Thomas Franklin (1704 - 1773)

Born 20 Jan 1704 in Flushing, Queens, New York Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Pearsall — married about 12 Oct 1727 in Westbury Friends' Meeting - Long Island, New York Colony

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1773 at age 69 in Rye, Westchester, New York Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Franklin was born 20 Jan 1704.^[1][2]

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

A Quaker, he was the son of Henry Franklin.^[3]

He married Mary Pearsall, daughter of Nathaniel Pearsall, on 28 Feb 1827/8,^[3] and the couple had the following known children: ^[4]

1. Sarah Franklin (Corse) was born about 1729 ^[4]
2. Walter Franklin was born 11 Dec 1728.^{[3] [4]}
3. John Franklin as born about 1732 and died 29 Aug 1801.^{[3] [4]}
4. Thomas Franklin (Rhoads) was born about 1733 ^[4]
5. Henry Franklin was born about 1733
6. Joshua Franklin was born about 1735
7. Mary Franklin (Wistar) was born about 1736 ^[4]
8. Samuel Franklin was born about 1737 ^[4]
9. James Franklin was born about 1741 ^[4]

Thomas died died 25 Dec 1773.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas Franklin, born 20 Jan 1704, died 25 Dec 1773 in Rye, New York. Wife: Mary Pearsall, daughter of Nathaniel Pearsall and Martha Seaman. From the "History and genealogy of the Cock, Cocks, Cox family, descended from James and Sarah Cock, of Killingworth upon Matinecock, in the township of Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y" by Cocks, George William, published 1914. See online at https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00cock/page/16/mode/2up
2. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1873) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 37 Ancestry.com. New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7831&h=249083&ssrc=pt&tid=82703078&pid=260042591417&usePUB=true
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol III. Edwards Brothers Incorporated. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1940. p13 (section information/explanation, p126-p127.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} The Will of Henry Franklin lists his children: Walter Franklin, Sarah Corsa, John Franklin, Mary Wistar, Samuel Franklin, Thomas Franklin, James Franklin See attached: Will of Thomas Franklin, See online at Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L992-M45J?i=53&cc=1920234&cat=93709

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• "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000," for Thomas Franklin Cock, Cocks, Cox.History and genealogy of the Cock, Cocks, Cox family, descended from James and Sarah Cock, of Killingworth Upon Matinecock, IN. The Township of Oysterbay, Long Island, New York. Privately Printed, New York, 1914.