Elisha Franklin 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1783
    Christening: 
          Death: 1840
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. Polly Coe (       - Bef 1826)
       Marriage: 7 Jul 1804 - Pulaski Co, Ky 1

2. *Elizabeth Lockett (Bef 1804 - 1850)
       Marriage: 23 Aug 1826 - Wayne Co., Kentucky 2
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1810 Wayne Co., Kentucky
Elijah Franklin 00010 -- 20200; 2 slaves
male female
<10 2
10-15
16-25 2
1 26-44
>45 </pre>

<pre>1820 Wayne Co., Kentucky
Elisha Franklin 100110 -- 00120; 2 in agriculture; 1 slave
male female
1 <10
10-16
16-18
1 16-26 1
1 26-45 2
>45 </pre>

<pre>1830 Wayne Co., Kentucky
Elisha Franklin 1000001 -- 100001; 3 slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30
30-40 1
1 40-50
50-60
60-70 </pre>

<pre>1840 Wayne Co., Kentucky
Elisha Franklin 11001001 -- 2100001; 2 in agriculture; 1 slave
male female
1 < 5 2
1 5-10 1
10-15
15-20
1 20-30
30-40
40-50 1
1 50-60
60-70 </pre>

FIRST MARRIAGE:

"Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965" at ancestry.com is a typewritten transcription of the original record, and the name of Elisha Franklin's first wife is Polly Coyl. The discussion at http://azstrong.tripod.com/jd_letha/legacy/902.htm indicates that her name was Polly Coe and that her parents were Joshua Coe and Rachel Paul.

PROBATE:

In response to an order of the September term of the Wayne County Court, an inventory and appraisement of the estate of Elisha Franklin was submitted to the court on October 10, 1840. Lemuel Locket was the administrator. Far and away the most valuable item was a 16-year-old slave named Moses worth $500. A sale took place on October 13, 1840. Elizabeth Franklin bought 5 hogs, 1 cow, most of the furniture and household items, and a few other items. William Lockett bought a chisel; Lewis Parker bought a drill; and Lemuel Lockett bought 3 hogs and several farm items. Moses was not sold. (Appraisals, Inventories 1839-1853, Vol. B, pgs 71-72 at familysearch.org)

GUARDIANSHIP:

Wayne County Court, September Term 1842:
"On motion of Lewis Parker ordered that he be appointed Guardian for the infant orphans of Elisha Franklin decd to wit Matilda T. Franklin, Lewis P. Franklin, Louisa Franklin, Mary Franklin who thereupon executed and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $3000 with Micajah Phillips his security conditioned according to law." (http://azstrong.tripod.com/jd_letha/legacy/902.htm)

See the indicated website for a detailed discussion of the life of Elisha Franklin.
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Sources

1 "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 June Baldwin Bork, "Wayne Co., Ky. Marriages & Vital Records 1801--1860," Vol 1, pg 110. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

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