In the Muster Role of Captain Moses's Moore's Co., containing names of settlers west of the Catawba, date would be before July 1768, we find one Elam, William. I descend from Edward (the first of several Edwards) who came from Eng. to Va. He was born about 1735. He had Edward Jr. born 1765, probably Charlotte Co., Va Edward Jr. remarried and came to Rutherford Co., NC, after my G-G-Grand, Anderson Elam, son of Edward Jr., had settled here, about 1815. The second Edward came with his second wife. Apparantly his wife died and he went on to TN with two of his sons and finally died in Bond Co.,Ill. The third Edward was born in 1798. His mother was Martha Smith. Lots of Edwards and we apparantly don't connect to any other Elam families. But we have good reunions every year, here in Cleveland Co., NC to which all Elams are invited. We have very well organized meetings. Everyone brings a lot of food, everyone eats until stuffed, somebody brings up a business meeting that takes about 5 minutes and when we are able to get up, we go home. Marilynn ---------- > From: JBrown8821@aol.com > To: ELAM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ELAM-ROOTS-L] Edward Elam > Date: Saturday, July 31, 1999 2:27 PM > > Still seeking parents of Edward Elam b. abt. 1787 NC. d. ?, Barren Co., KY? > md. Elizabth Acre Harmon, b. abt 1793 NC, d. abt 1870 Barren Co., KY. Ch: > Jane, Patience, Mary b. May 25, 1823, Overton Co., TN; d. June 8, 1902, m. > John Jackson Carmack, Feeby md. ? Crawford, James b. abt 1831, Nancy, b. abt > 1823, m. Levi Ledbetter, John b. abt 1834. All b. Overton Co., TN. Edward's > first name could have been Robert and his father Daniel Elam of Caswell Co., > NC as he is the only Elam listed in the 1800 Census Index of NC. > > 1800 Caswell Co., NC Census > Elam, Daniel 1m under 10, 2m 10-16, 1m 16-20, 1m 45 and over, 1f under 10, > 1f 16-26 > > There is also a Robert ELIM (Elam?) listed in the Caswell Co., NC Census > Index. It's possible he was Edward's father. > > Any info on this family appreciated. > > Jerald Brown > Richmond, KY > > > >