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Jane Riley (Elliott) Washington (1763 - 1830)

Jane Riley Washington formerly Elliott
Born in Colleton County, Province of South Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 21 Apr 1782 in Charleston, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 67 in Charleston County, South Carolina, USAmap
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Biography

Jane Riley Elliott, daughter of Charles Elliott and his first wife, Jane Stanyarne, was born 14 March 1763, probably at her father's Sandy Hill Plantation in Colleton County, Province of South Carolina. Jane’s mother passed away shortly after she was born and several nearby family members helped to raise her. [1]

On 21 April 1782 she married William Washington, and they had two children:[1]

  • Jane born 1 August 1783, married Nov 1801 James H. Ancrum
  • William born 17 September 1785, married November 1807 Martha Blake, died 27 February 1830

Jane died 14 December 1830 and was buried in the Elliott family cemetery, alongside William. [1][2]

Jane and William ---William had no flag for his troops before the Battle of Eutaw (during the American Revolution). Jane took her scissors and cut a piece from her red silk damask curtain and handed it to him, saying, "Let this be your flag." This flag, 24 by 26 inches, now known as the "Eutaw Flag". The flag was carried wherever William rode including battlefields during the war. This flag was presented by Jane herself to the Washington Light Infantry in Charleston SC in 1827 for safe keeping and it exists today, only one of a few remaining flags that remain from the Revolutionary period.

1776 Project
Jane (Elliott) Washington performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.
SAR insignia
Jane (Elliott) Washington is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-314223
Rank: Lady Patriot

Service detail [3]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Webber, Mabel L. “Records from the Elliott-Rowand Bible. Accompanied by an Account of the First Thomas Elliott and of Some of His Descendants.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 11, no. 1 (1910): 57-71 http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575259
  2. Historical Notes. The Grave of Col. William Washington, Henry A. M. Smith. The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct., 1909) , pp. 245-248. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575251
  3. DAR Lineage Book (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1898) Vol. 6, Page 146






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