Benjamin Elliott (1752 - 1835)

Born 1752 in Peters Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Husband of Mary Polly (Carpenter) Elliott — married 9 Apr 1776 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Husband of Sarah (Ashman) Elliott — married 27 Oct 1785 in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Susan (Haines) Elliott — married 28 Mar 1805 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1835 at about age 83 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Elliott was born in 1752, in Peters township, Cumberland (now Franklin) county, and became a resident of Huntingdon in 1775. When but twenty-four years of age, he was elected one of the delegates from Bedford county, Huntingdon being then in that county, to the convention, which met July 15, 1776, at Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, for the purpose of framing the first constitution of the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania. He was sheriff of Bedford county in 1784-85, and became the first sheriff of Huntingdon county in 1787. In that year he was also elected a delegate from Huntingdon county to the Pennsylvania convention which ratified the Federal constitution. He was elected a member of the Supreme Executive Council from Huntingdon county, Oct. 31, 1789, and served until Dec. 20, 1790, when the Council's term of office expired by reason of the election of Governor Mifflin. He held several county offices in Huntingdon county, including that of Associate judge. He died in Huntingdon, March 15, 1835, and was laid to rest in Fairview cemetery. He was thrice married. His first wife was Mary Carpenter, daughter of Jacob Carpenter (Zimmerman) and Elizabeth (Herr) Carpenter, and a granddaughter of Heinrich Zimmerman, who was born in Switzerland, in 1675, and who made his first trip to America in 1698, returning to his native place in 1700. This gentleman married Salome Ruffner. Being a physician, he practiced his profession until 1706, when having engaged in a conspiracy against the government he was compelled to flee the country for safety. He accordingly came to America, where he settled in Germantown. In 1710, he began to acquire lands in Lancaster county, and in 1717, he moved there. He died about 1750, leaving a large estate to his heirs. Benjamin Elliott and his wife Mary had three children, namely: Martha, born in 1779, m. David McMurtrie, and died in 1841; Mary, born in 1781, m. Robert Allison; and James prepared for the legal profession, but died young and unmarried. Benjamin Elliott's second wife was Sarah Ashman, and his third Susan Haines.^[1]

Benjamin was born in 1752 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.^[2][3]

Benjamin passed away 15 March 1835 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.^[2] He is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Huntingdon.^[4]

Census

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania on the 17th of December 1790 with his wife, three sons, four daughters, and four slaves in the First Census of the United States.^[5]

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in 1800 with his wife, one son, four daughters, three free persons and one slave in the Second Census of the United States.^[6]

Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania in 1810 with his wife, two sons, four daughters, and two slaves in the Third Census of the United States.^[7]

Henderson, Pennsylvania in 1820 with his wife, three sons, two daughters, one female slave, one free woman, and one free man in the Fourth Census of the United States.^[8]

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in 1830 with his wife, two sons, and one daughter in the Fifth Census of the United States.^[9]

Land

Elliott, Benj., Esq. Acres: 100 Date: October 8, 1787
Elliott, Benj., Esq. Acres: 60 Date: November 7, 1787^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Morton Montgomery, Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals, entry for Gen. David McMurtrie Gregg, p.334 at berks.pa-roots.com use search field to get to Benjamin Elliot history
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution SAR Patriot #: P-153924
3. ↑ Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley, comprising the counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, and Perry, Pennsylvania. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897. p. 1. Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Benjamin Elliott (1752–1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #136721177, citing Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Ronald Singer (contributor 47673897).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHKJ-CR5 : accessed 28 April 2018), Benjamin Elliot, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 111, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 568,148.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHR4-1CQ : accessed 30 April 2018), Benjamin Elliot, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 154, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 363,343.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2F-P3K : accessed 30 April 2018), B Elliott, Barree, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 137, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 193,677.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHGX-MV7 : accessed 30 April 2018), Benjamin Elliot Esquire, Henderson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 71, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 104; FHL microfilm 181,409.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHPW-5P8 : 10 September 2017), Benjn Elliotte, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 90, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 166; FHL microfilm 20,640.
10. ↑ Warrantees of Land in the County of Huntingdon, 1787-1889

See also:

• Patricia Law Hatcher, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
• Benjamin Elliott at Geni
• Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Tree

Acknowledgements

• Christopher Elliott imported the data for Benjamin Elliott from b-elliott.ged on 15 February 2013.