The Wikipedia page for William Temple Franklin, grandson of Benjamin, now has this unsourced paragraph:
In addition to Théodore and Ellen, Temple Franklin had other children.
He fathered a son, James William Franklin Sr., born on December 15, 1789, in Roaring River, North Carolina, who later married Nancy Amburgey and settled in Virginia, where he died in 1860.
Temple also had a daughter, Lucy Franklin, born in 1790, who married William Amburgey; they raised a family in Letcher County, Kentucky.
Another daughter, Sarah Ann Franklin, born on July 6, 1788, in Port Tobacco, Maryland, was believed to be the child of Temple and Abigail Brawner; she married Joseph Perrill Cooper, and they had several children.
This third child, Sarah, is the subject of my last posting on Temple’s alleged descendants, posted in 2016.
By viewing the permalink version of this Wikipedia page, the flag appears around this section warning that “this section does not cite any sources” and “unsourced material may be challenged and removed.”
- Wikipedia – William Temple Franklin – June 2025 Version
- Wikipedia – William Temple Franklin – Current Version
Separately, I received an email seeking information:
… information on Anna Jane Franklin (1798-1838) from Maryland who married John Skinner Smith (1795-1861) from South Carolina? I can’t confirm if her father was William Brawner Franklin (1760-1815) or William Temple Franklin (1760-1823).
I mentioned Anna Jane Franklin in that earlier posting, with my conclusion that I thought her husband was most likely “another William Franklin, not descended from Benjamin.” This is the first appearance of the full name of William Brawner Franklin (1760-1815), which I appreciate and will ask for any source materials.