from http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby/rc/ INDEX TERM TYPE/NAME ON CLAIM CLAIM# REEL FRAME #s Elam (Mrs.) PE-McCleland, Sarah K. N/A R:228 Fr:0033-0033 Elam, Ann S. PE-Elam, Ann S. N/A R:214 Fr:0049-0064 Elam, Daniel PE-Elam, Ann S. N/A R:214 Fr:0050-0056 Elam, Daniel AU-Elam, Daniel 1550 R:028 Fr:0667-0676 Elam, Daniel AU-Elam, Daniel 6485 R:028 Fr:0677-0687 Elam, Daniel AU-Hardeman, Thomas M. 9505 R:041 Fr:0075-0075 Elam, Daniel AU-Larche, S.A. 6481 R:059 Fr:0105-0105 Elam, Daniel AU-Norton, James 2821 R:078 Fr:0347-0347 Elam, Daniel AU-Royall, R.R. 9059 R:090 Fr:0514-0643 Elam, Daniel AU-Russell, William J. 7609 R:091 Fr:0355-0355 Elam, Daniel AU-Smith, Leander 7884 R:098 Fr:0051-0051 Elam, Daniel (Lt.) AU-Balch, John 7978 R:005 Fr:0143-0144 Elam, Daniel E. AU-Hardeman, William P. 106 R:041 Fr:0087-0087

Found this at http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/ (Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas, 1835 - 1845) Secrests, W.H. Company of Washington Cavalry Time: 3 mo Enlistment from Jun 1836 Oct 23, 1836 [A3; T1 p71-72] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY NAMES [1] Elam, Danl. [1] Names on transcribed roll. For dates of enrollment, service, death, or other remarks, see transcribed roll in MUSTER ROLLS OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Austin, 1986 [T1]. "In parentheses will be noted any difference of initials or spell- ing of surnames that appeared on the Muster Roll Indexes" (of the Texas General Land Office).[T1]

Dear list, Can anyone tell me what a "Deed Poll of Trust" is? It seems to refer to a type of recorded deed. I have seen them on several occasions and as it turns out, my ancestor was involved in one for what was referred to as a "just indebtedness". Thanks, Kent Elam

This site was passed on to me from the Adkins list. It has wonderful maps and historical documents online. http://www.universitylake.org/primarysources.html Melanie Atkins College Station, TX

According to the Census bureau, Elam ranks as the 2362nd most common name in the US. If you're curious about other names, you can do a search at http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html Cassie

This is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - NGS Library Book Sale I admit that I love old books and especially old book sales. Of course, old genealogy books are the most sought-after items of all. If you have the same interests, you will be interested to know that the (U.S.) National Genealogical Society's Library will be selling its fourth and fifth copies of library books from 15-24 September 1999. The sale begins at 10:00 AM (Eastern time) on Wednesday, 15 September. All books and prices will be posted at the NGS Web site. All orders must be made by telephone, and only credit card orders will be accepted. Call 1-800-473-0060. Phone orders will be accepted from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on business days through Friday, 24 September. Full details are available at: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org

The following is the entire text of an obituary that appeared in the RELIGIOUS HERALD, a Baptist newspaper published in Richmond, Virginia and circulated throughout the state: Died, after protracted suffering from cancer, at his home, in Henderson county, Ky., August 23rd, WILLIAM S. ELAM, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. The deceased had many friends in Virginia. Charlotte county papers please copy. [published 15 February 1883, page 3, column 5.]

Paula, I can not speak for any of the names on this site. But I can tell you of what I have found in my research. I have a grandfather who was Indian. It was a frequent situation for Indians to claim Black Dutch as a nationality because Indians could not own land. This was the case with my grandfather. You will find mention of this on many Indian websites and in many Indian books about genealogy. Hope this helps. Happy huntin, Jayne -----Original Message----- From: BCHBUM3@aol.com [mailto:BCHBUM3@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 8:39 AM To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ELAM-ROOTS] Black/Indian Elams A while back I ran into a web site listing some people categorized as "black melungeon" or some sort, AKA "Black Dutch". This is an extremely interesting group as no one knows their origin for sure. These people were found in the mountains of NC and surrounding Appalachian mts. living in cabins and with Indians. They were already here when the first Englishmen arrived, spoke English, and said they were "Portegese". Some researchers believe they are the lost Roanoke Island colony. Others believe they are survivors of an english vessel called "The Portugese" which sank off the coast and its survivors may have been picked up by the Indians. At one time, people thought they were from the Black Forest region of Germany. I don't know which is the most favored theory at this time. Somewhere there is a list of all the surnames descended from this group, but just now I can't find it. I remember ELLIOTT was one of them but can't remember is ELAM was one. You can check it out more at this site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ethnic/index.html and write to the BLACKDUTCH-L list or you could do a search on the term Black Dutch. Oh! Here, I found a better site with good links: 1. First click on: http://www.qni.com/~suni/ 2. Then click on: favorite links 3. Then click on: Black Dutch (in the chart) 4. Scroll down that page to get a bunch of Black Dutch and Melungeon links Paula

A while back I ran into a web site listing some people categorized as "black melungeon" or some sort, AKA "Black Dutch". This is an extremely interesting group as no one knows their origin for sure. These people were found in the mountains of NC and surrounding Appalachian mts. living in cabins and with Indians. They were already here when the first Englishmen arrived, spoke English, and said they were "Portegese". Some researchers believe they are the lost Roanoke Island colony. Others believe they are survivors of an english vessel called "The Portugese" which sank off the coast and its survivors may have been picked up by the Indians. At one time, people thought they were from the Black Forest region of Germany. I don't know which is the most favored theory at this time. Somewhere there is a list of all the surnames descended from this group, but just now I can't find it. I remember ELLIOTT was one of them but can't remember is ELAM was one. You can check it out more at this site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ethnic/index.html and write to the BLACKDUTCH-L list or you could do a search on the term Black Dutch. Oh! Here, I found a better site with good links: 1. First click on: http://www.qni.com/~suni/ 2. Then click on: favorite links 3. Then click on: Black Dutch (in the chart) 4. Scroll down that page to get a bunch of Black Dutch and Melungeon links Paula

Brenda, the William Elam (c. 1734-1809) from whom I am descended is neither of the men you asked about. Documents have not been found establishing beyond doubt his parents or siblings, but circumstantial evidence exists to show that he was a brother of Edward Elam (c. 1730-1810), Joel Elam (c. 1736-1798), and Alexander Elam (d. 1789). Each of these men, except Alexander, had large families. William had children: Solomon Harmon Elam (1758-1843), John Elam (c. 1859-1824), Martin Elam (c. 1765-1810/18?), Frances Elam (married Peter Word), and Elizabeth Elam (married John Burress). William John, Martin, and Frances all went from Charlotte Co. to Edgefield Co. SC between about 1780 and 1791. William's activities and those of his brothers are documented in the county records of Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Charlotte, and his will was filed in SC in 1805 and all his children are named in his will. I am a descendant of Martin. Earl Elam

I don't know about the "other" Elams. I only know that our Anderson Elam married Latisha Weatherford from Charlotte Co., dau of Samuel, and the family story is that Letty had Creek blood and her knowledge of the use of herbs was instrumental in helping her husband who became a Dr. If any of the the Elams moved to the Piedmont section of NC, as ours did, or the mountain area, they could very well have had Cherokee blood. It is a very common thing in this area. Marilynn---------- > From: celestin@ionet.net > To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ELAM-ROOTS] The other Charlotte Co. Elams > Date: Sunday, August 29, 1999 11:28 PM > > > > Date forwarded: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:42:32 -0700 (PDT) > From: NPVA3124@aol.com > Date sent: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 21:41:26 EDT > Subject: [ELAM-ROOTS] The other Charlotte Co. Elams > To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Forwarded by: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Send reply to: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > There are a lot of documents and information on the Elams, however they all > seem to be caucasian. I know there are quite a number of afri-american Elams, > which I have been researching. However, there seems to be a greatly limited > amount of info especially pre-1880. Were these Elams former slaves of the > anglo Elams? Were there secret (or not so secret) intermarriages? I have also > found Elams on the Dawes roll, so could some of the Elams listed as black or > mulatto have actually been of Indian descent as well? Does anyone know if > there are documents listing the names, birthdates or ages of Elam slaves, > whether there have been lines of free black Elams, or indian Elams? > If any one has encountered anything with the names Dora Elam (Lockett), > Willie M(ae) Elam (Lockett), Budget Elam, Willis Whitehead, Jenny Elam, Jenny > Whitehead, Frannie Elam, Frannie Whitehead, Dora Brooks, James Brooks all of > Charlotte or Mecklinburg County, VA between the years 1860-1900, PLEASE > contact me!!!! Thank you. > EMAIL: NpVA3124@aol.com > > Hi, my g grandmother was Virginia Frances Elam (Jenny). She was married to > Jackson Watkins. I have read some description of ggrandma that says she was a > small, dark skinned woman with dark eyes. I was told we were Cherokee > Indian,however, I have no pictures of her so I don't know firsthand. As far as > I know we are Caucasian and Native American. You mentioned you had found Elams > on the Dawes Roll. Could you pass that info along to me so I might connect? If > any of this sounds familiar,please contact me. Rosetta

Date forwarded: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:42:32 -0700 (PDT) From: NPVA3124@aol.com Date sent: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 21:41:26 EDT Subject: [ELAM-ROOTS] The other Charlotte Co. Elams To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Forwarded by: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Send reply to: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com There are a lot of documents and information on the Elams, however they all seem to be caucasian. I know there are quite a number of afri-american Elams, which I have been researching. However, there seems to be a greatly limited amount of info especially pre-1880. Were these Elams former slaves of the anglo Elams? Were there secret (or not so secret) intermarriages? I have also found Elams on the Dawes roll, so could some of the Elams listed as black or mulatto have actually been of Indian descent as well? Does anyone know if there are documents listing the names, birthdates or ages of Elam slaves, whether there have been lines of free black Elams, or indian Elams? If any one has encountered anything with the names Dora Elam (Lockett), Willie M(ae) Elam (Lockett), Budget Elam, Willis Whitehead, Jenny Elam, Jenny Whitehead, Frannie Elam, Frannie Whitehead, Dora Brooks, James Brooks all of Charlotte or Mecklinburg County, VA between the years 1860-1900, PLEASE contact me!!!! Thank you. EMAIL: NpVA3124@aol.com Hi, my g grandmother was Virginia Frances Elam (Jenny). She was married to Jackson Watkins. I have read some description of ggrandma that says she was a small, dark skinned woman with dark eyes. I was told we were Cherokee Indian,however, I have no pictures of her so I don't know firsthand. As far as I know we are Caucasian and Native American. You mentioned you had found Elams on the Dawes Roll. Could you pass that info along to me so I might connect? If any of this sounds familiar,please contact me. Rosetta

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5102371C877 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think this got misdirected... --------------5102371C877 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-AIGFROM: <ELAM-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com> X-AIGTO: celam@PDQ.NET Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27-0] by pocahontas.pdq.net ID 46_77614; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 10:58:14 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA10239 for owner-ELAM-ROOTS@lists2.rootsweb.com; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:58:08 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:58:08 -0700 (PDT) X-From_: RElam79335@aol.com Sun Aug 29 08:58:07 1999 Received: from bl-3.rootsweb.com (bl-3.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.19]) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA10218 for <ELAM-ROOTS-D-request@lists2.rootsweb.com>; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:58:07 -0700 (PDT) From: RElam79335@aol.com Received: from imo12.mx.aol.com (imo12.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.2]) by bl-3.rootsweb.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA06546 for <ELAM-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com>; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:58:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from RElam79335@aol.com by imo12.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id eDRQa05159 (3946) for <ELAM-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com>; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:57:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <31079b47.24fab26a@aol.com> Old-Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:57:30 EDT Subject: Jeff Nunley To: ELAM-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 53 X-Diagnostic: Already on the subscriber list X-Diagnostic: 32 RElam79335@aol.com 32746 RElam79335@aol.com X-Envelope-To: ELAM-ROOTS-D-request I am a descendant of Sarah E Elam through an illegitimate child she had named Henry Lee Elam. The biological father was her brother in law Jeff Nunley who was married to her sister Louisa Margaret Elam. I am trying to find out information about Jeff Nunley(born in 1850 in Halifax, Virginia). I have not been able to find out his parents names or any relatives before him. There seems to be several variations of the Nunley name. Nunnely, Nonnely, Nunnally . --------------5102371C877--

This William you are talking about ,is he the one William Cannon Elam from VA b in 1765 or William W. Elam b 1805 in VA, but moved to Morgan Co. KY Brenda -----Original Message----- From: Earl H. Elam <EHElam@compuserve.com> To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 29, 1999 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [ELAM-ROOTS] Charlotte County Elams >My list includes the same Elams. Edward Elam of Charlotte County (c. >1730-1810) and brothers, William (c. 1734-1809), Joel (1736-1798), and >Alexander (d. 1789). We do not know who their parents were. A >longstanding report that Edward was born in England has never been >documented. Neither his name nor that of his brothers has been found on >ship's lists or other records indicating a direct English origin. They >were English, several generations removed from their ancestors who came >from England. Many researchers in recent years do not believe that Edward >or any ot the brothers were born in England. It is likely that they were >born in VA. Current theory is that they were probably sons of John Elam >Jr. of the Winterpock are of Chesterfield Co., plantation on Surline Creek. > If this is true they also had a brother named Samuel (d. 1816?) and a >sister who married a Worsham. A variety of circumstantial evidence points >in this direction, all of which I discuss in my forthcoming book. Edward >had several children, including Edward Jr. (II), and Edward Jr. (II) had a >son Edward III (b. 1798). I have not followed his lineage. He may have >gone to NC , etc. I am a descendant of William Elam. Hope this helps >you. Earl Elam >

There are a lot of documents and information on the Elams, however they all seem to be caucasian. I know there are quite a number of afri-american Elams, which I have been researching. However, there seems to be a greatly limited amount of info especially pre-1880. Were these Elams former slaves of the anglo Elams? Were there secret (or not so secret) intermarriages? I have also found Elams on the Dawes roll, so could some of the Elams listed as black or mulatto have actually been of Indian descent as well? Does anyone know if there are documents listing the names, birthdates or ages of Elam slaves, whether there have been lines of free black Elams, or indian Elams? If any one has encountered anything with the names Dora Elam (Lockett), Willie M(ae) Elam (Lockett), Budget Elam, Willis Whitehead, Jenny Elam, Jenny Whitehead, Frannie Elam, Frannie Whitehead, Dora Brooks, James Brooks all of Charlotte or Mecklinburg County, VA between the years 1860-1900, PLEASE contact me!!!! Thank you. EMAIL: NpVA3124@aol.com

My list includes the same Elams. Edward Elam of Charlotte County (c. 1730-1810) and brothers, William (c. 1734-1809), Joel (1736-1798), and Alexander (d. 1789). We do not know who their parents were. A longstanding report that Edward was born in England has never been documented. Neither his name nor that of his brothers has been found on ship's lists or other records indicating a direct English origin. They were English, several generations removed from their ancestors who came from England. Many researchers in recent years do not believe that Edward or any ot the brothers were born in England. It is likely that they were born in VA. Current theory is that they were probably sons of John Elam Jr. of the Winterpock are of Chesterfield Co., plantation on Surline Creek. If this is true they also had a brother named Samuel (d. 1816?) and a sister who married a Worsham. A variety of circumstantial evidence points in this direction, all of which I discuss in my forthcoming book. Edward had several children, including Edward Jr. (II), and Edward Jr. (II) had a son Edward III (b. 1798). I have not followed his lineage. He may have gone to NC , etc. I am a descendant of William Elam. Hope this helps you. Earl Elam

If your ancestor was a Revolutionary War vet who settled in Kentucky, take a look at the following web site. Lodowick ELAM was the only Elam, but the site is searchable by surname. http://www.sos.state.ky.us/intranet/REvlist.asp You can download a copy of the original military warrant. Regards, Bob Walker

Our Edward had a son Joel but we can't find any Williams in the family. We have Edward lst from England, Edward Jr. and Edward the third. Edward Jr. left Charlotte Co.. later in life and came here to Cleveland Co., NC and then on to TN and then IL Different Elams? Marilynn ---------- > From: Earl H. Elam <EHElam@compuserve.com> > To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ELAM-ROOTS] Charlotte County Elams > Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 12:42 PM > > My infor about Charlotte Co. VA Elams is of an earlier era. William Elam > and Edward Elam (brothers) lived in the Bluestone Creek region of eastern > Charlotte Co. in the latter half of the 1700s. They each had large > families, many members of whom left the area and went to other colonies > (and states). William, from I descend, went to SC in about 1790. Sons > John and Martin and daughter Elizabeth Elam Burress also went to SC . > William's son Solomon Harmon Elam stayed in Charlotte Co. all his life. He > had a large family, lived in the Bluestone Creek country, was a Revol. War > vet, and died about 1842-43. I have not traced his lineage down beyond > about 1800 nor have I traced Edward's. William and Edward also had a > brother named Joel who lived on Irby's Creek in Mecklenburg Co., not far > from William and Edward. He, too,had a large family that scattered, but > some may have stayed in the area. > > Good luck with your research. > > Earl Elam

This came from another list and might interest those of you with ancestors in TX, VA, or the NE states: Melanie Atkins College Station, TX The LDS has made available on microfiche the holdings of the Library of Congress collection of pre-20th century land ownership maps. This set contains 1449 county maps relating to 1041 counties, concentrate mostly in the Northeast and North Central states, and VA, CA and TX. Approximately one-third of all US counties are represented in the collection. The great majority of the maps were prepared between 1840 and 1900. Many of the maps contain sketches of homesteads and family members around the margins, some have portions of wills and heir information (incl: the married names of daughters), and the progression of land ownership over the years. A few contain Indexes.. The fiche begin with number 6079238, and run through to 6081181. A listing can be found in the LDS catalogue under United States-Maps, and under United States-Land and Property. Previously, copies of these maps were available throught the Library of Congress for between $50 and $75 EACH. Now, you can xerox them from the 15 cent fiche.... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Carol P. Martoccia > 903 East Fifth Street > Greenville, NC 27858 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > LISTMANAGER FOR PRIDGEN ROOTSWEB LIST > Pridgen Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pridgen/ > Rootsweb Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ______________________________

You get a translation..go to this website.. http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate? Herman