Folger, John

Nantucket sea captain.

Delegated to carry dispatches for the American commissioners on the Pacifique (1777); they were stolen by the ship’s commander, Joseph Hynson.

He was probably Franklin’s first cousin twice-removed, John Folger (c. 1745-1780). Alternatively, he might have been Franklin’s first cousin once-removed, John Folger (born c. 1714)