Richard French

Sources indicate this richard was married to phoebe keyes 1639-1701. i think there is a mixed marriage link...
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Birth: Aug. 18, 1675 Topsfield Essex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Mar. 13, 1757

in ye 82d year of his age

[His parents were John French Sr. & Phoebe Keyes – source - The historical collections of the Topsfield Historical Society By George Francis Dow, Topsfield Historical Society. He would have been a Sr. as he and Elizabeth had a son, also named Richard. He was called husbandman and yeoman in deeds, removed to Enfield, CT as early as 1699. He held no office in Topsfield, but his name occurs frequently on the Enfield records. He was chosen fence viewer, surveyor of highways, allower of town debts, tythingman, assessor, constable. His will, dated May 24, 1745, presented July 5, 1757, mentions his wife, not named, children Elizabeth, Experience, Alice, Ephraim, Richard and John, and makes the three sons executors. He was also an "Alower of Society debts, May 12, 1632" (Church Records, vol. 2). He was called Corporal, Dec. 15, 1730, and "Sergeant," March 10, 1734/5. Sometime after removing to Enfield, June 7, 1711, he sold to Ebenezer Averill of Topsfield a tract of upland in Topsfield, twenty acres more or less, "a good perfect and Absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple," for œ20.

His will, dated May 24, 1745, presented July 5, 1757, mentions his wife, not named, children: Elizabeth, Experience, Alice, Ephraim, Richard, and John, and makes the three sons executors.

SOURCE: Cousin, Cousine - Descendants of Thomas French of Ipswich, MA, and others; Updated: Tue Apr 1 07:05:39 2003; Contact: Jim French - AROID@RCI.RUTGERS.EDU "ID: I18513

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 Elisabeth Fearing French (1676 - 1752)

Burial: Enfield Street Cemetery Enfield Hartford County Connecticut, USA Plot: 26th row

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Created by: Jan Franco Record added: Apr 27, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 26438012 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=french&GSfn=...