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Guilford, CT

Chart #9, Thomas French, ca. 1615
Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA
Guilford, New Haven Co., CT

Stratfield and Fairfield, CT

This chart updated by Mara French on 11/18/09. Numbers in brackets [ ] refer to the bibliography at the end of this chart. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Send any corrections or additions to this chart to marafrench@mindspring.com. Revisions: 1990, 2009.

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Third Generation

Children of John and Mary (Sheather) French, 2.7

3.1 John French, b. 18 May 1679 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, died 9 Aug 1679 (4 months) [13].

3.2* John French, Jr., b. 26 Aug 1680 in East Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, m1. Mary Parmelee (the widow of Jonathan Hoyt Jr.) on 5 Jul 1707, and she d. 22 Jan 1711, only 3 years later [2]. They did not have children [2]. John m2. Ruth Pierson on 4 Jul 1716 [2] [13]. Ruth d. 19 Apr 1721 only 5 years later. John d. 17 Dec 1745 [13] in East Guilford, CT. John was a deacon [2].

3.3 Samuel French, b. 1682 at Guilford, CT, bapt. 2 Dec 1694, d. 1688, buried at the Hammonaset Cemetery, the first corps to be buried there, age 6.

Children of Ebenezer and Susanna (Blatchley or Blachley) French, 2.10

3.4 Deborah French, b. 15 May 1687 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, m. John Munger in 1710. She d. 13 Mar 1761 and he d. 5 Oct 1752 [2]. They had dau. Rebecca Munger, b. 1731, d. 1751, age 20, in Guilford. Reuben Munger was b. 10 Mar 1719. Waitstill Munge was b. 23 Mar 1728. Lucy Munger was b. 10 Sep 1713. Mary Munger was b. 13 May 1723.

3.5 Jemima French, b. 26 Feb 1693 in Guilford, died young.

3.6 Jemima French, b. 28 Sep 1696 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, d. 6 Aug 1755 [2], m. Nathaniel Hand on 19 Apr 1722 [2] in East Guilford. He d. 29 Apr 1752 [2]. No children.

3.7* Thomas French, b. 30 Oct 1698 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, m. Sarah Graves or Grave on 14 Dec 1720 [13]. Thomas d. 16 Jan 1772 in North Bristol [13] or in North Madison, CT [16]. Sarah was b. 14 Apr 1699 in East Guilford, CT, d. 30 May 1784 in Killingworth, CT, and was buried in the East Cemetery in North Killingworth [16]. Thomas was a Deacon. Sarah was the dau. of Deacon John Graves and Elizabeth Foote.

3.8 Mercy French, b. 13 May 1701 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, m. John Bradley on 15 Aug 1726 [2]. They had 5 children: Sarah, John, Lucy, and Aaron Bradley.

3.9 Susannah French, b. 28 Aug 1703 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, d. 17 Feb 1743, m. Ebenezer Hand on 31 May 1725 [2] in East Guilford. Ebenezer m. twice more.

Children of Samuel and Abigail (Hubbell) French, 2.12

3.10* Samuel French, Jr., bapt. 2 Dec 1694 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, m. Mary Sherman, dau. of Benjamin Sherman, b. 24 Feb 1696/7 and Rebecca Phippen, b. 10 Aug 1666, d. 5 Aug 1739. Mary was b. 24 Feb 1697/98 in Stratfield, CT [33]. Samuel was a farmer at Fresh Pond, and lived where the house of Eben French stood in 1856. Another source said he m. a dau. of Samuel Sherman of Old Mill. Samuel is the ancestor of all who bear the name of French in this region of the country. He was the first French in Bridgeport, CT. When did they marry and when did they die?

3.11 Deborah French, bapt. 2 Aug 1696 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, died young.

3.12* Ebenezer French, bapt. 5 Nov 1699 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, d. after 1764, m. Eleanor Smith, dau. of Samuel Smith of Fairfield, CT.

3.13 Abigail French, bapt. 11 Jan 1701/02 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, m. Stephen Bennett on 8 Oct 1724. They had 6 children: Prudence, Stephen Ebenezer, Samuel Gershom, and Abigail Bennett.

3.14 Elizabeth French, bapt. 11 Jun 1704 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, m. Michael Slater or Slaughter. He was b. 18 Nov 1689 in East Chester, NY. Moved to Eden, Chewan Co., NC where Michael d. ca. 1740.

3.15* Gamaliel French, bapt. 30 Jun 1706 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, d. 7 Sep 1783, will 12 Jun 1780, proved 5 Nov 1783, m1. Hannah, who d. 10 Oct 1745 age 33 in Stratfield, m2. at the Fairfield Church on 7 Aug 1749 to Sarah Redfield, dau. of James Redfield, bapt. 27 Mar 1726, d. 27 May 1758, age 32.

3.16 Thankful French, bapt. 23 Jan 1707/8 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, m. Josiah Taylor on 2 Aug 1729. Thankful d. ca. 1795.

3.17 Martha French, bapt. 27 May 1711 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT.

3.18 Deborah French, b. 15 Aug 1713 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, m. Weed.

3.19 Sarah French, b. ca. 1717, d. 5 Dec 1742, age 26, in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT, m. John Mallett by 1733.