James
Franklin
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hammond) Franklin
— married
about 17 Apr 1695 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
[uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died about
at about age 71
in Swansea, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
There is no James, son of Thomas and Jane, mentioned in the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.[1] Please DO NOT link to parents without citing legitimate (non family tree) sources. Thank you.
James and an unknown wife,[2] had the following children:
- James Franklin was born 08 Jul 1682 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[3]
- Lydia Franklin was born 18 Jun 1688 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[4]
- Abel Franklin was born 18 May 1690 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[5]
He married a second wife, Elizabeth Hammon on 17 Apr 1695 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[6][7] Note that this second source states his first wife's name was unknown.[2]
James had been a soldier in Phillip's War. On 9 December 1675 he was one of Captain Samuel Moseley's volunteer troopers and was present at the Great Swamp Fight later that month. On 24 August 1676 he had served under Captain Daniel Henchman in Captain Thomas Brattle's Company.[8] On 24 August 1676 his pay was assigned at Braintree, Massachusetts. This would indicate that at that date he was probably a resident of that town. He was evidently a young man at the time of the war. James was living in Rhode Island in October 1693 when he bought land in Dartmouth. In 1706 he was of Swansey. In 1710 he was styled "cordwainer" and was of Reheboth, but by 1716 had returned to Swansea. It seems probably that James Franklin was a brother of John Franklin of Swansea, cordwainer, who with his wife Ruth sold land there in 1717 and James Franklin was a witness.[9]
In the early 1700s, James sold land several times in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. On 4 Aug 1705, he sold land to John Brown. [10] On 7 Mar 1709, he sold land to Nathaniel Kingsley. [11] On 4 Oct 1716, he sold land to his son James Franklin Jr. [12]
On 28 May 1717, he witnessed a deed for John Franklin (probably a relative, possibly his brother ?) in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[13]
Sources
- ↑ Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, With Notes And a Continuation. Boston: Tappan and Dennet, 1844. p. 546
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland. 1985. p282.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TCT5 : 5 November 2017), James Franklin in entry for James Franklin, 08 Jul 1682; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-4P4X : 5 November 2017), James Franklin in entry for Lydia Franklin, 18 Jun 1688; citing Birth, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 574,870.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-4PH2 : 5 November 2017), James Franklin in entry for Abel Franklin, 18 May 1690; citing Birth, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 574,870.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-Y8XV : 3 June 2020), James Ffrancklin and Elizabeth Hammon, 17 Apr 1695; citing Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 903,395.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC81-KBN : 7 March 2020), Fames Franklin, 1695.
- ↑ Bodge, George M. Soldiers in King Philip's War. p. 477.
- ↑ Volume 105 of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register contains the following information, which was originally copied from "Short History of West Ferries of Jamestown", by Susan Braley Franklin.
- ↑ See attachments: Sale of Land, James Franklin to John Brown P.1 and Sale of Land, James Franklin to John Brown P.2.
- ↑ See attachment: Sale of Land, James Franklin to Nathaniel Kingsley
- ↑ See attached Sale of Land, James Franklin to James Franklin Jr. P.1 and Sale of Land, James Franklin to James Franklin Jr. P.2
- ↑ See attached Sale of Land, John & Ruth Franklin, Witness James Franklin to Nathaniel Paine P.1 and Sale of Land, John & Ruth Franklin, Witness James Franklin to Nathaniel Paine P.2
- Moriarty, G. Andrews. Some Notes on Eighteenth Century Block Island. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (1951), 105:256.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-H6XV : 20 May 2014), Bristol > Dartmouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1667-1788 > image 12 of 201; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Duplicate of sources for children above already cited singularly.
See Also:
- Franklin, Benjamin W. Descendants of James Franklin of Massachusetts c1765. 1996. Bonita Springs, Florida.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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The other source is of a marriage intent in Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, between a Eunice Barnes, and James Franklin (who did die in 1746), who I believe may be the son (not the father) of James Franklin who married Martha Ormsby. This one should not be confused with a James Franklin "of Providence," who married Hannah Talman or Tolman, and had children in Providence, Attleboro, and Scituate. Both of these James Franklin's are mentioned on the same page in the Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Vol. 06: Bristol County: Births, Marriages, Deaths; Barrington - intentions and marriages records, but they are different James'. I believe that James and Martha's son, James, born 16 Dec 1709, is the one that married Eunice Barnes. They had three children, at least, born in Barrington, RI, and Rehoboth, Mass.
Here is the full Boston Transcript item: Boston Transcript 12 Sept 1923 (1045) "Who was James Franklin - - (d.1746). Dartmouth 1682, wife Uni. Uni appt. admin 4 Nov 1746. Children 1.) James b.8 July 1682. m.1705, Martha. In Swansea until 1738-9, then Scituate, RI. He d.21 Oct 1756. 9 children: Philip; Lydia; James; Gideon; Ichabod b.1 July 1713; Abigail; Elisha; Mary; Uriel 2.) Dan 3.) Lydia 4.) Abel."