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Thomas French

Ancestry of
Thomas French

(c1587 - c1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1639


Who was Thomas French?

Thomas French was a Great Migration immigrant who arrived in New England by 1639. The Great Migration includes immigrants to New England who arrived between the Mayflower in 1620 and the beginning of the English Civil War in 1640. The first wave of immigrants consisted largely of Puritans, who left England in search of religious freedom and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Over the next few decades, thousands of people from England, Scotland, and other parts of Europe made the journey to New England, bringing with them their skills, customs, and cultures. The immigrants played a key role in shaping American society and politics, and many of their descendants went on to play important roles in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Thomas French

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George Albert Smith

8th President of the Mormon Church

7th great-grandson

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Abigail Johnson

President and CEO of Fidelity Investments

9th great-grandniece
via Jacob French

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Edward C. Johnson II

Founder of Fidelity Investments

7th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

7th great-grandson

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George Herbert

8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)

11th great-grandson

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William French

(c1604 - 1681)
Defence passenger 1635

Nephew
via Jacob French

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John French

(c1610 - 1645/6)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637

Nephew
via Jacob French

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Paul Walker

TV and Movie Actor

9th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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James Taylor

Singer-Songwriter

9th great-grandson

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Brewster H. Shaw

NASA Astronaut

8th great-grandson

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Albert G. Spalding

Co-Founder of Spalding Sporting Goods Co.

8th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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Sumner Sewall

58th Governor of Maine

9th great-grandson

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Jonathan Bush

Co-founder and CEO of athenahealth

10th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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Billy Bush

TV Personality and Host

10th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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John Forbes Nash, Jr.

“A Beautiful Mind” Mathematician

8th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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Charlie Day

TV and Movie Actor

11th great-grandson

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Alice French

(aka Octave Thanet)
Novelist and Short Story Writer

7th great-grandniece
via Jacob French

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Ava Michelle

Model and Actress

11th great-grandniece
via Jacob French

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Henry A. Wallace

33rd U.S. Vice-President

9th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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James Spader

TV and Movie Actor

9th great-grandson

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George W. Bush

43rd U.S. President

10th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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Charles A. Pillsbury

Co-Founder of C.A. Pillsbury Co.

7th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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Sam Waterston

Stage, TV and Movie Actor

9th great-grandson

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Eli Whitney

Inventor of the Cotton Gin

3rd great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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Dick Cheney

46th U.S. Vice-President

10th great-grandnephew
via Jacob French

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