Jeremiah Elder (abt. 1774 - aft. 1800)

Born about 1774 in Brunswick County, Virginia

Ancestors

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PARENTAGE

Jeremiah Elder, son of Joseph Elder and Mary Matthews

Jeremiah is listed in his father's Will.

Father:

Joseph Elder, Campbell County, Virginia, Will Book 2, pages 1-2

Will dated 16 Jan 1800, proved 8 Sep 1800

Reference profile of father Joseph Elder for transcript of Will.

BIRTH / DEATH

Jeremiah Elder

Birth: unknown, but a rough estimate is about 1774

Note: the only reference to Jeremiah is in his father's will.

Assume Jeremiah was the youngest child, based on the order of children in his father's will.

Place of Birth: assume Brunswick Co. Virginia, where parents were located.

Note: Jeremiah's parents moved to Brunswick Co. Virginia between 1762 and 1764, and remained there until at least 1787 (per land and tax records). Ref. father's profile.

Assume Jeremiah was born in the same time range as his siblings.

Death: after 1800, per listed in father's 1800 will.

Place of Death: unknown

Note: the only record of Jeremiah is in his father's will.

NOT to be confused with other Jeremiah Elders (see below)

The OTHER Jeremiah Elder's

There are 2 other Jeremiah Elder.

The 1st is Jeremiah Elder, b.1801, d. 1873, son of John Elder (b.1766).

1) Jeremiah Elder(b.1801), married 1822 in Clarke Co. GA to Elvirah Herring

2) This Jeremiah was in Fayette Co. TN in 1840, same place as his brother John (b.1800)

3) This Jeremiah and wife Elvira are on 1850 census in Fayette Co. TN

[This in NOT "our" Jeremiah]

The 2nd is Jeremiah Elder, b.1772, d.1801, son of John Elder (b.1722).

1) Land Tax lists for Dinwiddie County show a John Elder with 200 acres from 1782 to 1792; he conveyed the land to Jeremiah Elder in 1793 and Jeremiah conveyed it to Col. Francis Muir in 1795 [Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Land Tax Lists, 1782-1814, Microfilm reel 85, Library of Virginia] [Dinwiddie data].

2) Personal Property Tax lists for Dinwiddie County show a John Elder in 1782, 1783 and 1785, then a John Elder exempt from tax for 1786-1789, with Jeremiah Elder over 16 in the household in 1788-1789 [Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1799, Microfilm reel 86, Library of Virginia] [Dinwiddie data].

3) There's a will of Jeremiah Elder in Brunswick County, Virginia, dated 12 Jan 1801 and proved 26 Jan 1801, that names sister Keziah Elder and niece Blancha Elder [Bradley, Brunswick County, Virginia, Will Books, Volume 4, 1795-1804, page 50 (Will Book 6, page 306)].

[This in NOT "our" Jeremiah]

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