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James Branch Elam 1762–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 1804

Death Location: Mecklenberg, Chesterfield County, VA, USA

Father: Joel Elam

Mother: Phoebe Hill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gillespie

Children(s): Prudence Elam, Mark Elam, James Jr., William Elam

The story of James Branch Elam began in 1762 in Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA. James Branch Elam married Elizabeth Gillespie, and had children including James Branch Elam Jr, Mark Sharp Elam, Prudence Elam, William M Elam. James Branch Elam passed away in 1804 in Mecklenberg, Chesterfield County, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Branch Elam began in 1762 in Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA.
  • James Branch Elam married Elizabeth Gillespie, and had children including James Branch Elam Jr, Mark Sharp Elam, Prudence Elam, William M Elam.
  • James Branch Elam passed away in 1804 in Mecklenberg, Chesterfield County, VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Elam's Ancestors

Self
James Elam
1762–1804
Birth Place: Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA
Parents
Joel Elam
1736–1798
Dinwiddie, Charlotte Co, VA
Phoebe (Elizabeth) Hill
1738–1785
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Edward) Elam
1700–1788
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Martha Dudley
1695–1774
Whitby, Henrico, Virginia, United States
William Hill
1712–1757
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Phoebe Branch
1712–1785
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Elam
1677–1761
Mary Elam
1670–1713
Richard Dudley
1665–1716
Elizabeth Curtis
1667–1716
William Hill
1684–1759
Frances Needles
1690–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Elam
1625–1690
Edward II
1647–1716
Elizabeth Stephens
1650–1716
Thomas Hill
1657–1720
Ann Russell
1657–1725
William Needles
1664–1704
Dorothy Mann
1668–1710

James Elam's Descendants

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James (Branch) Elam (1762–21 Nov 1804) m. Elizabeth Gillespie (14 Feb 1767–06 Oct 1854)
  1. 1. Prudence Elam 1800–1876 m. Samuel (Moore) Abbott 1794–1866
    1. 1. John (Leslie) Abbott 1843–1916
    2. 2. Rowena (Preston) Abbott 1827–1875
    3. 3. William (Henry Wilse) Abbott 1824–1876
    4. 4. Joseph (L) Abbott 1832–1862
    5. 5. E (C) Abbott 1825–1856 m. A (L) Lett 1839–1909
      1. 1. Sarah (P) Lett 1848–1916 m. J (W) Ward 1848–1929
        1. 1. Alexander (Jordan) Ward 1870–1937 m. Callie Dabney 1871–1955
        2. 2. Ora (May) Mccauley 1878–1953 m. Claud McCauley 1875–1957
        3. 3. Ella (F.) Ward 1874–1941 m. Victor (S) Douglass 1871–1933
        4. 4. Annie (Lee) Ward 1885–1942 m. John (Marion) Rush 1878–1965
        5. 5. Joe (Lett Ward) Sr 1890–1944 m. Camille (Downs) Webb 1892–1978
      2. 2. Elizabeth Kemp 1856–1928 m. J (F) Kemp 1843–1917
        1. 1. Joe (Lett) Kemp 1889–1954 m. Eunice (Allen) Kemp 1896–
        2. 2. Nellie Orrell 1877–1959
        3. 3. Mary (Ida) Kemp 1871–1918
        4. 4. John (Edmond) Kemp 1879–1954
      3. 3. Joseph (Monroe) Lett 1853–1917 m. Maud (Hunter) Bradford 1857–1937
        1. 1. Mary (Maud Lett) Stephens 1890–1958 m. Henry (Boyd) Stephens 1882–1961
        2. 2. Florence (Russell) Lett 1888–1971
        3. 3. Lon (Bradford) Lett 1901–1961 m. Clara Sappington 1910–1990
        4. 4. Mattie Lett 1885–1970 m. Louie (Ezra) Stone 1886–1964
      4. 4. Martha Lett 1852–1856
    6. 6. James (Thomas) Abbott 1819–1865
    7. 7. Samuel (Moore, Jr.) Abbott 1834–1859
    8. 8. Mary (J) Abbott 1840–1891 m. Augusta Johnson 1838–1913
      1. 1. William Johnson 1860–
      2. 2. Edward Johnson 1866–
      3. 3. Kate Johnson 1868–1936
  2. 2. Mark (Sharp) Elam 1791–1826
  3. 3. James (Branch Elam) Jr. 1802–1850
  4. 4. William (M.) Elam 1789–1829

James Elam's Timeline

3 Records

1762
1762
Birth of James Branch Elam in Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA
Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA
1788
23 Feb 1788
Age 26
James Branch Elam was married in Charles City,Charlotte,Virginia,USA
Charles City,Charlotte,Virginia,USA
1804
21 Nov 1804
Age 42
Death of James Branch Elam in Mecklenberg, Chesterfield County, VA, USA
Mecklenberg, Chesterfield County, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6297.030; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1788
    Event Place: Charles City,Charlotte,Virginia,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1804
    Event Place: Mecklenberg, Chesterfield County, VA, USA

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