Ensign Thomas French

1608 - 1680  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Thomas French
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	27 Nov 1608	Assington, Suffolk, England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1630  [2]
  He came to New England in the Winthrop Fleet.
  Religion	1631	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Thomas joined the Boston Church.
  Freeman	1632	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Military	1637  [1, 2]
  He was a member of the Pequot expedition. He was called Sergeant French until 1664, and Ensign French thereafter.
  Religion	1638  [1, 2]
  He was dismissed to the church in Ipswich in 1638.
  Will	3 Aug 1680	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  He mentions his wife, Mary, and his children: Thomas, Mary, and John.
  Death	8 Aug 1680	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Inventory	25 Aug 1680	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Thomas' estate was inventoried and valued at £183 7/1.
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  + 1. Ensign Thomas French,   c. 27 Nov 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 8 Aug 1680, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 71 years) ▻ Mary Scudamore,  m. Abt 1631   2. Alice French,   c. 9 Apr 1610, Assington, Suffolk, England   3. Dorcus French,   c. 31 Jul 1614, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 30 Dec 1697, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 83 years)   4. Susan French,   c. 22 Apr 1616, Assington, Suffolk, England   5. Anne French,   c. 15 Mar 1617, Assington, Suffolk, England   6. Margaret French,   c. 12 Mar 1619, Assington, Suffolk, England   7. John French,   c. 16 May 1622, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 1 Feb 1697, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 74 years)   8. Mary French,   c. 6 Jan 1624, Assington, Suffolk, England
  Person ID	I1278	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas French,   c. 11 Oct 1584, Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England d. 1639, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Susan Riddlesdale,   c. 20 Apr 1584, Boxford, Suffolk, England d. Aug 1658, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1608	Assington, Suffolk, England
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 11 months - She : 24 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F1160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Scudamore,   b. Abt 1612, England d. 6 May 1681, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1631	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 1 month - She : ~ 19 years.
  Children	1. Sarah French   d. Before 1680 + 2. Mary French,   b. 22 Mar 1634, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1719, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)   3. Thomas French,   b. 1636, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   4. John French,   b. 1642, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1706, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 64 years)   5. Samuel French   d. 1688, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   6. Ephraim French,   b. 1643, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Sep 1716, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 27 Nov 1608 - Assington, Suffolk, England Religion - 1631 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Marriage - Abt 1631 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Freeman - 1632 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Child - Mary French - 22 Mar 1634 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Child - Thomas French - 1636 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - John French - 1642 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Ephraim French - 1643 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Will - 3 Aug 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Death - 8 Aug 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Inventory - 25 Aug 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S651] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume I, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995). [S1341] Threlfall, John Brooks. "The English Origin of John & Thomas Wiswall" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume LVIII, 1982).