Thomas French

1636 -

• Name	Thomas French
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1636	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Legal	1658 (Age 22)  [1]
  Thomas French deposed in 1658 giving his age as 22 years.
  Married	28 Feb 1660 (Age 24)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Mary Adams, the daughter of William Adams. Issue: 1. Thomas French (1661-1661) 2. Mary French (1663-1753) 3. Thomas French (1666-____) 4. Abigail French (1668-1703) 5. Hannah French (1671-____) 6. William French (1673-____) 7. Hester French (1676-____)
  Military	1675 (Age 39)  [1]
  He served under Major Appleton in the campaign against the Naragansetts in the winter of 1675/76.
  Will	3 Aug 1680 (Age 44)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  He was mentioned in his father's will.
  Legal	1687 (Age 51)  [1]
  While Constable in Ipswich, he actively took part in the rebellion against Governor Andos. He was arrested 15 September 1687, arraigned on 21 September, and sentenced to pay a £15 fine, give a bond of £500 for good behavior, and was made ineligible to hold office.
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  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) ▻ Robert Smith,  m. Before 26 Mar 1656   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)
  Person ID	I20685
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Ensign Thomas French,   c. 27 Nov 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 8 Aug 1680, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Scudamore,   b. Abt 1612, England d. 6 May 1681, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1631	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 1 month - She : ~ 19 years.
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1636 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Married - 28 Feb 1660 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Will - 3 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).