Andrew Franks
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Andrew Franks (abt. 1754 - abt. 1834)

Andrew Franks
Born about in , Wake, NCmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 12 Jan 1780 in , Wake, NCmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 80 in , Natchitoches, LAmap
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Andrew was born about 1754. Andrew Franks ... He passed away about 1834. [1]

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Andrew was born about 1851 in Wake County, North Carolina, the son of Jacob Franks and Flora McPherson. As of February 1776 he was serving in the Revolutionary War as a Drummer in Continental Line, North Carolina Brigade. He married Celia SileyMcCinsey on 12 Jan 1780 in Wake Co, NC . It is not clear whether Andrew severed a second time, but his name also appears on the Army Accounts of the N.C Line settlement papers for the period of September 1784 to February 1786. Andrew is apparently had wonder lust; Before the end of the 18th century, the family was in or near what became Cape Girardeau District of Missouri after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. By 1818 the family was in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana where he died 22 March 1836.

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  1. Entered by Bettye Richard, Jun 4, 2013

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  • Jimmie J. Logan Pedigee as submitted to SMGF but modified by them as of 16 Nov 2007.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor Search, Andrew Franks (Ancestor #: A041853). http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_.
  • Davis, Gail Felts, editor, German Carolinians in the Lineage of Emmett Rendol Felts (Shreveport, VA: Moore Printing, 1982), p42.
  • Abstract of Army Accounts of N.C. Line Settled by Commissioners at Halifax from 1st September 1784 to 1st February 1786, designating by who claims were receipted.
  • Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 April 2018), memorial page for Andrew Franks (1751–1834), Find A Grave Memorial no. 125272508, citing Franks Cemetery, Couley, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Ralph Franks (contributor 47398679) .

Research Notes

Andrew Franks Information Source: Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina Compiled by D.A.R. of North Carolina Durham, N.C. 1932 (12,709p.):336,526

Source: Conveyance Records of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Book A Page 6 "26 October 1808 - Gregory Michael Rousseau Villejoin to James Murphy Deed of Bargain and Sale of Plantation in the Parish of Catahoula at the fork of Bushley Creek. Land was opened and claimed by ANDREW FRANKS in February 1805 and sold by FRANKS to Frederick Foy December 1807 - price 10,000 weight of seed cotton. /s/ Gregory Michael Rousseau Villejoin Witness: David Dunagan, Frederick Foy Recorded 17 January 1809"


Source: "History of Bienville Parish" Vol. 1 Published 1984 Article submitted by: Dr. H. Glenn Jordan

"In 1818 Andrew [Franks] purchased land on the east bank of Black Lake in what is now Bienville Parish."

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FRANKS, Peter He may very well have been the earliest permanent settler in Bienville Parish according to noted parish historian Philip Cook. Lavinia Egan, another noted historian argues that he arrived at the same time as that if Isaac ALDEN and John MURRELL in what is now Webster Parish. MURRELL settled near ALDEN on Aug 6, 1818 north of present day Minden LA. Murrell himself states that Peter Franks "was an early settler on Brushy Creek in what is now Bienville Parish." Franks is mentioned as a charter member of the Providence Church, formed 11 June 1825, and located between Gibs land and Arcadia. (Many sources mention Peter Franks as a very early settler) Peter's gr-grandfather was John Martin Franks (1682- 1845), a Lutheran schoolteacher, who arrived in London in 1709 from the German Paltinate. He married Civilla MILLER, daughter of Captain John and Catherine MILLER and migrated to America, settling in Craven Co. NC. He was a farmer, large landowner, government official. Children: Jacob, John Martin, Edward, Elizabeth, Mary Susanna, Katharina, Barbara and Anna Sibyella. Jacob Franks, Peter's grandfather, moved to Wilkes Co. GA, married Mary Ann ASHLEY, daughter of John Plowman ASHLEY of Anson Co. NC. Children: Anthony, Joseph, Peter, Andrew, Brittain, Mary. Peter's father, Andrew Franks, born 1758 in Wake Co. NC, married Seley (Celia) McKENZIE on 12 Jan 1780. Children: Elizah, Burrill I., Joseph, Peter, Lucy and Celia. The family was in the Cape Girardeau District MO. Around the turn of the century. In 1818 Andrew purchased land on the east bank of Black Lake in what is now Bienville Parish. Peter Franks was born 6 Dec 1781 in NC. He married Rachel HITT, daughter of John and Frances Banks Hitt on 5 Aug 1808. Children: Elizabeth, Elizah, John, Green, Henry, Doctor, Frankey, Morgan, Celia, Isaac. Peter died 14 Aug 1866, Rachel died 2 Oct 1869. They are believed to be buried in unmarked graves in the old section of Liberty Hill Cemetery. (submitted by Dr. H. Glenn Jordan) Andrew Franks NC Division of Archives & History, Bond #000153223 Roster of Soldiers from NC – Compiled by DAR of NC (Durham NC 1932 C12, 709 p) 336, 526 He was a drummer.


FRANKS, ANDREW Ancestor #: A041853 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank: NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER Birth: ANTE 1759 Death: ANTE 3-22-1836 NATCHITOCHES PARISH LOUISIANA Service Source: HAUN, NC REV ARMY ACCTS, VOL VIII, PART VI, FOLIO 54, P 759; NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #1953, ROLL #S.115.88 Service Description: 1) DRUMMER IN THE CONTINENTAL LINE





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Franck-19 and Franks-1067 appear to represent the same person because: Franks on marriage record. Same find a grave on both profiles
posted by Teresa Downey
Franks-1935 and Franks-1067 appear to represent the same person because: same parent, siblings, spouse, child; similar birth, death
posted by Cari (Ebert) Starosta

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