Ensign Thomas French

1608 - 1680  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Thomas French
  Christening	27 Nov 1608	Assington, Suffolk, England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1630 (~ 21 years)  [2]
  He came to New England in the Winthrop Fleet.
  Religion	1631 (~ 22 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Thomas joined the Boston Church.
  Freeman	1632 (~ 23 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Military	1637 (~ 28 years)  [1, 2]
  He was a member of the Pequot expedition. He was called Sergeant French until 1664, and Ensign French thereafter.
  Religion	1638 (~ 29 years)  [1, 2]
  He was dismissed to the church in Ipswich in 1638.
  Will	3 Aug 1680 (~ 71 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  He mentions his wife, Mary, and his children: Thomas, Mary, and John.
  Death	8 Aug 1680	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Inventory	25 Aug 1680 (~ 71 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Thomas' estate was inventoried and valued at £183 7/1.
  Siblings	1 brother and 6 sisters
  + 1. Ensign Thomas French,   c. 27 Nov 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 8 Aug 1680, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 71 years) ▻ Mary Scudamore,  m. Abt 1631   2. Alice French,   c. 9 Apr 1610, Assington, Suffolk, England   3. Dorcus French,   c. 31 Jul 1614, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 30 Dec 1697, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 83 years)   4. Susan French,   c. 22 Apr 1616, Assington, Suffolk, England   5. Anne French,   c. 15 Mar 1617, Assington, Suffolk, England   6. Margaret French,   c. 12 Mar 1619, Assington, Suffolk, England   7. John French,   c. 16 May 1622, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 1 Feb 1697, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 74 years)   8. Mary French,   c. 6 Jan 1624, Assington, Suffolk, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jacob French,   b. 1555   d. 11 Nov 1615, Assington, Suffolk, England  (Age 60 years)  (Grandfather)  Dorcus   bur. 24 Sep 1624, Assington, Suffolk, England   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1278	Roy Line
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas French,   c. 11 Oct 1584, Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England d. 1639, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 54 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Susan Riddlesdale,   c. 20 Apr 1584, Boxford, Suffolk, England d. Aug 1658, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Scudamore,   b. Abt 1612, England d. 6 May 1681, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1631	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 1 month - She : ~ 19 years.
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Sarah French   d. Before 1680  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Mary French,   b. 22 Mar 1634, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1719, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years) ▻ Robert Smith  m. Before 26 Mar 1656     3. Thomas French,   b. 1636, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. John French,   b. 1642, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1706, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Samuel French   d. 1688, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Ephraim French,   b. 1643, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Sep 1716, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ensign Thomas French(1608 – 1680) 2Thomas French(1584 – 1639) 4Jacob French(1555 – 1615) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Susan Warren(Abt 1555 – ) 10William Warren( – Abt 1554) 20 21 11Katherine( – 1570) 22 23 3Susan Riddlesdale(1584 – 1658) 6John Riddlesdale(1557 – 1629) 12Henry Riddlesdale(1520 – 1591) 24Jasper Riddlesdale(Abt 1490 – ) 25Elizabeth( – 1553) 13Joan 26 27 7Dorcus( – 1624) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 27 Nov 1608 - Assington, Suffolk, England Religion - 1631 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - Abt 1631 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1632 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 3 Aug 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 8 Aug 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 25 Aug 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S651] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume I, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995). [S1341] Threlfall, John Brooks. "The English Origin of John & Thomas Wiswall" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume LVIII, 1982).