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 >