My great X 7 grandfather. * indicates a direct ancestor.
The name Elam is English and is derived from Elham a village near Canterbury, Kent county England. Elham is probably a contraction of Elmham meaning a village of elms, and residents of that community first bore the name elham which afterwards became Elam.
Born: unknown.
Parents: UNKNOWN
Married: unknown.
Death: about 1696. 1
Will: written 17 Feb. 1693, probated 1 June 1696. 1 2
Notes:
2 APRIL 1694: Gilbert Elam and Gilbert Elam Jr. of County and Parish of Henrico, the
husband and elder son of Ame (Anne) Elam dec'd. the daughter and heiress of Robert Elam of the same county, to Joseph Royal of the same, for L 50, tract in Bermuda hundred, formerly called Charles Hundred, 50 acres, 47 being on James River, and rest at the seat of Isaac Chaplin's mansion house to William Sharps and land of John Pettitt.
signed: Gilbert Elam and Gilbert Elam Jr. 3
WILL OF GILBERT ELAM:
To grandson Henry Gee, all my land at Parkers, 120 acres.
To daughter Elizabeth, a feather bed and 370 acres on Falling Creek, to be divided between her and my grandson Gilbert Gee, plus other items to the two Gee grandsons above.
To son Thomas Elam, 300 acres on Falling Creek.
To son Gilbert Elam and two sons in law Edward Ward and Robert Broadway, each a shilling apiece.
Son Thomas Elam to be sole executor
dated 17 Feb. 1693 Wit: Edward Oliver, John Worsham, Phebe Worsham
Recorded 1 June 1696 1
Spouse: ANNE ELAM*
CHILDREN OF GILBERT ELAM AND UNKNOWN 1:
(UNKNOWN FEMALE) ELAM m. (Unknown) Gee.
(UNKNOWN FEMALE) ELAM m. Edward Ward.
(UNKNOWN FEMALE) ELAM m. Robert Broadway.
ELIZABETH ELAM
THOMAS ELAM m. Elizabeth Bevin 26 May 1694, Henrico Co., VA. 4
GILBERT ELAM, JR.* d, 1697.
Sources:
1. Henrico County, VA Will Book 5, pg. 653.
2. William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Ward Family, pg. 198, 1919
3. Henrico Will and Deed Book 1688-1697, pg. 479.
4. Dodd, Jordan. Virginia Marriages to 1800 [database on-line] Provo, UT, The Generations Network, Inc., 1997; original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.
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