America's FIRST SETTLERS
and all are Direct Ancestors
of Sarah Elizabeth Rose
11th Great Grandfather of Sarah
Elizabeth Rose
William FRENCH (Possible Mayflower Descendant)
A First Settler Of Billerica, New
Haven, CT
1) Occupation: Tailor / Servant
2) Immigration: (Recorded as a descendant of a
Mayflower Passenger) Arrived in Boston, on
"The Defense" 08 Oct 1635. Passenger and
Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about
William French Name: William French Year: 1635
Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1605 Place:
Boston, Massachusetts Source Publication
Code: 263 Primary Immigrant: French, William
Annotation: Part 1, pp. 1-43, is a study of
emigration to New England in colonial times;
part 2, pp. 45-207, lists passengers and the ships
they arrived on (3,600 passengers on 213 ships).
From the Custom House records of English
ports. Much of the information is con Source
Bibliography: BANKS, CHARLES EDWARD.
The Planters of the Commonwealth; a Study
of the Emigrants and Emigration in Colonial
Times: To Which Are Added Lists of
Passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony;
the Ships which Brought Them; Their English
Homes, and the Places of Their Settlement
in Massachusetts, 1620-1640. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1930. 231p. Reprinted by Genealogical
Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1961. Repr. 1984.
Page: 168
3) Notes for William French: William and Elizabeth
French came over from England on the ship
"Defence" in 1634 or 35 and 4 of the children were
with them; Francis, Elizabeth, Marie(Mary), John.
4) One of the first settlers of Billerica. 1663 - was the
first representative from Billerica. of Cambridge and
Billerica, MA
5) William french was born in Halstead, Essex
County. England March 15, 1603.
6) He was a tailor and came to America with the Rev.
Thomas Shepard in the "Defence" in 1635, bringing
his wife Elizabeth and four children.
7) He settled at Cambridge and in 1652 was one of 13
petitioners for the spearation of Billerica, formerly
Shawshin, from Cambridge.
8) In 1647 he was Licutenant and afterward Captain
of Militia.
9) In 1659 he was authorized to soleminize marriages within
Baillerica and Chelmsford.
10) He was slectman 1660-4 and 1670-3.
11) "17 December 1660 Leftent Will French is chosen deputy
for this Town for the Next Genrl Court and no longer."
Two days later he was in his seat at Boston, the first Deputy
from Billerica. He was chosen again in 1663. In 1661 the
town appoint Lieut. ffrench, John Parker, Ralph Hill,
Sen. and Will Gay to sett in the Deacon's seat.
12) He was a man of some education, and the author
of the famous tract entitled "Strength out o f weakness"
published in London and reprinted by the Boston
Historical Society.
13) His wife died March 31, 1668, and he married
May 6, 1669, Mary Lathrop of Barnstable, dau. of ??? and widow of
John Stearns of Billerica.
14) He died Nov. 20, 1681.
15) Arrived aboard the Ship DEFENCE of London,
Edward Bostock, Master. She sailed from London about
the last of July (1635) and arrived at Boston October 8,
with about one hundred passengers.
Roger Harlakenden, 23, of Earl's Colne county Essex, Cambridge
Mrs. Elizabeth Harlakenden, 18
Mabel Harlakenden, 22
(following indiv's listed as servants in Harlakenden party)*
[Roger Harlakenden] Anne Wood, 23
Samuel Shepard, 22
Joseph Cooke, 27
George Cooke, 25
William French, 30
Mrs. Elizabeth French, 32
Robert...... Sarah Simes, 30 *
(end of servants list in Harlakenden party)
* Mrs. Elizabeth French, 30,
Cambridge Francis French, 10
Elizabeth French, 6
Mary French, 2 1/2
John French, 1/2
16a) Source: THE PLANTERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
A study of the Emigrants and Emigration in
Colonial Times to which are added Lists of Passengers
to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the ships which
brought them; their English Homes, and the Places
of their Settlement in Massachusetts. 1620-1640
By Charles Edward Banks Baltimore Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1961. Pages 167-170.
16b) Title: Jacobus, Ancient Families of New Haven
Page: p. 624
16c) Title: History of Billerica, MA with as Genealogical
Register Author: Rev. Henry A. Hazen
Publication: A. Williams and Co., Old
Corner Bookstore Boston, MA 1883
Page: p. 56
16d) Lineages of the Society of Mayflower Descendants
in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Vol. Two Author: Compiled by Bruce Campbell
MacGunnigle, Dep. Gov. Abbrev: Ships List Ame
Plant & Colonies
17) Father: Thomas Edward French b: 1562 in Wethersfield,Eng
18) Mother: *Anne Agnes Olmstead b: 1566 in Halstead,Eng
19) Marriage (1st) Elizabeth Godfry b: ABT 1603 in Cambridge,
Eng, Married: 20 NOV 1631 in Halstead,Essex,Eng
20) Children
Elizabeth French b: ABT 1629
Mary French b: 1633 in Eng
Francis French b: 1625 in Halstead, Essex, England
John French b: FEB 1634/1635 in Halstead, Essex, England
Jacob French b: 16 JAN 1640
Hannah French b: AFT 1643
Samuel French b: AFT 1645
Sarah French b: MAR 1638 in Cambridge,
Middlesex, MA
21) American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
about William FRENCH Name: William FRENCH Birth
Date: 1603 Birthplace: Eng, Massachusetts Volume: 58
Page Number: 484 Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston
Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of
material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the
period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.):
15 May 1901, 4703; 19 Jun 1901, 4929; 7 Apr 1902, 5437;
7 Sep 1904, 7445; 7 May 1906, 8543; 11 Jun 1906, 8154;
13 Aug 1906, 8659; 28 Nov 1906, 8904; 16 Jan 1907, 8904;
30 Jan 1907, 8904; 20 Feb 1907, 8904; 6 Mar 1907, 8904;
20 Mar 1907, 9184; 10 Apr 1907, 9184; 6 May 1907, 8904;
3 May 1909, 8904; 19 May 1909, 516; 21 Feb 1910, 881;
6 Apr 1910, 1217; 18 Apr 1910, 1217; 17 Aug 1910, 1504;
11 Jan 1915, 4441;29 Sep 1915, 4996; 25 Oct 1915, 4996;
1 Mar 1922, 632
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