Mary (Ralph) Garrigues (1724 - 1788)

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Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Her Parents 1.2 Marriage to Samuel Garrigues 2 Timeline 3 Notes 3.1 Mary Ralph's Birthday 4 Sources

Biography

Her Parents

Mary was born on King George I's birthday, May 28th, 1724 to James Ralph and Hannah Ogden. It was one of the largest holiday celebrations in the American Colonies. She shared her birthday with the King until he passed away in 1727 at which time the big celebrations were moved to October 30, King George II's birthday.

Her father was a young Engishman who had come to the colonies as an apprentice. James Ralph made the acquantance of a youthful Benjamin Franklin. Franklin decided to spend some time in London and as James Ralph had "some discontent with his wife's relations, he purposed to leave her on their hands and never return again"^[1] so he joined Franklin on his voyage and made good on his word to never return. He is later became notable writing poetry and plays and about politics and history.

It is not 100% certain exactly who her mother was and the Hannah Ogden included on this profile is not the one from some of the well known sources. See the notes on James Ralph's profile for futher information.

In 1757, Benjamin Franklin returned to London and recontacted James Ralph. He delivered a letter to Ralph from Mary but Franklin advised her "not to write to him again, till I send her word how to direct her letters, he being unwilling, for some good reasons, that his present wife should know any thing of his having any connections in America".^[2][3]

Marriage to Samuel Garrigues

When she was 16, she married Samuel Garrigues, the son of Hugenot refugees from France at Christ Church in Philadelphia. Between 1741 and 1761, they had 13 children, all but two of whom lived to adulthood:

• Isaac
• John
• Rebecca
• William
• Samuel Jr
• James Ralph
• Ann
• Mary
• Susannah (died young)
• Edward
• Benjamin (died young)
• Susannah
• Benjamin Franklin

In the two decades following their marriage, Samuel and Mary became interested in the Society of Friends. In 1762, the Friends expressed concern that their eldest son Isaac had fathered an illegitimate child. Isaac (and presumably the rest of his family) had been frequenting the Friends Meetings, and the Friends were concerned about how this would reflect on them.^[4] Mary, with Samuel's support, asked that she and the rest of her family be acknowledged as Quakers. Of additional concern to the Quakers, their second son, John had been married as a Presbyterian.^[5]

Isaac married a different woman outside the Society of Friends and ran up considerable debt.^[6] Despite considerable effort by the Friends, he did not condemn his behaviour and then left Philadelphia.^[7] Isaac's legitimate daughter, Mary was subsequently raised by Samuel and Mary. One can imagine the connection that Mary, abandoned daughter of James Ralph felt to Mary, abandoned daughter of Isaac Garrigues.

Mary and the children who were still at home were welcomed into the Society of Friends^[5] and John condemned his marriage by a Priest at the Friends request.^[8] Unfortunately John's good standing with the Friends only lasted until 1768 when he was disowned for debts and other "evil ways".^[8]

Similarly, in 1766, their eldest daughter, Rebecca married outside the Friends and never looked back except to attend family weddings.^[9]

By the 1770s and 1780s the rest of Samuel and Mary's children were marrying within the Friends community.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Samuel passed away in 1783 shortly before the end of the Revolutionary War and Mary lived until 1788.

Timeline

When	Age	Who and What	Where
28 third 1724[18] [8 Jun 1724][19]		Mary Ralph born[18][20]to James Ralph[18] and Hannah (Ogden) Ralph[18]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 Nov 1724[2] [21 Nov 1724][19]	5 mo	James Ralph and Benjamin Franklin sailed on the ship London Hope[2]	Philadelphia[2], Pennsylvania
23 Jul 1726[1] [3 Aug 1726][19]	2	Benjamin Franklin left for Pennsylvania Colony; James Ralph remained in England, owing Franklin about twenty seven pounds[1]	Gravesend[1], England
10 Seventh 1740[18] [21 Sep 1740][19]	16	Samuel Garrigues and Mary Ralph married[18][21]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13 Seventh 1741[18] [24 Sep 1741][19]	17	Isaac Garrigues born[18][21][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][21][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
4 Twelfth (Feb) 1741(2)[23] [15 Feb 1742][19]	17	Isaac Garrigues and Sarah Powell married. Witnessed by Peter Garrigues, Samuel Garrigues, Richard Armitt, John Armitt, Christian Broadgate, Mary Armitt, Stephen Armitt, Mary Garrigues, and Anth'o Morris among others. Sarah's father Wm Powell was deceased[23]	Philadelphia[23], Pennsylvania
22 First 1742/3[18][22] [2 Apr 1743][19]	18	John Garrigues born[18][21][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][21][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
19 Second 1744[24] [30 Apr 1744][19]	19	John Garrigues and Rebecca Holcomb married. Witnessed by Jacob Holcomb, Mary Holcomb, Tho's Holcomb, Sarah Lewis, Mary Garrigues, Susanna Garrigues, Mary Holcomb, Francis Garrigues, Isaac Garrigues, Samuel Garrigues, Richard Armitt, John Armitt, Mary Armitt, Mary Emlen, Joice Benezet, and Ann Emlen among others[24]	Philadelphia[24], Philadelphia
29 Eighth 1744[18][22] [9 Nov 1744][19]	20	Rebecca Garrigues born[18][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
23 Seventh 1746[18][22] [4 Oct 1746][19]	22	William Garrigues born[18][17][21][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][17][21][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][17][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
22 First 1747/8[18][22] [2 Apr 1748][19]	24	Samuel Garrigues born[18][21][22][11] to Samuel Garrigues[18][21][22][11] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][22][11]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
25 Eighth 1749[18][22] [5 Nov 1749][19]	25	James Ralph Garrigues born[18][21][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][21][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][22] He is named after his maternal grandfather, James Ralph	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
9 Second 1751[18][22] [20 Apr 1751][19]	27	Ann Garrigues born[18][12][21][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][12][21][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][12][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
14 Eleventh 1752[18][22] [14 Nov 1752]	28	Mary Garrigues born[18][16][21][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][16][21][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][16][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
31 seventh 1754[18] [31 Jul 1754]	30	Susannah Garrigues born[18][21] to Samuel Garrigues[18][21] and Mary Ralph[18]
30 First 1756[18][22] [30 Jan 1756]	32	Edward Garrigues born[18][14][14][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][22] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][14][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
29 eighth 1756[18] [29 Aug 1756	32	Susannah Garrigues died[18]
27 Jul 1757[2][3]	33	Benjamin Franklin returned and recontacted James Ralph He delivered a letter to James Ralph from Mary Garrigues[2][3]	London[2][3], England
15 first 1758[18] [15 Jan 1758]	34	Benjamin Garrigues born[18] to Samuel Garrigues[18] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18]
4 tenth 1759[18] [4 Oct 1759]	34	Benjamin Garrigues died[18]
16 Tenth 1759[18][22] [16 Oct 1759]	35	Susannah Garrigues born[18][13][22] to Samuel Garrigues[22][18][13] and Mary (Ralph) Garrigues[18][13][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
26 Feb 1760[25]	35	Benjamin Franklin arranged for "Mrs Garrigues's things" to be shipped via Capt. Gibbon. I had originally presumed these were items from her father, but a careful reading implies that these were good purchased from Elias Bland, a Quaker merchant.[25]	London[25], England
5 Jun 1760[25]	35	The Beulah, captained by James Gibbon arrives with "Mrs Garrigues's things"[25]	Philadelphia[25], Pennsylvania
10 Ninth 1761[18][22] [10 Sep 1761]	37	Benjamin Garrigues born[18][15][21][22] to Samuel Garrigues[18][15][21][22] and Mary Ralph[18][15][22]	Philadelphia[22], Pennsylvania
24 Jan 1762[2]	37	Her father James Ralph died[2]	Chiswick[2], Middlesex, England
Friday afternoon one o Clock [1762?][26]	38	Addressed to:Benjamin Franklin Esqr. / Craven Street / The Strand Worthy Sir You will please to Excuse my thus addressing as I am personally an intire Stranger to you and I can find nobody at present that knows me or my Family. You have been pleased once to do a great favour for my Mother with Respect to her finding her Father the late Mr. Ralph for which you have laid us all under a lasting Obligation to you. And as my Mother is still very anxious to know many particulars concerning his death she has laid her Commands upon me upon my Arrival here to Satisfy her as far as is my power with Respect to his leaving any Children or Will at his decease and as you are the only Gentleman from America that knows any thing concerning her Father you will please to pardon my Troubling you at this time. I should be extremely thankful to you for an Answer either by writing or waiting upon you which may suit you best. And in the Interim I am Worthy Sir with the Greatest Respect your much Obliged and most Obedient Servant Isaac Garrigues[26]	New England Coffee House Thereadneedle Street[26], London, England
31 Twelfth 1762[27] [21 Dec 1762]	38	The Friends appointed to prepare a testimony against the Conduct of Isaac Garragues Jun'r Report that being desirous of having an opportunity of Conferring with the young man before they proceed to fullfil the minute of the last meeting. They visited him & found him very desirous to condemn his misconduct & they hope that he is in a disposition of mind sensible of his Evil, that they also had an opportunity of conversing with his Parents and his mother expresses a great desire that her Children may be kept under the notice of Friends, that she has been careful to keep them to the attendance of our meetings for public worship & was in hopes it had been the case; on consideration hereof Anthony Morris, Isaac Lane, William Brown, & Israel Pemberton are added to the former friends to make more particular enquiry into the circumstance of that family as well as the case respecting the young man and report to next meeting[27]	Philadelphia Monthly Meeting[27], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8 Seventh 1763[5] [8 Jul 1763]	39	The friends appointed on the case of Isaac Garragues Junior report there appears hopes of his being in a disposition of mind to condemn the evil of his conduct; they likewise report that Mary the wife of Samuel Garragues continues to manifest a great desire that herself & her children may be acknowledged to be members of our Religious Society, which her husband likewise requests for them; On consideration whereof it is agreed that the said Mary Garragues & her children Rebecca, William, Samuel, James, Ann, Mary, Edward, Susanah & Benjamin, be acknowledged as members under the notice & care of this meeting. Other friends who have visited them are desired to inform them of this result. And it appearing that their son John Garragues Junior has been also visited & makes the like request and he acknowledges he has been disregardful of the good order of our Discipline in the maner of his marriage which he proposes a willingness to condemn. The same friends are desired to visit him again and if they think him in a suitable disposition of mind to encourage him to attend the meeting for this purpose.[5]	Philadelphia Monthly Meeting[5], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5 Nov 1770[21]	46	Samuel Garrigues wrote his will naming his wife Mary, his sons Isaac, John, William, Samuel, James, Edward, and Benjamin, his daughters Rebecca, Ann, Mary, and Susanna as well as his granddaughter Mary Garrigues[21]	Philadelphia[21], Pennsylvania
13 Sixth 1771[10] [13 Jun 1771]	47	William Garrigues and Mary Mitchell married. Witnessed by Samuel Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Abr'a Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell, Anne Mitchell, Deborah Mitchell, Sarah Parrish, Ann Garrigues, Hannah Mitchell, Mary Garrigues Jun'r, S'l Garrigues Junior, Edward Garrigues, Sus'a Garrigues, Benjamin Garrigues, Henrey Robinson, Isaac Parrish, Anne Parrish, Jacob Garrigues, Sarah Morris, Patience Marshall, Charles Marshall, Samuel Davis, W'm Norton, David Bacon, and John Drinker among others[10]	Pennsylvania[10]
21 First 1773[28] [21 Jan 1773]	48	Samuel Garrigues Jun. and Rebecca Haydock married. Witnessed by Eden Haydock, Elizab't Haydock, Samuel Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Hannah Haydock, Henry Robinson, Rebecca Robinson, Ann Garrigues, Wm Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Rober Haydock, Susannah Garrigues, Edward Garrigues, Benjamin Garrigues, Jacob Garrigues, Moses Forster, Alice Forster, Mary Forster, Alice Forster, Sarah Mitchell, Hannah Price, Martha Price, Deborah Franklin, Sarah Bache, Ann Mitchell, Eliz'a Morris, Hannah West Moore, Hannah Mitchell, Daniel Drinker, Thom Norton, Thom Savery, Abra'm Mitchell, Philip Price, Caleb Jones, Hugh Roberts, David Bacon, and William Savery among others[11]	Lancaster[11], Pennsylvania
1 Fourth 1773[12] [1 Apr 1773]	48	Caleb Jones and Ann Garrigues married. Witnessed by Samuel Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, John Jones, Magdalen Brown, Aquila Jones, Eliz'a Jones, Mary Robinson, Rebecca Robinson, Wm Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Sam Garrigues Jun, Rebecca Garrigues, James Ralph Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Edw'd Garrigues, Susannah Garrigues, Benj'n Garrigues, Isaac Garrigues, Eliz'a Haydock, Percilla Brown, Hannah Haydock, Hannah Mitchell, Sarah Parish, Ann Mitchell, Mary Armitt, Ann Hallowell, Eliz'a Morris, Nicholas Waln, Job Bacon, David Bacon, Eliz'a Roberts, Mary Forster, Alice Forster Jun, and Martha Price among others. Caleb's parents, Griffith and Elizabeth Jones were both deceased[12]	Philadelphia[12], Pennsylvania
4 Jul 1776	52	Declaration of Independence signed	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
14 Fifth 1778[13] [14 May 1778]	54	Robert Haydock and Susannah Garrigues married. Witnessed by Samuel Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Alice Forster, Wm Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Samuel Garrigues Junr, Rebecca Garrigues, Hannah Haydock, Mary Garrigues Junr, Edward Garrigues, Benjamin Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Deborah Morris, Marg. Price, Bemj'm Davis, Mary Armitt, and Hugh Roberts among others. Robert's parents, Eden and Elizabeth Haydock were deceased[13]	Lancaster[13], Pennsylvania
4 second 1779[14] [4 Feb 1779]	55	Edward Garrigues and Margaret Price married. Witnessed by Mary Garrigues Sen'r, Phillip Price, Hannah Price, Wm Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Samuel Garrigues Junr, Rebecca Garrigues, Caleb Jones, Ann Jones, Mary Garrigues, Rober Haydock, Susannah Haydock, Benj'n F Garrigues, Sarah Price, Philip Price, Jr, Benjamin Price, Isaac Price, Mary Garrigues, Nathan Bonsall, Hannah Morris, Hannah Haydock, Nathan Garrett Jr., Tho's Garrett, Nathan Garrett, and Ann Garrett among others. Edward's father Saumel was not present.[14]	Darby[14], Delaware, Pennsylvania
23 Sep 1780[29]	56	Samuel Garrigues and Mary deeded their home on Chestnut Street to James Whiteall.[29] It's not clear where they lived after this; I presume with one of their children. Also, I haven't identified James Whiteall and am wondering if he might be an ancestor of Susan Stockton (Whitall) Garrigues (1824-1897)	Philadelphia[29], Pennsylvania
Jul 1783	59	Samuel Garrigues died[30]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
25 Seventh 1783[30] [25 July 1783]	59	Samuel Garrigues buried[30]	Philadelphia[30], Pennsylvania
3 Sep 1783	59	Treaty of Paris signed, ending the Revolutionary War	Paris, France
6 Jul 1784[31][32][33]	60	Mary Garrigues[31]and her son Benjm Garrigues each owned 300 acres[32]. Another son, Edward Garrigues owned 200 acres.[33]	Bald Eagle Township[32], Northumberland[31][33], Pennsylvania
4 Aug 1784[15]	60	Benjamin Franklin Garrigues and Elizabeth Elmslie married. Witnessed by Ann Hollowell, Mary Elmslie, Mary Garrigues sen'r, Ann Jones, Wm Garrigues, Samuel Garrigues son of Sam'l, Rebecca Garrigues, Mary Garrigues junr, Caleb Jones, Edward Garrigues, Margaret Garrigues, Joseph Hollowell, Abraham Garrigues, Griffith Jones, Mary Emslie, George Emslie, Sarah Elmslie, Hannah Elmslie, Mary Garrigues, Thomas Hollowell, Henry Drinker Jun'r, Sarah Lewis, Eliz'th Drinker, Sarah Waln, Hannah West Roberts, John Townsend, and Daniel Drinker among others. Benjamin's father Saumel Garrigues was deceased; Elizabeth's father John Elmslie was not a witness.[15]	Pine St Meeting House[15], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
27 tenth 1786[16] [27 Oct 1786]	62	James Bowne and Mary Garrigues married. Witnessed by Mary Garrigues, William Garrigues, Sam'l Bowne, Susannah Haydock, Robert Haydock, Edward Garrigues, Margaret Garrigues, Benjamin F Garrigues, Elizabeth Garrigues, Mary Garrigues, Susannah Garrigues, Deborah Morris, Isaac Connelly, Caleb Jones, Rebecca Haydock, Hannah Haydock, Hannah Briggs, Hannah West Roberts, Catherine Roberts, Eliza Roberts, Hannah Price, William Savery, Thomas Savery, David Bacon, and Philip Price among others. James's parents Samuel and Abigail Bowne and Mary's father Samuel Garrigues were all deceased.[16]	Philadelphia[16], Pennsylvania
1 Fifth 1787[17] [1 May 1787]	62	William Garrigues and Hannah Briggs married. Witnessed by Mary Garrigues, Samuel Briggs, Mary Briggs, Samuel Garrigues, Abraham Garrigues, Sarah Garrigues, Ann Garrigues, Edward Garrigues, Margaret Garrigues, Benjamin F Garrigues, Isaac Connelly, Charles Marshall, Patience Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall, Patience Marshall Jun, Isaac Parrish, Sarah Parrish, Hannah Mitchell, Elizabeth Briggs, Mary Briggs, Anne Parrish, Sarah Parrish, Sam'l Parrish, Elizabeth Drinker, Thos Morris, Joseph Bacon, Thomas Norton, Charles West jun, Rebecca Scattergood, Margery Norton, Hannah West, Sarah Scattergood, Hannah Drinker, Hannah Norton Jun, Henry Drinker, Joseph Drinker, Charles West, William Savery Jun, Tho's Scattergood, and Dan'l Drinker among others. William's father Samuel Garrigues was deceased.[17]	Pennsylvania[17]
1787[34]	63	Mary Garrigues and her son Benjm Garrigues were both taxed as non-residents[34]	Bald Eagle Township[34], Northumberland, Pennsylvania
30 First 1788[20] [30 Jan 1788]	abt 64[20]	Mary Garrigues died[20]	Philadelphia[20], Pennsylvania
4 fifth 1814[35] [4 May 1814]		Edward Garrigues and Susanna L (Lightfoot) Meredith married. Witnessed by Thomas Lightfoot, Hannah Lightfoot, Simon Meredith, Phillip Price, Sarah Garret, Mary Price, Benjamin Garrigues, Mary Lightfoot, Hannah Lightfoot, Thomas Lightfoot Jun'r, Samuel Lightfoot, Sarah Eves, Jesse Meredith, Elizabeth Meredith, Benjamin W Lightfoot, Rachel S Lightfoot, Margaret Garret, Esther Lightfoot, Jacob Lightfoot, Amos Lee, Sarah Lee, and Tho's Lee among others. Edward's parents Samuel and Mary Garrigues were both deceased.[35]	Maiden Creek[35], Berks, Pennsylvania

Notes

Mary Ralph's Birthday

There are sources that list her birthday as either 24 Mar 1724 or 28 Mar 1724.

I would like to explain why I don't think either of these birthdays are likely.

In 1724, the United Kindom and its colonies were still on the Julian calendar while much of the rest of Europe was on the Gregorian calendar that we are on today. The English speaking world did not switch to the Gregorian calendar until September, 1752.

I have not found a record of either of those dates prior to the 20th century, so there is a good chance that the person who recorded the date either didn't convert the date from Julian to Gregorian, or did it incorrectly.

The main feature of this switch is that 11 days were dropped from the calendar when the switch happened.

One of the lesser known features of the Julian calendar is that different countries celebrated the New Year on a different date. (I only learned this in recent months, myself.) In England, and the colonies, this date was March 25th.

Oh oh, I can hear you say if you noticed what the dates are that have been suggested. Those two dates straddle the new year!

One of the important reforms of the Gregorian calendar was to move New Year's to January 1 no matter where you were.

So, this means that from January 1 to March 24th, it was a different year in England than it was in Catholic Europe. Because this could often lead to confusion, it was a common (but not universal) convention during those months to write the year like 1723/4 to indicate that it's 1723 here, but it's already 1724 for the Catholics.

Now, if that isn't fun enough, we need to throw into the mix the fact that Mary Ralph was a Quaker. The Quakers did not like to use the month names that came from Pagan sources. (I.e., March is named after the pagan god of war.) so they instead referred to their months as "first month", "second month", etc.

Remember again that under the English Julian calendar, the first month is not January. It's actually March. This means 28 Mar 1724 would have been known to the Quakers as "first month, 28th day, 1724" and more confusingly, 24 Mar 1724 would have been "first month, 24th day 1724/5" or maybe "first month, 24th day 1723/4". And actually, 28 Mar might have also been written as 1724/4 or 1723/4 as well to minimize confusion. So, March is a particularly confusing month to convert.

The Quakers then changed what they called the months when they switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 so March became "third month" instead of "first month".

A handy table was published in London in 1751 to help Quakers with this change and it can be found here.

So, let's try to reverse engineer what her actual birthdate may have been with all that we now know.

24 Mar 1724 may have been written in an original Quaker source as "24 3rd 1724" or "24 1st 1724" depending on how well the person transcribing this understood the date change. It also may have been written in an original non-Quaker source as "24 March 1724". In either case, it may have been written as "1723/4" or "1724/5" and that extra information was lost.

If it was written as "24 3rd 1724", then the original writer would have meant "24 May 1724".

This means the month of her birth could be either March or May as well as being either the 24th or the 28th.

If it was March, then the year could have been either 1724 Julian or 1724 Gregorian which were not the same thing on the 24th, but were the same thing on the 28th.

Then, also, there is uncertainty if the original transcriber added the 11 days.

I've been using this handy date calculator to convert everything to Gregorian as per wikitree standards.

This means these the confusion of having two dates could actually be any of the following seven dates [on the Gregorian calendar]:

• 24 Mar 1724
• 28 Mar 1724
• 4 Apr 1724
• 8 Apr 1724
• 4 Jun 1724
• 8 Jun 1724
• 4 Apr 1725

The first two are assuming that the person transcribing did everything right except document the fact that they'd coverted from old style to new style. The 3rd and 4th are assuming that the person transcribing knew to add 11 days but didn't know about the change of New Year and that they ignored the "/5" on the year or it just didn't appear. The 5th and 6th are assuming that the person transcribing didn't even think about Julian vs Gregorian at all. The 7th is similar to the 3rd and 4th, but also assumes that they ignored the "4/" on the year or it just didn't appear.

Her father left for England on 24 Dec 1724 [4 Jan 1725]. This does not eliminate the 1725 date entirely, but it does make it less likely.

I believe the most likely case is that she was born in early June 1724 [Gregorian, i.e., late May Julian].

But until we have more contemperaneous sources, I think we should stick with the Quaker Meeting record of he death which lists her as being "abt 64" when she died on 30 First 1788 [Gregorian] or 30 Jan 1788". I'm hoping "abt" means would have soon turned 64, because otherwise, she was more likely born in 1723 and that wasn't even one of our options. It's also possible that even she didn't know what her actual birthdate was.

-- Chris Garrigues

Since writing the above, I have found a transcript of Genealogy from Benjamin Garrigues (1795-1845)'s bible^[18] which gives her birth date as "28th day of the third Month 1724" as hand written into the bible in the early 1800s, so I'm using that as the date of her birth interpreting it as an old-style date, making her Gregorian birth date 8 Jun 1724.

-- Chris Garrigues

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Franklin, Benjamin. "Autobiography".
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9}

   Image:Ralph-207.pdf

   Kenny, Robert Webb. “James Ralph, Author by Profession,” 1934.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Smyth, Albert Henry., Franklin, Benjamin. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin; Volume 3., pp 421-422
   https://archive.org/details/writingsofbenjam03franuoft
4. ↑ Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
9. ↑ Pennsylvania Marriage Records. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Archives Printed Series, 1876. Series 2, Series 6.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} William Garrigues / Mary Mitchell marriage
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5} Samuel Garrigues Jun'r / Rebecca Haydock marriage
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6} Caleb Jones / Ann Garrigues marriage
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6} Robert Haydock / Susanna Garrigues marriage
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6} Edward Garrigues / Margaret Price marriage
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6} Benjamin Franklin Garrigues / Elizabeth Emslie marriage
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6} James Bowne / Mary Garrigues marriage
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6} William Garrigues / Hannah Briggs marriage
18. ↑ ^{18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34 18.35 18.36 18.37 18.38 18.39 18.40 18.41 18.42 18.43 18.44 18.45 18.46 18.47 18.48 18.49 18.50 18.51 18.52 18.53 18.54 18.55 18.56 18.57 18.58 18.59 18.60 18.61 18.62} Bible of Benjamin Garrigues (son of Edward Garrigues)
19. ↑ ^{19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12} Per Help:Date Fields, we translate to Gregorian dates
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4} Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Record of Births, Deaths and Burials, 1688-1826; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:363
21. ↑ ^{21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21} The Last Will & Testament of Samuel Garrigues
22. ↑ ^{22.00 22.01 22.02 22.03 22.04 22.05 22.06 22.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 22.33 22.34 22.35 22.36 22.37 22.38 22.39 22.40 22.41 22.42 22.43 22.44 22.45 22.46 22.47 22.48 22.49 22.50 22.51 22.52 22.53} Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1 23.2} Isaac Garrigues / Sarah Powell marriage
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2} John Garrigues / Rebekah Holcomb marriage
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5} “From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 21 February 1760,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-09-02-0012. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 9, January 1, 1760, through December 31, 1761, ed. Leonard W. Labaree. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966, p. 25.]
26. ↑ ^{26.0 26.1 26.2} “To Benjamin Franklin from Isaac Garrigues, [1762?],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-10-02-0102. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 10, January 1, 1762, through December 31, 1763, ed. Leonard W. Labaree. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1959, pp. 186–187.]
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1 27.2} Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
28. ↑ The Quaker marriage document clearly states "Twenty First Day of the First Month in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Two", but marriage intention and other sources put the marriage date one year later. Presumably the scribe made a "It's January and I don't know what year it is yet" error
29. ↑ ^{29.0 29.1 29.2} Deed Samuel Garrigues & Wife To James Whiteall
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3} Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
31. ↑ ^{31.0 31.1 31.2} Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1 32.2} Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1 33.2} Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
34. ↑ ^{34.0 34.1 34.2} Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
35. ↑ ^{35.0 35.1 35.2} Edward Garrigues / Susanna L Meredith marriage

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