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    Franklin, Lawrence

    Birth  Abt 1700  Albemarle, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1775   
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    Paine, Mary

    Birth  Abt 1707  Albemarle, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Aft 1765   
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    Father  Paine, Barnett Bernard | F12267 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Trigg, Elizabeth | F12267 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Franklin, Mary

    Birth  1729  Orange, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
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    + Franklin, Bernard\Barnard

    Birth  26 May 1731  Albemarle, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Jan 1828  Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  Jan 1828  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cleveland, Mary | F598 
    Marriage  Abt 1752  Orange, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Fletcher, Susannah | F599 
    Marriage  21 Feb 1807  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Franklin, George

    Birth  Abt 1732  Orange, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
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    Spouse  *Unknown, Ann | F10561 
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    + Franklin, Ann

    Birth  1736  Orange, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1818  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Canterbury, Jedithen Gideon | F10559 
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    Franklin, Elizabeth

    Birth  1743  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1820   
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    Spouse  Wells, Anthony | F12268 
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    Spouse  Payne, Pollard | F90156 
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  • Notes  Tnsfr:
    • Per an abstract of early county records for Orange County, VA, the following summarizes the deed recorded in Orange County Deed Book 13, pp. 455-456, and put to record on 23 August 1764:

      "Indenture 6 Feb 1764 between LAWRENCE FRANKLYN SENR., and MARY, his wife, of Orange County, and BERNARD FRANKLYN, Leather breeches maker of County of Albemarle... for £25... sell tract in Orange County patented by Lawrence Franklyn and contained 400 acres, 100 thereof sold to Alexander Cleeveland (sic) Senr., and 100 acres,to Benja. Franklyn, and the other 200 now to Bernard Franklyn..

      Signed: Lawrence (X) Franklyn, Mary (X) Franklyn

      Witnesses: Elizabeth Cleaveland, Betty Cleaveland, Anne Franklyn, George Franklyn, John Cleaveland, W. Coursey.