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Mary Elizabeth French 1530 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Arkesden, Essex, England

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Kelsale, Suffolk, England

Father: *Sir French

Mother: * Stanton

Spouse(s): Sir Collins, Joseph Kerby

Children(s): Lady Pierson, Lady Collins, Ellen Collins, Fred Collins, Andrew Collins

Mary Elizabeth French was born in 1530 in Arkesden, Essex, England, the child of *Sir Thomas Brandon French and * Lady Elizabeth Ann Stanton. Mary Elizabeth French married Sir John Henry Collins, Joseph Kerby, and had children including Lady Julian Anabee Collin Pierson, Lady Juliann Anabee Collins, Ellen May Collins, Fred Collins, Andrew Collins. Mary Elizabeth French passed away in 1588 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth French was born in 1530 in Arkesden, Essex, England, the child of *Sir Thomas Brandon French and * Lady Elizabeth Ann Stanton.
  • Mary Elizabeth French married Sir John Henry Collins, Joseph Kerby, and had children including Lady Julian Anabee Collin Pierson, Lady Juliann Anabee Collins, Ellen May Collins, Fred Collins, Andrew Collins.
  • Mary Elizabeth French passed away in 1588 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Sir French
1502 – 1551
Birth Location: Shepecote Arkesden, Essex, England
*F
* Stanton
1502 – 1556
Birth Location: Arkesden, Essex, England
*S

Spouses(s)

Sir Collins
1527 – 1586
Birth Location: Bretagne, Bretagne, France
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Joseph Kerby
Birth Location: –
JK

Children(s)

Lady Pierson
1543 – 1581
Birth Location: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
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Lady Collins
1543 – 1580
Birth Location: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
LC
Ellen Collins
Birth Location: –
EC
Fred Collins
Birth Location: –
FC
Andrew Collins
Birth Location: –
AC

Mary French's Ancestors

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Mary French
1530 – 1588
Birth Place: Arkesden, Essex, England
Parents
*Sir Thomas Brandon French
1502 – 1551
Shepecote Arkesden, Essex, England
* (Lady Elizabeth Ann) Stanton
1502 – 1556
Arkesden, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary French's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) French (1530 – 1588) m. Sir (John Henry) Collins (1527 – 1586) m. Joseph Kerby
  1. 1. Lady (Julian Anabee Collin) Pierson (2 Jun 1543 – Abt. 1581)
  2. 2. Lady (Juliann Anabee) Collins (2 June 1543 – 1580)
  3. 3. Ellen (May) Collins
  4. 4. Fred Collins
  5. 5. Andrew Collins

Mary French's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Mary Elizabeth French in Arkesden, Essex, England
Arkesden, Essex, England
1588
1588
Age 58
Death of Mary Elizabeth French in Kelsale, Suffolk, England
Kelsale, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Arkesden, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Kelsale, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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