I appreciate your response. Take care and Happy researching Godbless Lorri ----- Original Message ----- From: <MaryM6@aol.com> To: <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] another look at John FRENCH (gen 4*) > You are confusing two lines. > > The John French, son of Thomas, who married Freedom Kingsley is not the same > as the immigrant John French who married Grace (---) [sometimes asserted > without proof to be Grace Kingsley.] > > Thomas French (bp. 1584 - 1639) > & Susan Riddlesdale (bp. 1584 - 1568) > m. 5 Sep 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England > ch: > John French (1622 - 1696) > & Freedom Kingsley (~1636 - 1698) > m. abt 1655 > > as opposed to: > > > John French (1612 - 1692) > & Grace *French (~1622 - 1680) > m. bef 1641, Dorchester/Braintree, MA > ch: > John French (1640 - 1719) > & Experience Thayer (1658 - 1719) > m. abt 1685 > Thomas ∞ French (1643 - 1656) > Mary\Mercy French* (~1646 - <1692) > & Samuel Poole > m. abt 1667/1668 > Mary\Mercy French* (~1646 - <1692) > & John Lamb > m. abt 1677 > Dependence French* (1648 - 1732) > & Mary Marsh (1658 - ) > m. abt 1683 > Dependence French* (1648 - 1732) > & Rebecca Fenno (1662 - 1741) > m. 27 Apr 1688, Milton, MA > Temperance French (1651 - ) > & John Bowditch. > m. abt 1682 > William French (1653 - 1691) > & Rachel Twelves > m. 25 Sep 1689 > Elizabeth French* (1655 - 1703) > & Jonathan Thayer (1658 - ) > m. 13 Jul 1680 > Elizabeth French* (1655 - 1703) > & Benjamin Wheelock (1639 - ~1720) > m. 1692 > Thomas French (1657 - 1717) > & Elizabeth Belcher ( - 1718) > m. abt 1695 > Samuel French (1659 - 1718) > & Anna Marsh > m. bef 1680 > > Regards, > Muffy Moore > > In a message dated 11/19/00 2:50:55 PM, mindream@satx.rr.com writes: > > << 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. >> >