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SOURCE: "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, With some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton", by David W. Hoyt; Providence, RI
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1 EDWARD1 FRENCH, of Salisbury, "tailor," recd. land in the "first division," bought land in 1642; selectman 1646-8; "commoner" and taxed, 1650 and '52; name on most of the early lists. He m. Ann _____; * d. Dec. 28, 1674 (S); will April 10, 1673; April 13, 1675. Wid. Ann d. March 9, 1682-3 (S); inv. est. April 10, 1683. He was of Ipswich in 1637. Children:
| 2 | I | JOSEPH,2 b;___; m. Susanna _____. + |
| 3 | II | JOHN,2 b. bef. 1633; m. March 23, 1659, MARY NOYES. + |
| 4 | III | SAMUEL,2 b. ___; m. June 1, 1664 (S), ABIGAIL2 BROWN; 2d, Esther _____. + |
| 5 | IV | HANNAH,2 m. 1st, Nov. 26 (S), or 25 (Hv), 1662, JOHN WHITE of Hv.; 2d, Sep. 22, 1669, THOMAS PHILBRICK of Hm.; both liv. 1694. |
2 JOSEPH FRENCH (Edward1), of Salisbury, "tailor;" m. Susanna ____. Both were members S. chh., 1687; she d. Feb. 16, 1687-8. He was taxed in S. in 1652; recd. land as early as 1654; d. June 6, 1710. Children:
| 6 | I | JOSEPH,3 b. March 16, 1654 (S); m. June 13, 1678, SARAH1 EASTMAN. + |
| 7 | II | ELIZABETH,3 b. Nov. 5, 1655 (S); d. Dec. 6, 1655 (S). |
| 8 | III | SIMON,3 b. Oct. 24, 1657 (S); m. 1st, JOANN _____; 2d, ABIGAIL NOYES. + |
| 9 | IV | ANN,3 b. March 10, 1659 (S); m. 1st, July 21, 1680, RICHARD LONG; 2d, 1695 or 6, THOMAS MUDGET. + |
| 10 | V | EDWARD,3 b. May 14, 1663 (S); d. June 8, 1663 (S) |
| 11 | VI | EDWARD,3 b. April 6, 1667 (S); m. ab. 1695, MARY3 WINSLEY. + |
| 12 | VII | JOHN,3 b. ___; d. Dec. 12, 1684 (S). |
3 JOHN2 FRENCH (Edward1), of Salisbury, "tailor;" m. March 23, 1659 (S Sm), MARY NOYES. Both were members S.
* Richard Goodale, Sen., called Edward French his "bro." [Probably a church brother or masonic brother]
Felt gives as settlers of Ip., Mr. Thomas French, 1635; Thomas French, Jr., 1638; and John French, 1648; besides Edward French. A Thomas French of Ip., "tailor," 1647. A wid. Susan French d. Aug., 1658 (Ip). Will of Ens. Thomas French, Sen., (the Thomas, Jr., of 1638?), of Ip., Aug., Sept., 1680, ment. wife Mary, sons Thomas, John, Samuel, and dau. Mary Smith. He d. Aug. 8, 1680; wid. d. May 6, 1681. A Thomas French, perhaps the son ment. in will, 1680, m. Mary Adams, Freb. 29, 1659-60 (Ip), and had 7 chil. b. in Ip. 1661-'76. A John French, prob. his bro., had 7 chil. b. there, 1657-'73.
Dau. of Nicholas and Mary (Cutting) Noyes of Nb., and sister of Rev. Nicholas Noyes of Salem.
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chh., 1687. He recd. land in S. 1654; was "Sen." after 1681; d. May 4, 1706 (S); will dated April 25, 1704. Wid. Mary d. Sep. 5, 1721 (S); will Nov. 26, 1719; Sep. 28, 1722. A John was soldier in King Philip's war, 1676. Children:
| 13 | I | JOHN,3 b. Dec. 12, 1660 (S); m. 1st, LYDIA _____; 2d, Dec. 8, 1709, ELIZABETH SCOTT. + |
| 14 | II | MARY,3 b. June 12, 1663 (S); m. Dec. 14, 1683 (S), (18) JOSEPH3 EATON. + |
| 15 | III | HANNAH,3 b. Aug. 9, 1665 (S); d. Sep. 13, 1665 (S). |
| 16 | IV | HANNAH,3 b. Oct. 28, 1666 (S); m. March 18, 1695-6 (S), GERSHOM WENTWORTH of Quochecho, N. H.; liv. 1719. |
| 17 | V | SARAH,3 b. Dec. 27, 1669 (S); liv. 1719, name French. A Sarah adm. S. chh. July 18, 1714. |
| 18 | VI | EDWARD3, Jr., b. July 20, 1672 (S); m. 1st, June 16, 1702 (S), JANE2 TRUE (Henry,2 Henry1); 2d, Sep. 19, 1716 (D Hm), MARY DALTON. Wife Jane d. March 24, 1715. He was a soldier, March, 1697-8, sent to Hv.; adm. S. chh. Dec. 6, 1719. Chil.: Nicholas,4 Jacob,4 Jemima,4 Lydia,4 Judith,4 [m. EZEKIEL EVANS Oct 5, 1732; she d. Apr. 28, 1777], Joshua,4 b. and bp. there 1703-'13 |
| 19 | VII | ABIGAIL3 b. May 6, 1675 (S); m. Dec. 20, 1699 (S), HENRY3 TRUE (Henry,2 Henry1). + |
| 20 | VIII | NICHOLAS3 b. Oct. 28, 1677 (S); d. May 3, 1699 (S). |
| 21 | IX | JAMES3 b. Aug. 15, 1679 (S); pub. Dec. 8, 1703, to ELIZABETH CARR; * d. Feb. 22, 1717-8 (S); adm. est. April 9, 1718. Chil.: Rebecca,4 b. Mar. 5, 1704-5, d. March 18, 1705-6 (S); Rebecca,4 b. Jan. 12, 1706-7, m. 1732, (66) (Henry4 French; Elizabeth,4 b. Aug. 11, 1708; James, 4 b. Nov. 16, 1710; John,4 b. Dec. 2, 1712; Mary,4 b. June 19, 1715. |
| 22 | X | TIMOTHY3 b. Aug. 15, 1681 (S); m. 1st, April 29, 1708, RUTH4 GREELEY; 2d, June 9, 1722, MARY PIKE. + |
4 SAMUEL2 FRENCH (Edward1), of Salisbury, m. 1st, June 1, 1664 (S), (4) ABIGAIL2 BROWN, who d. Jan. 11, 1679-80 (S); 2d, ESTHER _____, who survived him; she was member S. chh. 1687; adm. Nb. chh. bef. 1696. He signed S. petitions, 1658; was member S. chh. 1677 and '87; d. July 26, 1692 (S); adm. est. Nov. 16, 1692. Children:
| 23 | I | ABIGAIL,3 b. July 17, 1666 (S); liv. unm. 1701, An Abigail adm. S. chh. April 7, 1700. |
| 24 | II | HANNAH,3 b. Mar. 15, 1668-9 (S); m. THOMAS NELSON of Rowley; liv. 1693. |
| 25 | III | SAMUEL,3 b. March 24, 1670-1 (S); dead in 1693; adm. est. Sam., Jr., Sep. 29, 1693. |
| 26 | IV | HENRY,3 b. 1673 (); m. Nov. 7, 1695, ELIZABETH COLLINS. + |
| 27 | V | JOSEPH,3 b. ab. 1676; m. Hannah _____. + |
| 28 | VI | NATHANIEL,3 b. Dec. 8, 1678 (S); res. Hm. 1701. |
| 29 | VII | JOANNA,3 b. Dec. 16, 1683 (S); (by 2d wife); liv. 1693. |
| 30 | VIII | JOHN,3 b. June 9, 1686 (S); liv. 1693. |
| 31 | IX | ESTHER,3 b. Sep. 22, 1688 (S); bp. Sep. 23, 1688; "youngest dau." in 1693. |
* Was she (30) ELIZABETH3 CARR, who m. 2d, bef. 1731, _____ Kimball?
(13) JOHN3 FRENCH of Hm. ap. their guard., Sep., 1693.
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6 JOSEPH3 FRENCH, Jr. (Joseph,2 Edward1), of Salisbury, b. 1654; oath al. and fid. Dec., 1677; m. June 13, 1678 (S), (9) SARAH2 EASTMAN. He d. Dec. 14, 1683 (S). Wid. Sarah * m. Aug. 4, 1684 (S), SOLOMON SHEPHERD, of S. Children:
| 32 | I | JOSEPH,4 b. March 25, 1679 (S); bp. Dec. 8, 1687; m. Dec. 20, 1699, ABIGAIL3 BROWN. + |
| 33 | II | TIMOTHY,4 b. June 16, 1681 (S); bp. Dec. 8, 1687; m. Feb. 15, 1704-5, MARY HARRIMAN. + |
| 34 | III | SIMON,4 Jr. ["Jr. not listed on V.R.], b. Aug. 26, 1683 (S); bp. Dec. 8, 1687; m. SARAH _____; "cordwainer " or "husbandman;" res. Kingston 1708-'47. |
8 SIMON3 FRENCH (Joseph,2 Edward1), of Salisbury, b. 1657; oath al. and fid., Dec., 1677; m. 1st, JOANNA _____, who d. May 15, 1704 (S); 2d, ABIGAIL (sister of Nicholas NOYES). He was free. 1690; adm. S. chh. June 11, 1693; his chil. before that bp. on their grandparents acct. Will April 18, 1726; May 1, 1732; wife Abigail ment. Children:
| 35 | I | SARAH,4 b. March 18, 1685-6 (S); m. April 13, 1710 (S), JOSEPH CLIFFORD of Kingston. She was dead in 1726, leaving daus. Joanna (or Susanna) and Abigail. |
| 36 | II | SUSANNA,4 b. March 23, 1687-8 (S); bp. July 15, 1688; liv. 1726. A Susan m. Dec. 4, 1712 (S), (18) ROBERT3 CARR |
| 37 | III | JOSEPH,4 b. Feb. 28, 1689-90 (S); bp. Aug. 31, 1690; liv. 1726; m. Aug. 19 (July 16, ?), 1714 (S), MARY PILLSBURY; res. S.; Joseph 3d, "tertius," or "son of Simon," in deeds; 4 chil. b. 1715-'26. |
| 38 | IV | JAMES,4 b. Nov. 6, 1692 (S); bp. June 18, 1693; liv. 1726. A James m., May 7, 1717 (S), [21] PHEBE3 GILL, (Sam.,2 John1), both of S. |
| 39 | V | HANNAH,4 b. ___; d. Feb. 27, 1699-1700 (S). |
| 40 | VI | MARY,4 b. Sep. 2, 1696 (S); bp. Nov. 27, 1698; liv. 1726. |
| 41 | VII | JOANNA,4 b. June 26, 1699; liv. 1726. |
11 EDWARD3 FRENCH (Joseph,2 Edward1), of Salisbury, b. 1667; pub. Sep. 17, 1695 (S), to MARY3 WINSLEY (Eph.,2 Sam.1). She was bp. Aug. 19, 1705 (adult). He d. 1737; will Dec. 8, 1737; Jan. 2, 1737-8; no wife ment. Children:
| 42 | I | ELISHA,4 b. Aug. 12, 1696 (S); bp. Dec. 1705; liv. 1737. |
| 43 | II | MARY,4 b. June 2, 1698 (S); bp. Dec., 1705; liv. 1737. |
| 44 | III | ELIZABETH,4 b. July 5, 1700 (S); bp. Dec., 1705; liv. 1737. |
| 45 | IV | SUSANNA,4 b. March 2, 1701-2 (S); prob. d. young. |
| 46 | V | ANN,4 b. Aug. 18, 1703 (S); d. young. |
| 47 | VI | ANN,4 b. Oct. 3, 1704 (S); bp. Dec., 1705; liv. 1737. |
| 48 | VII | HANNAH,4 b. Aug. 19, 1706 (S); bp. Aug. 29, 1708; liv. 1737. |
| 49 | VIII | MARTHA,4 b. July 7, 1709 (S); bp. Oct., 1710; liv. 1737. |
| 50 | IX | ELIPHALET,4 b. July 22, 1712 (S); liv. 1737. |
* She "is about to marry again, to a stranger," July 29, 1684; and the two grandfathers of the above children filed a document about property.
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13 JOHN3 FRENCH (John,2 Edward1), of Hampton, b. 1660, oath al. and fid. at S., Dec., 1677; m. 1st, LYDIA _____, who d. Feb. 15, 1708-9; 2d, Dec. 8, 1709, ELIZABETH SCOTT. He d. Feb. 20, 1717-8. Wid. Eliz. French adm. S. chh. Nov. 9, 1718. Chil.:
| 51 | I | SAMUEL,4 b. March 1, 1693-4; bp. April 8, 1694; m. Dec. 20, 1722, MARY PERKINS. (See D Hm.) |
| 52 | II | JOHN,4 b. Jan. 7, 1696-7; m. Feb. 11, 1725, SARAH SANBORN. (See D Hm.) |
22 TIMOTHY3 FRENCH (John,2 Edward1), of Salisbury, b. 1681; m. 1st, April 29, 1708 (S), RUTH3 GREELEY (Philip,2 Andrew1), who d. May 30, 1716 (S); 2d, June 9, 1722, MARY PIKE (Hugh), who survived him. He d. May 8, 1742; adm. est. Nov. 8, 1742; est. div. 1749. Children:
| 53 | I | RUTH,4 b. July 20, 1709; d. Sep. 24, 1709 (S). |
| 54 | II | JOHN,4 b. Aug. 27, 1710; d. Aug. 17, 1712 (S). |
| 55 | III | JOSIAH,4 b. March 14, 1713; "eldest son" in 1750. |
| 56 | IV | PHILIP,4 b. Aug. 18, 1715; d. Aug. 6, 1716 (S). |
| 57 | V | SOLOMON,4 b. March 9, 1722-3, (by 2d wife); "2d son" in 1749. |
| 58 | VI | SARAH,4 b. June 5, 1724; "eldest dau." in 1749; m. MOSES FRENCH, of S., "cordwainer," bef. 1747. |
| 59 | VII | JOSHUA,4 b. Dec. 6, 1725; prob. d. young. |
| 60 | VIII | MARY,4 b. Oct. 28, 1727; prob. d. young. |
| 61 | IX | ABIGAIL,4 b. Aug. 15, 1729; liv. 1750, name French. |
| 62 | X | TIMOTHY,4 b. July 10, 1731; prob. d. young. |
26 HENRY3 FRENCH (Samuel,2 Edward1), of Salisbury, b. 1673; m. Nov. 7, 1695 (S), ELIZABETH COLLINS. She was bp. and adm. S. chh. May 28, 1699. Children:
| 63 | I | BENJAMIN,4 b. Oct. 6, 1696; bp. June 4, 1699; m. Dec. 14, 1717, MARGARET ALLEN, who d. Oct. 31, 1719 (S). |
| 64 | II | ABIGAIL4 b. Feb. 27, 1698-9 (S); bp. June 4, 1699. |
| 65 | III | MARTHA,4 b. Jan. 6, 1701-2 (S); bp. March 8, 1701-2 |
| 66 | IV | HENRY,4 b. Feb. 24, 1703-4 (S); bp. March 26, 1704; m. 1st, Jan. 10, 1727, (27)TAMESON3 FLANDERS; 2d, ab. 1732, REBECCA4 FRENCH (21 James3). |
| 67 | V | ELIZABETH,4 b. Feb. 21, 1705-6, (S); bp. Nov. 24, 1706. |
| 68 | VI | SAMUEL,4 b. Oct. 18, 1708 (S); bp. Nov. 14, 1708. |
| 69 | VII | HANNAH,4 b. Aug. 12, 1711 (S). |
| 70 | VIII | NEHEMIAH,4 b. Dec. 3, 1714 (S). |
27 JOSEPH3 FRENCH, Dea., (Samuel,2 Edward1), of Salisbury, "cordwainer," b. ab. 1676, m. HANNAH _____. Will March 20, 1744-5; Sep. 18, 1749; wife Han. ment. He was Jr. to 1710, then Sen. * Children:
* A Joseph was soldier in S. 1697 and 1710; a Joseph, Jr., in 1702.
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| 71 | I | ABIGAIL,4 b. Aug. 16, 1698 (S); liv. 1745. |
| 72 | II | SAMUEL,4 b. Dec. 11, 1699 (S); liv. 1749; res. S. Hm. |
| 73 | III | NATHANIEL,4 b. Aug. 2, 1702 (S); d. Oct. 19, 1720. |
| 74 | IV | ELIZABETH,4 b. Aug. 31, 1708 (S); liv. 1745. |
| 75 | V | JOSEPH,4 b. Sep 15, 1713 (S); liv. 1745. |
32 JOSEPH4 FRENCH (Joseph,3, Joseph,2 Edward1), of Salisbury and South Hampton, b. 1679; m. Dec. 20, 1699 (S), (19) ABIGAIL3 BROWN. He was Jr. 1710-'45; called "carpenter" of S. in 1728 and '39, of S. Hampton in 1747; also called "husbandman." Chil.:
| 76 | I | SARAH,5 b. Nov. 20, 1700 (S); bp. Dec. 15; d. Dec. 19, 1700 (S). |
| 77 | II | JOSEPH,5 b. Feb. 27, 1701-2 (S); bp. June 28, 1702; liv. in S. 1729; Jos. 4th. |
| 78 | III | EBENEZER,5 b. Jan. 3, 1703-4 (S); bp. April 23, 1704; liv. in S. 1729. |
| 79 | IV | DANIEL,5 b. Aug. 21, 1708 (S); bp. Oct. 1, 1708; liv. in S. 1730. |
| 80 | V | ABIGAIL,5 b. Sep. 22, 1710 (S); bp. Nov. 5, 1710. |
| 81 | VI | OBADIAH,5 b. Sep. 29, 1716 (S). |
33 TIMOTHY4 FRENCH (Joseph,3, Joseph,2 Edward1), of Salisbury, "weaver" or "husbandman," b. 1681; * m. Feb. 15, 1704-5 (Hv), MARY HARRIMAN. He d. June 19, 1745; will Nov. 1, 1743; Oct. 7, 1745; wife Mary ment. Children:
| 82 | I | SUSANNA,5 b. Nov. 24, 1705; m. JAMES GEORGE; both liv. 1760; had son Micah in 1743. |
| 83 | II | SARAH,5 b. March 18, 1708; m. THEOPHILUS CLOUGH; a wid., res. Kingston, 1760. |
| 84 | III | MEHITABLE,5 b. Oct. 10, 1710; m. BENJAMIN SMITH; a wid., res. Exeter, 1760. |
| 85 | IV | RUTH,5 b. Dec. 9, 1713; m. JOHN CURRIER; a wid., res. Kingston, 1760. |
| 86 | V | MARY,5 b. June 14, 1718; name French in 1743. |
| 87 | VI | ELIZABETH,5 b. April 29, 1721; m. NATHANIEL MORRILL; liv. 1743. |
NOTE.--(27) Joseph separated from (32) Joseph, and (22) Timothy from (33) Timothy, mainly by real estate records. (32) Joseph and (33) Timothy apparently lived in the "mills division," near Powow Hill.
* A Timothy, Sen., was soldier in 1703 in S., and a Timothy in 1710.
She prob. had a bro. Matthew "Herriman," Jr., and a sister Eliz. who m. Thomas Gordon of Exeter.
FRENCH FAMILY (Pages 166-70)
| 1 | EDWARD1 FRENCH, of Ipswich, 1637-'9. |
| 28 | NATHANIEL3 FRENCH m. Sarah _____; res. Kg.; 7 chil.: several settled in Gilmanton. |
| 70? | NEHEMIAH4 FRENCH, of South Hampton, d. bef. 1759, when his wid. JUDITH (OSGOOD) m. (38) SAMUEL4 BLAISDELL. Sons John5 French, pob. of Poplin; and Moses5 French. |
| 87 | ELIZABETH5 FRENCH prob. m. NATHANIEL5 MORRILL (44 Benj.4) |
French Family. Pages 166-70, 750
A letter of (2) John2 Hall speaks of "my uncle French." (Prob. in America, per. of Ip.) --[John Hall is the son of Rebecca Swayne and John Hall, her second husband (Ibid. page 194) In my opinion, Rebecca Swayne is the sister of Ann, wife of Edward1 French]
| 18 | EDWARD3. His 6 chil. liv. 1723. |
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1 EDWARD1 FRENCH may have been the Edward b. 1598, son of Thomas French, who m. Anne or Agnes Olmstead, of Stanstead Hall,
Halstead. Thomas was bur. in Halstead, Nov. 20, 1613. Edward was of Thorpe Morieux (Suffolk), Eng., in 1624. In 1639 he, the eldest son then living, was granted a commission to adm. est. of his bro. Thomas, in place of his bro. John, who had also died; but in 1642 this was revoked. If (1) Edward1 was the one, he was in this country when appointed, and could not well perform the duties assigned him. (See G. R., vol. 65, p. 285)
EDWARD1 FRENCH may have m. ANN SWAYNE, sister of Rebecca Swayne-Biley-Hall-Worcester-Symonds. Rev. Wm. Worcester, whose second wife was Rebecca Swayne, makes "my brother, Edward French, "one of the overseers" of his will, in 1662. Moreover, (3) John2 Hall, whose mother was Rebecca Swayne, speaks of "my uncle French," as on p. 962, where "(2)" JOHN2 HALL should be (3) JOHN2.
| 88 | Mr. THOMAS FRENCH, Sen., one of the earliest members of the Boston church, rem. to Ipswich in 1634 (Sv); dism. from the Boston chh. Jan. 27, 1638-9; d. in 1639. Adm. est. gr. Nov. 5, 1639 (Pope). In 1644 his wid. Alice was wife of Thomas Howlett. Alice, wife of Ens. Howlett, d. June 26, 1666 (Ip). |
| 89 | Wid. SUSAN FRENCH, of Ip., who d. in 1658 (p. 166 NOTE), had a son John French (perhaps the John of 1648) who was ap. adm. her est. Sept. 28, 1658. A "Widdow French" (either Susan or Alice) was on the list of Ip. commoners in 1641. |
| 90 | SERJENT THOMAS FRENCH (Jr.) rec'd a grant of land in Ip. in Feb., 1636-7, and was a Commoner there in 1641. For family see Note, p. 166. He may have been a son of (88) Thomas or (89) Susan; but we find no proof of relationship. |
There were at least two persons named John French in Ip. before 1680; one who was of age in 1648, perhaps the same as the son of Susan, 1658; the other the son of Sergt. (Ens.) Thomas ment. in his will, 1680, who was prob. of age before 1660. There also were at least three named Thomas French. A John was made freeman in 1660 and a Thomas in 1674.
We find no reason to suppose that Edward French was nearly related to any one of the others given above, though he lived in Ip. a short time, with the older ones.
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