After reading that Roland, I dug out his autobiography and he was a big contributor to Drury college, in Springfield. It says that he had been a member of the United Brethren church until he came to Missouri. He gave the land for every denomination wanting to build a church in the city. -----Original Message----- From: Roland Elliott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott MO is where my son went to seminary and his very great uncle died as a POW in Jefferson Barracks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Elliott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:32 AM Subject: RE: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott >I have Stephen Goodwin Elliott, son of Foster. Stephen was also a preacher > and founded the town of Aurora Missouri. He was a preacher there and > there > is a street named after him. Aurora is in SW Missouri. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roland Elliott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott > > Yes they seem to be preachers,my great grandfather was a blacksmith > Brethren > > and his wives family also my son is a United Church of Christ Pastor. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Elliott" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 9:56 AM > Subject: RE: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott > > >> My ancestors were Quakers. Mine moved to Perquimanns County NC and then >> most moved north.. First to Ohio, then Illinois and settled in Iowa. I >> have >> heard that my GGG grandfather was a big poo-bah in the Quaker church, but >> I'm not positive. I know that my gg grandfather was involved in it in >> Illinois. A house that my gg grandfather built (supposedly with help from >> the other Quakers) still stands today and is occupied by a distant >> cousin. >> Tom >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vera Hurst [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:39 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott >> >> I was doing some reading yesterday and wonder ....were those guys >> Quakers? >> did they come from Washington Co, PA? If so then let me know I'll post a >> link to some info I THINK on them...I am kinda nutty right now cuz I'm >> home >> alone for the weekend doing genealogy research..gack..my eyes are glazed >> over.. >> >> vera >> >> Tom Elliott <[email protected]> wrote: >> I had heard that someone in the Elliot Clan Society was attempting to do >> that. Hadn't heard anything about it in a long time though. When my >> brother was alive, he was a Commissioner for Texas and Oklahoma and he >> told >> me about it. I have also seen some references to it on this list. But >> being >> an old skeptic I would be afraid of the validity of some of the data that >> they receive! When my brother tried to explain it, he said that someone >> was going to check the validity of the data. Good luck on that and my >> brother knew about as much about computers as I do brain surgery! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Roland Elliott [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:56 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott >> >> I would like to se a sorting of the archives by a computer and then show >> some semblance of order of linage >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Elliott" >> To: >> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 6:44 AM >> Subject: RE: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott >> >> >>> Thanks Roland.. So many of these names get repeated and I see posting >>> for >>> names that I remember, but when I check my database, dates, >>> locations,etc. >>> don't match up. The name Absalom comes up frequently, but I don't have >>> him. >>> >>> >>> Enjoy your 4th.. Tom >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Roland Elliott [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:33 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott >>> >>> No,Benjamin was dob in 1720 and I don't have any of the sibs you show? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tom Elliott" >>> To: >>> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 7:21 PM >>> Subject: RE: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott >>> >>> >>>>I have Benjamin born 1725. Son of Thomas. (Thomas was the son of >>>>Joseph). >>>> Siblings include Thomas II, Caleb, Joshua, Isaac, William, Solomon, >>>> Joseph, >>>> Mary, Abraham, Jacob, Ursley and Moses. However, I show my Benjamin >>>> married >>>> to Sarah White in 1744/1745. >>>> >>>> Roland, does this line up with what you have? I hope that you are doing >>>> well, haven't heard from you in quite a while.. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: marsha moses [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 8:39 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [Elliott] Benjamin Elliott >>>> >>>> Roland, I do have a brother, Benjamin, for Jacob and Abraham in my data >>>> base. Here is what I have in my data base for Benjamin. None of it is >>>> my research....borrowed from others. Does it agree with what you have? >>>> >>>> Benjamin was born circa 1720-1725 and died 1803 in York, Pennsylvania. >>>> He married Ann Wall 15 Dec 1750 Lancaster, Pa. Ann was from Antrim >>>> Ireland >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Children of this couple: >>>>> John who lived in Columbiana Co. OH circa 1814 >>>>> Isaac whose will was probabted in Stark Co. Ohio >>>>> Absalom who was a Baptist minister in Clark Co In 1810. >>>>> Lydia who married Enoch Vansyoc >>>>> Mary who married Samuel Paden >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Roland Elliott wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have Benny,Jacob and Abraham and Benny is my line. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsha moses" >>>>> To: >>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 6:33 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Elliott] Abraham Elliott, Sr., Jr. and Abraham son of >>>>> Jacob in Randolph county, NC >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Vera, I think that it is very hard to figure out these Elliotts. But >>>>>> my own unproved and unresearched guess is that the Elliotts who were >>>>>> on the East side of Ohio (Jefferson County is adjacent to >>>>>> Pennsylvania if I remember right...) arrived there from Pennsylvania >>>>>> rather than from the south. My Jacob and his brother Abraham, SR. >>>>>> were from the Old Chester County area of Pennsylvania. Other >>>>>> researchers say that their father was John Elliott married to >>>>>> Sarah?. I have not started on this research myself so I am just >>>>>> reporting what others say. There were six other Elliott men who were >>>>>> siblings of Jacob and Abraham Sr. And as far as I know they stayed in >>>>>> Pennsylvania when the two that I know about moved to NC. It is my >>>>>> belief that some of the children and grandchildren of these men moved >>>>>> to Ohio from Pennsylvania without the detour to the south. I have >>>>>> bought the travel guides to make a trip to Pennsyvania and to New >>>>>> Castle and I have joined the Old Chester County mail list....but I >>>>>> haven't "jumped In" yet to work on that research for myself. You >>>>>> will definitely hear about it via this mail list if I finally get >>>>>> there. Marsha in WV >>>>>> >>>>>> PS my Abraham was first in Indiana...then during the Indian problems >>>>>> of the War of 1812 he moved his family to Warren County, Ohio >>>>>> (western part). He eventually died in Vigo County, Indiana. He and >>>>>> his son-in-law and some other families had moved there from Warren >>>>>> County to take up residence on Bounty land that his son-in-law had >>>>>> acquired for service in the War of 1812. >>>>>> Vera Hurst wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok in my senseless journey to make sense of all the OH Elliotts who >>>>>>> were there about 1800 ish..I'm wondering if one of your Abraham's >>>>>>> might have ended up in Stubenville, Jefferson County OH about 1800 >>>>>>> ish? I do have one there I think ...a will maybe... >>>>>>> vera >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== ELLIOTT Mailing List ==== >>>> Questions, concerns, suggestions? Contact the list administrator, >>>> Karen, >>>> at >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >>>> New content added every business day. 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