Hummmmm I have 5 listed.. Herman Marilynn Masten wrote: > Thomas J. Elam married Susan ? and I have 4 children listed. He is son of > Anderson, my G-G-Grand. There is an aside in the family bible which has > confused past researchers and we have it straightened out. This may be > what you are referring to. Or, for you purists out there, to whom you are > referring. > > Marilynn > ---------- > > From: Herman D. Belcher, Sr. <Hbelcher@prodigy.net> > > To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ELAM-ROOTS] Re: ELAM-ROOTS-D Digest V99 #163 > > Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 4:23 AM > > > > I have a Thomas J. Elam married to Sarah E. ?? ..i believe the E is > either for > > Elam or Elizabeth..1817-1889...but I got his daddy as Anderson S. > Elam..is this > > same one/? > > Herman > > > > > > Marilynn Masten wrote: > > > > > I've got Elizabeth Elam who married Thomas Elam, and their children. > There > > > is a story here and I don't know all of it. Can we get together on > this? > > > > > > Marilynn > > > > > > ---------- > > > > From: tim <grvtrain@twrol.com> > > > > To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Subject: Re: [ELAM-ROOTS] Re: ELAM-ROOTS-D Digest V99 #163 > > > > Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 9:10 AM > > > > > > > > I am not an authority. Never go by what someone else thinks. Do your > > > > documentation and not go by word of mouth. I am just another searcher > > > struggling > > > > to find ancestors of my Elizabeth ELAM d/of Edward ELAM Jr. and > Martha > > > SMITH, > > > > who married Thomas ELAM, son of Alexander ELAM & Jane NORMENT. I > believe > > > my two > > > > lines of ELAM to go back to the same John ELAM. I am still hunting. > God > > > Bless > > > > you all in your Search. > > > > Beverly > > > > > > > > > > > > LDRAM2058@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/04/1999 9:47:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > > > > ELAM-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > << RE: Edward Elam, c. 1730-1810, being born in England. Do you > have > > > > > documentary proof. Many have said that he was born in England, > but > > > thus > > > > > far I have seen no evidence to that effect. Circumstances > indicate > > > that he > > > > > was closely connected to William and Joel Elam of Charlotte and > > > Meckenburg > > > > > counties. Many believe that they were brothers. No one has come > up > > > with > > > > > credible documentary evidence indicating their parents or their > > > origin. I > > > > > tentatively follow the theory that they were born in Chesterfield > Co. > > > VA, > > > > > DAR says Edwar 1730, William 1734, and Joel 1736. It seems > there > > > alway > > > > > was a fourth brother, Alexander who died in 1789. > > > > > Thanks for any enlightenment you may be able to give. I desend > from > > > > > William. Earl Elam >> > > > > > Earl > > > > > > > > > > The message that I sent was trying to confirm or dispute the info > that > > > I > > > > > found on the web. I will send your respose to Beverly and will > post > > > her > > > > > reponse. > > > > > > > > > > LaDonna