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Matthew H French 1737–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1737

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

Death Date: March 1814

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States

Father: *John IV

Mother: Martha Flint

Spouse(s): Sarah Payne

Children(s): Issac French

Matthew H French was born in 1737 in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Clay Iv Capt French Iv And Martha Upshur Flint. Matthew H French married Sarah H Sallie Payne, and had children including Issac French. Matthew H French passed away in 1814 in Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Matthew H French was born in 1737 in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Clay Iv Capt French Iv And Martha Upshur Flint.
  • Matthew H French married Sarah H Sallie Payne, and had children including Issac French.
  • Matthew H French passed away in 1814 in Wolf Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

*John IV
1710–1750
Birth Location: Scotland or Wales
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Martha Flint
1715–1801
Birth Location: Wales, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Payne
1739–1814
Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Issac French
1770–1848
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Matthew French's Ancestors

Self
Matthew French
1737–1814
Birth Place: Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
*John Clay IV (Capt.) French IV
1710–1750
Scotland or Wales
Martha (Upshur) Flint
1715–1801
Wales, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joseph Flint
1690–1777
Castleton, County Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Flint
1659–1724
Dorothea Flint
1658–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew French's Descendants

1.
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Matthew (H) French (2 Feb 1737–March 1814) m. Sarah (H. "Sallie") Payne (9 February 1739–Aft 1814)
  1. 1. Issac French 1770–1848 m. Elizabeth Stowers 1774–1839
    1. 1. Barbara (Victoria "Dicey") French 1799–1855 m. William (S) Tracy 1790–1845
      1. 1. Rowland (J) Tracy 1820–1870 m. Frances (S) Bailey 1822–1917
        1. 1. Edward (H) Tracy 1857–1860 m. Gracie (Vivian) Stafford 1861–1889
        2. 2. Cynthia (M) Tracy 1854–1854
        3. 3. James (R) Tracy 1859–1860
        4. 4. Laura (Victoria) Tracy 1861–1940
        5. 5. George (Tom) Tracy 1857–1930
        6. 6. William Tracey 1853–
      2. 2. Barbary Tracey 1825–1875
      3. 3. Harvey (Stewart) Tracy 1839–1925
      4. 4. James (Milton) Tracey 1843–1855
      5. 5. Sarah (Adeline) Tracey 1835–1860
      6. 6. Elizabeth Tracey 1819–1858
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) French 1792–1874
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") French 1797–1895
    4. 4. Issac (Edward) French 1803–1876

Matthew French's Timeline

2 Records

1737
2 Feb 1737
Birth of Matthew H French in Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Wolf Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1814
March 1814
Age 77
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 Feb 1737
    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
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