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John French 1589 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1589

Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1631

Death Location: Heathfield, Sussex, England

Father: Stephen French

Mother: Barbara Fowle

Spouse(s): Anne Sackville

Children(s): Barbara French, Stephen French, John French, Thomas French

John French was born in 1589 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England, the child of Stephen French and Barbara Fowle. John French married Anne Sackville, and had children including Barbara French, Stephen French, John French, Thomas French. John French passed away in 1631 in Heathfield, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • John French was born in 1589 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England, the child of Stephen French and Barbara Fowle.
  • John French married Anne Sackville, and had children including Barbara French, Stephen French, John French, Thomas French.
  • John French passed away in 1631 in Heathfield, Sussex, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John French's Ancestors

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John French
1589 – 1631
Birth Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Parents
Stephen French
1558 – 1606
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Barbara Fowle
1559 –
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John French
– 1590
Joane
Antony Fowle
1536 – 1567
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Margere Cherlocke
1535 –
Withyham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Fowle
– 1560
Margarett Godive
Richard Shurlock
1510 – 1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Fowle
Joan Vince
Richard Godive

John French's Descendants

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John French (7 Sep 1589 – 13 Jan 1631) m. Anne Sackville (Sep 1594 – )
  1. 1. Barbara French (May 1621 – )
  2. 2. Stephen French (May 1623 – 23 Jun 1666) m. Susanna Foster (Dec 1618 – 10 Mar 1695)
    1. 1. Anne French (Oct 1645 – 19 Jan 1698) m. Thomas Bromfield ( – 20 Jan 1721)
      1. 1. John Bromfield (Sep 1683 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth French (Abt. 1646 – 10 Sep 1718)
    3. 3. John French (Mar 1649 – ) m. Elizabeth Groome (17 Oct 1662 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth French (Sep 1682 – Apr 1749) m. Isaac Gurre (4 Feb 1678 – 2 Jul 1763)
        1. 1. John French (Mar 1706 – Apr 1706)
        2. 2. Mary Gurr (Mar 1707 – )
        3. 3. John Gurr (Dec 1709 – )
        4. 4. Isaac Gurr (May 1715 – )
        5. 5. Sarah Gurr (May 1718 – )
        6. 6. Richard Gurr (Apr 1722 – ) m. Jane White
        7. 7. William Gurr (Jan 1725 – ) m. Mary Honace
    4. 4. Mary French (Apr 1651 – 10 Mar 1696)
    5. 5. Charity French (Nov 1655 – Jan 1697) m. Thomas Newdigate
      1. 1. Charitie Newdigate (Nov 1693 – Nov 1693)
    6. 6. Katherine French ( – Apr 1663)
    7. 7. Susan French
  3. 3. John French (Apr 1626 – Sep 1648)
  4. 4. Thomas French (Mar 1628 – ) m. Lucie Willcoke
    1. 1. Samuel French (Sep 1665 – ) m. Mary Baldock
      1. 1. John French (Jan 1693 – )
      2. 2. Mary French (Feb 1696 – May 1774) m. Richard Baseden
      3. 3. Samuel French (Sep 1698 – ) m. Jane Swane
        1. 1. John French (Oct 1732 – ) m. Elizabeth Waters

John French's Timeline

4 Records

1589
7 Sep 1589
Birth of John French in Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
1630
23 Dec 1630
Age 41
John French - Will
None
1631
13 Jan 1631
Age 42
Death of John French in Heathfield, Sussex, England
Heathfield, Sussex, England
1631
15 Feb 1631
Age 42
Burial of John French in Heathfield, Sussex, England
Heathfield, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1589
    Event Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1630
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 159

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1631
    Event Place: Heathfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 159
    [2] East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 372/1/1/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1631
    Event Place: Heathfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 372/1/1/1

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