So far all I have here is this brief excerpt from E.M.Woodward's 1883 History of Burlington County. Additionally, there are several members of this family buried in this cemetery.

At an early date there was a family by the name of French who settled in the lower part of Burlington County, and it is probable that Francis French, Sr., settled at Bass River, and purchased a farm containing 813 acres of land of Benjamin Mathis, and turned his attention to tilling the soil. He was twice married, his first wife being a French, his second wife was Phoebe, daughter of Jacob Cranmer. He had three sons, Thomas, William, and Jacob.

Thomas married Hannah Johnson, of Atlantic County, NJ and had:

• William French
• Francis French. He became "quite an extensive landholder", and was a man of fine business qualifications. His sons are (or were, in 1883 when Woodward wrote this) the principal business men of Bass River Township. He married Ann, daughter of Daniel Mathis (2nd). Their children were:
  • Thomas E. French, who married Jane Gaskill of Tuckerton.
  • Daniel French, who married Elizabeth Giberson of Atlantic County
  • Lewis French, who married Mary Cavilur, daughter of Reuben Cavilur.
  • Burrows French, who married Mary Cavilur, daughter of David Cavilur.
  • Levi French, who married Joseph Adams
  • Francis French, who married Ella Sapp, daughter of Joseph B. Sapp
  • Mary Ann French, who married John Franklin Cranmer
  • Phoebe French, who married Alfred Bodine, son of Joel Bodine.
  • Leah French
  • Ellen French
  • Anna French, who married a Dr. Clark.
• Joseph French, who married Martha Cale, daughter of Josiah Cale. Their children were:
  • Maria French
  • Eliza French
  • Martha French
  • Margaretta French
  • Mary French
  • Josephine French
  • Lavinia French
  • Emma French
• Thomas French, jr. His first wife was Harriet Mathis, daughter of Micajah S. Mathis. He married his second wife at Jersey Shore, PA, where he was residing at the time Woodward wrote this in 1883.
• David French. He died unmarried.
• John French. He died unmarried.
• Rachel French, who married John Lowland and had:
  • Thomas Lowland
  • Sarah Lowland
  • Asbury Lowland
  • Marshal Lowland
  • Henry Lowland
  • Elmira Lowland
  • Abbie Lowland
  • James Lowland
• Sarah French. She married Charles Adams, of Bass River township.
• Ann French. She married Sylvanus Seaman, and had children whose names were not provided.
• Mary French, who married John Hewling and moved to the West.
• Abigail French, who married George Allen. Their children were:
  • Ellen Allen
  • Hannah Allen
  • Thomas Allen
  • Achsah Allen
  • Mary Allen
  • Harry Allen
  • George Allen
  • John William Allen
  • Joseph Allen
• Elizabeth French, who married Lewis Giberson and had:
  • Hannah Giberson
  • Thomas Giberson
  • Sarah Giberson
  • James Giberson
  • Julia Giberson

Captain William French, as he is styled, has had two wives; his first wife was Lavinia, daughter of Isaac Cranmer, his second wife was Phoebe, daughter of Daniel Mathis, 2nd. They had:

• Hannah French. She married and, at the time Woodward was writing, resided in Philadelphia.
• Martin van Buren French, who married and resided at Jersey Shore, PA.
• Livingston French, who married Sarah Jones, daughter of Lloyd Jones of Tuckerton.
• Hiram A. French, who married Mary Sears, daughter of Jesse R. Sears.
• Nelson French, who married Carolina Collins of Atlantic County.
• Ebenezer T. French
• Mary Jane French, who married Josiah Hackett, of Salem, NJ
• Matilda French
• Arabella French, who married Thomas Ballinger of Medford, NJ.

This Link has some interesting information about the French family. This page was last updated on February 15th, 2003