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Thomas French 1584–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1584

Birth Location: Bures St. Mary , Suffolk, England/Assington, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 5 November 1639

Death Location: Ipswich Essex Massachusetts bay colony

Father: Jacob Sr

Mother: Susan Warren

Spouse(s): Susannah Riddlesdale

Children(s): Margaret French, Dorcas Crafts

The story of Thomas French began in 1584 in Bures St. Mary , Suffolk, EnglandAssington, Suffolk, England. Thomas French married Susannah Riddlesdale, and had children including Dorcas Crafts, Margaret French, Thomas French. Thomas French/ passed away in 1639 in Ipswich Essex Massachusetts bay colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas French began in 1584 in Bures St. Mary , Suffolk, England/Assington, Suffolk, England.
  • Thomas French married Susannah Riddlesdale, and had children including Dorcas Crafts, Margaret French, Thomas French.
  • Thomas French passed away in 1639 in Ipswich Essex Massachusetts bay colony.

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Thomas French's Ancestors

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Thomas French
1584–1639
Birth Place: Bures St. Mary , Suffolk, England/Assington, Suffolk, England
Parents
Jacob W French Sr
1554–1615
Assington, Suffolk, , England
Susan Warren
1565–1640
Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Edward French 'the Elder') II
1532–1613
Assington Hall, Arkesden, Essex, England
Lady (Bridget Elizabeth Heigham) (Higham)
1530–1597
Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
John (Abraham Warren of) Corlie
1525–1576
Corlie, Wissington, Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Margaret Firmety
1530–1576
Nayland Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Arkesden
1502–1551
Elizabeth Stanton
1502–1556
Thomas Higham
1503–1553
Phyllis Waldegrave
1509–1579
Robert Wiston
1485–1544
Margaret Leigh
1488–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mr. Stanton
1480–1540
Lady Oxfordshire
1480–1517
George Waldegrave
1483–1528
Anne Drury
1480–1535

Thomas French's Descendants

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Thomas French (11 Oct 1584–5 November 1639) m. Susannah Riddlesdale (20 April 1584–28 September 1658)
  1. 1. Margaret French 1610–1650 m. Edward Lamb 1610–1650 m. Samuel (Allen) Sr 1597–1669
    1. 1. Hannah Lamb 1633–1695 m. Joseph Knight 1624–1687
      1. 1. Elizabeth Knight 1658–1694 m. Thomas Quinney 1655–1687
        1. 1. Thomas Kinne 1678–1756 m. Martha Kinne 1680–1747
        2. 2. Jonathan Kinne 1686–1731
        3. 3. Joseph Kinne 1680–1745
    2. 2. Abigail Allen 1649–1730
    3. 3. Elizabeth Allen 1648–
    4. 4. James Allen 1652–
    5. 5. Joseph Allen 1650–
  2. 2. Dorcas Crafts 1614–1697

Thomas French's Timeline

2 Records

1584
11 Oct 1584
Birth of Thomas French in Bures St. Mary , Suffolk, England/Assington, Suffolk, England
Bures St. Mary , Suffolk, England/Assington, Suffolk, England
1639
5 November 1639
Age 55
Death of Thomas French in Ipswich Essex Massachusetts bay colony
Ipswich Essex Massachusetts bay colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1584
    Event Place: Bures St. Mary , Suffolk, England/Assington, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1639
    Event Place: Ipswich Essex Massachusetts bay colony
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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