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About Meshack Franklin
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshack_Franklin]
Meshack Franklin (1772 – December 18, 1839) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1772; Brother of Jesse Franklin. member of the Statehouse of commons in 1800 and 1801; served in the State senate in 1828, 1829, and 1838; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1815); died in Surry County, N.C., December 18, 1839. Franklin's house, built by his father-in-law Gideon Edwards in 1799, is currently owned and maintained by the Surry County Historical Society as the Edwards-Franklin House.
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[https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/franklin-meshack]
Meshack Franklin, congressman, and legislator born in Orange County, Va., the son of Bernard and Mary Cleveland Franklin. In 1778 his parents sent their eldest son, Jesse, to North Carolina to find a suitable place for a new family home. Jesse selected a location near the headwaters of the Mitchell River where Meshack grew to maturity, the fifth of eight children. He received little formal education but apparently overcame this handicap, for as an adult he wrote with considerable facility.
Like his brother Jesse, Meshack became interested in politics as a young man. In 1800 and 1801 he served as a representative in the North Carolina legislature, and from 1807 to 1815 he represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. In Congress Franklin spoke rarely. A Democratic-Republican, he espoused a political philosophy much like that of Nathaniel Macon, who sat with him in the North Carolina delegation in the House. He believed strongly in popular government and wrote vigorously in support of the popular election of the president. In 1828–29 and 1838, he served in the state senate, and in 1825–28, 1832–33, and 1835, he was a councilor of state. Neither as a state nor as a federal official were his accomplishments great.
Franklin married Mildred Edwards, and the couple had eleven children who reached maturity: sons Gideon, Columbus, Jesse, and Hardy; and daughters Anne, Sarah, Mary, Martha, Mildred, Frances, and Meeky. A prosperous farmer, he left a substantial estate at the time of his death.
Biography
Meshack Franklin was born on September 17, 1773 in Orange, Virginia, United States. His parents were Bernard Franklin and Mary S. Franklin.
Meshack married Mildred Matilda Franklin on April 22, 1802 in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. Together they had the following children:
- Ann Perkins Welborn;
- Columbus Bernard Franklin;
- Mary Cleveland Moore;
- Sarah Hardin Thurmond;
- Martha Edwards Franklin;
- Jesse Daniel Franklin;
- Frances Jane Abernathy;
- Meeky Caroline Franklin;
- Gideon Edwards Franklin;
- Mildred Edwards Hunt.
He died on December 18, 1839 in Surry, North Carolina, United States, and was buried after December 18, 1839 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.
References
- [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/franklin-meshack]
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshack_Franklin]
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 22 2020, 12:33:55 UTC
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Meshack Franklin's Timeline
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September 17, 1773
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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| 1803 |
September 29, 1803
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Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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December 25, 1804
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Surry, North Carolina, USA
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June 23, 1806
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Surry County, North Carolina, United States
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April 1, 1809
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Surry County, North Carolina, United States
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May 29, 1811
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June 10, 1813
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Mt. Airy, Surry, NC, United States
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| 1815 |
March 8, 1815
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Surry County, North Carolina, United States
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May 1, 1821
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Surry, North Carolina, USA
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