Mary (Rainey) Elliot (abt. 1705 - 1770)

Born about 1705 in Ulster, Ireland

Wife of Robert T. Elliot Sr — married 1723 in Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland

Descendants

Died 1770 at about age 65 in Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

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Mary (Rainey) Elliot migrated from Ireland about 1737 to United States.

Biography

Margaret Mary Rainey was born about 1705; in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland; and married Robert T Elliot in 1723, as his 2nd wife, Mary Rainey, in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland^[1][2]with 3 small boys (Johnston, Robert, Edward)^[3][4]

Robert Elliot was in Scotland at an early age; "Many of the Elliot's who fled or were transported from Scottish borderlands during the purges of the borders in the early 1600's settled in County Fermanagh in Ulster Province".^[5]After the death of Robert's first wife in 1722, it is believed Robert moved to Fermanagh County, Ireland, where most likely he had some relatives already living there; possibly for employment of some sort.

Emigration

Robert Elliot and Mary Rainey, along with thousands of Scottish and Irish immigrants, migrated to the Pennsylvania Colonies; for cheap and plentiful lands, liberal religious beliefs, and low taxes, which were major reasons for choosing Pennsylvania as a place to settle; it is believed Robert Elliot and his family migrated to the Pennsylvania colonies in 1737^[4][6]; most likely embarking from Larne, which is a major port for Northern Ireland; and arriving in the port of Philadelphia; the actual record of his departure has not been found, and the ports of departure and arrival can only be speculated upon. ^[5]during a time when "economic times were getting hard because landlords were trying to consolidate their lands leaving little room for expansion; along with more restrictions being placed on Irish exports; crop failure; and rapidly increasing rents for tenant farmers"^[5]

According to the Biographical Annals of Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania "The first of the Elliott family to settle in Pennsylvania was Robert Elliott, who came from Ireland in 1737 with his wife Mary, and children: Edward, Thomas, William, Robert, Grisel (who became the wife of Joseph McMin), Mary (who married John Irwin), Margaret (married William Clark), Ann, David and James. They made their home in what is now Middlesex township, Cumberland county"^[7]and is known as a pioneer and frontiersman of that time^[8]

Children of Robert Elliot and Mary Rainey

^[4]

1). Griesel Elliott b. in 1724; Ennskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland; she died about 1790 in Cumberland Pennsylvania; she married 1749 Joseph McMin; b 1715, Pennsburg, Cumberland, Pa., and died 1784, Allen Cumberland, Pa

2). Edward Elliott b. 1728 Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland; d abt 1793 Cumberland, Pa

'Note:'Unsure if the Edward shown here is the same Edward born in 1722 to Mary Johnston, Robert Elliot's first wife, who survived his father in 1768 and is mentioned in his fathers will in Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania^[9]

3). Thomas Elliott b. May 8, 1730, Ennskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland; died June 30 1815 in Sherman's Valley, Pa., He married (1) Catherine Thomas; she died in 1774 in Tyrone, Perry Pa., he married (2) Jane Holliday on Nov 2 1779 in Centre Presbyterian church, Sherman's Valley, Perry Co., Pa; she was born in July 5, 1746, Rothfriland, County Downs, Ireland; she died Oct 10 1833, in Centre, Perry Co., Pa

4). David Elliott b. 1731 Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland; He married Mary Sanderson died Sept 22, 1804; Middleton Township, Cumberland Co., Pa

5). William Elliott b. abt 1732 Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland; he died about 1788 Cumberland Pa*

6). James Elliott b. Feb 2 1733 Enniskillen, Fermanagh Ireland; he died Nov 8 1823 in Middlesex Cumberland, Pa; he married Margaret Sanderson in 1768

7). Robert Elliott Jr b. 1735 Enniskillen, Fermanagh Ireland; he died before 1800 Cumberland Co., Pa*

'*Note'Records for Robert Jr., and William Elliot, sons of Robert Elliot (1695-1768) are lacking; some believe they relocated at young age to North or South Carolina^[4]; while others believe Kentucky, where their sister Mary moved with her family towards the end of her life.^[10]

8). Mary Elliott b. 1739 Middlesex, Cumberland Co., Pa; she died about 1810 Cumberland Co., Pa; she married John Irwin

9). Margaret Elliott b. 1741 Middlesex Cumberland Co., Pa; she died about 1805, Cumberland Pa; she married William Clark

10). Ann Elliott b. 1743 Middlesex, Cumberland Pa; she died about 1790 Cumberland Pa; married Samuel Mitchell of Mifflin, now Juanita Co., Pa

Mary is mentioned in the will of her husband; proved 7 June 1768; filed in Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; Register of Wills:

Mary only beloved wife shall have and enjoy to use or dispose at her pleasure all my ready cash and all debts due to me by obligation or contract whatsoever to whom I also give & bequeath the third part of any Personal estate and a full third part of my Real Estate during her natural life..... I do appoint ordain & constitute Mary my beloved wife and my son James Elliot Executor and this my last will & testament hereby revoking reversing & utterly making null all Wills Testaments Executors or Legacies by me formerly made or intended to be made a Witness my hand and Seal the day and year above written

Death

Some show Mary dying in 1770citation needed; while others say she died in 1795, at the home of her son Thomas in Sherman's Valley, Pennsylvania, at the age of 90 or upwards^[4][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Elliott in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Report issue: Name: Robert Elliott: Gender:Male: Birth Place:No: Birth Year: 1695: Spouse Name: Mary Rainey: Number Pages: 1
2. ↑ Neubaugher family tree
3. ↑ Pg 68 From Midlem Mill to Tippecanoe: An Elliott Family Tale
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Memoranda of the ancestors and descendants of Robert Elliot (1695); 1872 by Dr David Elliot
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Pg 70 From Midlem Mill to Tippecanoe: An Elliot family tale; by Carolyn Elliott Battles; chapt 3
6. ↑ Robert Elliot in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s: Report issue: Name:Robert Elliot: Arrival Year: 1738: Arrival Place: America: Source Publication Code: 4971: Primary Immigrant: Elliot, Robert; Pg no 66
7. ↑ Pgs 507-509 Biographical Annals of Cumberland Co., Pa
8. ↑ Pg 72 From Midlem Mill to Tippecanoe; An Elliott family tale; by Carolyn Elliott Battles; chapt 3
9. ↑ Will of Robert Elliot: Wills, 1750-1908; Admin Books, 1750-1906; Author: Cumberland County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania
10. ↑ Notes at the bottom of Dr David Elliot's Memoranda from 1872 on the ancestry of Robert Elliot (1695), by another relative and retrieved from: {https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/27628327} The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints April 10, 2017; posted July 20, 2016 by La Mar Kenneth Olson
11. ↑ Pg 63 From Midlem Mill to Tippecanoe An Elliott Family Tale
12. ↑ Pg 74 From Mildem Mill to Tippecanoe

• "From Midlem Mill to Tippecanoe: An Elliott Family Tale" By Carolyn Elliott Battles, James Bruce Battles LuLu.com Jan 18, 2014 pages 65 to 76 of 486 pages; [1]

• History of Robert Elliott's (1695) Family; Memoranda of My Ancestors, Also of Their Descendants. By Dr. David Elliott; written at Sligo, Clarion County, Pa. Aug. 17, 1872. Retrieved from {https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/27628327} The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints April 10, 2017; posted July 20, 2016 by La Mar Kenneth Olson

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 for Robert Elliott and Mary Rainey. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s for Robert Elliot. Extracted from Journal of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland, vol. 7 (1796). Source Bibliography: McDONNELL, FRANCES. Emigrants from Ireland to America, 1735-1743: A Transcription of the Report of the Irish House of Commons into Enforced Emigration to America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 134p. Page: 66. Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.

• Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825, Book/page A:184/ancestry.com/The generations network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Chester County Wills, located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service. Note: Remarks: Robert Eliot of Middleton Township. 7 June 1768. Wife Marg. Sons Edward, James, William, and Robert. Dau. Griegel, wife of joseph mcmin. Dau mary, wife of john Erwin, daus Margaret Elliot and ann Elliot. Son david. Exs., wife mary and son james.

• Neubaugher family tree/ancestry,com/public member tree/accessed 11-6-2013 from http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2473207/person/1879018940/

Additional Sources

• This profile includes the import of FamilyEpiphany2014_2014-01-31.ged on Jan 31, 2014, by Cynthia Smith