Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: William FRENCH
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 18 Jul 1668 in Billerica, Massachusetts b
  • Death: 30 Sep 1723 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Jacob FRENCH Birth: 16 Jan 1639/40 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Death: 20 May 1713 in Billerica, Massachusetts
    • Mother:
  • Mary CHAMPNEY Death: 1 Apr 1681 in Billerica, Massachusetts

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Jacob FRENCH Birth: 16 May 1696 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 7 Mar 1775
  2. Joseph FRENCH Birth: 26 Jan 1697/8 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 13 Feb 1697/8
  3. Sarah FRENCH Birth: 29 Dec 1698 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 15 Aug 1734
  4. William FRENCH Birth: 25 Jan 1700/1 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 9 Apr 1776
  5. Jonathan FRENCH Birth: 25 Jan 1702/3 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 9 Mar 1727/8
  6. Elizabeth FRENCH Birth: 3 Apr 1705 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 27 Nov 1739
  7. Ebenezer FRENCH Birth: 5 Aug 1707 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 31 Dec 1791
  8. Mary FRENCH Birth: 7 Oct 1709 in Billerica, Massachusetts
  9. Nicholas FRENCH Birth: 5 Sep 1711 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 20 Aug 1796
  10. Lydia FRENCH Birth: 29 Apr 1714 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 2 Aug 1731
  11. Esther FRENCH Birth: 16 May 1716 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 7 Jul 1736
  12. Samuel FRENCH Birth: 21 May 1718 in Billerica, Massachusetts

Bibliography
  1. French, John M, Lieut. William French and his Descendants, NEHGR v44 (Oct 1890), pp367-372. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image Information from this source tagged as [Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p[0-9]*].
  2. Hazen, Henry A, History of Billerica, with Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: A Williams, 1883. LDS Film#0901880#2. Available at http://books.google.com/?id=OVunB0IQ_EcC Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Hazen Billerica p[0-9]*].
  3. Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 1860. Available at http://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic01savarich. Reprinted Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Published Co, 1965. Scanned and corrected by Robert Kraft, 1994, and available at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sav-age [A-Z][A-Z]* [A-Z][a-z]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p369, Hazen Billerica p56, Sav-age FRENCH Jacob],
place:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p369, Sav-age FRENCH Jacob],
parents:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p369, Hazen Billerica p56, Sav-age FRENCH Jacob]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah DANFORTH
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57],
child:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, FrenchJM FRENCH p372, Hazen Billerica p57]
Research Notes:
Deacon [Ref: Hazen Billerica p57]



Pedigree of William FRENCH
                   /-----(Unk) FRENCH
          /-----William FRENCH
 /-----Jacob FRENCH
|         \-----Elizabeth GODFREY
William FRENCH
|         /-----Richard Elder CHAMPNEY
 \-----Mary CHAMPNEY



Descendants of William FRENCH
1. William FRENCH m. Sarah DANFORTH
m. Sarah DANFORTH father: Jonathan Captain DANFORTH

2nd generation

2. Jacob FRENCH m1. Elizabeth DAVIS m2. Sarah BROWN m3. Mary (CURTIS)
m. Elizabeth DAVIS father: Joseph DAVIS
m. Sarah BROWN father: George BROWN
m. Mary (CURTIS)
5. William FRENCH m1. Joanna HILL m2. Mehitable LOVEJOY
m. Joanna HILL father: Samuel HILL
m. Mehitable LOVEJOY father: (Unk) LOVEJOY
8. Ebenezer FRENCH m. Elizabeth HILL
m. Elizabeth HILL father: Samuel HILL
10. Nicholas FRENCH m. Priscilla MOOAR
m. Priscilla MOOAR father: Timothy MOOAR mother: Anne BLANCHARD
13. Samuel FRENCH m. Elizabeth BARRON
m. Elizabeth BARRON

3rd generation

20. Mary FRENCH m. John FRENCH
m. John FRENCH father: William FRENCH mother: Mehitable PATTEN
22. Jacob FRENCH m. Elizabeth KITTREDGE
m. Elizabeth KITTREDGE father: William KITTREDGE
24. Joel FRENCH m. Eleanor JOHNSON
m. Eleanor JOHNSON
27. William FRENCH m. Sarah RICHARDSON
m. Sarah RICHARDSON father: Samuel RICHARDSON
30. Jonas FRENCH m. Hannah PAGE
m. Hannah PAGE father: Nathaniel PAGE
33. Asa FRENCH m. Hannah RICHARDSON
m. Hannah RICHARDSON father: Samuel RICHARDSON
41. Ebenezer FRENCH m. Rebecca KIDDER
m. Rebecca KIDDER father: William KIDDER
43. Jesse FRENCH m. Abigail JAQUITH
m. Abigail JAQUITH father: Abraham JAQUITH
44. Jacob FRENCH m. Sarah DITSON
m. Sarah DITSON father: Thomas DITSON
53. Jonathan FRENCH m. Mary KEYES
m. Mary KEYES father: Abner KEYES
57. Isaac Barron FRENCH m. Hannah (FRENCH)
m. Hannah (FRENCH)

4th generation

80. Nathaniel FRENCH m. Susannah BROWN
m. Susannah BROWN
81. Reuben FRENCH m. Abigail FARMER
m. Abigail FARMER father: John FARMER
92. Rebecca FRENCH m. Samuel MARSHALL
m. Samuel MARSHALL father: Isaac MARSHALL mother: Phebe RICHARDSON
106. Luther FRENCH m. Sally BOWERS
m. Sally BOWERS father: Josiah BOWERS
110. Peter FRENCH m. Elizabeth JAQUITH
m. Elizabeth JAQUITH father: Joseph JAQUITH
120. Mark FRENCH m. Mary LYON
m. Mary LYON father: Abel LYON
121. Isaac FRENCH m.

5th generation

135. Reuben FRENCH m. Abigail HOLDEN
m. Abigail HOLDEN father: Thomas HOLDEN
144. Caroline FRENCH m. Zaccheus SHED
m. Zaccheus SHED father: Zaccheus SHED mother: Miriam WRIGHT
145. Josiah Bowers FRENCH m. Mary Ann STEVENS
m. Mary Ann STEVENS father: Josiah STEVENS