Thomas Franklin b. 1775-84 cannot be positively identified as a son of David Franklin and Hannah Simmons, only that he appears for two years on the 1817 and 1818 assessment lists of Jackson Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania where David Franklin, David Franklin, Jr., and John Franklin were residing. He is perhaps the Thomas Franklin enumerated in Russia, Herkimer County, New York in 1810 as Mary Franklin wife of Jacob Cummings was residing in Newport, Herkimer County. Enumerated with one male under age ten (b. 1801-10), one male of age twenty six and under age forty five (b. 1766-84), two females under ae ten (b. 1801-10), and one female of age twenty six and under age forty five (b. 1766-84).
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