Hi- I just subscribed to this list, in digest mode. According to the will of John Franklin, Sr. of Worcester Co. (d. 1810), his son John had children Stephen, Hannah, Maria and Tabitha. I've accumulated some circumstantial evidence that this Maria was the wife of Uriah Cramer of Bass River, Burlington Co., NJ but have not been able to confirm the connection. I also believe that John Jr.'s wife was named Ellen and that their daughter Tabitha married William Hawn of Philadelphia (c. 1797 - 1852) but cannot prove those connections either. John Jr. seems to have died between 1800 and 1810, but I can't find any estate proceedings for him. I suspect he died before 1806 and that the orphans court records from 1800-1806 were destroyed in the 1834 fire, because they're not with the others posted on the LDS website. Can anybody confirm that?The families in this area seem to have belonged to Buckingham Presbyterian Church. I found an email in the archive for this list that had some baptisms from the 1820's, a couple of deaths and a list of members. Are there any other extant records of that congregation from before 1830 or so? Maybe from c. 1800? I welcome answers to any of the above questions as well as any information about John Jr., his wife and his children. Also, I've worked my way through a lot of records relating to the Worcester Co. Franklin family and I have a pretty good handle on its first few generations, so if anybody has any questions about that, feel free to ask away! Thanks!! Gary L. Maher New Jersey / USA

ANY INDICATICATION THAT THIS IS THE SAME FAMILY? COL.JOHN FRANKLyN DIED 1725/26 SOMERSET CO. MD [COLONIAL FAMIILIES OF ES MD V9.] ABT 1773 IN WOR CO. MD A TABITHA FRANKLIN MARRIED JAMES H. HOLLOWAY WHOSE MANY CHILDREN INCLUDED TWIN JOHN FRANKLIN HOLLOWAY. DON'T HAVE MORE ON HIM. IT HIS BRO.GEORGE B. WHO ENDED UP IN BALTIMORE HD. SUSSEX CO. DE WHERE I AM SEARCHING ORIGINAL FAMILIES. On 9/8/12, garymaher@juno.com <garymaher@juno.com> wrote: > Hi- I just subscribed to this list, in digest mode. According to the will of > John Franklin, Sr. of Worcester Co. (d. 1810), his son John had children > Stephen, Hannah, Maria and Tabitha. I've accumulated some circumstantial > evidence that this Maria was the wife of Uriah Cramer of Bass River, > Burlington Co., NJ but have not been able to confirm the connection. I also > believe that John Jr.'s wife was named Ellen and that their daughter Tabitha > married William Hawn of Philadelphia (c. 1797 - 1852) but cannot prove those > connections either. John Jr. seems to have died between 1800 and 1810, but I > can't find any estate proceedings for him. I suspect he died before 1806 and > that the orphans court records from 1800-1806 were destroyed in the 1834 > fire, because they're not with the others posted on the LDS website. Can > anybody confirm that?The families in this area seem to have belonged to > Buckingham Presbyterian Church. I found an email in the archive for this > list that had some bap! > tisms from the 1820's, a couple of deaths and a list of members. Are there > any other extant records of that congregation from before 1830 or so? Maybe > from c. 1800? I welcome answers to any of the above questions as well as any > information about John Jr., his wife and his children. Also, I've worked my > way through a lot of records relating to the Worcester Co. Franklin family > and I have a pretty good handle on its first few generations, so if anybody > has any questions about that, feel free to ask away! Thanks!! Gary L. Maher > New Jersey / USA > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Marjorie "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."~ Henry Van Dyke