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John Elswick Sr. (1677 - 1759)

John Elswick Sr.
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Died at age 82 in Hampshire, Virginiamap
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Sources

  • Hampshire County, western Virginia, Deed Book I, page 22.
  • [1] Find-a-Grave website info...

West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985

VIEW IMAGE VIEW RECORD Name John Elswick Probate Date 13 Nov 1759 Probate Place Hampshire, West Virginia, USA Inferred Death Year Abt 1759 Inferred Death Place West Virginia, USA Item Description Wills, Vol 1-2, 1756-1835 Household Members Name Age John Elswick His will transcript can be seen here also. Names his wife Rashell (Rachel), children and grandchildren.

  • Will written 23 January 1756, submitted to court 13 November 1759

[2] Lists Wife Rachell, Son Thomas, son John, dec'd, daughter Rachell Anderson, granddaughter Rachell Elswick.

  • Letter from Albert Elswick, Wallkill, New York, Sept. 6, 1974[3]"His Father was John Elswick "(this profile in wikitree) "- as far as we now know the founder of this family in America, and his wife Rachel _____. They appear out of nowhere, receiving a 180 acre land grant near Sharpsburg, MD. in 1742. They pulled up stakes in 1747 and moved to what is now the Lost River Valley of Hardy County, West Virginia, where descendants (named Strawderman) still live in good numbers. "




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Anonymous Lowery
To my knowledge there is no evidence at all that links John Elswick to Henry Thomas Elswick and Susanna Hampton Elswick as parents.

See the letter from the Rev Albert Elswick quoted in the sources above about John Elswick and wife Rachel: “They appear out of nowhere, receiving a 180 acre land grant near Sharpsburg, MD. in 1742.”

At the moment John Elswick and Rachel appear to be a brick wall.

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