Hi All, There was also a Philip French who came into Bath Precinct, North Carolina in 1702. We have yet to be able to connect him to our Joseph French, Sr. (~1726-~1774) of Carteret and Onslow Counties, North Carolina. No one else was listed as a French that came with him. If my memory serves me, Philip came in with the Blounts, Dearhams (Durhams) and Handcock families. It is generally believed that they came mainly from the Lower Norfolk area of Virgina. The source for Philip are the "Immigrant Lists to North Carolina" which are located at the archives in Raleigh. David french-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 (SSCOTT736@aol.com) > 2. Re: FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 (skoff@comcast.net) > 3. Re: Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM (Will) > 4. Re: Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > (mmfrench) > 5. Re: Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > (SRCraigo@aol.com) > 6. Re: FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 (Marilyn Horton) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:49:27 EST > From: SSCOTT736@aol.com > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c82.cd6f049.32dcd257@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Just curious, where does Phillip FRENCH fit? Seems he would be related to > Henry & Elizabeth French in some way, being from Kentucky and other Frenches > in my line moved to Indiana and then on into Vermilion Cty, IL . > Shirley Scott > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:09:48 +0000 > From: skoff@comcast.net > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <011520071909.1702.45ABD17C0007A0C2000006A62200748184000001059C@comcast.net> > > > Hi Shirley, > > Hopefully, Marilyn Horton can give us some more information about Phillip French. > > I did review my old print outs of e-mails and I see that ages ago (1998) you and I did communicate briefly. I see that you are descended from George French (son of George French and Elizabeth Sturman) and Irena Adams. I descend from Humphrey French and Julia A. Browning. It looks like we keep chasing the same information, but I haven't gotten too far. The lady in Indiana who shared some of her research with me is descended from Humphrey's brother Thomas Sturman French. > > I am still stuck at Henry French & Elizabeth Ersom and want to move further back. I don't know if the Northumberland, England FRENCH family is really Henry's family--I have no sources other than the databases put on the Internet. I am pretty sure that one of Henry's brothers was Jacob French. There was also a Samuel French mentioned with Henry on some court documents from Mercer County, KY. > > The technology keeps improving, so I have started trying to research (through Ancestry.com, etc. ) each of Humphrey's siblings to try to find clues that will lead to Henry's parentage using census records, obits, and such. I have used Marge Clark's French Family online database to give me clues on where and what to research. I try to verify middle names whenever possible, because they are often clues to ancestors. > > I haven't done anything with your George French and Irena Adams, but I had a great time researching the youngest brother Washington French, who had gold fever, left Illinois about 1850 and settled in AZ. Marge Clark's info says he owned a gold mine, which is true; but she also says he was never married, which is not true. He married and had 4 children. His death certificate lists "Elizabeth Stearman" as his mother (it is available online). > > I'm also trying to work on the STURMAN family which is mentioned along with FRENCH and ERSOM in the Portrait and Biographical Album, Vermilion County, Illinois. Have you done any further work on the STURMAN's? > > Thanks, > Deb > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: SSCOTT736@aol.com > > Just curious, where does Phillip FRENCH fit? Seems he would be related to > > Henry & Elizabeth French in some way, being from Kentucky and other Frenches > > in my line moved to Indiana and then on into Vermilion Cty, IL . > > Shirley Scott > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:19:34 -0800 > From: "Will" <willma@sprynet.com> > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth > EARSOM > To: <french@rootsweb.com>, <skoff@comcast.net> > Message-ID: <1bd301c738d1$b689c130$7962f842@D7V69051> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Do you have any FRENCH people who were in Dearborn Co. Ind in 1812 before and > or after. My 2nd grt grandmother was Cassandra ( Keziah) French b in 1797 9as > per her bible record she wrote herself) who mar. 1st to William Davis in abt. > 1812 there or ???. They had 2 son's, Joshua b June(July) 1813 and John b Dec > 1814 there. Later unk. when they are div. and boys must have been taken by Wm. > as not with her on 1820 census of Dearborn Co Ind. > These boys later worked on River Boats. > Cassandra mar. Apr. 1818 to Moses Brannon(an) in County next to Dearborn Co. She > used name of Keziah Davis. but thery lived in Dearborrn Co. It is believed that > they lived closer to the Court house in the next Co of Franklin than to the one in > Dearborn as to get mar. in Franklin Co. In. She d in Tama, Tama Co. Iowa at 95 > yr.s of age in 1890. I have a picture of her and her obit. > Maxine Wilton > willma@sprynet.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <skoff@comcast.net> > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:49 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" <mteach209@msn.com> > >> 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:27:23 -0700 > From: "mmfrench" <mmfrench@bresnan.net> > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth > EARSOM > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <007401c738e3$90554ef0$6401a8c0@Jeffs> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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: <skoff@comcast.net> > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > 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" <mteach209@msn.com> > >> 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:13:50 EST > From: SRCraigo@aol.com > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth > EARSOM > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <bec.736e6ad.32dd488e@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Have any of you come across a link to a Barney Ballard French and his wife, > Susan Buck Drew French? They lived in Plainfield, WI and both died the same > year 1877, leaving several children. > > Barney B. French fought in the Civil War in a WI regiment. > > The couple had relatives in Indiana. > > > Steade Craigo > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:52:29 -0500 > From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4 > To: french@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <BAY116-F26680E649401C67DABA596E8B40@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > Hello...I have been just watching while cleaning up my files and checking > old details. Shirley, I am glad to hear from you. I have changed emails a > couple of times to get one I like. I will get back with you all in a couple > of days as I have a clue or two that may solve part of the puzzle. > > Marilyn in WV > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the FRENCH list administrator, send an email to > FRENCH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the FRENCH mailing list, send an email to FRENCH@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > End of FRENCH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5 > ************************************