His parents were John French Sr. & Phoebe Keyes – source - The historical collections of the Topsfield Historical Society By George Francis Dow, Topsfield Historical Society.
He would have been a Sr. as he and Elizabeth had a son, also named Richard.
He was called husbandman and yeoman in deeds, removed to Enfield, CT as early as 1699. He held no office in Topsfield, but his name occurs frequently on the Enfield records. He was chosen fence viewer, surveyor of highways, allower of town debts, tythingman, assessor, constable. His will, dated May 24, 1745, presented July 5, 1757, mentions his wife, not named, children Elizabeth, Experience, Alice, Ephraim, Richard and John, and makes the three sons executors. He was also an "Alower of Society debts, May 12, 1632" (Church Records, vol. 2). He was called Corporal, Dec. 15, 1730, and "Sergeant," March 10, 1734/5.
Sometime after removing to Enfield, June 7, 1711, he sold to Ebenezer Averill of Topsfield a tract of upland in Topsfield, twenty acres more or less, "a good perfect and Absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple," for œ20.
His will, dated May 24, 1745, presented July 5, 1757, mentions his wife, not named, children: Elizabeth, Experience, Alice, Ephraim, Richard, and John, and makes the three sons executors.
SOURCE: Cousin, Cousine - Descendants of Thomas French of Ipswich, MA, and others; Updated: Tue Apr 1 07:05:39 2003; Contact: Jim French - [email protected]
"ID: I18513
http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/vicky_winfield/ScudamoreFamily/GenScudamore/aqwn06.htm
-Beca]
His parents were John French Sr. & Phoebe Keyes – source - The historical collections of the Topsfield Historical Society By George Francis Dow, Topsfield Historical Society.
He would have been a Sr. as he and Elizabeth had a son, also named Richard.
He was called husbandman and yeoman in deeds, removed to Enfield, CT as early as 1699. He held no office in Topsfield, but his name occurs frequently on the Enfield records. He was chosen fence viewer, surveyor of highways, allower of town debts, tythingman, assessor, constable. His will, dated May 24, 1745, presented July 5, 1757, mentions his wife, not named, children Elizabeth, Experience, Alice, Ephraim, Richard and John, and makes the three sons executors. He was also an "Alower of Society debts, May 12, 1632" (Church Records, vol. 2). He was called Corporal, Dec. 15, 1730, and "Sergeant," March 10, 1734/5.
Sometime after removing to Enfield, June 7, 1711, he sold to Ebenezer Averill of Topsfield a tract of upland in Topsfield, twenty acres more or less, "a good perfect and Absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple," for œ20.
His will, dated May 24, 1745, presented July 5, 1757, mentions his wife, not named, children: Elizabeth, Experience, Alice, Ephraim, Richard, and John, and makes the three sons executors.
SOURCE: Cousin, Cousine - Descendants of Thomas French of Ipswich, MA, and others; Updated: Tue Apr 1 07:05:39 2003; Contact: Jim French - [email protected]
"ID: I18513
http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/vicky_winfield/ScudamoreFamily/GenScudamore/aqwn06.htm
-Beca]
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