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| Birth: | 6 Feb 1747 in New Jersey |
| Death: | 8 Oct 1838 in New Jersey, USA |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Robert C French ** b. About 1725 in Springfield, Essex now Union County, New Jersey |
| Mother: | Mary Willis ** b. About 1728 in New Jersey, USA |
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| Burial: Methodist Cemetary, New Providence, New Jersey |
| LDS Baptism: 21 Jun 2001 ALBER |
| LDS Endowment: 9 Dec 2003 SGEOR |
| LDS Sealing Child: 27 Apr 2005 ALBER |
| Changed: 11 Apr 2008 17:08:04 |
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| Sarah Wilcox or Wilcocks ** (Wife) b. About 1751 in New Providence, Essex Co., (Union), New Jersey
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| Marriage: | 30 May 1776 in New Providence, Union, New Jersey |
| LDS Sealing Spouse: | 12 Jan 1973 |
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Individual:
DAVID FRENCH came from Connecticut Farms, now Union, and settled about one mile east of Davi d Smalley's, Esq. He had a brother, John French, who lived where Thomas Conn now does, who sold out to Mr. Conn, and went to the lakes, New York. David French married, 30th May, 1776, Sarah Willcox, daughter of William, son of Peter Willcocks, Sen., and had children:
1. Benjamin, who married Polly Collard, daughter of Benjamin Collard. 2. Polly married Davi d Hays, of Westfield. 3. Willis married Hannah Hetfield, daughter of Moses, of Westfield. 4. Levi married Fanny Dunham, daughter of John, Jun., and went to the lakes. 5. Sally married James Williamson, of Monmouth county. 6. David, Jun., married, 2d November, 1809, Margaret Noe, daughter of Lewis Noe. 7. Cornelius married Sally Winans, above Morristown, and went to the lakes. 8. Betsey married John Corwin, son of Stephen. [See Corwin.] 9. Phebe married Moses Moore, son of Isaac Moore. [See Moore.] 10. Nancy married Moses S. Littell, son of Master Benjamin Littell; went to the lakes. [See Littell.]
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E-mail information from From: "Jim Gunderson" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:5 5 AM Subject: Cornelius French genealogy I agree with you that Cornelius was a son of David A. French and Sarah Wilcox. But we part on David's ancestry. I believe that David A. was a son of Robert C. and Mary Willis, not the John and Mary in your records. Robert C. had 2 wives, Mary Willis and Joanna Osborne. The John and Mary French in your records is believed by Denise and Jan to have had sons David - but not the David A. in your line - and Noah, "Express Rider" which is their line. The common connection with Denise and Jan is Richard and Elizabeth French - parents of Robert C. of my line (and likely your line) and John, father of Noah French "Express Rider". Further, we are not inclined to go along with the connection to the Nether Heyford line. But the records are not all that clear. Here is my current thinking - always subject to change if the research warrants: I have Cornelius as a son of David A. and Sarah Wilcox. Then David A. as a son of Robert C. and Mary Willis. Then Robert C. as a son of Richard and Elizabeth. Then Richard as a son of "John French, Brick Mason" who was in Woodbridge around 1680. Nothing further back although it is possible that the founders of Woodbridge "imported" John French, Brick Mason, from Mass. where several of the founders of Woodbridge originated. They brought in several crafts - very possibly including John the Brick Mason. I have not spent the time necessary to research that any farther, though. There was some very good research (at least it sounds good to me) done by Alfred Lyman Holman in the 1920s on what I believe is our French line in NJ. I will be happy to share it with you. I found it in the vertical files at the NGS in Washington , DC. From Holman's material and other digging that I have done, I DO NOT believe that our French line connects to the Nether Heyford French line (although I would like it to). The Nether Heyford bunch who came to NJ were in a different area in NJ and were Quakers. Not a good fit for our Essex Co. folks, in my view. I have been working on this family for more than 20 years - my mother's maiden name was French. Her line goes back to Steuben Co., NY, and then to Essex Co., NJ, via Philemon French, son of Robert C. French and Joanna Osborn, and a half brother of your John, father of David A. I printed a book of descendants of Robert C. in May, 1998, and was just ready to re-print it due to lots of new additions. I have held that up pending the incorporation of the Cornelius French line that I just came upon a few mos. ago.
------------------------------------------------------------------ Original Message ----- Fr om: Dick Lawler To: Jeff French Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:02 AM Jeff, Here's the information I have on the French family. David French Sr. b: 06 Feb 1747, d: 08 Oct 1838 (son of Robert C.) m: Sarah Wilcox b: 1749, d : 1837 (info from DAR Papers national #382457) Their Children were: Benjamin, b:07 Nov 1776 d: 07 Nov 1808, m: Polly Collard (sp?)( daughter of Benjamin Collard ) Mary (Polly) b: 22 Mar 1778, m: 02 Oct 1796 David Hays Willis b: Feb 1780,, d: 20 Nov 1836, m: Hannah Hetfield (Hatfield)(daughter of Moses) Sarah (Sally), b: Se 1784, m: James Williamson David Jr., b: 30 Jan 1786, d: 20 Jul 1879, m: 02 Nov 1809 Margaret Noe (daughter of Lewis No e Sr and Phebe Mundy) Cornelius, b: Jul 1879, d: 1867 in Michigan, m: Sally Winans Elizabeth (Betsey) b: Jul 1795, m: John corwin son of Stephen & Betsey Drew) Phebe, b: Jun 1796, m: Moses Moore (son of Isaac) Nancy b: 09 Aug 1797, m: Moses S. Littell (son of Benjamin Littell) David French Jr. & Margaret Noe's children: Hume Noe French, b: 08 Jun 1811, d: 14 Feb 1879, m: 14 Feb 1833 William Drake (son of Noah) Phineas Mundy French b: 10 Aug 1812, d: 01 Apr 1901, m: (1) Mary Emaline Oswald (daughter o f Henry) m: (2) Sarah Jane Lees, daughter of Samuel) Harriet, b: 07 Sep 1814, d:04 Aug 1897, m: 16 Jan 1841 Benjamin Moore Lawler, (son of James a nd Rachel Moore) David Lewis French, b: 20 Jun 1816, d: 16 Jan 1849. (He was never married and died by accident in a fall.) Margaret, b: 18 Oct 1824, m: Frederick H. Bryant Mariah, b: 18 Oct 1824, m: David D. Smalley, (son of David D. Smalley Esq. & Betsey Allen) Also, from what I understand, David and Margaret had another daughter named Harriet before the above one was born. She died very young. Lee Anne Sarah Anne, b: 04 Jun 1827, d: 08 Dec 1878, m: Charles Bryan (Bryant) and of course our infamous, Hetty Jane Levi, b: 03 May 1782, d: 22 Feb 1870, m: Fanny Dunham (daughter of John Dunham Jr.)
Change Date: 5 Sep 2001 at 01:00:00
Father: Robert C FRENCH b: 1724 in Springfield, New Jersey Mother: Mary WILLIS b: ABT 172 8 in New Jersey Marriage 1 Sarah WILLCOX b: 1749 in New Jersey
Married: 30 May 1776 in New Jersey
Children
Benjamin FRENCH b: 7 Nov 1776
Mary Polly FRENCH b: 22 Mar 1778 in New Jersey
Willis FRENCH b: Feb 1780 in New Jersey
Levi FRENCH b: 3 May 1782 in New Jersey
Sarah Sally FRENCH b: ABT 1784
David FRENCH b: 30 Jan 1786 in Union, New Jersey
Cornelius FRENCH b: Jul 1789 in Union, New Jersey
Elizabeth Betsey FRENCH b: Jul 1795 in New Jersey
Phebe FRENCH b: Jun 1796 in New Jersey
Nancy FRENCH b: 9 Aug 1797 in New Jersey
Other Sources:
Ancestral File #: WJB1-06
Title: Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publicatio n: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
Title: Ordinance Index (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publicatio n: 1993 02 28 Edition
Title: "Ancestors of Mariah French Swarthout 1804-1882" Compilation sent, by Jim Gunderson, S eattle, WA 206 527 1855 April 1998.
Honeyman, A. Van Doren, History of Union County, New Jersey--1664-1923, New York, NY: Lewis H istorical Publishing Company, Inc., 1923, vol. 3, p. 178.
French Surname DNA Project
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Littell, John, Family Records or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley and Vici nity Above Chatham, Feltville, NJ: Stationers' Hall Press, 1851, p. 157:
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