Elizabeth (Jones) Tullis (abt. 1771 - 1852)

Born about 1771 in Bath, Virginia

Wife of Michael Ezra Tullis — married about 24 Jun 1791 in Bath, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1852 at about age 81 in Jay, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth (Jones) Tullis was born ~1771 in Bath, Virginia.

Elizabeth married Michael Ezra Tullis (1756 - 1832) on June 24, 1791 in Bath.

Their children were...

1. Moses B. Tullis (1792 - ~1805)
2. Thomas Barber Tullis (1793 - 1849)
3. Samuel Leonard Tullis (1796 - 1877)
4. Jonathan Tullis (1798 - ~1836)
5. David Jesse Tullis (1800 - 1873)
6. Isaac Tullis (1802 - 1862)
7. Aaron w Tullis (1804 - >1862)
8. Mary Ann (Tullis) Burch (1807 - <1852)
9. Nancy Tullis (~1812 - )
10. Margaret L. (Tullis) Harkrader (1814 - 1885)
11. Maria Winfrey (Tullis) Chamberland (~1816 - )
12. Moses W. Tullis (~1817 - >1880).

Elizabeth died on November 13, 1852 in Jay, Indiana, United States aged ~81.

Event

Event: Widow's Pension

Date: 17 AUG 1852

Place: Jay, Indiana, USA

Probate

Probate:

Date: 18 FEB 1853

Place: Jay, Indiana, USA

Note: Elizabeth Jone Tullis' will was recorded 18 Feb 1853, Jay Co, Indiana.

Will

Will of Elizabeth Jones Tullis - State of Indiana, Jay County "Before me, Levi Denny, clerk of the court of Governors Place of Jay County, personally appeared this day Moses W. Tullis, who being duly sworn upon his oath, says that Elizabeth Tullis, his late mother died on the 13th day of November 1852. That at the time of her death she was entitled to a pension from the goverment of the United States for services of her late husband in the Revolutionary War, amounting as near as can be ascertained by this deponent, to about five hundred dollars, which is all the property that she died possessed of, as the informed said further that she died leaving the following usual persons, her heirs at law to wit; Samuel Tullis, age 57 years, David Tullis, age 53 years, Issac Tullis, age 51 years, Mariah Chamberland, age 45 (formally Tullis), who has intermarried with Allrad Chamberlain, Margaret Harkrader (late Tullis), age 38 years, who has intermarried with Ellison Harkrader, Moses W. Tullis, age 35 years, Thomas Tullis, age 24, Maria Butterfield (late Tullis), age 22 years who has intermarried with Franklin Butterfield, Sarah Shepherd (late Tullis) age 20, who has intermarried with __ Shepherd. The said Thomas, Maria, and Sarah are children & heirs at law of Jonathan Tullis deceased, who was a son of the said Elizabeth Tullis deceased. Jeremiah Tullis, age 30 years, Mary Reed (late Tullis), age 20 years, who has intermarried with John Reed, Martha Polluck (late Tullis), age 17 years, who has intermarried with William Polluck. The said Jeremiah, Mary & Martha are children & heirs at law of Thomas Tullis deceased, who was a son of said Elizabeth Tullis deceased.

/s/ Moses W. Tullis, Subscribed & sworn to before me this 18th day of February 1853, I. M. Denny, clerk

(NB: This document was not in good condition and some words were hard to identify.)

Sources

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007; The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 18

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Springfield, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 685; Page: 135a

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 June 2020, 22:05), entry for Elizabeth Jones Tullis(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7J2-B1W); contributed by various users.