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Sir Peter French 1576–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1576

Birth Location: Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Death Date: 27 February 1631

Death Location: Wexford, Ireland

Father: Valentyne Ffrench

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Browne

Children(s): Thrustian Frenche, Lady French

The story of Sir Peter French began in 1576 in Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland. Sir Peter French married Lady Mary Browne, and had children including Lady Magdalene French, Thrustian Frenche. Sir Peter French passed away in 1631 in Wexford, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Peter French began in 1576 in Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland.
  • Sir Peter French married Lady Mary Browne, and had children including Lady Magdalene French, Thrustian Frenche.
  • Sir Peter French passed away in 1631 in Wexford, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Valentyne Ffrench
1560–1605
Birth Location: Galway, (another French line), Galway, Connaught, Ireland
VF

Spouses(s)

Lady Browne
1583–1631
Birth Location: County Galway, Galway, Connaught, Ireland
LB

Children(s)

Thrustian Frenche
1595–1666
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
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Lady French
1605–1665
Birth Location: Galway, County Galway, Ireland
LF

Sir French's Ancestors

Self
Sir French
1576–1631
Birth Place: Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Parents
Valentyne Ffrench
1560–1605
Galway, (another French line), Galway, Connaught, Ireland
Grandparents
William French
1535–1577
Devon, England
Alice Prideaux
1538–1619
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Adam Frenche
1507–1578
Margaret Hoppringle
1509–1584
John Prideaux
1516–1568
Elizabeth Walter
1520–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Frenche
1477–1548
Anne Hume
1481–

Sir French's Descendants

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Sir (Peter) French (Abt. 1576–27 February 1631) m. Lady (Mary) Browne (1583–23 Jul 1631)
  1. 1. Thrustian Frenche 1595–1666 m. Marye (Mary Crofoote) Crowfote 1596–1695
    1. 1. James French 1639–1733
      1. 1. Mary French 1670–1724 m. Robert (Augustine) Thompson 1663–1697
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Tompson) Thompson 1690–1761 m. Thomas Bowles 1700–1789
  2. 2. Lady (Magdalene) French 1605–1665 m. Richard (Óge) Martyn 1602–1648
    1. 1. Oliver (Óge) Martyn 1630–1709
    2. 2. Mary Martyn –1649
    3. 3. Peter Martyn –1722
    4. 4. Sebastian Martyn –1644
    5. 5. Stephen Martyn –1644

Sir French's Timeline

2 Records

1576
Abt. 1576
Birth of Sir Peter French in Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland
1631
27 February 1631
Age 55
Death of Sir Peter French in will, Blake papers, MS (2), NLI, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
will, Blake papers, MS (2), NLI, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1576
    Event Place: Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1631
    Event Place: will, Blake papers, MS (2), NLI, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wexford, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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