Thomas
Elder
Born in Frederick County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Willam Elder II
and Jacoba Clementina (Livers) Elder
Brother of
William Elder III [half], Charles Elder [half], Guy Elder I [half], Richard Elder [half], Mary (Elder) Lilly [half], Elizabeth (Elder) Brawner, Arnold Elder, Ann (Elder) Spalding, Ignatius Elder, Francis Elder and Aloysius Elder
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Spalding) Elder
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Basil Spaulding Elder and Clementina Elder
Died
at age 84
in Nelson, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Thomas was born in 04 Jan 1748. He is the son of Willam Elder Jr. and Jacoba Livers.[1] According to Webb (1880), Thomas moved to Kentucky around 1799.[2]
In 1771, Thomas married Elizabeth Spalding, sister of Basil Spalding, esq. of Charles co. and “the daughter of Basil and Catherine Greene Spalding. They lived in Harbaugh Valley and later moved to Nelson County, Kentucky. [3]
Thomas was mentioned in his father’s Will proved in 1776 “My will is that if my said wife should marry then all my personal estate to be sold and the m oney to be equally divided among my beloved children namely ARNOLD, THOMAS, IGNATIUS, FRANCIS , ALOYSIUS ELDER, EUZABETH BRAWNER and ANN SPALDING their heirs and assigners forever.”
Thomas was mentioned in his Mother’s will of 1807 “:Whereas the sum of seventy pounds was due me by John Coskery of Taneytown and secured to me by mortgage on a house and lot in the said Taneytown and for which I give a deed in trust to my son FRANCIS ELDER and upon which I received already twenty dollars, I leave to my sons THOMAS and FRANCIS and my daughter ELIZABETH BRAWNER twenty pounds each to be paid to them out o f the said sum of sixty two pounds ten shillings balance due me on said mortgage.” Thomas passed away in 1832[4].
Census
- 1790 US Census: Name: Thomas Elder; Place: Frederick, Maryland, United States
Research Notes
I can find no source for a middle initial of H so it has been removed. Should a source be found, it can always be replaced.Hardman-1532 09:48, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ Webb, 1880, p. 656.[1]
- ↑ p. 658.[2]
- ↑ Gilland, Steve. "Early Families of Frederick County.." (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2006), p. 10.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126391381
- "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKY-8RF : accessed 23 March 2021), Thomas Elder, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing p. 193, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 568,143.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126391381/thomas-elder
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- J. R. Lamberson
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup I1a1d, FTDNA kit #348926, MitoYDNA ID T18213 [compare]
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~1.56%
M. O'Brien :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Rob Warthen :
23andMe, GEDmatch GD784682C1 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GD784682C1 [compare], Ancestry member rwguy36
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GD784682C1 [compare], yourDNAportal ROBcec41832, FTDNA kit #169548
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Cheryl (Miller) Langford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YS8598640 [compare], Ancestry member CherylMillerLangford6
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~0.39%
Carol (Wilson) Hamilton :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Candice Hobbs :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Carole (Cash) Embry :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Carole_Embry
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~0.39%
Michael Lilly :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A396979 [compare], Ancestry member Malillysr
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~0.39%
Charles Elder :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A893031 [compare]
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~0.39%
Roy Godier :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A291774 [compare], Ancestry member Roy_Godier
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A. Creighton
Elder-1082 and Elder-264 appear to represent the same person because: They have a similar birth date and they are born in the same place.
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