Rachel is on ths same batch number as my French 1. John FRENCH - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Marriage: 15 Apr 1819 Clark, Ohio 2. Micah FRENCH - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Marriage: 4 Apr 1821 Clark, Ohio 3. Rachel FRENCH - International Genealogical Index Gender: F Marriage: 4 Aug 1822 Clark, Ohio 4. Daniel FRENCH - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Marriage: 3 Nov 1846 Clark, Ohio 5. David FRENCH - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Marriage: 6 Feb 1851 Clark, Ohio Rachel FRENCH Sex: F Marriage(s): Spouse: John DEBOY Marriage: 4 Aug 1822 Clark, Ohio Source Information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type M514401 1818-1854 1466399 V. 13 Film NONE Sheet: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----- Original Message ----- From: <TISZADADA@aol.com> To: <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:30 AM Subject: [FRENCH-L] Re: Cassandra French > Hi Lorri, > > The question of a connection of Rachel French to your Springfield, Clark Co., > OH. > FRENCHs is a good one. You have me wondering as well if it is possible. I > have nothing on where Benjamin FRENCH was born, betw. 1763-1775, nor where > Deborah was born, betw. 1773-1780. The bouncing back and forth of the births > of the children > between Fountain Co., IN and OH are interesting. Then to throw a wrench > into things is the birth of Rebecca in Maryland in 1796. > Unfortunately I don't have the birthplace of James FRENCH. > > I have the following on Benjamin: > According to Grt. Grandson, William Edgar French, Benjamin was living abt. > 1780. > > According to the Common Pleas, Miami Co., Ohio on microfilm #1030025 of the > Family History Library (LDS) pg. 108 > Alexander No. 7 Benjamin French, Mordicai Mendinghall, John Hoop } In Debt > $80 Damage $50 > > Judgement by default--- > Sept 11th 1810 > Paid by the Defendant--$31.11 > > Benjamin French, Estate, intestate estate 1811, Champaign Co., OH, Common > Pleas Court Minute Book2, > p117. > > Letters of Administration granted to Ralph French on the estate of Benjamin > French, who took the oath required by law. > Isaac Stout --John Crane and John Enoch are appointed appraisers. > Georg Wilson and Isaac Stout sureties in the sun of four hundred dollars. > > $400 Estate of Benjamin French } > Bond of Ralph French et al. } > > Know all men by these present, that we Ralph French, with George > Wilson and Isaac Martin, his securities of the county of Champaign, and State > of Ohio, are held and firmly bound unto the treasureer for the time being for > the County of Champaign in the sum of four hundred dollars, for the payment > whereof well and gtruly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us our > heirs, executors and administrators, and each of theirs firmly by these > presnets, sealed with our seals, and dated at urbance, this 21st day of May > in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eleven-- > The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above named Bound > Ralph Franch, administrator of all and singular the goods chattels and > credits of the said Benjamin French, deceased, do make or cause to be made a > true inventory of all and singular, the goods chattels and credits of the > said deceased, which have or shall come into his possession or knowledge, or > the possession of any other person for theirs, and make releases there of th > the Clerk of said Court, within three months from this date hereof, and the > same goods, chattels and credits and all other goods chattel and credits of > the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time after shall > come into his possession or the possession of any, other person for him, do > well and truly administer according to Law and further do make a true and > full account of his administration within Twelve months, and all the rest and > residue of the said goods Chattels and credits which shall be found remaining > upon the said Administrators account the same being first ixamined and > approved of by the Court, he shall deliver and pay unto such person or > persons respectively as the said court shall direct, and if it shall > hereafter appear, that any last will and testament was made by the said > deceased, and the executor or executors executrix or executrixes, therein > named, shall prove the same, agreeable to law and request letters > testamentary thereon, if the within bound Ralph French on being by the Court > required to deliver up the said letters of administration, then this > obligatioon to be void and of no effect, otherwise to be and remain in full > force and virtue. > Signed, sealed and ackn--} > owledged in the forsence of} Ralph French (Seal) > his > William Ward George X Wilson (Seal) > Mark > Isaac Martin (Seal) > 1845 Miami Co., OH, case number 1360 > > I do know that when Benjamin died in 1812, a James FRENCH (possibly his > brother) was appointed guardian to James, John, Joanna, Rachel, and William > FRENCH, in Miami Co., OH. At the same time there was a Ralph FRENCH who > could also have been a brother to Benjamin that was closely tied in Miami Co. > Hope this is the year we find some solid answers! > Sharon > > Lorri wrote: > <<I'm wondering if your Rachel French is connected to my FRENCH from the > Springfield Ohio area > mainly John French son of Micah French Jr. and Sarah How b. in Vt. > I know I've come accross this name before > Are any of your In French have roots in Vt and Ma as well? > > Happy New Year (at least in 30 min from now > Where is your James French from? > > Godbless > Lorri in TX>> > >