Dear list, I received a clue on Perquiman Co., NC from Tom. I've posted my information about my 3rd great-grandmother Melvina "Lavina" Elliott below in hopes that someone else might have clues or information for me. Thanks! Sue My e-mail to Tom: > Your lead on Perquiman Co., NC is great!  I searched that county and then I > searched for Foster Elliott.  It is possible that he is the father of my > 3rd great-grandmother Melvina/Lavina Elliott. I'm really interested in that > he had a son Henry which is what Melvina and her husband William "Thomas" > Turner named their first child.  I wish there were even one "Foster" in my > Turner line, but there isn't.  Naming patterns don't always continue > through families, but they at least can provide clues. > > [Tom told me that he had a Lavina Elliott in his data base who married a > Henderson Brinker.] My Melvina Elliott, b. ca 1801 probably in NC married > 7 May 1825 in SC to William "Thomas" Turner b. 14 May 1804 in Edgefield, > SC.  Thomas died 3 Sep 1875 in McMinnville, Warren Co., TN and Melvina died > 24 Mar 1876 also in McMinnville, Warren Co., TN.  It is possible that > Melvina married prior to marrying William "Thomas" Turner.  My > great-grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth Gillentine, married at 19, divorced her > husband who was much older and married Thomas Elliott Turner, grandson of > Melvina Elliott and William Thomas Turner.   > > I've often wondered if Melvina's father was named Henry Thomas as that is > the name given to the first son.  (My 2nd great-grandfather.)  I've also > wondered if Melvina's mother was Martha Caroline as that is the name given > to the first daughter. > > One researcher believes Melvina's father was a Joseph F. Elliott from North > Carolina, but NOT ONE MALE CHILD OR GRANDCHILD WAS NAMED JOSEPH.  That is > really significant to me. > > The names of Melvina's (called Lavinia) and William Thomas's children are: > > 1. Henry Thomas Turner md. Mary Jane Boyd -- my direct line > > 2. Martha Caroline Turner md. Jefferson Aquila Savage > > 3. Andrew Jackson Turner md. Catherine Ann "Kitty" Akeman > > 4. John Jefferson Turner md. Margaret McGee Overturf > > 5. William Thomas Turner, Jr., md. Elizabeth Herndon and at least two > others > > 6.  Thomas Samuel Turner md. Rebecca Hariman > > 7.  Ozias Dent/Denton Turner md. Martha McCorkle > > 8.  Margaret Turner md. William Bruce Christian > > 9.  Ellenza Melvina Turner md. Joseph Barnes--this Joseph is the only one > in two or three generations and he married into the family. > > I only found two Henry Elliott's in my Census searches today, so I don't > think Henry is a very common Elliott name--especially when compared to the > names Thomas or Joseph.  One Henry Elliott is listed just a few names below > Foster Elliott in Periquiman Co. Census of 1810. > > There is another Henry Elliott listed in the 1820 Census in Indiana--not > far from Missouri, is it?  If Melvina married prior to the 1820 census, she > would not be in either Foster or Henry's family. > > I tried to research Henderson Brinker, but struck out.  I would like to > know more about him. > > Thank you!  You have given me the only leads I've had in a very long time. > > Sue > > IN 1820, WASHINGTON CO., IN 1820 E430 ELLIOTT, Henry NO TWP LISTED # 217 > ELLIOTT, Joseph SC 1810-1818 CENSUS, EDGEFIELD DIST., SC 1810 > William NO TWP LISTED # 042 E430 ELLIOTT, Robert NO TWP LISTED # --- Tom's very helpful e-mail to me: Hi Sue. Your post "bugged me" because I couldn't find Melvina in my > database so did so more research. I have Lavina. She is a daughter of Foster > Elliott... Foster moved from Perquiman's County to Ohio and wound up in > Iowa. Lavina married Henderson Brinker... Her siblings were Henry, Joseph, > Gosberry, Mary Ann, Rachel, Nancy, Frederick, John B, Stephen, Dempsey and > Alfred... Frederick is my GGG grandfather. I know Stephen was a minister > and founded the town of Aurora, Missouri. There is a street named after > him. I have copies of a letter that Gosberry wrote and I know that most of > his children died at a very early age. Does any of this ring a bell with > you? Tom