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Matthew Henderson French 1737 – 1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1737

Birth Location: Westmorland Virginia

Death Date: Mar 1814

Death Location: Giles Virginia, USA

Father: John (Martha)

Mother: Martha Cresap

Spouse(s): Sarah Payne, Sarah French

Children(s): John French, Isaac French, Isaac French, Martha French, James French, Martha French, Mary French

Matthew Henderson French was born in 1737 in Westmorland Virginia, the child of John C 1710 French (Martha) and Martha 1715 Upshur Flint French Cresap. Matthew Henderson French married Sarah "Sallie" Payne, Sarah H. French, and had children including John S French, Isaac French, Isaac French, Martha French, James Wilburn French, Martha M French, Mary French. Matthew Henderson French passed away in 1814 in Giles Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Henderson French was born in 1737 in Westmorland Virginia, the child of John C 1710 French (Martha) and Martha 1715 Upshur Flint French Cresap.
  • Matthew Henderson French married Sarah "Sallie" Payne, Sarah H. French, and had children including John S French, Isaac French, Isaac French, Martha French, James Wilburn French, Martha M French, Mary French.
  • Matthew Henderson French passed away in 1814 in Giles Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Martha)
1710 – 1750
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Martha Cresap
1715 – 1801
Birth Location: Wales, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Payne
1740 – 1830
Birth Location: Goochland Co, VA
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Sarah French
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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Isaac French
1761 – 1848
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States
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Isaac French
1761 – 1782
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States
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Martha French
1762 – 1840
Birth Location: –
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James French
1763 – 1841
Birth Location: Culpeper, Giles, Virginia, United States
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Martha French
1765 – 1826
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Mary French
1767 – 1823
Birth Location: Montgomery now Giles, Virginia, USA
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Matthew French's Ancestors

Self
Matthew French
1737 – 1814
Birth Place: Westmorland Virginia
Parents
John C 1710 French (Martha)
1710 – 1750
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Martha (1715 Upshur Flint French) Cresap
1715 – 1801
Wales, England
Grandparents
JOHN (FRENCH (b 1679 Billerica MA m Ruth) Richardson)
1679 – 1745
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John French
1652 – 1727
Mary French
1654 – 1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Durant
1631 – 1687
Elizabeth Blake
1632 – 1691

Matthew French's Descendants

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Matthew (Henderson) French (2 Feb 1737 – Mar 1814) m. Sarah ("Sallie") Payne (9 February 1740 – 1830) m. Sarah (H.) French (9 February 1739 – 1830)
  1. 1. John (S) French (1759 – 25 Jun 1832)
  2. 2. Isaac French (14 Jun 1761 – 15 Dec 1848)
  3. 3. Isaac French (14 Jun 1761 – 1782)
  4. 4. Martha French (1762 – 1840)
  5. 5. James (Wilburn) French (1763 – 14 Nov 1841)
  6. 6. Martha (M) French (1765 – 1826)
  7. 7. Mary French (13 May 1767 – 1823) m. Isaac Hatfield (3 August 1763 – March 1823)
    1. 1. Sarah Hatfield (1788 – 10 Oct 1857)
    2. 2. Lasher Hatfield (1790 – Abt. 1815)
    3. 3. James (C Addison) Hatfield (15 March 1791 – 25 November 1854)
    4. 4. Andrew (French) Hatfield (February 1796 – 7 November 1851)
    5. 5. John Hatfield (26 Dec 1796 – 1858)
      1. 1. Henry (Clay) Hatfield (Abt 1832 – 20 March 1916) m. Martha (Sleet (Bane)) Hatfield (Abt 1831 – 2 October 1898)
        1. 1. John (Baldwin) Hatfield (Abt 1860 – 20 February 1920)
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Hatfield (11 April 1861 – 19 October 1919) m. Alvah (John) Horton (May 1850 – 16 July 1920)
        3. 3. Mary (EuphaElizabeth) Hatfield (Abt 1863 – 4 February 1916)
        4. 4. Susan (Frances) Hatfield (Abt 1865 – )
        5. 5. Isabella ("Bell") Hatfield (Abt 1869 – 13 November 1936)
        6. 6. Sefronia Hatfield (Abt 1871 – )
        7. 7. Sedonia Hatfield (Abt 1873 – )
    6. 6. Anna Hatfield (1799 – aft 1860)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hatfield (23 Nov 1804 – )

Matthew French's Timeline

2 Records

1737
2 Feb 1737
Birth of Matthew Henderson French in Westmorland Virginia
Westmorland Virginia
1814
Mar 1814
Age 77
Death of Matthew Henderson French in Giles Virginia, USA
Giles Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1737
    Event Place: Westmorland Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1814
    Event Place: Giles Virginia, USA
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