Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Thomas French
Bef 1584 - Bef 1639 (< 55 years)
Generation: 1
1. Thomas French was born before 11 Oct 1584; was christened on 11 Oct 1584 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England (son of Jacob French and Susan Warren); died before 5 Nov 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Notes:
He and his wife emigrated and settled in Ipswich sometime not long before 25 Jul 1638, when a planting lot of Thomas French the elder is mentioned as a bound to land at the Reedy marsh. Four of their children preceded them to New England. Thomas and Alice almost certainly came with the Winthrop fleet in 1630, and Dorcas and Susan came together in 1633 or 1634, sent by Gov. John Winthrop's brother-in-law Thomas Gostlin to be servants in the Winthrop family. Dorcas became a maidservant in the elder Winthrop's household until she married Christopher Peake in 1637, and Susan served the younger John Winthrop's family for several years.
Thomas married Susan Riddlesdale on 5 Sep 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England. Susan (daughter of John Riddlesdale and Dorcas) was born before 20 Apr 1584; was christened on 20 Apr 1584 in Boxford, Suffolk, England; died in Aug 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Ensign Thomas French was born before 27 Nov 1608; was christened on 27 Nov 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England; died on 8 Aug 1680 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
- Alice French was born before 9 Apr 1610; was christened on 9 Apr 1610 in Assington, Suffolk, England; died on 26 Jun 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
- Dorcas French was born before 31 Jul 1614; was christened on 31 Jul 1614 in Assington, Suffolk, England; died on 30 Dec 1697 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
- Susan French was born before 22 Apr 1616; was christened on 22 Apr 1616 in Assington, Suffolk, England; died on 21 Feb 1679 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.
- John French was born before 26 May 1622; was christened on 26 May 1622 in St. Edmund's, Assington, Suffolk, England; died on 1 Feb 1698 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
2. Jacob French was born about 1555; died before 11 Nov 1615; was buried on 11 Nov 1615 in Assington, Suffolk, England. Jacob married Susan Warren on 27 Sep 1579 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England. Susan was born about 1555. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Susan Warren was born about 1555. Notes:
According to John Brooks Threlfall (citation details below), she was either a daughter or a granddaughter of William and Katherine Warren of Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk, more likely a granddaughter.
Children:
- William French was born before 25 Jul 1580; was christened on 25 Jul 1580 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England.
- 1. Thomas French was born before 11 Oct 1584; was christened on 11 Oct 1584 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England; died before 5 Nov 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.