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Abraham Ingram III (abt. 1743 - abt. 1817)

Abraham Ingram III
Born about in Augusta, Colony of Virginiamap [uncertain]
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Brother of and
Husband of — married 1775 in Augusta, Colony of Virginiamap
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Died about at about age 74 in Harrison, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Abraham Ingram was born about 1743 in Augusta, Colony of Virginia, son of Abraham Ingram (~1721–>1790) and Rhoda Collins (1719–1800).

Abraham (31) married Elizabeth Slaven, daughter of John Slaven and Elizabeth (Stuart) Slaven) in 1775 in Augusta. They had 17 children:[1]

Abraham's estate was settled on 19 Aug 1817 in Harrison County, Virginia (now in West Virginia).[2] An exact record of his death has not been located, but he does not appear (as living) in any records past 1817. There is a memorial for Abraham online.[3]

Research Notes

The FindAGrave memorial has his birth year as 1743 and his death date, as 14 Feb 1817, but no sources are attached to these dates. The same dates show up in many online trees, but they are either unsourced or they use FindAGrave for their source. Familysearch.org uses 1743 as his birth date and 14 Feb 1817 as his death date, but also does not have any source info, other than FindAGrave. Here are the problems with those dates:

  • FindAGrave does not have a photo of his headstone, and indeed, there are no Ingram headstones in the cemetery.
  • According to FindAGrave, there are only two memorials in the cemetery - Abraham Ingram and his wife, Elizabeth. There are no records of the cemetery nor who is buried there, outside of FindAGrave.
  • There is a portrait photo attached to Abraham, yet he died in late 1817 or 1818 before portrait photography was created.
  • There are errors in his written bio, just one being that they moved to Indiana in 1795, but moved back to Harrison, Virginia by 1810. This is illogical, since Indiana didn't become a territory until 1800, and few settlers moved there before then.
Several published histories state that his birth year was about 1750. While they also don't include sources, one wonders why the unsourced FindAGrave is the one generally chosen for his birth year.

Sources

  1. ↑ Wilson, Barr. Descendants of John Wilson, 1756-1827 (brother of Colonel Benjamin). Parsons, W. Va.: McClain Print Co., pp 397-406. The book is in the catalog at https://archive.org/details/descendantsofjoh00wils/page/n3/mode/2up?q=ingram. It requires patrons to "borrow" it for one-hour periods, but it is seldom available for borrowing. It can also be found in print and microfiche form at Family Search libraries.
  2. ↑ "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QL9H-YJV3 : 12 March 2018), Entry for Abraham Ingram, 1817; citing Harrison, West Virginia, United States, Will book, v. 002 1788-1794, page 210, Jackson County Clerk, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,080.
    Name:Abraham Ingram
  3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #17849732 (accessed 24 August 2023)
    Memorial page for Abraham Ingraham III (1743-14 Feb 1817), citing Quaker Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Sandra Mitchell (contributor 46614261).

SEE ALSO:

  • Skidmore, Warren. Thomas Skidmore (Scudamore), 1605-1684, of Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, and Fairfield, Connecticut; his ancestors, and descendants to the ninth generation. Akron, OH; W. Skidmore, 2010.
NOTE: There is a PDF version online that contains some updated information at: http://www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com/Westerleigh%20book,%20revised%202010.pdf
Information relevant to the Ingrams is contained on pages 141-145 in the PDF version, in the section regarding Thomas Skidmore.
  • Descendants of John Wilson, 1756-1827 (brother of Colonel Benjamin) by Barr Wilson (pp. 396-397)




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Parker-36732 Neal Parker
Ingram-8791 and Ingram-13 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, similar birth year. Ingram-8791 is unlinked and apart from birth year empty
posted by Neal Parker
Kern-731 Jillian Kern
Ingram-4873 and Ingram-13 appear to represent the same person because: Spouse, children, approx dates location all match
posted by Jillian Kern
Scott Kendall
Ingram-4873 and Ingram-13 are not ready to be merged because: More information and verification is needed on some the connections made for Ingram-13 before I merge my profile into it
posted by Scott Kendall
Scott Kendall
Ingram-4873 and Ingram-13 appear to represent the same person because: same dob and spouse
posted by Scott Kendall
[Living Trogstad]
What is Lynch-Tree.ged?
posted by [Living Trogstad]
[Living Trogstad]
I have Ingram in my family tree and reviewed the data to see if could be associated to my tree. I am uncertain to the profile association to my family tree, but did merge Ingram-3202 and Ingram-13 because they appear the same.
posted by [Living Trogstad]
Kern-731 Jillian Kern
Ingram-3203 and Ingram-13 appear to represent the same person because: Following merge of wife pages for Elizabeth Slaven - same spouse, similar birthdates, profile creators already agree that spouse is the same person.
posted by Jillian Kern

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