Scott, they are definitely related, but no proof yet. Richard's and William's names are on various land deeds as joint owners. Also, when Richard was put in jail in about 1654, William cared for and brought up Richard's son Samuel from age 1 to adulthood. The relationship hasn't been determined yet. On another issue: So, you're wondering if William was the grandson of Jacob of Assington. Jacob had 5 sons: William, Jacob, Thomas, John, and Robert. The William in question was b. ca. 1603. His father could have been William, could not have been Jacob because he died before 1603, could not have been Thomas because Thomas didn't have a son named William, John's child was born much later than 1603, and Robert was too young. The only possibility then is William who could be the father of William. The dates and places make this a real possibility. The William in question even named one of his sons Jacob, presumedly after his grandfather. Records in the Assington, Twinstead, Halstead area in England need to be researched. Mara on 8/2/04 8:42 PM, TUNDRA at [email protected] wrote: > An old topic with a new twist - > Was Richard French of Marshfield a brother of William French of Billerica? > > FFA http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/ > FSdna http://dnafrench.tripod.com/id1.html > > Richard French, FFA chart #6, FSdna #131 > born: Coggeshall, Essex, Eng > died: 14dec1688, Marshfield, MA > > William French, FFA chart #2, FSdna #123 > born: between 19nov1602 and 5june1603, Eng > died: 20nov1681, Billerica, MA; age 78 > > The Y-Chromosome Allele positions for William French, FSdna #123 and Richard > French FSdna #131 clearly indicate that they were not brothers. > > However; William French, FSdna #123, was perhaps the grandson of Jacob French, > FSdna #126. Jacob's son was Thomas, FFA chart #1. > > Scott French > > > > > >