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Sir Thomas William French 1584–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1584

Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 5 Nov 1639

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir French

Mother: Lady Warren

Spouse(s): Susan Riddlesdale

Children(s): Edward French, Thomas French, Alice French

Sir Thomas William French was born in 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Jacob French And Lady Susan Warren. Sir Thomas William French married Susan Elizabeth Riddlesdale, and had children including Alice French, Edward French, Thomas French. Sir Thomas William French passed away in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas William French was born in 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Jacob French And Lady Susan Warren.
  • Sir Thomas William French married Susan Elizabeth Riddlesdale, and had children including Alice French, Edward French, Thomas French.
  • Sir Thomas William French passed away in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir French's Ancestors

Self
Sir French
1584–1639
Birth Place: Assington, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Jacob French
1554–1615
Assington, Suffolk, England
Lady (Susan) Warren
1555–1613
Assington, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas French
1532–1599
Arkesden, Essex, England
Margaret Nicholas
1534–1567
Wethersfield, Essex, England
Sir (Edward) DeWarrene
1498–1558
Poynton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Lady (Dorothy Booth, Baroness of) Stockport
1510–1584
Eccles, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas French
1506–1599
Elizabeth Stanton
1502–1556
Richard Nicholas
1512–1585
Alice Nicholas
1500–1587
Sir Poynton
1481–1531
Lady Stockport
1470–1545
WILLIAM Bouthe
1473–1519
Lady Montgomery
1475–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1480–1569
Anne Sackville
1481–1546
Mr. Stanton
1480–
Lady Oxfordshire
1480–1517
John Nicholas
1490–1572
Joanna Shudd
1496–1572
John (Atwood)
1445–1525
Lady Denes
1449–1531

Sir French's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas William) French (11 Oct 1584–5 Nov 1639) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Riddlesdale (20 Apr 1584/88–28 September 1658)
  1. 1. Edward French 1612–1674 m. Ann (French Goodale) Swayne 1608–1683
    1. 1. Joseph French 1628–1710 m. Susanna Stacy 1628–1687
      1. 1. Joseph (French) Jr. 1654–1683 m. Sarah Eastman 1655–1745
        1. 1. Joseph (III) FRENCH 1679–1756 m. Abigail BROWN 1675–1726
  2. 2. Thomas French 1608–1680 m. Mary Scudamore 1612–1681
    1. 1. Mary French 1629–1672 m. Robert Smith 1626–1693 m. Jonathan Hyde 1626–1711
      1. 1. Mariah Smith 1677–1738 m. Peter Shumway 1678–1751
        1. 1. Hepzibah Shumway 1720–1820 m. Obadiah Walker 1721–1810 m. Kosesick (Kosick) Walker 1721–1810
      2. 2. Jonathan Hyde 1655–1731 m. Dorothy Kidder 1651–1693 m. Abigail Stiles 1666–1751
        1. 1. Jonathan Hyde 1674–1743 m. Elizabeth Williams 1678–1771
  3. 3. Alice French 1610–1666 m. Sgt. (Thomas) Howlett 1605–1677
    1. 1. Thomas Howlett 1638–1667 m. Lydia Peabody 1640–1715
      1. 1. Mary Howlett 1664–1727 m. Lieut (Thomas) Hazen 1658–1735
        1. 1. Hephzibah Hazen 1697–1728 m. David Ladd 1689–1751
        2. 2. Thomas Hazen 1690–1774 m. Elizabeth Bacon 1690–1778 m. Sarah Ayer 1690–1753

Sir French's Timeline

4 Records

1584
11 Oct 1584
Birth of Sir Thomas William French in Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1584
Oct 1584
Birth of Sir Thomas William French in Assington, St. Mary, Suffolk, England
Assington, St. Mary, Suffolk, England
1584
11 Oct 1584
Birth of Sir Thomas William French in Assington, Suffolk, England
Assington, Suffolk, England
1639
5 Nov 1639
Age 55
Death of Sir Thomas William French in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1584
    Event Place: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2517.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DH1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1584
    Event Place: Assington, St. Mary, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1584
    Event Place: Assington, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1639
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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