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4. Eleazer,

to the Vineyard. 3. Dorcas, married Joseph Pratt. born 1648, married Sarah Gardner. 5. Bethshua, married Pope. 6. Patience, married Ebenezer Harker. 7. John, born 1659, married Mary Barnard. 8. Experience, married John Swain. 9. Abiah, born August 15th, 1667, married Josiah Franklin.

Joseph Pratt lived at one time in Nantucket, but is supposed to have removed to Boston. Some of the descendants of Pope also lived in Boston. John Pope was a physician of some eminence. Joseph Pope was ingenious in mechanics, and constructed the orrery in Harvard College. Robert Pope was a watchmaker, skilful in his art. The other children of Peter Folger and their descendants have nearly all resided in Nantucket. A son of Eleazer, of the same name, served as register of probate fortyseven years, and died in 1753, aged eighty-one. He was succeeded by his son Frederick, who held the same office thirty-seven years, and died in 1790, at the age of sixty-five. Peleg, a brother of Frederick, wrote many pieces in prose and verse, and was distinguished for his piety and estimable character; he died in 1789, aged fifty-five. Nathan, another son of the first Eleazer, had several children. His son Abisha was justice of the peace, and for thirty years represented the town in the legislature. Barzillai, another son of Nathan, commanded a vessel in the London trade. Abisha had a large family of children. Among them were William, George, and Timothy; the last of whom was justice of the peace and a merchant. He took an active part with the patriots at the beginning of the Revolution. There is a portrait of him by Copley. Barzillai likewise had many children. Among them was Walter, a man of great strength of mind, of strict probity and honor, a good mathematician, at one time commander of a vessel, and for many years a merchant and ship-owner. He died much respected in 1826, in the ninety-second year of his age. His son, Walter Folger, known as the astronomer of Nantucket, was born in 1765, and is still living (in 1839). Many years ago he invented and constructed a very ingenious astronomical clock. He also made a telescope with a magnifying power of about five hundred. The above are descendants of Eleazer, the son of Peter. His other son, John, had children, from whom have sprung descendants, but they are less known.

Although Dr. Franklin's grandfather had five sons, and his father five, who grew up to man's estate, were married, and together had a large number of children, yet there is not an individual in the male line, bearing the name, now remaining. Thomas

Franklin was the only one in England as long ago as 1766. Dr. Franklin found him at Lutterworth, in Leicestershire, poor and destitute, and contributed to his relief for several years. He supported and educated his only child, Sally, till she was married. He was living at Lutterworth, very old, in 1791. His daughter died in 1782. There is none bearing the name in America, who descended from this family. Dr. Franklin's brothers, John and James, each had a son, but these died without children. His first cousin, Samuel, likewise had a son, but the children of this son were four daughters. Dr. Franklin's eldest son, William, died in London, November, 1813. His wife, whom he married in London, 1762, just after he was appointed governor of New Jersey, died in 1777. As he took the side of the loyalists in the Revolution, he went to England after the war, received a pension from the King, and remained there till his death. He had an only son, William Temple, who died without issue. other son, Francis Folger, died in childhood. Sarah, was born September 11th, 1744; married Richard Bache, October 29th, 1767; died October 5th, 1808. The children of Richard and Sarah Bache, were, 1. Benjamin Franklin Bache, born 1769, married Margaret Markoe, died 1798, during the yellow fever in Philadelphia. 2. William, married Catherine Wistar, died 1814. 3. Elizabeth, married John Harwood. 4. Louis. 5. Deborah, married William J. Duane. 6. Richard, married the eldest daughter of Alexander J. Dallas. 7. Sarah, married Thomas Sergeant. Their descendants are numerous.

Dr. Franklin's

His daughter,

It appears by Dr. Franklin's Will, that, at the time of his death, there were living descendants of his brothers Samuel and James, and of his sisters, Anne, Sarah, Lydia, and Jane. He left a small bequest to each of them.

The basis of the subjoined Genealogical Table is a paper supposed to have been drawn up by Dr. Franklin. It has been enlarged, and in some instances corrected, particularly in the dates, from the Record of Births in Boston, from Dr. Franklin's letters in which he speaks of his family, and from the manuscript volumes of his uncle Benjamin, which contain various particulars illustrative of this subject.

VOL. I.

69

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546

[APPENDIX,

ARMS.

PEDIGREE OF THE FAMILY OF FRANKLIN.
Argent, on a bend, engrailed between two lions' heads erased gules, a dolphin between two birds or.

1. ROBERT, son of Thom-
as Francklyne, born at
Ecton, 8 April, 1563.
No account of his is-
sue or death.

Feb., 159-, died
11 Aug., 1598.
1. THOMAS, born 28

1. THOMAS, born
11 March, 1637,
at Ecton, died 6
Jan., 1702.

Crest, a fish's head in pale, or, erased gules, between two sprigs vert. 1. THOMAS FRANCKLYNE, of Ecton, in Northamptonshire,=.... 2. MARGERYE FRANCKLYNE, married JOHN WALSH, 5 Feb., 1561, at Ecton. No issue.

1565, died 29 August, 2. JANE, born 1 August, 1565, at Ecton.

3. JOHN, born 16 May, 4.
1567. No account of
his issue or death.

JAMES, born 9 May, 1570. No account
of his issue or death, but might be the
father of Nicholas Francklyne, who, 4
Feb., 1630, married Audrey Bett, who
died 3 Feb., 1663.

estate, but he waited for her, she being the child of a neighbour and particular
1st wife, JANE WHITE, was much younger than he, being born when he was at man's
friend. Married in 1636. She died and was buried at Ecton, 30 Oct., 1662.

HELEN OF EL-
EANOR...
d. 14 March,
1711.

= RICHARD FISHER.

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2. A 2d THOMAS, b. 8 Oct., 1598, =2d wife, ELIZABETH

died at Banbury, and was bu-
ried there, 24 March, 1681-2.

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1641, died 1664, left 2. SAMUEL, b. 7 Nov., 3, 4. SONS, died

no issue.

young, names are lost.

5. JOHN, born at Ecton, had one ANNE....
son and five daughters at Ban-
bury: died 7 June, 1691. t. 48.

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MARY, born 24 Oct., 1673,
by whom she had only
1. THOMAS, died at Birmingham, about 1762. Left one son, THOMAS, a scarlet-dyer at
one daughter.
Lutterworth, in Leicestershire; living in 1791, very old. He had a daughter
SALLY, married JAMES PIERCE, 1773; she died in 1782, leaving one son.
2. HANNAH, married in London, died at Banbury. Left no issue.
ELEANOR, who died without issue, 4. MARY, married in London, died there.
aged about 30 years.
3. ANNE, married.... FARROw; had, in 1758, one daughter at Castlethorpe, near Buck-
No issue.
[ingham, within 7 miles.
6. ELEANOR, died at Banbury.
5. JANE, married ROBERT PAGE; had no children; died at Banbury, 1757.
uel Welles, minister
HANNAH,dau.of Sam-
of Banbury; mar.
23 Nov., 1683; died
4 Nov., 1705, æt. 42.

7. BENJAMIN, b 20 March, a
1650. Emigrated to Bos-
ton, in New England,
1715, and died there,
probably in 1728.

1. SAMUEL, b. in Goodman's Fields, m. in N. Eng.
twice, and by first wife had only one son, SAM-
2. BENJAMIN.
UEL, who was b. 21 Oct., 1721, d. 21 Feb., 1775.

3. JANE.

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7. MARY.

8. JOHN.

9. JOSEPH.
10. JOSIAH.

Born in Christ
Church parish,
London. All died
young, and with-
out issue.

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4 JosIAI, born 23 Aug. 1685. lost at sea about 1715. No issue.

5. ANNE, born 1686, married J. HARRIS, of Ipswich; had many children.
6. JOSEPH, born 1687, died an infant.

7. JOSEPH, born 30 June, 1689, died a child.

These 4, by
1st wife, born
in Boston.

died at Ecton, 1696.

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= 9. JOSIAH, b. 23 Dec.,1657;=
emig. to N. Eng. about
1685; d. 16 Jan., 1744-5.

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8. JOHN, born 7 Dec, 1690, married

....

2d wife, ABIAH FOLGER,dau of
Peter Folger, b. at Nantucket,
15 Aug., 1667, m. 1690, d. 1752.

GOOCH, died Jan., 1756, had

but one son, JOHN, lost at sea, a young man grown.
9. PETER, b. 22 Nov., 1692, m. MARY d. 1 July, 1766. No issue.
10. MARY, born 26 Sept., 1694, married ROBERT HOMES. Left 2 children.
11. JAMES, b. 4 Feb., 1696, m. ANNE ..... d. Feb., 1735. Left 4 children.
His widow d. 19 April, 1763. His son JAMES d. 22 Aug.. 1762.
12. SARAH, born 9 Jan., 1699, married JOSEPH DAVENPORT. Left chil-
dren. Died 23 May, 1731.

13. EBENEZER, born 20 Sept., 1701; drowned when a child.
14. THOMAS, born 7 Dec., 1703, died young.

15. BENJAMIN, born 6 Jan., 1706; married DEBORAH READ 1 Sept.,
1730; died 17 April, 1790. His wife died 19 Dec., 1774.
16. LYDIA, born 8 Aug., 1708; married ROBERT SCOTT, 1731.

died in 1795. 17. JANE, born 27 March, 1712; married EDWARD MECOM, 27 July, 1727;

No. II. p. 67.

JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE FROM LONDON TO PHILADELPHIA.

Journal of Occurrences in my Voyage to Philadelphia on board the Berkshire, Henry Clark, Master, from London.

Friday, July 22d, 1726.-Yesterday in the afternoon we left London, and came to an anchor off Gravesend about eleven at night. I lay ashore all night, and this morning took a walk up to the Windmill Hill, whence I had an agreeable prospect of the country for about twenty miles round, and two or three reaches of the river, with ships and boats sailing both up and down, and Tilbury Fort on the other side, which commands the river and passage to London. This Gravesend is a cursed biting place; the chief dependence of the people being the advantage they make of imposing upon strangers. If you buy any thing of them, and give half what they ask, you pay twice as much as the thing is worth. Thank God, we shall leave it to-morrow.

Saturday, July 23d. —This day we weighed anchor and fell down with the tide, there being little or no wind. In the afternoon we had a fresh gale, that brought us down to Margate, where we shall lie at anchor this night. Most of the passengers are very sick. Saw several porpoises, &c.

Sunday, July 24th. — This morning we weighed anchor, and coming to the Downs, we set our pilot ashore at Deal, and passed through. And now, whilst I write this, sitting upon the quarterdeck, I have, methinks, one of the pleasantest scenes in the world before me. "T is a fine, clear day, and we are going away before the wind with an easy, pleasant gale. We have near fifteen sail of ships in sight, and I may say in company. On the left hand appears the coast of France at a distance, and on the right is the town and castle of Dover, with the green hills and chalky cliffs of England, to which we must now bid farewell. Albion, farewell!

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Monday, July 25th. All the morning calm. After noon sprung up a gale at east; blew very hard all night. Saw the Isle of Wight at a distance.

Tuesday, July 26th.-Contrary winds all day, blowing pretty hard. Saw the Isle of Wight again in the evening.

Wednesday, July 27th. This morning, the wind blowing very hard at west, we stood in for the land, in order to make some harbour. About noon we took on board a pilot out of a fishing shallop, who brought the ship into Spithead, off Portsmouth. The captain, Mr. Denham, and myself went on shore, and, during the little time we stayed, I made some observations on the place.

Portsmouth has a fine harbour. The entrance is so narrow, that you may throw a stone from fort to fort; yet it is near ten fathom deep, and bold close to; but within there is room enough for five hundred, or, for aught I know, a thousand sail of ships. The town is strongly fortified, being encompassed with a high wall and a deep and broad ditch, and two gates, that are entered over drawbridges; besides several forts, batteries of large cannon, and other outworks, the names of which I know not, nor had I time to take so strict a view as to be able to describe them. In war time, the town has a garrison of ten thousand men; but at present it is only manned by about one hundred invalids. Notwithstanding the English have so many fleets of men-of-war at sea at this time, I counted in this harbour above thirty sail of second, third, and fourth rates, that lay by unrigged, but easily fitted out upon occasion, all their masts and rigging lying marked and numbered in storehouses at hand. The King's yards and docks employ abundance of men, who, even in peace time, are constantly building and refitting men-of-war for the King's service.

*

Gosport lies opposite to Portsmouth, and is near as big, if not bigger; but, except the fort at the mouth of the harbour, and a small outwork before the main street of the town, it is only defended by a mud wall, which surrounds it, and a trench or dry ditch of about ten feet depth and breadth. Portsmouth is a place of very little trade in peace time; it depending chiefly on fitting out men-of-war. Spithead is the place where the fleet commonly anchor, and is a very good riding-place. The people of Portsmouth tell strange stories of the severity of one Gibson, who was governor of this place in the Queen's time, to his soldiers, and show you a miserable dungeon by the town gate, which they call Johnny Gibson's Hole, where, for trifling misdemeanors, he used to confine his soldiers till they were almost starved to death. It is a common maxim, that, without severe discipline, it is impossible to govern the licentious rabble of soldiery. I own, indeed, that, if a commander finds he has not those qualities in him that

* One gone to the Baltic, one to the Mediterranean, and one to the West Indies.

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