Falk Relations: French Family

compiled by Steve Wilson, last updated December 20, 2015.
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Descendants

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John French♦

Stephen French (bap. 4 Aug. 1594, Allesley, Warwickshire, bur. 2 Sep. 1594, Allesley, Warwickshire)
Edward French♦ (bap. 21 Sep. 1595, Allesley, Warwickshire, d. 28 Dec. 1674, Salisbury MA) m. 3 Nov. 1626 at Rugby, Warwickshire to Ann Worcester (b. c. 1608, England, d. 9 Mar. 1683, Salisbury MA)

Joseph French (b. c. 1631, England, d. 6 June 1710, Salisbury MA), m. by 1654 to Susanna Stacey (b. c. 1628, Bocking, Essex, d. 16 Feb. 1688, Salisbury MA)
John French♦ (b. c. 1635, England, d. 4 May 1706, Salisbury MA), m. 23 Mar. 1659 at Salisbury MA to Mary Noyes (b. 15 Oct. 1641, Newbury MA, d. 5 Sep. 1721, Salisbury MA)

John French (b. 12 Dec. 1660, Salisbury MA, d. 20 Feb. 1718), 1m. by 1694 to Lydia --- (d. 15 Feb. 1709), 2m. 8 Dec. 1709 to Elizabeth Scott
Mary French (b. 12 June 1663, Salisbury MA, d. 12 July 1726, Salisbury MA), m. 14 Dec. 1683 at Salisbury MA to Joseph Eaton (b. 1 Mar. 1661, Salisbury MA, d. 13 Jan. 1743, Salisbury MA)
Hannah French (b. 9 Aug. 1665, Salisbury MA, d. 13 Sep. 1665, Salisbury MA)
Hannah French (b. 28 Oct. 1666, Salisbury MA), m. 18 Mar. 1696 at Salisbury MA to Gershom Wentworth (b. 1661, Massachusetts, d. 2 Mar. 1731, Dover NH)
Sarah French (b. 27 Dec. 1669, Salisbury MA)
Edward French (b. 20 July 1672, Salisbury MA), 1m. 16 June 1702 at Salisbury MA to Jane True (b. 5 Dec. 1676, Salisbury MA, d. 24 Mar. 1715), 2m. 19 Sep. 1716 at Hampton NH to Mary Dalton
Abigail French (b. 6 May 1675, Salisbury MA, d. 5 Aug. 1736), m. 20 Dec. 1699 at Salisbury MA to Henry True (b. 6 Jan. 1674, Salisbury MA, d. 1 Nov. 1722, Salisbury MA)
Nicholas French (b. 28 Oct. 1677, Salisbury MA, d. 3 May 1699)
James French (b. 15 Aug. 1679, Salisbury MA, d. 22 Feb. 1718, Salisbury MA), m. 8 Dec. 1703 at Salisbury MA to Elizabeth Carr
Timothy French (b. 15 Aug. 1681, Salisbury MA, d. 8 May 1742, Salisbury MA), 1m. 29 Apr. 1708 at Salisbury MA to Ruth Greeley (b. 1684, Massachusetts, d. 30 May 1716, Salisbury MA), 2m. 9 June 1722 at Salisbury MA to Mary Pike (d. 12 Jan. 1748)

Hannah French (b. c. 1638), 1m. 26 Nov. 1662 at Salisbury MA to John White, 2m. 22 Sep. 1669 at Hampton NH to Thomas Philbrick (b. 3 Mar. 1624, Bures, Suffolkshire, d. 24 Nov. 1700, Hampton NH)
Samuel French (b. 23 Feb. 1643, Salisbury MA, d. 26 July 1692, Salisbury MA), 1m. 1 June 1664 at Salisbury MA to Abigail Brown (b. 23 Dec. 1643, Salisbury MA, d. 11 Jan. 1680, Salisbury MA), 2m. by 1683 to Esther Jackman

Our Descent

John French

Edward French (1595-1674), m. 1626 to Ann Worcester (c1608-1683)

John French (c1635-1706), m. 1659 to Mary Noyes (1641-1721)

Abigail French (1675-1736), m. 1699 to Henry True (1674-1722)

Abigail True (1705--), m. 1722 to Joseph Page (1698-1756)

Jane Page (1729-1787), m. 1749 to Daniel Felch (1718-1763)

Benjamin Felch (1754-1833), m. 1779 to Sarah Campbell (1760-1853)

Benjamin Felch (1790-1864), m. 1812 to Jerusha Steele Jackson (1790-1863)

Mary Jane Felch (1820-1898), m. 1837 to Horatio Higgins (1812-1890)

Harvey Alva Higgins (1864-1928), m. 1889 to Lillian Belle Agee (1868-1947)

Elsie Laura Higgins (1895-1959), m. 1915 to George Washington Falk (1895-1969)

Documentation ♦

Edward French (1595-1674): m. Ann Worcester (c1608-1683)

3 Nov. 1626, "3 November 1626 Marryed Edward French & Anne Worcester" [England, Rugby, Baptisms]
Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1897-1916. In 1:166 and 2:750, "Edward French, of Salisbury, 'tailor,' recd. land in the 'first division,' bought land in 1642; selectman 1646-8; 'commoner' and taxed, 1650 and '52; name on most of the early lists. He m. Ann ---; d. Dec. 28, 1674[S]; will April 10, 1673; April 13, 1675. Wid. Ann d. March 9, 1682-3[S]; inv. est. April 10, 1683. He was of Ipswich in 1637."; "Edward French, of Ipswich, 1637-'9."
Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, 1907-1920. In 7:202, "Edward French of Salisbury, Massachusetts, b. in England; came to America in 1636; d. 28th December, 1674, with his wife Ann (surname unknown) and children, and settled at Ipswich, Massachusetts, of which he was one of the founders; in 1652 with the exception of two had the greatest estate of any one in Ipswich; removed in 1652 to that part of Salisbury which by change of boundaries of the Colony in 1741, became Southampton, New Hampshire."
Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed., Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750, 1986. On p. 31-32, "French, Edward (1598-1674), from Eng., with his wife and children, 1636; a founder of Ipswich, Mass., where he was a large landowner; removed to Salisbury, 1640; selectman; m Ann (d 1683), dau. of Bennett Swayne."

John French (m. by 1594)

4 Aug. 1594, "Bapt fuit Steven filius John Ffrenche quarto die August" [England, Allesley, Baptisms]
21 Sep. 1595, "Baptizat fuit Edward filius John Ffrenche 21^o die [September]" [England, Allesley, Baptisms]

John French (c1635-1706), m. Mary Noyes (1641-1721)

Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1897-1916. In 1:166-167, "John French (Edward), of Salisbury, 'tailor,' m. March 23, 1659[S Sm], Mary Noyes (Dau. of Nicholas and Mary (Cutting) Noyes of Nb., and sister of Rev. Nicholas Noyes of Salem). Both were members of S. chh., 1687. He recd. land in S. 1654; was 'Sen.' after 1681; d. May 4, 1706[S]; will dated April 25, 1704. Wid. Mary d. Sep. 5, 1721[S]; will Nov. 26, 1719; Sep. 28, 1722. A John was soldier in King Philip's war, 1676."