Tree #2829 Descendants of Thomas French Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS1 FRENCH was born Abt. 1529 in Suffolk, England, and died WFT Est. 1561-1620. He married ALICE XX Bef. 1555 in Suffolk, England. She was born Abt. 1532 in Suffolk, England, and died WFT Est. 1561-1626. Child of THOMAS FRENCH and ALICE XX is: 2. i. JACOB2 FRENCH, b. April 26, 1545, Assington, Suffolk, England; d. November 11, 1615, pr Assington, Suffolk, England. Generation No. 2 2. JACOB2 FRENCH (THOMAS1) was born April 26, 1545 in Assington, Suffolk, England, and died November 11, 1615 in pr Assington, Suffolk, England. He married SUSAN WARREN WFT Est. 1567-1596. She was born Abt. 1555 in pr Assington, Suffolk, England, and died WFT Est. 1587-1649. Child of JACOB FRENCH and SUSAN WARREN is: 3. i. THOMAS3 FRENCH, b. October 11, 1584, Assington, Suffolk, England; d. November 05, 1639, Ipswich, Essex, Mass. Generation No. 3 3. THOMAS3 FRENCH (JACOB2, THOMAS1) was born October 11, 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England, and died November 05, 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Mass. He married SUSAN RIDDLESDALE September 04, 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England, daughter of JOHN RIDDLESDALE and DORCAS XX. She was born April 20, 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England, and died September 28, 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Mass. Notes for THOMAS FRENCH: The immigrant of French name to America, before 1639 as died then in Ipswich. Pr came with wife and family. He was an ancestor of both George H. Blanding and wife Alice White Blanding via different lines. Children of THOMAS FRENCH and SUSAN RIDDLESDALE are: 4. i. JOHN4 FRENCH, b. Abt. 1612, Assington, Suffolk, England; d. August 06, 1692, Braintree, Mass. 5. ii. ALICE FRENCH, b. April 04, 1610, Assington, Suffolk, England; d. June 26, 1666, Ipswich, Mass. Generation No. 4 4. JOHN4 FRENCH (THOMAS3, JACOB2, THOMAS1)1,2 was born Abt. 1612 in Assington, Suffolk, England, and died August 06, 1692 in Braintree, Mass. He married GRACE KINGSLEY 1641 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Mass 9 children listed, daughter of JOHN KINGSLEY and ELIZABETH XX. She was born 1621 in pr England, and died February 28, 1679/80 in Braintree, Mass. Notes for JOHN FRENCH: Reference says he was from Scotland, but records in WFT which seem more accurate cite birth and ancestry in Assington, Suffolk, England. Was immigrant ancestor of name and pr came single, m. in Mass. Was made freeman in Dorchester, Mass in 1639 and may have immigrated several years earlier. Granted 20 acres of land in old Braintree, then known as Monatiquot. All except first two children born in Braintree. He was an ancestor of both George H. Blanding and wife Alice White Blanding via different lines. (This John French b. 1612 m. Grace Kingsley b. 1621, John French b. 1622 m. Freedom Kingsley b. 1636 - Two different John French's) Child of JOHN FRENCH and GRACE KINGSLEY is: i. WILLIAM5 FRENCH, b. March 31, 1653, Braintree, Mass; d. February 22, 1690/91; m. RACHEL TWELVES, WFT Est. 1674-1689; b. May 08, 1662, pr Mass; d. February 14, 1690/91. 5. ALICE4 FRENCH (THOMAS3, JACOB2, THOMAS1) was born April 04, 1610 in Assington, Suffolk, England, and died June 26, 1666 in Ipswich, Mass. She married THOMAS HOWLETT 1634 in Mass. He was born 1606 in England, and died December 22, 1677 in Ipswich & Topsfield, Mass. Child of ALICE FRENCH and THOMAS HOWLETT is: i. MARY5 HOWLETT, b. Abt. 1655; d. October 24, 1727, Norwich, Conn; m. THOMAS HAZEN, January 01, 1682/83, Rowley, Essex, Mass; b. November 29, 1657, Rowley, Essex, Mass; d. April 12, 1735, Norwich, Conn. Endnotes 1. Genealogy of Families of Braintree, Mass, Waldo C. Sprague. 2. Vital Records, Braintree, Dorchester Mass.