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Matthew H. French 1733–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1733

Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: March 1814

Death Location: Giles County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Capt French

Mother: Martha Flint

Spouse(s): Sarah Payne

Children(s): John French

The story of Matthew H. French began in 1733 in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States. Matthew H. French married Sarah H Sallie Payne, and had children including John A French. Matthew H. French passed away in 1814 in Giles County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew H. French began in 1733 in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.
  • Matthew H. French married Sarah H Sallie Payne, and had children including John A French.
  • Matthew H. French passed away in 1814 in Giles County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt French
1710–1750
Birth Location: Billerica, Massachusetts
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Martha Flint
1715–1800
Birth Location: Wales, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Payne
1739–1830
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

John French
1759–1832
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Matthew French's Ancestors

Self
Matthew French
1733–1814
Birth Place: Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Capt John C French
1710–1750
Billerica, Massachusetts
Martha (Upshur) Flint
1715–1800
Wales, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joseph Flint
1690–1777
Castleton, County Derbyshire, England
Martha Upshur
1691–1777
United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Dorothea Morrow
1658–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew French's Descendants

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Matthew (H.) French (2 February 1733–March 1814) m. Sarah (H "Sallie") Payne (9 February 1739–1830)
  1. 1. John (A) French 1759–1832
    1. 1. Ezekiel (Charles) French 1788–1849 m. Catherine (Katie) Carter 1811–1892
      1. 1. John (Lewis) French 1832–1890 m. Elizabeth (Rose French) Pike 1836–1891
        1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) Durham 1866–1924 m. Thomas (Jackson) Durham 1862–1939
    2. 2. Mary ((Polly)) French 1787–

Matthew French's Timeline

2 Records

1733
2 February 1733
Birth of Matthew H. French in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1814
March 1814
Age 81
Death of Matthew H. French in Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States
Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1733
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1814
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Giles County, Virginia, United States of America
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