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: Jacob FRENCH
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 16 May 1696 in Billerica, Massachusetts b
  • Death: 7 Mar 1775 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • William FRENCH Birth: 18 Jul 1668 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 30 Sep 1723
    • Mother:
  • Sarah DANFORTH Death: 15 Oct 1751

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth FRENCH Birth: 19 Feb 1722/3
  2. Rebecca FRENCH Birth: 2 Mar 1723/4 Death: 15 Sep 1750
  3. Sarah FRENCH Birth: 14 Dec 1725 Death: 16 Feb 1725/6
  4. Jacob FRENCH Birth: 7 Feb 1726/7 Death: 28 Aug 1734
  5. Anna FRENCH Birth: 16 Aug 1728
  6. Sarah FRENCH Birth: 9 May 1730 Death: 15 Mar 1750
  7. Mary FRENCH Birth: 13 Dec 1731
  8. Silence FRENCH Birth: 28 May 1734 Death: 28 May 1734

Marriage: Children:
  1. Jacob FRENCH Birth: 20 Jan 1741/2
  2. Judah FRENCH Birth: 24 Aug 1743 Death: 21 Jun 1749
  3. Joel FRENCH Birth: 21 May 1745 Death: 7 Mar 1775
  4. Ezra FRENCH Birth: 9 Dec 1746 Death: 28 Dec 1746
  5. Submit FRENCH Birth: 27 Nov 1747 Death: 27 Nov 1747

Marriage:
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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57],
place:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371],
parents:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
7 May 1775 [Ref: Hazen Billerica p57]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth DAVIS
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57],
child:
[Ref: Hazen Billerica p57]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah BROWN
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57],
child:
[Ref: Hazen Billerica p57, Hazen Billerica p58]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary (CURTIS)
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57],
names:
Jacob FRENCH & Mrs Mary CURTIS [Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57]
Research Notes:



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



Descendants of Jacob FRENCH
1. 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)

2nd generation

8. Mary FRENCH m. John FRENCH
m. John FRENCH father: William FRENCH mother: Mehitable PATTEN
10. Jacob FRENCH m. Elizabeth KITTREDGE
m. Elizabeth KITTREDGE father: William KITTREDGE
12. Joel FRENCH m. Eleanor JOHNSON
m. Eleanor JOHNSON