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The
Councilman Family Of Maryland
Hans George Councilman.
Hans George
died in 1799 in Reistertown, MD.
Hans George married
Catherine Unknown.
They had a child:
George (~1735-1794)
George Councilman/Counselman. Born
abt 1735 in Baltimore, Md. George died in Baltimore, Md, on 15 Oct 1794;
he was 59.
George fought in the
Revolutionary War. His record of service is to be found in Memorial
Continental Hall, Baltimore, Volume 6, Page 17. He signed the Oath of
Allegiance in 1778 before Hon. Peter Shepherd.
Owned land next to the
Franklins in Baltimore in the 1600s
In 1764 when George was 29, he
married Ruth, in Baltimore, Md. Born on 26 FEB 1735/36.
They had the following
children: listed below children on the left and their children to the
right.
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i. Margaret (Peggy)
(1769-)
Margaret (Peggy) Councilman.
Born in 1769 in Baltimore County, Md.
On 31 Dec 1781 when Margaret (Peggy)
was 12, she first married Benjamin May.
On 1 Jun 1786 when Margaret (Peggy) was 17, she second married Thomas
Franklin, in Baltimore, Md.
Was Thomas a brother of
Charles, who married Catherine? Brothers tended to marry sisters in those
days.
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They had the following
children:
i. Elizabeth
ii. Dorsey
iii. John
iv. Esther
v. Dorcas
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ii. Catherine Ann (1771-1844)
Catherine Ann Councilman.
Born on 2 Jun 1771 in Baltimore County, Md. Catherine Ann died in
Zanesville, Ohio, on 14 Mar 1844; she was 72. Buried in 1844 in Cemetery
on Mary Jane Martin farm, along with others.
About 1810 left Baltimore with
her husband in a covered wagon bound for the newly opened Ohio territory.
Some of their children had been born by this time. They settled in
Muskingum County.
On 26 Apr 1792 when Catherine
Ann was 20, she married Charles FRANKLIN, son of Charles Franklin & Hannah
Harsh, in Baltimore, Md. Born in 1769 in Baltimore, Md. Charles died in
Zanesville, Ohio, in 1830; he was 61.
Believed to be a second cousin
to Benjamin Franklin.
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Their story continues on
the
Franklin Family Webpage
According to a will dated July
1794, Charles had a bequest of land from his father-in-law,
George
Councilman.
Owned land next to the
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iii. George (1773-)
George Councilman. Born on 8 Dec
1773 in Baltimore County, Md.
On 11 Jun 1798 when George was
24, he married Sarah Fitch, daughter of Robert Fitch & Massa. Born on 9
Nov 1766.
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They had the following
children:
i. Margaret
ii. Ann Marie (~1793-)
iii. George (1802-)
iv. Robert (~1808-)
v. Sarah (~1809-)
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iv. Sarah (1775-)
Born in 1775 in Baltimore County, Md. |
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v. Cassandra (1777-)
Born in 1777 in Baltimore County, Md. |
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vi. John (1778-1825)
Born on 6 Aug 1778 in Baltimore
County, Md. John died in 1825;
he was 46.
On 2 Mar 1803 when John was 24,
he married Elizabeth Jones, in Baltimore, Md.
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Their Children
are
George
Lewis
Fredrick John
David,
Phrania
Rebecca
Elizabeth |
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