983.
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut probates available at the court houses in Connecticut. I’m not sure what I did with F273, but the only papers in that file are shown below. I have removed the file folder. The index shows which probate records are available, but apparently I did not copy them, I only copied the index itself. You may go to the courthouses and find these probate records. The second page was from a member, Carolyn Raz, sent via snail mail many years ago.
Aaron French of Coventry
Oliver French of Coventry
Gamaliel French of Newtown
Robert French of Newtown
Samuel French of Brookfield
Daniel French of Stratford
Ebenezer French of Stratford
Eleanor French of Fairfield
Jeriel French of Weston
John French of Stratford
Joseph French of Stratford
Sgt. Samuel French of Stratfield
Samuel French of Stratford
Seth French of Stratford
Stephen French of Stratford
Ebenezer French of Guilford
Ichabod French of Guilford
John French of Guilford
Philemon French of Guilford
Sarah French of Guilford
Thomas French of Killingworth
Adeline French of Derby
Adeline French of Oxford
Betty French of Derby
Charles French of Derby
Charles French of New Haven
Charles French of Bethany
Cook French of Bethany
David French of Woodbridge
David French of Bethany
David French of Oxford
Edmond French of New Haven
Francis French of Derby
Hannah French of Derby
Harriet French of Bethany
Israel French of Derby
Joseph French of Derby
Joseph French of Oxford
Lucy French of Derby
Luther French of Oxford
Martha French of Derby
Nathaniel French of Derby
Noah French of Derby
Samuel French of Derby
Wales French of Derby
Abel, Betsey, David, John, Louisa, Lucy, and Sarah French of Newtown
Abner French of Lisbon
Charity French of Franklin
Elizabeth French of Norwich
John French of Norwich
Jonathan French of Norwich
Joseph French of Lisbon
Phebe French of Lisbon
Samuel French of Norwich
Jehiel French of Huntington
Ezra French of Huntington
Gamaliel French of Stratford
John of French Huntington
John of French Stratford
Jonathan French of Huntington
Othniel French of Stratford
Phebe French of Stratford
Samuel French of Stratford
Eunice French of Watertown
Aaron French of Farmington
Ann French of Southbury
Benjamin French of Woodbury
Bennet, Elijah, Garry, William French of Southbury
Thomas French (Chart #1)
Francis French (Chart #8)
Thomas French (Chart #9)
Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11)
Apparently the above-described document has been removed from the file, and
probably entered into the chart to where it belongs. The only paper in this
file follows, sent by FFA member Carolyn Raz via snail mail years and years ago:
F534 Vital Statistics of Frenches in various parts of Connecticut. Also includes Mehoopany, PA. Meriden, CT; Pomfret, CT; Plainfield, CT; Windham Co., CT; Sterling, CT; Suffield Twp., Hartford Co., CT; Norwich, CT; Huntington, CT. Charts #3 and #53. Contributed by Tanny Gustafson.
F271 Information on the Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT and a list of researchers from the library, contributed by Margaret Fiske.
F215 Genealogical and Family History of the State of CT, by William Richard Cutter, 1911, p. 1060-1, 1343-4, 1388-9, Francis French (Chart #8) and John French (Chart #5). Also 1790 Census of CT and Early CT Marriages to 1800.
F216 DERBY. History of Derby, CT, 1642-1882, by Samuel Orcutt and Ambrose Beardsley, 1880, p. 720-3, Francis French (Chart #8).
F351 DERBY, 1650-1710 b,m (no d), Francis French (Chart #8).
F217 FAIRFIELD. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, CT, by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1932, Vol. 2, p. 347-350, Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11).
F218 GUILFORD. Families of Early Guilford, CT, by Alvan Talcott, 1984, p. 498 500, Thomas French (Chart #9). Santa Clara Co. Historical Library, CA, 929.3746 T14. Also, History of Guilford and Madison, CT, by Steiner, 1897, transcript, Thomas French (Chart #9).
F350 GUILFORD. b. m. d. vital records. Thomas French (Chart #9).
F554 HARTFORD. b. m. d. vital records. The First Settlers of Hartford, CT, Memorials of Elder John White, by Allyn S. Kellog, 1860, Chart #35. Lucy White m. Joseph French of Norwich, afterwards of Coventry, d. 11 Aug 1740, age 30. Elizabeth White m. Samuel French of Norwich on 4 Nov 1734. Also Chart #86.
F220 HARTFORD. First Settlers of Hartford, CT (Memorials of Elder John White), by Kellogg, 1860, p. 44, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F342 HARTFORD. Genealogical Columns of the Old Hartford Times, contributed by Beverly McGuire and Lee Patten.
F293 HARTLAND. A Genealogy of the French Family of Hartland, CT, by Rev. Hollis Myron French, 1927. John French, b. about 1600 in England, a brother of William French who settled in Cambridge, MA in 1635. John French (Chart #3). John (1), Joseph (2), Ebenezer (3), William (4), William (5), William (6). Also traces the move to Bath, Summit Co., Ohio; Galvia, Knox County, IL; Granger, Medina County, Ohio; Eskridge, Kansas; Detroit, Michigan; San Bernardino, CA. 14 pages. Contributed by Beverly McGuire from the Connecticut State Library in Hartford, 929.2 F886fh. Cannot locate file as of 23 Sep 2019.
F294 HARTFORD. Geer's Hartford City Directory, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1876, contributed by Beverly McGuire.
F292 KENT. b. m. d. vital records. contributed by Beverly McGuire.
MADISON (see Guilford).
F491 MILFORD. Families of Early Milford, by Susan Woodruff Abbott, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979. Francis French (Chart #8). Santa Clara County Library, CA, 929.2 A13.
F221 NEW HAVEN. Families of Ancient New Haven, CT, by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1923/1974, p. 624-6, Francis French (Chart #8). Lists Henry French, m. Mary Wooding. Contributed by Beverly McGuire, 1 pg.
F352 PLAINFIELD, b, m, d. vital records.
F222 SEYMOUR. Seymour, CT, Past & Present, by William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, 1902, p. 449-455, Francis French (Chart #8)and perhaps Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11), Mansfield, CT. William French (Chart #2). William (1), Francis (2), Francis (3), Israel (4), David (5), David (6). Glastonbury, CT; Bethany, CT; Milford, CT.
F353 STRATFORD. Birth, Marriage, and Death vital records. Francis French (Chart #8) and/or Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11). Also, History of Stratford, CT, by Samuel Orcutt, p. 1069-70, 1204-5, Francis French (Chart #8) and perhaps Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11).
F291 WETHERSFIELD. Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Wethersfield, by Stiles. Contributed by Beverly McGuire. Mary Willard, m. Henry French of Hartford, early 1800s.
ILLINOIS
F095 History of the Somonauk United Presbyterian Church near Sandwich, De Kalb County, Illinois, with ancestral lines of the early members, by Jennie M. Patten, Chicago, 1928. From the St. Paul Historical Library F549.568P2, contributed by Robert P. French. William French (Chart #2).
F567 DAR certificate, Oak Park, IL. Jonathan French; Albert C. French of Somonauk, IL; Renasselaer W. French of Worcester, NY; Rensselaer W. French of Cambridge, NY; John Blair French of Dunstable, NH. Contributed by Robert P. French. 4 pages. William French (Chart #2). This could be FFA Chart #6 – need to check.
F594 McLean County, IL. Addition for p. 7-2 after F095. History of McLean County, 1879. David H. French, b. Andover, Windsor Co., VT 2 Aug 1841. Removed to Saratoga Co., NY; Jefferson Co. WI; Solon, McHenry Co., IL. Surnames: Roach. Also, small paragraph on Adams Co., Augustus C. French.
F517 Waddams Grove, IL, b. m. d. vital records. Contributed by Gerald A. Scheiman.
INDIANA
F074 Historical Society, Ripley Co., Versailles, IN, Family Records, French, Item #6. SLC film 1460 147 123. Surnames Whalen, Lochridge, Know, Wohler, Becrast, Thiem. Contributed by Nina Yocum.
F057 1850 Census, Indiana, Switzerland Co., Posey Township, Noah French, b. 1781 in NJ.
IOWA
F581 Linn Co. Iowa History, 1887, 2 pages contributed by Monica French. Dr. W. H. French, formerly of Broome Co., NY. Surnames: Lamareaux, Cook. Locations: Binghamton, NY.
F552 Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa; Plainfield, Bremer Co., Iowa; Nashua. Graves Registration Project of W.P.A., contributed by Marguerite Schneider, 1 page. For FFA Chart #90, #77, #146, or #40.
KENTUCKY
F306 Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds, a complete index to all of the earliest land entries, military warrants, deeds and wills of the commonwealth of Kentucky by Willard Rouse Jillson, Sc.D., Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. pgs. 33, 101, 332, 414, 492 on the surname French. Santa Clara Library, Calif., 159621. (Feb 2019, cannot located or misfiled)
F307 Genealogies of Kentucky Families from the Filson Club History Quarterly, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1981. Large French family who were buried in the French graveyard, Montgomery County, KY, and in the Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, KY. James French (1), Keziah French who m. James Prewitt in 1802 (2). p. 208-211, 660-661. From Mara: I copied the pertinent information into FFA Chart #14 and threw this document away.
F114 Misc info of Frenches in Kentucky, contributed by Marjorie Mohr. Mercer Co census, 1830 (Henry, John, Ephraim French); Kentucky Vital Statistics for Mercer Co 1852-1859 (Charity, Eliza, Margaret, George, William French); Lincoln Co Marriages, wills of Mercer Co, Mercer Co. Deed Book, DAR Patriot Index, early marriage records of Mercer Co, Kentucky land grants 1782-1924. (Not in file and cannot locate).`
F511 Caldwell Co., KY. b. m. d. vital records. contributed by Patricia J. Ward, Maxine Clark, and Hazel J. Hayes. Most of this family moved to Christian Co., Lincoln Co., and Lawrence Co., Missouri.
F596 Pulaski Co., KY. Addition for p. 7-2, after F114 – not sure what F596 has to do with F114 – could it mean Chart #114? Compiled by Alma Owens Tibbals, 1952. Alonzo Currier French, b. 21 Jan 1847 in Canaan, NH. Son of Moses and Elizabeth Currier French. Surnames: Locke. p. 183-184.
F526 Warren Co., KY. Amos French, b. ca. 1781 and his family. Benjamin French, b. ca 1750 and his family. Contributed by Carolyn Deeg. I have removed the document from the FFA Library and not sure into which FFA chart I copied it.
F557 Gravestones from the Nield Family Graveyard, Quirks Run Road, Mercer/Boyle County Line, KY. Contributed by Marjorie Mohr. Added to FFA Chart #31 and discarded from the FFA Library.
MAINE
F319 State of Maine, Reference Guide and Maps to Towns and Counties, compiled by Roland Rhoades, 1986, 18 pages.
F345 Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War in Maine.
F289 Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, by George Thomas Little, Vol. 1, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1909, SLC äUS/CAN 974.1 D2l. Edward French (Chart #4), p. 201, 204-5. p. 2157-8, perhaps Thomas French (Chart #1), Andover, MA; Norway, ME.
F227 DEXTER. Old Dexter Families from the 6/29/1933 The Eastern Gazette, by Annie W. Murphy and Mary H. Hamilton, 3 pp., John French (Chart #5).
F228 FAYETTE. History of Fayette, ME, p. 108-9, Edward French (Chart #4).
F592 KINGFIELD, ME. Hew source for p. 4-3 after F359. Bible record of Amanda (Simmons) French, wife of Josiah French, m. 16 Mar 1837 in Kingfield, ME Surnames: Simmons, Collins, Lane, Kezar, Colburn, Cummings, Savage, Hutchins, LaBelle, Lovejoy, Butts, Carson, Cross, Gavit, contirbuted by H. Everett LaBelle. William French, (Chart # 2).
F229 NORWAY. History of Norway, ME, 1786-1922, by Charles F. Whitman, 1924, p.
412-5, perhaps Thomas French (Chart #1), Andover, MA.
F230 PORTER. History of Porter, ME, by William Teg, 1957, p. 20-1, 158-9, 254,
277-8, 281. Farmington, NH. William French, b. 1776. John French, b. 1775 (Chart #65). The French-Gilman Cemetery and the Riverside Cemetery, Kezar Falls. Jacob French came to Porterfield in 1802.
F083 PORTLAND. Mr. Goodhue Remembers Portland, Scenes from the Mid 19th Century, Portland, Maine, undated, by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and William David Barry. No French listed.
ROCKLAND (see Thomaston).
SOUTH THOMASTON (see Thomaston).
F231 STOCKTON SPRINGS. The Story of Stockton Springs, ME, by Alice V. Ellis, p. 17, 19, perhaps Stephen French (Chart #7), Zetham French. Contributed by Marguerite B. Schneider.
F232 THOMASTON. History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, by Cyrus Eaton, 1865, Vol. 2, p. 230-1, Andover, MA.
F233 TURNER. History of Turner, ME, From its Settlement to 1886, by Rev. W. R. French, 1786-1887, p. 52-3, John French (Chart #3). Biographical data on early citizens, marriages 1775-1800, and chapter devoted to families. 340 pages total, including index. The present town of Turner, ME was granted by MA as Sylvester-Canada in 1765.
F234 WARREN. Annals of Warren, ME, by Eaton, 1877, p. 542-3, Thomas French (Chart #1), perhaps Richard French (Chart #6) and Edward French (Chart #4). Lists William Wiggen French from Stratham, NH and Samuel French, b. 1777 in NH.
F235 WINTHROP. History of Winthrop, ME, p. 387-9, Edward French (Chart #4 )and William French (Chart #2).
F508 YORK BEACH. Photos, newspaper articles and data on the Union Bluff House, Moses French Proprietor, 1888. Contributed by Robert French Taylor and Jean Bennett. Hotel burnt down in March 1987.
F354 Maine, b. m. d. vital records. to 1892 on file at Maine State Archives, and published V.R.
F355 Augusta, ME m,d, (no b.) to 1892, published, Edward French (Chart #4).
F356 Belfast, ME b. m. d. vital records. to 1892, published, Edward French (Chart #4).
F361 Old Bristol and Nobleboro, ME b. m. d. vital records. to 1892.
F357 Chesterville, ME b. m. d. vital records. Edward French (Chart #4).
F358 Gardiner, ME b. m. d. vital records. to 1892, published, Edward French (Chart #4).
F360 West Gardiner, ME b. m. d. vital records. to 1892, published, Edward French (Chart #4).
F359 Hallowell, ME b. m. d. vital records. to 1892, published, Edward French (Chart #4).
BC571 Lincolnville, ME b. m. d. vital records. published 1985, 544 pages.
F588 Oxford Co, ME, m. 1831-1892. Lovell township. Contributed by John A. Robbins. Augustus N. French, M.D.
F586Somerset Co, ME, m. 1804-1891. Mercer township. Contributed by John A. Robbins. Daniel Ladd and Nabby French. William Cummings and Amelia S. French.
F510 Stockton Springs, ME, records from the Sandy Point Cemetery. Contributed by Marguerite Fiske. Also lists Zetham French of Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA and Prospect, Waldo Co., ME, where his entire family was born.
MASSACHUSETTS
F430 Dewey Collection, from Westfield, MA library, contributed by Winchell Carroll. French lineages from Westhampton, Southwick, Dunstable (MA); Windom (CT); William French (Chart #2).
F275 Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, pages 60-97. A supplement to Rev. War Pension Applications. Lists many Frenches.
F236 Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, by William Richard Cutter, 1910, p. 880, 1906-12, 2605-7, 2278-9. Thomas French (Chart #1)and John French (Chart #5). Contributed by Raymond R. French and Homer French.
F237 Genealogical and Family History of Boston and Eastern MA, by William Richard Cutter, 1908, p. 280-2, 1250-1, 1278-9, William French (Chart #2), Edward French (Chart #4) and John French (Chart #5).
F238 Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex Co., MA, by William Richard Cutter, 1908, p. 709-11, Richard French (Chart #6). Pages 848-50, William French (Chart #2). Pages. 1920-1, John French (Chart #5).
F239 Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester Co., MA, by Ellery Bicknell Crane, 1907, p. 216-8, William French (Chart #2).
F100 Handwritten records of Tewksbury, Dunstable, Billerica, etc., in Massachusetts of all accounts of inhabitants. Perhaps FFA Chart #3 for Tewksbury. Need to separate families, then send some to Jim C. French.
F138 French Genealogies from the New England Historical Genealogical Society, (NEHGS), Newbury St., Boston. Two pages that list 9 books on the surname French.
BC559 Massachusetts, A Pictorial History, by Walter M. Whitehill & Norman Kotker, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1976. 1620 to the present. Shows James French and Company book store, publishers and stationers, 1858.
BH564 Massachusetts Town and Counties - What Was What, Where and When, by Michael J. Denis, 1984, 46 pages.
BC557 Puritan Village, The Formation of a New England Town, by Sumner Chilton Power, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT, 1963. Mostly concentrates on Sudbury and Watertown, MA.
F435 Historic Homes and Places in MA. Watertown, Sudbury, Woburn, Billerica, Chelmsford, Dunstable, Stow, Newton.
AMESBURY (see Salisbury).
F220 AMHERST. Lost Amherst, compiled by The Amherst Historical Commission, Amherst, MA, 1980. Old photos of Amherst. No French mentioned.
F240 ATTLEBOROUGH. History of Attleborough, MA, by Daggett, p. 91.
F088 BERKLEY. French Family in Berkley, from Berkley Families, two bound volumes of manuscript material in the possession of the Old Colony Historical Society in Taunton, MA. Research done in 19th century by unknown genealogists. Lists by family groupings descendants of John French of Cambridge, FFA Chart #3, who lived in Berkley, MA. One listing, on legal-size paper, apparently the later of the two lists, duplicates most of the earlier one and adds new and updated information, carrying some families to the late 1800’s. Sources are not given except in very few instances, so information needs to be verified. This genealogy is especially useful because of the lack of published vital records for Berkley. This is pages 74-89 and 183-213 of Berkley Families. Contributed by Edith F. Hebb of Elmira, NY. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
BC555 BILLERICA. History of Billerica, 1653-1883, by Henry A. Hazen, A. Williams and Co., Boston, 1883, reprinted by Howard A. Doyle of Cambridge, MA, 1973, 800 pages. William French (Chart #2). Frenches mentioned are Frederick S., Abigail, Anna, Benjamin, Dorcas, Elizabeth, John, Joseph, Nathaniel, Nicholas, Olive, Sally, Timothy, Jacob, Jonathan, Ebenezer, Samuel, David, Joel, Jonas, Asa, Jesse, Peter, Isaac, Nathaniel, Reuben, Luther, Cyrus, Charles, Sullivan.
F499 BILLERICA. "Historical Memoir of Billerica, in Massachusetts,containing notices of the principal events in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of the town from its first settlement to 1816, by John Farmer, Amherst, NH, printed by R. Boylston, 1816. Contributed by Don Myers. William French (Chart #2). 36 pages. Surnames: Alden, Bacon, Baldwin, Blanchard, Bracket, Brooks, Browne, Butler, Carrier, Chamberlain, Champney, Corneal, Crosby, Danforth, Davis, Ditson, Dunkin, Durant, LDutton, Farley, Farmer, Farr, Fassett, Fitch, Foster, Frost, Gorton, Grimes, Hale, Hamlet, Hides, Hill, Holden, Hopkins, Hubbard, Hunt, Jefts, Kemp, Kidder, Kinsley, Kittredge, Lane, Levistone, Manning, Marshal, Meades, Moore, Needham, Page, Parker, Patten, Patterson, Perry, Pollard, Poulter, Richardson, Rogers, Rofs, Sanders, Sharp, Shed, Sheldon, Stearns, Tay, Tompson, Toothaker, Trull, Walker, Web, Whiting, Wilkinson, Wilson, Whitaker, Willowes.
F500 BILLERICA. "The History of Billerica'' contributed by Don Myers. 20 pages including many photos of houses of yesteryear. Surnames: Danforth, Jacob French, Manning, Bowers, Talbot, Howe, Hill, Farley, Tay, Hayden, Hill, Locke, Stearns, Stone, Spaulding, Galvin, Pickman, Foster, Ryan, Oliver, Wood, Patten, Dignon.
F597 BILLERICA. French Family from 1599 to 1914, compiled by H. Martin Kellogg, 1884. Later compiled by Mrs. Bonnibel (French) Hodgkins, 1915. William French (Chart #2). Thomas (1)(2)(3), William (4), Jacob (5), William (6), Samuel (7), Silas (8). Surnames: Champney, Danforth, Barron, Reed, White. 13 pgs? FFA Chart #2 send to Jim C. French later.
F090 BOSTON. The Nineteenth of April, 1775, a Collection of First Hand Accounts, Paul Revere's Engraving of Boston, 1774, 34 pages, 1968.
BC556 BOSTON. Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston, by Samuel Adams Drake, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1975, 484 pages.
F486 BOSTON. Genealogical newspaper clippings from the Boston Transcript, contributed by Robert P. French.
F224 BRAINTREE. History of Braintree, MA, by H. Royce Bass, 1883, p. 144-5, John French (Chart #5).
F241 BRIDGEWATER. History of Bridgewater, MA, by Mitchell, contributed by Joseph Bolster, p. 167-9, 235, John French (Chart #5).
F593 BRISTOL, MA. New source for p. 7-4 after F241. Margaret (French) Lamb, m. John Cary at Bridgewater 7 Dec 1670 and removed to Bristol in 1680. Surnames: Kidder, Howland. 2 pages. William French (Chart#2). Contributed by Helen Coyer. Also 1 page on Colonial Dames of America, Ancestral Records and Portraits.
F242 CHARLESTOWN. Charlestown Genealogies and Estates of 1629-1818, by Thomas Bellows Wyman, 1879. p. 376-7. William French (Chart #2) and Richard French (Chart #6).
BC568 COLRAIN. Insert on p. 7-4 after F242. The Early Settlers of Colrain, MA by Charles H. McClellan, Heritage Books, Inc. 1986 90 pages, no French mentioned.
F277 CONCORD. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, MA, and Their Descendants, Vol I, by Charles Edward Potter, 1887, p. 45, 56, 57, 73.
F243 DEERFIELD. History of Deerfield, MA, 1686-1886, by George Sheldon, 1896, Vol. 2, p. 167-8, Thomas French (Chart #1).
DUNSTABLE (see New Hampshire).
F244 EASTON. History of Easton, MA, by William Chaffin, 1886, contributed by Joseph Bolster, transcripts and index, John French (Chart #5).
F000 FALL RIVER, Chart #1. Contributed by Edith Hebb. Prior to 1844 (unpublished records from a record book at the Fall River Public Library). Representative Men of Southeastern Massachusetts, pages 529-31. A genealogical record of the Fall River French family (partial) also of Rehoboth, MA.
F245 HANOVER. History of Hanover, MA, by Jedidiah Dwelley and John F. Simmons, 1910, p. 190-1, Edward French (Chart #4).
F246 HINGHAM. History of Hingham, MA, by Lincoln, Vol. 2, p. 235-241, Stephen French (Chart #7). Lineage from 1630 to 1881.
F077 IPSWICH. Millend, Ipswich, 1635-1640. Maps and early history of Ipswich, MA, 1901, 16pages, showing plot of Thomas French (Chart #1).
F247 LEXINGTON. History of Lexington, MA, by Hudson and Lexington Historical Society, 1913, Vol. 2, p. 230-1, Tewksbury. Also, The Lexington-Concord Battle Road, hour-by-hour account of events preceding and on the History-making day, April 19, 1775, published by Concord Chamber of Commerce, Massachusetts, 37 pages. Statue of Minuteman sculptured by Daniel Chester French stands on this road.
F272 MILFORD. History of Milford, Part 2, by Adin Ballou, 1882. p. 752. Habijah (Abijah) and John French who migrated from Braintree, MA. Abijah settled in Milford about 1734. From the Mendon Historical Society, Mendon, MA. Contributed by Margaret Fiske. John French (Chart #5).
F248 NORTH BRIDGEWATER. History of North Bridgewater, MA, by Bradford Kingman, 1866, p. 504-7. John French (Chart #5) and Stephen French (Chart #7).
F249 NORTH BROOKFIELD. History of North Brookfield, MA, by Temple, 1887, p. 593, John French (Chart #3). Cannot locate file as of 23 Sep 2019.
F223 NORTON Marriages to 1850. Alford Makepeace French, Turzey Tucker, David, Nancy Makepeace, Submit Tucker and Eli French, Ephraiam French and Diana Andres, James French and Sarah Tucker, James Jr. French and Lois Blake, James and Mary Moulton, Nancy C. and Simeon G. Blandin, William and Zurviah or Zerviah Tucker, Zilpha and Joseph Dagget. Chart #3. Cannot locate file as of 23 Sep 2019.
F250 PALMER. History of the Town of Palmer, MA, 1716-1889, by J. H. Temple, 1889, p. 459-61, Richard French (Chart #6).
BC566 PELHAM. History of Pelham, MA, from 1738 to 1898, including the Early History of Prescott, by C.O. Parmenter, Amherst, MA, 1898, 531 pages. Includes the connection of the Blair family to the French family. William French (Chart #2), but does not give names of French family. Will send to NEGHS after Oct 2019. Total of 531 pages.
F219. REHOBOTH. Vital Records 1642-1896, contributed by Edith Hebb.
F267 SALEM. History of Salem, MA, Vol. 3. Mary French, bp. 6Jul 1690; Humphrey French m. Abigal and d. after 1712. Children Abigail, Elizabeth, Deliverance, Mercy, Mary, all of Salem. Other surnames: Darling, Gould, Marsh, Carriel.
BC554 SALISBURY-AMESBURY. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, by David W. Hoyt, New England History Press. A reprinting (1981) of the four volumes containing all of the author's journals written between 1897 and 1919. 1,243 pages includes author's work from Vol I, 1897 through the 1919 supplement. Edward French (Chart #4).
BC560 SOUTHWICK. Southwick, MA, 1770-1970. Produced for the Bi-Centennial. Shows home of Samuel French, descendant of William French (Chart #2).
F453 SOUTHWICK. Many notes from the Southwick Historian, Lee David Hamberg, on the French Family. Clarissa, Cyrene, Philip, Philura, Chauncey, Amaziah, Vashti, Hannah, Amry, Nelson, Timothy, William, Aaron, Sampson, Daniel, Phebe, Sally Ann, Roland French. Map of Southwick with French homesteads. Map of the Old Cemetery in Southwick, prepared by the Old Cemetery Restoration Committee in 1976 with list of French plots. William French (Chart #2).
F252 STOUGHTON. The Old Stoughton (MA)Musical Society, contributed by Joseph Bolster, p. 120, 134, 151, 173, John French (Chart #5).
F007 SUDBURY. The Sudbury Records (Sudbury, Massachusetts), 1629-1706, transcribed and edited by Sumner C. Powell, SLC 974.44/S1 N2 Vol 1. 9 pages. Loker, Treadway, who married into the French line. FFA Chart #6.
F274 TAUNTON. Asa French of Oakham, County Worcester, 1770. FFA Chart #3. Also, Oakham, MA. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
F253 WEYMOUTH. Genealogy of the Early Families of Weymouth, MA, by George Walter Chamberlain, 1984, p. 234-243, 474-5. John French (Chart #5)and StephenFrench (Chart #7).
F137 WORCESTER. Worcester County, MA, details of William French (Chart #2).
F290 Massachusetts DAR.
F365 Abington, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, Stephen French (Chart #7).
F368 Acton, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849.
F366 Amesbury, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, Edward French (Chart #4).
F369 Andover, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849.
F256 Arlington, MA d (no b,m).
F122 Ashfield, MA. vital records.
F150 Ashburnham, MA. vital records.
F160 Athol, MA. vital records.
F367 Attleboro, MA b. m. d. vital records to 1849, John French (Chart #3). Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
F169 Auburn, MA. vital records.
F116 Barnstable, MA. vital records.
F226 Barre, MA. vital records.
F257 Becket, MA m (no b,d), also Danube NY.
F261 Bedford, MA. vital records.
F297 Bellingham, MA. vital records.
F298 Berlin, MA. vital records.
F299 Beverly, MA. vital records.
F370 Billerica, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, William French (Chart #2).
F300 Bolton, MA. vital records.
F313 Boston, MA. vital records.
F314 Boxford, MA. vital records.
F258 Bradford, MA b. m. d. vital records. Edward French (Chart #4).
F270 Braintree. Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, edited by Samuel A. Bates, 1886, incl. 263 pages of b.m.d indexed. Photocopy of entire book, 940 pages. John French (Chart #5).
F371 Bridgewater, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, John French (Chart #5).
F373 East Bridgewater, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, John French (Chart #5).
F598 West Bridgewater, MA 1850. (Chart #5), John French. Insert on p. 4-4 after F373.
F315 Brimfield, MA. vital records.
F284 Brockton, MA. vital records.
F318 Brookfield, MA. vital records.
F343 Brookline, MA. vital records.
F346 Burlington, MA. vital records.
F285 Cambridge, MA. vital records. FFA Chart #3. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
F347 Carlisle, MA. vital records.
F348 Carver, MA. vital records.
F386 Charlemont, MA. vital records.
F388 Charlestown, MA. vital records.
F389 Charlton, MA. vital records.
F296 Chelmsford, MA. vital records.
F390 Chelsea, MA. vital records.
F286 Chester, MA. Birth records, contributed by Gerald Tonnell. Harvey and Ozias French (Chart #114). Marriage records also.
F464 Cohasset, MA. vital records.
F465 Colrain, MA. vital records.
F466 Concord, MA. vital records.
F287 Conway, MA. vital records.
F278 Cummington, MA. vital records.
F467 Danvers, MA. vital records.
F372 Dartmouth, MA m. to 1849 (no b or d).
F288 Deerfield, MA. vital records. FFA Chart #1.
F468 Douglass, MA. vital records.
F469 Dover, MA. vital records.
F279 Dracut, MA. vital records.
F470 Dudley, MA.
Dunstable (see New Hampshire).
F471 Duxbury, MA. vital records.
F472 Edgartown, MA. vital records.
F281 Foxborough, MA. vital records.
F473 Framingham, MA. vital records.
F474 Gardner, MA. vital records.
F475 Gill, MA. vital records.
F476 Gloucester, MA. vital records.
F282 Grafton, MA. vital records.
F477 Great Barrington, MA. vital records.
F478 Greenfield, MA. vital records.
F479 Groton, MA. vital records.
F259 Haverhill, MA b. m. d. vital records. Edward French (Chart #4).
F374 Mendon, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, John French (Chart #3). Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
F283 Milford, MA. vital records.
F375 Milton, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1843, John French (Chart #5).
F531 Montgomery, MA, Footprints in Montgomery, MA, perhaps Chart #46. John French m. Susannah Bill, Jul 1758. Most children settled in Westhampton, and in the mid-1800s a branch of the family relocated in Forchester, MA, and later again in Braintree, MA.
F480 Montague, MA. Elizabeth Bill m. William French (Chart #46). From the Groton Avery Clan, Vol I, Cleveland, 1912, by Avery, Elroy McKendree and Avery, Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden).
F260 New Braintree, MA b (no m,d) John French (Chart #5).
F376 Newbury, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, Thomas French (Chart #1)and Edward French (Chart #4).
F377 Newburyport, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, Edward French (Chart #4).
F530 Salem, MA, Prudence Gavet m. William French (Chart #46). Philip Gavet of Salem, MA, and Some of His Descendants, by Joseph Gavit of Albay, NY, from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1923, Vol. 77.
F378 Salisbury, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, Edward French (Chart #4).
F379 Taunton, MA b. m. d. vital records. to 1849, Jacob French (Chart #3). Also, An American Ancestry by Anna Richmond Warner French, 1894. Pages 35-38, 108-9. Genealogy of Ephraim French (1) of Raynham, MA, Ephraim (2) of Taunton and Boston and his children. This is part of a longer section, the remainder of which gives the genealogy of Enoch (2) and his children. Also, a picture of Enoch French. Contributed by Edith Hebb. Sent to Jim C. French, 23 Sep 2019.
Compiled from over two thousand genealogical volumes, with additional records. See digitized book: http://www.archive.org/stream/americanancestry00warn/americanancestry00warn_djvu.txt
French.
1
Ephraim — 2 Enoch.
FRENCH,—
1 Ephraim.
b.
m.
3 Elizabeth, daughter of 'William
Presbrey
and Mary White, about 1775.
d.
about 1780.
(Of
RfofrtM m i Mass.)
Ephraim
French belonged beyond
the
shadow of a doubt to the old estab-
Jished
French family of Taunton aTTd
Bridgewater;
but, failing to trace the
direct
connection, I am obliged to
number
him as the- first of his family.
The
family tradition calls him a
^Jio
grandson of a certain Ephraim French
who
came over from England in 1680
q
and settled in Raynham. As I can find
no
possible trace of the first Ephraim,
I
feel a grave doubt of his existence, it
appearing
much more likely to me that
he
is a myth — at all events as to his
name.
The last Ephraim is almost as
shadowy
as his grandfather, as about
the
only fact we know regarding him is
that
he was not the Ephraim French
who
enlisted in Taunton in 1778. The
full
records of Capt. Ephraim French
are
obtainable and settle this point
conclusively.
FRENCH,—
Deacon 2 Enoch.
b.
in Taunton, May, 1779.
m.
6 Sarah, daughter of -'Joseph
Reade
and 6 Mary Cornell, Jan. 20,
1799-1800
(she b. 1776, d. Feb. 8, 1828).
m.
2nd, Mrs. 7 Mary (Weaver) Rich-
mond
Earle, Sept. 20, 1828 (she b. Jan.
25,
1778, d. Aug. 28, 1846).
d.
May 16, 1847.
(Of
Taunton and Fall River, Mass.)
Enoch
French was born in that part
of
Taunton called "jjynhjfr 1 -.^Hp wa s
hardly
more than an infant when his
father
died, and his mother soon after
contracted
a second marriage with
Capt.
Jael Hathaway. It was Dec,
1785,
when the wedding took place and
the
two little French boys came to
make
part of the family in the old
Hathaway
homestead — the very house
pictured
in this volume.
During
the next few years Enoch
French
attended school, where he made
the
acquaintance of his future wife.
She
was the youngest child of 5 Joseph
Read^f,
the tanner, and in the early
nineties
her school-boy lover was ap-
prenticed
to her father. The latter
died
soon after and his son James be-
came
the head of the business and
continued
so until about the end of the
eighteenth
century. In 1799, Enoch
French
and 6 Sarah Reade were married,
their
old school master writing the
wedding
song, a part of which is given
in
Vol. II. Soon after the marriage
James
Read^ received a call to the
ministry,
and sold the tannery to hfisl-
former
apprentice. The original deed
of
transfer is in the possession of Miss
Abbie
French, of Fall River. This
tannery
was situated on what is now
known
as French's Hill. Its owner
was
also extensively interested in
farming.
In
1S20, Enoch French opened Fall
River's
first boot and shoe store, his
sons,
Asa, Stephen and Job, acting as
clerks.
The three were admitted to
partnership
in 1822, 1824, and 1826. A
very
complete account of this business
and
the lives of its owners may be
found
in the large History of Bristol
County.
In
1832, the firm separated, Asa tak-
ing
the tannery, Stephen the shoe-
manufactory,
and Job remaining with
his
father.
The
Great Fire of July 2, 1843, de-
stroyed
all the business- property of
Mr.
French, and also his residence.
36
French.
3
George Reed.
I
copy the following list of losses
and
insurance as an interesting souvenir
of
the fire and the times:
Shoe
store of Richard French, loss
#1,980.
Insurance $1200.
Shoe
store of Enoch French & Co.,
loss
$5,675. Insurance $4,375.
Three
-story building owned by E.
French,
loss $4000. Insurance
$2,500.
Residence
of E. French.
Shoe
manufactory of Stephen French,
loss
$4,400. Insurance $1800.
Store
of W. B. French, loss $820. In-
surance
$250.
To
appreciate the value of the above,
one
must remember what money was
worth
in those days. Deacon French
told
his son George, when the latter was
starting
out in life, that if a man could
keep
up his running expenses and lay
by
two hundred dollars a year, he was
getting
rich fast enough.
Nevertheless,
the terrible fire losses
only
seem to have redoubled the ener-
gies
of father and son, and in the course
of
a very few months they were at busi-
ness
again as usual.
As
a man Deacon French is de-
scribed
to me as tall, with blue eyes
and
brown hair. His portrait is of a
face
characterized by firmness and in-
flexibility.
The upright carriage of the
head
and the well defined lines about the
mouth
attest to the truth of the ex-
pression.
There is a religious aspect
to
the figure, borne out by a Bible in
one
hand. Deacon French was a de-
voted
churchman; he was a rigid Bap-
tist,
and often assisted the blind pastor
(Rev.
Mr. Borden) with services.
When
the latter was away Mr. French
frequently
filled the pulpit alone.
In
all the relations of life he was one
who
acquitted himself above reproach.
He
was a devoted father, not only to
his
own children, but to his two step-
children
also. After the marriage with
Mrs.
Earle he became the legal guardian
of
her children, and remained such
until
they came of age. The two fami-
lies
were united in bonds of love and
esteem
which time has never lessened.
CHILDREN.
3
Asa Presbrey, — b. Nov. 19, 1S00. Vide
Vol.
II for family record.
3
George Reade, — b. Jan. 24, 1S02.
Vide
the following.
3
Stephen Leonard, — Vide Vol. II.
3
Richard Cornell, — b. Feb., 1805. m.
Abbey
A. Peckham, June 20, 1831.
d.
Aug. 26, 1 85 1. J^^ ^-J*" H-/2r?^
3
Job B. ,— b. March 6, iSo6 X Vide Vol. '
II
for family record.
3
Nancy, — d. in infancy.
3
Abiam, — d. in infancy. ^r?&- <? >-> '
3
William Barnaby, — Vide Vol. II for
family
record.
3
James, — d. in infancy.
3
Eliza, — m. William Lindsay. Vide
Vol.
II for family record.
FRENCH,—
3 George Reade.
b.
Jan. 24, 1802.
m.
Sarah Caroline, daughter of John
Weeks
and Susan (Williams) Appoin,
April
5, 1827 (she b. July 2, 1809. d.
May
19, 1867).
in.
2nd, Mrs. Sophia (Allen) Sawyer,
Aug. 27, 1872. A&e-d, S/iHtr-t
/?./<??£'
d.
March 15, 1S89.
(Of
Fall River and Wilmington, N."?jj)&
George
Reade French began his
business
life in his eighteenth year,
^v&f Uf oM^t n <vf jLA^ik^
GEORGE
READE FRENCH.
French.
37
a
shoe
OneySville,
when
he became the manager of
and
leather manufactory in
now
part of Providence.
His
health failing, he was obliged to
make
a change, and embarked in the
sloop
"Rosetta" for Darien, Ga. There
he
entered the store of Perry Davis,
who
afterwards became famous as the
proprietor
of the world renowned "Pain
killer."
I do not know whether the
great
discovery was then in a shape to
have
benefited Mr. French, but after
ten
months' clerking for its inventor he
was
certainly able to return North, and
complete
arrangements for entering
into
a permanent business in Wilming-
ton.
This plan was carried out in the
autumn
of 1822, and the new firm of
"Hathaway
and French" began dealing
in
lumber and general merchandise.
This
Hathaway was John Hathaway, a
de%cenaant
of 4Tap,t — Ja©l — Hathaway
(vide
Vol. II): The firm was dissolved
in
1828, and Mr. French opened a shoe
and
leather store under his own name.
From
that date until the time of the
late
war he was the sole manager of the
business
and so successful that in spite
of
the heavy expenses of a large family
and
an almost uncontrollable tendency
to
build and support churches, he had
accumulated
a comfortable fortune,
and
might well have retired on his lau-
rels
— and his income.
The
war changed all this. It ren-
dered
all Southern securities worthless
and
made good shoes and leather con-
vertible
into nothing better than paper
money
worth value only as paper.
Mr.
French was a decided Northerner
in
his opinions, and as he did not scru-
ple
to express them, and to say that the
war
was a piece of utter folly, he made
himself
heartily distrusted and disliked
by
the more rancorous and suspicious
of
his neighbors. This feeling culmi-
nated
on an occasion when his life stood
in
danger, and he was obliged to ask
protection
from the government. This
very
circumstance was almost invalua-
ble
to him when the war was over and
the
North triumphant, for of course it
gave
him special consideration. When
he
went to Boston and called a meeting
of
his creditors and laid the whole situ-
ation
before them, representing his
ruined
business and his future plans and
resources,
there was an instant's silence
and
then one man rose and said, "Gen-
tlemen,
you may do as you please, but
Mr.
French can come to my store and
buy
on his credit to any extent he
needs."
With one accord all said the
same,
and the man — who, though well
past
sixty and obliged to begin all over,
was
not discouraged — returned home
triumphant.
His sons entered into
partnership
with him and their energy
so
ably seconded their father's experi-
ence
that the firm was soon restored to
its
old financial position.
During
his commercial career Mr.
French
held many positions of public
trust.
He was president and director
in
the Bank of Wilmington, and direc-
tor
in three other banks, president of
the
Oakdale Cemetery Association and
of
the Seaman's Friend Society. In
connection
with the Baptist church he
held
many other positions. He was a
strong
churchman, and did more to-
wards
erecting the splendid church
in
Wilmington than any other man.
38
French.
■' Charles — 5 Charles.
In
person Mr. French was tall,
straight
and well built up to the time of
his
death. Except for the snowy beard
that
fell to his waist he looked no more
than
sixty even after he had passed
that
period by a quarter of a century.
His
home life was ideally beautiful, two
sons
lived in Wilmington near him, and
his
seven other children came home
often.
It seemed as if his life would
be
prolonged indefinitely, and so it
might
have been but for the shock of
his
youngest daughter's sudden death.
A
month later he was laid by her side
in
that most lovely cemetery of Oak-
dale.
CHILDREN.
4
Sarah Ann, — d. Jan. 24, 1890.
4
Susan, —
4
Georgiana, — d. in infancy.
4
George Reade, — d. in infancy.
4
William Augustus, — Vide Vol. II for
family
record.
4
Margaret, —
4
Caroline, — d. May 25, 1856.
4
George Reade, Jr., —
4
James, —
4
Charles, — Vide the following.
"Eliza
—
"Josephine,
— d. Feb. 14, 1889.
Vide
Vol. II for family record.
FRENCH—
"Charles E.
m.
in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 12, 188S,
to
9 Anna Richmond, daughter of 8 W.
P.
Warner and 8 Anna Richmond (she
b.
Oct. 14, 1869).
(Of
Wilmington, N. C, and Minne-
apolis,
Minn.)
Charles
E. French removed to Min-
neapolis
in 1879 and remains in business
there.
CHILDREN.
6
Charles Elting, — b. Sept. 19, 1SS9.
Vide
following.
5
Anne Hathaway, — b. April 6, 1892.
d.
Dec. 17, 1892.
FRENCH,—
'Charles Elting.
b.
Sept. 19, 1889.
(Of
Minneapolis and Saint Paul.)
Charles
French, Jr., is the tenth in
descent
from John Hathaway of Taun-
ton,
from John Tripp, from William
Chase,
from John Reade, Richard
Pearce,
Peter Tallman, William Free-
born,
Thomas Brownell, George Parker,
Clement
Weaver, Thomas Rogers, John
Pabo_die,
John Alden, Nathaniel Potter,
Francis
Purdy, Nicholas Theall, William
Fowler,
Louis du Bois, Chretien Deyo,
Matthys
Slecht, Jan Van Leyden and
Matthys
Blancsan, emigrants.
He
is ninth in descent from Andrew
Warner,
John Fletcher, John__White,
John
Stow, William Fletcher, John
Richmond,
Thomas Loring, Nicholas
Jacobs,
Matthew Hawke, John Peck-
ham,
William Wilbor, Ichabod Sheffield,
Thomas
Durfee, Thomas Clark, Thomas
Scotto,
Arthur Hathaway and Kenelm
Winslow,
all of whom were emigrants
also.
He
is eleventh in descent from Francis
Cooke
and Richard Warren (Pilgrims),
George
Wright, Anthony Paine, and
William
Molines (Pilgrim).
It
may be interesting to know that
one
cannot have in a direct line more
than
eleven American ancestors. Few
have
ten, many children have nine,
while
the grown people of the present
era
are generally seventh or eighth in
descent
from the first comers.
Charles
French, Jr., is the thirteenth
in
descent from Wm. Cushing, who
died
1493, — from Henry Shearman, of
Dedham,
Suffolk Co., from John Lcn-
ton,
Esq., and from Sir John Cope.
He
is twenty-second in descent from
William
de Warrene (1066).
May
his descendants be as many as
his
ancestors!
"Asa
P. French was the oldest of six
brothers
and possessed qualities of mind
and
heart common to them all. He was
a
man of good sense and judgment,
which,
combined with an active religious
temperament,
made him what he was.
He
was, for more than forty years, a
memberof
his father's Church, and loved
it
to the last. He did not stop to count
the
cost in the dispensation of his kind-
ness
and would confer favors even
though
they should prove disadvanta-
geous
to himself. In business relations
he
was not so well known as his bro-
thers
but, like them, he held deep relig-
ious
convictions and lived and died sus-
tained
by the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
I
may add that Mr. Asa French was
in
many ways a very remarkable man.
He
was well educated, a good talker
and
writer and an interesting companion.
But
he lacked a certain mental fiber
which
makes a man able to push his
way
successfully through this crowded
world.
In personal appearance he was
handsome
and striking looking.
F380 Tewksbury, MA, b. m. d. vital records to 1849. FFA Chart #3. Sent to Jim C. French on 23 Sep 2019.
MICHIGAN
F516 Jackson Co., MI. Death Certificates, Register of Deeds office, Tower Building, Jackson, MI, contributed by Joan Robertson Sprangel, 2 pages.
F600 Cemetary Records of Michigan, 3 pages, including Saginaw and Gladwin Counties. Contributed by Frederick Pike. Insert on p. 4-5 after F516.
MISSOURI
F511 Christian Co., MO. Family originated in Caldwell Co., KY, contributed by Patricia J. Ward. McKinley, Lawrence Co., MO, family originated in Caldwell Co., KY, contributed by Hazel J. Hayes. Lincoln Co., MO, family originated in KY, contributed by Maxine Clark.
F512 Newburg (Competition), Laclede, MO. Contributed by Jennifer Van Stavern. Moved information to FFA Chart #112 and removed from library.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
F268 Town of NH and the Counties in which they are located as of 1981, pages 58-62.
F140 Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, by Ezra S. Stearns, Vol. 4, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1908, SLC US/CAN 974.2 D2a. Edward French (Chart #4), 6pgs. Other surnames include Eastman, Brown, Knowles, Moore, Shackford, Gould, Rowell, Whittier, Flagg, Tilton, Richardson, Sweat, Lowell, Ordway, and Prescott. John French (Chart #5), 2 pages. Small print, quite extensive and descriptive. pgs. 1799- 1804, Edward French (Chart #4). pgs 1804-5, Thomas French (Chart #1). pgs 1805- 6, John French (Chart #5).
BM851 Revolutionary War Pension Applications of NH Soldiers, complete. Pages 205-258 in NH Historical Society Collection. Benjamin French of Stratham (Chart #1), David French of Westmoreland (Chart #5), Ebenezer French of S. Hampton (Chart #4), Ezekiel French of Sandwich (Chart #4); John French of Spencer, Tioga Co., NŸ (Chart #5); Jonathan French of Enfield, NH, (Chart #4), Joseph French of Warren, NH (Chart #4); Moses French of Deerfield, NH (Chart #4); Nehemiah French of Elmore, Lamoille Co., VT (Chart #2); Nicholas French of Merrimac, NH (Chart #2); Obadiah French of Mont Vernon, ME (Chart #4); Offen French of Bradford, NH (Chart #4); Samuel French of Boscawen, NH (Chart #4); Silas French of Glover, VT; Thomas French of Berlin, VT; Thomas French of Windham, VT (Chart #4); William French of Canton, ME (Chart #4).
F262 New Hampshire Towns and Counties, What Was What, Where, and When, by Michael J. Denis, 1982, 27 pages.
Extracts of the French Family from The History of Washington, NH. Higginson Books. Order through Higginson Books, 508-745-7170.
F141 ALTON. History of Alton, NH, 1965, by Barton McLain Griffin, p. 147-8. Farmington, NH; Woburn, MA. Possibly Stephen French (Chart #7).
F142 AMHERST. History of Amherst, NH, William French (Chart #2). 1728-1882, by Daniel F. Secomb, 1883. Page 595.
F143 ANDOVER. History of Andover, NH 1751-1906, John R. Eastman 1910, p. 161-3, Edward French (Chart #4).
F144 ANTRIM. Genealogical Record, Antrim, NH Families, 1877-1940, by Rev. R. H. äTibbals, 1967, page 245.
F145 BARNSTEAD. History and Genealogy of the Barnstead Early Families 1727- 1970, pg. 126, 131, by Stuart Merrill 1979. (Levy French, b. 1816, Nehemiah French, b. 1802), pages 126, 131.
F146 BEDFORD. History of Bedford, NH 1737-1903. pgs. 903-917, William French (Chart #2), Rumford Printing Co., Concord, 1903.
BELMONT. See Gilmanton.
BENTON. See Coventry.
F147 BOSCAWEN-WEBSTER. History of Boscawen and Webster 1773-1878, by Charles C. Coffin, 1878. Page 532-3. Tewksbury, MA and Rindge, NH. Perhaps FFA Chart #3. Sent to Jim C. French, 23 Sep 2019.
F148 BOSCAWEN. 150th Anniversay of the Settlement of Boscawen and Webster, Merrimack Co., NH, Aug 16, 1883 and births 1733-1850, p. 132-3.
F149 BOSCAWEN. History of Boscawen and Webster, 1883-1933, by Willis G. Buxton, p. 213-4, Edward French (Chart #4).
F151 BRISTOL. History of Bristol, NH, by Richard W. Musgrove, 1904. Vol. 2, transcript of p. 201, William French (Chart #2). See Rumney, NH.
F152 BROOKLINE. History of the Town of Brookline, NH, by Edward E. Parker, 1913, p. 513-6Templeton, MA. Frenches of Billerica, Dunstable, Templeton, MA, William French (Chart #2), and John French (Chart #5).
F153 CANAAN. History of Canaan, NH, by William Allen Wallace, 1910, transcript, selected pages, and p. 529 on Edward French (Chart #4).
F154 CANDIA. History of the Town of Candia, Rockingham Co., NH, by J. Bailey Moore, 1893, Edward French (Chart #4), pgs. 320-3, 516-7.
F155 CANTERBURY. History of the Town of Canterbury, NH, 1727-1912, by James Otis Lyford, 1912, Vol. 2, p. 154-5, Richard French (Chart #6).
F156CHARLESTOWN. History of Charlestown, NH, to 1876, by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson, 1876, p. 355, Lee French, Litchfield, CT.
F157 CHESTER. History of Old Chester, NH, 1719-1869, by Benjamin Chase 1869, pgs. 525-9, Edward French (Chart #4).
F158 CHESTER. History of Chester, NH, including Auburn, by John Carroll Chase, 1926, p. 314-5, Edward French (Chart #4).
F159 CHESTERFIELD. History of Chesterfield, NH, 1736-1881, by Oran E. Randall, 1882, transcript p. 318, Hanover, MA.
F276 CONWAY. Goshen, South Conway, NH, by Nellie M. Carver, 1971, pages 131-2.
F161 CORNISH. History of Cornish, NH, 1763-1910, by William H. Child, 1910. Vol. 2, p. 171. Ephraim French, 1749, possibly John French (Chart #5).
F162 COVENTRY-BENTON. Some Things About Coventry-Benton, NH, by William F. Whitcher, 1905, transcript, Edward French (Chart #4).
F163 DEERFIELD. History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, NH, by Rev. Elliott C. Cogswell, 1878, Edward French (Chart #4), pg. 379.
F164 DUBLIN. History of Dublin, NH, by Rev. Levy Leonard and Rev. Josiah Seward, 1919. p. 765-∂, Richard French (Chart #6).
F165 DUMMER. History of Dummer, NH, 1773-1973, p. 51, 237
F082 DUNSTABLE. Dunstable Village, published as part of Dunstable's Tercentenary Celebration, 1973 by the Town of Dunstable, NH, editor Curtis H. Gates, 95 pages. Story about the Village of Dunstable, NH, the home of many descendants of William French (Chart #2). Shows photo of Benjamin French's home, fountain donated by Jonas French, and maps of land plots.
BC552 DUNSTABLE. History of the Old Township of Dunstable, including Nashua, Amherst, Milford, Brookline, Nashville, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, and Dracut, Londonderry, Pelham, Merrimac, Dunstable and Tyngsborough, all near the NH and MA border, by Charles J. Fox, Charles T. Gill, Publisher, 1846(original book). p. 243-5, William French (Chart #2). Frenches mentioned: William, Samuel (Sarah, Samuel, Joseph, John, Ebenezer, Richard, Alice, Jonathan); Joseph (Elizabeth, Joseph, Josiah, Thomas, Benjamin, Samuel); Samuel (John, Ebenezer); John (John, William, Hannah, Eleazer, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Sarah); Ebenezer; Joseph (Bridget, Elizabeth, Joseph); Theodore (Rhoda, Joseph, Theodore, Lydia, Jacob); Benjamin (Molly, Mary, Benjamin, Esther, Augustus, Betty, Charlotte, Frederic, Thomas, Lucy, Bridget); Frederic (Grace, Benjamin, Frederic, Charles, Arthur, Rebecca, Edward); Thomas (Elizabeth, Jonathan, Mary, Elizabeth, Caroline, Thomas, Benjamin, Charles).
BC553 DUNSTABLE. A History of the Town of Dunstable, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year of Our Lord 1873, by The Rev. Elias Nason, M.A., Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, Boston, 1877 (reprinted in commenoration of the 300th anniversay of the town)., 316pages. Frenches mentioned: Abigail, Alice, Benjamin, Betty, Bridget, Charlotte, Ebenezer, Eleazer, Elizabeth, Esther, Isaac, James, Jefferson, John, Jonas, Jonathan, Joseph, Mary, Martha, Molly, Polly, Samuel, Sarah, Susan, Susanna, William. William French (Chart #2).
BC570 DUNSTABLE. Early Generations of the Founders of Old Dunstable: Thirty Families, 1911, by Ezra S. Stearns, 1986reprint by Heritage Books, Inc, 103 pages.Early families include Acres, Beale, Blanchard, Cooke, Cromwell, Darbeyshire, French, Galusha, Gould, Harwood, Hassell, Honey, Lovewell, Lund, Marks, Perris, Perry, Read, Robbins, Searles, Smith, Swallow, Taylor, Temple, Tyng, Usher, Waldo, Warner, Weld, and Whiting. Frenches include Benjamin, Frederick, Josiah, Theodore, and Thomas.
F481 DUNSTABLE. Historical Sketches of Dunstable, MA Bi-Centennial Oration, by the Honable George B. Loring, 17 Sep 1873. Covers period 1673 to 1873.
F269 DUNSTABLE. An Account of Some of the Early Settlers of West Dunstable, Monson, and Hollis, NH, by Charles S. Spaulding, 1915. Page 165 lists Joseph French, son of William French (Chart #2).
F537 DUNSTABLE. Family Gathering on the French Homestead, Dunstable, MA, äOctober 8, 1879. William French (Chart #2), 5 pages.
F167 EXETER. History of Exeter, NH, Charles H. Bell, 1888, Edward French (Chart #4). (See Chester, NH). Includes daughter towns Newmarket, Epping, Brentwood, Poplin (now Fremont), and South Newmarket (now Newfields).
F485 FREMONT. Newspaper articles contributed by Li˙ Moroney on Edward French (Chart #4). Edward (1), Samuel (2), Nathaniel (3), Jonathan (4)(5)(6), Robert Smith (7).
F168 GILMANTON. History of Gilmanton, NH, by Daniel Lancaster, 1845. p. 263-4, Edward French (Chart #4).
F410 GILMANTON. The History of Gilmanton, NH to 1875 incl. The History of Belmont, by Philip M. Sea, ed. 1976, p. 64-5, Edward French (Chart #4).
F170 HAMPSTEAD. History of Hampstead, NH, by Harriette E. Noyes, 1899, transcript, Edward French (Chart #4).
F171 HAMPTON. History of Hampton, NH, 1638-1892, by Joseph Dow, 1894, p. 717-8, Edward French (Chart #4). Contributed by Marguerite Schneider.
F172 HANCOCK. History of Hancock, NH, 1764-1889, by William Willis Hayward, 1889, V. 2, p. 591-2, Richard French (Chart #6).
F173 HAVERHILL. History of Haverhill, NH, by Rev. J. Q. Bittinger, 1888, p. 105, Edward French (Chart #4).
F174 HAVERHILL. History of Haverhill, NH, by William F. Whitcher, 1919, p. 529- 31, Edward French (Chart #4).
F175 HENNIKER. History of the Town of Henniker, Merrimack Co, NH, by Cogswell, 1880, p. 576. Edward French (Chart #4), and Richard French (Chart #6). Loudon, Hopkinton.
F176HILLSBOROUGH. History of Hillsborough, NH, 1735-1921, by George Waldo Browne, 1922. Edward French (Chart #4). V. 2, p. 220.
F177 HOLLIS. History of Hollis, NH, 1730-1879, by Samuel T. Worcester, 1879, p. 375-6, Richard French (Chart #6) and William French (Chart #2).
F178 HOPKINTON. Life and Times in Hopkinton, NH, by Lord, 1890. p. 374-7, Edward French (Chart #4).
F179 JAFFREY. History of Jaffrey, NH, 1749-1880, by Daniel B. Cutter, 1881, p. 328-333, Richard French (Chart #6) and William French (Chart #2).
F180 LANGDON. Genealogy of the Town of Langdon, NH, 1787-1930, by Kingsbury, 1932, p. 411-12. Windham, CT.
F181 LITTLETON. History of Littleton, NH, by George C. Furber, 1905, V. 3, p. 210, 646-7, Edward French (Chart #4).
F182 LYNDEBOROUGH. History of Lyndeborough, NH, 1735-1905, by Rev. D. Donovan and Jacob A. Woodward, 1906, p. 744.
F183 MARLBOROUGH. History of Marlborough, NH, by Charles A. Bemis, 1881, p. 492, duplicate of Troy.
F184 MERRIMACK. History of Merrimack, NH, from the Herrimack Historical Society, 1976, p. 243, William French (Chart #2).
F185 MILFORD. History of Milford, NH, 1738-1901, by George A. Ramsdell and William P. Colburn, 1901. p. 696-701, William French (Chart #2).
F186MONT VERNON. History of Mont Vernon, NH, 1907, p. 67-8, Lyndeborough, Milford.
F187 NELSON. History of Nelson, NH, 1767-1917, p. 78-9, Richard French (Chart #6).
F188 NELSON. History of Nelson, NH, 1767-1967, by Struthers, p. 199-200, Richard French (Chart #6), Hingham, MA and Milford, NH.
F189 NEW IPSWICH. History of New Ipswich, NH, 1735-1914, by Charles Henry Chandler, 1914, transcript, Richard French (Chart #6) and William French (Chart #2).
F190 NEW LONDON. History of New London, NH, 1779-1899, by Myra B. Lord, 1899, p. 245-6, 344-5, 473, Edward French (Chart #4).
F191 NEWFIELDS. History of Newfields, NH, 1638-1911, by Rev. James Hill Fitts, 1912, p. 518-20, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F192 NEWMARKET. The Tide Turns on the Lamprey - A History of Newmarket, NH, by Sylvia Fitts Getchell, 1984. Surnames Moody, Smith, Hill, Branscomb, Churchill, True, Badger, Gilman, Baker. Towns: Troy, OH. p. 194-5, 206-7, 220-1, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F193 NEWPORT. History of Newport, NH, 1766-1878, by Edmund Wheeler, 1879, p. 133-4, 391. Edward French (Chart #4).
F194 NORTHFIELD. History of Northfield, NH, 1780-1905, by Lucy Cross, 1905, p. 120-4, Edward French (Chart #4)and William French (Chart #2), Sanbornton, Chichester.
NORTHWOOD. (see Deerfield)
NOTTINGHAM. (See Deerfield)
F195 PEMBROKE. History of Pembroke, NH, 1730-1895, by Rev. N. F. Carter, 1895, p. 107-110, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F196 PETERBOROUGH. History of Peterborough, NH, by Albert Smith, 1876, p. 88-9, Richard French (Chart #6).
F197 PIERMONT. History of Piermont, NH, 1764-1947, p. 186-7. John Osborn French res. Manchester, m. Elizabeth Heath 24 Jan 1844. His parents prob. John French and Judith Carter. John’s parents Nicholas French and ____ Wood, (Rachel Farmer per Harry Dana French). William French, (Chart #2).
F198 PITTSFIELD. History of Pittsfield, NH, by E. Harold Young, 1953, p. 403, 526-7, Thomas French (Chart #1) and Edward French (Chart #4).
F199 PLYMOUTH. History of Plymouth, NH, by Ezra S. Stearns, 1906, Vol. 2, p. 279-281, William French (Chart #2) and Edward French (Chart #4).
F200 RICHMOND. History of the Town of Richmond, NH, by William Bassett, 1884, p. 390, Edward French (Chart #4).
F201 RINDGE. History of Rindge, NH, 1736-1864, by Ezra S. Stearns, 1875. Surnames include Russell, Sawyer. p. 526-7, James French and Hannah Russell, Richard French (Chart #6).
F202 RUMNEY. Rumney, NH - Then and Now, 1967, (with Bristol), p. 167-8, William French (Chart #2).
F203 RYE. History of Rye, NH, Discovery to 1903, by Langdon Parsons, 1905, p. 354-5, Thomas French (Chart #1).
F204 SALISBURY. History of Salisbury, NH, by John J. Dearborn, 1890, p. 584-5, Edward French (Chart #4).
F205 SANBORNTON. History of Sanbornton, NH, by Rev. M. T. Runnels, 1881, Vol. 2, p. 285-7, Edward French (Chart #4) and Thomas French (Chart #1). Newmarket.
F206 STRATFORD. History of Stratford, NH, 1773-1925, by Jeannette R. Thompson, 1925, p. 370-9, John French (Chart #5) and William French (Chart #2).
F207 SULLIVAN. History of Sullivan, NH, 1777-1917, by Rev. Josiah Lafayette Seward, 1921, Vol. 2, p. 980-3, William French (Chart #2) or Thomas French (Chart #1).
F208 SURRY. History of Surry, NH, 1769-1922, by Frank Burnside Kingsbury, 1925, p. 620-1, William French (Chart #2).
F209 SUTTON. History of Sutton, NH, by Mrs. Augusta Harvey Worthen, 1890, Vol. 2, p. 720-3, Edward French (Chart #4).
F210 SWANZEY. History of Swanzey, NH, 1734-1890, by Benjamin Read, 1892. Surnames Shaw, Lawrence. p. 342.
F211 TROY. History of Troy, NH, 1764-1897, by M. T. Stone, 1897, duplicate of Sullivan, p. 418-9, Thomas French (Chart #1) and William French (Chart #2).
F212 WASHINGTON. History of Washington, NH, 1768-1886, published by the town, 1886, p. 433-8, Edward French (Chart #4) and John French (Chart #5).
WEBSTER (see Boscawen).
F213 WESTMORELAND. History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow), NH, 1741-1970. Westmoreland Historical Committee, 1976, p. 420-1, John French (Chart #5).
F214 WILTON. History of Wilton, NH, 1762-1888, by Abiel Abbott Livermore and Sewall Putnam, 1888, p. 372-4.
M850 CONCORD. N.H.V.R., b. m. d. vital records. divorces, 1600s-1937 (b. thru 1900) of all Frenches at Bureau of Vital Statistics, Concord, NH. Compiled by Harry Dana French. Also includes other NH vital records compiled by Roland Rhoades.
BC569 Northern New Hampshire Graveyards and Cemeteries, by Nancy Dodge, FFA Researcher and Writer, has taken on the project of mapping, recording, and indexing all known burial places in seven northern NH towns: Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dixville, Pittsburg, Stewartstown, Stratford. It is being deposited with the NH Historical Society Library in Concord, the Colebrook Public Library, the NH Old Graveyards Association, and the NEHGS in Boston. 443 pages.
F280 Dunstable, NH. b. m. d. vital records. 1795-1910, William lFrench (Chart #2). Also Vital Records of Dunstable to the end of the year 1849, published by the Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1913, contributed by Wenda James.
F362 Farmington, NH b. m. d. vital records. 1887-1938 from Town Reports.
F525 Hollis, NH, Samuel French, b. 1807. Contributed by Marion Emmons. Also includes Norwich, NY; Dublin, NH; and Willimantic, CT.
F079 South Hampton. Vital Records of South Hampton, NH, 1743-1886. Published by the Historical Committee of the South Hampton Friends of the Library, 1970. 117 pages. Surnames related to the French family are: Flanders, True, Page, Jones, Smith, Chandler, Merrill, Eastman, Colby, Marsh, Collins, Morrell, Whittier, Currier, Goodwin, Dow, Jewell, Sanborn, White, Barnard, Clough, Morrill, Brown, Batchelder, Flanders, Woodman, Ordway, Ring, Currier, Weare, Dow, Clough, Hutchins, Dole, Janvrin, Fitts, Bartlett, Mudget, Gottwood, Lougee as well as many Frenches.
NEW JERSEY
F336 Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, by Francis Bayley Lee, 1910, p. 610-13, Thomas French (Chart #20).
F308 PASSAIC VALLEY. Family Records, or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley and Vicinity, by John Littell, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1981, p. 157-8. Data incorporated into DNAGroup1 and deleted from the library.
BC561 MANASQUAN. Manasquan, New Jersey, 1685-1962.
F513 Elizabeth, Morristown Co., NJ, Noah and John French. Also includes Essex Co., NY; Upper Sandusky, Wyandot Co. OH; Noble, IN. Contributed by Kate V. Walters. Data incorporated into Chart #19 and deleted from the library.
F514 Little Egg, NJ. Samuel French m. Esther Sooy. Chart #37, now connected to Chart #20. Contributed by Helene Urtheil.
F528 Middletown, Monmouth Co., NJ. Ensign French, m. Mary Smith. Family later moved to New York City. Contributed by Arthur R. Barton. FFA Chart #108 or #203.
NEW YORK
F505 South Hampton, NY. Ammarilla French, m. David Collins, 1801. Ammarilla was b. in 1781, CT, m. David Collins of Irish descent. Surnames: Pratt, Benedict, Collins. Most family members moved to Summit County, OH. Contributed by Gertrude DeBoer.
F411 New York State Library. DAR Bible Records, Vol 77, contributed by Robert P. French. Vol 11, Nathaniel French, Billerica, MA (Chart #2). Family bible records from Norwich, NY; Utica, NY; Cooperstown, NY; and Rochester, NY.
F425 New York Vital Statistics. Frenches from Washington County, NY.
F364 DAR Bible Records, Vol. 77 in the NY State Library. Bible of Mrs. Harriet Barker Treadway belonging to Mrs.Adeline M. Lobdell, Plattsburgh, NY. Published by J.B. Lippincott & Co.,Philadelphia, PA, 1964. French family of Malone, NY; Perth Amboy, NJ; Watertown, NY; Crown Point, NY; Bath, NY; Plattsburgh, NY. Contributedby Robert P. French. William French (Chart #2).
F566 Cambridge, NY, Coila Church, Jonathan French. William French (Chart #2). Contributed by Rosalind Bates. This is probably FFA Chart #6.
F518 Williamstown, Otsego, NY; Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Co., NY. Contributed by Ethel Nichols. Added to FFA Chart #19 per Jan McCabe and removed from the FFA Library.
F529 Dutchess Co., NY. Chart #58. Contributed by Beverly McGuire.
F532 DAR, Otego Co., NY. Sergeant William French, 4 pages. Chart #46. Moved from Montgomery, MA to Otego, NY in 1786. He then moved to Bundysburg, OH. The information concerning the French family has been added to FFA Chart #46 and this document has been discarded as I have too many drawers and drawers of papers in my house.
F536Norwich, Chenango Co., NŸ and Granby, Oswego Co., NY. Contributed by Tanny Gustafson, Chart #23.
F580 Broome Co., NY, marriage record of Frank Dunning French and Eleanor Radmore Firth, contributed by Monica French. Later of Suskatchewan. Various other certificates from Broome Co. contributed by Monica French. William French (Chart #2).
F089 Architecture from the Adirondack Foothills, by Robert Harold McGowan. Photo of Edgar and Nora French's house dated about 1850 in Malone, NY, 112 pgs.
BC551 Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State, by O. Shelgren, C. Lattin, and R. Frasch, Syracuse University Press, 1978, 163 pages. Photos of old houses in Webster, Ontario, Williamson, Sodus, Palmyra, Newark, Lyons, Marion, Macedon, Parma, Clarkson, Hamlin, Murray, Gaines, Ridgeway, Shelby, Lyndonville, Royalton, Somerset, Wilson, Wheatland, Chili, Henrietta, Riga, Rush, Elba, Alexander, York, Geneseo, Castile, Middlebury, Bath, Canandaigua, Victor, West Bloomfield, Gorham, Phelps, Farmington, Seneca, Geneva, Tyre, Junius, Ledyard, Scipio, Benton, Starkey, Elbridge, Liverpool, Cazenovia, Bouckville, Madison, Bridgewater, Holland Patent, Fultonville, Guilderland, Mendon.
BC565 Fairy Tale Railroad, The Mohawk and Malone Lines, New York, by Henry A. Harter, 1979. Milton L. French, I, was stationmaster at the Malone, NY, junction prior to 1916.
F093 ARGYLE. The Argyle Patent and Accompanying Documents, excerpted from History of the Somonauk Presbyterian Church by Jennie M. Patten, Argyle, New York, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1979, 68 pages. Several pages contributed by Dorothy Safford. William French (Chart #2).
F019 ARGYLE. Argyle, Then - Now - and Forever. A history of Argyle, Washington County, New York, by Mary MacDougall MacMorris, 1764 - 1964, 104 pages.
Contributed by Doris McEachron of Argyle. Details of the South Argyle United Presbyterian Church, attended by descendants of William French (Chart #2), in particular, David French, b. 23 Jan 1753 in Dunstable, MA (p. 86).
F452 ARGYLE. Argyle Men Who Fought in Revolution, from the Greenwich Journal, Greenwich, NY, Nov. 7, 1956. Jonathan and David French, descendants of William French (Chart #2). List of Frenches buried at the Watson Cemetery in Argyle. Also notes on the French family from the Argyle town historian, Doris McEachron, 1983.
F081 CAMBRIDGE. Old Cambridge District, by Amos DeLany Moscrip, published by the Washington County Historical Society, Cambridge, New York, 1941. 123 pages. David and Jonathan French, 9th generation of William French line (Chart #2).
F349 CAMBRIDGE. Account of Old Home Week, Cambridge, NY, September 10, 11 and 12, 1916. A History of the Coila Congregation, by Rev. John C. Scott, D.D. and the first setters who came to Cambridge, who had lived at Colerain and Pelham, MA and were Col. John Blair and his family, and two French brothers, David and Jonathan. William French (Chart #2). This is probably FFA Chart #6.
L091 CORTLAND. 50 pages of miscellaneous French information in NY, contributed by Jannette Klein. Cortland, NŸ county records of wills about 1825; Cayuga County Historical Society DAR records; Summerhill by Edith Howell Buckley, p. 24; Onondaga County History; records from Sullivan, Ohio; descendants of Samuel French of Summerhill, NY, Dresserville District; records from Attica, NY. Samuel French (Chart #43).
F117 CROWN POINT. Phone book of Crown Point, New York. (See Ironville).
F086 FRANKLIN. Franklin Historical Review, Vol 10, 1973, Franklin County, New York (mostly Malone, NY), 70 pages. Home of several 19-20th century Frenches, descendants of William French (Chart #2).
F460 GREENWICH. Notes on the French family of Greenwich. Letter from Hi-Brow Farms in East Greenwich including photo of East Greenwich United Presbyterian Church and Rev. French. Booklet on the Associate Church of East Greenwhich, 30 May 1849. Also notes on the United Presbyterian Church of Shushan. William French (Chart #2).
F502 HERKIMER. Samuel D. French, b. in Herkimer Co., NY 30 May 1842, son of Luther L. French of CT. Whitesboro, Oneida Co., NY, and Iowa. Surname: Kenney. Contributed by Martin H. Curtis.
F503 HERKIMER. History of Herkimer County, NY, 1893, p. 177-8, contributed by Martin H. Curtis. Morris F. French, b. in Warren 22 Sep 1850, son of Luther I. and Isabel (Culver) French. Morris m. Mary E. Ingalls of Hartwick, Otsego Co. Luther was b. in Plymouth, Litchfield Co., CT.
BC564 IRONVILLE. Ironville Historic District, Essex County, New York, The Penfield Foundation, Ironville, Crown Point, NY, 1977.
F603. MALONE. Insert on p. 4-6. Bible records of Ezra and Phebe French, from Bible acquired by Eleanor French Hale Bryan of Malone, NY. French Estate in Malone owned by Eleanor is at 29 Second St.
F255 ONONDAGA. Onondaga's Centennial - Family Sketches, transcription, p. 220-1. Ashbel French, b. 20 Feb 1830 in Otisco, NY, son of Ashbel and Louisa Brooks French of MA.
BC572 OTEGO. A History of Otego, by Stuart Banyar Blakely, Cooperstown, NY, 1976, 152 pages. No index, but mentions many French homesteaders and includes a 1900 map of surname homesites.
F489 OTSEGO. A History of Otsego County, 1740, Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, Some of its prominent men and pioneers, printed in 1878. William French (Chart #46). Levi French of Otego, NY. William French of Otsdawa, NY.
F012 PORTLAND. Historical Sketches of the Town of Portland, comprising also the Pioneer History of Chautaugua County, with biographical sketches of the early settlers, by H.C. Taylor, M.D., Fredonia, N.Y., 1873, SLC 974.795/P1 H2t, index mentions about 100 surnames from Portland, NY, including Simon Burton who m. Margaret French in 1786. She was b. 1 Jul 1764 in Salem, MA.
F295 PUTNAM. Map of Putnam showing French homesites. Notes on Putnam contributed by Ethel S. King. Home of Solomon French and Benjamin French, descendants of William French (Chart #2).
F548 SAG HARBOR. The Hannibal French House, Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY, built in 1799. Contributed by Corrine Weis. See http://www.aaqeastend.com/contents/portfolio/preservation-tours-portfolio/sag-harbor-walking-tour-of-historic-sag-harbor/
Built for the owner
of the last of the great whaling firms, the Hannibal French House is an
excellent example of Italianate of “Double Bracket” style. Off Main Street left
on Garden St.
F548 SAG HARBOR. The Hannibal French House, Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY, built in 1799. Contributed by Corrine Weis. Hannibal French was born 13 Oct 1817 in Orange County, NY, and was age 62 in the 1880 census of Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, NY. He was married to Cornelia W. Hedges (58). His father was born in New York City and his mother in Orange County, NY. In the 1880 census of Sag Harbor, they had children Florence A. (32), Hannibal (27), Frank C. (25), Genevive (23), and Nellie (19). In the 1850 census, they were living in Southampton, Suffolk, NY, and apparently had just married and had 2 children, Lawrence E. (2) and Arthur S. (1). Probably in the 1820 census just 3 years after Hannibal was born, he must have lived with his parents in New York. His son, Hannibal Jr., was born Jul 1852 in Sag Harbor and d. 1933 in Sag Harbor. Hannibal Sr. was b. 13 Oct 1817 in Orange County, NY, and d. 5 May 1889 in Sag Harbor and is buried there at the Oakland Cemetery. Hannibal French was a wealthy investor and businessman in the mid-19th century who, among other investments, was part owner of the whale ship and blockade runner the Highland Mary, and the Maidstone Steam Flouring Mills in Sag Harbor. FFA Chart #207.
From: http://www.longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I3297&tree=Hedges
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2. Arthur S French, b. 30 Jun 1849, Sag Harbor, Suffolk Co., LI, NY |
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3. Blanche Hedges French, b. 8 Jan 1851, Sag Harbor, Suffolk
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4. Hannibal French, b. 5 Jul 1852, Sag Harbor, Suffolk Co., LI, NY |
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5. Frank C French, b. 3 Jul 1854, Sag Harbor, Suffolk Co., LI, NY |
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6. Geneveive E French, b. 28 Nov 1856, Sag Harbor, Suffolk
Co., LI, NY |
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7. Henry French, b. 15 Oct 1858, Sag Harbor, Suffolk Co., LI, NY |
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8. Cornelia Hedges French, b.
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9. Frank C French, b. 3 Jul 1854, Sag Harbor, Suffolk Co., LI, NY |
His father was Peter French, b. 19 Feb 1793 in New York City, d. 6 Mar 1845 in Sag Harbor at age 52, buried at Oakland Cemetery. Peter m. Sarah, b. 1 Mar 1799 in Orange Co., NY, d. 15 Sep 1875 in Sag Harbor, age 76.
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Six buried at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor: Sarah,
b. 1836; Frank C. b. 1854; Capt. Henry O. b. 1805; Mary A. b. 1837; Mary H. b.
1808 (wife of Henry O.); Col. Peter, b. 1838.
F094 SALEM. Salem Album, Portraits of the Past, compiled by Dr. Asa Fitch Historical Society, Salem, NY, 94 pages.
F092 SALEM. Doorways to Yesterday, Salem Landmarks, January 1976, Salem, New York.
SUMMERHILL. See Cortland.
BC550 TICONDEROGA. Ticonderoga Historic Portage, by Carroll Vincent Lonergan, of Ticonderoga, NY, copyright 1959, reprinted 1975, 248 pages.
BC558 TICONDEROGA. Ticonderoga, Patches and Patterns From its Past, published by the Ticonderoga Historical Society, Ticonderoga, NY, 1969, 343 pages. Mentions Isaac French, p. 62, as a local constable in the town.
F067 Washington County, NY. Representatives, County and Town Officers of Washington County, NŸ 1982, issued by the County Clerk, Fort Edward, NY.
BC563 Washington County, NY. History of Washington County, NY, 1737-1878, Heart of the Lakes Publishing, Interlaken, NY, 1979.
F559 ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO. One page on family of William French, born near Glasgow, Scotland about 1730. Children Enoch, Andrew, and Alexander. North Jackson, Trumbull Co. Contributed by Faye MacAlister. Chart #26.
F490 FARMINGTON. Early Families, including Ashley, Baldwin, Bundy, French, Gates, Goodrich, Rawson, Stephens, Wilson, Curtiss. William French (Chart #46). Contributed by William M. French and Margaret T. Taylor.
F488 MILLERSBURG. Pioneer History, Some Historical Data Regarding Early Settlers of Millersburg and Holmes County, Ohio, from The Farmer Hub, 30 Jul 1925, contributed by Margaret M. Little. John French (Chart #48).
F556 PIKE. George French of Pike township in early part of 1800's, m. Sarah McBride of Huntington Co, PA. George was b. 19 Sep 1775 in Chanceford, York County, PA. Contributed by Ray Novak. Information was added to FFA Chart #129 and library folder was removed.
F577 Early Southeast Texas Families, Chapter XXI on French, pages 118-122, contributed by Homer French. John Jay French and his descendants. Francis French (Chart #8). Also Time and Shadows, French and the French, contributed by Homer French. Schenectady, NY.
OHIO
F503 Ohio Marriage Records, Vol I, 1808-1830, Preble Co. Marriages 1808-1830, p. 20. Butler Co. Births, 1807, Gateway to the West, Ohio, Sep 1967. Jackson Co. Marriages, 1816-1825, Gateway to the West, Ohio, Apr 1975, Vol III, No. II. Surnames: Howard, Cooley. Contributed by Lillian C. French.
F579 Service Record of William French, Trumbull Co., OH, Chart #46.
PENNSYLVANIA
F535 Windham Twp., PA.; Wyoming Co., PA; Northumberland Co., PA; Braintrim Twp., Luzerne Co., PA. Contributed by Tanny Gustafson. Chart #23.
TENNESSEE
F522 Azale J. French, b. in TN in 1824. Also includes Navarro Co., TX, Marshall Co., AL, and Ellis Co. TX. Contributed by Juanita Jones.TEXASF590 San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX. Ben French of Missouri. Laura A. French. Contributed by Jack Nosler.
Also Early East Tennessee Mariages, Vol. 1, Grooms, by Byron & Barbara Sistler, Nashville, TN, 1987.
TEXAS
F520 Van Zandt and Dallas Counties, TX. Contributed by Doris M. Leffel.
F577 Early Southeast Texas Families, Chapter XXI on French, pages 118-122, contributed by Homer French. John Jay French and his descendants. Francis French (Chart #8). Also Time and Shadows, French and the French, contributed by Homer French. Schenectady, NY.
VERMONT
F225 Historical Magazine, Vol. 5, Towns of Windham Co., by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1891, p. 42-3, 213, William French (Chart #2).
F301 MAIDSTONE. Vermont Historical Magazine, Maidstone, VT, p. 1039-1040. Major Hains French. Contributed by Lester French.
F431 MANCHESTER. French-Robertson House, contributed by Richard Robertson, built 1784-1820, moved from the flooded village of Mille Roches, Stormont County. Home of Jeremiah French, a substantial landowner from Manchester, VT.VIRGINIAF344 Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. 3, Fl-Ha, 1981, p. 597-8. No treatment of the French family - only one mention in entire book.
“Settlement and Cemeteries in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom”
by FFA Member Nancy Dodge. Higginson Books, 14 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970.
Hardcover or paperback. Order through Higginson Books, 508-745-7170.
”Gravestones of Guildhall, Vermont & Northumberland, NH.” by FFA member Nancy Dodge. Hardcover or paperback. Order through Higginson Books, 508-745-7170.
VIRGINIA
F515 Prince William County, VA. Contributed by Kenneth C. Thomsen, Jr. CANADAF583 Ontario Marriage Notice, by Wilson. 1871 Census, Horton township. 1881 Census, Montreal. Contributed by Velma Rust. Chart #14.
WISCONSIN
F523 Muskego, WI. Thomas Giles French, letter dtd 1839, contributed by Lester French. John Milton French, Bloomfield, VT.
F527 Portage City, WI. John Milton French, b. 4 May 1791, in Essex Co. VT. Contributed by Lester French.
Chapter 8. Canadian Records
F312 History of Compton County, 1692-1896, by L.S. Channell, contributed by Nancy Dodge. French family in Canada: Cookshire, Quebec; Eaton Corner, Quebec. Sawyerville, Quebec, Thomas French (Chart #1) and John French (Chart #5).
F029 History of the Colonial Gentry, by Sir Bernard Burke, Vol I, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1970, SLC BRITISH 942 D22b. 2 pages of Frenches from Canada, Frederick John French, Esq., of Prescott, Grenville, Ontario, and of Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Canada, descendant of Jeremiah French of Manchester, VT, in 1764. Benjamin French of Ontario, family surnames Wood, Burrett, Forsythe, McGillis, Colquhoun, Knight. John Strachan French of Cornwall, Ontario, 1812.
F549 BAY ROBERTS. French's Cove in Bay Roberts, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Robert Charles French, b. 14 Oct 1872. Surnames: Snow, Fillier, Kelly, Brown, Mugford, Fradsham. Contributed by Barbara Watanabe. This file was removed from the library and added to FFA Chart #57.
Chapter 9. Miscellaneous Data
L075 French Coat of Arms Parchment.
F109 English Convicts in Colonial America, Vol I, Middlesex: 1617-1775, includes David French.
F337 New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, by William Richard Cutter, 1913, p. 642-3, John French (Chart #5).
F118 Immigrants to America contributed by Bill Sopher. Edward French (Chart #4), Jacob French of Weymouth (Chart #7), John French of Cambridge (Chart #3), John French of Dorchester (Chart #5), John French of Ipswich (Chart #1), Stephen French of Weymouth (Chart #7), Thomas French of Boston (Chart #1), Thomas French of Guilford (Chart #9), William French of Cambridge (Chart #2).
F121 English origins of New England Families from the New England Historial and Genealogical Register, Vol I, by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1984.
F316 French Family genealogical chart with surname Powers, Kelley, Norris, Bassett, Shors, Griffitts, Murray, Greer. Includes Gideon French of Woodstock, VT and surnames Carpenter, Phillips, Foster. John French (Chart #3). Cannot locate this file as of 23 Sep 2019.
F317 Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution with an Historical Essay by Lorenzo Sabine, Vol. I, original 2nd Ed. Boston 1864, reprinted by Genealogical Printing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1979. Thomas French of Long Island, NY, 1779; Joseph French of Jamaica, NY.
BM853 The Uprooted, by Oscar Handlin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York, 1951.
F134 Burke's American Families with British Ancestry, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1977. The lineages of 1,600 families of British origin now resident in the U.S. Page 2693 mentions the French family of Knoddishall, Suffolk, England. Thomas and Samuel French (Chart #11).
F338 Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, p. 366, 612-5, Thomas French (Charts #1), William French (Chart #2), Edward French (Chart #4), John French (Chart #5), and well as probably many other charts.
F340 Colonial Families of the USA, by Nelson Osgood Rhoades, 1920, Vol. 7, p. 201-4, Edward French (Chart #4).
F341 Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, by Lorenzo Sabine, Vol. 1, p. 447-8.
BM852 Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, by Noyes, Libby, Davis, 1928-1939, copyright 1983. 795 pages.
F263 County Changes Since 1790 in the states of Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York.
F427 Miscellaneous newspaper articles.
BC567 HAMILTON, AUSTRALIA. Insert as last entry on p. 7-2. Hamilton, a Western District History, published by Hargreen Publishing Company, 1984, by Don Garden. Acheson French of Moniver Castle, Galway, Ireland, and his decendants who immigrated to Hamilton, Australia. Book has 278 pages, of which 28 are about Acheson. Maximillian de French, (Chart #127). Contributed by Alison Anderson.
Chapter 10. Maps and Atlases
BA500 Universal Atlas of Metropolitan Boston & Eastern Massachusetts, 170 maps of cities and towns, Universal Publishing Co, 31 Tosca Drive, Stoughton, MA 02072, 1983, 208 pages.
BA501 Atlas of Washington County, New York, Stone & Stewart, Publishers, Philadelphia 1866.
BA502 Atlas of Essex County, New York, O. W. Gray & Son, Philadelphia, 1876.
BE750 The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers, edited by Cecil Humphery-Smith, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD1984. Contains äa genealogical map of the pre-1832 parishes and a topographical map of English and Welsh counties.
BE756 The Hamlyn Road Atlas of Great Britain, 195 pages, 1984.
L025 General map of the county of Essex, England, 1768.
L035 Map of Suffolk and Essex, SLC #68141.
L070 Map of England, contributed by the British Museum, Jul 1951, SLC 942.67 E7e.
BA503 The Old Maps of Kennebec Co., ME in 1879.
BA504 The Old Maps of Northeastern Essex Co., MA in 1884.
BA505 The Old Maps of Southern Penobscot Co. ME in 1875.
BA506 Maps of the Roads of Ireland, by George Taylor and Andrew Skinner, Sahhon, Ireland, 1969. Productions of old town maps showing homesteads of many Irish surnames.
BA507 ABC Atlas of Essex, England by Barnett. Steet plans and sectional road maps. Halstead city map.
BA508 Encyclopedia Britannica World Atlas of 1946.
BA509 1985 Ordnance Survey Motoring Atlas of Great Britain. 3 miles = 1 inch.
L321 Miscellaneous English, Irish, and Scottish maps.
F404 Miscellaneous US and Canadian maps.
BE776 Ordnance Survey Road Atlas of Ireland.
BE777 Ireland from Maps, National Library of Ireland, Facsimile Documents of
Old Ireland. Folded Large Maps
M001 Map of Chelmsford, Harlow and surround area in Essex.
M002 Street map of Galway, Ireland.
M003 Map guide of London, England.
M004 Maps of Great Britain and Ireland.
M005 Street plan of Edinburgh, Scotland.
M006 Map of East Ireland.
M007 Maps of Essex, England.
M008 Map of Thaxted, Essex, England.
M009 Clan Map of Scotland.
M010 Map of Galway Bay, Ireland.
M011 Map of Longford and Roscommon, Ireland.
M012 Map of South Wexford, Ireland.
M013 Historical map of Ireland, by L. G. Bullock, showing surnames and coat of arms.
M014 Street and path maps of Great Bardfield, Essex, England.
M015 Street maps of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
M016 Map of Sudbury and Halstead, Essex, England.
M017 Map of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, contributed by Eleanor Homewood.
M018 Map of Northern Ireland.
M019 County Map and Gazetteer of Lancashire and the Isle of Man.
M020 County Road Map and Gazetteer of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Cambridgeshire.
M021 A Genealogical and Historical Map of Ireland.
M022 Street Plan to Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Stansted Mountfitchet, and Takeley, all in Essex County, England.
M023 Irish Maps of Yesteryear.
M024 List of all old series Ordnance Survey maps of England.
M025 A Genealogical and Historical Map of Scotland.
Large Cardboard Tube in Storage:
1760 map of landowners in Fairfax Co., VA
Barker Family Tree
Photograph Map of Land – don’t know where
Keith’s Landscape Drawings
Old Maps of Beaumont TX Bayou
Old map of New England
Braintree map 1640, FFA Chart #5
Chateaugay NY, where our French family lived
Malone NY, where our French family lived
Finchingfield, England, my favorite village in Essex County
Topsfield MA, FFA Chart #1
Essex County England
Salem, NY, FFA Chart #6
Chapter 11. Catalogs
BK800 Genealogy and Local History, Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Inc., Rutland, VT.
BK801 Genealogical & Local History Books in Print, edited by NettÈ Schreiner- Yantis, Springfield, VA, 1977.
BK802 Goodspeed's Book Shop, 7 Beacon St., Boston, MA, Catalog No. 591.
BK803 NEHGS Book Loan Catalogues.
F448 New England History Press, 9 Orange St., P.O. Box 70, Somersworth, NH 03878-0070.
F449 Heritage Books, Inc., 3602 Maureen, Suite 109, Bowie, MD 20715.
F450 Higginson Genealogical Books, 14 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970.
F451 Genealogical Books, Baltimore.
L402 Guildhall Library, Publications List, London, England. Biobliographies, books relating to genealogy, facsimiles of early London maps, postcards.
Chapter 12. Guide Books
BG605 Successful Family Organizations, Record Keeping, and Genealogy in Family Activities, by Wallace/Bousfield, 1978, 189 pages.
BG606 "Shaking Your family Tree', A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family's Genealogy, by Dr. Ralph Crandall, 1986. 256 pages.
BE775 "The Family Tree Detective'', A Manual for Analysing and Solving Genealogical Problems in England and Wales, 1538 to the Present Day, by Colin D. Rogers 1983. 145 pages.
F403 England, Historical Background Affecting Genealogical Research in England, 1975, pamphlet produced by the Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Series, A, No. 50.
BG603 Historical Materials Relating to Northern New York, compiled and edited by G. Glyndon Cole, Canton, NY, 1976. OUTDATED. No longer in library. Donated to used bookstore.
BG601 Historical Materials Relating to Northern New York, compiled and edited by G. Glyndon Cole, The Adirondak Museum, 1976.
F126 England/Ireland Record Office and Society information.
F127 England/Ireland Hotel Information.
BE754 Notes in pamphlet form on genealogy from the Public Record Office (PRO) in London, England. Birth, marriage, death, census, probate, change of name, immigrants, emigrants, shipping and seamen, military, admiralty, private conveyances, apprenticeship, royal marines, Royal Irish Constabulary, death duties.
L017 Suffolk Record Office, Aids to searchers, SLC BRITISH 942.64 A3a.
BE761 Irish Genealogy, A Record Finder, Edited by Donald F. Begley, Dublin, 1981. Tells about the people of Ireland, historical and administrative divisions of Ireland, Irish census returns and census substitutes, guide to irish directories, genealogical matter in the publications of the Irish manuscripts commission, newspapers as a genealogical source, the registry of deeds for genealogical purposes, wills and administrations, early genealogical sources for attornies and barristers.
BE774 Handbook on Irish Genealogy, how to trace your ancestors and relatives in Ireland, by Donal F. Begley, Dublin, 1984.
F111 How to Find Adoptees.
BG602 Handy Guide to Austrian Genealogical Records, by Dagmar Senekovic, Published by the Everton Publishers, Inc., 1979.
Chapter 13. Newsletters and Societies
F139 About Towne newsletters
F385 The Maine Seine newsletter, 1982 to date.
F039 The Essex Genealogist, Essex County, Massachusetts.
F484 The NH Genie newsletter.
F387 Sons and Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury, MA, newsletter.
F381 Genealogical Societies and Historical Societies - Summit Publ. 1984.
F382 Family Associations, Societies, and Reunions - Summit Publ. 1984.
Chapter 14. Magazines
Inside Ireland, Rookwood, Stocking Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, Ireland.
In Britain, BTA, 4 Bromells Road, London SW4 0BJ, England.
The Genealogical Helper, The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, Logan, Utah 84321.
Second Boat magazine, 1983 to date.
Downeast Ancestry magazine (Maine), 1984 to date.
Miscellaneous Additions
Entered beginning 2014
From the NEHGS, Edward French line given by Mrs. Cyril Wynne and compiled by her, South Sudbury, MA, 25 Sep 1957, Winifred Lovering Holman, S. B., F.A.S.G., 1958, Lexington, MA, 175 pages (very good).