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: 25 Jan 1700/1 in Billerica, Massachusetts b
  • Death: 9 Apr 1776 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. William FRENCH Birth: 19 Mar 1727/8 Death: 20 Jan 1767
  2. Joanna FRENCH Birth: 17 Nov 1729
  3. Joseph FRENCH Birth: 11 Nov 1730 Death: 21 Nov 1730
  4. Jonas FRENCH Birth: 18 Mar 1731/2 Death: 9 Feb 1801
  5. Lucy FRENCH Birth: 20 Oct 1734 Death: 18 May 1735
  6. Lucy FRENCH Birth: 3 Apr 1736 Death: 17 Sep 1736
  7. Asa FRENCH Birth: 6 May 1738
  8. Joel FRENCH Birth: 19 Aug 1740 Death: 23 Nov 1740
  9. Rachel FRENCH Birth: 10 Oct 1741 Death: 18 Jan 1774
  10. Lydia FRENCH Birth: 30 Mar 1744
  11. Hannah FRENCH Birth: 11 Jan 1746/7

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, Hazen Billerica p58]
Sources with Information about marriage to Joanna HILL
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p58],
child:
[Ref: Hazen Billerica p58]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mehitable LOVEJOY
date:
[Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p58],
names:
William FRENCH & Mrs Mehitable MOOAR [Ref: Hazen Billerica p58]
Research Notes:
1722: Lieutenant, served in war against Indians [Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371]



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



Descendants of William FRENCH
1. William FRENCH m1. Joanna HILL m2. Mehitable LOVEJOY
m. Joanna HILL father: Samuel HILL
m. Mehitable LOVEJOY father: (Unk) LOVEJOY

2nd generation

2. William FRENCH m. Sarah RICHARDSON
m. Sarah RICHARDSON father: Samuel RICHARDSON
5. Jonas FRENCH m. Hannah PAGE
m. Hannah PAGE father: Nathaniel PAGE
8. Asa FRENCH m. Hannah RICHARDSON
m. Hannah RICHARDSON father: Samuel RICHARDSON

3rd generation

16. Nathaniel FRENCH m. Susannah BROWN
m. Susannah BROWN
17. Reuben FRENCH m. Abigail FARMER
m. Abigail FARMER father: John FARMER

4th generation

30. Reuben FRENCH m. Abigail HOLDEN
m. Abigail HOLDEN father: Thomas HOLDEN