— born in SC:
5.  Moses FRENCH, b. 14 Aug 1791; m. Sarah ELDER; ca. 1815, moved to Jefferson Co., TN (descendants still live there)
6.  Ruth FRENCH, b. 18 Aug 1793; m. James BERRY
7.  Sarah FRENCH, b. 10 Apr 1795; m. William BERRY
8.  Elizabeth FRENCH, b. 11 Oct 1797
9.  Lafford FRENCH, b. 1799/1800 or 3 Feb 1802

Except for Moses, Lafford's sons are said to have all moved to KY.

1.  Family Group Sheet compiled by Georgie Tolleson and Betty Ann (Matthiesen) Cogliati.

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1790 (Broderbund CD-311):  not found.

3a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312).  Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched). 

1800

French, Lafford

SC

Spartanburg Dist.

p. 179

30011-1210100

3b.  1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #24 of 89; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1800

SC

Spartanburg Dist.

Roll 50

p. 179

Ln. 16

Lafford French

12101-30011-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	9 or under	1790-1800	= Moses (b. 1791)
2 males	10-15	1784-1790	= James (b. 1788) = Joseph (b. 1785)
1 male	16-25	1774-1784	= William (b. 1783)
1 male	45 or over	in or bef. 1755	= Lafford (b. 1753)
3 females	9 or under	1790-1800	= Elizabeth (b. 1797) = Sarah (b. 1795) = Ruth (b. 1793)
1 female	26-44	1755-1774	= Wife-1
1 female	45 or over	in or bef. 1755	= mother? mother-in-law?

Daughter, Mary, must have married.  Listed one line above Betsy FRENCH (21200-00110-00).

4.  1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 46; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810

SC

Spartanburg Dist.

Roll 61

p. 184/362

Ln. 7

Leaford French

11001-10010-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	9 or under	1800-1810	= Lafford Jr. (b. 1802/3)
1 male	10-15	1794-1800	= Moses? (b. 1791)
1 male	45 or over	by 1765	= Lafford (b. 1753)
1 female	9 or under	1800-1810	=
1 female	26-44	1765-1784	= Wife-2: Elizabeth (b. 1777)

Where are the girls born 1790-1800?  When their mother died, did they go to live with grandparents or other kin?

5.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.

6.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #173 of 178 — indexed "Lfford French"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830

NC

Rutherford Co.

Roll 124

p. 539

Ln. 4

Lafford French

011 000 000 100 - 000 100 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	5-9	1820-1825	=
1 male	10-14	1815-1820	=
1 male	70-79	1750-1760	= Lafford (b. 1753)
1 female	15-19	1810-1815	=
1 female	40-49	1780-1790	= Elizabeth (b. 1777)

Listed one line above John FRENCH (æ 20-30).

7.  Carl Ramsey.  Ancestors of Carl Allan Ramsey.  [link died — database now at WorldConnect]

Rev. War Records of Lafford names bros William, Joseph, Simon who all served in Col. Roebuck's Reg. of S.C. Militia, living Pendleton Dist, S.C.  He moved to N.C. and died there whereas the others went to KY.

8.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

9.  Messages in the French Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).