I've updated 2 pages on French in the Military: French Patriots, those who served our country http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/FRENCHPATRIOTS/FrenchPatriots.htm French Military Heroes, those with a significant award, feat, or service record http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm If anyone knows the lineage of General Samuel G. French, please let me know. He was born in 1818 in NJ. Happy Easter everyone, Mara

I am still looking for Phillip. I know that this Jeremiah was b. 1762 and died Butler co. 1834. Phillip is supposed to have been born in KY and that is just across the river from Butler and Hamilton counties in OH. Does anyone have any thoughts about the following? .............................................. A History and Biographical Cyclopedia of Butler County, Ohio--Morgan Township....Scipio.. pages 422-426 ....A carding-mill was owned by William D. JONES, which stood on the Ohio side, and which was run by horse-power. As early as 1830 George HUBBELL had a grist-mill on Dry Fork, a quarter of a mile below town. He soon added a flaxseed oil-mill, which was run for five or six years. The oil-mill was a frame, while the grist-mill, of course, was a log building. The oldest mill in this part of the township was built in 1810 by Jeremiah FRENCH, three- quarters of a mile below Scipio. It had an overshot wheel eighteen feet in diameter, and stood on the east side of the creek. At first the mill stood on posts, which in time rotted; and in order to build a saw-mill, stone were used for a foundation. John HYDEE succeeded FRENCH, who also was followed by Jesse SMITH & HOLLIBUT, both of whom were Yankees. SMITH was a mill-wright by trade. The old FRENCH mill ceased running more than 40 years ago. Below FRENCH's Mill a few rods, Levi SPARKS built a stone still-house. He had his corn ground at the mill above. pages 335-340 CAPTAIN ISRAEL GREGG. Captain Israel GREGG, for many years a prominent steamboat man, was for a long time a resident of Hamilton. He was born on the 20th of February, 1775, in Virginia, but his parents, who were adventurous pioneers, removed to Brownsville, Pennsylvania, shortly after, where, on attaining a sufficient age, he was taught the art of a silversmith, and on reaching his majority set up for himself. Two years after, or on the 12th of July, 1798, he married Elizabeth HOUGH, one of the younger children of a Quaker family, and sister of Joseph HOUGH, for twenty years the leading merchant of Hamilton. Another brother, Benjamin, was auditor of the State of Ohio from 1808 to 1815. Mr. GREGG afterwards became interested in steamboating, and in 1814 was in command of the steamboat Enterprise, built at Brownsville by Daniel FRENCH, on his patent, and owned by a company at that place. It was a boat of forty-five tons. It made two voyages to Louisville in the Summer of 1814. In December she took in a cargo of ordnance stores at Pittsburgh, and sailed for New Orleans, arriving at that port on the 14th of the same month. She was then dispatched up the river in search of two keel-boats, laden with small arms, which had been delayed on the river. She had reached twelve miles above Natchez when she met the boats, took their masters and cargoes on board, and returned to New Orleans, having been out six and half days, in which time she ran two hundred and sixty-four miles. Middletown--Lemon township--pages 627-632 Mr. DOTY was instrumentral in bringing the second minister of the Gospel into the Miami country. The first preacher was the Rev. Daniel CLARK, a licensed minister of the Baptist profession, who came from Pennsylvania in the Spring of 1791. The second preacher who came was the Rev. James KEMPER. He lived near Danville, Kentucky. Daniel DOTY and a man named FRENCH were chosen by the people to go and bring him and his family to the country. They proceeded on their way with rifles primed, their only road being a bridle-path for sixty miles, sleeping in the woods at night. This was in the Spring of 1792.

Yep, it's going well and I enjoy it. Mara On Apr 3, 2007, at 4:52 PM, MILTON FRENCH JR wrote: > Well Mara > You are sure getting action now on your work! > Bud > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Mara French <marafrench@mindspring.com> wrote: > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Well Mara You are sure getting action now on your work! Bud ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mara French <marafrench@mindspring.com> wrote:

Begin forwarded message: > From: Lorri French <lorri_french@yahoo.com> > Date: April 3, 2007 4:10:14 PM PDT > To: marafrench@mindspring.com, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com > Subject: Jan Spearin-French > Reply-To: lorri_french@yahoo.com > > Hello, I'm trying to find a Jan Spearin-French > she was the daughter in law of someone related to my Micah French Sr. > of course I can find no where that I saved her e-mail ... > it was an old e- mail and may have been in an old acct I no longer > have. > > Thank you both for all your wonderful work > The FFA sight is looking good... > > God bless > > Lorri > > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.

Lorri - My Frenches are from Dummerston, VT (FFA CHART #2 ) here: Test # F12684-- >>> http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/tree6.htm William (The Martyr) French's father was Nathaniel I (birth date wrong on above page) born: 2feb1720/21, Billerica, MA died: 8june1801, Brattleboro, VT buried: Locust Ridge Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT Scott French ----- Original Message ----- From: Lorri French To: french@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 72 My line is Chart #5 Re the William French listed here ,is there any other info on him like birth , death family since I have so may William s' and my FRENCH were in and some born in Dummerston, at one time. Thanks & God bless lorri_french@yahoo.com http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm This is one in our tree ! William (5) of Dummerston, VT, thought to be the first person killed in the American Revolution, 13 Mar 1775. "From Henry M. Burt's Illustrated Guide of the Connecticut Valley: This [Westminster, VT] is a place of great historic interest, as here begun the opening scenes of the American Revolution. ... the royal authorities fired into it, mortally wounding William French and Daniel Houghton [Houghton lived for three days]. This occurred March 13th, 1775. French was only 22 years of age, and was a resident of Brattleboro. Previous to the attack on the court house, he [French] went from Brattleboro to Dummerston, where he joined the Dummerston Rangers. He was buried in Westminster... It is claimed that the Westminster massacre so enraged General Gage, at Boston, the British commander, showing as he thought the determined spirit of the people to resist British authority, that he was induced to march to Lexington and inflict the blow which opened the Revolution. If so, Westminster is entitled to the honor of being the birth place of American liberty [and William French the first blood of the Revolution]." french-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: French Military Heroes (Mara French) 2. Re: French Military Heroes (JULIAFWOOD@aol.com) 3. Re: The DNA of the Mason / Hugh French line is in (JULIAFWOOD@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 18:22:16 -0700 From: Mara French Subject: Re: [FRENCH] French Military Heroes To: french@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed That's a puzzling question. Can you think of a better word? I meant a military person with a significant award or feat or service record. What about Noteworthy? it needs to be short and include both men and women, i.e., not Noteworthy Military Men, but Noteworthy Military Frenches might be good. Would you say Heroes definitely doesn't apply? I could well imagine getting 100+ noteworthy military Frenches which might consume too much of my time. Mara On Apr 2, 2007, at 5:35 PM, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Mara, what is the defination of a HERO? I have some who served, > bravely, > and some who died, but I am not sure they were HEROs. > Julia > > In a message dated 4/2/2007 2:55:12 PM Central Daylight Time, > marafrench@mindspring.com writes: > > I've started a page on French Military Heroes, > and there are many past heroes that I'll add as > time goes. You are welcome to contribute. > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm > > Thanks, Mara French > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/ > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:47:38 EDT From: JULIAFWOOD@aol.com Subject: Re: [FRENCH] French Military Heroes To: french@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Mara, Either Hero or Noteworthy is fine, but I wanted to be sure that you didn't wish to include every French who ever served in the military. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 8:23:06 PM Central Daylight Time, marafrench@mindspring.com writes: That's a puzzling question. Can you think of a better word? I meant a military person with a significant award or feat or service record. What about Noteworthy? it needs to be short and include both men and women, i.e., not Noteworthy Military Men, but Noteworthy Military Frenches might be good. Would you say Heroes definitely doesn't apply? I could well imagine getting 100+ noteworthy military Frenches which might consume too much of my time. Mara ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:44:16 EDT From: JULIAFWOOD@aol.com Subject: Re: [FRENCH] The DNA of the Mason / Hugh French line is in To: french@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Mara, I forgot to answer this question. Yes, Jim Gunderson has shared his wealth of research with us and it was he who traced down the male who DNA tested for John French "brick mason" of NY and Woodbridge, NJ. 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Several list members have been discussing the DNA Group 1 results in respect to the recent addition of Hugh French of Maryland and later of Virginia. Some say Hugh French was from Ireland and some say from England. Hugh French had ties with the Masons from Pershore, England, and with the George Washington line, also from nearby that region in England. Therefore, I've put the French-Mason line from Pershore online; however, only Mary and Anne French married into the Mason family and no French male has been found yet to account for Hugh French. The research goes on and on. Mara French http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/England/ChartEE.htm This French family married into the George Mason family of Pershore. The George Masons (and the George Washingtons from nearby) emigrated to Virginia. This French line has not yet been connected to the U.S. Chart #36; however, the Masons and Washingtons mentioned in this chart are the same as those mentioned in Chart #36, and they both immigrated intermarried, and they both emigrated at the same time and to the same area. Now that the DNA test shows that this family was not from the well-known Irish family of Frenches, it is assumed that these Frenches of DNA Group 1 were from Pershore, England. The French and Baugh (see 1.5 below) families were two of the most important families in the village of Pershore at this time. Their ownership of lands and houses placed them on the commissions of peace, on the vestry of the parish, and, in the case of George French, Gentleman, at the head of the court baron of the manors of Old and New Pershore.

We know that Phillip & John French, NY/NJ were sons of the London Merchant, Phillip French. We know that the London Merchant, Phillip French, retired to Kelshall, County Suffolk, England, where he wrote his will. We know the baptism of a Phillip, John and William, sons of a Phillip French (2 mothers tho) are recorded in London. We know the marriage of a Phillip French is recorded in London. We know there was a relationship between the Woodbridge Twp Bloomfield & French families. We know Thomas Bloomfield received his 1st land patent in Woodbridge at the same meeting as John French, brick mason, in 1669. Also note that Piscataway was a separate grant, Woodbridge and Perth Amboy were included in the same grant. j french =================== >From "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman with related families; Based partially on the work of Freeman Worth Gardner and Willis Freeman," by Patty Barthell Myers, Penobscot Press, 1995, with permission: p. 529-530 Thomas was at Newburyport, Massachusetts as early as 1638 and lived there until about 1665, when he removed to Woodbridge, New Jersey, where he patented many acres of land in 1669 and was a freeholder in 1670 (NYGBR, Jan 1937, 68:58, "Thomas Bloomfield of Woodbridge, N.J. and Some of his Descendants," by William Jones) In a copy of the English Bible, brought from Amsterdam, in 1715, there is a family record of the Bloomfields, copied from an older record, by Dr. Moses Bloomfield, father of Gov. Joseph Bloomfield, of New Jersey. The History is given in the language of the original for several generations. Thomas Bloomfield- A major in Cromwell's army. Upon ye restoration of Charles ye II emigrated from WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND, with his five children, Ezekiel, John, Thomas, Nathaniel and Mary. He first took up lands where ye town of Newbury now stands in Massachusetts and on ye 21st May 1666 with his associates purchased of ye proprietors of East Jersey ye township of Woodbridge- so name for their home in England-- It includes Perth Amboy and Piscataway-- And were among ye first settlers of ye town. (Woodbridge never included the other two towns named.) (Nelson, p. 33) 1669 Dec. 20. Patent. Gov. Carterett to Thomas Blumfield senior of Woodbridge planter for land in about Woodbridge, viz.: (1) a houselot of 17 1/2 acres 4 perches on the high way; (2) 240 acres, his proportion for heads, on Langstar's Plain: (3) 9 acres of meadow on the Westside of Papiack Creek, adjoining Steven Kent senior and the Minister; (4) 60 acres of the Raritan meadows. (N.J. Arch. 21:9.) -----Original Message----- >From: Mara French <marafrench@mindspring.com> > >It seems that the genealogy researched for Group 1 goes back furthest >to two lines: John French, the Brick Mason, b. ca. 1647, and Hugh French >b. ca. 1640. The only country mentioned from which this line could have >emigrated is Ireland, so perhaps this line did come from Ireland

Hello Scott, Thank you for letting me know . I saw the 5 and thought it might be my line. It must have been the generation number. my cousin submitted his DNA for our line We are { FFA#chart # 5} I cannot get any further back then my 8th gr and so far my cousin's DNA has matched WALES and another line that inter married into our FRENCH. I am not sure that he was not from Scotland and left from Dorset. It is a brick wall. So far no other DNA surname FRENCH have matched. http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/tre12589.htm God bless Lorri SCOTT <scottt@chartermi.net> wrote: Lorri - My Frenches are from Dummerston, VT (FFA CHART #2 ) here: Test # F12684-- >>> http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/tree6.htm William (The Martyr) French's father was Nathaniel I (birth date wrong on above page) born: 2feb1720/21, Billerica, MA died: 8june1801, Brattleboro, VT buried: Locust Ridge Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT Scott French ----- Original Message ----- From: Lorri French To: french@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 72 My line is Chart #5 Re the William French listed here ,is there any other info on him like birth , death family since I have so may William s' and my FRENCH were in and some born in Dummerston, at one time. Thanks & God bless lorri_french@yahoo.com http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm This is one in our tree ! William (5) of Dummerston, VT, thought to be the first person killed in the American Revolution, 13 Mar 1775. "From Henry M. Burt's Illustrated Guide of the Connecticut Valley: This [Westminster, VT] is a place of great historic interest, as here begun the opening scenes of the American Revolution. ... the royal authorities fired into it, mortally wounding William French and Daniel Houghton [Houghton lived for three days]. This occurred March 13th, 1775. French was only 22 years of age, and was a resident of Brattleboro. Previous to the attack on the court house, he [French] went from Brattleboro to Dummerston, where he joined the Dummerston Rangers. He was buried in Westminster... It is claimed that the Westminster massacre so enraged General Gage, at Boston, the British commander, showing as he thought the determined spirit of the people to resist British authority, that he was induced to march to Lexington and inflict the blow which opened the Revolution. If so, Westminster is entitled to the honor of being the birth place of American liberty [and William French the first blood of the Revolution]." --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar.

Georgia E. Frasure married B. Harry French January 3, 1879 Jackson County, Ohio 1880 census Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio Family History Library Film 1255036 NA Film Number T9-1036 Page Number 79A B. Harry French, age 25, clerk in store, born Ohio, father born Maryland, mother born Virginia Georgia, wife, age 19, she and parents born Ohio Millie Brinning, age 12, other relationship, born Ohio Georgia Frasure was the daughter of Thomas Frasure and Sarah Gilliland Sarah Gilliland was the daughter of Samuel Gilliland and Sarah Buckley Sarah Buckley was the daughter of William Buckley and Elizabeth CALLISON. Georgia married again about 1887 ---- and apparently had no children with either husband. --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.

My line is Chart #5 Re the William French listed here ,is there any other info on him like birth , death family since I have so may William s' and my FRENCH were in and some born in Dummerston, at one time. Thanks & God bless lorri_french@yahoo.com http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm This is one in our tree ! William (5) of Dummerston, VT, thought to be the first person killed in the American Revolution, 13 Mar 1775. "From Henry M. Burt’s Illustrated Guide of the Connecticut Valley: This [Westminster, VT] is a place of great historic interest, as here begun the opening scenes of the American Revolution. ... the royal authorities fired into it, mortally wounding William French and Daniel Houghton [Houghton lived for three days]. This occurred March 13th, 1775. French was only 22 years of age, and was a resident of Brattleboro. Previous to the attack on the court house, he [French] went from Brattleboro to Dummerston, where he joined the Dummerston Rangers. He was buried in Westminster... It is claimed that the Westminster massacre so enraged General Gage, at Boston, the British commander, showing as he thought the determined spirit of the people to resist British authority, that he was induced to march to Lexington and inflict the blow which opened the Revolution. If so, Westminster is entitled to the honor of being the birth place of American liberty [and William French the first blood of the Revolution]." french-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: French Military Heroes (Mara French) 2. Re: French Military Heroes (JULIAFWOOD@aol.com) 3. Re: The DNA of the Mason / Hugh French line is in (JULIAFWOOD@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 18:22:16 -0700 From: Mara French Subject: Re: [FRENCH] French Military Heroes To: french@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed That's a puzzling question. Can you think of a better word? I meant a military person with a significant award or feat or service record. What about Noteworthy? it needs to be short and include both men and women, i.e., not Noteworthy Military Men, but Noteworthy Military Frenches might be good. Would you say Heroes definitely doesn't apply? I could well imagine getting 100+ noteworthy military Frenches which might consume too much of my time. Mara On Apr 2, 2007, at 5:35 PM, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Mara, what is the defination of a HERO? I have some who served, > bravely, > and some who died, but I am not sure they were HEROs. > Julia > > In a message dated 4/2/2007 2:55:12 PM Central Daylight Time, > marafrench@mindspring.com writes: > > I've started a page on French Military Heroes, > and there are many past heroes that I'll add as > time goes. You are welcome to contribute. > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm > > Thanks, Mara French > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/ > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:47:38 EDT From: JULIAFWOOD@aol.com Subject: Re: [FRENCH] French Military Heroes To: french@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Mara, Either Hero or Noteworthy is fine, but I wanted to be sure that you didn't wish to include every French who ever served in the military. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 8:23:06 PM Central Daylight Time, marafrench@mindspring.com writes: That's a puzzling question. Can you think of a better word? I meant a military person with a significant award or feat or service record. What about Noteworthy? it needs to be short and include both men and women, i.e., not Noteworthy Military Men, but Noteworthy Military Frenches might be good. Would you say Heroes definitely doesn't apply? I could well imagine getting 100+ noteworthy military Frenches which might consume too much of my time. Mara ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:44:16 EDT From: JULIAFWOOD@aol.com Subject: Re: [FRENCH] The DNA of the Mason / Hugh French line is in To: french@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Mara, I forgot to answer this question. Yes, Jim Gunderson has shared his wealth of research with us and it was he who traced down the male who DNA tested for John French "brick mason" of NY and Woodbridge, NJ. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 4:14:44 PM Central Daylight Time, marafrench@mindspring.com writes: Are you in touch with Jim Gunderson who is working on John the Brick Mason? ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ To contact the FRENCH list administrator, send an email to FRENCH-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the FRENCH mailing list, send an email to FRENCH@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 72 ************************************* --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.

Mara, I forgot to answer this question. Yes, Jim Gunderson has shared his wealth of research with us and it was he who traced down the male who DNA tested for John French "brick mason" of NY and Woodbridge, NJ. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 4:14:44 PM Central Daylight Time, marafrench@mindspring.com writes: Are you in touch with Jim Gunderson who is working on John the Brick Mason? ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Mara, Either Hero or Noteworthy is fine, but I wanted to be sure that you didn't wish to include every French who ever served in the military. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 8:23:06 PM Central Daylight Time, marafrench@mindspring.com writes: That's a puzzling question. Can you think of a better word? I meant a military person with a significant award or feat or service record. What about Noteworthy? it needs to be short and include both men and women, i.e., not Noteworthy Military Men, but Noteworthy Military Frenches might be good. Would you say Heroes definitely doesn't apply? I could well imagine getting 100+ noteworthy military Frenches which might consume too much of my time. Mara ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

And, of course, I meant "definition". I must learn to read my emails before I send them. Julia ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Mara, what is the defination of a HERO? I have some who served, bravely, and some who died, but I am not sure they were HEROs. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 2:55:12 PM Central Daylight Time, marafrench@mindspring.com writes: I've started a page on French Military Heroes, and there are many past heroes that I'll add as time goes. You are welcome to contribute. http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm Thanks, Mara French http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/ ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Oh, Barbara, I hope so. I just love this DNA testing as it is opening doors for more research. Be sure to let us know what you find. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 6:15:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time, bg@duo-county.com writes: Julia- Thank you so much for updating gp 2. Now maybe I can break a 40 year brick wall on fam gp F12925, re Charles French, my 3rd great grand- father as to where he was from in England & who his parents & siblings were. This is exciting. Barbara Gage. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Thanks Mara------------ I gladly contribute what information I have on one of my ggranduncles, Marion T. French who died as a Confederate soldier in the Civl War. A transcription of what I have of him is enclosed at the end of this message. Best regards, Ralph Banks, Austin, TX MARION T. FRENCH - Born: 21 June 1843,AL - Parents: Mary W. (Brown) and Joseph Pugh French - Per US census residing at age 6 with parents, and 5 brothers and 4 sisters, 2 November 1850 in Barbour Co, AL - Per US census born AL and residing at age 17 and single with parents, and 5 brothers and 4 sisters, 13 June 1860 in Gainers Store, Pike Co, AL - Enlisted as Private, Company K, 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry. Confederate States Army, and issued clothing, 29 December 1862 in American Civil War - Wounded in battle, 3 May 1863 in VA - Admitted, 8 May 1863 in Moore Hospital or Hospital No. 24, Richmond, VA - Died 20 August 1863 in David's Is., NY - Claim filed by father Joseph French for settlement in death of son as a Confederate War Veteran, 24 September 1863 in AL NOTES: - born in AL per 1850, 1860 US census - one source reports the middle initial was "F" - one report is that Marion T. deceased in a Richmond, VA Hospital on 6-1-1863 of wounds received on 5-2-1863. Another report is that he deceased in Davids Island, NY on 8-20-1863 of wounds received in battle on 7-1-1863 - no report of ever being married or having children On Apr 2, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Mara French wrote: > I've started a page on French Military Heroes, > and there are many past heroes that I'll add as > time goes. You are welcome to contribute. > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm > Thanks, Mara French

That's a puzzling question. Can you think of a better word? I meant a military person with a significant award or feat or service record. What about Noteworthy? it needs to be short and include both men and women, i.e., not Noteworthy Military Men, but Noteworthy Military Frenches might be good. Would you say Heroes definitely doesn't apply? I could well imagine getting 100+ noteworthy military Frenches which might consume too much of my time. Mara On Apr 2, 2007, at 5:35 PM, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Mara, what is the defination of a HERO? I have some who served, > bravely, > and some who died, but I am not sure they were HEROs. > Julia > > In a message dated 4/2/2007 2:55:12 PM Central Daylight Time, > marafrench@mindspring.com writes: > > I've started a page on French Military Heroes, > and there are many past heroes that I'll add as > time goes. You are welcome to contribute. > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/MILITARYHEROES/MilitaryHeroes.htm > > Thanks, Mara French > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/ > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Julia- Thank you so much for updating gp 2. Now maybe I can break a 40 year brick wall on fam gp F12925, re Charles French, my 3rd great grand- father as to where he was from in England & who his parents & siblings were. This is exciting. Barbara Gage. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JULIAFWOOD@aol.com> To: <FRENCH@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:50 PM Subject: [FRENCH] Update to French DNA Project > Hello all, we have a new result in that changes the circumstances of Group > 2 > and Group 9, which is no more, because the two have been posted together > as > matches. Until the last result, the unusual mutations made it impossible > for me > to know whether or not they were related, but the last set of markers tied > them all together. They are posted as Group 2. > > This is the line of Samuel French "the Joiner" of Suffolk & Dorset, > England > and CT. > > _http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/results.htm_ > (http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/results.htm) > > Other results have been updated, but none of the other matches have > changed. > > If any of you have DNA results in that I haven't posted, please, let me > know > so that I can be sure that I have your Ancestor Tree which is needed for > the > Project. > > We still need French males to test in many of the French lines that aren't > represented in our French DNA Project. If you have been putting off doing > the > test or recruiting a male from your line, you are missing a lot of fun and > proof > that your research is correct or help in finding the source of your French > line. Having your line listed in our Project, also, encourages others to > do the > test. > > Happy Easter. > > Julia French Wood > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FRENCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Mara, Thanks and I am so happy that you are getting your French stuff online. You have done so much wonderful research it is a treasure to all of us. I am thinking that instead of Group numbers I will list the FFA number of each testee if know. That would make the DNA testing interesting as Group 1 contains several different FFA chart numbers. We haven't figured out how some of us tie together. As for John French, the brick mason. When his brother, Phillip, came over to America, he was listed as a merchant from London. Born in Wapping, London, Middlesex, England in 1666. His father, Phillip, died in Kelshall (Now Kelsale), Suffolk, England in 1703 and named his son, Phillip & John in New York, America, and a son William. They could have Irish cousins, but these children were Christened in a Protestant church in London. Julia In a message dated 4/2/2007 1:25:49 PM Central Daylight Time, marafrench@mindspring.com writes: It seems that the genealogy researched for Group 1 goes back furthest to two lines: John French, the Brick Mason, b. ca. 1647, and Hugh French b. ca. 1640. The only country mentioned from which this line could have emigrated is Ireland, so perhaps this line did come from Ireland but is not that specific Irish line from Group 7. The results are close, and both Group 1 and Group 7 have a Haplogroup number of R1b1c. I believe (really not sure) that Margaret Amundsen told me that her line (Hugh French) was Catholic and from Ireland, and St. Mary's Co, MD was a Catholic county early on. The Protestants lived across the Potomac. I see that the DNA test results for markers 26-37 are somewhat different. Has anyone researched further back on one of the 14 ancestral families from Group 1? It could be that Ireland is where the research should be done. Someday I'll dig out my notes from past trips to Ireland. Many of the French families from Ireland had royalty, being part of the first 14 Tribes of Galway that spread out, especially to Roscommon. These families are documented more readily in the red Heraldry books. Julia, you're doing a fantastic job. Mara ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.