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'''Deborah (née Morris) Franklin''' and '''John Franklin''' were colonial patriots who assisted prisoners of war on [[prison ships]] in the [[New York Harbor]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Deborah and her son rowed a boat out to the prison ships to deliver food. John was an Agent for Prisons, serving under [[George Washington]]. Deborah, and perhaps John, was banished from New York for her service to the captive soldiers.
==Early life and family==
Deborah Morris, born in 1736, was that daughter of Sarah (née Powell) and Anthony Morris V.<ref name="Lante">{{Cite news |last=Lante |first=Emily Emerson |date=December 17, 1905 |title=Maryland Heraldry: Morris Lineage and Arms |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morris-baltimore-sun-1/56927992/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |pages=12}}</ref><ref name="SAR">{{cite book | chapter=John Franklin, husband of Deborah Morris, SAR membership 38836, October 5, 1923 | title=Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 |location= Louisville, Kentucky | publisher= National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution | via=ancestry.com }}</ref> Major Anthony Morris died at the [[Battle of Princeton]] (January 3, 1777).<ref name="Lante" />
Deborah married John Franklin in 1756.<ref name="SAR" /> The son of Mary (née Pearsall) and Thomas Franklin, John was born on April 27, 1732.<ref name="SAR" /> They had a son, Anthony,<ref name="Lante" /> born 1768.<ref name="SAR" /> The Franklins lived near the "New Slip" in the shipyards ([[New York Harbor]]).<ref name="EB to JC letter" />
==Wine merchant==
John, a wine merchant, operated out of New York.<ref name="Lante" />
==American Revolution==
In 1775, John was elected as a member of the [[Committee of Sixty#Committee of One Hundred|Committee of One Hundred]] at the New York's first Provincial Congress.<ref name="Lante" />
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Deborah, John, and their son Anthony provided care for patriot soldiers who were taken as prisoners of war by the [[British Army]] and held captive in [[prison ships]] in [[New York Harbor]].<ref name="Lante" /> John served General [[George Washington]] as Agent of Prisons.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" /> The men on the ships were starving and Deborah and her son rowed out in a boat to deliver food to the prison ships<ref name="Lante" /> off [[Roosevelt Island#Manning and Blackwell ownership|Blackwell Island]] (now [[Roosevelt Island]]).<ref name="SAR" /> On November 21, 1780, Franklin and his wife were banished from the city by British commander [[Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)|Henry Clinton]] for their efforts to help colonial prisoners.<ref name="EB to JC letter" /> The [[Sons of the American Revolution]] state that Deborah was banished from New York and went to Philadelphia.<ref name="SAR" />
[[Elizabeth Burgin]], a neighbor, provided food to prisoners and helped more than 200 patriots escape from the prison ships.<ref name="EB to JC letter">{{Cite web |date=November 19, 1779 |title=Elizabeth Burgin to James Caldwell, 19 November 1779 |url=http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0550-0002 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref>
==Death==
Deborah died in 1787.<ref name="SAR" /> Congress reportedly adjourned to attend Deborah's funeral.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" /> John died on August 29, 1801.<ref name="SAR" />
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{{under construction}}
'''Deborah (née Morris) Franklin''' and '''John Franklin''' were colonial patriots who assisted prisoners of war on [[prison ships]] in the [[New York Harbor]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Deborah and her son rowed a boat out to the prison ships to deliver food. John was an Agent for Prisons, serving under [[George Washington]]. Deborah, and perhaps John, was banished from New York for her service to the captive soldiers.
==Early life and family==
Deborah Morris, born in 1736, was that daughter of Sarah (née Powell) and Anthony Morris V.<ref name="Lante">{{Cite news |last=Lante |first=Emily Emerson |date=December 17, 1905 |title=Maryland Heraldry: Morris Lineage and Arms |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morris-baltimore-sun-1/56927992/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |pages=12}}</ref><ref name="SAR">{{cite book | chapter=John Franklin, husband of Deborah Morris, SAR membership 38836, October 5, 1923 | title=Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 |location= Louisville, Kentucky | publisher= National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution | via=ancestry.com }}</ref> Major Anthony Morris died at the [[Battle of Princeton]] (January 3, 1777).<ref name="Lante" />
Deborah married John Franklin in 1756.<ref name="SAR" /> The son of Mary (née Pearsall) and Thomas Franklin, John was born on April 27, 1732.<ref name="SAR" /> They had a son, Anthony,<ref name="Lante" /> born 1768.<ref name="SAR" /> The Franklins lived near the "New Slip" in the shipyards ([[New York Harbor]]).<ref name="EB to JC letter" />
==Wine merchant==
John, a wine merchant, operated out of New York.<ref name="Lante" />
==American Revolution==
In 1775, John was elected as a member of the [[Committee of Sixty#Committee of One Hundred|Committee of One Hundred]] at the New York's first Provincial Congress.<ref name="Lante" />
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Deborah, John, and their son Anthony provided care for patriot soldiers who were taken as prisoners of war by the [[British Army]] and held captive in [[prison ships]] in [[New York Harbor]].<ref name="Lante" /> John served General [[George Washington]] as Agent of Prisons.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" /> The men on the ships were starving and Deborah and her son rowed out in a boat to deliver food to the prison ships<ref name="Lante" /> off [[Roosevelt Island#Manning and Blackwell ownership|Blackwell Island]] (now [[Roosevelt Island]]).<ref name="SAR" /> On November 21, 1780, Franklin and his wife were banished from the city by British commander [[Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)|Henry Clinton]] for their efforts to help colonial prisoners.<ref name="EB to JC letter" /> The [[Sons of the American Revolution]] state that Deborah was banished from New York and went to Philadelphia.<ref name="SAR" />
[[Elizabeth Burgin]], a neighbor, provided food to prisoners and helped more than 200 patriots escape from the prison ships.<ref name="EB to JC letter">{{Cite web |date=November 19, 1779 |title=Elizabeth Burgin to James Caldwell, 19 November 1779 |url=http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0550-0002 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref>
==Death==
Deborah died in 1787.<ref name="SAR" /> Congress reportedly adjourned to attend Deborah's funeral.<ref name="Lante" /><ref name="SAR" /> John died on August 29, 1801.<ref name="SAR" />
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Deborah and John}}
[[Category:18th-century births]]
[[Category
eople of New York (state) in the American Revolution]][[Category:Members of the New York Provincial Congress]]
[[Category:Women in the American Revolution]]
[[Category:Married couples]]
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