Nehemiah Franks Sr.
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Nehemiah Franks Sr. (abt. 1725 - 1799)

Nehemiah Franks Sr.
Born about in Charlotte, Colony of Virginiamap
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Husband of — married 1751 in Charlotte, Virginiamap
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Died at about age 74 in Wattsville, Laurens, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Nehemiah Franks Sr. was a Virginia colonist.
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Nehemiah Franks Sr. served with Civil Service, South Carolina during the American Revolution.

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Biography

Nehemiah was born June 20, 1725 in Charlotte, Virginia. The son of Robert Franks and Sarah Marshall. An alternate birth date & place from another source is of 1715 in Hampton, VA.

He married Mary Peake about 1751, in Laurens District, South Carolina.

Nehemiah went into service in South Carolina. Ancestor #: A041867. He was ranked as Civil Service, & Patriotic Service. [1] Service Description: 1) Petit Juror; Furnished Supplies.* US Sons of the American Revolution

FRANKS, NEHEMIAH, ACCOUNT AUDITED (FILE NO. 2545) OF CLAIMS GROWING OUT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1776 C. or later.
FRANKS, NEHEMIAH, PLAT FOR 110 ACRES ON LITTLE RIVER, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JONATHAN DOWNS. 12-13-1784.
FRANKS, NEHEMIAH, PLAT FOR 340 ACRES ON MAHARGS CREEK, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY ROBERT HANNA. 12-16-1784.
FRANKS, NEHEMIAH, PLAT FOR 80 ACRES ON BRANCH OF LITTLE RIVER, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JONATHAN DOWNS. 12-17-1784.

1790 Census

By 1790, in Laurens, Nehemiah was widowed. [2]

Death

Nehemiah passed away November 6, 1799.[3]

Funeral

His funeral, held on Thursday, 7 November 1799, was documented in the journal of Rev. Francis Asbury. It was officiated by Asbury and Rev. Jesse Lee. The following passage is taken from Journal of Rev. Francis Asbury: Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Volume II, pp. 431,432, with original punctuation excepting boldface of the Franks name:

"Thursday, 7. We rode sixteen miles in haste to attend the funeral of Nehemiah Franks, an aged man, who, we hope, died in the Lord: Jesse Lee preached the funeral sermon; after which I made an improvement upon Joseph's prophecy, Gen. xl, 24: "And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; and God will surely visit you." I made some observations on his typical and gracious character; his early piety, his persecution from his brethren, his scenes of adversity, imprisonment, exposure to death, and slavery; his piety in prosperity and worldly honour; an example for us; how God visited the Israelites, and how he hath visited the people of America.

Saturday and Sunday. Quarterly meeting at Bramblett's; I made a discourse upon Titus ii, 3; we had a good season. I only gave an exhortation on the Sabbath. We are now at the widow Bramblett's, ten miles from the widow Frank's [sic]." -Funeral information added by descendant Joyce Henley, on 7 May 2017.

Find A Grave: Memorial #152971432 is for Nehemiah Franks.

Name: Nehemiah Franks. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Born 1715 Washington Parish, Westmorland, Virginia Colony. [4] [7]

Died 06 NOV 1799. Wattsville, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America. [4] [6] [7]

Residence 1790 Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

Buried Wattsville, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America. [6]

Military Service: 16 Jul 1777. Virginia, USA. [5]

Marriage Husband Nehemiah Franks. Wife Mary Nancy Peake. Marriage 1751 Charlotte, Virginia, United States. [8]

Research Notes

Conflicting data on birth. If he was born in June of 1725 then that may have been the reason Sarah Marshall Franks died....in childbirth.

  • Born about 1715 in Washington Parish, Westmorland, Virginia Colony
  • Born about Jun 1725 in Charlotte, Colony of Virginia

DNA

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 10.2 cM segment on chromosome 7, consisting of Audrey Lee Crockett and JF, her 8th cousin, and MFC, her 8th cousin 1x removed. (JF and MFC are 8th cousins 1x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Frank and Eunice Beasley, the 7x great grandparents of both Audrey Lee Crockett and JF and 8x great grandparents of MFC. DNA test taker Audrey Lee Crockett is the 5x great granddaughter of Nehemiah Franks, the son of Robert Frank, the son of the common ancestors Robert Frank & Eunice Beasley.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 12.0 cM segment on chromosome 8, consisting of Audrey Lee Crockett and JDF, her 8th cousin, and MC, her 8th cousin 1x removed. (JDF and MC are 8th cousins 1x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Marshall and Martha Sherwood, the 7x great grandparents of both Audrey Lee Crockett and JDF and 8x great grandparents of MC. DNA test taker Audrey Lee Crockett is the 5x great granddaughter of Nehemiah Franks, the son of Sarah Marshall, the daughter of the common ancestors Thomas Marshall & Martha Sherwood.

Sources

  1. ↑ Hendrix & Lindsay, Jury Lists of South Carolina 1778-1779, PP 76, 81, 92; Salley & Wates, Stub Entries To Indents, Books U-W, P 263, Liber W. #452
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-VH6 : Thu Jul 20 17:35:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Nehemiah Frank, 1790.
  3. ↑ Family History information as gathered by Mary Atkins, Sunday, March 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Source: #S59486605 Volume: 323 Ancestry Record 2204 #631202
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Source: #S59503221 Ancestry Record 4282 #936236
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Source: #S59397496 Ancestry Record 60525 #126126249
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Source: #S59463773 Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Hampton; Birth state: VA Ancestry Record 4725 #4092297
  8. ↑ Source: #S59463773 Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Hampton; Birth state: VA Ancestry Record 4725 #4092297
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 Mar 2018), "Record of FRANKS, NEHEMIAH", Ancestor # A041867.
  • South Carolina Department of Archives & History - [1]

Acknowledgments

  • Source: S59397431 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 110439821
  • Source: S59397431 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 186619319
  • Source: S59397496 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525
  • Source: S59503221 U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 4282




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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nehemiah 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 Nehemiah:

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Images: 5
US Sons of the American Revolution-Nehemiah Franks, Uploaded by Mary Atkins 30 Dec 2015
US Sons of the American Revolution-Nehemiah Franks, Uploaded by Mary Atkins 30 Dec 2015
DAR - Nehemiah Franks, Uploaded by Mary Atkins 30 Dec 2015
DAR - Nehemiah Franks, Uploaded by Mary Atkins 30 Dec 2015
Nehemiah Franks Image 5
Nehemiah Franks Image 5
Nehemiah Franks Signature
Nehemiah Franks Signature
Franks in the 1800 Laurens County Census
Franks in the 1800 Laurens County Census


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Gaulden-7 Mags Gaulden
You should look into connecting your DNA Group Project to WikiTree. I have connected several of mine as well as some others. WikiTrees DNA features are a great compliment to these types of data driven projects. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:DNA_Group_Projects
posted by Mags Gaulden
Gaulden-7 Mags Gaulden
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posted by Mags Gaulden
edited by Mags Gaulden
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Crockett-3764 Audrey Lee Crockett
Yes, I saw that match with Weston Hinton as well. Also, S. Boyce (my 7th cousin once removed) is two generations farther back than Weston Hinton (my 5th cousin once removed) yet I match her at a greater level of cM's 11.6 vs 7.3. Which proves my point about randomness in atDNA and its distribution throughout the generations. atDNA can and does go back farther than the 4th great grandparents.

The WikiTree DNA Confirmation Triangulation Tool allows testing comparisons up to the 8th great grandparents. This is proven by my atDNA tests that I posted on the Franks and Marshall profiles. As I stated in my earlier posting, atDNA is randomly passed down so that is why some match more cM's at a closer or more distant relationship than others. I am the project manager for the Crockett DNA Surname Project at FTDNA and a trained scientist so I understand Y-DNA, mtDNA and atDNA very well. I post all my DNA results on the profiles as that is what the DNA Confirmation Tool says to do. There does not have to be endogamy for a larger cM amount to appear. It is luck of the draw so to speak. However, I am a multiple Sonnier and Hebert descendant so my atDNA cM results are larger than those that are not multiple descendants. My Acadian ancestors married within the families and cousins married cousins.

The Shared cM Project Chart

https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Relationship_Chart_FINAL_August_2017.jpg

posted by Audrey Lee Crockett
edited by Audrey Lee Crockett
Crockett-3764 Audrey Lee Crockett
Understanding Autosomal DNA Results

Autosomal DNA is not passed down evenly as is Y-DNA and mtDNA. The amount of autosomal DNA inherited from more distant ancestors is randomly shuffled up in a process called recombination and the percentage of autosomal DNA coming from each ancestor is diluted with each new generation. Here is a perfect example. I matched S. Boyce listed in the above DNA test with 11.6 cM on the 3rd chromosome and did not match Annette DeCourcy and M. Knight Van Deusen on any chromosomes. We are all direct descendants of Nehemiah Franks, Sr. etc. I also did not match Joe Baker another descendant of Nehemiah Franks, Sr. I did not match my 3rd Crockett cousin on Ancestry but knew she was my proven cousin through records. We both matched many of the same cousins which made me realize that she just did not get enough of the same chromosomes passed down to her as I did for us to match. Ancestry tells people not to panic when this happens but to look for atDNA matches of people that both of you match and know are proven descendants of your ancestor. That way you will know you are kin.

https://isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA_statistics

Autosomal DNA statistics From ISOGG Wiki Autosomal DNA statistics describe the connection between the genealogical relationship between two people and the amount of autosomal DNA which they share. Understanding this connection is critical to interpreting the results of an autosomal DNA test.

Autosomal DNA is inherited equally from both parents. The amount of autosomal DNA inherited from more distant ancestors is randomly shuffled up in a process called recombination and the percentage of autosomal DNA coming from each ancestor is diluted with each new generation.

When interpreting autosomal DNA statistics, one must be careful to distinguish between the distribution of shared DNA for given relationships and the distribution of relationships for given amounts of shared DNA. For example, known second cousins on average share 212.5 centiMorgans (cMs), but in extreme cases can actually share as little as 47 cMs or as much as 760 cMs. Conversely, the relationship between pairs of individuals sharing 212.5 cMs has been found to be anywhere between aunt-or-uncle/niece-or-nephew and third cousin once removed.

posted by Audrey Lee Crockett
edited by Audrey Lee Crockett
Gaulden-7 Mags Gaulden
Franks-2497 and Franks-1025 are not ready to be merged because: Could there be Two separate Nehemiah Franks families in the same area?
posted by Mags Gaulden
edited by Mags Gaulden
Parker-36732 Neal Parker
Franks-2497 and Franks-1025 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same mother, same wife, similar dates
posted by Neal Parker
Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Franks-2497 and Franks-1025 appear to represent the same person because: they share the exact same death date, the same mother and the same spouse.
posted by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
I have changed the father to reflect the husband of his mother.
posted by Robin Lee
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
The father on this profile is incorrect. It should be Robert Frank, the husband of Sarah Marshall. The current father shown was 100 years old when he was born....may be his grandfather.
posted by Robin Lee
Atkins-2361 Mary Atkins
The name comes up more times as Franks than it does as Frank. And Nehemiah Franks-1025 has been on WikiTree since 2013.
posted by Mary Atkins
Fryman-119 Marlena Fryman
Franks-1025 and Frank-2912 appear to represent the same person because: same
posted by Marlena Fryman
Atkins-2361 Mary Atkins
Franks-1086 and Franks-1025 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate.
posted by Mary Atkins
Nally-4 Rebecca Elizabeth (Nally) Syphers (1943-2023)
There seem to be some illogical dates - parents seem to have died about 5 years before this son was born. I had detached him because of the illogical dates, but added the son back. I merged the parents because I had been added to their trusted lists and the merges had reached the 30 day default.
posted by Rebecca Elizabeth (Nally) Syphers (1943-2023)
Pike-2301 Eddie Pike
Franks-1494 and Franks-1086 merged on 21 Feb 2016,
posted by Eddie Pike
Gaulden-7 Mags Gaulden
Franks-1494 and Franks-1086 appear to represent the same person because: And we need to merge these two Nehemiah's as well. Thanks very much, Mags
posted by Mags Gaulden
Gaulden-7 Mags Gaulden
Hey Melinda,

I would like to add our mutual ancester, Nehemiah Franks to the US Southern Colonies Project.

Also, I just found some orphaned profiles that seem to match our Nehemiah and his possible spouse, Mary Peake. What do you think? Are you aware of a child - Sarah? I notice there is an SAR application for this other Nehemiah Franks.

Mags

posted by Mags Gaulden

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