John French > Matthew H. French

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	1. John A. FRENCH Sr. (b. c. 1760, CulpCtyVA; d. 1832, GileCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 91637383, Unk.) m. Obedience Clay "Biddy" (b. c. 1764, VA; d. c. 1832, GileCtyVA, age 41; Find-A-Grave 91636705, Unk.) on Jan 16, 1787, MontCtyVA    Parents: Mitchell CLAY / Phoebe BELCHER Children:   1. William FRENCH (b. c. 1787, GileCtyVA; d. 10 Feb 1816, GileCtyVA, age 29) m. Elizabeth FRENCH (b. 28 Apr 1792, MontCtyVA; d. 4 July 1847, Mount Hope, FayeCtyVA)   2. Anna FRENCH (b. 1794, GileCtyVA; d. 1865, DougCtyKS; Find-A-Grave 153111692, Unk.) m. William CARTER (b. 1785, GileCtyVA; d. 5 Dec 1854, JackCtyOH; Find-A-Grave 153111692, Unk.)   3. Ezekiel Charles FRENCH (b. c. 1790; d. c. 1847, VA) m. Catherine FRENCH   4. Sarah FRENCH "Sallie" (b. c. 1794; d. c. 1860) m. Joshua DAVIS   5. Hugh FRENCH (b. c. 1797; d. c. 1850 m1. Levicia LAMBERT m2. Rachel FRY   6. George P. FRENCH (b. c. 1804, VA; d. c. 1870, VA) m. Martha BOLTON "Patsy"   7. George P. FRENCH (b. c. 1804, VA; d. c. 1870, VA) m. Martha BOLTON "Patsy"   8. John L. FRENCH (b. c. 1806; d. c. 1850) m. Josephine LUCAS   9. Obedience FRENCH (b. c. 1808) m. Andrew KIRK   10. St. Clair FRENCH (b. c. 1811; d. c. 1860) m. Maria BURKETT   11. Rebecca FRENCH (b. c. 1812) m. Benjamin WORKMAN   12. Austin FRENCH (b. c. 1814; d. c. 1850, VA) m. Lucinda FRENCH   13. Nancy FRENCH (b. ?)     14. Orrie FRENCH (b. ?)     Notes: John A French and his father fought in the Revolutionary War. William French married his first cousin, Elizabeth French (below).
	2. James Wilbur FRENCH (b. 1763; d. 1841?) m1. Susanna HUGHES (d. 1823, GileCtyVA) on 18 Oct 1789, MontCtyVA m2. Margaret DAY Children to Susan:   1. Isaac FRENCH (b. c. 1792; d. 15 Aug 1855, Pearisburg, GileCtyVA) m. Sallie STRALEY (b. 1788, GileCtyVA) on 1 Mar 1820, GileCtyVA   2. James Reuben FRENCH (b. c. 1791, GileCtyVA; d. c. 1828, MercCtyWV) m. Naomi MEADOWS "Oma" (b. 1794, GileCtyVA; d. Aug 1849, MercCtyWV) on 27 Jan 1812   3. Andrew L. FRENCH (b. ?) m. Rebecca DAY on 4 Dec 1834   4. Andrew L. FRENCH (b. ?) m. Rebecca DAY on 4 Dec 1834   5. Sallie FRENCH  (b. c. 1798; d. 1860) m. William HARE   6. Elizabeth FRENCH (b. ?) m. James ROWLAND   Children to Margaret:   1. Ester Locke FRENCH (b. ?) m. Kinzie ROWLAND   2. Martha FRENCH (b. ?) m. William MILAN   Notes: James W. French's middle name may have been "Wilburn". Isaac married Sarah "Sallie" Straley, dau of Jacob STRALEY II (Jr.).
	3. Martha M. FRENCH (b. 1765, CulpCtyVA; d. 1815, GileCtyVA m. Jacob STRALEY Jr., MontCtyVA on June 16, 1785 Children:   1. Joseph C. STRALEY (b. Jan 14, 1804) m1. Susan FILLINGER m2. Jane P. BROWN   2. Charles M. STRALEY (b. c. 1795) m1. Betsy MCCOMAS m2. Martha WARNECK   3. John STRALEY (b. 1792) m. Elizabeth B. WILSON   4. Sarah STRALEY "Sallie" (b. 1788, VA) m.  Isaac FRENCH   5. James Jacob STRALEY III (b. c. 1790) m. Elizabeth VAUGHT   6. David STRALEY m. Elizabeth PERKINS   7. Daniel H. STRALEY (b. c. 1792, VA) m. Mary P. FRENCH   8. Rev. Jacob Lynch STRALEY III (b. bet. 1785 -1815, VA) m. Eliza BERGAN   9. Matthew French STRALEY (b. VA)     10. Leland STRALEY (b. c. 1800)     11. Nancy S. STRALEY (b. 25 Dec 1802, VA) m. Edward MORGAN Jr.   Notes: For more information on Jacob and Mary (French) Straley, click John's name above.
	4. Mary FRENCH (b. 1767; d. 1823; Find-A-Grave 49697544, WV) m. Isaac HATFIELD (b. 3 Aug 1763, LoudCtyVA; d. Mar 1823, Ranger Ridge, Cabell (now Lincoln) County, VA (now WV); Find-A-Grave 49697319, WV) on 13 May 1788, MontCtyVA    Parents: Andrew Supplee HATFIELD / Christina POWELL Children:   1. Lasher HATFIELD (b. c. 1790, MontCtyVA)     2. James C. HATFIELD (b. 15 Mar 1791, MontCtyVA; d. 24 Nov 1854, CabeCtyVA (now WV); Find-A-Grave 49690660, WV) m1. Mary BIAS on Oct 30, 1817   m2. Rebecca BROWN in 1819   m3. Zirilda DUNLAP (b. 1800, NC; d. 21 May 1892, LincCtyWV, age 90; Find-A-Grave 49692211, WV) c. 1822, CabeCtyVA    Parents: John DUNLAP / Rebecca MEANS   3. Andrew French HATFIELD (b. Feb 1796, MontCtyVA; d. 7 Nov 1851, Greene Twp, HancCtyIN; Find-A-Grave 92770591, IN) m. Mary Ann DENNISON (b. 30 July 1803, LoudCtyVA; d. 7 July 1878, HancCtyIN; Find-A-Grave 92774215, IN)    Parents: Thomas DENNISON / Elenor REDDING   4. John HATFIELD (b. c. 1797, MontCtyVA; d. 1858, PlatCtyMO) m. Susan F. BRUMFIELD (b. 25 Dec 1839, VA; d. 11 Mar 1882, Fall River Twp, WilsCtyKS) on 27 Feb, 1823, CabeCtyVA    Parents: Bostic BRUMFIELD / Anna HATFIELD   5. Anna HATFIELD (b. c. 1799, MontCtyVA; d. aft. 1860, PlatCtyMO) m1. George ROGERS (b. 2 Aug 1782, VA; d. 22 Oct 1830, CabeCtyVA) c. 1810, CabeCtyVA   m2. Bostic BRUMFIELD   (b. c. 1814, VA; d. 1875, Pettis, PlatCtyMO) c. 1832 in CabeCtyVA    2nd wife: Emily BERRY   6. Sarah HATFIELD (b. c. 1800, MontCtyVA; d. 10 Oct 1857, CabeCtyVA) m. William Claudius SMITH on 4 Apr 1811, CabeCtyVA   7. Isaac S. HATFIELD (b. c. 1803, CabeCtyVA; d. 3 Oct 1876, IL) m1. Rachel DRAKE on 21 Jan, 1827, CabeCtyVA   m2. Elizabeth MOORE on 25 Dec 1843, CabeCtyVA   8. Elizabeth HATFIELD (b. 23 Nov 1804, CabeCtyVA)     9. Rebecca HATFIELD (b. c. 1806, CabeCtyVA; d. 4 Aug 1868; Find-A-Grave 67789536, CA) m. Hiram MCCOMAS (b. 1799, CabeCtyVA; d. Jan 1849, PlatCtyMO, age 49; Find-A-Grave 67782986, MO) in 1829, VA    Parents: Moses MCCOMAS / Lucy NAPIER; 1st wife: Emma LANGLEY   10. Elisha M. HATFIELD (b. 25 Dec 1810, CabeCtyVA; d. 29 Aug 1893, Galesburg, KnoxCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 92772216, IL) m. Nancy W. DENNISON (b. 16 Jan 1818, CabeCtyVA; d. 1 Apr 1904, Galesburg, KnoxCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 92773462, IL) on 13 July 1835, HancCtyIN    Parents: Thomas DENNISON / Eleanor REDDING   Notes: Isaac Hatfield was a Captain during the Revolutionary War.  His home was what eventually became Lincoln County, WV. Information from the Hatfield Surname website web.
	5. Isaac FRENCH (b. 20 Dec 1770, Wolf Creek, GileCtyVA; d. 15 Dec 1848, Wolf Creek GileCtyVA) m1. Elizabeth STOWERS (b. 18 Dec 1774, GileCtyVA; d. 19 Dec 1839, Wolf Creek, GileCtyVA) on 6 June 1791 MontCtyVA    Parents: William STOWERS / Mary Jane SIMS   m2. Sarah FILLINGER on 25 Jan 1841, GileCtyVA Children to Elizabeth:   1. Elizabeth FRENCH (b. 28 Apr 1792, MontCtyVA; d. 4 July 1847, Mount Hope, FayeCtyVA) m1. William FRENCH (b. c. 1787, GileCtyVA; d. 10 Feb 1816, GileCtyVA, age 29) on 10 MNar 1809, GileCtyVA    Parents: John A. French Sr. / Obedience CLAY "Biddy"   m2. Joseph FLETCHER (b. 1794, Marshall, BuckCtyVA; d. 1880, MercCtyVA) on 11 Nov 1818, GileCtyVA    Parents: Joseph FLETCHER / Susanna ?   2. Sarah Ann FRENCH "Sallie" (b. Aug 1797, GileCtyVA; d. 10 Feb 1895, Rocky Gap, BlanCtyVA) m. Rowland FLETCHER (b. 1799, VA; d. c. 1865, Rocky Gap, BlanCtyVA)    Parents: Joseph FLETCHER / Susanna ?   3. Dicey FRENCH (b. 1799, Pearisburg, GileCtyVA; d. 1 Sep 1855, Wolf Creek, GileCtyVA) m. William TRACY (b. 1790, VA; d. 1845, GileCtyVA) on 15 Aug 1818, GileCtyVA   4. Isaac E. FRENCH Sr. (b. 1803, GileCtyVA; d. 24 June 1876, Forest Hills, SummCtyWV) m. Rhoda DAY (b. 1808, TazeCtyVA; d. 1870, GileCtyVA) on 20 Oct 1825 TazeCtyVA   Notes: Elizabeth French married her first cousin, William French.
	6. Ann FRENCH "Annie" (b. 21 Sep 1776, GileCtyVA; d. 2 Nov 1850, Salt Rock, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 33068735, WV) m. Elisha MCCOMAS (b. 25 Mar 1770, GileCtyVA; d. 12 Nov 1849, Barbourville, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 33068716, WV) in MontCtyVA on 3 July 1792    Parents: John David Lusk MCCOMAS / Catherine Hannah BURKE Children:   1. David French MCCOMAS "Judge" (b. c. 1792, VA; d. 20 June 1863, GileCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 7613939, VA) m. Cynthia FRENCH (b. c. 1803, VA)    Parents: David C. FRENCH / Mary DINGESS 2. William MCCOMAS (b. c. 1795, Pearisburg, GileCtyVA; d. 3 June 1865, Barboursville, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 53948947, WV) m1. Mildred WARD (b. 1797, PittCtyVA; d. 3 Aug 1853, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 142045894, WV) in 1811   m2. Sarah V. WENTZ (b. 1811, CabeCtyVA; d. 16 Oct 1880, Barboursville, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 47823584, WV) in 1857    2nd husband: Mr. DERTON   3. Sarah MCCOMAS (b. 1795, VA; d. 3 Nov 1851; Find-A-Grave 134356393, IL) m. John A. SHELTON   4. Rebecca H. MCCOMAS (b: 5 July 1799, GileCtyVA; d. 21 Feb 1878, Salt Rock, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 33068647, WV) m. Patrick H. KEENAN (b. 5 Mar 1784, GreeCtyWV; d. 23 May 1863, Salt Rock, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 33068601, WV)    Parents: Edward KEENAN / Nancy DONNALLY   5. James MCCOMAS (b. 5 June 1801, VA; d. 4 Oct 1865, Paw Paw Bottom, CabeCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 33089830, WV) m. Emily MCCOMAS (b. 1811; d. 10 July 1853, age 41; Find-A-Grave 33089797, WV)    Parents: Jess MCCOMAS / Judith ?   6. Eliza MCCOMAS (b. 29 Jan 1810; d. 25 Mar 1880; Find-A-Grave 24899024, MO) m. William H. MASTERSON (b. 15 Dec 1802, VA; d. 29 Mar 1875, Weston, PlatCtyMO; Find-A-Grave 24899026, MO)    Parents: Thomas MASTERSON / Jane MCCLUNG 7. Elvira MCCOMAS (b. 26 Jan 1812, GileCtyVA; d. 12 Mar 1895, Kansas City, JackCtyMO; Find-A-Grave 86599171, MO) m. John H. HENDERSON (b. 27 Jan 1801; d. 2 Sep 1873; Find-A-Grave 78836853, MO) 8. America MCCOMAS (b. 4 Aug 1814, CabeCtyVA; d. 15 Apr 1886, ElkCtyKS; Find-A-Grave 39559429, KS) m. John S. MCKEAND (b. 5 Dec 1812, VA; d. 18 July 1894, ElkCtyKS; Find-A-Grave 39559463, KS)   Notes: From rootsweb, Paul and Coleen Keenan GeneCtyALogy: "General Elisha McComas reached the rank of Brigadier General in the War of 1812, having organized his own military unit. In the early 1800s he moved to what is now Cabell County (but was then Montgomery County, Virginia) and helped organize the new County of Cabell. He had two sons who voted during the Virginia secession vote; one voted for secession and one voted against. Another son who organized the Civil War unit called "McComas's Artillery" in Giles County, Virginia, was killed in battle. Another son served as a doctor in the same unit as his brother who was killed. Another son became the editor of a Chicago newspaper."   William McComas was a US Congressman elected as a Jacksonian Democrat in 1832. During the Civil War he was a Judge on the US district court.
	7. Capt. David C. FRENCH Sr. (b. 1772, CulpCtyVA; d. 12 Oct 1833, GileCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 7603582, VA) m. Mary DINGESS "Polly" (b. 30 Sep 1780, VA; d. 5 June 1829, GileCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 7603845, VA) on 8 June 1787, GileCtyVA    Parents: Johan Peter DINGESS / Mary SMITH Children: 1. Guy Dingess FRENCH (b. 5 June 1798; d. 12 Apr 1865; Find-A-Grave 7603561, VA) m. Armentia Dormer CHAPMAN (b. 8 Apr 1808, VA; d. 4 Feb 1876, GileCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 7606555, VA) on 5 Sep 1826, VA    Parents: Henley CHAPMAN / Mary ALEXANDER   2. Cynthia F. FRENCH (b. c. 1803, VA) m. David MCCOMAS (b. c. 1792, VA; d. 20 June 1863, GileCtyVA)    Parents: Elisha MCCOMAS / Ann FRENCH "Annie"   3. Harriett S. FRENCH (b. 15 Mar 1806; d. 19 Feb 1891; Find-A-Grave 26230433, VA) m. Samuel PACK (b. Sep 1801; d. 24 July 1848, age 46; Find-A-Grave 24926975, VA) on 22 May 1827, GileCtyVA    Parents: John Anderson PACK / Jane HUTCHINSON   4. Rufus A. FRENCH  (b. 31 Dec 1808, GileCtyVA; d. Feb 1856; Find-A-Grave 7622321, VA, age 47)     5. Napoleon Bonaparte FRENCH   (b. 10 Oct 1818; d. 15 Dec 1899, MercCtyWV; Find-A-Grave 5196226, WV) m. Jane B. ARMSTRONG (b. 20 Mar 1812, NC; d. 13 Nov 1898, Princeton, MercCtyWV; Find-A-Grave 5196214, WV    Parents: Col. Thomas T. ARMSTRONG 6. William Henderson FRENCH  (b. 1812, GileCtyVA; d. 16 July 1872, MercCtyWV; Find-A-Grave 51769111, WV)     7. Minerva Ann FRENCH (b. 12 Dec 1816, GileCtyVA; d. 1 July 1890, Wytheville, WythCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 96727577, VA) m. Thomas Jefferson BOYD (b. 15  June 1804, VA; d. 16 Feb 1893; Find-A-Grave 96727555, VA) in 1833 8. James Harvey FRENCH   (b. 29 Oct 1818; d. 11 Dec 1891; Find-A-Grave 29788220, WV)     9. Dr. David Milton FRENCH (b. 1823, VA; d. 30 Sep 1881; Find-A-Grave 25406541, VA) m. Mary Egerton SMOOT (b. 1831, VA; d. 30 Apr 1892, Alexandria, VA; Find-A-Grave 25406505, VA)    Parents: George Hendley SMOOT / Catharine UHLER   Notes: Napoleon B. French was captain (and later Colonel) of French's Mercer County Battery of the C.S.A.  He served as a Virginia State Senator (defeating his brother, William H. French). Rufus A. French served as a Private in the Confederacy under Dr. William W. McComas' battery. He succeeded his father as Clerk of the Giles County Court, serving from 1833 until his death in 1855. He never married. William H. French was captain (and later colonel) of Company A, 17th Regiment of the Virginia Cavalry. At one time was the largest landowner and slave owner in the county.  The picture above has a story. It was hanging in the home of Mrs. Sarah French Thrasher in Giles County during the Civil War. A Federal officer entered the home, recognized the person in the picture, drew his sword and slashed the painting up and across. James H. French served in the Confederate Army as Captain of Company D, 7th Regiment of Virginia Infantry. He was pricipal of Concord Normal School (the present Concord College) in Athens, WV. Cynthia French McComas married her first cousin, David McComas. He was a lawyer in Giles County, VA. He was also a distinguished Judge. They had no children. Thomas J. Boyd was the first law graduate of the University of Virginia. He was the first Commonwealth Attorney for Mercer County, VA.

 

Notes:

Sallie Payne was of Irish ancestry. After the birth of their children, Matthew and Sarah moved to New River Valley in 1775 and settled on Wolf Creek, GileCtyVA at Narrors. Matthew and his son John fought in the Revolutionary War. The served in Colonel William Preston's battalion on Montgomery County Militia, of which Joseph Cloud was Major, and Thomas Shannon was Captain of the company.  Their company was in the battle of Wetzell's Mills on March 6, 1781, and again at Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781.  Matthew's granddaughter, Sallie Fletcher recorded in writing a personal description of Matthew and Sallie, "Matthew French was a small spare made man (with) light hair and blue eyes; his wife was a very large woman, quite fleshy (with) fair complexion, light hair and blue eyes." They are both buried in Boyd Cemetery on Wolf Creek, Virginia, 6 miles from Narrors.   Page Sources: Your French-Straley-Davis Ancestry yfsda Lavonne Kennedy Bradfield at lkbradfield@satx.rr.com. Web page Matthew French by Marieda Derrick Edens.   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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