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Ensign Thomas French, Sr 1584–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1584

Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 5 Nov 1639

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jacob French

Mother: Susan Warren

Spouse(s): Susannah Riddlesdale

Children(s): Susanna Kingsbury, Thomas French, John French, Alice French, Dorcas Crafts, Mary Smith, Anne Hardy, Richard French, Amy Gage, Margaret French

Ensign Thomas French, Sr was born in 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England, the child of Jacob French And Susan Warren. Ensign Thomas French, Sr married Susannah Susan Elizabeth J Massingham French Loker Riddlesdale, and had children including Alice French, Amy French Gage, Anne French Hardy, Dorcas French Peake Crafts, John French, Margaret French, Mary French Smith, Richard French, Susanna French Kingsbury, Thomas French. Ensign Thomas French, Sr passed away in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Ensign Thomas French, Sr was born in 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England, the child of Jacob French And Susan Warren.
  • Ensign Thomas French, Sr married Susannah Susan Elizabeth J Massingham French Loker Riddlesdale, and had children including Alice French, Amy French Gage, Anne French Hardy, Dorcas French Peake Crafts, John French, Margaret French, Mary French Smith, Richard French, Susanna French Kingsbury, Thomas French.
  • Ensign Thomas French, Sr passed away in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob French
1553–1615
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
JF
Susan Warren
1554–1613
Birth Location: Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England
SW

Spouses(s)

Susannah Riddlesdale
1584–1658
Birth Location: Assington, Boxford, Suffolk, England
SR

Children(s)

Susanna Kingsbury
1617–1678
Birth Location: Somerset, England
SK
Thomas French
1608–1680
Birth Location: Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
TF
John French
1612–1692
Birth Location: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
JF
Alice French
1610–1666
Birth Location: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
AF
Dorcas Crafts
1614–1697
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
DC
Mary Smith
1625–1697
Birth Location: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
MS
Anne Hardy
1617–1624
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
AH
Richard French
1625–1625
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
RF
Amy Gage
1612–1658
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
AG
Margaret French
1620–1635
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
MF

Ensign Sr's Ancestors

Self
Ensign Sr
1584–1639
Birth Place: Assington, Suffolk, England
Parents
Jacob French
1553–1615
Assington, Suffolk, England
Susan Warren
1554–1613
Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ensign Sr's Descendants

1.
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Ensign (Thomas French,) Sr (11 Oct 1584–5 Nov 1639) m. Susannah ("Susan" Elizabeth J (Massingham\French\Loker)) Riddlesdale (20 Apr 1584–28 Sep 1658)
  1. 1. Susanna (French) Kingsbury 1617–1678 m. Henry (Kingsbury) II 1614–1687
    1. 1. James (A) Kingsbury 1648–1730 m. Sarah Button 1652–1690
      1. 1. Ensign (Ephraim) Kingsbury 1681–1756 m. Phebe Main 1681–1781
        1. 1. Rachel Kingsbury 1705–1767 m. Daniel (Counts Lawrence) Jr 1702–1790
        2. 2. John Kingsbury 1713–1753
        3. 3. Ephraim (Kingsbury) Jr 1702–1751
        4. 4. Phebe Kingsbury 1704–1729
      2. 2. Susannah Kingsbury 1675–
      3. 3. Sarah Kingsbury 1677–
      4. 4. Mary Kingsbury 1679–
      5. 5. Abigail Kingsbury 1686–
      6. 6. Samuel Kingsbury 1690–
    2. 2. Joseph Kingsbury 1656–1741
    3. 3. Ephraim Kingsbury 1645–1676
    4. 4. Samuel Kingsbery 1649–1698
  2. 2. Thomas French 1608–1680
  3. 3. John French 1612–1692 m. Freedom Kingsley 1636–1689
    1. 1. John (French) Jr 1640–1724 m. Hannah Palmer 1657–1739
      1. 1. Deacon (Ephhraim) French 1699–1786
      2. 2. Thomas French 1696–1746
      3. 3. Jonathan (French) I 1693–1759
      4. 4. Samuel French 1690–
      5. 5. Martha French 1688–1756
      6. 6. Elizabeth French 1685–1755
      7. 7. Mary French 1683–1754 m. Jonathan Bliss 1666–1719 m. Peter Hunt 1683–1760
        1. 1. Mary Bliss 1712–
        2. 2. Hannah Bliss 1714–1747 m. Timothy Fuller 1710–1782
        3. 3. Bethiah Bliss 1716–1738
        4. 4. Rachel Bliss 1719–1745
      8. 8. Johathan (French) II 1681–1735
      9. 9. Hannah French 1679–1747
    2. 2. Thomas French 1657–1733
    3. 3. unknown French 1658–1658
    4. 4. Mary French 1659–1696
    5. 5. Samuel French 1661–1683
    6. 6. Hannah French 1664–
    7. 7. Jonathan French 1667–1714
    8. 8. Elizabeth French 1673–1702
  4. 4. Alice French 1610–1666
  5. 5. Dorcas (French Peake) Crafts 1614–1697
  6. 6. Mary (French) Smith 1625–1697
  7. 7. Anne (French) Hardy 1617–1624
  8. 8. Richard French 1625–1625
  9. 9. Amy (French) Gage 1612–1658
  10. 10. Margaret French 1620–1635

Ensign Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1584
11 Oct 1584
Birth of Ensign Thomas French, Sr in Assington, Suffolk, England
Assington, Suffolk, England
1639
5 Nov 1639
Age 55
Death of Ensign Thomas French, Sr in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1584
    Event Place: Assington, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 157.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LJS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1639
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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