Born ‎±. 1623 Kirton,Lincolnshire,England, died ‎30 Aug 1693 Boxford,Essex,Ma‎, approximately 70 years

Born ‎22 Mar 1634 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, died ‎1719 Massachusetts‎, 84 or 85 years, ‎1st marriage to: Robert Smith, ‎2nd marriage to: Robert Smith
French Family of Essex Co., Massachusetts 6/9/2002 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walkersj/French.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descendants of Thomas French Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS1 FRENCH1 was born Abt. 1529 in Suffolk, England2,3. Hemarried ALICE3 Bef. 1555 in Suffolk, England4,5. Child of THOMAS FRENCH and ALICE is: 2. i. JACOB2 FRENCH, b. April 26, 1545, Assington, Suffolk, England;d. November 11, 1615, Assington, Suffolk, England. Generation No. 2 2. JACOB2 FRENCH (THOMAS1)5 Baptism: April 26, 1545, Saxmundham,Suffolk, England12,13; and died November 11, 1615 in Assington,Suffolk, England8,9. He married SUSAN WARREN10 Children of JACOB FRENCH and SUSAN WARREN are: i. JOAN3 FRENCH13, b. February 28, 1569/70, Knottshall, Suffolk,England14,15; m. ROBERT ROWSEE15, February 11, 1593/9416,17. ii. THOMAS FRENCH17, b. November 20, 1574, Knottshall, Suffolk,England18,19 iii. ALICE FRENCH19, b. September 21, 1577, Knottshall, Suffolk,England20,21 iv. WILLIAM FRENCH27, b. July 25, 1580, Bures St. Mary, Suffolk,England28,29 v. JACOB FRENCH29, b. August 12, 1582, Bures St. Mary, Suffolk,England30,31 vi. BRIDGET FRENCH31, b. June 02, 1583, Knottshall, Suffolk,England32,33; m. RICHARD CANSTON33, February 24, 1604/0534,35. 3. vii. THOMAS FRENCH, Baptism: October 11, 1584, Bures St. Mary,Suffolk, England; d. Bef. November 05, 1639, Ipswich, Essex,Massachusetts. viii. ELIZABETH FRENCH21, Baptism: February 27, 1585/86, Bures St.Mary, Suffolk, England27; d. March 18, 1647/48, Sudbury, Suffolk,Massachusetts24,25; m. HENRY LOKER25, 1605, Sudbury, Suffolk,England26,27. ix. FRAUNCE FRENCH35, b. June 30, 1588, Knottshall, Suffolk,England36,37 x. ROBERT FRENCH37, b. February 08, 1589/90, Knottshall, Suffolk,England38,39 xi. JOHN FRENCH39, b. March 27, 1596, Assington, Suffolk, England40,41 xii. SUSAN FRENCH41, b. Abt. 159842,43; d. August 01, 1613, Assington,Suffolk, England44,45. xiii. ROBERT FRENCH45, b. June 25, 1600, Assington, Suffolk,England46,47 xiv. WILLIAM FRENCH47, b. Abt. 160248,49 xv. FRANCIS FRENCH49, b. Abt. 160450,51 Generation No. 3 3. THOMAS3 FRENCH (JACOB2, THOMAS1)52 Baptism: October 11, 1584,Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England5853,54, and died Bef. November 05,1639 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts when administration on hisestate was granted to his wife55,56. He married SUSANNA RIDDLESDALE56September 05, 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England57,58, daughter ofJOHN RIDDLESDALE and DORCAS. "The will of John Gurdon, Esq., ofAssington, made 12/6/1621, left to his grandson, 'the messuage or farmhouse wherein one Thomas French doth now inhabit, called Garland's' "Emigrated to Ipswich, before July 25, 1638 when a lot of his ismentioned as a boundry to land at the Reedy marsh. Four of hischildren had preceeded him to America. Children of THOMAS FRENCH and SUSANNA RIDDLESDALE are: 4. i. THOMAS4 FRENCH, baptised November 27, 1608, St. Edmunds,Assington, Suffolk, England; d. August 08, 1680, Ipswich, Essex Co.,Massachusetts. ii. ALICE FRENCH60, baptised April 09, 1610, St. Edmunds, Assington,Suffolk, England61,62; d. June 26, 1666, Boxford, Essex,Massachusetts63,64; m. THOMAS HOWLETT64, 1634, Ipswich, Essex,Massachusetts65,66. Probably emigrated to America with brother Thomasin 1631. Alice was dismissed from the Boston church to Ipswich, June16, 1644. They had Samuel, Sarah (m. John Cummings), Mary (marriedJohn Perley), John (m. Susannah Hudson), Thomas (m. Lydia Peabody),William, and possibly Dorothy (m. Thomas Abbott). iii. EDWARD FRENCH66, b. Abt. 1611, Assington, Suffolk, England67,68;d. December 28, 1674, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts69,70; m. ANNGOODALE70 iv. JOHN FRENCH72, b. 1612, Assington, Suffolk, England73,74 v. SARAH FRENCH74, b. 1612, Assington, Suffolk, England75,76; d.November 01, 1615, Assington, Suffolk, England77,78. vi. DORCAS FRENCH78, baptised July 31, 1614, St. Edmunds, Assington,Suffolk, England79,80; d. December 30, 1697, Roxbury, Suffolk,Massachusetts80; m. (1) GRIFFIN CRAFT80; m. (2) CHRISTOPHER PEAKE80,January 03, 1635/36, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts81,82. vii. SUSAN FRENCH82, baptised April 22, 1616, St. Edmunds, Assington,Suffolk, England83,84Probably emigrated to America with sister Dorcas.Served in the family of John Winthrop, Jr. in Ipswich, MA. A letterwritten by Thomas Gostlin to John Winthrop, Jr., from Groton on June11, 1633 refers to boht Dorcas and Susan; "she is one of the goodmanFrench's daughters of Assington. I have sent two of them, one for yourfather and the other for you. Your father must take his choice. Theeldest must serve 3 years and the youngest 4...pray let them be dealtas well with all as any of the same quality." viii. ANNE FRENCH84, baptised March 15, 1617/18, Assington, Suffolk,England85,86 ix. MARGARET FRENCH86, baptised March 12, 1618/1987,88 x. SARAH FRENCH88, baptised 1621, Assington, Suffolk, England89,90; d.January 22, 1620/21, Assington, Suffolk, England91,92. xi. JOHN FRENCH92, baptised May 26, 1622, Assington, Suffolk,England93,94; d. February 01, 1696/97, Deerfield, Franklin,Massachusetts95,96; m. FREEDOM KINGSLEY96, 1654, Ipswich, Essex,Massachusetts97,98. She was the daughter of JOHN KINGSLEY andELIZABETH, born in 1634 in England and died on July 26, 1689 inNorthampton, Massachusetts. Children from this marriage were: JohnFrench was born about 1659; Thomas French was born about 1661 and diedon April 5, 1733. Mary French was born about 1662. Samuel French wasborn about 1663. Jonathan French was born about 1665 and died inNorthampton, Massachusetts. Hannah French was born about 1667.Elizabeth French was born about 1669. xii. MARY FRENCH98, baptised January 06, 1624/25, St. Edmunds,Assington, Suffolk, England99,100; m. GEORGE SMITH100, 1645,Massachusetts101,102. George Smith died on 15 Dec 1674 in Ipswich,Essex Co., Massachusetts, They had; Sarah, Samuel, Thomas, Rebecca,Elizabeth, Joan. Generation No. 4 4. ENSIGN THOMAS4 FRENCH (THOMAS3, JACOB2, THOMAS1)102 was baptisedNovember 27, 1608, St. Edmunds, Assington, Suffolk, England103,104,and died August 08, 1680 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts105,106.He married MARY SCUDAMORE106 1630 probably in Boston, Lincolnshire,England107,108, daughter of WILLIAM SCUDAMORE and MARGERY LECHMERE.Mary was born about 1610 and died on 6 May 1681 in Ipswich, Essex, MA.Does anyone have proof of his wife's name - some references list heras Mary Norton/Morton? Children of THOMAS FRENCH and MARY SCUDAMORE are: i. THOMAS5 FRENCH108, b. 1630, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts109,110;m. MARY ADAMS110, February 29, 1659/60, Ipswich, Essex,Massachusetts111,112. ii. MARY FRENCH114, b. September 23, 1632, Boston, Suffolk,Massachusetts115,116; d. 1632, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts117,118. 5. iii. MARY FRENCH, b. March 02, 1633/34, Boston, Suffolk Co.,Massachusetts; d. March 22, 1683/84, Topsfield, Essex Co.,Massachusetts. iv. JOHN FRENCH, b. February 1636/37. v. SARAH FRENCH, b. about 1639. vi. SAMUEL FRENCH112, b. 1641, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts113,114 vii. EPHRAIM FRENCH, b. about 1643; d. September 1716, Enfield,Hartford, Massachusetts121,122. Generation No. 5 5. MARY5 FRENCH (THOMAS4, THOMAS3, JACOB2, THOMAS1)123,124 was bornMarch 02, 1633/34 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts125,126, anddied March 22, 1683/84 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts127,128.She married ROBERT SMITH128,129 March 26, 1656 in Boxford, Essex Co.,Massachusetts130,131, son of ROBERT SMITH. Member in full communion,church at Topsfield132 Children of MARY FRENCH and ROBERT SMITH are: i. JOHN6 SMITH. ii. THOMAS SMITH, b. Abt. 1657132; d. February 25, 1725/26, Ipswich,Essex Co., Massachusetts132; m. MARY ADAMS. 6. iii. MARY SMITH, b. October 28, 1658, Ipswich, Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Aft. 1740, of Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts -d. 1726, Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts?. 7. iv. PHEBE SMITH, b. August 26, 1661, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. January 14, 1739/40, Topsfield, Essex Co.,Massachusetts. v. EPHRAIM SMITH, b. October 29, 1663, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts132; m. MARY RAMSDELL, September 06, 1694132. Hadseveral children133 8. vi. SAMUEL SMITH, b. January 26, 1665/66, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. July 12, 1748, Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 9. vii. AMY SMITH, b. August 16, 1668, Rowley, Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. February 22, 1756, Topsfield, Essex Co.,Massachusetts. viii. SARAH SMITH, b. June 25, 1670, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts134; d. August 28, 1673, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts135. ix. NATHANIEL SMITH, b. September 07, 1672, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts136; d. Bef. 1719, possibly in 1693137. MedicalInformation: Invalid137 10. x. JACOB SMITH, b. January 29, 1673/74, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts - or 1/26?; d. January 17, 1737/38, Boxford, Essex Co.,Massachusetts. xi. MARIAH SMITH, b. December 18, 1677, Rowley, Essex Co.,Massachusetts137; d. January 17, 1738/39, Oxford, Worcester Co.,Massachusetts138; m. PETER SHUMWAY, February 11, 1700/01, Boxford,Essex Co., Massachusetts139.