Patience Franklin
Daughter of Johnathon Franklin
Submitted by: Kenneth K Medulan
Connecticut state library appointed Jehiel Franklin (Jonathan Franklin's brother)
Guardian of Patience at the age of 13.
Translation of Guardianship Papers for Patience Franklin:
Know all Men by these presents, that I Jehiel Franklin of Woodbury, in the State
of Connecticut, am holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto Daniel Sherman,
Esqr Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Woodbury and to his Successors
in said Office, in the full and whole sum of one hundred pounds lawful money of said
state, to be paid to the said Judge, his certain Attorney, or Successors in said
office, to the which payment well and truly to be made and done, I the said Jehiel
Franklin do bind myself, my (?) hand, and sealed with my seal.
Dated in Woodbury the 13th day of February A.D. 1782.
The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden Jehiel Franklin
now appointed to be guardian to Patience Franklin a minor of the town of Woodbury of
lawfull age for chooseing shall well and faithfully execute and discharge the aforesaid
office of guardian to the aforesaid minor, in all the parts thereof, according to law,
and render a true account of his guardianship to the said Judge, or his successor, when
thereunto required, or the ward when arrived to full age, then the above obligation to
be void; but in default thereof, to remain and abide in full force, power and virtue.
(Signed) Jehiel Franklin
Signed, sealed and delivered, in presence of Samuel Gap(??) Daniel Sherman
Patience was born 5 Jun 1769 in CT, to Jonathan and Ruth Franklin. Her father died
on 3 Jul 1778 during the battle of Wyoming in the Pennamite Wars. It is not known
when her mother died, but she no doubt had died before this date as Patience went to
live with her uncle.
She married William Ferguson at age 18, in 1787, in Luzerne Co, PA. After her
husband William Ferguson died in 1826 Patience went to Cole County Illinois with her
sons in 1839. She died 12 Oct 1845, and was buried in Dry Grove Methodist Cemetery.
