Dianna, I looked high and low for my printout of the source about Jacob being Henry French's brother. I thought I had seen a website of another family's genealogy that said something about Jacob and Henry French owning a gunsmith or blacksmith shop in KY. I print almost everything that I find online, but apparently not this page.But then I received a copy of the French Family Association Chart #31, and similar information was listed on that chart as follows: "1.6* JACOB FRENCH, b. Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY [36], m. Rebecca Paul (Paul is a German name) on 20 Apr 1773 [27] in Woodstock, Shenandoah Valley, VA [35]. He d. 1784 in Jefferson Co., KY [35] [36]. Jacob was a German Gunsmith along with his brother, Henry, and Jacob Reagar, all of whom received a lot of land. The name Reagar may have been Creagar and it may be Irish, English, or German. Jacob lived in Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY. Rebecca Paul was b. ca. 1752 in PA, d. 1814 in LaRue Co., KY [36]. She was the dau. of Michael and Ann (Parker) Paul. In 1778 in Chester Co., PA were John Paul and Benjamin Paul and Nathaniel Porter, who took oaths of allegiance [36] -could be part of this family. Jacob's widow, Rebecca Paul, m. John Stones 17 Jan 1787. " Also, thanks for the info about Philip B. French and Samuel French. Deb -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Dianna Rose" <drose@searnet.com> > I don't know if this will help, but just in case -- the document binding > Philip B. French to Jonathan Rue as a bricklayer, plasterer and stone mason > 21 February 1821 states that he is the orphan of John French, deceased. > This John French is not Henry French's son John French. Henry's son John > died April 1870. I am still looking for my notes from research I did in > Lincoln County. I believe I am correct that John French died there and his > widow was named Catherine. She remarried very quickly to one of the > administrators of her husband's estate. I haven't been able to connect them > to Henry yet, but a John French was the bondsman for Henry's daughter > Christiana when she married Bennett Bull in 1789. David French was a > witness. This could not have been Christiana's brother as bondsman because > he was born in 1788. Unfortunately, the only records for the John French in > Lincoln were very limited. No will, no administration papers, no children > listed. Because of an action by the Administrative Office of the Courts > here in Kentucky, all our circuit court records have been removed to > Frankfort to Library and Archives. This does not include records held in > the County Court Clerk's Office so while I can't search lawsuits in Lincoln > or Mercer now, we still have the deeds, marriages, and probate records. > Also Samuel French was definitely Henry's brother. There is a record or > rather was a record that definitely stated Samuel was Henry's brother in a > deposition attested to by Hugh McGary in the Mercer Circuit Court Records, > Bundle F. Mr. Houts refers to Samuel French as the brother of the > complainant Henry French. In one of the e-mails, Jacob is referenced as a > brother of Henry. Does anyone have proof of this? I have been struggling, > along with everyone else, with this brickwall for years too. Any help > appreciated. > > Dianna > > ------------------------------- > 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