William Ames (aft. 1759 - bef. 1850)

Born after 1759 in New York Colony

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Died before 1850 before age 91 in Jackson County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Elisha Ames lived in Appalachia, in Pennsylvania. See Appalachia Project.

Elisha was born after 1759. He passed away before 1850.

Jackson Co, IA To the Sheriff of said County in the name of the United State of America you are commanded to summon Jonathan Moore to appear before the Probate Court of Jackson Co at Andrew on the 4th day of August next at one o'clock pm to give evidence in a case then and there to be tried between Elisha Ames Plff and John G. Nichols executer & Almira Ames executrix - defendents and make due return given under my hand at Andrew this 25 day of July A.D. 1846. Joseph Palmer ~ Probate Judge

Research Notes

This Elisha Ames was not a Revolutionary War soldier and was not married to Mary Ann Aiken.

The parents listed for Elisha and Jabez may be incorrect.

Sources

• Ames is the Name by Richard D. Ames (308 pgs) 160-165, 196, 216-217, 226

• County Census of Taxables 1800 p23 Amwell Township Ames Elisha

• "Lists of inhabitants in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1800 or before"
  Bell, Raymond Martin,. Lists of inhabitants in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1800 or before : with maps of early townships : 1776-80 petition, 1800 county census. Washington, Pa.: unknown, 1961
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 24889 #24 (accessed 2 August 2022)

• 1800 Federal Census - Amwell Twp, Washington, Pennsylvania 694
• "United States Census, 1800"
  citing p. 694,695, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 44; FHL microfilm 363,347.
  FamilySearch Record: XHRX-WNJ (accessed 29 July 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZ8-QF3 Image number 00012
  Elisha Ames in Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.

• 1810 Federal Census - Cross Creek Twp, Washington, Pennsylvania 46-602-603
• "1810 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1810; Census Place: Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: 57; Page: 46; Image: 00052; Family History Library Film: 0193683
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #531926 (accessed 29 July 2022)
  Elisha Simes in Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania.

• 1820 Federal Census - Cumberland Twp, Greene, Pennsylvania 336 Elisha Ames
• "1820 United States Federal Census"
  1820 U S Census; Census Place: Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania; Page: 336; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 351
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #213359 (accessed 3 August 2022)
  Elisha Armes in Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania.

• 1830 Federal Census - ?? probably around Greene Co, PA or Butler, OH

• 1840 Federal Census - , Parke, Indiana 163-316
• "United States Census, 1840"
  citing p. 179, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: XHB6-1GN (accessed 29 July 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB3-9VWB Image number 00364
  Elisha Ames in Parke, Indiana, United States.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=laplante&id=I313 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/166749861/person/332165042611/facts https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.ames/560

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/ames/2247

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVF7-QT5