Asa
Franklin
Born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Gideon Franklin
[uncertain]
and Mary (Chaffee) Dyer
[uncertain]
Brother of
Daniel Franklin, David Franklin [half], Molly (Franklin) Dyer [half], Hannah Franklin [half], Gideon Franklin [half] and Oliver Franklin [half]
Husband of
Sarah (Paine) Franklin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Chaffee) Read
— married
25 Jan 1768 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Franklin) Waterman, Benjamin Franklin, Amy (Franklin) York, James Franklin and Henry Paine Franklin
Died
at age 61
in Providence, Rhode Island, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2015
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Biography
Ensign Asa Franklin served with Providence County Militia, Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.
Asa Franklin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A041700.
Asa was born 28 Jan 1739 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.[1][2]
He was married 25 Jan 1768 in Rehobth, Bristol County, Massachusetts to Martha Read.[3]
Asa Franklin was an Ensign in Providence Alarm Company and a private in Peter Burlingame's Co, Col Mathewson Reg't. [4][5]
He appears as head of household in Providence in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island[6] noting the following household members:
- males)over 16:2 ; under 16:3
- females) over 16: 3 ; under 16:1[6]
Asa died 26 Jan 1801 and is buried in Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births, Deaths, with Supplement containing the Record of 1896, Colonial Returns, Lists of the Early Settlers, Purchasers, Freemen, Inhabitants, the Soldiers serving in Philip's War and the Revolution.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- ↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-4MY5 : 20 April 2016), Franklin and Martha Read, 25 Jan 1768; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.
- ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970:
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 4, 2017), "Record of Asa Franklin", Ancestor # A041700.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 1774 Rhode Island Census, Providence, Page 16, Entry 17 -- Asa Franklin; citing transcription by Cherry Fletcher Bamberg.
- ↑ Tombstone of Asa Franklin, died 26 Jan 1801 at Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission website.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Asa by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Asa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Asa by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Asa:
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~0.78%
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch TS6911981 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ginger (Peasley) West :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Victoria (Kearney) Hensler :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Debra (Robinson) Friend :
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~0.39%
Carl Robinson :
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