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From: diana rock <>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY-L] Martin French b. Galway, Ireland
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 20:52:12 -0400
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Chip,
I live on Mason Neck, VA just south of Mt. Vernon. The Geo. Mason Plantation, Gunston
Hall is on this Mason Neck peninsula. We are directly across the Potomac River from
Mattawoman Creek, in Chas. Co., MD. I am a minor archivist for very local history
(its all in my attic) and the FRENCH family, along with the Masons & Washingtons were
prominent families locally in the mid 1700's. Daniel FRENCH is mentioned in a book by
Beth Mitchell, titled Beginning at the White Oak. There is also a large map of the
period that accompanies it. There is also a book by Mary Edith Sprouse called,
Colchester, Colonial Port on the Potomac.
I purchased both at the Fairfax County Gov't Center in their book store. Daniel
FRENCH was also on the vestry at (Ibelieve)Pohick Church. I believe there are FRENCHs
buried in the Pohick Church Cemetery. It is located in Lorton on the corner of Rte. 1
& Telegraph Rds. He was definitely on vestry of the Truro Parish in the area. Geo.
Mason & Geo. Washington were also. He did a lot of trading at the town of Colchester,
also here on Mason Neck. Colchester had a couple of devastating fires in colonial
times, so there is really nothing of the old town left but a lot of history &
archaeology.
I don't know where you live, but it is definitely worth your while to come to Fairfax
City, VA and make 2 stops. One at the Gov't Center to check out the local historical
publications (not a big selection but will have what you are looking for) and then to
the VA Room at the main branch library in Fairfax City.
As a native Marylander, now living 'on the other (VA) shore' I have come to find so
much traversing across the Potomac throughout history.
Check it out...good luck.
Diana Langley Rock

Chip White wrote:

> Linda,
> I always thought the FRENCH family of Fairfax Co., VA, came from Southern MD.
> My wife was raised next door to Mt. Vernon on the old FRENCH property that
> bordered Mt.Vernon. At 19 I was care taker of the Bryant Masion 126a. on the
> Potomac (Douge Creek) which was on the South border of the property. Before they
> chopped up the property for housing, they did a study on the estate...I had to show
> the group anround the property and thats how I learned of the FRENCH family. Their
> are still Fairfax and French families living around the City of Fairfax according
> to a clerk at the Loyd House (genealogy) library in Alexandria last year.
> Chip
> Reno wrote:
>
> > I've never heard of a son named Francis. Do you have anything else on him?
> >
> > You state that Mary French d. 8/21/1724. I have nothing on that either. Could
> > you fill me in?
> >
> > Robert Thompson d. in St. Mary's Co.
> >
> > I have that Charles Daft was born before 1650.
> >
> > And I have that Martin French, son of James m. Mary Brown, dau. of Peter Brown
> > who d. 1758 (this according to Mary Louise Donnelly).
> >
> > Linda Reno
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone know anything more about this Martin French line that went to St.
> > > Mary's Co., MD?
> > >
> > > Francine Conn Halter
> > > ===
> > > Descendants of Martin French
> > >
> > > 1 Martin French b: in Galway, Ireland
> > > 2 James French b: 1650 in Galway, Ireland d: Bet. March 18 1733
> > > - 1734 in St. Mary's Co., MD
> > > ...... +Elizabeth Meekin
> > > ...... 3 Francis French b: Bet. 1640 - 1675 d: Aft. 1685
> > > ...... 3 [1] Mary French b: Bet. 1665 - 1670 in St. Mary's Co., MD
> > > d: August 21, 1724 in St. Mary's Co., MD
> > > .......... +Robert Thompson b: Bet. 1640 - 1665 in Kirkfenton,
> > > Yorkshire, England or Maryland m: Bef. 1685 in St. Mary's Co., MD
> > > d: Bef. November 01, 1697 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co. or St.
> > > Mary's Co., MD
> > > ...... *2nd Husband of [1] Mary French:
> > > .......... +Thomas Cissell b: Bet. 1662 - 1664 in Newtown Hundred of St.
> > > Mary's Co., MD m: Abt. 1698 d: Bef. March 28, 1701 in St.
> > > Mary's Co., MD
> > > ...... *3rd Husband of [1] Mary French:
> > > .......... +Charles Daft b: Abt. 1680 m: Abt. 1701 in St. Mary's
> > > Co., MD d: Abt. April 22, 1721 in St. Mary's Co., MD
> > > ...... 3 Martin French b: Bef. 1682 in St. Mary's Co., MD d: April
> > > 04, 1716 in St. Mary's Co., MD
> > > .......... +Mary d: Bef. 1716

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