Elisha Pellum (abt. 1753 - 1833)

Born about 1753 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Died 22 Apr 1833 at about age 80 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Elisha Pellum was born about 1753. His place of birth and parents are currently unknown. It is believed that Elisha is the brother of Mary Pellum who married Lydia Lockwood's brother Jacob Lockwood.

Before 1785, Elisha married Lydia Lockwood, daughter of James Lockwood and Mary Chesser (she went by the last name of her step-father, Hugh Norton). As can be seen by census records, they had a number of children

1790 United States Federal Census^[1]
Poundridge, Westchester, New York
Elisha Pelham
Males und. 16: 1 [1774-1790]
Males 16 +: 1
Females: 2

Elisha appears on the New York Tax Rolls for Poundridge in 1799, 1800, and 1801 [1801 also listed a John Pellum]. ^[2]

1800 United States Federal Census^[3]
Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York
Elisha Pel?
Males 10-15: 1 [1785-1790]
Males 26-44: 1 [1756-1774]
Females und. 10: 1 [1791-1800]
Females 16-25: 1 [1775-1784]
Females 26-44: 1 [1756-1774]
Females 45+: 1

1810 United States Federal Census^[4]
Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York
Elisha Pellum
Males 10-15: 1 [1795-1800]
Males 26-44: 1 [1766-1784]
Females 10-15: 1 [1795-1800]
Females 16-25: 1 [1785-1794]
Females 26-44: 1 [1766-1784]
Females 45+: 1 [by 1765]

The older female in the home is possibly Lydia's mother Mary.

1820 United States Federal Census^[5]
Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York
Elisha Pelham
Males und. 10: 1 [1811-1820]
Males 16-18: 1 [1802-1804]
Males 16-25: 1 [1795-1804]
Males 45+: 1 [by 1775]
Females und. 10: 1 [1811-1820]
Females 16-25: 1 [1795-1804]
Females 45+: 1 [by 1775]

1830 United States Federal Census^[6]
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Elisha Pelham
Males 70-79: 1 [1751-1760]
Females 70-79: 1

Elisha died in Ridgefield, Connecticut on 22 Apr 1833.^[7]

Research Notes

Revolutionary War:

• Elisha Pellum, Westchester County Militia, Fourth Regiment.^[8]
• Elisha Pellem, Westhchester, New York, Third Regiment.^[9]
• Elisha Pellum, Fifer, New York Militia, Graham's Regiment.^[10]
• 11 Jul 1785, Elisha Pellum received of Lt. Col. Thads Crane three State Certificates for thirty-one pounds, four shillings & nine pence in full for service in his Regiment for the years 1779, 1780 & 1781 in Crane's Regiment, New York Militia; signed with his mark.^[11]
• Elisha L. Pelham, Fifer, Revolutionary War Pensioners, Mar 1831-Mar 1834.^[12]
• Elisha L. Pellham, Fifer, 1833, Orange County, New York, Survivor's Pension Application File.^[13]

I do not believe Elisha L. Pelham is the same person as Elisha Pellum of Pound Ridge.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1790; Census Place: Poundridge, Westchester, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 190; Image: 613; Family History Library Film: 0568146.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data:New York (State), Comptroller's Office. Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799–1804. Series B0950 (26 reels). Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll). Year: 1800; Census Place: Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 27; Page: 102; Image: 320; Family History Library Film: 193715.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1810; Census Place: South Salem, Westchester, New York; Roll: 37; Page: 1056; Image: 00218; Family History Library Film: 0181391.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York; Page: 455; NARA Roll: M33_75; Image: 289.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1830; Census Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M19; Roll: 6; Page: 197; Family History Library Film: 0002799.
7. ↑ Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions, vol. 42. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York Military in the Revolution [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. Original data: Electronic reproduction of New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Vol. II, originally published in 1897.
9. ↑ New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Vol. I - Extracts; Publication Place: Albany, New York; Publisher: J. B. Lyon Co.; Publication Year: 1904; Page Number: 213.
10. ↑ National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 737.
11. ↑ National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 733.
12. ↑ 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: 10.
13. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Also see:

• Find a Grave memorial page for Elisha Pelham (unknown–22 Apr 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #42086107, citing Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Gary Boughton (contributor 46892198) .

• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.