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John Thomas French 1580–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1580

Birth Location: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 November 1639

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jacob French

Mother: Susan Warren

Spouse(s): Susan Riddlesdale, Mary Sybley

Children(s): Dorcus French, Thomas Jr, Anne French, John French, Susan French, Alice French, Dorothy French, Margaret French, Richard French, Sarah French

John Thomas French was born in 1580 in Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Jacob French And Susan Warren. John Thomas French married Margaret Lovelocke, Mary Sybley, Susan Elizabeth Riddlesdale, and had children including Alice French, Anne French, Dorcus French, Dorothy French, John French, Margaret French, Richard French, Sarah French, Susan French, Thomas French Jr. John Thomas French passed away in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Thomas French was born in 1580 in Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Jacob French And Susan Warren.
  • John Thomas French married Margaret Lovelocke, Mary Sybley, Susan Elizabeth Riddlesdale, and had children including Alice French, Anne French, Dorcus French, Dorothy French, John French, Margaret French, Richard French, Sarah French, Susan French, Thomas French Jr.
  • John Thomas French passed away in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John French's Ancestors

Self
John French
1580–1639
Birth Place: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Jacob French
1555–1613
Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Susan Warren
1555–1613
Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Edward II French 'The) Elder'
1532–1613
Arkesden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Bridget (Elizabeth Margaret) Nicholas
1530–1597
Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Eliza Stanton
1502–1556
Thomas Heigham
1503–1554
Katherine Blount
1510–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Roberts
1480–1540
Isabel Harcourt
1480–1517

John French's Descendants

1.
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John (Thomas) French (25 July 1580–5 November 1639) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Riddlesdale (20 April 1584–28 September 1658) m. Mary Sybley (1577–1606)
  1. 1. Dorcus French 1614–1697 m. Christopher Peake 1605–1666
    1. 1. Jonathan Peake 1637–1700 m. Sarah French 1638–1715
      1. 1. Jonathan Peake 1663–1744
      2. 2. Christopher Peake 1668–1719 m. Mary Stratton 1681–
        1. 1. Anna Peake 1714–
        2. 2. Christopher Peake 1703–1756
        3. 3. Elizabeth Peake 1712–1733
        4. 4. Experience Peake 1715–1797
        5. 5. John Peake 1717–1755
        6. 6. Mary Peake 1710–1741
        7. 7. Mary Peake 1706–
      3. 3. Joseph Peake 1676–1725 m. Rebecca Kolason 1680–1760
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Peake) .. 1701–1772 m. William (Fawling) Emory 1680–1731
        2. 2. Joseph Peake 1705–
        3. 3. Robert Peake 1718–1780
        4. 4. William Peake 1711–
        5. 5. John Peake 1700–
        6. 6. Samuel Peake 1715–
        7. 7. Thomas Peake 1710–
  2. 2. Thomas (French) Jr 1608–1680
  3. 3. Anne French 1617–
  4. 4. John French 1622–1696
  5. 5. Susan French 1616–1696
  6. 6. Alice French 1610–1666
  7. 7. Dorothy French 1606–
  8. 8. Margaret French 1619–1635
  9. 9. Richard French 1625–1625
  10. 10. Sarah French 1612–1615

John French's Timeline

4 Records

1580
25 July 1580
Birth of John Thomas French in Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1584
11 October 1584
Age 4
Birth of John Thomas French in Nether Heyford, England UK, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Nether Heyford, England UK, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1639
5 November 1639
Age 59
Death of John Thomas French in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1639
5 November 1639
Age 59
Death of John Thomas French in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1584
    Event Place: Nether Heyford, England UK, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1580
    Event Place: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1639
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1639
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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