Joseph Elliott (1705 - bef. 1739)

Born 15 Aug 1705 in Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Edith (Whitmarsh) Elliott — married 2 Sep 1724 in St Andrews Parish,Charleston,South Carolina

Died before Mar 1739 before age 33 in Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina

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Joseph Elliott was a South Carolina colonist.

Biography

Joseph Elliott was born on 15 Aug 1705 in the Province of South Carolina to parents Thomas Elliott and his first wife Mary Gibbes.^[1] He inherited Long Point Plantation from his father and also owned additional tracts in St. Andrew's, St. Bartholomew's, and St. Paul's parishes. In 1729 he was elected to represent St. Andrew's Parish in the Commons House of Assembly, but he declined to serve.^[2]

Joseph married Edith Whitmarsh in St. Andrews Parish in South Carolina on 2 September 1724.^[3]. They had children Mary Anne, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Thomas.^[4][1]

He wrote his Will 17 December 1738, mentioning sons Joseph and Thomas (under age 18), daughters Mary Anne and Sarah (under age 16), wife Edeth, mother [stepmother] Ann, and brothers Thomas Elliott and Richard Godfrey. ^[5]The Will was proved 16 June 1739, but Joseph was dead by 24 March 1739 when his wife was described as a widow when she was buried.^[6]

Research Note

All the children were christened the same day, 24 October 1735, possibly because Elizabeth died the day after she was christened. I speculate there may have been a sickness that was spreading through the family or wider region and the multiple christenings in 1735 were a matter of 'protection' against death, or a blessing in case of death. More research would be needed to know what was happening at the time.

Alternatively, because Joseph Elliott was probably raised as a Quaker, he would not have had his children christened at the time of their birth but perhaps agreed to it later.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Webber, Mabel L. “Records from the Elliott-Rowand Bible. Accompanied by an Account of the First Thomas Elliott and of Some of His Descendants.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 11, no. 1 (1910): 57-71 http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575259.
2. ↑ Edgar, Walter B. and N. Louise Bailey. Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Volume II: the Commons House of Assembly 1692-1775 (1977), pp. 222-3
3. ↑ "South Carolina Marriages, 1709-1913", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XK-Y41 : 27 January 2020), Joseph Elliot, 2 Sept 1724.
4. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Register of St. Andrews Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. 1719-1744 (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 13, no. 3 (1912): 157, 158. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575340
5. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-NHW3-1?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-8PD%3A210905601%2C211413701 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1736-1740, Vol. 070 > image 259 of 553; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
6. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Register of St. Andrews Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. 1719-1774 (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 13, no. 4 (1912): 218. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575348.