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William French 1663 – 1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1663

Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 Jun 1759

Death Location: Uley, Gloucester, England

Father: Thomas French

Mother: Mary Paine

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Weight

Children(s): Thomas French, William French, James French, Margaret French, Daniel French, Richard French, Elizabeth Bruton, Joseph French, Hannah Weight, Robert French

William French was born in 1663 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas French and Mary Paine. William French married Elizabeth Weight, and had children including Thomas French, William French, James French, Margaret French, Daniel French, Richard French, Elizabeth French Joviet Broughton Bruton, Joseph French, Hannah Maria Weight, Robert French. William French passed away in 1759 in Uley, Gloucester, England.

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Biography

  • William French was born in 1663 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas French and Mary Paine.
  • William French married Elizabeth Weight, and had children including Thomas French, William French, James French, Margaret French, Daniel French, Richard French, Elizabeth French Joviet Broughton Bruton, Joseph French, Hannah Maria Weight, Robert French.
  • William French passed away in 1759 in Uley, Gloucester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William French's Ancestors

Self
William French
1663 – 1759
Birth Place: Uley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas French
1610 – 1665
Cam, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Paine
1611 – 1687
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Thomas French
1584 – 1639
Horton, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Higges
1587 – 1627
Horton, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas French
1557 – 1608
Elizabeth Steel
1560 – 1595
Lewis Higgs\Gigger
1550 – 1635
Mary Durswell
1550 – 1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gyles French
1525 – 1583
Isobel French
1530 – 1606
Roberte Durswell
1528 – 1589
Elizabeth Durswell
1533 – 1601

William French's Descendants

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William French (1663 – 17 Jun 1759) m. Elizabeth Weight (1669 – 8 Aug 1748)
  1. 1. Thomas French (1661 – )
  2. 2. William French (1683 – 17 Jun 1759)
  3. 3. James French (1684 – )
  4. 4. Margaret French (1685 – )
  5. 5. Daniel French (1689 – )
  6. 6. Richard French (1692 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth (French Joviet Broughton) Bruton (21 Oct 1695 – 23 Apr 1767) m. Thomas (Austin Broughton) Bruton (1695 – 9 Feb 1773)
    1. 1. William Bruton (09 Sep 1721 – abt 1787)
    2. 2. Thomas Bruton (13 Feb 1722 – 08 Oct 1735)
    3. 3. John Brewton (1725 – 1786)
    4. 4. John Bruton (18 Jun 1725 – 11 Jul 1791) m. Isabella Emanuel (1726 – 1824)
      1. 1. Nathan (Jackson) Brewton (1752 – 25 Nov 1822)
      2. 2. Clarissa Bruton (1753 – 1796)
      3. 3. George Bruton (1755 – 1760)
      4. 4. Mary Bruton (1756 – 1800)
      5. 5. George Bruton (1758 – 17 Jan 1820)
      6. 6. Cecelia Bruton (1760 – Bef. 1840)
      7. 7. Nathan (Jackson) Brewton (1762 – 25 November 1855) m. Nancy Brewton (1765 – 7 July 1864)
        1. 1. Fontaine Brewton (10 Jan 1795 – ca 1807)
        2. 2. Benjamin BREWTON (22 Aug 1796 – 14 Aug 1875)
        3. 3. Elmire Hendricks (09 Dec 1798 – 10 June 1876)
        4. 4. Emanuel Brewton (03 May 1801 – Bef. 1850)
        5. 5. Nathan (Jackson) Brewton (26 Feb 1803 – 27 Mar 1878)
        6. 6. Nancy Brewton (05 May 1805 – 07 Dec 1890)
        7. 7. Martha (Elizabeth) Brewton (29 April 1807 – 7 Dec 1890)
        8. 8. Samuel (J) Brewton (16 Jun 1809 – 02 Jan 1887)
        9. 9. Mary Brewton (11 Aug 1811 – 11 Aug 1811)
        10. 10. Martha Rogers (16 July 1813 – 25 January 1890) m. Uriah (Allen) Rogers (07 Jul 1808 – 05 Feb 1882)
        11. 11. Clarissa Brewton (17 Dec 1815 – 23 June 1904)
        12. 12. Simon (Johnson) Brewton (25 Sep 1819 – 20 Nov 1865)
      8. 8. Nancy Fontaine (1762 – Nov 25, 1855)
      9. 9. John Bruton (1764 – )
      10. 10. Joseph (Washington Brewton) (Bruton) (1768 – 1858)
      11. 11. Benjamin Bruton (1769 – Oct 1863)
      12. 12. James Bruton ( – aft Apr 1791)
    5. 5. Joseph Bruton (12 Oct 1728 – 13 Jul 1729)
    6. 6. Patience Bruton (01 Jan 1732 – 9 Mar 1788)
    7. 7. Thomas Bruton (15 Oct 1735 – Dec 1821)
    8. 8. Frances Bruton (28 May 1738 – )
    9. 9. Mary Bruton (14 May 1741 – abt 1793)
    10. 10. Thomas Broughton ( – abt 1788)
  8. 8. Joseph French (1698 – abt 3 Mar 1787)
  9. 9. Hannah (Maria) Weight (abt 1701 – )
  10. 10. Robert French (1704 – 17 Jun 1759)

William French's Timeline

2 Records

1663
1663
Birth of William French in Uley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Uley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1759
17 Jun 1759
Age 96
Death of William French in Uley, Gloucester, England
Uley, Gloucester, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Uley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1759
    Event Place: Uley, Gloucester, England

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