I've been looking back over old some of the posts here. I'm wondering if the Elisha mentioned here (b. 1819 or 1821, 5th child of Elisha & Esther) might be my 3g-grandfather. My Pruitts were Quakers from Indiana. I have that Elisha & Mary (Stater) Pruitt had a son, George Pruitt, born 30 August 1841 in Indianapolis. Are you still on here Trisha? Does anyone else have anymore info on this line? Marsha (Pruitt) Lynn [email protected] In a message dated 97-05-31 02:56:13 EDT, Trisha Wilson wrote: > I am still looking for information/evidence of Elisha Pruett(Pruitt) in > Ohio. I have record of Elisha in Greene Co., Ohio (SugarCreek TWP) in > the early 1800's. Believe he arrived about 1804. A Greene Co. History > lists him as deceased in 1811, although I have a copy of his will that > indicates that he died approximately April 1819. > > Elisha Pruett was married to Esther (Hester) Parnell in September 22, > 1808 in neighboring Warren Co., Ohio. In other documentation found, I > have found a George Parnell in the same area, which I believe to be > Esther's brother. If my suspicions are correct, the Parnell's are part > of the Quaker group that came from Cane Creek, SC (Union Co.) to Caesar's > Creek, (Warren Co.) Ohio in the early 1800's. Could Elisha Pruett also > be from the SC area? > > Elisha and Hester Pruett had 4 or 5 children. Elisha's will says ".... > one hundred dollars which I will to my four children herein named that is > to say, to my son David Twenty five dollars, and to my daughter Sarah > Twenty five dollars and to my daughter Elizabeth twenty-five dollars, and > to my son James twnety-five dollars to be paid to each of them as the > shall come of age;" > A separate family record (unconfirmed) lists the children as: > Sarah b. 1812, David b. 1814, Elizabeth (Betsy) b. 1815, James b 1818, & > Elisha b. 1821. > > My 2g-grandfather was their son James, who moved to Indiana and was > strongly involved in the Quaker church there. All generations of my > Pruitt family since have been Quakers. Also, I have found James' sister > Elizabeth in Quaker records marrying a Charles Wilson. > And... In a message dated 97-05-31 01:57:58 EDT, Trisha wrote: > Below is what I know of the descendants of Elisha PRUETT and Hester > PARNELL, James' parents. ... > > Elisha PRUETT b. ???? d. April 1819 > m. Sept. 22, 1808 Hester PARNELL in Warren Co., Ohio > ... > 5. Elisha b. 1819 (or 1821?) > ch: > Esther Ann > George > Penina > John ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== RootsWeb is supported by user contributions. Folks who would like to become a RootsWeb Member or Sponsor (the cost is very modest) are invited to visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html