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Thomas French (~1502-1551) married Elizabeth unknown
Thomas French (~1530-~1599) married Bridget unknown
Thomas Edward French (~1562-~1611) married Ann Agnes Olmstead (~1566-1624)
William French (1603-1681) married Elizabeth Godfrey Symes (~1603-1668)
Mary French (~1633-1672) married Jonathan Hyde (1626/7-1711)


 THOMAS FRENCH
born
~1502 at Arkesden, ENG
married
~1525 to Elizabeth unknown
died
1551 at Wethersfield, Essex ENG
buried
Children:
Elizabeth French
b. ~1526
Mary French
b. ~1528

 THOMAS FRENCH
born
~1530 at Wethersfield, Essex ENG
married
~1551 to Bridget unknown
died
~1599
buried
Children:
John French
b. ~1552
Robert French
b. ~1554
William French
b. ~1556
Francis French
b. ~1558
Elizabeth French
b. ~1563
Mary French
b. ~1564

 THOMAS EDWARD FRENCH
born
~1562 at Wethersfield, Essex ENG
married
1587 to Ann Agnes Olmstead at Farnham, ENG
died
Jan. 27, 1611/12/13 at Halstead, Essex ENG
buried
Children:
Thomas French
b. ~1590; d. Mar. 2, 1620
Edward French
b. ~1590; d. Mar. 9, 1683
Ann French
b. ~1592 (twin)
Mary French
b. ~1592 (twin)
Samuel French
b. ~1593
John French
b. ~1594/5; d. Mar. 11, 1638
Elizabeth French
b. ~1600
Margaret French
b. ~1601
Robert French
b. ~1605; d. 1660
Francis French
b. Jun. 29, 1606
Jemima French
b. Nov. 21, 1607
Dorothy French
b. ~1609
Judith French
b. ~1611

 Capt. WILLIAM FRENCH
born
Mar. 15, 1603 at Halstead, Essex ENG
married 1st
Nov. 20, 16311 OR 1623 to Elizabeth Godfrey Symes 2 at Halstead, Essex, ENG
married 2nd
May 6, 1669 to Mary (Lathrop) Stearns at Billerica, Middlesex, MA
died
Nov. 20, 1681 at Billerica, Middlesex, MA at age 78
buried
Children of 1st Marriage:
Francis French
b. ~1625 1; married Lydia Bunnel; died Feb. 14, 1691 at Derby CT
Elizabeth French
b. ~1629 2; m. Robert Eliot; died Jul. 1, 1697
John French
b. ~1635 2 in London, ENG; CHR Cambirdge MA; m. 1st Abigail Coggan; m. 2nd Hannah Burridge; m. 3rd Mary Rogers; m. 4th Mary Littlefield; d. Oct. 7, 1712 at Billerica, MA
Sarah French
b. Mar. 1637/8 at Cambridge, MA; m. Dec. 11, 1657 to John Trull; m. Jonathan Peake; d. Oct. 14, 1694
Jacob French
b. Jan. 16, 1640 at Cambridge, MA; m. Mary unknown; d. May 20, 1713 at Billerica, MA
Hannah French
b. Feb. 2, 1641/2; d. Jun. 20, 1642
Hannah French
b. Feb. 16, 1644; m. John Bracket; d. May 9, 1674 at Billerica, MA
Samuel French
b. Dec. 3, 1645 at Cambridge, MA; d. Jul. 15, 1646
Samuel French
b. ~1647 at Cambridge, MA; m. Sarah Cummings; d. Nov. 4, 1727
Children of 2nd Marriage:
Mary French
b. Apr. 30, 1670
Sarah French
b. Oct. 29, 1671
Abigail French
b. Apr. 14, 1673; d. Apr. 13, 1674
Hannah French
b. Jan. 25, 1675/6

 MARY FRENCH
born
~Jan. 1633 2 at Halstead, Essex, ENG
married
died
May 27, 1672 at Newton, Cambridge, MA
buried
Children:

FOOTNOTES

 1  Listed as age 10 when sailed to America in 1635; this conflicts with a reported marriage date for his parents of Nov. 20, 1631.  The 1623 marriage date seems more likely--although the specificity of the 1631 date warrants further investigation.
 2  According to passenger records for the Defence, Francis French was aged 10, Elizabeth was aged 6, Mary was aged 2 and John was 5 months.  Their mother was 30 or 32 and William French was 30 years old.

SOURCES CONSULTED
LDS
Ancestry World Tree - Search Results
Ancestry World Tree - Search Results
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Thorns among the roses
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project T French Family Ancestors
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project HANSEN-TANNO
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project RICHARD L. CALDWELL FAMILY
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Kane-Johnson Genealogy Database

UNDERLYING SOURCES REFERENCED BY THE ABOVE
Hazen, Rev. Henry A., History of Billerica, pp 56 et seq.