this is what I found at GenealogyLibrary.Com 1. JOHN VASSALL, the first of his name of whom we have any de- finite information, was an alderman of London, and in 1588 fitted out and commanded two ships of war, with which he joined the royal navy to oppose the Spanish armada. He was the descendant of an ancient French family, traced back, it is claimed, to the eleventh century, of the house of Du Vassall, Barons de Guerden, in Querci, Perigord. He had sons: 2, Samuel; and 3, William. this is from: VASSALLS of New England THE VASSALLS OF NEW ENGLAND AND THEIR IMMEDIATE DESCENDANTS. A GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH COMPILED FROM CHURCH AND TOWN RECORDS. BY EDWARD DOUBLEDAY HARRIS OF CAMBRIDGE, MASS. ___________________ TO MRS. TITUS WELLES OF BOSTON AND TO HER SISTERS THE MISSES SIMPSON, DESCENDANTS OF COLONEL LEONARD VASSALL, THE FOLLOWING PAGES ARE RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. THE VASSALLS OF NEW ENGLAND. ____________________________