John French Sr.
born Bet. 1612 - 1615
Dorcestor , Dorset ; Eng
d. August 06, 1692
m. bef 1683
to Grace Kinglsey
b. 1621 England
d.February 28, 1691/92
Braintree, Norfolk, Suffolk., MA
children:
Children of John & Grace born at Braintree, except first two
+ John Feb.28,1640(1) at Dorchester, bapt there
Feb.12,1642(3). "Went to Weymouth", says the Church
Rec.
Thomas Jul.10,1643 at Dorchester, bapt. there
Jul.2,1643(sic), died Oct.28,1656 at Braintree.
Mary or Mercy near 1646, m. 1st about 1667-8, Samuel Poole of
Weymouth. m. 2nd about 1677, John Lamb of
Braintree.
+ Dependence Mar.7,1648/9
Temperance Mar.30,1651, m. about 1682, John Bowditch.
+ William Mar.31,1653
Elizabeth Sep.29,1655, m. 1st Jul.13,1680 at Medfield,
Jonathan Thayer of Mendon. m. 2nd about 1692,
Benjamin Wheelock Sr. of Medfield as 2nd wife.
+ Thomas (Mar.10,1657/8) date from Thayer Memorial, not on
present town records, probably town off.
+ Samuel Feb.22,1659/60
*Grace d. at age 59*
*John married Eleanor Thompson who died 1717 age 85? Their marriage contract
was dated 8 Jul 1683. She was the widow of
William Veazie/Veazy. Above information from "New England Marriages Prior to
1700" by Clarence Almon Torrey p 284 and 766.
*according to Pope in "Pioneers of Massachusetts" p 176, the children of
John and Grace were:
John b. 28 Feb 1640
poss a 2nd John bapt. 12 Feb 1642
thankyou for any help in how to go abt finding Records in England for John
French Sr.
trying to find and verify origins and parents of.
as well as Grace Kinglsey's.
thankyou for any help or possible to connection to my FRENCH line
Godbless
Lorri
mindream1954@yahoo.com
