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Gilbert Thomas Elam 1659–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1659

Birth Location: Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 December 1697

Death Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: Gilbert Elam

Mother: Ann Elam

Spouse(s): Mary Hatcher

Children(s): Robert Elam, Elizabeth Elam, Ann Elam, Gilbert Elam, Martha Elam, Mary Elam, William Elam

The story of Gilbert Thomas Elam began in 1659 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA. Gilbert Thomas Elam married Mary Hatcher, and had children including Ann Elam, Elizabeth Elam, Gilbert Elam, Martha Elam, Mary Elam, Robert Elam, William Elam. Gilbert Thomas Elam passed away in 1697 in Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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  • The story of Gilbert Thomas Elam began in 1659 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.
  • Gilbert Thomas Elam married Mary Hatcher, and had children including Ann Elam, Elizabeth Elam, Gilbert Elam, Martha Elam, Mary Elam, Robert Elam, William Elam.
  • Gilbert Thomas Elam passed away in 1697 in Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Gilbert Elam's Ancestors

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Gilbert Elam
1659–1697
Birth Place: Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gilbert Elam
1630–1696
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Elam
1629–1696
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Mary (Ann) Shirecliffe
1609–1720
Thurscoe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert (Hallam Elam (arrival) 1638)
1610–1668
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Elam
1571–1619
Alice Shirecliffe
1571–1617
Luke \Hallam
1585–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ellam
1542–1603
Elizabeth Porter
1543–1625
John III
1545–1597
Katherine Marston
1555–1594
Richard Hallam
1564–1670

Gilbert Elam's Descendants

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Gilbert (Thomas) Elam (1659–5 December 1697) m. Mary Hatcher (1658–1720)
  1. 1. Robert Elam 1684–1753
    1. 1. Gilbert Elam 1722–1784
      1. 1. WALTER ELAM 1765–1855 m. Nancy (Jane) Raines 1778–1855
        1. 1. Jeremiah Elam 1812–1881 m. Elizabeth Nickell –1852 m. Elendar Elam 1840–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Elam 1697–1758
  3. 3. Ann Elam 1682–1692
  4. 4. Gilbert Elam 1678–1751
  5. 5. Martha Elam 1686–1689
  6. 6. Mary Elam 1682–1689
  7. 7. William Elam 1680–1697

Gilbert Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1659
1659
Birth of Gilbert Thomas Elam in Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1697
5 December 1697
Age 38
Death of Gilbert Thomas Elam in Henrico, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1697
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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