Elizabeth Helm (1750 - 1802)

Born 1750 in Frederick County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Followell — married 1772 in Fincastle, Botetourt, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died May 1802 at about age 52 in Washington County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Birth: According to entries from previous Wikitree contributors, Mary Elizabeth Helm was born in 1750 in Frederick, Virginia. She married John Followell and they had 12 children together. She died in May 1802 in Washington, Kentucky, at the age of 52. See comment below.

Migration in 1782: In 1782 John Followell migrated with his family to today's central Kentucky. He was married to a sister of Marquis Helm. John and his wife had four children, including Marquis Followell.^[1]

Death of husband, 1783: Marquis Followell said his father John died in July 1783.^[2]

Elizabeth's remarriage, 1792: Elizabeth Followill and Squire Baker married in Lincoln County, Kentucky on 24 Jan 1792. John Bentley was a bondsman for the marriage.^[3]

Taxpayer in 1797: Elizabeth was in Washington County, Kentucky. Named as Elizabeth Followill, she was taxed for two white males between 16 and 21.^[4] These were probably her younger sons Abraham and William Followell. The previous page of the tax record has sons John and Marcus Followill, who were over 21 and taxed in their own names. Comment: The tax assessor probably used Elizabeth's first married name of Followill just because she was the only surviving parent of Abraham and William, otherwise she would have been Elizabeth Baker.

Research Note: Elizabeth's surname was Followill or Followell when she remarried in 1792. An additional indirect piece of evidence shows that she was the widow of John Followell. The John Bentley who was the bondsman for her marriage was also a witness for Elizabeth's son Marquis Followell in his 1807 lawsuit. Bentley testified that he had raised corn with John Followell in 1775.^[5] Marquis Helm's testimony that his sister was married to John Followell establishes Elizabeth's maiden surname as Helm.

The first name of Elizabeth appeared in two records, her remarriage in 1792 and a tax record of 1797. I have not found the name Mary in any primary record. Samples-1044 04:55, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org: Lincoln County, Kentucky Circuit Court case file 489, "Marquis Followay vs. Marquis Helm", by the Lincoln County Circuit Court. Available on FHL digitized film 8686432, images 449 to 487. See [1]. The case ran from 1807 to 1809. Image 468-469 has John Bentley's testimony that Followell migrated with his family in 1782. The first paragraph of image 476 has Marquis Helm's statement that John Followell was married to his sister. Image 469 has William Smith's testimony that Followell had four children. Marquis Followell is documented in the case file as the son of John.
2. ↑ Case file, image 461.
3. ↑ FamilySearch: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", database with images. See [2].
4. ↑ FamilySearch: "Tax Books, 1792-1875" by the Washington County Tax Assessor. FHL film 7834519, top of image 117. See [3]. The bottom of image 116 has sons John and Marcus Followill.
5. ↑ Lincoln County case file, film 8686432, image 468.

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