This is a very brief biography and genealogy of Samuel Fraunces the owner of Fraunces Tavern NYC. Fraunces Tavern is often remembered as the place that George Washington gave his Farewell to his troops.
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Descendants
of Samuel Fraunces
Generation
No. 1
1.
SAMUEL3 FRAUNCES (EDWARD2, UNKNOWN1)
was born Abt. 1734 in Jamaica West Indies, and died 11 Oct 1795 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He married ELIZABETH
DALLEY 30 Nov 1757 in
Trinity Church, New York, NY, daughter of HENDRIK DALY and SARAH
GIFFORD.
She was born Abt. 1740 in New York, New York.
More About SAMUEL FRAUNCES:
Immigration: 1741, Possibly arrives on one of Livingstone's ships named the Oswego
with a port of arrival New York City
Children of SAMUEL FRAUNCES
and ELIZABETH DALLEY are:
2.
i. ANDREW GAUTIER4 FRAUNCES, b. Abt. 1759, New York, New York; d. Abt. 1805, New York, New York.
3.
ii. ELIZABETH FRAUNCES, b. Bet. 1760 - 1770, New York, New York; d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
4.
iii. CATHERINE FRAUNCES, b. Bet. 1766 - 1770, New York, New York.
iv. SOPHIA FRAUNCES, b. Bet. 1767 - 1772, New York, New York;
5.
v. SARA FRAUNCES,
b. 1773, New York, New York; d. Aft. 1860, New York, New York.
6.
vi. SAMUEL FRAUNCES
Jr., b. Abt. 1774, New York, New York.
vii. HANNAH LOUISA FRAUNCES,
b. 24 Aug 1784, New York, New York.
Notes for HANNAH LOUISA
FRAUNCES:
New York Ward
14 District 8 (2nd Enum), New York, NY 1870 census. It is possible that this is
Hannah and she never married. The identification of Jane Francis who is
enumerated with her is unknown
Notes for SAMUEL FRAUNCES: Name: Fraunces, Samuel; Birth - Death: 1722?-1795
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Fraunces,
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