Help!!!! Abraham Franklin was listed as a grand juror in Columbia Co GA in 1799; sold land in Columbia Co Ga 13 Jan 1801; and was witness to a will in 1805. By Sept 1825 he was in Madison Co AL where his will was written. Have found no information about his wife, but children listed in the will and estate papers were: Elizabeth who m. Levi Smalley; John who m. Sarah G.; Ann/Nancy who m. Christian A. Johnson; and Polly who m. Benjamin Maddox in 1813 in Columbia Co GA. The whole family moved to Alabama. Names associated with the Franklins (witnesses, etc.) were Greenhaw, Rochell, Lewis, Bouldin. From the list of buyers at the estate sale in AL, some surnames were also found in Columbia Co GA earlier, ie. E. Willingham bought 3 barrels of steelyards???(looks like). The only son listed in the estate records, John, died before his father Abraham, but he had children, one of whom, Mary, was already married in 1825 to Edward Lewis; others were Benjamin, Ann, Elizabeth, Caroline, Julia, and Alexander. Alexander died young, so Benjamin was the 'last' of this line of Franklins. Would like to find researching descendants of any of these people to learn hopefully where Abraham lived before Columbia Co GA and who his wife was. I'll be grateful for any clues or tips. pat vincent

are you sure they couldnt have came from edgefiel south carolina, there are a lot of frnakllins from edgefield county south carolina , My thomas came from there. thomas jefferson franklin and ephriam franklin was his father. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Vincent" <plv@aeneas.net> To: <GACOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: [COLUMBIA CO.] Abraham Franklin > Help!!!! > Abraham Franklin was listed as a grand juror in Columbia Co GA in 1799; sold land in Columbia Co Ga 13 Jan 1801; and was witness to a will in 1805. By Sept 1825 he was in Madison Co AL where his will was written. > Have found no information about his wife, but children listed in the will and estate papers were: > Elizabeth who m. Levi Smalley; John who m. Sarah G.; Ann/Nancy who m. Christian A. Johnson; and Polly who m. > Benjamin Maddox in 1813 in Columbia Co GA. The whole family moved to Alabama. Names associated with the Franklins (witnesses, etc.) were Greenhaw, Rochell, Lewis, Bouldin. From the list of buyers at the estate sale in AL, some surnames were also found in Columbia Co GA earlier, ie. E. Willingham bought 3 barrels of steelyards???(looks like). The only son listed in the estate records, John, died before his father Abraham, but he had children, one of whom, Mary, was already married in 1825 to Edward Lewis; others were Benjamin, Ann, Elizabeth, Caroline, Julia, and Alexander. Alexander died young, so Benjamin was the 'last' of this line of Franklins. > > Would like to find researching descendants of any of these people to learn hopefully where Abraham lived before Columbia Co GA and who his wife was. I'll be grateful for any clues or tips. pat vincent > > > ==== GACOLUMB Mailing List ==== > Browse the Columbia County Mailing List Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/gacolumb > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html >