John French 1637–1706 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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John French, 1637–1706 (aged 69 years)

Name

John French

Name: John /French/
Surname: French
Given names: John

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: before 27 November 1608 24 24 — Assington, Suffolk, England Christening: 27 November 1608 24 24 — Assington, Suffolk, England Death: 8 August 1680 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Unique identifier: 68482661A24A6741B65B7D4CCF2E49998456 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Scudamore Mary French Mary French Thomas French John French Sarah French Samuel French Ephraim French Thomas French 1608–1680 Birth: before 27 November 1608 24 24 — Assington, Suffolk, England Death: 8 August 1680 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
mother	Links Birth: about 1612 — Gloucestershire, England Death: 6 May 1681 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Unique identifier: 68482661A24A6741B65B7D4CCF2E49998456 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas French Mary French Mary French Thomas French John French Sarah French Samuel French Ephraim French Mary Scudamore 1612–1681 Birth: about 1612 — Gloucestershire, England Death: 6 May 1681 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
elder sister	Links Birth: 23 September 1632 23 20 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: 1633 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary French 1632–1633 Birth: 23 September 1632 23 20 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: 1633 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
18 months elder sister	Links Birth: 22 March 1634 25 22 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: 1719 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary French 1634–1719 Birth: 22 March 1634 25 22 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: 1719 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma
22 months elder brother	Links Birth: about 1635 26 23 — Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Birth: 1635 26 23 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: 28 February 1659 — Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Death: 14 December 1661 — Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Death: 1711 — Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Unique identifier: 3297D183DA39204F9B8BCCBF33D8A50B0B91 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Adams William French Thomas French 1635–1661 Birth: about 1635 26 23 — Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Death: 14 December 1661 — Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
3 years himself	Links Birth: about 1637 28 25 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: 29 February 1660 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Death: 25 January 1706 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma Unique identifier: 58382C957F3BEE439B4B6354E5D455533ACD Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phebe Keyes Mary French Sarah French Phebe French Martha French John French Lydia French Richard French Hepzibah French Patience French John French 1637–1706 Birth: about 1637 28 25 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Death: 25 January 1706 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma
sister	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah French …–…
brother	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Samuel French …–…
brother	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ephraim French …–…

Family with Phebe Keyes
himself	Links Birth: about 1637 28 25 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: 29 February 1660 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Death: 25 January 1706 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma Unique identifier: 58382C957F3BEE439B4B6354E5D455533ACD Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phebe Keyes Mary French Sarah French Phebe French Martha French John French Lydia French Richard French Hepzibah French Patience French John French 1637–1706 Birth: about 1637 28 25 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Death: 25 January 1706 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma
wife	Links Birth: 17 January 1639 — Newbury, Essex, Ma Marriage: 29 February 1660 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Death: 14 May 1701 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma Unique identifier: 58382C957F3BEE439B4B6354E5D455533ACD Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John French Mary French Sarah French Phebe French Martha French John French Lydia French Richard French Hepzibah French Patience French Phebe Keyes 1639–1701 Birth: 17 January 1639 — Newbury, Essex, Ma Death: 14 May 1701 — Topsfield, Essex, Ma
Marriage	Marriage — 29 February 1660 — Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary French …–…
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah French …–…
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Phebe French …–…
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha French …–…
son	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John French …–…
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lydia French …–…
son	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Richard French …–…
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hepzibah French …–…
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Patience French …–…

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1637 28 25 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Thomas French before 5 November 1639 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Susan Riddlesdale August 1658 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage	Phebe Keyes — View this family 29 February 1660 (aged 23 years) Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a brother	Thomas French 14 December 1661 Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a father	Thomas French 8 August 1680 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a mother	Mary Scudamore 6 May 1681 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a wife	Phebe Keyes 14 May 1701 Topsfield, Essex, Ma
Death	25 January 1706 (aged 69 years) Topsfield, Essex, Ma
Unique identifier	84E3E63796FC794CB7C6248EF93A8F8A5628
Last change	26 August 2011 – 00:00:00

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Note	John French, b abt 1637 moved to Topsfield, Mas by 1664 and marr ied Phebe Keyes. He built a house that is still standing the ol des house of any French inAmerica. John's sons moved to enfiel d and Norwich in connecticut and remained there a generation o r two. Some Frences from the next generation were thefirst t o head West, and later Frenches in this line kept moving, and pa ssed through New York to Iowan, on to Kansas, Missouri, Indiana , and Nebrasak. He was a tailor, moved to Topsfield about 1664 and was admitte d a commoner there in 1675. He took the oath of allegiance an d fidelity 1678. Served as acorporal and clerk of lite local m ilitary company. He served as a grand juror and also on tiral j uries of the town. HDF Carrie C. Edgett article: A tailor was living in Topsfield as ea rly as March 1 1664/5 when a daughter born there, first mentione d in town records on Dec 31, 1667, when land was laid outto Joh n. How, "next John French bordering ujpon the Common" from tha t time until 1697 his name is found frequently. He was chosen s urveyor of highways, or fences, or both, seven time, tythingman , three times, on jury at Ipswichy, three times, grand juryman , three times commissioner on special errands to the "sheare Tow ne" twice. He build a one story house about 1675, which befor e 1798 was raised to two stories and enlarged. This is still st anding and is known as the "French-Andrews" house located Howlet t St, near the Dry Bridge (Topsfield Hist. Coll., Vol 8, p 22 vo l 6 p 47) A few years before his death he deeded his homested to his son J ohn by the following instrument datedDec 2 1701, quoted in arti cle.... John French and his wife were both members of the Church in Tops field, in a list dated 1684. There are two stories ofher death . "John French his wife drown herself May 13 1701. "Phebe Frenc hdyed on ye 14th May 1701." Frenchline vol 4 no 1 p 10 I: The Rench-andres house, The olde s House owned by a French in the US. As far as we know, this i s the oldest house still standing that was built or occupied b y a French. This house, built by John French in 1675, stand nea r the Topsfield, Ma, town common. John French was the son of Th omas French of Ipswich, the first personin the US with the nam e French. This house is now owned and being restored by Peter C lemsey, who is keep9ing as much original as possible.

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John French, b abt 1637 moved to Topsfield, Mas by 1664 and marr
ied Phebe Keyes. He built a house that is still standing the ol
des house of any French inAmerica. John's sons moved to enfiel
d and Norwich in connecticut and remained there a generation o
r two. Some Frences from the next generation were thefirst t
o head West, and later Frenches in this line kept moving, and pa
ssed through New York to Iowan, on to Kansas, Missouri, Indiana
, and Nebrasak.
He was a tailor, moved to Topsfield about 1664 and was admitte
d a commoner there in 1675. He took the oath of allegiance an
d fidelity 1678. Served as acorporal and clerk of lite local m
ilitary company. He served as a grand juror and also on tiral j
uries of the town. HDF
Carrie C. Edgett article: A tailor was living in Topsfield as ea
rly as March 1 1664/5 when a daughter born there, first mentione
d in town records on Dec 31, 1667, when land was laid outto Joh
n. How, "next John French bordering ujpon the Common" from tha
t time until 1697 his name is found frequently. He was chosen s
urveyor of highways, or fences, or both, seven time, tythingman
, three times, on jury at Ipswichy, three times, grand juryman
, three times commissioner on special errands to the "sheare Tow
ne" twice. He build a one story house about 1675, which befor
e 1798 was raised to two stories and enlarged. This is still st
anding and is known as the "French-Andrews" house located Howlet
t St, near the Dry Bridge (Topsfield Hist. Coll., Vol 8, p 22 vo
l 6 p 47)
A few years before his death he deeded his homested to his son J
ohn by the following instrument datedDec 2 1701, quoted in arti
cle....
John French and his wife were both members of the Church in Tops
field, in a list dated 1684. There are two stories ofher death
. "John French his wife drown herself May 13 1701. "Phebe Frenc
hdyed on ye 14th May 1701."
Frenchline vol 4 no 1 p 10 I: The Rench-andres house, The olde
s House owned by a French in the US. As far as we know, this i
s the oldest house still standing that was built or occupied b
y a French. This house, built by John French in 1675, stand nea
r the Topsfield, Ma, town common. John French was the son of Th
omas French of Ipswich, the first personin the US with the nam
e French. This house is now owned and being restored by Peter C
lemsey, who is keep9ing as much original as possible.