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WILLIAM J ELLIOTT 1680 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680/89

Birth Location: Borthwickbrae, Scotland

Death Date: 1745

Death Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA

Father: Rev. Eliot,

Mother: Sarah Brenton

Spouse(s): Margaret Scott

Children(s): John Elliott, William Eliot, Anne Elliot

In 1680, WILLIAM J ELLIOTT entered the world in Borthwickbrae, Scotland, born to Rev. Joseph Eliot, and Sarah Brenton. WILLIAM J ELLIOTT married Margaret Scott, and had children including John Elliott, William Eliot, Anne Elliot. WILLIAM J ELLIOTT passed away in 1745 in Kent County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1680, WILLIAM J ELLIOTT entered the world in Borthwickbrae, Scotland, born to Rev. Joseph Eliot, and Sarah Brenton.
  • WILLIAM J ELLIOTT married Margaret Scott, and had children including John Elliott, William Eliot, Anne Elliot.
  • WILLIAM J ELLIOTT passed away in 1745 in Kent County, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

WILLIAM ELLIOTT's Ancestors

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WILLIAM ELLIOTT
1680 – 1745
Birth Place: Borthwickbrae, Scotland
Parents
Rev. Joseph Eliot,
1638 – 1694
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Sarah Brenton
1652 – 1703
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John Eliot
1604 – 1690
England
Ann Mountfort
1604 – 1687
England
William Brenton
– 1674
Martha Burton
Great-Grandparents
Martha Graue
1580 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM ELLIOTT's Descendants

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WILLIAM (J) ELLIOTT (1680/89 – 1745) m. Margaret Scott (1690 – 1720)
  1. 1. John Elliott (Abt 1704 – Abt 1753) m. Mary Melson (1704 – 1770)
    1. 1. Daniel Elliott (Abt. 1730 – 1 Apr 1810) m. Sarah Evans (Abt 1740 – Aft 1814)
      1. 1. Nelley Elliott (abt 1788 – abt 1815) m. Levin Lowe (1779 – 2 Nov 1829)
        1. 1. Thomas (Wells) Lowe (1806 – ) m. Lurania West (1809 – 1850)
  2. 2. William Eliot (15 Sep 1706 – 12 Sep 1783)
  3. 3. Anne Elliot

WILLIAM ELLIOTT's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680/89
Birth of WILLIAM J ELLIOTT in Borthwickbrae, Scotland
Borthwickbrae, Scotland
1745
1745
Age 65
Death of WILLIAM J ELLIOTT in Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kent County, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680/89
    Event Place: Borthwickbrae, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot "Apostle to the Indians" 1598-1905

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Kent County, Delaware, USA

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