Eleanor "Nelly" Riggs was born October 3, 1776 in Pike Run, Washington, Pennsylvania. She died December 10, 1847 in Deerfield, Ward Township, Randolph, Indiana at age 71.
Daughter of William W. Riggs (1750-1833) and Mary Dodson (1755-1819).
Eleanor was probably born in Pennsylvania per her son's biography.[1] She died about 1847 in Randolph County, Indiana. [2]
Eleanor Riggs married John Franklin in 1794 in Washington, Pennsylvania. [1]
It is believed that Eleanor and husband John Franklin had 9 children: [2]
Samuel Franklin b. 23 Jun 1799
Elizabeth Franklin b. 23 Jun 1799
Mary Ann Franklin b. abt 1802
William Franklin b. abt 1802
Joseph A. Franklin b. abt 1811
Irena Franklin b. abt 1813
Margaret O'Neal Franklin b. 24 May 1817
John Franklin b. 5 Sep 1818
Benjamin Franklin b. 5 Dec 1820
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 From her son John Franklin's biography in the book "Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : historical and biographical" See attached Biography for John Franklin
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eleanor: