Johnson Elliott (1780 - 1856)

Born 25 Jun 1780 in Peters Township, Franklin County, PA

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Austin) Elliott — married 17 Feb 1811 in Casey County, KY

Husband of Susannah (Brown) Elliott — married 7 Feb 1822 in Casey County, KY

Descendants

Died 1856 at about age 75 in Casey County, KY

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Biography

Error in children

Are there two different Davids in this family? Needs clarification.

Birth

Johnston Elliott was born in Pennsylvania and christened on June 25,1780 at the Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. ^[1][2] and moved to Kentucky before 1807.^[3]

1807-1808 settled in Kentucky

In 1807, Johnson Ellit owned 175 acres of land on Fishing Creek in Casey County, Kentucky, the survey entered by John Ellet. He owned three slaves and a horse.^[4]

In 1807, a John Ellit owned 294 acres on Fishing Creek, the deed filed by Mary Ellet. This man is shown to own 54 slaves and a horse.^[5]

The 1808 Tax List of Casey County shows Johnson Ellit with two claims:^[6]

-175 acres on Fishing Creek, entered by Johnson Ellit. He owned three horses. No slaves are listed. One white male over 21 is listed on this property, which may be where he lived.

-290 acres on Fishing Creek, entered by Mary Ellit. No slaves or horses are listed.

A Bashay Ellit is also listed for 1808 as owning two properties.^[7]

1810 U.S. Census

Johnston Ellot lived in Casey County, Kentucky in 1810. Another Johnston Elliott appears in Lincoln County, Kentucky. His household included:

Free white males under 10 years- 0

Age 10 to under 16 - 0

Age 16 to under 26 - 1

Age 26 to under 45 including heads of families - 0

45 upwards including heads of families - 1

Free white females: Under 10 years - 0

Age 10 to under 16 - 0

Age 16 to under 26 - 2

Age 26 to under 45 including heads of families - 0

45 upwards including heads of families - 1

All other free persons - 0, Slaves - 0.

1811 first marriage

He married Susannah Austin in Liberty, Casey County on February 17, 1811.^{[8] [9]}

1814 Taxes

The 1814 Tax List of Casey County shows Johnson Ellot with two properties:^[10]

-175 acres on Fishing Creek, the name entered and [patented?] by himself. He his land was worth $12/acre.

-120 acres on Fishing Creek, name entered and [patented? by Mary Ellot. One male over 21 is listed on the property, so apparently he lived here. He owned three slaves and his land was valued at $12/acre. The tax value is $690.

1820 U.S. Census

One Johnston Elliott appears in the 1820 Kentucky Census in Liberty, Casey County. It indicates that the household consists of 3 male children under the age of 9, 1 male age 26 to 44, 1 female age 0-9, 1 female age 26-44, Since records show that Johnson did not marry Susan Brown until 1822, this woman must be Susanna Austin, suggesting her death date is between 1820 and 1822. 1 person is engaged in agriculture. ^[11][12]

A Barbary Elliott is listed on same page as Johnston two lines after him. Her household included 2 male children age 0-9, 1 female child age 0-9, 1 female age 26-44, 1 female age 45 and over. ^[13][14]

1822 second marriage

Johnson Elliott married Susanna Brown, February 7, 1822 in Casey County..^[15][16]

1822 Grant of land

On May 30, 1822, the book of Grantees in the Kentucky Land Warrant Group (book L, p. 73) shows, Johnson Elliott had a survey of 50 acres on land on Fishing Creek.^[17][18][19]

1823 Another grant of land

The Grantee, Johnston Elliott, received a grant of 50 acres on April 25, 1923. It was on Fishing Creek in Lincoln County. ^[20]

1830 Census

Johnston (Jnstn) Elliott's household in Casey County, Kentucky^[21] There were two boys under the age of 5, one between the ages of 10 and 15, two between the ages of 15 and 20, and one man between the ages of 40 and 50. There were two girls between the ages of 5 and 10, one between 10 and 15, and one woman between 30 and 40.

1842 Last Will and Testament of Johnson Elliott

In the name of God, Amen. I, Johnson Elliott, of the County of Casey, and in the State of Kentucky, being weak in body, but of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make and publish this my last will and testament, in form following to wit:

I desire after my decease that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.

2nd. I desire that my son Austin Elliott shall have the tract of land on which he lives at the price of $200.00. I also wish and desire he shall pay back the sum of $24.25 that I have advanced to him by his paying back to my Executor all the above sum in trade that may be over and above his equal share of my estate. I further authorize my Executor to convey to the said Austin Elliott the title of said land.

3rd, I request that my son Thomas Elliott shall account to my Executor the sum of $25.00 that I have advanced to him the receipt of which he acknowledged.

Fourthly. I wish for my son, Johnson Elliott, to account to my estate for the sum of $50.00, that I have advanced to him and which sum he acknowledges that he has received.

Fifthly, I desire that my Executor shall distribute my estate of every kind whatsoever to my wife and children according to the laws of this State respecting estates of intestates.

Sixthly and Lastly. I hereby constitute and appoint my son Johnson Elliott my Executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other or former wills by me heretofore made.

In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and seal this Fourth day of January, 1842.

JOHNSON ELLIOTT

Signed, Sealed and Published in Presence of

JAMES M. ADAMS

JOHN HUMPHREY

It seems that Johnston Elliott was still alive in 1850 when the U.S. Census was conducted.

1850 U.S. Census

In Casey County Kentucky, Johnson Elliot, age 68, born in Pennsylvania was a farmer with property worth $4000. Susan Elliott, age 60, was from South Carolina. We don't know if these are children or spouses because that column was not filled out, but also in the household were 6 others, all born in Kentucky. They were Susan Elliot, age 26; David Elliot, age 25; Gran G. Elliot, age 21; Brown Elliot, age 19; George Elliot, age 17; and Esther Ann Elliot, age 13. Johnson stated that all the sons were farmers. Esther, George, and Brown had attended school that year. ^[22] Kentucky Slave Schedules 1850 Casey County, Johnson Elliot owned six slaves: A woman 26 years of age, 17-year-old young man, three boys aged 10, 8, and 6, and a girl, age 4.^[23]

Other family member's notes

In 1961, A.C. Elliott remembered: Sisters Susan Brown and Louisian Brown married Elliotts. Susan Brown married Johnson Elliott, while Louisian Brown married David Elliott. Old Tommy Brown lived on Fishing Creek and was the Daddy of David, Bailey, Frank, George, and Sookey (who married Johnson Elliott son of the original Johnson Elliott). [Were Sookey, Susan, and Susannah all the same person?]

1n 1978, Montie Elliott wrote:

Johnson Elliott was 21 years old when he settled at Fishing Creek in 1801, according to A.C. Elliott of Yosemite, Kentucky in a document dated April 1, 1961, and filed in the Casey County Public Library in Liberty. This document says he came from Virginia, although other sources place him in Cumberland County, PA.

Johnson Elliott owned 7,000 acres in virgin timber. The home place stayed in the Elliott family for years. A. C. Elliott’s grandfather, Simon Elliott, owned it for a number of years. After his death, his son Clarence owned it.

The house that Johnson Elliott built in 1847 still stands (1961) on the old home place on Fishing Creek where he settled in 1801. It is a two-story double log house with a chimney and a double fireplace, and was later ceiled and weatherboarded. Some planks in the walls and ceiling are thirty inches wide and made of yellow poplar.

Johnson's nickname, says A.C, was "Old Silver Head." It was said that he got in a fight at a log rolling and his antagonist hit him in the head with a hand spike and cracked his skull. It was patched up by inserting a silver half dollar in the break.

He owned slaves but was said to have freed them before the Civil War.

He married twice. One of his wives was Susannah Brown and the next, Susannah Austin. Susannah Austin is the woman in my [Montie's] family line.

It appears that Johnson Elliott and Susannah Austin had five children: Johnson, Thomas, Betsy, David and Austin. Records are conflicting, showing Susannah Brown as the mother of a David, and six other children.

Montie Elliott (1978) shows Austin marrying an Austin (?) and Catherine Black. Johnson Jr. married Deborah Bastin. David as the child of Johnson Elliott and Susannah Brown.

Montie’s family group records:

Johnson Elliott married Susannah Austin Feb. 17. 1811.

Their children were: 1. Johnson Jr., married Deborah Bastin; 2. Austin, married first (Unknown,) Second, Catherine Black. See Austin Elliott's profile for correct marriage information. 3. Thomas, married Polly Ann King 12/24/1840. 4. Betsy

Second Marriage: Johnson Elliott married Susannah Brown 2/7/1852.

Their children were 1. Susan, married David Trowbridge. 2. David, married first Nancy L. Brown, second Sally Jane Butts. 3. Lee, married Elizabeth King 1/181852. ([another person] had Grant or Green Lee – my father did not name a Grant but he named a Lee). 4. Brown, not married. 5. George, married Elizabeth Carman 1/23/1860. 6. Ester Ann, married Harvey Floyd 4/17/1860. 7. Jane, married Hugh Barnett 3/31/1850 (She was not mentioned in the 1850 Census).^[24][25]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2N3-H2S : accessed 22 Oct 2014), Johnston Elliott, 25 Jun 1780; Christening, citing Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. FHL microfilm 974.8 B2P V.15.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6RM-ZHT : accessed 22 Oct 2014), Johnson Elliot, Casey county, part of, Casey, Kentucky, United States; citing family 371, NARA microfilm publication M432.
3. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983.
4. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983.
5. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983.
6. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983.
7. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983.
8. ↑ Marriage Books I and II, Casey County, Liberty, KY. Transcribed and published by Melton, Mrs. Eldred W., Marriage Records of Casey County, Kentucky. Atlanta, GA, 1971.
9. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWBY-YXQ : accessed 22 Oct 2014), Johnston Elliott and Susannah Austin, 17 Feb 1811; citing Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, reference P. 5; FHL microfilm 1942721.
10. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLR-7NY : accessed 24 Oct 2014), Johnston Elliott, Liberty, Casey, Kentucky; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 18, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0186178.
12. ↑ Image from Archives.com, downloaded October 24, 2014.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLR-7NY : accessed 24 Oct 2014), Johnston Elliott, Liberty, Casey, Kentucky; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 18, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0186178.
14. ↑ Image from Archives.com, downloaded October 24, 2014.
15. ↑ Marriage Books I and II, Casey County, Liberty, KY. Transcribed and published by Melton, Mrs. Eldred W., Marriage Records of Casey County, Kentucky. Atlanta, GA, 1971.
16. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWB6-QN5 : accessed 22 Oct 2014), Johnson Elliott and Susannah Brown, 07 Feb 1822; citing Casey County, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 907997.
17. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983. P. 133
18. ↑ W. R. Jillson, Kentucky Land Grants
19. ↑ James F. Sutherland, Some Official Land Grants, Land Surveys along Green River in Lincoln and Casey Counties, KY (1781-1836)
20. ↑ Book Number N, Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.
21. ↑ 1830 U.S. Federal Population Census Jnston Elliott, Casey, KY, Genealogical Society Number: 0007813, NARA Microfilm Series Number: M19, NARA Microfilm Roll Number: 34, National Archives, Courtesy of FamilySearch.org. Accessed via Archives.com, July 7, 2012 by Karen Wilhelm.
22. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6RM-ZHT : accessed 22 Oct 2014), Johnson Elliot, Casey county, part of, Casey, Kentucky, United States; citing family 371, NARA microfilm publication M432.
23. ↑ Gladys Cotham Thomas, Casey County, Kentucky 1806 Settlement and Early Development. Bicentennial Heritage Corporation, 1983. P. 133
24. ↑ Casey County Public Library, Liberty, Kentucky. Elliott File, A. C. Elliott, April 1, 1961. Montie Elliott, 1978.
25. ↑ Casey County Public Library, Liberty, Kentucky. Elliott File, A. C. Elliott, April 1, 1961.