MY husband Beleives that Phillip French who married a women name Sarah and we have these records in our files Phillip French was the father of Warren French in my previous letter. Thank you Doris French jonefrench@yahoo.com mmfrench <mmfrench@bresnan.net> wrote: Have you run across a James B. French (born 1832) and Julia Ann Brown (born 1838) family? This family was in the same area as Phillip French. Thanks Jeff French ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:49 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > Marilyn, > > I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an > early IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. > What have you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your > French family? > > I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: > > 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull > 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick > 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield > (2nd) > 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) > 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick > 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield > 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion > 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley > 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield > > I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it > comes from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done > research in many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth > Sturman lived in Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who > married one of Elizabeth Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known > whether he is related to the Henry French family. They lived in Warren > County, IN. Do you have any leads on Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip > married to? Maybe we can fit a few more pieces of the puzzle together. > > Deb > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Marilyn Horton" >> Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & >> Elizabeth's >> children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our >> French >> line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in >> Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were >> related >> but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and >> obviously >> came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it >> sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. >> Also, >> there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name >> in >> different ways. >> >> Hoping to hear from you. >> >> Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in >> Vermillion co. IN. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 Have a Wonderfull Day --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started!