Eliza (Chinn) Patrick (abt. 1808)

Born about 1808 in Louisiana Territory, United States

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Biography

Eliza Chin was born about 1808 in Louisiana Territory.

Eliza married John Connell on 17 January 1826.^[1]

Eliza married Josiah C. Patrick on 5 November 1833 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States.^[2]As the widow of John Connell, the previous owner of Northumberland Place, she inherited that plantation.

In the 1840 census for JC Patrick, West Baton Rouge, Louisiana there was one free white female between 30 and 39 living with him, and 108 enslaved.^[3]

In the 1850 census Eliza (age 42) was in Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States.^[4]

Slaves

Upon the death of her husband John Connell, her minor son inherited the land and the enslaved. However, in the estate inventory of 10 Jan 1843, the land and the enslaved were the "subject of the dower of the widow of John Connell, dec'd and the following slaves." Her current husband Josiah Patrick was the guardian of the minor child. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1728-1850"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Louisiana to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx
   Ancestry Record 2090 #14250 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Eliza Chinn marriage to John Connell on 17 Jan 1826.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1826-1850"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Mississippi
   Ancestry Record 3739 #90003747 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Eliza Connell marriage to J. C. Patrick on 5 Nov 1833 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: West Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Roll: 129; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 0009690
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3684727 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   J C Patrick in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkinson, Mississippi; Roll: 382; Page: 298a; Line Number: 36
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3592375 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Eliza Patrick (42) in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA. Born in Louisiana.
5. ↑ Inventory and accounts, 1808-1897: "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
   Catalog: Inventory and accounts, 1808-1897 Inventory and accounts v. 10 1840-1843
   Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Wilkinson > Inventories and accounts 1840-1843 vol 10 > image 313 of 387
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9QX-S9NM-G (accessed 2 February 2024)

• Presidential Pardon: "U.S., Confederate Applications for Presidential Pardons, 1865-1867"
  Original data: Case Files of Applications From Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons (“Amnesty Papers”) 1865-1867; Microfilm Publication M1003, 73 rolls; NAID: 656621. Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives in Washington, D.C
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1187 #5519 (accessed 9 November 2023)
  State: Louisiana; Name: Mrs Eliza Patrick; Year: 1866.