Offin French

   Another name for Offin was Offin French.

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Research of J. Brown on www.rootsweb.com -
History of Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire
Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1885, 1108 pgs.
page 202
OFFIN FRENCH was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. On his return from the army he married and moved to Bradford, making the journey on horseback. He bought a lot of wild land and cleared a farm, and built the house where he spent the remainder of his days, and where all his twelve children were born. The farm is a little east of the centre of the town, next beyond that of Joshua Jewett, and is now owned by the widow of Elder Holmes. Some of his neighbors were Timothy Emerson, Captain Sawyer, Josiah, father of Rial Rowe, Nehemiah Colby and Mr. Hales. Ten of his children lived past middle age; two died young. His children were:
1. Offin, married Phebe Eaton, lived awhile in Canada; removed to Newbury; had four children
2. Ruana, married Jonathan Muzzy, of Weare, they had three children
3. Paskey, died unmarried
4. Sceers [Sears], married James Gilmore of Hillsborough; died there
5. Daniel, married Abigail, daughter of John Cressy, of Bradford; lived on his father's farm until 1833. He then bought a farm of Hazeltine, who moved to Ohio. He afterwards sold his farm to Eben wright, and moved into the village. His children were,--(1) Mary Jane (married Joshua P. Marshall); (2) Ira, married Hester Goewey of Lansingburg NY, was engaged in trade in Bradford several years, removed to Lansingburg NY and died there in May 1883. His only daughter Hattie was born in Bradford ; (3) Sabria A., married Frederick son of Stephen Cheney and lived on the west side of Massasecum Lake; (4) Christina P. married Thomas Little, settled in Bradford NH; (5) John, married Emma, daughter of Ward Day, lived in Bradford.
6. Phebe, became the 2d wife of Jonathan Muzzy of Weare NH
7. Susan, married Jonathan Peaslee of Weare NH
8. James, m. Hannah Eaton, settled in Alexandria NH; afterwards removed to Michigan and died there.
9. Judith, died in Hillsborough NH; unmarried
10. Aaron, at the age of twenty-one removed to Charlestown MA; removed from there to Providence R.I. where he deals in honey; unmarried

Offin married Susannah Pressy in 1790.