Stephen French

- Aft 1679

• Name	Stephen French
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	26 Jul 1600	Misterton, Somerset, England   [1]
  Will	17 Mar 1679  [2]
  	In his will, Stephen mentions his sister, Mary Randall and brother Searle.
  Died	Aft 18 Mar 1679	Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Probate	29 Jul 1679  [2]
  Notes	Stephen French was granted land in Dorchester, MA, on 16 Jan 1632/33 so he came very early. A number of families came from Crewkerne on the "Mary & John" in 1630. Stephen French is a "probable passenger". Soon after he moved to Weymouth, possibly to join his sister, Judith French, who came to that town with Rev. Joseph Hull's group in 1635, at age 20. Another sister, Mary and a brother Jacob, also came to Weymouth, but just when is not known. Stephen FRENCH of Weymouth, freeman, 1634, whose will, dated 17 Mar 1678-9, was proved 29 Jul 1679. !Vinton Memorial, 317 [2]
  Person ID	I11150	Bryant
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2006

  
  

  Father	Richard French,   b. Abt 1552, probably, Misterton, Somerset, England ,   d. Bef May 1638, Misterton, Somerset, England
  Mother	Lucy Adams,   b. Abt 1579, Barton St. David, Somerset, England ,   d. Mar 1605, Misterton, Somerset, England
  Married	Abt 1594	Misterton, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F688	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary,   b. Abt 1603, probably, Somerset, England ,   d. 06 Apr 1655, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Married	Abt 1622	probably, Misterton, Somerset, England
  Children	1. Sarah French,   b. Abt 1623, probably, Misterton, Somerset, England ,   d. 14 Jan 1644, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F405	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 26 Jul 1600 - Misterton, Somerset, England Married - Abt 1622 - probably, Misterton, Somerset, England Died - Aft 18 Mar 1679 - Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S82] Search for Passengers M & J:25, Spear, Burton W., (The Mary & John Clearinghouse, Toledo, OH, 1996), p.32. [S150] Search for Passengers M & J:19, Burton Spear, (The Mary & John Clearinghouse, 5602-305th St., Toledo, OH 43611, 1993), p.51. [S260] GMB, Anderson, Robert Charles, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995), p. 702.