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William French 1725 – 1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1725

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 May 1792

Death Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: James French

Mother: Elizabeth Carr

Spouse(s): Winifred Hall

Children(s): Susannah French

The story of William French began in 1725 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States. William French married Winifred Hall, and had children including Susannah French. William French passed away in 1792 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William French began in 1725 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.
  • William French married Winifred Hall, and had children including Susannah French.
  • William French passed away in 1792 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James French
1686 – 1741
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Carr
1688 – 1743
Birth Location: Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Winifred Hall
1722 – 1786
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Susannah French
1750 – 1823
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William French's Ancestors

Self
William French
1725 – 1792
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
James French
1686 – 1741
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Carr
1688 – 1743
Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (Salisbury) French
1635 – 1706
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
John (Robert) Carr
1668 – 1726
St Peter and St Leonard, Horbury, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Hanley
1676 – 1703
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary (DNA)
1612 – 1681
Robert Carr
1642 – 1689
Edith Spetch
1631 – 1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Carr
1601 – 1652
Joyce Preston
1603 – 1647

William French's Descendants

1.
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William French (27 Apr 1725 – 2 May 1792) m. Winifred Hall (9 Jan 1722 – 1 May 1786)
  1. 1. Susannah French (1750 – 30 Aug 1823) m. Daniel (Routt) Floweree (1738 – 14 Mar 1815)
    1. 1. Daniel (Routt Floweree) Jr (1764 – 1853) m. Arianna Hanson (Abt 1786 – 1825)
      1. 1. Sarah (Susan aka Sallie) Flowerree (7 Feb 1812 – 26 Dec 1896) m. William (Henry) Combs (07 Apr 1811 – 26 Jan 1896)
        1. 1. William (Edgar aka Ed) Combs (15 Jul 1845 – 9 Jul 1928) m. Nancy (Anna) Roach (JUN 1842 – 1920)

William French's Timeline

3 Records

1725
27 Apr 1725
Birth of William French in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1746
10 Feb 1746
Age 21
William French was married in Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia
Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia
1792
2 May 1792
Age 67
Death of William French in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1725
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1746
    Event Place: Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1792
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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