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==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
Deborah Morris, born in 1736, was that daughter of Sarah (née Powell) and Anthony Morris IV.<ref name="Lante">{{Cite news |last=Lante |first=Emily Emerson |date=December 17, 1905 |title=Maryland Heraldry: Morris Lineage and Arms |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morris-baltimore-sun-1/56927992/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |pages=12}}</ref><ref name="SAR">{{cite book | chapter=John Franklin, husband of Deborah Morris, SAR membership 38836, October 5, 1923 | title=Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 |location= Louisville, Kentucky | publisher= National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution | via=ancestry.com }}</ref> Major Anthony Morris died at the [[Battle of Princeton]] (January 3, 1777).<ref name="Lante" />
Deborah Morris, born September 15, 1736,{{sfn|Moon|1898|pp=232, 366–367}} was that daughter of Sarah (née Powell) and Anthony Morris IV.<ref name="Lante">{{Cite news |last=Lante |first=Emily Emerson |date=December 17, 1905 |title=Maryland Heraldry: Morris Lineage and Arms |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morris-baltimore-sun-1/56927992/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |pages=12}}</ref><ref name="SAR">{{cite book | chapter=John Franklin, husband of Deborah Morris, SAR membership 38836, October 5, 1923 | title=Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 |location= Louisville, Kentucky | publisher= National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution | via=ancestry.com }}</ref> Major Anthony Morris died at the [[Battle of Princeton]] (January 3, 1777).<ref name="Lante" />


Deborah married John Franklin on July 8, 1756, in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="SAR" /><ref name="MI">{{citation|title=John Franklin and Deborah Morris, Marriage Intention, Marriage July 8, 1756 | work=Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 |location=Lehi, Utah | via=ancestry.com}}</ref> The son of Mary (née Pearsall) and Thomas Franklin, John was born on April 27, 1732.<ref name="SAR" /> The couple attended the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting.<ref name="MI" /> They had a son, Anthony,<ref name="Lante" /> born 1768.<ref name="SAR" /> By 1779, the Franklins lived near the "New Slip" in the shipyards ([[New York Harbor]]).<ref name="EB to JC letter" />
Deborah married John Franklin on July 8, 1756, in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="SAR" /><ref name="MI">{{citation|title=John Franklin and Deborah Morris, Marriage Intention, Marriage July 8, 1756 | work=Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 |location=Lehi, Utah | via=ancestry.com}}</ref> The son of Mary (née Pearsall) and Thomas Franklin, John was born on April 27, 1732.<ref name="SAR" /> The couple attended the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting.<ref name="MI" /> Between 1757 and 1773, Deborah and John had eight children, Sarah, Mary, Thomas, Phoebe, Elizabeth, Anthony, Rebecca, and Walter.{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=370}} By 1779, the Franklins lived near the "New Slip" in the shipyards ([[New York Harbor]]).<ref name="EB to JC letter" />


==Franklin brothers==
==Franklin brothers==
John and his brother Walter were particularly well known as wealthy, community-serving Quakers of New York. Like his brother, Walter was elected to the [[Committee of Sixty#Committee of One Hundred|Committee of One Hundred]] on May 1, 1775, to manage conflict between the British and the colonists in New York.<ref name="Friends" /> He was a partner of the international trading firm, Franklin, Robinson & Company as well as a member of the Provincial Congress. Brother Samuel was a wealthy banker.<ref name="Friends">{{Cite news |date=November 11, 1893 |title=Old-Time New-York Friends: Services of the "Plain People" in Revolutionary Days |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-old-time-new-york-fri/146458941/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |work=The New York Times |pages=16}}</ref> John worked as a wine merchant in New York.<ref name="Lante" />
John was a successful merchant, including selling wine, and he owned ships and operated a shipping business.<ref name="Lante" />{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=368}} John and his brother Walter were particularly well known as wealthy, community-serving Quakers of New York. Like his brother, Walter was elected to the [[Committee of Sixty#Committee of One Hundred|Committee of One Hundred]] on May 1, 1775, to manage conflict between the British and the colonists in New York.<ref name="Friends" /> He was a partner of the international trading firm, Franklin, Robinson & Company as well as a member of the Provincial Congress. Brother Samuel was a wealthy banker.<ref name="Friends">{{Cite news |date=November 11, 1893 |title=Old-Time New-York Friends: Services of the "Plain People" in Revolutionary Days |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-old-time-new-york-fri/146458941/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |work=The New York Times |pages=16}}</ref>


==American Revolution==
==American Revolution==
In 1775, John was elected as a member of New York's first Provincial Congress and sat on the [[Committee of Sixty#Committee of One Hundred|Committee of One Hundred]].<ref name="Lante" />
In 1775, John was elected as a member of New York's first Provincial Congress and sat on the [[Committee of Sixty#Committee of One Hundred|Committee of One Hundred]].<ref name="Lante" />


During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Deborah, John, and their son Anthony provided care for patriot soldiers who were taken as prisoners of war by the [[British Army]] and held captive in [[prison ships]] in [[New York Harbor]].<ref name="Lante" /> John served General [[George Washington]] as Agent of Prisons.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" /> The men on the ships were starving and Deborah and her son rowed out in a boat to deliver food to the prison ships<ref name="Lante" /> off [[Roosevelt Island#Manning and Blackwell ownership|Blackwell Island]] (now [[Roosevelt Island]]).<ref name="SAR" /> [[Elizabeth Burgin]], a neighbor, provided food to prisoners and helped more than 200 patriots escape from the prison ships.<ref name="EB to JC letter">{{Cite web |date=November 19, 1779 |title=Elizabeth Burgin to James Caldwell, 19 November 1779 |url=http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0550-0002 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref>
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Deborah, John, and their son Anthony,<ref name="Lante" /> born in 1768,{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=370}} provided care for patriot soldiers who were taken as prisoners of war by the [[British Army]] and held captive in [[prison ships]] in [[New York Harbor]].<ref name="Lante" /> John served General [[George Washington]] as Agent of Prisons.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" /> The men on the ships were starving and Deborah and her son rowed out in a boat to deliver food and "necessities" to the prison ships<ref name="Lante" />{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=367}} off [[Roosevelt Island#Manning and Blackwell ownership|Blackwell Island]] (now [[Roosevelt Island]]).<ref name="SAR" /> [[Elizabeth Burgin]], a neighbor, provided food to prisoners and helped more than 200 patriots escape from the prison ships.<ref name="EB to JC letter">{{Cite web |date=November 19, 1779 |title=Elizabeth Burgin to James Caldwell, 19 November 1779 |url=http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0550-0002 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref>


On November 21, 1780, Franklin and his wife were banished from the city by British Commander [[Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)|Henry Clinton]] for their efforts to help colonial prisoners.<ref name="EB to JC letter" /> The [[Sons of the American Revolution]] state that Deborah was banished from New York and went to Philadelphia.<ref name="SAR" /> Clinton said that he was “no longer able to hear or to bear the daily account of her contributing with unbounded liberality to the relief of her fellow-citizens, banished her, without regard to her station, her sex, or the inclemency of the season, from the city, by which act of cruelty, she became deprived the use of her feet.<ref name="Friends" />
On November 21, 1780, Franklin and his wife were banished from the city by British Commander [[Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)|Henry Clinton]] for their efforts to help colonial prisoners.<ref name="EB to JC letter" /> The [[Sons of the American Revolution]] and Moon state that Deborah was banished from New York "for her patriotism and kindness to the prisoners" and went to Philadelphia.<ref name="SAR" />{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=367}} Clinton said that he was "no longer able to hear or to bear the daily account of her contributing with unbounded liberality to the relief of her fellow-citizens, banished her, without regard to her station, her sex, or the inclemency of the season, from the city, by which act of cruelty, she became deprived the use of her feet."<ref name="Friends" /> Deborah's father died in 1780 and "Deborah Morris Franklin" inherited a brick building at Walnut and Front Streets along the [[Delaware River]], near the Morris Wharf.{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=80}}


In 1781, Washington offered John the position of Agent to the Prisoners, with the caveat that Henry Clinton would allow him to return to New York. Although reluctant to return to the city, he accepted the position that he considered important. He assumed that Washington already had Clinton's approval that John could return to the city. Deborah stayed in Philadelphia and looked after their pre-teen son, Tommy.<ref name="Friends" />
In 1781, Washington offered John the position of Agent to the Prisoners, with the caveat that Henry Clinton would allow him to return to New York. Although reluctant to return to the city, he accepted the position that he considered important. He assumed that Washington already had Clinton's approval that John could return to the city. Deborah stayed in Philadelphia and looked after their pre-teen son, Tommy.<ref name="Friends" /> The family lived together in New York by 1783. Deborah remained there until her death.{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=367}}


==Later years and death==
==Death==
Deborah died in 1787.<ref name="SAR" /> Congress reportedly adjourned to attend Deborah's funeral.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" /> John died on August 29, 1801.<ref name="SAR" />
Deborah died on September 23, 1787,<ref name="SAR" />{{sfn|Moon|1898|pp=232, 366–367}} when John was in transit from St. Petersburg.{{sfn|Moon|1898|pp=366–367}} She was interred at the Friend's Burying Ground in Philadelphia.{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=368}} Congress reportedly adjourned to attend Deborah's funeral.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" />

On May 13, 1769, John married Letitia Townsend Underhill, the widow of Benjamin Underhill and daughter of Sylvanus Townsend.{{sfn|Moon|1898|p=368}} John died on August 29, 1801.<ref name="SAR" />


==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last=Moon |first=Robert Charles |url=http://archive.org/details/morrisfamilyofph01moon |title=The Morris family of Philadelphia, descendants of Anthony Morris, born 1654-1721 died |date=1898 |location=Philadelphia |publisher= R.C. Moon | pages=80, 232, 366–367}}


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Deborah Morris Franklin
Born
Deborah Morris

1736 (1736)
Died1787 (1788)
Known forColonial patriot who aided prison ship inmates, for which she was banished from the city by British Commander Henry Clinton
Spouse(s)John Franklin, m. July 8, 1756
Parent(s)Sarah (née Powell) and Anthony Morris IV
John Franklin
Born(1732-04-27)April 27, 1732
DiedAugust 29, 1801(1801-08-29) (aged 69)
OccupationWine merchant
Known forAssistance to patriot prisoners of war on British prison ships and member of the Committee of One Hundred
Parent(s)Mary (née Pearsall) and Thomas Franklin

Deborah (née Morris) Franklin (1736–1787) and John Franklin (April 27, 1732 – August 29, 1801) were colonial patriots who assisted prisoners of war on prison ships in the New York Harbor during the American Revolutionary War. Deborah and her son rowed a boat out to the prison ships to deliver food. John was an Agent for Prisons, serving under George Washington. Deborah, and perhaps John, was banished from New York for her service to the captive soldiers.

Early life and family

Deborah Morris, born September 15, 1736,[1] was that daughter of Sarah (née Powell) and Anthony Morris IV.[2][3] Major Anthony Morris died at the Battle of Princeton (January 3, 1777).[2]

Deborah married John Franklin on July 8, 1756, in Philadelphia.[3][4] The son of Mary (née Pearsall) and Thomas Franklin, John was born on April 27, 1732.[3] The couple attended the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting.[4] Between 1757 and 1773, Deborah and John had eight children, Sarah, Mary, Thomas, Phoebe, Elizabeth, Anthony, Rebecca, and Walter.[5] By 1779, the Franklins lived near the "New Slip" in the shipyards (New York Harbor).[6]

Franklin brothers

John was a successful merchant, including selling wine, and he owned ships and operated a shipping business.[2][7] John and his brother Walter were particularly well known as wealthy, community-serving Quakers of New York. Like his brother, Walter was elected to the Committee of One Hundred on May 1, 1775, to manage conflict between the British and the colonists in New York.[8] He was a partner of the international trading firm, Franklin, Robinson & Company as well as a member of the Provincial Congress. Brother Samuel was a wealthy banker.[8]

American Revolution

In 1775, John was elected as a member of New York's first Provincial Congress and sat on the Committee of One Hundred.[2]

During the American Revolutionary War, Deborah, John, and their son Anthony,[2] born in 1768,[5] provided care for patriot soldiers who were taken as prisoners of war by the British Army and held captive in prison ships in New York Harbor.[2] John served General George Washington as Agent of Prisons.[2][3] The men on the ships were starving and Deborah and her son rowed out in a boat to deliver food and "necessities" to the prison ships[2][9] off Blackwell Island (now Roosevelt Island).[3] Elizabeth Burgin, a neighbor, provided food to prisoners and helped more than 200 patriots escape from the prison ships.[6]

On November 21, 1780, Franklin and his wife were banished from the city by British Commander Henry Clinton for their efforts to help colonial prisoners.[6] The Sons of the American Revolution and Moon state that Deborah was banished from New York "for her patriotism and kindness to the prisoners" and went to Philadelphia.[3][9] Clinton said that he was "no longer able to hear or to bear the daily account of her contributing with unbounded liberality to the relief of her fellow-citizens, banished her, without regard to her station, her sex, or the inclemency of the season, from the city, by which act of cruelty, she became deprived the use of her feet."[8] Deborah's father died in 1780 and "Deborah Morris Franklin" inherited a brick building at Walnut and Front Streets along the Delaware River, near the Morris Wharf.[10]

In 1781, Washington offered John the position of Agent to the Prisoners, with the caveat that Henry Clinton would allow him to return to New York. Although reluctant to return to the city, he accepted the position that he considered important. He assumed that Washington already had Clinton's approval that John could return to the city. Deborah stayed in Philadelphia and looked after their pre-teen son, Tommy.[8] The family lived together in New York by 1783. Deborah remained there until her death.[9]

Later years and death

Deborah died on September 23, 1787,[3][1] when John was in transit from St. Petersburg.[11] She was interred at the Friend's Burying Ground in Philadelphia.[7] Congress reportedly adjourned to attend Deborah's funeral.[2][3]

On May 13, 1769, John married Letitia Townsend Underhill, the widow of Benjamin Underhill and daughter of Sylvanus Townsend.[7] John died on August 29, 1801.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Moon 1898, pp. 232, 366–367.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lante, Emily Emerson (December 17, 1905). "Maryland Heraldry: Morris Lineage and Arms". The Baltimore Sun. p. 12. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "John Franklin, husband of Deborah Morris, SAR membership 38836, October 5, 1923". Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution – via ancestry.com.
  4. ^ a b "John Franklin and Deborah Morris, Marriage Intention, Marriage July 8, 1756", Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Lehi, Utah – via ancestry.com
  5. ^ a b Moon 1898, p. 370.
  6. ^ a b c "Elizabeth Burgin to James Caldwell, 19 November 1779". founders.archives.gov. November 19, 1779. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Moon 1898, p. 368.
  8. ^ a b c d "Old-Time New-York Friends: Services of the "Plain People" in Revolutionary Days". The New York Times. November 11, 1893. p. 16. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Moon 1898, p. 367.
  10. ^ Moon 1898, p. 80.
  11. ^ Moon 1898, pp. 366–367.

Bibliography

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deborah_Morris_and_John_Franklin&diff=prev&oldid=1221890774

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