Person:John Frakes (4)

Name	John Frakes, Sr.
Alt Name^[1]	John Friggs
Gender	Male
Birth^[2]^[13]	1750	Pennsylvania
Marriage	Bef 1780 (?)	Kentucky(his 1st wife?) to Betty Timberlake
Military^[2]	1780	Kentucky
Military^[2]	1782 (?)	Kentucky
Military^[2]^[3]	From 20 Oct 1782 to 23 Nov 1782	Kentucky
Marriage	Abt 1784	Nelson County?, Kentucky(his 2nd wife?) to Elizabeth Unseld
Property^[1]	7 Nov 1792	Nelson County, KentuckyLand Survey
Other^[4]	1814	Perry County, IndianaMigration
Residence^[5]	1815	Hardin County, Kentucky
Will^[6]	13 Feb 1846	Harrison County, Indiana
Pension`^?`	16 Apr 1846	Harrison County, Indiana
Death^[13]	4 Oct 1846	Harrison County, Indiana
Burial^[13]		Crossroads Cem, Harrison County, Indiana
Probate^[6]	13 Feb 1847	Harrison County, Indiana

The is a family tradition that his middle name was "Shoemaker" -- possibly his mother's family name -- but no evidence has been found for or against this. Also, note that middle names were not commonly used in Britain or the U.S. until the very end of the 18th century,

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John Frakes outlined his Revolutionary War service in a letter written to Judge William Anderson Porter of Corydon, Indiana, in an attempt to obtain a pension, dated 16 Apr 1846:^S2

"Mr. Wm. A. Porter -- I want you to attend to my business about drawing my pension my servises was rendered under Jerineline Brisco for seven weeks and the next servise was under Charles Polk about nine weeks and the next i was called out on the fartique [fatique] party under Capt. Davis my servises was rendered a building a foart at the mouth of baragrass [the Beargrass River] where louisville new stands my servises under him was about thirty days my service under Brisco was the year 1780 my service under Polk was the year 1782 Our Chief commander was general [George Rogers] Clark and if you succeed in getting anything you shall have half you get my age now is ninety-six and i am not able to attend it and if you want any proof it is now on record in Beardtown [Bardstown], Ky.

[signed] John Frakes"

Since he died six months later, the paperwork apparently was not completed, & no pension appears on file]

Pay Roll of Capt. Chls. Polk Compy. of Militia Comd. by Col Isaac Cox, for Horses in Service.^S2 ^S3

Includes: John Frakes, entered service 20 Octpber 1782 with 1 horse, discharged 23 November 1782, in service 37 days, paid £2/6/3.

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Tax Lists, Nelson County, Kentucky

1785: Tithables on southern waters of Rolling & Beech Forks, west of Hardings Creek:^S8

Friggs, John Sr - 2

1786: Tithables on Buffalo Creek on Cox's Creek:^S8

Friggs, John Sr - 3

1787: Taken by Isaac Cox:^S12

Friggs, John - 1 white male 21+, 3 horses, 6 cattle.

1788, 5 Aug: Capt. Cunningham's Company:^S8

Friggs, John - 1

1789, 5 Sep: Capt. Crume's Company:^S8

Friggs, John Sen. - 2

1790, 13 Jul: Taken by Thos. Morton:^S8

Friggs, John - 1

NOTE: Georg Friedrich Unseld Jr. (father-in-law or brother-in-law?) was his next-door neighbor on this list.

1791: Taken by James Beard:^S12

Frigs, John - 1

1792: Gabriel Cox's District:^S8

Frakes, John Snr. - 1 white male 21+, 3 horses, 6 cows, 100A.

1793, 27 Sep: 1 male tithable, 3 horses, 4 cows, 100A.^S8 ^S12

1794, 2 Apr: 2 male tithables, 2 horses, 4 cows, 100A.^S8

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Land Transactions, Harrison County, Indiana

1833, 2 Apr: He sold 2 A. to Philip Beanblossom, his son-in-law.^S7

1840, 3 Apr: He sold 3 A. to Jacob Sherman.^S9

1840, 5 Apr: He sold an unspecified number of acres to Peter Beard.^S11

1840, 16 Apr: He sold 16 A. to Frederick Stowpoli.^S10

___________________________________________________________ JOHN FRAKES WILL^S6

In the name of God amen I John Frakes of the County of Harrison and State of Indiana being sick of body but of perfect mind and memory to make and ordain this my Last will and testatment That is to say princially and first of all I give and Recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the iscretion of my executors nothing doubting but I shall Receive and same again through the mighty power of God in the general resurrection and as toching such my wordly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with In this life I Give devise and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form to wit
First that all my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as monies can be Raise out of my estate by my executor. Second I Give and bequeath To my son Philip Frakes his heirs and assigns all that portions of the lands that I may die seized of. It being a part of the South East quarter of section numbered thirty three in Township five South of Range Three east In the Jeffersonville district Indiana To him and his heirs forever Reserving To my wife Elizabeth all the rights of Dower and to Each of my other children To wit John Frakes Jr, Catharine Vandiver, Peter Frakes, Frederick Frakes, Nancy Beanblossom, Conrad Frakes, Sarah Grey, Elizabeth Heon & Mary Stepelton each one dollar to be Raise out of my estate also to the heirs of my daughter Kester Brandenburg now deceased the sum of one dollar and I do make constitute and appoint Philip Frakes Executor of the my Last will and testament Ratifying and confirming This and no other to be my Last will and Testament Witness my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.

[signed]

John [his X mark] Frakes senr

Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Frakes to be his Last will and Testament in presents of we who in the presents of Each other have hereunto set our names.

[signed]

Upton Boone

Simeon Kingsly

Fielden [his X mark] Atwell

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