William Elmer M.D. (1758 - 1816)

Born 19 Jan 1758 in Warwick, Warwick, Orange, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Allison) Elmer — married 29 Jun 1779 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 26 May 1816 at age 58 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

When William Elmer was born on January 19, 1758, in Florida, New York, his father, Nathaniel, was 24 and his mother, Anne, was 25.

He entered the Revolutionary Army as a private at the age of 17 years, serving in the Fourth Regiment of Orange County Militia. Afterward became a physician and settled at Goshen, N. Y. where his name was long held in loving remembrance. He also served as surgeon of the Militia from 1797 until his death.

He married Mary Allison on June 29, 1779. They had four children in 14 years.

Dr. William Elmer was always a companionable man; was cheerful, and pleasant in his manners, and had a large vein of natural humor. He and his family were Presbyterians. He died on May 26, 1816, in Goshen, New York, at the age of 58, and was buried there.

Name

William Elmer ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Birth

19 January 1758 • Florida, Orange, New York Colony ^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Marriage

29 June 1779 • William married Mary Allison in the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States ^[1][3][4]

Children

William and Mary had children:

1. Micah Allison Elmer (1782-1849)
2. Horace Elmer (1783-1850)
3. Stephen Allison Elmer (1784-1860)
4. Sarah Maria (Elmer) Ford (1796-1874)

Military

He entered the Revolutionary Army as a private at the age of 17 years (1775), serving in the Fourth Regiment of Orange County Militia. Afterward became a physician and settled at Goshen, N. Y. where his name was long held in loving remembrance. He also served as surgeon of the Militia from 1797 until his death. ^[1][2]

Private William Elmer M.D. served with 4th Regiment, Orange County Militia during the American Revolution.

William Elmer M.D. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-154347
Rank: Private

SAR Application 25307.

Death

26 May 1816 • Goshen, Orange, New York, United States ^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Burial

Slate Hill Cemetery • Goshen, Orange, New York, United States ^[5]

Sources

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls

SAR Application 25307 and possibly others.

Edgar Elmer Sharp.

Born in Moorhead, Clay MN 14 Sept. 1879.

Descendant of Dr. William Elmer.

Son of James H. Sharp, b 3/27/1843 and Josephine E. Elmer, b 8/12/1851, d 5/13/1885, m 9/26/1878, his wife.

Grandson of Henry DeLancy Elmer, b 2/18/1812, d 10/7/1870, and Julia Ann DeKay, b 1/20/1813, d 2/18/1894, m 11/20/1837, his wife.

Gr-grandson of Micah Allison Elmer, b 5/31/1781, d 5/10/1849 and Elizabeth Allison, b 1786, d 2/16/1857, m 2/4/1854, his wife.

Gr-gr-grandson of Dr. William Elmer, b 1/19/1758, d 5/27/1810, and Mary Allison (daughter Gen. William Alliason), m 6/29/1779his wife.

Dr. William Elmer was born at Florida, N. Y. Jan. 19, 1758, the son of Dr. Nathaniel Elmer. Married June 29, 1779 to Mary Allison daughter of General William Allison and died in Goshen, N. Y. May 24, 1816.

He entered the Revolutionary Army as a private at the age of 17 years, serving in the Fourth Regiment of Orange County Militia.

Afterward became a physician and settled at Goshen, N. Y. where his name was long held in loving rememberance.

He also served as surgeon of the Militia from 1797 until his death.

• Olney, Sandra Sutphin. Passengers_On_The_Lion_From_England_To_Boston_1632 (Heritage Books, Maryland, 1992)

Transcript: 25. Dr. Nathaniel ELMER (Dea. Jonathan (3), Samuel (2), Edward (1) ). Born, 17 Feb 1732/3, in Norwalk, CT (*2). Died, Dec 1797, in New York City, NY (*37). Served in Florida Militia, (surgeon). He married Anne THOMPSON, daughter of William THOMPSON, CIRCA 1756. Born in Goshen, Orange Co, NY (*37).

Children:

i. William (5) ELMER. Born, 19 JAN 1758, in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). Died, 24 MAY 1816, in Goshen, Orange Co, NY (*36). Served in Rev. War, (surgeon). He married Mary ALLISON, dau. of Gen. William ALLISON and Mary JACKSON, 29 JUN 1779, in Orange Co, NY (*36).

ii. Jesse ELMER. Born, 11 JUN 1764, in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). He married Sarah MINTURN.

iii. Samuel ELMER. Born in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). Died, 1815 NY (*36).

iv. Mary ELMER. Born in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). Died, CIRCA 1808 (*36).

v. Asa ELMER. Born in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). Died in Florida, Orange Co, NY (died young) (*36).

vi. Temperance ELMER. Born in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). She married Judge Robert ARMSTRONG.

vii. Julia ELMER. Born in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). She married Richard ROE.

viii. Nancy ELMER. Born in Florida, Orange Co, NY (*36). Died, CIRCA 1866 (*36). She married, first, John SMITH. She married, second, Joshua CONKLING.

• Cutter, William Richard Genealogical and Family History of Central New York (Lewis Historical Publishing Company)

Volume 1, Page 408: Dr. Nathaniel Elmer, youngest child of Deacon and Mary Elmer, was born February 17, 1733, in Windsor, and prepared for the practice of medicine. He settled before 1758 at Florida, New York, where he practiced many years, and died in December, 1797, in New York City and was buried in St. Paul's churchyard. He was captain of the Florida company of militia under Colonel Johathan Hawthorn of Warwick, in 1775, and served as surgeon of the state militia until his death. He married Anna, daughter of William Thompson, who settled in the southern part of Goshen, two miles from Florida, at a very early date. Children:

1. William, mentioned below.

2. Jesse, born June 11, 1764, married Sarah Minturn.

3. Samuel, died 1815.

4. Mary, died at age forty.

5. Asa, died young.

6. Temperance, married Judge Robert Armstrong.

7. Julia, married Richard Roe.

8. Nancy, married (first) John Smith, (second) Joshua Conkling; died at ninety years.

9. Nathaniel, M. D., died in his thirty-fourth year.

NOTE: There appears to be some inaccuracies in this book. The birth date is off and the birth place is wrong. All of their children were born in Florida, NY, indicating that Nathaniel is not one of their children. Elmore-505 13:58, 21 May 2016 (EDT)

Volume 1, Page 408b: Dr. William Elmer, eldest child of Dr. Nathaniel and Anna (Thompson) Elmer, was born January 19, 1758, at Florida, New York, and died in Goshen, May 24, 1816. He was a soldier of the revolution, in the Fourth regiment of Orange county militia, enlisting as a private at the age of seventeen. Subsequently he pursued the study of medicine and practiced at Goshen, where he was long held in high esteem. Like his father, he was surgeon of the militia until his death. He married, June 29. 1779. Mary, daughter of General William and Mary (Jackson) Allison. General Allison was born 1738, in the town of Goshen, Orange county, son of Joseph Allison, who came from Southold, Long Island, in 1725, and settled in Goshen, where he died thirty years later. He was a member of the first, second, third and fourth provincial congresses, leaving the latter in 1777 to take part in the operations along the Hudson river, to prevent the ascent of that stream by the British forces. He was made colonel in 1775, and was taken prisoner at Fort Montgomery, and held by the British until December. 1780, when he was released. In 1783 he was made a brigadier-general of state militia, and in the same year was elected a member of the state senate, serving until 1786. He died in 1804. Children of Dr. William Elmer: Micah, Allison, mentioned below; Horace, born September 23, 1783, married Susan Stewart: Sarah Maria. 1796, married Mahlon Ford.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Name: Doctor William Elmer

Death Age: 59

Event Type: Death

Birth Date: abt 1757

Death Date: 26 May 1816

Death Place: Goshen, New York, USA

Church: First Presbyterian Church

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2018), memorial page for Dr William Elmer (19 Jan 1758–26 May 1816), Find A Grave Memorial no. 36243140, citing Slate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA ; Maintained by LadyGoshen (contributor 46951894) .

Name: Dr William Elmer

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1758

Birth Place: Florida, Orange County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 26 May 1816

Cemetery: Slate Hill Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Goshen, Orange County, New York, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Acknowledgments

8 January 2015 • Elmer-469 was created by Robert Elmore through the import of Elmore.ged.

See Also

• Place sources here.

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Family History of Central New York
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Passengers on the Lion
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} FindAGrave.com