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Peter Franks 1791–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Dec 1791

Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 Aug 1866

Death Location: Liberty Hill, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Andrew Franks

Mother: Celia McKenzie

Spouse(s): Rachel 4GGM

Children(s): John Franks

Peter Franks was born in 1791 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Franks And Celia Siley Mckenzie. Peter Franks married Rachel Susan Hitt 4Ggm, and had children including John Franks. Peter Franks passed away in 1866 in Liberty Hill, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Franks was born in 1791 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Franks And Celia Siley Mckenzie.
  • Peter Franks married Rachel Susan Hitt 4Ggm, and had children including John Franks.
  • Peter Franks passed away in 1866 in Liberty Hill, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Franks
1756–1834
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Celia McKenzie
1761–1839
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel 4GGM
1792–1869
Birth Location: Wilkes, Jefferson, Georgia
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Children(s)

John Franks
1816–1860
Birth Location: Missouri
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Peter Franks's Ancestors

Self
Peter Franks
1791–1866
Birth Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Franks
1756–1834
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Celia (Siley) McKenzie
1761–1839
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Miller [Franks]) Franck
1721–1790
Craven, Jones County, North Carolina Colony
Allen (McKenzie) (McKinsey)
1739–1813
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rabbi Frank
1682–1744
David Mckenzie
1710–1775
Elizabeth Hay
1717–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Augustus Francke
1663–1727
Catherine VonWorm
1670–1730

Peter Franks's Descendants

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Peter Franks (06 Dec 1791–14 Aug 1866) m. Rachel (Susan Hitt) 4GGM (04 Apr 1792–02 Oct 1869)
  1. 1. John Franks 1816–1860 m. Elizabeth (C.) Koonce 1819–1863
    1. 1. Newton (F) Franks 1847–1892 m. Henrietta (Louise “Etta” ⬇️) NORMAN 1853–1919
      1. 1. Julia (Angelina Franks) HIgh 1885–1988 m. William (Walter) High 1880–1960
        1. 1. Gladys (High) Crouch 1904– m. George (Alic Crouch) Sr 1900–1984

Peter Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1791
06 Dec 1791
Birth of Peter Franks in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1866
14 Aug 1866
Age 75
Death of Peter Franks in Liberty Hill, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Liberty Hill, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1791
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Liberty Hill, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
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