Melissa, In our Elam line we have an Obedience Elam (Robert Elam, Gilbert Elam II,Gilbert Elam, Thomas Elam) who married a Christopher Walthall (children: Richard, Christopher b.1746, Anne b.1748, Obedience b.1754, and Sarah b. 1760), and her sister, Anne Elam who married a William Walthall (children: Mary, Elizabeth, Frances, Martha, Lucy, Richard b.1753, William Jr. b.1754, Robert b.1755, Branch b.1768, and Benjamin b.1775). Obedience and Anne had a brother, Robert, who had a son named Branch Elam b. 1750 in Chesterfield Co., Va. and who married a Dinah Elam (William Elam, Robert Elam, Gilbert II, Gilbert Elam, Thomas Elam). Their children were: Joshua , Peter b. 1788, William Branch, Robert B., Diannah Branch Elam m. Francis Cheatham, Bartlett, Moab, Phoebe Branch Elam b.1780 d.1860, and Ammon Elam b.1792. Branch then married Elizabeth Flournoy (child: Hadijah\Hodijah Elam b.1803). Branch married, finally, Mary Snelling (child: Cinderella b.1808). Your will information below is this Branch Elam. If you find you connect send me your information and I can add spouses to the Elam line and other brothers and sisters to Obedience, Anne and Robert Elam. Mary Lentz kenl@sheltonbbs.com At 05:35 PM 5/16/99 -0500, you wrote: >I now believe that my ancestor Hodges E. Dunnavant was Hodges Elam >Dunnavant. I am looking for any information on a Walthall - Elam marriage >and on Branch Elam. > >Hodges father and mother were Thomas Dunnavant and Charity (Walthall or >Elam?) . There is a William Walthall who witnessed a deed. Does anyone know >if this was William who was married to Anne Elam? Or who Charity might be? > > >Below is a document of Branch Elam who lived next door to Thomas Dunnivant , >father of Hodges and grandfather of Francis Walthall Dunnavant. Also next >door is Jacob Flournoy , grandfather of Lydia Flournoy Dunnavant, wife of >Francis. Does anyone know of a connection? > >1 William Dunnavant d: 1780 > >.... +Elizabeth Hodges > >Thomas Dunnavant m Chairty Walthall > > >..... 2 Hodges E. Dunnavant b: Bef 1750 > >............. 3 Francis Walthall. Dunnavant b: Bef 1781 > >................... +Lydia Flournoy > >Will of Branch Elam, page 656. Mentions wife Mary Elam, land adjoining lands >of Jacob Flournoy, T? Dunavaint, Alexander Snellings, Thomas Beasley and >Pleasant Cheatham. Directs executors to build his wife a house "18 feet >square with a brick chimney". Mentions children William Branch Elam, >daughter Diannah B Cheatham (leaves items to her unnamed children, implying >that Diannah is deceased), grandsons Madison Elam and Daniel Branch Elam >(sons of son Bartlett Elam, deceased), Robert Elam, Joshua Elam, Peter Elam, >Phebe B. Godsey, Moab Elam, Ammon Elam, Hodijah Elam (not of age), and >Cinderella Elam. Son William B Elam named as guardian of Hodijah Elam. >Executors: sons William Branch Elam, Robert Elam, and Joshua Elam. >Witnesses: Jordan Martin, Mark F Flournoy, Thomas H Bass, Frances W >Dunavant. 26 Aug 1817 > > > > >Thanks > >Melissa > > > > >