Jane (Atkins) French (1639 - 1692)

Born 1639 in Whilton, Northamptonshire, England

Wife of Thomas French — married 12 Jun 1660 (to 5 Oct 1692) in Whilton, Northamptonshire, England

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1692 at about age 53 in Rancocas, Burlington County, Province of West Jersey

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Biography

Jane Atkins was born in 1639.^[1]

Marriage entry County: Northamptonshire Place:: Nether Heyford Church name: St Peter and St Paul Register type: Phillimore's Transcripts Marriage date: 12 Jun 1660 Groom forename: Thomas Groom surname: FRENCH Groom occupation: cooper Bride forename: Jane Bride surname: ATKINS

The following is taken from the parish records of the Church S. S. Peter and Paul, Nether Heyford, England, concerning the marriage of Thomas ffrench and Jane Atkins.

"Note. March 8 1663 The said Jane ffrench presenting unto me John Bedford parson of Heiford A Consigned Certificate of the said Thomas ffrench jun & Jane Atkins both of Heiford pish Testifying that they the said Thomas & Jane were marryed in the pish Church of Whilton June 12 1660 by Mr Richard Morris then Minister there: Returning her Certificate of marriage backe againe into her owne custody, I thus entred the Record of ye said marriage at her request, into this my Heiford pish Register."

Jane French died on 5 October 1692.^[1]

Find A Grave Index Name: Jane Atkins French Maiden Name: Atkins Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1692 Event Place: Wading River, Burlington, New Jersey, United States of America Photograph Included: N Death Date: 5 Oct 1692 Affiliate Record Identifier: 170728142 Cemetery: French Cemetery

Thomas ffrench and Jane his wife were buried in a private burial lot, sixteen and one half feet square, on the homestead plantation, Rancocas, N. J., and this reservation was mentioned in deeds and observed for many years. Its exact location is now unknown.

Source: Genealogy of the descendants of Thomas French : who came to America from Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, England and settled in Berlinton, Burlington, in the province and country of West New Jersey, of which he was one of the original proprietors, together with William Penn, Edward Byllynge, Thomas Olive, Gauen Laurie and others ... , by Howard Barclay French, , 1848-1924. Publication date 1909-1913. Publisher Philadelphia: French. Pages 64-65. [1]

Thomas and Jane would have the following children, all of whom were born in England with the exception of their last child, Abigail who was born in America:

1. Sarah Sara French b: 17 Mar 1661 in Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, England c: 17 Mar 1661 in Church S.S. Peter and Paul, Nether Heyford

2. Jane French b: 11 Jun 1662 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England c: 8 Aug 1662 in Church S.S. Peter and Paul, Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

3. Rachel French b: 24 Mar 1663/1664 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England c: 24 Mar 1663/1664 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

4. Richard French b: 1 Dec 1665 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England c: 15 Dec 1666 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

5. Thomas French Jr. (III) b: 31 Oct 1667 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

6. Hannah French b: 5 Sep 1669 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England c: 5 Sep 1669 in Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

7. Charles French b: 20 Mar 1671 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England c: 20 Mar 1671 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

8. John French b: 2 Jan 1673 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England c: 2 Jan 1673 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

9. Sarah French b: 23 Feb 1674 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

10. Mary French b: 8 Aug 1675 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England c: 8 Aug 1675 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England m. Nicholas Buzby^[1]

11. Jane French b: 19 Nov 1676 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

12. Lydia French b: Sep 1682 in Nether Heyford, Northampton, England

13. Abigail French b: 5 Oct 1692 in Rancocus, Burlington Co., New Jersey. Jane Atkins French would evidently die of complications stemming from the birth of her daughter, Abigail. Bible inscription by Thomas French "My wife Jane deceased this life the fifth day of the 8 month 1692. My youngest child died the 12 of the same." ^[2]NOTE: The year started in March, so the 8th month would have been October.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jane's death date is illegible on this source. Bible belonging to Joseph Wills, dated 1772 Joseph Wills Bible
2. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce01fren#page/56/mode/2up

• "Northamptonshire parish registers, marriages. V. 1" https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE93512&from=fhd
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DK-J4QV : 6 December 2016), Jane Atkins French, 1692; Burial, Wading River, Burlington, New Jersey, United States of America, French Cemetery; citing record ID 170728142, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chart20&id=I5
• "Marriage", (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58184843e93790eb7f8272e0?search_id=5aa25a00f4040bf640ba1f74&ucf=false)
• http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/person/g3855.htm
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170728142

Acknowledgments

This person was created through the import of DEG_16_GEDMATCH.GED on 13 December 2010.

Thank you to Hope Moore for creating WikiTree profile Atkins-1119 through the import of Moore _ Grant Family Tree.ged on Mar 3, 2013.