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Gilbert Elam 1722–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 November 1784

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Bolling

Spouse(s): Susanna Hill

Children(s): William Elam

Gilbert Elam was born in 1722 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Elam Sr And Elizabeth Anne Bolling. Gilbert Elam married Susanna Catherine Hill, and had children including William Billie Cannon Elam. Gilbert Elam passed away in 1784 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Elam was born in 1722 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Elam Sr And Elizabeth Anne Bolling.
  • Gilbert Elam married Susanna Catherine Hill, and had children including William Billie Cannon Elam.
  • Gilbert Elam passed away in 1784 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sr
1684–1753
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Bolling
1690–1754
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Hill
1725–1784
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Elam
1767–1855
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
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Gilbert Elam's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Elam
1722–1784
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Elam Sr
1684–1753
Dale Parish, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Anne) Bolling
1690–1754
Charles City County, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Gilbert (Elam) Jr
1659–1697
Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Mary Hatcher
1658–1720
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Col (Robert) Bolling
1646–1709
All Hallows, Barking Parish, London, England
Anne (Meriwether) Stith
1660–1709
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Elam
1630–1696
Ann Elam
1629–1696
Col. Bolling,
1615–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Elam's Descendants

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Gilbert Elam (1722–10 November 1784) m. Susanna (Catherine) Hill (1725–7 Apr 1784)
  1. 1. William ("Billie" Cannon) Elam 1767–1855 m. Susannah (Rebecca) Raines 1765–1830
    1. 1. Walter (Walker) Elam 1799–1878 m. Eleanor (Catherine "Ellen") Wheeler 1807–1880
      1. 1. Richard (Menifee) Elam 1838–1909 m. Margaret (Sargent) Elam 1844–1903
        1. 1. Alice (Florence) Elam 1879–1926 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Taylor 1874–1955
        2. 2. Josephine (Catherine) Elam 1862–1948 m. Elex Short 1859–
        3. 3. Mary (Ellen "Mollie") Elam 1864–1938 m. Dudley Thomas 1863–1921 m. Beriah (Magofflin) Fugett 1858–1919
        4. 4. James (Washington) Elam 1865–1947 m. Clara (Adeline) Lewis 1874–1917 m. May Short 1885–
        5. 5. William (Alexander) Elam 1868–1953 m. Lillie (Lake) Elam 1877–1960
        6. 6. Nancy (Jane "Nannie") Elam 1872–1901 m. Henry (C) Greenwade 1872–1943
        7. 7. Claud (Christopher) Elam 1875–1924
        8. 8. Rhoda (Victoria) Elam 1874–1942 m. John (Clark) Leach 1867–1947
        9. 9. Walters (Monroe) Elam 1874–1912
        10. 10. Jeanette (Margarette) Elam 1883–1888
        11. 11. Leslie (Hathaway) Elam 1886–1913
      2. 2. Barbara (Elizabeth) Elam 1842–1913 m. George (Washington) Elam 1841–1914
        1. 1. Lillie (Lake) Elam 1877–1960 m. William (Alexander) Elam 1868–1953
      3. 3. Sophrona Elam 1826– m. Samuel (John) Elam 1825–1934
      4. 4. William (James Jesse) Elam 1826–1893 m. Ellender (H) Wheeler 1835–1880
      5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Elam 1828– m. Thomas (Easterling) Jr 1827–
      6. 6. Martha (Ann) Elam 1837–1877 m. Jasper (Newton) Cassity 1841–1915
      7. 7. Amos (H) Elam 1834–1850
      8. 8. John (R) Elam 1836–1907 m. America (Merica) Graham 1842–1912
      9. 9. Evaline Elam 1842–1919 m. William (Calvin) Short 1853–1932
      10. 10. Walter Elam 1849–1926 m. Emily Johnson 1848–1931 m. Esther Johnson 1881–1953 m. Mary (Ellen) Day 1861–
        1. 1. Esther Johnson 1881–1953 m. Walter Elam 1849–1926 m. Aaron Riggs 1881–1953
      11. 11. Ellen (Catherine) Elam 1848– m. Gilbert (Range) Elam 1837–
    2. 2. William (Walter) Elam 1805–1894 m. Mary (Eliza Polly) Cottle 1819–1900
      1. 1. Margaret (Sargent) Elam 1844–1903 m. Richard (Menifee) Elam 1838–1909
      2. 2. Nancy Elam 1848– m. James (Patrick) Sargent 1855–1931 m. George (H) Reed 1846–1878
        1. 1. Lena Sargent 1886–1950 m. Henry (C) Greenwade 1872–1943 m. Paschal McGuire 1888–1926
      3. 3. George (Washington) Elam 1841–1914 m. Barbara (Elizabeth) Elam 1842–1913
      4. 4. Noah (Taylor) Elam 1861–1937 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Elam 1876–1966 m. Mary (Alice) Bayes 1866–1892
      5. 5. James (C) Elam 1839–1918 m. Rhoda (Ann) Maxey 1822–
      6. 6. David (F) Elam 1853–1931 m. Nancy (K) Davis 1855–1929
      7. 7. Arzelda Elam 1855– m. Harvey Johnson 1857–
      8. 8. Joseph (Monroe) Elam 1857– m. Sarah (E) Dennis 1857–
      9. 9. Mary (Susan) Elam 1859–1893 m. John (Jasper) Dennis 1859–1932

Gilbert Elam's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Gilbert Elam in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1784
10 November 1784
Age 62
Death of Gilbert Elam in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1784
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
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