FRENCH Family Summary

17-18C Gt Yeldham, Essex

11 John French

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10 John French 1656-1708

m Mary

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9 Thomas FRENCH 1689-1755

m Ann KIDDY 1707 Sible Hedingham

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8 Ann FRENCH 1711-1793

m John SPEAKMAN 1737 Toppesfield

Thomas FRENCH was born in 1689 probably son and grandson of of John and Mary French of Gt Maplestead. He was a yeoman of Little Maplestead aged 26 when he married Elizabeth Ames.

Thomas' first wife died a year after marriage, and he remarried Ann Kiddy and had four or five children by her. Thomas died in 1755 owning various properties, including the White Hart in Gt Yeldham. He was buried in the churchyard there aged 76

One of Thomas' children was Ann French who married a farmer John SPEAKMAN at Toppesfield in 1737. She moved to Terling where she died in 1793

INDEX OF MARRIAGES ON THE FRENCH FAMILY TREE

SURNAME DATE/PLACE MARRIAGE TREE MARRIED TO:

AMES Elizabeth 1May1705 Gt.Yeldham ESS FrenT0 FRENCH Thomas

CHOATE ? c1730 ? FrenT0 FRENCH Mary

KIDDY Ann 19Jun1707 Sible Hedingham ESS FrenT0 FRENCH Thomas

PIPER Sarah 11Feb1742 Lt.Waltham ESS FrenT0 FRENCH John

SPEAKMAN Jane 14Nov1793 Fairsted ESS FrenT0 FRENCH Edward

SPEAKMAN John 13Sep1737 Toppesfield ESS FrenT0 FRENCH Ann

SPEAKMAN Mary 30Oct1770 Gt.Yeldham ESS FrenT0 FRENCH Thomas