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