Elijah Wooten (abt. 1730 - aft. 1785)

Born about 1730 in Somerset, Maryland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died after Aug 1785 after about age 55 in Sussex, Delaware, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Note

Note: In the land records of Sussex County, Delaware, is a deed between John Wooten of Sussex County to his son Elijah Wootton, dated March 26, 1783 and proved on May 7, 1783. The family relationship is mentioned in the deed.

Sources

• Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, books B-D, 1751-1794, images 450-451. FamilySearch.org, [1] accessed 13 Sept 2019.

will of WILIAM BEAVINS

written 5 July 1781; proved 10 Dec 1781

Heirs: wife, Mary Beavins; son William Beavins (part of land called Callaway’s Neglect); son John Beavins (36 acre tract called Hap Hazard where Samuel Cohoon settled, “addition to Folly”), son James Beavins (Edmon’s Folly); son Shadrack Beavins (manor plantation ad parts of other named tracts); son in law Elijah Wooten (70 acre part of Hap Hazard); daughters Allasare (Allison?) Wooten, Levina Ward, Constant Bevins, Mary Ann Cohoon; son James Beavins

If the aforesaid John Beavins do [es] not return, bequest goes to son Shadrach Beavins.

Executor: wife Mary Beavins and son William Beavins

Witnesses: Isaac Jones, William Driskell, Elijah Hall

• Delaware, Land Records, 1677-1947 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com, 2014. Original source: Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, Sussex County, RG 4555, Subgroup 000, Series 030. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware.

Sussex county: Roll 006: Image 91 [2]

:Purchaser: Elijah Wootton

Sellers: James Trusham

Date: 31 August 1785

Price £182,s.0 , d.0; Property 77 acres, close by said Wootton’s Orchard

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Wooten-165 created through the import of paf910.ged on Sep 16, 2011 by Theresa Reynolds. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Theresa and others.