Susan
French
formerly Riddlesdale
Born in Boxford, Suffolk, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Riddlesdale
and Dorcas (Unknown) Riddlesdale
Sister of
Richard Riddlesdale, Thomas Riddlesdale, Joan (Riddlesdale) Mather, Dorcas (Riddlesdale) Dynes, Edward Riddlesdale, John Riddlesdale and Sarah (Riddlesdale) Gryme
Wife of
Thomas French
— married
5 Sep 1608 (to before 5 Nov 1639) in Assington, Suffolk, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas French, Alice (French) Howlett, Amy (French) Gage, Dorcas (French) Crafts, Susan (French) Kingsbury, Anne (French) Hardy, Margaret French, John French, Mary (French) Smith and Richard French
Died about
at about age 74
in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Susan (Riddlesdale) French was born in Suffolk, England.
Susan Riddlesdale was an early immigrant to Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Baptism
Susan Riddlesdale, daughter of John and & Dorcas, his wife, was christened 20 April 1584 at Boxford, Suffolk, England.[1]
Marriage
Thomas French ( - 1639) & Susan Riddlesdale ( - 1658) married 5 Sep 1608, in Assington, England.[2][3][4] Thomas was the son of Jacob and Susan (Warren) French (bapt. 11 Oct 1584 Bures St. Mary).[1][2][5]
Immigration
Susan and her husband Thomas left England for America, where they settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts.[1] This occurred after 1635, when their daughter Margaret was buried in November in Assington, about 1637.[2] Son, Thomas French, and daughter, Alice French, arrived in New England by 1632, their younger sisters Dorcas and Susan arrived in 1633.[6]
Children
- Thomas French (Ensign) immigrant to Boston and then Ipswich, Massachusetts, was baptized 27 November 1608,[6] at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England;[7] died at Ipswich 8 August 1680; m. Mary.[6]
- Alice French was baptized 9 April 1610, at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England;[7]
- Amy/Amee French,[8] born ca 1612; married by about 1638, John Gage.
- Dorcas French was baptized 31 July 1614 at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England;[7]
- Susan French was baptized 22 April 1616 at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England;[7]
- Anne French was baptized 15 March 1617 [1617/18] at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England;[7]
- Margaret French was baptized 12 March 1619 [1619/20] at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England;[7] she was buried in the same parish on 25 Nov 1635[7]
- John French was baptized 26 May 1622 at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England.[7] He was granted administration of his mother's estate in 1658.[9]
- Mary French was baptized 6 Jan 1624 [1624/5] at St. Edmund's Parish in Assington, Suffolk, England;[7]
Death & Legacy
Susan French, widow died Aug. ––, 1658.[10][1]
Administration of the estate of Susan French, deceased, was granted to her son John French, at the Ipswich Court, Sept 1658.[11][9] Inventory was taken Mar. 10, 1659 by Robert Lord and Phillip (his (l) mark) ffowler: Received in Ipswich court Mar. 29, 1659. [12]
"An Inventory of the goods of Susan ffrench widdow of Ipswch deceased taken the 10th of march 1658[13]
| Imprimus a fether bed old and small 2 fether pillows | |
| one old coverlet & blanket | 2 – 10 – 0 |
| It. her weareing apparell | 4 – 0 – 0 |
| It. one old chest & box without a lid an old Hogshead | 0 – 8 – 0 |
| It. a linen wheele & 2 chaires | 0 – 5 – 0 |
| It. an old brase pot & a little ould skillet & little Iron pot | 0 – 10 – 0 |
| It. 2 pewter dishes porringer & skim[m]er | 0 – 08 – 6 |
| It. 2 paire of old shirs [sheers] ould brase & other small things | 0 – 06 – 6 |
| It a spit tongs gridiron & other small things | 0 – 12 – 0 |
| It. an old warmeing pan & frying | 0 – 06 – 0 |
| It 2 small trayes earthen ware & other lumbar | 0 – 05 – 6 |
| It. a cowe old | 3 – 0 – 0 |
| Aprissed… by us | 12 – 11 – 6 |
| Robert Lord | |
| Phillip ffowler his X marke |
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Threlfell, John Brooks. "John Wyatt of Ipswich, Massachusetts and his wife Mary (_____) Riddlesdale." in New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 143:216-217. Boston: NEHGS, Jul 1989 $ AmericanAncestors.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Threllfall, John B. "Thomas French of Assington, Suffolk, England and Ipswich, Massachusetts." New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 142:250 Boston: NEHGS, 1988 $ AmericanAncestors.
- ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Com, Baltimore, Md. 1985 Can be seen at Ancestry.com
- ↑ New England Marriages prior to 1700 (with original sources) at familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/290345
- ↑ "England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 22 August 2022)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). p 704, immigration p.705. $subscription
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Linzee, John William, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and Their Ancestors and Descendants. Priv. Pring, Fort Hill Press, Samuel Usher, Boston, MA, 1918. pp. 412-416, 416-417, 425. The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and Their Ancestors and Descendants Extracts from the Parish Rigisters are on pages 412, 413
- ↑ Melinde Lutz Byrne and John Edward Hardy, "Three French Daughters and Their Husbands ... Amy (French) Gage, Susan (French) Kingsbury, and Anne (French) Hardy," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 175 (2021):105-119, in particular, p. 118; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Records and files of the Quarterly courts of Essex county, Massachusetts Volume II 1656-1662. Salem, Mass. : Essex institute, 1912. Vol. II p. 118
- ↑ Essex Institute, Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1910), Vol. 2, p. 561 citing Court Records.
- ↑ Ipswich Quarterly Court Records vol 1, page 71 https://archive.org/details/recordsfilesofqu02esse/page/70/mode/2up
- ↑ The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts: Vol. I, 1635-1664, Essex Institute, Salem, MA,1916, pg. 272 www.archive.org Probate Records of Essex Co.
- ↑ Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 10189 familysearch.org $ancestry.com public image
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"Chr 20 Apr 1584 at Boxford, Suffolk - Susan RIDDLESDALL, daughter of John & Dorcas" (image 32 of 782)". Alas, they're only viewable at a Family History Library; see https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/84278. What are your thoughts on this? ~ Deb
Marriage: "England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850"
FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 22 August 2022)
Susan Riddlesdale marriage to Thomas French in 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England. </ref>
In the case of Thomas, perhaps the early 1600s equivalent of white shotguns was employed.
Second son Thomas was christened 27 Nov 1608, about two months after Thomas French and Susanna Riddlesdale were married, according to bio.
See the original list on changes page: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Riddlesdale-1&diff=next&oldid=27650453
I uploaded the inventory of Susan's estate... would appreciate it if folks would check my transcription... it was a challenge to read!
JM
other burials 1 Aug 1613 Susan Ffrench d/o Sarah French, 11 Nov 1615 Sarah Ffrench 22 Jan 1620 Sarah Ffrench the daughter of John Ffrench
So this Sarah French is just as likely to be the mother of Susan (maybe wife of John), as a dtr of Thomas. Other children of Thomas & Susan were registered so I believe Sarah is not a child at all
Disconnect OK? Objections?