For the Discussion of the French Surname DNA Project and French Family Geneaology.
Permit me to include my standard plea for any and all assistance from any and all quarters:
My name is William C. French. I am trying to update a French Family Genealogy last published in
1940 by my great uncle Mansfield Joseph French. (“Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French,
The Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut”). The 2nd edition sources were well documented by my great
uncle in papers left at the Onondaga Historical Association in Syracuse, NY. I visited there in June,
2002, and scanned some of his information, but barely scratched the surface. There are six boxes of
mostly genealogical notes and memorabilia. I updated the index to the materials and hope to at least
finish updating a thorough index this June, 2003. Some day I may have the entirety scanned. If you or any
member of your family can assist me with any information about your family’s heritage as it
connects with the French family, I would be most appreciative.
I transcribed the genealogy into the LDS Personal Ancestry File Program and add new information
and material as found. I hope to eventually create a new edition, perhaps an electronic one. To that
end I am continually soliciting any and all corrections to the existing information, updated
information from all limbs of our tree and hope to expand the genealogy adding biographical
histories of members and as many photos and images as can fit in.(Presently I have just over 8K
names and the entire file containing the family tree is just over6 megabytes. 'New’ relatives are
being constantly ‘found’ over the internet and otherwise. Many of these relatives updated their
respective lines information as well as provided photos and source documents. I particularly wish
to include as many actual source documents as possible. These include photos and/or photocopies
(or digital images) of official documents, (ie: birth, death certificates, deeds, letters). All this
information is entered with the respective family member’s individual entry.
Thank you in advance for any assistance you are ready, willing and able to provide.
Bill French
908 Town & Country Blvd., Ste 230
Houston TX 77024
713-365-9009
fax 713-365-0005
wcfrench@compuserve.com
William C (Bill) French > Alexander W French> Arthur Huntley French> Joshua Mansfield
French> Rev Mansfield French> Joshua French> Samuel French4> Samuel French 3rd> Samuel
2nd The Joiner> Samuel French> Rev Jeremiah French> Thomas French> Robert French> Thomas
French> William French> William French (b: abt 1450)
Bill; I'm sorry we are from different lines, comparing would have been fun. If anyone of my line comes your way (jacob 1553 - 1615) please pass them along. Regards. Ken
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Replying to:
Permit me to include my standard plea for any and all assistance from any and all quarters:
My name is William C. French. I am trying to update a French Family Genealogy last published in
1940 by my great uncle Mansfield Joseph French. (“Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French,
The Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut”). The 2nd edition sources were well documented by my great
uncle in papers left at the Onondaga Historical Association in Syracuse, NY. I visited there in June,
2002, and scanned some of his information, but barely scratched the surface. There are six boxes of
mostly genealogical notes and memorabilia. I updated the index to the materials and hope to at least
finish updating a thorough index this June, 2003. Some day I may have the entirety scanned. If you or any
member of your family can assist me with any information about your family’s heritage as it
connects with the French family, I would be most appreciative.
I transcribed the genealogy into the LDS Personal Ancestry File Program and add new information
and material as found. I hope to eventually create a new edition, perhaps an electronic one. To that
end I am continually soliciting any and all corrections to the existing information, updated
information from all limbs of our tree and hope to expand the genealogy adding biographical
histories of members and as many photos and images as can fit in.(Presently I have just over 8K
names and the entire file containing the family tree is just over6 megabytes. 'New’ relatives are
being constantly ‘found’ over the internet and otherwise. Many of these relatives updated their
respective lines information as well as provided photos and source documents. I particularly wish
to include as many actual source documents as possible. These include photos and/or photocopies
(or digital images) of official documents, (ie: birth, death certificates, deeds, letters). All this
information is entered with the respective family member’s individual entry.
Thank you in advance for any assistance you are ready, willing and able to provide.
Bill French
908 Town & Country Blvd., Ste 230
Houston TX 77024
713-365-9009
fax 713-365-0005
wcfrench@compuserve.com
William C (Bill) French > Alexander W French> Arthur Huntley French> Joshua Mansfield
French> Rev Mansfield French> Joshua French> Samuel French4> Samuel French 3rd> Samuel
2nd The Joiner> Samuel French> Rev Jeremiah French> Thomas French> Robert French> Thomas
French> William French> William French (b: abt 1450)