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: 8 Aug 1687 in Billerica, Massachusetts b
  • Death: 25 Feb 1745/6 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John FRENCH Birth: 1635 in England Death: Oct 1712 in Billerica, Massachusetts
    • Mother:
  • Mary LITTLEFIELD Death: 7 Oct 1719

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. William FRENCH Birth: 25 Jan 1712/3 in Billerica, Massachusetts
  2. Elizabeth FRENCH Birth: 3 Apr 1716 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 20 Nov 1755
  3. Mehitable FRENCH Birth: 29 Aug 1718 in Billerica, Massachusetts
  4. Nathaniel FRENCH Birth: 2 Feb 1720/1 in Billerica, Massachusetts
  5. Jonathan FRENCH Birth: 28 May 1724 in Billerica, Massachusetts Death: 20 Jun 1724
  6. David FRENCH Birth: 28 May 1724 in Billerica, Massachusetts
  7. Sarah FRENCH Birth: 28 Apr 1728 in Billerica, Massachusetts
  8. John FRENCH Birth: 27 May 1730 in Billerica, Massachusetts

Bibliography
  1. Cutter, William Richard, New England Families, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1913. M-LH 974 Cut. NYPL APR (New England) (Cutter) (NYPL has both 1913 and 1915 editions). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/272367. Two editions of this work were published in 1913, but contents and page numbering is different; the other is available at (vol 1) http://books.google.com/?id=KvUsAAAAYAAJ, (vol 2) http://books.google.com/?id=_c4UAAAAYAAJ, (vol 3) http://books.google.com/?id=7_UsAAAAYAAJ, (vol 4) http://books.google.com/?id=NegUAAAAYAAJ Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Cutter NE p[0-9]*].
  2. 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]*].
  3. 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: Cutter NE p969, FrenchJM FRENCH p368, Hazen Billerica p56],
place:
[Ref: Cutter NE p969, FrenchJM FRENCH p368],
parents:
[Ref: Cutter NE p969, FrenchJM FRENCH p368, Hazen Billerica p56]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p370, Hazen Billerica p57]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mehitable PATTEN
child:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p370, FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57]
Research Notes:
Sergeant in militia [Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p370]



Pedigree of William FRENCH
                   /-----(Unk) FRENCH
          /-----William FRENCH
 /-----John FRENCH
|         \-----Elizabeth GODFREY
William FRENCH
|         /-----Frances LITTLEFIELD
 \-----Mary LITTLEFIELD
         |         /-----Ralph HILL
          \-----Jane HILL
                   \-----Elizabeth PARKER



Descendants of William FRENCH
1. William FRENCH m. Mehitable PATTEN
m. Mehitable PATTEN father: Thomas PATTEN

2nd generation

2. William FRENCH m. Tabitha (FRENCH)
m. Tabitha (FRENCH)
5. Nathaniel FRENCH m. Elizabeth FROST
m. Elizabeth FROST father: William FROST
9. John FRENCH m1. Mary FRENCH m2. Priscilla MACE
m. Mary FRENCH father: Jacob FRENCH mother: Elizabeth DAVIS
m. Priscilla MACE

3rd generation

11. Jonathan FRENCH m. Abigail HOSLEY
m. Abigail HOSLEY father: Thomas HOSLEY