Mary Giles

1718 - 1781  (63 years)

John Giles

Abt 1682 - 1727  (45 years)

Birth	Abt 1682	Cornwall, England
Died	28 Apr 1727	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Rachel Griffith           b. Abt 1689
Married	9 Sep 1710	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	1. John Giles           b. 10 Sep 1711, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 2. Rachel Giles           b. 1 Jan 1712, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   3. Rebecka Giles           b. 16 Feb 1715, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Elizabeth Giles           b. 6 Jun 1716, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 5. Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   6. John Giles           b. 21 Sep 1720, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   7. Sarah Giles           b. 6 Mar 1722, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   8. Samuel Giles           b. 26 Jul 1725, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Elizabeth

Abt 1655 -

Birth	Abt 1655	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Samuel "Of Wales" Griffith           b. Abt 1651, Wales
Children	1. Martha Griffith           b. Abt 1677   2. Elizabeth Griffith           b. Abt 1679   3. Samuel Griffith           b. Abt 1681   4. Mary Griffith           b. Abt 1683   5. Rebecca Griffith           b. Abt 1687 + 6. Rachel Griffith           b. Abt 1689   7. Sarah Griffith           b. Abt 1691   8. Zipporah Griffith           b. 11 Feb 1691

John Giles

Abt 1682 - 1727  (45 years)

Birth	Abt 1682	Cornwall, England
Died	28 Apr 1727	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Rachel Griffith           b. Abt 1689
Married	9 Sep 1710	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	1. John Giles           b. 10 Sep 1711, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 2. Rachel Giles           b. 1 Jan 1712, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   3. Rebecka Giles           b. 16 Feb 1715, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Elizabeth Giles           b. 6 Jun 1716, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 5. Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   6. John Giles           b. 21 Sep 1720, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   7. Sarah Giles           b. 6 Mar 1722, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   8. Samuel Giles           b. 26 Jul 1725, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Rachel Griffith

Abt 1689 -

Birth	Abt 1689
Christened	15 Feb 1708	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Samuel "Of Wales" Griffith           b. Abt 1651, Wales
Mother	Elizabeth           b. Abt 1655, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	John Giles           b. Abt 1682, Cornwall, England
Married	9 Sep 1710	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	1. John Giles           b. 10 Sep 1711, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 2. Rachel Giles           b. 1 Jan 1712, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   3. Rebecka Giles           b. 16 Feb 1715, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Elizabeth Giles           b. 6 Jun 1716, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 5. Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   6. John Giles           b. 21 Sep 1720, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   7. Sarah Giles           b. 6 Mar 1722, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   8. Samuel Giles           b. 26 Jul 1725, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Jacob Franklin, Sr.

1702 - 1773  (71 years)

Birth	1702
Died	26 Jan 1773
Father	Robert Franklin, Jr.           b. 1659
Mother	Artridge Giles           b. 4 Aug 1680, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	19 Oct 1697	West River Friends Meeting, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Artridge Franklin           b. 4 Sep 1739 + 2. Rachel Franklin           b. 26 Dec 1741 + 3. Jacob Franklin, Jr.           b. 28 Nov 1743, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 4. Mary Franklin           b. 3 Dec 1750   5. Sarah Franklin           b. 29 Dec 1756

Artridge Franklin

1739 - 1804  (64 years)

Birth	4 Sep 1739
Died	3 Aug 1804
Father	Jacob Franklin, Sr.           b. 1702
Mother	Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Joseph Allein
Children	+ 1. Benjamin Allein           b. 12 Jan 1767   2. Mary Allein           b. 22 Dec 1768   3. Rachel Allein           b. 11 Feb 1771   4. Ann Allein           b. 18 Dec 1772   5. Jacob Franklin Allein           b. 16 Jul 1775

Joseph Allein

- 1776

Died	15 Nov 1776
Family	Artridge Franklin           b. 4 Sep 1739
Children	+ 1. Benjamin Allein           b. 12 Jan 1767   2. Mary Allein           b. 22 Dec 1768   3. Rachel Allein           b. 11 Feb 1771   4. Ann Allein           b. 18 Dec 1772   5. Jacob Franklin Allein           b. 16 Jul 1775

Rachel Franklin

1741 -

Birth	26 Dec 1741
Father	Jacob Franklin, Sr.           b. 1702
Mother	Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Arnold Waters           b. Abt 1737, "Jericho", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Married	7 Apr 1773	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. (Jacob) Franklin Waters           b. 16 Jul 1775, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   2. John Waters           b. 11 Jul 1777   3. Arnold Waters           b. 31 Oct 1779 + 4. Mary Waters           b. 17 Jan 1782, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Arnold Waters

Abt 1737 - 1809  (72 years)

Birth	Abt 1737	"Jericho", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Died	27 Apr 1809	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	John Waters           b. 10 Oct 1698, "Jericho", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Charity Iiams           b. Abt 1707, South River Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	28 Jan 1724	All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Rachel Franklin           b. 26 Dec 1741
Married	7 Apr 1773	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. (Jacob) Franklin Waters           b. 16 Jul 1775, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   2. John Waters           b. 11 Jul 1777   3. Arnold Waters           b. 31 Oct 1779 + 4. Mary Waters           b. 17 Jan 1782, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Jacob Franklin, Jr.

1743 - 1816  (73 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1743	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Died	21 Dec 1816	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Jacob Franklin, Sr.           b. 1702
Mother	Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Anne "Aunt Nancy" Battee           b. 29 Dec 1747, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	5 Mar 1776	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Mary Franklin           b. 29 Apr 1777   2. Jacob Franklin, III           b. 21 Aug 1779 + 3. Dr. Samuel Franklin           b. 21 Nov 1780, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Ann Franklin           b. 6 Jun 1782 + 5. Benjamin Franklin           b. 4 Dec 1783 + 6. Thomas Franklin           b. 30 Apr 1786, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Anne "Aunt Nancy" Battee

1747 -

Birth	29 Dec 1747	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Died	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Samuel Battee
Mother	Ann Sellman           b. 25 Sep 1725, Accomac, Accomack Co., Virginia
Family	Jacob Franklin, Jr.           b. 28 Nov 1743, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	5 Mar 1776	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Mary Franklin           b. 29 Apr 1777   2. Jacob Franklin, III           b. 21 Aug 1779 + 3. Dr. Samuel Franklin           b. 21 Nov 1780, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Ann Franklin           b. 6 Jun 1782 + 5. Benjamin Franklin           b. 4 Dec 1783 + 6. Thomas Franklin           b. 30 Apr 1786, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Mary Franklin

1750 - 1786  (35 years)

Birth	3 Dec 1750
Died	27 Jan 1786
Father	Jacob Franklin, Sr.           b. 1702
Mother	Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Richard Johns           b. Abt 1750
Married	11 Jan 1776	St. James Parish Church, Lothian, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	1. Benjamin Johns           b. 23 Oct 1777   2. Mary Franklin Johns           b. 23 Apr 1780   3. Richard Johns, Jr.           b. 7 Jan 1786

Richard Johns

Abt 1750 -

Birth	Abt 1750
Father	Kensey Johns, Jr.           b. 11 Mar 1722
Mother	Susanna Galloway           b. 1723
Married	15 Nov 1749
Family 1	Sarah Weems           b. Abt 1754, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	25 Nov 1773	St. James Parish Church, Lothian, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family 2	Mary Franklin           b. 3 Dec 1750
Married	11 Jan 1776	St. James Parish Church, Lothian, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	1. Benjamin Johns           b. 23 Oct 1777   2. Mary Franklin Johns           b. 23 Apr 1780   3. Richard Johns, Jr.           b. 7 Jan 1786

Sarah Franklin

1756 -

Birth	29 Dec 1756
Father	Jacob Franklin, Sr.           b. 1702
Mother	Mary Giles           b. 11 Mar 1718, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

• Name	Mary Giles
  Birth	11 Mar 1718	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Religion	Quaker
  Death	1 Nov 1781	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Giles           b. Abt 1682, Cornwall, England           d. 28 Apr 1727, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  (Age 45 years)  (Father)  Elizabeth           b. Abt 1655, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   (Grandmother)
  Notes	According to Hall she is a cousin to her husband, but I don't know how; her father and her husbands mothers are both Giles, but from different families, it seems. She appears in the 1776 census of St. James Parish; she is next to Jacob, her brother in law. Her husband had died, and she is the HOH. Anne Franklin: 0 (W men) . . . 0 (W boys) . . . 0 (W girls) . . . 4 (N men) . . . 2 (N women) . . . 6 (N boys) . . . 2 (N girls) [3]
  Person ID	I3326
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	John Giles           b. Abt 1682, Cornwall, England           d. 28 Apr 1727, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Rachel Griffith           b. Abt 1689
  Marriage	9 Sep 1710	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Jacob Franklin, Sr.           b. 1702             d. 26 Jan 1773 (Age 71 years)
  Children	1 son and 4 daughters
  	+ 1. Artridge Franklin           b. 4 Sep 1739             d. 3 Aug 1804 (Age 64 years) └─ Joseph Allein + 2. Rachel Franklin           b. 26 Dec 1741 └─ Arnold Waters  (Age 72 years)  m. 7 Apr 1773 + 3. Jacob Franklin, Jr.           b. 28 Nov 1743, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 21 Dec 1816, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 73 years) └─ Anne "Aunt Nancy" Battee  m. 5 Mar 1776 + 4. Mary Franklin           b. 3 Dec 1750             d. 27 Jan 1786 (Age 35 years) └─ Richard Johns  m. 11 Jan 1776   5. Sarah Franklin           b. 29 Dec 1756
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Mar 1718 - St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Death - 1 Nov 1781 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Quaker Ancestors from Southern Maryland The most important Friends community in Maryland to donate members to this site was the West River Meeting, which was consolidated if not founded by George Fox himself, the founder of the Society of Friends, when he visited the colonies on a trip in 1672. Friends had been in Maryland before this, however; Elizabeth Harris, a very early Quaker missionary, had arrived in Anne Arundel County in 1656 to preach.

  
  

  Essays

  The Franklin family at "Essex" A chart of family relationships. Those in bold were owners of "Essex."

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Mary Giles". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3326&tree=1sttree (accessed June 20, 2025).