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Joseph Franklin 1713–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1713

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Chester, South Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Franklin

Mother: Catherine Stewart

Spouse(s): Sarah Walker

Children(s): Henry Franklin

Joseph Franklin was born in 1713 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Franklin And Catherine Ann Stewart. Joseph Franklin married Sarah Sary Jane Walker, and had children including Henry Bentley Franklin. Joseph Franklin passed away in 1778 in Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Franklin was born in 1713 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Franklin And Catherine Ann Stewart.
  • Joseph Franklin married Sarah Sary Jane Walker, and had children including Henry Bentley Franklin.
  • Joseph Franklin passed away in 1778 in Chester, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Franklin
1692–1721
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Stewart
1689–1760
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Walker
1712–1735
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Henry Franklin
1735–1760
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, South Carolina, Colonial America
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Joseph Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Franklin
1713–1778
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Franklin
1692–1721
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Catherine (Ann) Stewart
1689–1760
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Edward ((Captain) Franklin) Sr
1638–1694
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Mary Harris
1640–1704
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
William Stewart
1665–1717
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Jane (Elizabeth) Hardwick
1672–1732
, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Syderstone
1608–1677
Elizabeth London
1585–1677
George Hardwick
1648–1704
Mary Powell
1648–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Elmham
1575–1644
Dorothia Rudd
1582–1640
John Mountford
1582–1627
Elizabeth Mountford
1590–1627

Joseph Franklin's Descendants

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Joseph Franklin (1713–1778) m. Sarah ("Sary" Jane) Walker (1712–1735)
  1. 1. Henry (Bentley) Franklin 1735–1760 m. Elizabeth (Priscilla ("Ailcy")) Rogers 1728–1807
    1. 1. Thomas (Barton) Franklin 1760–1808 m. Jemima Morris 1766–1835
      1. 1. James (Benjamin) Franklin 1807–1884 m. Mary (G) Chapman 1816–1893
        1. 1. William (Plummer "W. P.") Franklin 1836–1907 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") McDowell 1838–1888 m. Rebecca (Aletha McDonald Pressley) Franklin 1861–1923 m. Rebecca (Aletha) McDonald 1859–1923
        2. 2. Benjamin (F "Bud") Franklin 1845–1908
        3. 3. James (H.) Franklin 1853–1914
        4. 4. Jemima Franklin 1856–1857
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Franklin 1858–1923
        6. 6. Robert (Baker "Babe") Franklin 1848–1918
        7. 7. Sarah (Caroline Franklin) Moore 1841–1910
        8. 8. Thomas (Harrison) Franklin 1839–1910 m. Mary (Casteria) Sprace 1844–1941 m. Matilda (J) Adkins 1841–
        9. 9. Eliza (A) Franklin 1849–1871
        10. 10. Mary (Alice Franklin) Adams 1862–1902
        11. 11. James (Claborne) Franklin 1852–
      2. 2. Henry Franklin 1786–1852
      3. 3. Frances Franklin 1789–1817
      4. 4. Elnora Franklin 1790–1831
      5. 5. Frances Franklin 1792–
      6. 6. Mary (Polly) Franklin 1794–1831
      7. 7. Ralph Franklin 1798–1860
      8. 8. Allen Franklin 1803–1884
      9. 9. William (Plummer) Franklin 1796–1855
      10. 10. Alice Franklin 1800–1892
      11. 11. Thomas Franklin 1788–1789
    2. 2. Owen Franklin 1760–1840

Joseph Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1713
1713
Birth of Joseph Franklin in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1778
1778
Age 65
Death of Joseph Franklin in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1713
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
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