Did any of your FRENCH make it to Hardin Co. Ky.? I'm trying to find my Grandmother's parents, James FRENCH & Mary Jane JONES Thank you for your help. Lillian -----Original Message----- From: Linda K. Richards <lindajud@pacbell.net> To: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, October 28, 2000 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] MASON FRENCH > > >MRCACG@aol.com wrote: >> >> Yes as a matter of fact I have a manuscript prepared on that French family. >> The earliest Mason French was the son of Hugh who died in 1701 in Richmond >> Co. VA. The Mason died in 1746 in Westmoreland Co. The next generation had >> two men named Mason both of whom died childless. The name continued in the >> various branched descended from Hugh. Only two branches descending from >> Mason produced issue with the surname French. Hugh1 had 3 sons and 2 >> daughters. Hugh2 had a son Hugh3 who had children Rachel and Mason. He also >> had sons Daniel and Mason neither one had issue. Both died before producing >> issue. Daniel 2 had a son Daniel3 and a daughter Margaret. Daniel3 had one >> daughter only. >> Mason had two children by an unknown first wife, Hugh and Robert. Robert died >> without issue. Hugh produced a number of sons including a son Mason. Mason >> had 3 sons and one daughter by the widow Catherine (Ellis) Bennett. They >> were Daniel, Mason and John. Both Daniel and Mason had no issue. John >> married Margaret Burgess and had a number of children in cluding a son Mason. >> Margaret Amundson >