CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches
			Family  Sketches - Franklin
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                   CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES

              Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA
                                  1782-1926
                                By R. H. EARLY
                              With Illustrations
                              J. P. BELL COMPANY
                           LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927


Franklin

  The family of Franklin emigrated from Ecton village, Northamptonshire,
England, in 1685; John, founder of the Virginia branch, is supposed to have been
a brother of Benjamin Franklin. The name is found among Orange and Cul-peper
county records about the middle of the 18th century. Owen Franklin in 1773
patented 49 acres on both sides of Morton's creek, a fork of Falling river, and
in 1788 bought of Pleasant Branch 182 acres on the south side of Morton's creek,
along Thos. Franklin's line, and from Hall's corner to Harris' corner. In 1749
Lewis Franklin patented 85O acres including head branches of Falling river
adjoining Edward Nix's line; in 1756 Lewis Franklin patented 118 acres on
Callaway's road, between two ridges. In 1793 he patented 215 acres on the south
side of Dixon's fork, a head branch of the south fork of Falling river. In 178O
Edmund Franklin patented 252 acres lying upon a branch of Cub creek and Falling
river; Edmund and Owen Franklin were ensigns of the Revolutionary army in 1778;
Thomas and Thomas P. Franklin were pensioners 75 and 71 in 1835. Owens' will,
recorded in 1795, mentions sons, Benjamin and Isaac M. and daughter, Nancy.
Robert Franklin administered upon Owens' estate and in 1811 he made complaint
that Owen (deceased) who served as deputy sheriff of Campbell had delinquent
taxes charged against him for which he was not responsible; he asked that the
commonwealth's claims be relinquished.

  Colonel Robert Franklin owned an estate near Concord which included Pilot
Mountain. He married a Miss Lewis, of Irish birth, who was only eleven years of
age. His will recorded in 1831 appointed his sons, Benjamin and Lewis executors,
and was witnessed by Robert Franklin, Jr., David Robertson and John Shannon.
Children:

—Benjamin    .

—Margaret, m. John Rosser in 18O5.

—Robert, Jr., m. Mary, the dau. of Daniel Perrow.

—Owen    .

Mary, m.	Jennings.

—John M. m. Ann Dinwiddie; had 11 children.

—Lewis, m. Eliza Wood; his daughter, Martha J., m. Daniel Franklin, of
Appomattox, and their dau., Lillian, m. Major Daniel J. Evans, near Concord.

—Elizabeth, m. Peter North in 18O1.

—Thomas    ...

—Nancy, m. _____ Stern.

—Sallie, 18O6, m., 1st, Thomas North; m. 2nd, _____ Leonard.

  Col. Ro. Franklin's will mentioned sons, Owen, John, Lewis, Thomas, Robert and
Benjamin, and daughters, Margaret Rosser, Elizabeth North, Sally Leonard, Mary
Jennings and Nancy Stern. Lewis Franklin remained in Campbell; other sons seem
to have moved away.

  Other Franklin marriages: 1794, Elizabeth Franklin m. Alexander Steele;—1794,
Milly Franklin m. Arthur Litchford; —1795, Keziah Franklin m. John Thompson;
-18O5, Elizabeth Franklin m. David Fleming;-18O5, Jane Franklin m. John
Fleming;—18O2, Thomas Franklin, and, 18O5, Capt. John Franklin, sons of Edward
and Eliza Cook-Franklin, of Appomattox county, married, respectively, Judith E.
and Martha J., daughters of William and Sarah C. Anderson of Campbell county. In
1844 Thomas H. Franklin was major of the 117th Va. Mil. Reg.


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