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William Franks 1774–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 February 1774

Birth Location: District Ninety Six, SC, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1836

Death Location: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA

Father: Nehemiah Franks

Mother: Mary 1693-1737?

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William Franks was born in 1774 in District Ninety Six, SC, South Carolina, USA, the child of Nehemiah Franks And Mary Peake Another Mother Mary Ladel 1693 1737. William Franks passed away in 1836 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William Franks was born in 1774 in District Ninety Six, SC, South Carolina, USA, the child of Nehemiah Franks And Mary Peake Another Mother Mary Ladel 1693 1737.
  • William Franks passed away in 1836 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA.

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William Franks's Ancestors

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William Franks
1774–1836
Birth Place: District Ninety Six, SC, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Nehemiah Franks
1730–1799
Charlotte, Virginia
Mary (Peake Another Mother Mary Ladel) 1693-1737?
1730–1780
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert (B) Peake
1684–1737
Market Weston, Suffolk, England
Hannah Hunt
1693–1791
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Peake
1641–1690
Elizabeth Steggall
1660–1686
Ephraim Hunt
1661–1694
Rebeckah Wilson
1664–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1774
17 February 1774
Birth of William Franks in District Ninety Six, SC, South Carolina, USA
District Ninety Six, SC, South Carolina, USA
1836
28 December 1836
Age 62
Death of William Franks in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 February 1774
    Event Place: District Ninety Six, SC, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1836
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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