Thomas FRANCKLYNE (b. 1563-73, of Ecton, Northamptonshire, England; wife unknown; had:
Samuel FRANKLIN (b. 1641; d. 1641); no issue
John FRANKLIN (b. 20 Feb 1643, Ecton; d. 1691, 7 Jun 1691, Banbury) m. Ann JEFFS of Marston, Warwickshire; they had:
Anne FRANKLIN (b. 1686; d. 1771); lacemaker at Hartwell; kept school at Castlethorpe, near Stony Stratford, Bucks; m. Henry Farrow; they had:
Jane FRANKLIN (d. abt 1757) m. Robert PAGE (whom Benjamin FRANKLIN (wife's first cousin) visited at or near Ecton, 1758, securing family letters, etc.
Joseph FRANKLIN (b. 10 Oct 1646; d. 30 Nov 1683); carpenter; m. Sarah SAWYER; they had one son
twin son (died young)
twin son (died young)
Benjamin FRANKLIN (b. 20 Mar 1650, Ecton; d. 17 Mar 1727, Boston, MA); removed to Boston, landing 10 Oct 1715; m. Hannah WELLES (d. 4 Nov 1705, Westminster), 23 Nov 1683; they had 6 sons, 4 daughters, all dying young except:
Elizabeth FRANKLIN (b. 27 Oct 1694, Southwark)
Hannah FRANKLIN (b. 29 Oct 1654, Ecton; d. 24 Jun 1712, Ecton) m. John MORRIS (d. 17 Jun 1695); they had:
Josiah FRANKLIN (b. 23 Dec 1657; d. 16 Jan 1745, Boston) m. Abiah Lee FOLGER (b. 15 Aug 1667, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, MA; d. 18 May 1752, Boston, MA); they had:
Peter FRANKLIN (b. 22 Nov 1692, Boston, MA; d. 1 Jul 1766, Boston, MA) m. Mary HARMAN, 1714, Boston, MA
Mary FRANKLIN (b. 26 Sep 1694, Boston, MA; d. abt 1730) m. Robert HOLMES, 1716
James FRANKLIN (b. 4 Feb 1696/97, Boston, MA; d. Feb 1734/5)
Sarah FRANKLIN (b. 9 Jan 1698/9, Boston, MA; d. 23 May 1731, Boston, MA)
Ebenezer FRANKLIN (b. 20 Sep 1701, Boston, MA; d. 5 Feb 1702/3, Boston, MA)
Thomas FRANKLIN (b. 7 Dec 1703, Boston, MA; d. 17 Aug 1706, Boston, MA)
Benjamin FRANKLIN (b. 6 Jan 1705/6, Boston, MA; d. 17 Apr 1790, Philadelphia, PA)
Lydia FRANKLIN (b. 3 Aug 1708, Boston, MA; d. unknown) m. Robert Scott, 1731
Jane FRANKLIN (b. 27 Mar 1712, Boston, MA; d. 1795) m. Edward MECOM, 27 Jul 1727
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