UCL

Aaron Franks

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1777

Biography

London merchant, of Isleworth, father of Priscilla Franks and grandfather of Lady Isabella Ball or Bell Cooper (both of whom q.v.). In his will made and proved in 1777, Aaron Franks left in trust for the benefit of his daughter Priscilla the one-third of the Duckingfield [sic] Hall estate he said he had 'lately purchased of Sir George Colebrooke baronet', together with the enslaved people upon it, and all his other [unspecified] real estate in Jamaica. He forgave his son-in-law Moses Franks the £40,000 the latter owed to him.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Married but no further details
Children
Prisiclla, Phila

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
- 1777 [EY] → Joint owner
Duckenfield Hall [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

Relationships (3)

Aaron Franks
Father → Daughter
Priscilla Franks
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Aaron Franks
Grandfather → Grand-daughter
Isabella, Lady Cooper
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Aaron Franks
Father-in-law → Son-in-law
Moses Franks
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