Dependence
French
Born in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Son of John French
and Grace (Unknown) French
Brother of
John French Jr., Thomas French, Mary (French) Lamb, Temperance (French) Bowditch, William French, Elizabeth (French) Wheelock, Thomas French and Samuel French
Husband of
Mary (Marsh) French
— married
about 1683 [location unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Fenno) French
— married
27 Apr 1688 in Milton, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (French) Savil, John French, Dependence French, Rebecca (French) Thayer, Elizabeth (French) Vinton and Gideon French
Died
at age 84
in Braintree, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jun 2015
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Biography
Dependence is the son of John and Grace French. Dependence was married twice:
- Mary Marsh: , daughter of Lieut. Alexander and Mary (Belcher) Marsh.
- Rebecca Fenno
Note: It was his son Dependence that married Anna Thayer.
Children of Dependence and Mary Marsh:
- Mary, married Samuel Savil.
Children of Dependence and Rebecca Fenno:
- John m Mary Vinton d/o John and Hannah (Green) Vinton
- Dependence m Anna Thayer d/o Richard and Rebecca (Mycall) Thayer
- Rebecca m John Thayer s/o Richard and Rebecca (Mycall) Thayer
- David
- Elizabeth m Samuel Vinton s/o John and Hannah (Green) Vinton
Offices Held
- 1689 elected constable
- 1693 fenceviewer for Monatiquot
- 1693 surveyor of highways
- 1706 and 1712 constable
Sources
- VINTON, J. A. (1858). The Vinton Memorial, comprising a genealogy of the descendants of John Vinton of Lynn, 1648; also, genealogical sketches of several allied families, namely, those bearing the names of Alden, Adams ... and Green. Interspersed with notices of many other ancient families. With an appendix, containing a history of the Braintree Iron Works, etc. Boston. See Image from Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/61418698?p=19397110&returnLabel=Dependence%20French%20(L8HV-GR2)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FL8HV-GR2
- Source: S355 Author: Thomas L. Clark, Jr. (ed.) Title: Fenno Branches - Descendants of John Fenno (1629-1708) of Milton, MA Publication: Name: January 1989 (Change 1); NOTESource Medium: Book
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dependence:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dependence:
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~0.39%
Mary French
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member muffymoore
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~0.39%
Valerie Nichols :
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at Dependence French ID #12295417 I found the mention of the mystery illness and deperate people interesting. Local historian and biographer Sprague, writing over a century later, knew of Thomas French (brother of Dependence French) giving Thomas' location. He had lived nearby, not far to the southwest, with his much younger wife and the survivors of their ten children.
Dependence French, lived a bit northeast, at the homestead of their immigrant parents, John and Grace. That homestead was just above where the east end of Elm Street abuts on to modern Commercial Street, the old "highway" (wide cart trail) going down to the Plymouth colony.
Dependence French, as part of a committee, purchased the ground, maybe not getting the best terms, as the prior owner's livestock continued grazing there. They would have been desperate, people were dying so fast, with Dependence the only one of their siblings still alive at the end of the mystery sickness that began by taking Thomas and perhaps ended with their sister Temperance Bowditch, married to John.
Dependence's eldest son, John, like Dependence, to survive the sickness, was reported to be a trapper and hunter, not just a farmer/miller.
The above is from information provided by Find A Grave contributor, JBrown, IA, MN, Calif, Austin TX – many thanks!