my husband has ancestors in Vermillion IN. His name was Warren French and he had three wives. George was the son of Warren who was borned in IN or Ill. William is the son of George and he was born in Kansas. If any of you have info on this family would appreciate it. Thank You Doris French jonefrench@yahoo.com mmfrench <mmfrench@bresnan.net> wrote: Have you run across a James B. French (born 1832) and Julia Ann Brown (born 1838) family? This family was in the same area as Phillip French. Thanks Jeff French ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:49 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > Marilyn, > > I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an > early IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. > What have you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your > French family? > > I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: > > 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull > 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick > 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield > (2nd) > 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) > 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick > 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield > 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion > 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley > 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield > > I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it > comes from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done > research in many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth > Sturman lived in Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who > married one of Elizabeth Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known > whether he is related to the Henry French family. They lived in Warren > County, IN. Do you have any leads on Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip > married to? Maybe we can fit a few more pieces of the puzzle together. > > Deb > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Marilyn Horton" >> Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & >> Elizabeth's >> children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our >> French >> line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in >> Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were >> related >> but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and >> obviously >> came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it >> sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. >> Also, >> there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name >> in >> different ways. >> >> Hoping to hear from you. >> >> Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in >> Vermillion co. IN. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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 Have a Wonderfull Day --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Marilyn Horton and List, I have some of the names in your email and wonder what other information you may have that could potentially suggest a tie-in of our families? A late distant cousin of mine recently published his branch of our family from which I derived much of the following information. That publication was: Colonel William S MARSH, of Manchester, VT 1738-1816 and His Descendants, Bruce C. Stinson, Aliston, Ontario, Canada 1996, Library of Congress, CS90 .M275 1996. My family's genealogy of which the Marsh publication above is but a portion is Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner of Stratford Connecticut, Mansfield Joseph French, Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2nd Ed, 1940. The specific information that may pertain to the Randall/Warner families is as follows: Armand F Warner son of Pember Warner b Isle of Wight, UK, d abt 1828, Hope Twp, ON and Permilia Soper, b 11 Dec 1795, d 29 Aug 1868, both in Hope Twp, ON. m Sarah Randall, who was born in PA they had 5 children Melia, Lucy, daughter, son, son That's all the information I have for this family except for the marriages of the first two daughters. Any additional information gratefully appreciated. Bill French 908 Town & Country Blvd Ste 230 Houston, TX 77024 713-365-9009 fax: 713-365-0005 wcfrench@hal-pc.org Bill French > AW French > AH French > Mansfield Joshua French > Rev Mansfield French > Joshua French > Samuel French > Samuel French > Samuel French The Joiner > Samuel French > Rev Jeremiah French > Thomas > Robert >Thomas > William > William of Lowestoft 1450 FFA#11 Family Tree DNA #108/F07339 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> To: <french@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Philip French > Hello...here is what I know for certain about my Phillip. > > 1. born 1790 in KY > 2. married Sarah RANDALL (not Randle as I previously thought) in 1813 Butler > co. OH (Cincinnati area) > 3. settled Vermillion co. IN > 4. died 1847? I think..I have a copy of his probate document. > 5. Sarah lived to be 86 years. > 6. They are both buried in Trowbridge (towbridge)Cem. Vermillion Vermilion > co.IN > > I recently proved Sarah's line with a contact in the Randall family. > > I cannot tie into the Henry French line on Chart #31. > > I wonder why they named oldest son "Warner". Could this be a family name as > they sometimes did in those days? > > I have looked at census, and many other records but still can't get through > the brick wall. > > There have been lots of Phillip French's through the years and we seem to > have lost a generation or two. > > Can you tell that I am frustrated? > > Marilyn > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hello...here is what I know for certain about my Phillip. 1. born 1790 in KY 2. married Sarah RANDALL (not Randle as I previously thought) in 1813 Butler co. OH (Cincinnati area) 3. settled Vermillion co. IN 4. died 1847? I think..I have a copy of his probate document. 5. Sarah lived to be 86 years. 6. They are both buried in Trowbridge (towbridge)Cem. Vermillion Vermilion co.IN I recently proved Sarah's line with a contact in the Randall family. I cannot tie into the Henry French line on Chart #31. I wonder why they named oldest son "Warner". Could this be a family name as they sometimes did in those days? I have looked at census, and many other records but still can't get through the brick wall. There have been lots of Phillip French's through the years and we seem to have lost a generation or two. Can you tell that I am frustrated? Marilyn

If you all don't mind me joining in the conversation, this is one question I can answer -- this John French is the son of Edward French and Jane Banta. Edward was the son of John French and Mary Lees Nield, son of Henry. My line is from John and Mary Lees Nield French and Edward was a brother to George Washington French which is also my family's line. Hope this helps. (I still live in Mercer County.) Dianna Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: <SSCOTT736@aol.com> To: <french@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5 > Hi Marilyn: I look forward to reading what your "clues" are. Also we > were > in Mercer County, KY a few years ago, and found the Ludwick cemetery, the > Nield Cemetery and another cemetery near there, called the Salt River > Cemetery. > In the Salt River Cem., there was a stone for John French, b. May 15, > 1844 > and died, Nov 9, 1920. I have not been able to place him in any family > Would anyone know who this man was, and where he fits? > > ------------------------------- > 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 All, There was also a Philip French who came into Bath Precinct, North Carolina in 1702. We have yet to be able to connect him to our Joseph French, Sr. (~1726-~1774) of Carteret and Onslow Counties, North Carolina. No one else was listed as a French that came with him. If my memory serves me, Philip came in with the Blounts, Dearhams (Durhams) and Handcock families. It is generally believed that they came mainly from the Lower Norfolk area of Virgina. The source for Philip are the "Immigrant Lists to North Carolina" which are located at the archives in Raleigh. David french-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 (SSCOTT736@aol.com) > 2. Re: FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 (skoff@comcast.net) > 3. Re: Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM (Will) > 4. Re: Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > (mmfrench) > 5. Re: Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > (SRCraigo@aol.com) > 6. Re: FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 (Marilyn Horton) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:49:27 EST > From: SSCOTT736@aol.com > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c82.cd6f049.32dcd257@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Just curious, where does Phillip FRENCH fit? Seems he would be related to > Henry & Elizabeth French in some way, being from Kentucky and other Frenches > in my line moved to Indiana and then on into Vermilion Cty, IL . > Shirley Scott > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:09:48 +0000 > From: skoff@comcast.net > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <011520071909.1702.45ABD17C0007A0C2000006A62200748184000001059C@comcast.net> > > > Hi Shirley, > > Hopefully, Marilyn Horton can give us some more information about Phillip French. > > I did review my old print outs of e-mails and I see that ages ago (1998) you and I did communicate briefly. I see that you are descended from George French (son of George French and Elizabeth Sturman) and Irena Adams. I descend from Humphrey French and Julia A. Browning. It looks like we keep chasing the same information, but I haven't gotten too far. The lady in Indiana who shared some of her research with me is descended from Humphrey's brother Thomas Sturman French. > > I am still stuck at Henry French & Elizabeth Ersom and want to move further back. I don't know if the Northumberland, England FRENCH family is really Henry's family--I have no sources other than the databases put on the Internet. I am pretty sure that one of Henry's brothers was Jacob French. There was also a Samuel French mentioned with Henry on some court documents from Mercer County, KY. > > The technology keeps improving, so I have started trying to research (through Ancestry.com, etc. ) each of Humphrey's siblings to try to find clues that will lead to Henry's parentage using census records, obits, and such. I have used Marge Clark's French Family online database to give me clues on where and what to research. I try to verify middle names whenever possible, because they are often clues to ancestors. > > I haven't done anything with your George French and Irena Adams, but I had a great time researching the youngest brother Washington French, who had gold fever, left Illinois about 1850 and settled in AZ. Marge Clark's info says he owned a gold mine, which is true; but she also says he was never married, which is not true. He married and had 4 children. His death certificate lists "Elizabeth Stearman" as his mother (it is available online). > > I'm also trying to work on the STURMAN family which is mentioned along with FRENCH and ERSOM in the Portrait and Biographical Album, Vermilion County, Illinois. Have you done any further work on the STURMAN's? > > Thanks, > Deb > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: SSCOTT736@aol.com > > Just curious, where does Phillip FRENCH fit? Seems he would be related to > > Henry & Elizabeth French in some way, being from Kentucky and other Frenches > > in my line moved to Indiana and then on into Vermilion Cty, IL . > > Shirley Scott > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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: 3 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:19:34 -0800 > From: "Will" <willma@sprynet.com> > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth > EARSOM > To: <french@rootsweb.com>, <skoff@comcast.net> > Message-ID: <1bd301c738d1$b689c130$7962f842@D7V69051> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Do you have any FRENCH people who were in Dearborn Co. Ind in 1812 before and > or after. My 2nd grt grandmother was Cassandra ( Keziah) French b in 1797 9as > per her bible record she wrote herself) who mar. 1st to William Davis in abt. > 1812 there or ???. They had 2 son's, Joshua b June(July) 1813 and John b Dec > 1814 there. Later unk. when they are div. and boys must have been taken by Wm. > as not with her on 1820 census of Dearborn Co Ind. > These boys later worked on River Boats. > Cassandra mar. Apr. 1818 to Moses Brannon(an) in County next to Dearborn Co. She > used name of Keziah Davis. but thery lived in Dearborrn Co. It is believed that > they lived closer to the Court house in the next Co of Franklin than to the one in > Dearborn as to get mar. in Franklin Co. In. She d in Tama, Tama Co. Iowa at 95 > yr.s of age in 1890. I have a picture of her and her obit. > Maxine Wilton > willma@sprynet.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <skoff@comcast.net> > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:49 PM > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > > > Marilyn, > > > > I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an early > > IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. What have > > you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your French family? > > > > I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: > > > > 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull > > 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick > > 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield (2nd) > > 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) > > 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick > > 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield > > 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion > > 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley > > 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield > > > > I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it comes > > from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done research in > > many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth Sturman lived in > > Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who married one of Elizabeth > > Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known whether he is related to the > > Henry French family. They lived in Warren County, IN. Do you have any leads on > > Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip married to? Maybe we can fit a few more > > pieces of the puzzle together. > > > > Deb > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> > >> Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & Elizabeth's > >> children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our French > >> line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in > >> Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were related > >> but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and obviously > >> came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it > >> sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. Also, > >> there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name in > >> different ways. > >> > >> Hoping to hear from you. > >> > >> Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in > >> Vermillion co. IN. > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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: 4 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:27:23 -0700 > From: "mmfrench" <mmfrench@bresnan.net> > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth > EARSOM > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <007401c738e3$90554ef0$6401a8c0@Jeffs> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Have you run across a James B. French (born 1832) and Julia Ann Brown (born > 1838) family? This family was in the same area as Phillip French. > > Thanks > Jeff French > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <skoff@comcast.net> > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > > > Marilyn, > > > > I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an > > early IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. > > What have you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your > > French family? > > > > I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: > > > > 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull > > 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick > > 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield > > (2nd) > > 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) > > 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick > > 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield > > 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion > > 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley > > 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield > > > > I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it > > comes from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done > > research in many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth > > Sturman lived in Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who > > married one of Elizabeth Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known > > whether he is related to the Henry French family. They lived in Warren > > County, IN. Do you have any leads on Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip > > married to? Maybe we can fit a few more pieces of the puzzle together. > > > > Deb > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> > >> Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & > >> Elizabeth's > >> children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our > >> French > >> line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in > >> Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were > >> related > >> but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and > >> obviously > >> came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it > >> sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. > >> Also, > >> there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name > >> in > >> different ways. > >> > >> Hoping to hear from you. > >> > >> Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in > >> Vermillion co. IN. > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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: 5 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:13:50 EST > From: SRCraigo@aol.com > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth > EARSOM > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <bec.736e6ad.32dd488e@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Have any of you come across a link to a Barney Ballard French and his wife, > Susan Buck Drew French? They lived in Plainfield, WI and both died the same > year 1877, leaving several children. > > Barney B. French fought in the Civil War in a WI regiment. > > The couple had relatives in Indiana. > > > Steade Craigo > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:52:29 -0500 > From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <BAY116-F26680E649401C67DABA596E8B40@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > Hello...I have been just watching while cleaning up my files and checking > old details. Shirley, I am glad to hear from you. I have changed emails a > couple of times to get one I like. I will get back with you all in a couple > of days as I have a clue or two that may solve part of the puzzle. > > Marilyn in WV > > ------------------------------ > > 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 5 > ************************************

Hi Marilyn: I look forward to reading what your "clues" are. Also we were in Mercer County, KY a few years ago, and found the Ludwick cemetery, the Nield Cemetery and another cemetery near there, called the Salt River Cemetery. In the Salt River Cem., there was a stone for John French, b. May 15, 1844 and died, Nov 9, 1920. I have not been able to place him in any family Would anyone know who this man was, and where he fits?

Hello...I have been just watching while cleaning up my files and checking old details. Shirley, I am glad to hear from you. I have changed emails a couple of times to get one I like. I will get back with you all in a couple of days as I have a clue or two that may solve part of the puzzle. Marilyn in WV

Hi Shirley, Hopefully, Marilyn Horton can give us some more information about Phillip French. I did review my old print outs of e-mails and I see that ages ago (1998) you and I did communicate briefly. I see that you are descended from George French (son of George French and Elizabeth Sturman) and Irena Adams. I descend from Humphrey French and Julia A. Browning. It looks like we keep chasing the same information, but I haven't gotten too far. The lady in Indiana who shared some of her research with me is descended from Humphrey's brother Thomas Sturman French. I am still stuck at Henry French & Elizabeth Ersom and want to move further back. I don't know if the Northumberland, England FRENCH family is really Henry's family--I have no sources other than the databases put on the Internet. I am pretty sure that one of Henry's brothers was Jacob French. There was also a Samuel French mentioned with Henry on some court documents from Mercer County, KY. The technology keeps improving, so I have started trying to research (through Ancestry.com, etc. ) each of Humphrey's siblings to try to find clues that will lead to Henry's parentage using census records, obits, and such. I have used Marge Clark's French Family online database to give me clues on where and what to research. I try to verify middle names whenever possible, because they are often clues to ancestors. I haven't done anything with your George French and Irena Adams, but I had a great time researching the youngest brother Washington French, who had gold fever, left Illinois about 1850 and settled in AZ. Marge Clark's info says he owned a gold mine, which is true; but she also says he was never married, which is not true. He married and had 4 children. His death certificate lists "Elizabeth Stearman" as his mother (it is available online). I'm also trying to work on the STURMAN family which is mentioned along with FRENCH and ERSOM in the Portrait and Biographical Album, Vermilion County, Illinois. Have you done any further work on the STURMAN's? Thanks, Deb -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: SSCOTT736@aol.com > Just curious, where does Phillip FRENCH fit? Seems he would be related to > Henry & Elizabeth French in some way, being from Kentucky and other Frenches > in my line moved to Indiana and then on into Vermilion Cty, IL . > Shirley Scott > > ------------------------------- > 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

Have any of you come across a link to a Barney Ballard French and his wife, Susan Buck Drew French? They lived in Plainfield, WI and both died the same year 1877, leaving several children. Barney B. French fought in the Civil War in a WI regiment. The couple had relatives in Indiana. Steade Craigo

Have you run across a James B. French (born 1832) and Julia Ann Brown (born 1838) family? This family was in the same area as Phillip French. Thanks Jeff French ----- Original Message ----- From: <skoff@comcast.net> To: <french@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:49 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > Marilyn, > > I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an > early IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. > What have you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your > French family? > > I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: > > 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull > 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick > 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield > (2nd) > 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) > 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick > 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield > 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion > 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley > 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield > > I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it > comes from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done > research in many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth > Sturman lived in Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who > married one of Elizabeth Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known > whether he is related to the Henry French family. They lived in Warren > County, IN. Do you have any leads on Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip > married to? Maybe we can fit a few more pieces of the puzzle together. > > Deb > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> >> Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & >> Elizabeth's >> children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our >> French >> line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in >> Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were >> related >> but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and >> obviously >> came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it >> sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. >> Also, >> there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name >> in >> different ways. >> >> Hoping to hear from you. >> >> Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in >> Vermillion co. IN. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Do you have any FRENCH people who were in Dearborn Co. Ind in 1812 before and or after. My 2nd grt grandmother was Cassandra ( Keziah) French b in 1797 9as per her bible record she wrote herself) who mar. 1st to William Davis in abt. 1812 there or ???. They had 2 son's, Joshua b June(July) 1813 and John b Dec 1814 there. Later unk. when they are div. and boys must have been taken by Wm. as not with her on 1820 census of Dearborn Co Ind. These boys later worked on River Boats. Cassandra mar. Apr. 1818 to Moses Brannon(an) in County next to Dearborn Co. She used name of Keziah Davis. but thery lived in Dearborrn Co. It is believed that they lived closer to the Court house in the next Co of Franklin than to the one in Dearborn as to get mar. in Franklin Co. In. She d in Tama, Tama Co. Iowa at 95 yr.s of age in 1890. I have a picture of her and her obit. Maxine Wilton willma@sprynet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <skoff@comcast.net> To: <french@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > Marilyn, > > I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an early > IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. What have > you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your French family? > > I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: > > 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull > 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick > 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield (2nd) > 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) > 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick > 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield > 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion > 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley > 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield > > I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it comes > from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done research in > many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth Sturman lived in > Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who married one of Elizabeth > Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known whether he is related to the > Henry French family. They lived in Warren County, IN. Do you have any leads on > Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip married to? Maybe we can fit a few more > pieces of the puzzle together. > > Deb > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> >> Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & Elizabeth's >> children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our French >> line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in >> Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were related >> but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and obviously >> came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it >> sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. Also, >> there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name in >> different ways. >> >> Hoping to hear from you. >> >> Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in >> Vermillion co. IN. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Just curious, where does Phillip FRENCH fit? Seems he would be related to Henry & Elizabeth French in some way, being from Kentucky and other Frenches in my line moved to Indiana and then on into Vermilion Cty, IL . Shirley Scott

Marilyn, I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an early IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. What have you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your French family? I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield (2nd) 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it comes from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done research in many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth Sturman lived in Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who married one of Elizabeth Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known whether he is related to the Henry French family. They lived in Warren County, IN. Do you have any leads on Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip married to? Maybe we can fit a few more pieces of the puzzle together. Deb -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> > Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & Elizabeth's > children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our French > line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in > Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were related > but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and obviously > came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it > sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. Also, > there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name in > different ways. > > Hoping to hear from you. > > Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in > Vermillion co. IN. > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & Elizabeth's children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our French line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were related but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and obviously came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. Also, there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name in different ways. Hoping to hear from you. Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in Vermillion co. IN.

Hello, I am a descendant of Henry FRENCH, a gunsmith, b. 1755 probably in Germany. He immigrated to America (VA) about 1770. He and his wife settled in Mercer County, KY. Some of their children moved into Indiana and Illinois. I have seen several messages about him on this mailing list. Some say his wife is Elizabeth ERSOM. (This is the spelling used in a biographical sketch about his grandson Ersom FRENCH in the "Portrait and biographical album of Vermilion County, Illinois ...". Chicago. Chapman Bros. 1889. Pg 735-736.) A few messages say his wife is Elizabeth EARSOM. Does anyone know if Elizabeth is related to Jacob EARSOM who lived in Hampshire County, West Virginia around 1800? One of the FRENCH's daughters married Simon PANCAKE. Simon's mother was an EARSOM. Maybe all of these families came from Germany together? I would like to find anyone who has information on Henry's or Elizabeth's siblings or parents. I don't believe they were from England. The only sibling I have is Henry's brother -- Jacob FRENCH. Thanks for any information. Deb

Does anyone have a Clara French for the 1870 Census in there records she would be about 12 yrs old. On a hunch, my Clara, daughter of Joseph French abt 1834 OH and Sarah J Hatfield abt 1841 are listed in Jasper County, IA. Clara is not listed, I am hoping she maybe with Joseph's family for the 1870 Census. Clara was born 1858 in Wood County, OH, and died 1873 in Wood County, OH where she is buried, with her grandfather John S Hatfield. This hunch could unlock the parentage of my Joseph, Clara's father. Thank You for your time and efforts, Christopher S Scott

French Researchers, Is anybody working on the Boston Frenches? Does anybody know where one might learn more about a Thomas French, about 1775 who married a Nancy Unknown with at least four children: Thomas of 1796, Anna of 1800, William of 1802, and Charles of 1804? Any hints or clues would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks, Lew Marquardt Austin, Texas

I have a Violet - but in South Africa. Would like to see if there is a connection. Hi, My grandmother was born in Lambeth London, but I believe they moved to hamshire soon afterwards. siblings were charlie, ted, may ,violet. I have an edward J green born 1914 south stoneham with french as mother, other possible siblings charles edward green 1908 south stoneham, May B. Green 1911 southstoneham except for violet they all seem to fit. just can't find a marriage between charles william green and elizabeth FRENCH. Would love to find the french side of the family. sharon

I have an Elizabeth Ann French...born in Plumstead, Kent about 1873 died 1929 West Ham, daughter of James French and [we think] Maria Shilley. Elizabeth Ann married George Lepard 1895 Plumstead, Kent. Her siblings were: James, Henry, Louiza, William, Charles and Wallace. Best wishes PJ rwfan57@sbcglobal.net writes: > Hi, My grandmother was born in Lambeth London, but I believe they moved to > hamshire soon afterwards. > siblings were charlie, ted, may ,violet. > I have an edward J green born 1914 south stoneham with french as mother, > other possible siblings charles edward green 1908 south stoneham, May B. > Green 1911 southstoneham except for violet they all seem to fit. just can't > find a marriage between charles william green and elizabeth FRENCH. Would > love to find the french side of the family. > > sharon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jfrench" <jfrench1@earthlink.net> > To: <FRENCH@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 12:15 PM > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [FRENCH] Elizabeth FRENCH > > >> >> Sharon, >> >> Where was your grandmother born? And where was the family living in 1910, >> 1920, 1930? >> >> j french >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: rwfan57 <rwfan57@sbcglobal.net> >>>Sent: Jan 5, 2007 2:06 PM >>>To: FRENCH@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: [FRENCH] Elizabeth FRENCH >>> >>>Hi, Looking for the parents of my grandmother Elizabeth Ann Green born >>>lambeth1905, her father was Charles William Green and her mother was >>>Elizabeth FRENCH. >>> >>>Sharon >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Pamela nee NICHOLLS Researching - Cornwall: Courtis, Kneebone, Nicholls, Rundle, Searle, Williams Essex: French Kent: Drowley, French, Greenhead, Lepard, Ongley Somerset: Hodges, Lax, Nicholls, Wilkinson, Yorkshire: Bishop, Holmes Ireland: Clulow Scotland: Black, Johnston, Mowbray, Wedderburn China: Oseen [Ah Sing?] ??? McIntyre [WW1 deceased France], Vaughan [military] Australia

Sorry, My violet never left England. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise B" <jgesund@telkomsa.net> To: <french@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 6:18 AM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1 > > I have a Violet - but in South Africa. Would like to see if there is a > connection. > > > Hi, My grandmother was born in Lambeth London, but I believe they moved > to > hamshire soon afterwards. > siblings were charlie, ted, may ,violet. > I have an edward J green born 1914 south stoneham with french as mother, > > other possible siblings charles edward green 1908 south stoneham, May B. > > Green 1911 southstoneham except for violet they all seem to fit. just > can't > find a marriage between charles william green and elizabeth FRENCH. > Would > love to find the french side of the family. > > sharon > > > > ------------------------------- > 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