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     Mary Cleveland Franklin married Solomon Graves.²

     Reference: From Cleveland [1899:III:2108:
"Mary Cleveland6 Franklin (Jesse5 Fraanklin), d., m. Hon. Solomon Graves, b. Caswell co., N. C, Feb. 14, 1784, son Rev.Barzillai and Ursula (Simmens). Ch.:
     Hon. Solomon Graves of Surry co., N. C, lawyer, repres. and senator in Legislature many years.
Graves ancestry :—Thomas1, of James City co., Va., 1628; John2; John3; John4, went from Va. to N. C. ab. 1770, m. Isabella Lea; Rev. Barzillai5 Graves, b. Dec. 12, 1739, m.
Ursula Simmens of Caswell co.—John Card Graves, Buffalo, N. Y., compiler Graves Family, thinks that this is the complete pedigree." at Burial location unknown.³

     Anna P. Franklin married William Slade.²

     Matilda C. Franklin married Samuel Dalton Moore.²

     James Franklin married Frances Franklin Nall, daughter of Robert Nall and Mary Franklin.³
James Franklin was born on 19 January 1794 at Surry Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

     Hardin Perkins Franklin was born on 17 May 1797.³ He married Martha E. P. Franklin, daughter of Meshach Franklin and Mildred "Melley" Edwards, on 5 May 1837 at Surry Co., North Carolina, USA.^4,5,3,6

Hardin Perkins Franklin died on 29 September 1851 at age 54.³
Hardin Perkins Franklin was buried after 29 September 1851 at Franklin Family Cemetery, Early Grove, Marshall Co., Mississippi, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Hardin Perkins Franklin was also known as Hardin Franklin.⁶

     Dr. John Taliaferro was born on 7 April 1733 at Caroline Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Mary Hardin in 1755
;
His 1st wife.³ Dr. John Taliaferro married Lydia (?) circa 16 July 1814
;
His 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.
Image attached of marriage license from FAG.⁴
Dr. John Taliaferro died on 7 April 1821 at Irwinton, Wilkinson Co., Georgia, USA, at age 88.²
Dr. John Taliaferro was buried after 7 April 1821 at Mount Nebo Cemetery, McIntyre, Wilkinson Co., Georgia, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Robert Nall was born on 24 September 1767 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Mary Franklin, daughter of Barnard Franklin and Mary Cleveland, on 12 February 1794 at Surry Co., North Carolina, USA,
;
His 1st wife.^1,3 Robert Nall married Minerva Matlock on 5 September 1836 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 2nd wife.³
Robert Nall died in 1858 at Lake Co., Tennessee, USA.¹
     Reference: From Dolphin & Nall [1978:516-518]:
     "B7A3. ROBERT NALL (William, Richard, Martin) was born 24 Sept. 1767 in Orange Co., Va.,¹ the son of William and Rebecca² (Holloway) Nall.¹ He died in 1858 in Obion Co., Tenn.¹
     "Robert Nail and Mary Franklin were married 12 Feb. 1796 in Surry Co., N . C. ³ She was born 14 May 1770 in Virginia,¹ and died 7 Feb. 1836 in Hawkins Co., Tenn.¹ Her parents were Bernard and Mary (Cleveland) Franklin.¹
     "Robert Nail married second on 5 Sept. 1836 in Hawkins, Co., Tenn., to Minerva Matlock,⁴ They were living in 1850 in Obion Co., Tenn. According to the census report, she was born about 1804 in Tennessee.⁵ They apparently had no children.
     "At age nineteen in 1786 Robert Nall began a long association with land transactions, when he witnessed a deed between Benjamin Cleveland and William Scott in Wilkes Co., N . C.⁶ During the next twenty years he was grantee and grantor of numerous deeds of land in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co., N . C . ^{7, 8} as well as a frequent witness. From 1800 to 1804 he registered in Ashe Co., N.C, State Grants for land totaling over 4800 acres located in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co.⁹ Robert Nall was living in Ashe Co., N.C. in 1800.¹⁰
     "By 24 Sept. 1805 Robert Nall had joined his parents and brothers in Tennessee. In an Ashe Co., N . C ., grantor deed he is referred to as "Robert Nall of Hawkins Co., Tenn. " ¹¹ On 21 May 1806 he sold several tracts of land in one deed to John Cox in Ashe Co., N . C.¹² His first purchase of land in Hawkins Co., Tenn., was 136 acres in Carters Valley on 25 Sept. 1807.¹³
     "Robert Nail entered into a business agreement with Richard Nugent on 12 Apr. 1808. In exchange for "a certain parcel of Land Containing one hundred and Sixty nine Square poles [rods] . . . line of the Land that said Nall lives on . . ." Richard Nugent was to keep up " . . . a wheelright or wagon makers Shop" for Robert Nall's "convenientcy".¹⁴ On 27 Feb. 1810 Robert Nall made a similar agreement with Jacob Kline: " . . . one acre and one fourth of an acre being a part -of—the- Land that said Nall lives on . . . near where Hutson John had formerly a Blacksmith Shop . . . " " . . . in consideration of having a Tanyard near him . . , "¹⁵
     "Robert Nall appeared in the 1830 and 1840 census returns of Hawkins Co., Tenn.,¹⁶ where he continued to buy and sell land until 1846, when he apparently sold out his holdings¹⁷ and moved across the state to Obion Co., on the Mississippi River near present Tiptonville, Tenn.
     "In a letter written by Thomas Botts Nalle (Jesse Francis, John, Martin) to his mother, Ann (Botts) Nalle, in Virginia, on 23 June 1848 from Memphis, Tenn., he wrote:
     "The 1850 census shows Robert Nall and his second wife, Minerva, living in the household of his son, Robert Nall.⁵ His son Abner F. Nail was also living in Obion Co., Tenn., in 1850.¹⁹
     "No will or other probate records were located for Robert Nall.²⁰

Children:¹
First marriage

References and notes: at Citation.²

     Frances Franklin Nall married James Franklin, son of Sen./Gov. Jesse Franklin and Maacah Maria “Meekey” Perkins.¹
Frances Franklin Nall was born on 28 October 1797 at Rogersville, Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.¹
     She was a mentioned with Robert Nall and Mary Franklin at Citation; From Dolphin & Nall [1978:516-518]:
     "B7A3. ROBERT NALL (William, Richard, Martin) was born 24 Sept. 1767 in Orange Co., Va.,¹ the son of William and Rebecca² (Holloway) Nall.¹ He died in 1858 in Obion Co., Tenn.¹
     "Robert Nail and Mary Franklin were married 12 Feb. 1796 in Surry Co., N . C. ³ She was born 14 May 1770 in Virginia,¹ and died 7 Feb. 1836 in Hawkins Co., Tenn.¹ Her parents were Bernard and Mary (Cleveland) Franklin.¹
     "Robert Nail married second on 5 Sept. 1836 in Hawkins, Co., Tenn., to Minerva Matlock,⁴ They were living in 1850 in Obion Co., Tenn. According to the census report, she was born about 1804 in Tennessee.⁵ They apparently had no children.
     "At age nineteen in 1786 Robert Nall began a long association with land transactions, when he witnessed a deed between Benjamin Cleveland and William Scott in Wilkes Co., N . C.⁶ During the next twenty years he was grantee and grantor of numerous deeds of land in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co., N . C . ^{7, 8} as well as a frequent witness. From 1800 to 1804 he registered in Ashe Co., N.C, State Grants for land totaling over 4800 acres located in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co.⁹ Robert Nall was living in Ashe Co., N.C. in 1800.¹⁰
     "By 24 Sept. 1805 Robert Nall had joined his parents and brothers in Tennessee. In an Ashe Co., N . C ., grantor deed he is referred to as "Robert Nall of Hawkins Co., Tenn. " ¹¹ On 21 May 1806 he sold several tracts of land in one deed to John Cox in Ashe Co., N . C.¹² His first purchase of land in Hawkins Co., Tenn., was 136 acres in Carters Valley on 25 Sept. 1807.¹³
     "Robert Nail entered into a business agreement with Richard Nugent on 12 Apr. 1808. In exchange for "a certain parcel of Land Containing one hundred and Sixty nine Square poles [rods] . . . line of the Land that said Nall lives on . . ." Richard Nugent was to keep up " . . . a wheelright or wagon makers Shop" for Robert Nall's "convenientcy".¹⁴ On 27 Feb. 1810 Robert Nall made a similar agreement with Jacob Kline: " . . . one acre and one fourth of an acre being a part -of—the- Land that said Nall lives on . . . near where Hutson John had formerly a Blacksmith Shop . . . " " . . . in consideration of having a Tanyard near him . . , "¹⁵
     "Robert Nall appeared in the 1830 and 1840 census returns of Hawkins Co., Tenn.,¹⁶ where he continued to buy and sell land until 1846, when he apparently sold out his holdings¹⁷ and moved across the state to Obion Co., on the Mississippi River near present Tiptonville, Tenn.
     "In a letter written by Thomas Botts Nalle (Jesse Francis, John, Martin) to his mother, Ann (Botts) Nalle, in Virginia, on 23 June 1848 from Memphis, Tenn., he wrote:
     "The 1850 census shows Robert Nall and his second wife, Minerva, living in the household of his son, Robert Nall.⁵ His son Abner F. Nail was also living in Obion Co., Tenn., in 1850.¹⁹
     "No will or other probate records were located for Robert Nall.²⁰

Children:¹
First marriage

References and notes:

     Matilda Nall was born on 20 March 1799 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,3
     She was a mentioned with Robert Nall and Mary Franklin at Citation; From Dolphin & Nall [1978:516-518]:
     "B7A3. ROBERT NALL (William, Richard, Martin) was born 24 Sept. 1767 in Orange Co., Va.,¹ the son of William and Rebecca² (Holloway) Nall.¹ He died in 1858 in Obion Co., Tenn.¹
     "Robert Nail and Mary Franklin were married 12 Feb. 1796 in Surry Co., N . C. ³ She was born 14 May 1770 in Virginia,¹ and died 7 Feb. 1836 in Hawkins Co., Tenn.¹ Her parents were Bernard and Mary (Cleveland) Franklin.¹
     "Robert Nail married second on 5 Sept. 1836 in Hawkins, Co., Tenn., to Minerva Matlock,⁴ They were living in 1850 in Obion Co., Tenn. According to the census report, she was born about 1804 in Tennessee.⁵ They apparently had no children.
     "At age nineteen in 1786 Robert Nall began a long association with land transactions, when he witnessed a deed between Benjamin Cleveland and William Scott in Wilkes Co., N . C.⁶ During the next twenty years he was grantee and grantor of numerous deeds of land in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co., N . C . ^{7, 8} as well as a frequent witness. From 1800 to 1804 he registered in Ashe Co., N.C, State Grants for land totaling over 4800 acres located in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co.⁹ Robert Nall was living in Ashe Co., N.C. in 1800.¹⁰
     "By 24 Sept. 1805 Robert Nall had joined his parents and brothers in Tennessee. In an Ashe Co., N . C ., grantor deed he is referred to as "Robert Nall of Hawkins Co., Tenn. " ¹¹ On 21 May 1806 he sold several tracts of land in one deed to John Cox in Ashe Co., N . C.¹² His first purchase of land in Hawkins Co., Tenn., was 136 acres in Carters Valley on 25 Sept. 1807.¹³
     "Robert Nail entered into a business agreement with Richard Nugent on 12 Apr. 1808. In exchange for "a certain parcel of Land Containing one hundred and Sixty nine Square poles [rods] . . . line of the Land that said Nall lives on . . ." Richard Nugent was to keep up " . . . a wheelright or wagon makers Shop" for Robert Nall's "convenientcy".¹⁴ On 27 Feb. 1810 Robert Nall made a similar agreement with Jacob Kline: " . . . one acre and one fourth of an acre being a part -of—the- Land that said Nall lives on . . . near where Hutson John had formerly a Blacksmith Shop . . . " " . . . in consideration of having a Tanyard near him . . , "¹⁵
     "Robert Nall appeared in the 1830 and 1840 census returns of Hawkins Co., Tenn.,¹⁶ where he continued to buy and sell land until 1846, when he apparently sold out his holdings¹⁷ and moved across the state to Obion Co., on the Mississippi River near present Tiptonville, Tenn.
     "In a letter written by Thomas Botts Nalle (Jesse Francis, John, Martin) to his mother, Ann (Botts) Nalle, in Virginia, on 23 June 1848 from Memphis, Tenn., he wrote:
     "The 1850 census shows Robert Nall and his second wife, Minerva, living in the household of his son, Robert Nall.⁵ His son Abner F. Nail was also living in Obion Co., Tenn., in 1850.¹⁹
     "No will or other probate records were located for Robert Nall.²⁰

Children:¹
First marriage

References and notes:

     Abner Nall was born on 24 November 1801 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,3
Abner Nall died on 16 May 1803 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 1.³
     He was a mentioned with Robert Nall and Mary Franklin at Citation; From Dolphin & Nall [1978:516-518]:
     "B7A3. ROBERT NALL (William, Richard, Martin) was born 24 Sept. 1767 in Orange Co., Va.,¹ the son of William and Rebecca² (Holloway) Nall.¹ He died in 1858 in Obion Co., Tenn.¹
     "Robert Nail and Mary Franklin were married 12 Feb. 1796 in Surry Co., N . C. ³ She was born 14 May 1770 in Virginia,¹ and died 7 Feb. 1836 in Hawkins Co., Tenn.¹ Her parents were Bernard and Mary (Cleveland) Franklin.¹
     "Robert Nail married second on 5 Sept. 1836 in Hawkins, Co., Tenn., to Minerva Matlock,⁴ They were living in 1850 in Obion Co., Tenn. According to the census report, she was born about 1804 in Tennessee.⁵ They apparently had no children.
     "At age nineteen in 1786 Robert Nall began a long association with land transactions, when he witnessed a deed between Benjamin Cleveland and William Scott in Wilkes Co., N . C.⁶ During the next twenty years he was grantee and grantor of numerous deeds of land in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co., N . C . ^{7, 8} as well as a frequent witness. From 1800 to 1804 he registered in Ashe Co., N.C, State Grants for land totaling over 4800 acres located in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co.⁹ Robert Nall was living in Ashe Co., N.C. in 1800.¹⁰
     "By 24 Sept. 1805 Robert Nall had joined his parents and brothers in Tennessee. In an Ashe Co., N . C ., grantor deed he is referred to as "Robert Nall of Hawkins Co., Tenn. " ¹¹ On 21 May 1806 he sold several tracts of land in one deed to John Cox in Ashe Co., N . C.¹² His first purchase of land in Hawkins Co., Tenn., was 136 acres in Carters Valley on 25 Sept. 1807.¹³
     "Robert Nail entered into a business agreement with Richard Nugent on 12 Apr. 1808. In exchange for "a certain parcel of Land Containing one hundred and Sixty nine Square poles [rods] . . . line of the Land that said Nall lives on . . ." Richard Nugent was to keep up " . . . a wheelright or wagon makers Shop" for Robert Nall's "convenientcy".¹⁴ On 27 Feb. 1810 Robert Nall made a similar agreement with Jacob Kline: " . . . one acre and one fourth of an acre being a part -of—the- Land that said Nall lives on . . . near where Hutson John had formerly a Blacksmith Shop . . . " " . . . in consideration of having a Tanyard near him . . , "¹⁵
     "Robert Nall appeared in the 1830 and 1840 census returns of Hawkins Co., Tenn.,¹⁶ where he continued to buy and sell land until 1846, when he apparently sold out his holdings¹⁷ and moved across the state to Obion Co., on the Mississippi River near present Tiptonville, Tenn.
     "In a letter written by Thomas Botts Nalle (Jesse Francis, John, Martin) to his mother, Ann (Botts) Nalle, in Virginia, on 23 June 1848 from Memphis, Tenn., he wrote:
     "The 1850 census shows Robert Nall and his second wife, Minerva, living in the household of his son, Robert Nall.⁵ His son Abner F. Nail was also living in Obion Co., Tenn., in 1850.¹⁹
     "No will or other probate records were located for Robert Nall.²⁰

Children:¹
First marriage

References and notes:

     William Holloway Nall died at Obion Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ He was born on 1 March 1807 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,2 He married Eliza Moore, daughter of Ewell Moore and Nancy Creed, in 1830 at Mooresburg, Hawkins Co., North Carolina, USA.^1,2

William Holloway Nall died on 10 October 1846 at Obion Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 39.²
     He was a mentioned with Robert Nall and Mary Franklin at Citation; From Dolphin & Nall [1978:516-518]:
     "B7A3. ROBERT NALL (William, Richard, Martin) was born 24 Sept. 1767 in Orange Co., Va.,¹ the son of William and Rebecca² (Holloway) Nall.¹ He died in 1858 in Obion Co., Tenn.¹
     "Robert Nail and Mary Franklin were married 12 Feb. 1796 in Surry Co., N . C. ³ She was born 14 May 1770 in Virginia,¹ and died 7 Feb. 1836 in Hawkins Co., Tenn.¹ Her parents were Bernard and Mary (Cleveland) Franklin.¹
     "Robert Nail married second on 5 Sept. 1836 in Hawkins, Co., Tenn., to Minerva Matlock,⁴ They were living in 1850 in Obion Co., Tenn. According to the census report, she was born about 1804 in Tennessee.⁵ They apparently had no children.
     "At age nineteen in 1786 Robert Nall began a long association with land transactions, when he witnessed a deed between Benjamin Cleveland and William Scott in Wilkes Co., N . C.⁶ During the next twenty years he was grantee and grantor of numerous deeds of land in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co., N . C . ^{7, 8} as well as a frequent witness. From 1800 to 1804 he registered in Ashe Co., N.C, State Grants for land totaling over 4800 acres located in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co.⁹ Robert Nall was living in Ashe Co., N.C. in 1800.¹⁰
     "By 24 Sept. 1805 Robert Nall had joined his parents and brothers in Tennessee. In an Ashe Co., N . C ., grantor deed he is referred to as "Robert Nall of Hawkins Co., Tenn. " ¹¹ On 21 May 1806 he sold several tracts of land in one deed to John Cox in Ashe Co., N . C.¹² His first purchase of land in Hawkins Co., Tenn., was 136 acres in Carters Valley on 25 Sept. 1807.¹³
     "Robert Nail entered into a business agreement with Richard Nugent on 12 Apr. 1808. In exchange for "a certain parcel of Land Containing one hundred and Sixty nine Square poles [rods] . . . line of the Land that said Nall lives on . . ." Richard Nugent was to keep up " . . . a wheelright or wagon makers Shop" for Robert Nall's "convenientcy".¹⁴ On 27 Feb. 1810 Robert Nall made a similar agreement with Jacob Kline: " . . . one acre and one fourth of an acre being a part -of—the- Land that said Nall lives on . . . near where Hutson John had formerly a Blacksmith Shop . . . " " . . . in consideration of having a Tanyard near him . . , "¹⁵
     "Robert Nall appeared in the 1830 and 1840 census returns of Hawkins Co., Tenn.,¹⁶ where he continued to buy and sell land until 1846, when he apparently sold out his holdings¹⁷ and moved across the state to Obion Co., on the Mississippi River near present Tiptonville, Tenn.
     "In a letter written by Thomas Botts Nalle (Jesse Francis, John, Martin) to his mother, Ann (Botts) Nalle, in Virginia, on 23 June 1848 from Memphis, Tenn., he wrote:
     "The 1850 census shows Robert Nall and his second wife, Minerva, living in the household of his son, Robert Nall.⁵ His son Abner F. Nail was also living in Obion Co., Tenn., in 1850.¹⁹
     "No will or other probate records were located for Robert Nall.²⁰

Children:¹
First marriage

References and notes:

     Eliza Moore married William Holloway Nall, son of Robert Nall and Mary Franklin, in 1830 at Mooresburg, Hawkins Co., North Carolina, USA.^1,2

     Ewell Moore married Nancy Creed.¹

     Nancy Creed married Ewell Moore.¹

     Mary Cleveland Nall was born on 30 October 1810 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,3
Mary Cleveland Nall died on 12 April 1811 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,3
     She was a mentioned with Robert Nall and Mary Franklin at Citation; From Dolphin & Nall [1978:516-518]:
     "B7A3. ROBERT NALL (William, Richard, Martin) was born 24 Sept. 1767 in Orange Co., Va.,¹ the son of William and Rebecca² (Holloway) Nall.¹ He died in 1858 in Obion Co., Tenn.¹
     "Robert Nail and Mary Franklin were married 12 Feb. 1796 in Surry Co., N . C. ³ She was born 14 May 1770 in Virginia,¹ and died 7 Feb. 1836 in Hawkins Co., Tenn.¹ Her parents were Bernard and Mary (Cleveland) Franklin.¹
     "Robert Nail married second on 5 Sept. 1836 in Hawkins, Co., Tenn., to Minerva Matlock,⁴ They were living in 1850 in Obion Co., Tenn. According to the census report, she was born about 1804 in Tennessee.⁵ They apparently had no children.
     "At age nineteen in 1786 Robert Nall began a long association with land transactions, when he witnessed a deed between Benjamin Cleveland and William Scott in Wilkes Co., N . C.⁶ During the next twenty years he was grantee and grantor of numerous deeds of land in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co., N . C . ^{7, 8} as well as a frequent witness. From 1800 to 1804 he registered in Ashe Co., N.C, State Grants for land totaling over 4800 acres located in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co.⁹ Robert Nall was living in Ashe Co., N.C. in 1800.¹⁰
     "By 24 Sept. 1805 Robert Nall had joined his parents and brothers in Tennessee. In an Ashe Co., N . C ., grantor deed he is referred to as "Robert Nall of Hawkins Co., Tenn. " ¹¹ On 21 May 1806 he sold several tracts of land in one deed to John Cox in Ashe Co., N . C.¹² His first purchase of land in Hawkins Co., Tenn., was 136 acres in Carters Valley on 25 Sept. 1807.¹³
     "Robert Nail entered into a business agreement with Richard Nugent on 12 Apr. 1808. In exchange for "a certain parcel of Land Containing one hundred and Sixty nine Square poles [rods] . . . line of the Land that said Nall lives on . . ." Richard Nugent was to keep up " . . . a wheelright or wagon makers Shop" for Robert Nall's "convenientcy".¹⁴ On 27 Feb. 1810 Robert Nall made a similar agreement with Jacob Kline: " . . . one acre and one fourth of an acre being a part -of—the- Land that said Nall lives on . . . near where Hutson John had formerly a Blacksmith Shop . . . " " . . . in consideration of having a Tanyard near him . . , "¹⁵
     "Robert Nall appeared in the 1830 and 1840 census returns of Hawkins Co., Tenn.,¹⁶ where he continued to buy and sell land until 1846, when he apparently sold out his holdings¹⁷ and moved across the state to Obion Co., on the Mississippi River near present Tiptonville, Tenn.
     "In a letter written by Thomas Botts Nalle (Jesse Francis, John, Martin) to his mother, Ann (Botts) Nalle, in Virginia, on 23 June 1848 from Memphis, Tenn., he wrote:
     "The 1850 census shows Robert Nall and his second wife, Minerva, living in the household of his son, Robert Nall.⁵ His son Abner F. Nail was also living in Obion Co., Tenn., in 1850.¹⁹
     "No will or other probate records were located for Robert Nall.²⁰

Children:¹
First marriage

References and notes:

     Robert Cleveland Nall was born on 12 July 1812 at Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,3 He married Polly Ann Wastwood in 1843 at Obion Co., Tennessee, USA.¹

Robert Cleveland Nall died in 1882 at near Tiptonville, Lake Co., Tennessee, USA.¹
     He was a mentioned with Robert Nall and Mary Franklin at Citation; From Dolphin & Nall [1978:516-518]:
     "B7A3. ROBERT NALL (William, Richard, Martin) was born 24 Sept. 1767 in Orange Co., Va.,¹ the son of William and Rebecca² (Holloway) Nall.¹ He died in 1858 in Obion Co., Tenn.¹
     "Robert Nail and Mary Franklin were married 12 Feb. 1796 in Surry Co., N . C. ³ She was born 14 May 1770 in Virginia,¹ and died 7 Feb. 1836 in Hawkins Co., Tenn.¹ Her parents were Bernard and Mary (Cleveland) Franklin.¹
     "Robert Nail married second on 5 Sept. 1836 in Hawkins, Co., Tenn., to Minerva Matlock,⁴ They were living in 1850 in Obion Co., Tenn. According to the census report, she was born about 1804 in Tennessee.⁵ They apparently had no children.
     "At age nineteen in 1786 Robert Nall began a long association with land transactions, when he witnessed a deed between Benjamin Cleveland and William Scott in Wilkes Co., N . C.⁶ During the next twenty years he was grantee and grantor of numerous deeds of land in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co., N . C . ^{7, 8} as well as a frequent witness. From 1800 to 1804 he registered in Ashe Co., N.C, State Grants for land totaling over 4800 acres located in Wilkes Co. and Ashe Co.⁹ Robert Nall was living in Ashe Co., N.C. in 1800.¹⁰
     "By 24 Sept. 1805 Robert Nall had joined his parents and brothers in Tennessee. In an Ashe Co., N . C ., grantor deed he is referred to as "Robert Nall of Hawkins Co., Tenn. " ¹¹ On 21 May 1806 he sold several tracts of land in one deed to John Cox in Ashe Co., N . C.¹² His first purchase of land in Hawkins Co., Tenn., was 136 acres in Carters Valley on 25 Sept. 1807.¹³
     "Robert Nail entered into a business agreement with Richard Nugent on 12 Apr. 1808. In exchange for "a certain parcel of Land Containing one hundred and Sixty nine Square poles [rods] . . . line of the Land that said Nall lives on . . ." Richard Nugent was to keep up " . . . a wheelright or wagon makers Shop" for Robert Nall's "convenientcy".¹⁴ On 27 Feb. 1810 Robert Nall made a similar agreement with Jacob Kline: " . . . one acre and one fourth of an acre being a part -of—the- Land that said Nall lives on . . . near where Hutson John had formerly a Blacksmith Shop . . . " " . . . in consideration of having a Tanyard near him . . , "¹⁵
     "Robert Nall appeared in the 1830 and 1840 census returns of Hawkins Co., Tenn.,¹⁶ where he continued to buy and sell land until 1846, when he apparently sold out his holdings¹⁷ and moved across the state to Obion Co., on the Mississippi River near present Tiptonville, Tenn.
     "In a letter written by Thomas Botts Nalle (Jesse Francis, John, Martin) to his mother, Ann (Botts) Nalle, in Virginia, on 23 June 1848 from Memphis, Tenn., he wrote:
     "The 1850 census shows Robert Nall and his second wife, Minerva, living in the household of his son, Robert Nall.⁵ His son Abner F. Nail was also living in Obion Co., Tenn., in 1850.¹⁹
     "No will or other probate records were located for Robert Nall.²⁰

Children:¹
First marriage

References and notes:

     Polly Ann Wastwood married Robert Cleveland Nall, son of Robert Nall and Mary Franklin, in 1843 at Obion Co., Tennessee, USA.¹

     Benjamin Franklin was born circa 1801 at Fayette Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Sarah "Sally" F. Husband on 12 September 1839 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.²
Benjamin Franklin died on 21 January 1875 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Source Citation: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data:
-- Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
-- Kentucky. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm rolls #7007125-7007131, 7011804-7011813, 7012974-7013570, 7015456-7015462. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
-- Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.^1,3
     Benjamin Franklin and Sarah "Sally" F. Husband appeared in the census of 1840 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; Benjamin is next door to his brother, Lewis FRANKLIN (line 28).
p. 87, line 27
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 103; Page: 87; Family History Library Film: 0007823
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁴

Benjamin Franklin and Sarah "Sally" F. Husband appeared in the census of 8 October 1850 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; pp. 231-A & 231-B, lines 41-42 & 1-5, dwelling 206, family 206
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 231a
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁵

Benjamin Franklin and Sarah "Sally" F. Husband appeared in the census of 27 June 1860 at Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 515, lines 2-11, dwelling 889, family 788

Benjamin Franklin and Sarah "Sally" F. Husband appeared in the census of 29 August 1870 at Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; Benjamin is next to three other FRANKLIN households: Barney (line 8-10) - his son, Louis (line 11-14), his son, and an uidentified Silas (aged 33, lines 15-20).
p. 295-A, lines 1-7, dwelling 864, family 874

     Louis Franklin was born circa 1840 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; Aged 10 in 1850 census; 20 in 1860.^1,2
     Louis Franklin was listed as a resident in Benjamin Franklin and Sarah "Sally" F. Husband's household in the census report on 8 October 1850 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; pp. 231-A & 231-B, lines 41-42 & 1-5, dwelling 206, family 206
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 231a
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹

Louis Franklin was listed as a resident in Benjamin Franklin and Sarah "Sally" F. Husband's household in the census report on 27 June 1860 at Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 515, lines 2-11, dwelling 889, family 788

     Gideon E. Franklin married Nancy Hughes.¹

     Reference: For children and descendants of Gideon E. and Nancy (HUGHES) FRANKLIN, see Hickerson [1940:21].²

     Columbus Bernard Franklin married Ann Amelia Gwyn.¹

     Ann Amelia Gwyn married Columbus Bernard Franklin, son of Meshach Franklin and Mildred "Melley" Edwards.¹
Ann Amelia Gwyn was born in 1821.¹
Ann Amelia Gwyn died in 1859.¹

     Mary Cleveland Franklin married Dr. (?) Moore.¹

     Jesse D. Franklin married Amelia Thurmond.¹
Jesse D. Franklin was born in 1815.¹