John French

Origins

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Children of Richard French, baptisms recorded at Misterton, the first four by Lucy Adams, the last four by Alice Tomsin:

1. John Frenche, bp. 07 Jun 1595;[9] named in father's will 1638.
2. Margery Frenche, bp. 28 July 1600;[10] prob. d. bef. 1603.
3. Stephen French), bp. 26 Dec 1600;[11] d. bef. 29 July 1679 Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
4. Margerie Frenche, bp. 1? May 1603;[12] bur. 22 Jun 1623 Crewkerne.

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References

1. Will of John Adams (1555-1604) (document attached) "To John, Stephen & Mary French, children of Richard French [son-in-law] of Misterton, 20sh eually divided." Note: Mary corrected to Margery (b. 1603)
2. Harrison Black, The Ancestry of Frances Maria Goodman 1829- 1912, Wife of Learner Blackman Harrison (Boston: Newbury Press, 2001). p 14. < Archive.Org > (free ID needed to borrow). Children of JohnA and Agnes (?Stone) Adams all proably born at Barton St. David. iii. Daughter1. Est. 1581. Married c. 1599 Richard FRENCH of Misterton. Issue: two sons and one daughter.