Stephen French

Ancestors

Died 1772 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

• Wife: Phebe Summers^[1]

On 2 March 1773, the widow Phebe asked for the right of dower from his estate.^[2]

His will is dated 11 July 1772 and proved on 13 August 1772 in Fairfield. He mentions his wife Phebe and her "Mother Morris", his son Thomas Curtiss French, his daughter, Mary Morris French, his son Gershom Wells French, his son John Summers French, and his brother Samuel French.^[3]

The widow Phebe's distribution was recorded on 5 May 1773.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) Vol. 2, page 348
2. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93Q-4  : 21 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 419, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 16, 1767-1775, Page 322.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93S-4 : 22 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 460, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 16, 1767-1775, Page 402-403.
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-YPYN : 27 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 417, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 18, 1775-1776, Pages 227-228.