Thomas Elwell (1751 - 1825)

Born 11 Sep 1751 in Salem, Salem Co., New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bryan) Elwell — married Dec 1786 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 21 May 1825 at age 73 in Mount Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

Matross Thomas Elwell served with Flower's Artillery Artificer Regiment, Pennsylvania Line during the American Revolution.

Thomas Elwell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A200685.

Thomas Elwell was born on 11 Sep. 1751 at Salem, Salem Co., New Jersey. ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Bryan, daughter of Henry "Richard" Bryan and Rachel (Lanham) Bryan, in Dec. 1786 at Frederick Co., Maryland, USA. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Thomas was one of the few Revolutionary War veterans to have kept his discharge papers. These were filed in 1818 by his attorney William H. Beard in Washington D. C. in order to obtain a land warrant promised to him as a result of his enlistment in the service to the end of the war. On 1 Aug 1818 a 100-acre land warrant was issued to Thomas for his faithful service as a matross in the Corps of Artillery Artificers of the Pennsylvania Line. This land was Lot 1, Sec. 3, Twp 9-N, Range 12-W of the U. S. Military Tract (located in Pike Twp., Knox County).^[1]

He began receiving a pension on 9 June 1818 for service in the Pennsylvania Continental Army. ^[4] He appeared on the census of 1820 at Pike Twp., Knox Co., Ohio.^[5]

Thomas died on 21 May 1825 at Mount Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, at age 73.^[1]

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth

1. Hannah Elwell born 10 July 1787.
2. David Bryan Elwell born 15 May 1789.
3. Susannah Elwell born 23 June 1791.
4. Jonathan Elwell born 20 March 1793.
5. Thomas Elwell Jr. born 11 April 1797.
6. Mary Ann Elwell born 15 April 1801.
7. Sarah Elwell born 18 Oct. 1803.
8. Elizabeth Elwell born 15 Dec. 1806.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Daughters of the American Revolution, Lucy Knox Chapter, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Revolutionary War Patriots of Knox Co., Ohio. c. 1995.
2. ↑ Carol Ann Williams, "Langford Family - Williams 2007", 17 Feb. 2007 (Pleasant Grove, UT) Collection of Phil Smith.
3. ↑ Frank Bevc - Puritans, Patriots and Pioneers. An Elwell Family History. 2016. page 214,5
4. ↑ U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 Thomas Elwell.
5. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Union, Knox, Ohio; Page: 84; NARA Roll: M33_88; Image: 135 1820 US Census. Thomas Elwell.
6. ↑ Children pages 215-227 F. Bevc.

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Phil Smith for creating WikiTree profile Elwell-353.