John was the son of Corporal James and Mary Lauderdale Franklin. James was a Revolutionary War veteran and one of the Immortal Seventy, a small group of the earliest Middle Tennessee settlers who survived the Indian attacks of those years. He received a land grant in Sumner County, but the Franklin family bought much more land in the county than the original grant. John had a large plantation and a home named Woodlawn near Saundersville, on the pike between Gallatin and Nashville.
There are records, including on those he enslaved, at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, and at the Sumner County Archives. Woodlawn is no longer standing.
Ninety-nine enslaved were offered up for auction upon his death. Some lands he owned were also sold over the next couple years.
John was the son of Corporal James and Mary Lauderdale Franklin. James was a Revolutionary War veteran and one of the Immortal Seventy, a small group of the earliest Middle Tennessee settlers who survived the Indian attacks of those years. He received a land grant in Sumner County, but the Franklin family bought much more land in the county than the original grant. John had a large plantation and a home named Woodlawn near Saundersville, on the pike between Gallatin and Nashville.
There are records, including on those he enslaved, at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, and at the Sumner County Archives. Woodlawn is no longer standing.
Ninety-nine enslaved were offered up for auction upon his death. Some lands he owned were also sold over the next couple years.
Gravesite Details
The cemetery is located within Stoneridge Farms apartment complex at 2325 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, Tennessee 37066. The apartment complex is gated. It is best to stop in the office and gain permission to drive back to the little graveyard.
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