Mary Erwin (abt. 1778 - 1820)

Descendants

Died 1820 at about age 42 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Polly Erwin was born about 1778.

She married John Franklin on on 2 Aug 1799 in Blount, Tennessee. ^[1] They had seven children,^[2] and all of the children were named in John's war pension application. ^[3]

1. WesleyFranklin was born about 1790 in North Carolina.
2. Cynthia Franklin was born about 1790 in North Carolina.^[3]
3. David Franklin was born about 1792 in North Carolina.^[3]
4. Nancy Franklin was born about 1794 in North Carolina.^[3]
5. Benjamin Franklin was born about 1796 in North Carolina.^[3]
6. Phoebe Franklin was born about 1800 in North Carolina.^[3]
7. Hermann Franklin was born about 1805 in North Carolina.^[3]
8. Anderson Franklin was born about 1806 in North Carolina.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4G-7LB : 4 December 2014), John Franklin and Polly Irwin, 02 Aug 1799; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 62, Blount, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ Franklin Family Researchers, Vol 6, page 13, "A Mystery Story: The Case Of the Origins of John Franklin, Sr. (1729-1819 of Burke County, North Carolina"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} John Franklin Jr. Pension Application from Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Roster (http://revwarapps.org/r3756.pdf). His pension application contains a court record from June 23, 1853 which states that John Franklin had the following children:
   • Abraham Franklin,
   • Pheba Erwin,
   • Peggy Coleman,
   all of whom were living in Burke County in 1853
   • David Franklin,
   • Benjamin Franklin,
   • Harman Franklin,
   • Anderson Franklin,
   • John Franklin,
   • Levi Franklin,
   • Samuel Franklin
   • Cynthia Winkler,
   • Nancy Stone,
   all of whom had moved to the west, and it was unknown (in 1853) whether all were still living.
   • His entire set of Revolutionary War records can be downloaded from: http://trackingyourroots.com/FranklinGenetics/research/NorthCarolina/BurkeCounty/JohnFranklinRevWar.zip

Acknowledgments

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