When did phoebe fraunces die?

Answer 1

Samuel Fraunces's eldest daughter, Elizabeth, was born December 26, 1765. There is a theory that her nickname was "Phoebe", but no evidence to support this. Elizabeth would have been a 10-year-old at the time of the supposed June 1776 assassination plot against George Washington. If a "Phoebe" existed, she may have been a woman enslaved or employed by Samuel Fraunces, rather than his daughter.

Answer 2

There is no record of a Phoebe Fraunces ever existing. Her name does not appear with Samuel Fraunces's children in birth or baptismal records, and she is not mentioned in his Will. The 1790 U.S. Census for New York lists Samuel Fraunces as a "free white male" and a slaveholder. If a Phoebe ever existed, she may have been a woman enslaved or employed by him, rather than his daughter.

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Answer 3

There is no record of a Phoebe Fraunces ever existing. The name does not appear with Samuel Fraunces's children in birth or baptismal records, and she is not mentioned in his will. The 1790 U.S. Census for New York lists Sameul Fraunces as a "free white male" and a slaveholder, so if a Phoebe existed she may have been a woman enslaved or employed by him, rather than his daughter.