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Franklin County Index Page

Franklin County Enslavement Data

Note: Franklin County was organized from Cumberland County in 1784. Original 1780 registrations for enslaved persons will appear on the Cumberland County pages.

• Franklin County Slaveholders A-Z list
• Franklin County Slaveholders Listed in the 1828, 1835 and 1842 Septennial Censuses
• Franklin County Anonymous Slave Sale Advertisements

Other Franklin County Pages

• Documenting African Americans in Franklin County, PA, 1778-1790
• African American Marriages in Mercersburg, 1810-1872
• Mercersburg African American Men in the Civil War
• Franklin County Misc. Data