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Chief Obediah William Franklin 1740–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1740

Birth Location: Cherokee Nation, North Carolina

Death Date: Aft. 1800

Death Location: Kentucky

Father: Capt. Franklin

Mother: Sarah Yates

Spouse(s): Princess Clan

Children(s): Caroline Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin

Chief Obediah William Franklin was born in 1740 in Cherokee Nation, North Carolina, the child of Capt Owen E Franklin And Sarah Ann Yates. In 1793, Chief Obediah William Franklin resided in Newsoms District, Wilkes Co., North Carolina. In 1799, Chief Obediah William Franklin resided in Cumberland Co., Kentucky. Chief Obediah William Franklin married Princess Rose Of The Tellico Bird Clan, and had children including Caroline Franklin, Elizabeth Jenny Be Toc E Franklin. Chief Obediah William Franklin passed away in 1800 in Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Chief Obediah William Franklin was born in 1740 in Cherokee Nation, North Carolina, the child of Capt Owen E Franklin And Sarah Ann Yates.
  • In 1793, Chief Obediah William Franklin resided in Newsoms District, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.
  • In 1799, Chief Obediah William Franklin resided in Cumberland Co., Kentucky.
  • Chief Obediah William Franklin married Princess Rose Of The Tellico Bird Clan, and had children including Caroline Franklin, Elizabeth Jenny Be Toc E Franklin.
  • Chief Obediah William Franklin passed away in 1800 in Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Chief Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Chief Franklin
1740–1800
Birth Place: Cherokee Nation, North Carolina
Parents
Capt. Owen E. Franklin
1720–1791
Amelia Co., Virginia
Sarah (Ann) Yates
1724–1794
Bedford, Bedford Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Lawrence Franklin
1680–1764
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia
Martha Mathis
1684–1722
Spotsylvania, Virginia
John (George Yates) III
1701–1773
Maryland
Mary (Anne) Guiney
1700–1730
Caroline Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Franklin
1655–1725
Elizabeth Erwin
1655–1732
Benjamin Mathis
1660–1722
Margaret Walker
1664–1734
John II
1674–1717
Rachel Warfield
1681–1709
Michael Guinney
1680–1743
Michael Jr.
1680–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Franklyn
1634–1688
Elizabeth Salmon
1635–1700
George I
1640–1691
Mary Stockett
1637–1698
Captain Warfield
1646–1703
Eleanor Browne
1649–1719
Michael Sr.
1642–1702
Katherine Deaver
1650–1710

Chief Franklin's Descendants

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Chief (Obediah William) Franklin (Abt. 1740–Aft. 1800) m. Princess (Rose of the Tellico Bird) Clan (Abt. 1735–1793)
  1. 1. Caroline Franklin 1756– m. Jacob ("Jake") Green 1758–
    1. 1. Henry (Jackson Patton) Franklin 1775–1851 m. Elizabeth ("Betty" Ann) Gibbs 1780–1804
      1. 1. Thomas (Isaac) Franklin 1804–1891
      2. 2. Lucy Franklin 1797–1880 m. Richard Sisson 1791–1851
      3. 3. Rev. (Henry) Franklin 1798–1880 m. Tabitha (J.) Gibbs 1804–
        1. 1. Hiram (Hodsen) Franklin 1828–1909 m. Rachel (Eslinger) Nathan 1828–1907
        2. 2. John Franklin 1833– m. Mary Maples 1832–
        3. 3. Henry Franklin 1820–1907 m. Levina (Ann) King 1824–1915
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Jenny "Be'toc'e") Franklin 1768–1850 m. James Boles 1717–

Chief Franklin's Timeline

4 Records

1740
Abt. 1740
Birth of Chief Obediah William Franklin in Cherokee Nation, North Carolina
Cherokee Nation, North Carolina
1793
1793
Age 53
Chief Obediah William Franklin resided here in Newsoms District, Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Newsoms District, Wilkes Co., North Carolina
1799
1799
Age 59
Chief Obediah William Franklin resided here in Cumberland Co., Kentucky
Cumberland Co., Kentucky
1800
Aft. 1800
Age 60
Death of Chief Obediah William Franklin in Kentucky
Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1740
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Newsoms District, Wilkes Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Cumberland Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1800
    Event Place: Kentucky

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