William French, “of the Leete”

The following was inserted 5/1/2020. Based on DNA evidence and Research by French Family Association copied 5/1/2020 from website. Note that the FFA info updated as new info sent in.

William's FFA profile: https://wcbeta.rootsweb.com/trees/286527/P5406/william-french/indiv...
Marriage information: http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/ChartE002.htm
William is on FFA Chart 1 as 3.1: http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/ChartE001.htm

Children of Jacob and Susann (Warren) French, 2.2

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Because Jacob and Susann were married in Bures St. Mary on 27 Sep 1578, it would seem logical that William, who was christened on 25 Jul 1580 also in Bures St. Mary, would be their first child.

3.1 William French, chr. 25 Jul 1580 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk. He was named after his grandfather on his mother’s side, William Warren. See Ref. [33]. William m1. ca. 1606 but not in Bures St. Mary nor in Twinstead. He possibly had two children, both born in Twinstead, Essex, and whose names match the names of this family: Jacob and Thomas.

In reviewing Ref. [32], one can see that possibly by 1 Apr 1627 there was still a William French living in Twinstead. No further record has been found for him. This could mean that the William French who had children Jacob and Thomas in Twinstead in 1606-1607 was still living there in 1627 and never moved to Halstead at all.

Family

William had 3 wives, the first Elizabeth was the mother of John and William Jr., and the second Elizabeth (Symmes) was the mother of Francis, who was 10 when he came over with his older half brother from the sources cited above.

I don't know if he was a Capt.,, but William Jr. was bapt. April 6, 1606 in HAlstead England.

Further research needs to be taken regarding the possibility that this William French could have been the father of the William French who immigrated to Billerica, MA, in 1635 on the ship Defence. It is most probable that this William had son William chr. 6 Apr 1606 in Halstead, who was the immigrant to Billerica, MA, on the basis that this William named his second son “Jacob” (after first son John) which is definitely a name only specific to this line. The name Jacob has not been recorded in any other known French family in Essex between 1580-1640.