Thomas French (1639-1699), a Quaker, married twice and immigrated from England to Burlington County, New Jersey in 1677. He held various political offices in the colony, including Deputy Governor and then Governor of New Jersey. Descendants and relatives lived in New Jersey, New England, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and elsewhere. Includes some family history and genealogy of ancestors in England to about 1066 A.D.

William French (b.1603) and his family emigrated from England in 1624 on the ship "Defence" to Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas French of Halstead, County Essex, England. William and his wife Elizabeth were married in about 1623. William is a descendant of "Thomas French the elder, of Weathersfield, County Essex, England, [who] died [in] 1599".--P. 21. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and elsewhere. Includes some ancestry in England.