Francis had a cousin: Jacob Street (c1790-?) from Pitminster, England who moved to Newfoundland, Canada around 1820.
Richard Treat (1584 - 1669) and his son Robert Treat (1622 – 1710), who went on to be an American politician, lived in the village.
He resigned his congregations to succeed James as minister at Fullwood (or Pitminster), near Taunton.