Marilyn, Here is a listing of Deeds recorded in Mercer County that includes a "Philip B. French", along with Henry French and others. I don't know if it's your Philip, but maybe it will help others also: RecÂ’d from Kaye S. 1990 DEEDS FOR FRENCH NAMES RECORDED IN MERCER COUNTY, 1786-1840 GRANTEE DATE BOOK PAGE Henry French from James Thompson 1804 5 250 John French from Henry French 1813 8 359 Henry French from John Grant 1822 8 220 John French from Henry French 1822 12 326 John S. French from Charles Riker 1832 18 156 John French from John Brisco, Exor 1836 20 434 Philip B. French from William Dodd 1837 20 188 Philip B. French from C. B. Vanarsdall 1836 20 121 John French from Susan Neal 1832 23 445 GRANTOR DATE BOOK PAGE Henry French to Bennett Bull 1798 3 221 Henry French to George Reed 1804 5 231 Henry French to Christian Ludwick 1807 6 203 Henry French to David Lillard 1807 6 217 Henry French to Bennett Bull 1808 6 517 Henry French to Edward Davis 1808 6 519 Henry French to John Grant 1810 7 340 Henry French to James Harlan 1810 8 38 Henry French to John Grant 1812 8 221 Henry French to James Harlan 1812 8 222 Henry French to Robert Burton 1812 8 308 Henry French to John Ludwick 1813 8 357 Henry French to Godhart Smock 1813 8 360 Henry French to Godhart Smick 1822 12 327 Henry French to Henderson Vermillion 1822 12 328 Philip B. French Apprentice 1824 13 208 George French to John Ludwick 1826 14 53 Henry French Heirs Agreement 1827 15 130 George French to Argalus Pancake 1829 15 490 Henry French to John French 1831 17 231 Henry French to &c. to John Pittman 1831 17 239 Philip B. French to William Dodd 1837 20 91 Sarah French &c. to Nancy Bergin 1839 23 144 Deb -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> > Dear Bill, thanks for your letter. I keep hoping to find the answer to my > question. In searching collateral lines, specifically the Randall family, I > have a better idea of where the French's were. While I would like for it to > be true, I really wonder if Phillip ties in to the Henry French line. I > still think he was probably related to the George Washington French of > Vermilion co. IL. (I spent most of my life in that area) I looked for a > French who married a Warner but it was farther back. Maybe the Randall > Warner connection has the clue to finding them. > > This internet is great but there are so many errors being published, one > needs the paper copy to make it believable. > > mhh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wcfrench" <wcfrench@hal-pc.org> > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:53 PM > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Philip French > > > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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