William Elliott (1650 - 1721)

Born 28 Jul 1650 in Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1721 at age 71 in Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Biography

William Elliott was born in Somerset, England.

The Ellets were early settlers in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but we do not know at what time they came into the former colony.

Andrew Ellet [brother of William] was in Bucks county as early as 1706, and on the 14th of 2d month, John Hiett conveyed to him 220 acres in Lower Makefield, bounded by Richard Hough, Acreman and others.

William Ellet, probably lived and died in Falls, executed his will 20th of 12th mo., 1714, and was admitted to probate September 15, 1721, leaving his plantation to his son-in-law, James Downey, after the death of his wife. He had children, Ann Shallcross, Elizabeth Dowdney (probably Downey), Mary Hawkings and Sarah Bidgood. [1]

[Marriage to] Mary Burt — View this family April 27, 1685 (Age 35), Somerset, England

[William immigrated] between 1687 and January 1689 (Age 37) , Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Note: from Somersetshire, England, probably after his brother Andrew Ellet (a seller of small goods) arrived with wife Ann on the Factor of Bristol on 22 Oct 1682, Roger Drew master [2]

There seems to be another William Elliott of approximately the same age from Somersetshire - but he went to MA much earlier.

Sources

• http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/bucks/history/local/davis/davis07.txt

• http://genealogy.cornerfamily.com/individual.php?pid=I32500&ged=MERGEDGM.ged

• THE HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CHAPTER VII, THE ORGANIZATION OF TOWNSHIPS, 1692. from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time by W. W. H. Davis, A.M., Democrat Book and Job Office Print., Doylestown, PA, 1876.