Thomas French

1636 -

• Name	Thomas French
  Birth	1636	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Legal	1658 (22 years)  [1]
  Thomas French deposed in 1658 giving his age as 22 years.
  Married	28 Feb 1660 (24 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Mary Adams, the daughter of William Adams. Issue: 1. Thomas French (1661-1661) 2. Mary French (1663-1753) 3. Thomas French (1666-____) 4. Abigail French (1668-1703) 5. Hannah French (1671-____) 6. William French (1673-____) 7. Hester French (1676-____)
  Military	1675 (39 years)  [1]
  He served under Major Appleton in the campaign against the Naragansetts in the winter of 1675/76.
  Will	3 Aug 1680 (44 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  He was mentioned in his father's will.
  Legal	1687 (51 years)  [1]
  While Constable in Ipswich, he actively took part in the rebellion against Governor Andos. He was arrested 15 September 1687, arraigned on 21 September, and sentenced to pay a £15 fine, give a bond of £500 for good behavior, and was made ineligible to hold office.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Sarah French   d. Before 1680 + 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.   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)   5. Samuel French   d. 1688, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   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)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jacob French,   b. 1555   d. 11 Nov 1615, Assington, Suffolk, England  (Age 60 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Frances Lechmore,   b. Abt 1588, England   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20685
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Ensign Thomas French,   c. 27 Nov 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 8 Aug 1680, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Scudamore,   b. Abt 1612, England d. 6 May 1681, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas French(1636 – ) 2Ensign Thomas French(1608 – 1680) 4Thomas French(1584 – 1639) 8Jacob French(1555 – 1615) 16 17 9Susan Warren(Abt 1555 – ) 18William Warren( – Abt 1554) 19Katherine( – 1570) 5Susan Riddlesdale(1584 – 1658) 10John Riddlesdale(1557 – 1629) 20Henry Riddlesdale(1520 – 1591) 21Joan 11Dorcus( – 1624) 22 23 3Mary Scudamore(Abt 1612 – 1681) 6William Scudamore(Abt 1586 – ) 12John Scudamore 24 25 13unknown wife 26 27 7Frances Lechmore(Abt 1588 – ) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1636 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 28 Feb 1660 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 3 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).