Elizabeth (DeLoach) Etheridge (1750 - 1843)

Born 1750 in Welsh Tract, Craven, South Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Aaron Etheridge — married after 1781 in District 96, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1843 at about age 93 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina

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Biography

Elizabeth Deloatch was born in 1750, in the South Carolina Colony, a daughter of William Deloatch, Jr. and Judith Wall. Before 1768, in South Carolina, Elizabeth married Josiah Allen. In the Revolutionary War, Josiah Allen served as a lieutenant under General Pickens before the fall of Charleston, SC. ^[1] Elizabeth and Josiah were the parents of seven children:

• James Allen, born 1753, in Lunenburg county, Virginia, died in April, 1826, in Montgomery county, Alabama, married Rebecca Hudson

• Josiah Allen, II born 1755, in Lunenburg county, Virginia, died in 1783, in Edgefield county, South Carolina, married Jennet Etheredge, a daughter of Aaron Etheridge, in 1775

• Robert Allen born circa 1760, in Edgefield, South Carolina, also served as a soldier in the Militia, died August 3, 1829, in Montgomery county, Alabama, married Nancy Ham(m) ^[2]

• Young Allen, born 1763, in Edgefield county, South Carolina, died circa 1838, in Edgefield, Edgefield, Edgefield county, South Carolina, married Susannah Richardson

• Nancy Elizabeth Allen, born 1770, in District 96, South Carolina, died 1860, in South Carolina, married Lewis Mathews 1773-1809

• Milbury Allen, born February 20, 1773, in Edgefield county, South Carolina, died 1840, in Houston county, Georgia, married Samuel Clark

• Drury Allen, born November 26, 1777, in Richland Creek, Edgefield county, South Carolina, fought in the War of 1812, married Margaret "Peggy" Waite and moved to Clarke county, Alabama, died in April 1850, in Jefferson county, Alabama, which was established December 13, 1819

Lieutenant Josiah Allen, Sr. was killed in the line of duty in 1782. He was one of three men who was captured by the Tories during the Siege of Ninety Six, South Carolina. The Tories carried the captives into the swamps and put them to death.

Elizabeth (DeLoach) Allen, married Aaron Etheridge ^[3] and became the parents of additional children, including.

• Archibald Etheridge was born circa 1785, in Edgefield county, South Carolina, died in 1850, probably in Clarke county, Alabama, married Frances Elizabeth Terrell.

• Martha "Patty" Etheridge was born circa 1787/1790, in Edgefield county, South Carolina and died about March, 1865, in Edgefield county, South Carolina, married Jesse Jenkins. 1782-1854

• Josiah Etheridge was born 1789, in Edgefield county, South Carolina, died January 1, 1860, in Edgefield county, South Carolina, married Ellen Matthews.

Sources

1. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/default.cfm
2. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A001799
3. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A037338

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=31705212&pid=44

• With family and 4 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDDR-91M

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Delouch-1 created through the import of Tracy S. Miller.ged on Dec 2, 2011 by Tracy Miller
• Thank you to Norman Dodd for creating WikiTree profile DeLoach-130 through the import of m5d5pb_5009502d7be272353ps5d1.ged on Aug 28, 2013.