A Genealogical History of the French and Allied Families

Download or read book A Genealogical History of the French and Allied Families written by Mary Elizabeth Queal Beyer and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William French (b.1603) and his family emigrated from England in 1624 on the ship "Defence" to Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas French of Halstead, County Essex, England. William and his wife Elizabeth were married in about 1623. William is a descendant of "Thomas French the elder, of Weathersfield, County Essex, England, [who] died [in] 1599".--P. 21. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and elsewhere. Includes some ancestry in England.