James Elburn, born 1769

Kent County, Maryland; Indiana; Michigan; Nebraska, Virginia

Third Generation

This page was updated by Mara French on 12/2/14. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Revisions: 2012, 2013, 2014.

Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for the correctness of this research. I’ve done the best I could. Send any corrections or additions to marafrench@mindspring.com so that I can correct errors and not mislead others.

Links

GENEALOGY: Intro 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Elben Home Page

James Elburn of Maryland Home Page

Elben DNA Test Results

Maps of Maryland and Delaware

Video of Rock Hall, Maryland, 2013

Video of Rock Hall, Maryland on the 4^th of July 2013

Video of Danny Elburn Gearing a Net

Video of the Steamboat Ride from Baltimore to Tolchester in 1960

Bibliography and Records

Third Generation

Children of James Elburn’s Parents, 2.1

3.1* James Elburn was born ca. 1769 location unknown, and lived in Kent County, Maryland the rest of his life. James died on 11 Dec 1852 in Kent Co., MD. His most precise birth date is in the 1850 census of District 2, Kent Co., MD, where James was 81 years old and therefore born in 1769. Circumstantial evidence shows that James and Elizabeth Covington and had 4 children: James, Ann, Juliann, and George Henry.

James lived in District 1 of Kent Co., MD, in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 census records, and in District 2 of Kent Co., MD, in the 1850 census.

Profession

This is an authentic record, but no proof indicates this is the James Elburn of this line. So far, the name, date and location are quite accurate; therefore, the document is placed here for further study.

Indentured servants were usually men born in England and brought to America for a certain amount of time to work and gain their passage to the new world, sometimes even receiving land or other benefits such as clothing. The 1787 record below shows “a” James Elburn working as an apprentice indentured servant in Kent County, Delaware, under William Elburn for 3 years learning the trade of a weaver. In 1787 James would have been 18 years old. The record lists his father as William Elburn. James may have experimented being a weaver by trade as a youngster, but he worked in agriculture in 1840 and as a laborer in 1850, unlike his descendants who were all oystermen or watermen. James was never a fisherman; he was always in agriculture.

Website: http://archives.delaware.gov/checklists/xml/Apprentice_Indenture.xml

(First go to http://archives.delaware.gov/checklists/ and enter in the Last Name Elburn)

The state of Delaware became the 1^st state in the Union on 7 Dec 1787, the same year James went to Delaware under indenture. See “Eastern Shore Militia”, especially the Index, for other names in the Revolutionary War, i.e., Covington, Beck, David.

Date: “2011-11-15T14:41:03+00:00”
source: “Delaware Public Archives”
collection: “Apprentice Indenture”
item cid: “1168962”
RG: “3555”
Series: “030”
First Name: James
Middle Name: n/a
Last Name: Elburn
Parents First Name: William
Parents Last Name: Elburn
File Date: 10/01/1787
Trade Name: Weaving
Organization: Self
Sub-Gr Name: Kent County
Comments: 3 years

The following indenture was transcribed by Joan Elburn Farley on 4 Nov 2014. See Original. The apprenticeship record says that James Elburn’s master was William Elburn, -- perhaps was not his father.

The name Cahorn is Cahoon, as there is a Willliam Cahoon born 1695 in Monomony, Massachusetts who died May 1774 in Duck Creek, Kent, DE, and his son William was born 1734 and died 1795. Here’s a man who made the trip from MA to DE --- could the Elburn family have come the same way? Later on the spelling was Calhoon. 

One would imagine that only 3 years later, in 1790, the names Cahorn, Cahoon, Elburn, Elborn, or Covington would appear in the 1790 census of Delaware, but none of them is listed. The only ones listed on the entire continent in 1790 with the name Elborn or variation thereof are Sarah and Hannah Elborn of Kent, MD, both head of household and widows. Therefore, if this William Elborn was married to either Hannah or Sarah, he must have died before the indenture was complete, that is, before 1790, as both Hannah and Sarah are listed as widows. Furthermore, one must excise caution with this information as the indentured service took place in Kent, Delaware, and Hannah and Sarah lived in Kent, Maryland.

Marriage

James Elburn m. Elizabeth Covington on 12 Dec 1799 in Kent Co., MD, which is documented in the Maryland Original Research Society Bulletin 1-3, Maryland Marriage Licenses for Kent County, Page 67. The names of her parents are unknown. One would imagine that Elizabeth’s parents would be listed in the 1790 or 1800 census of Kent Co., MD.

When was Elizabeth Covington born? In the 1810 census, Elizabeth was born between 1766-1784. In the 1820 census, Elizabeth was born before 1775. In the 1830 census, she was born between 1770-1780. Drawing these records as a conclusion, Elizabeth was born between 1770-1775.

The 1830 census was enumerated in August 1830 showing Elizabeth still alive at that time, not by name, but by age living with James Elburn Sr. who was head of household. Elizabeth may have had a brother, Samuel Covington, who appears in the 1840 census, District 2, Kent Co., MD, living alone, age 60-69, born 1771-1780, about the same age as Elizabeth Covington. Both Elizabeth’s and Samuel’s father may have been Samuel Covington as his name follows the Elburn family since the 1780s in Delaware. See the Bibliography and Records page for more data on the Covington family.

Important: James Elburn Sr. lived with 15+ children until he died. There were no male family members anywhere near his age, and he cared for 15+ individuals who all thought of him as “father”. His eldest son moved to Indiana and he was left as head of household for many years until he died at age 81 in 1852. Even his daughters and their husbands died before he did.

Note: Some researchers suggest that James Elburn may have m2. Sarah A. Jones. Some records suggest this marriage, and others contradict it. Sarah A. Elburn could have been anyone of a number of women – the wife of James Elburn Sr., the wife of George Henry Elburn, the daughter of James Elburn Sr., the wife of a Jones. In 1820 when a woman born between 1810-1820 first appears in the household of James Elburn Sr. in District 1 in Kent County, Maryland, Arthur Tilghman Jones was living in exactly the same place at the same time. He was b. ca. 1786 and d. 1849, and was in the War of 1812 in Kent Co., MD, living 3 doors away from James Elburn in the 1820 census.

Military

James took part in the War of 1812 in the years 1812 and in 1814.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Militia for the War of 1812 website, Volume 1 (Eastern Shore Counties) http://www.colonialroots.com/wp-content/free/mdeasternshoremilitia.pdf, list these men named Elborn/Elburn/Elbourn. Also see War of 1812 Infantry Units. See also “Friends of Kent County, Maryland – War of 1812”.

Numbers after names represent days served

9 Jul 1812, p. 1-1, shows the Adjutant General Papers of the Sixth Brigade, 9 Jul 1812, furnished by Capt. H. Page, specifying the Regiment, Company, and County in which each individual resides, listing in the 21^st Regiment of Maryland Militia commanded by Lieut. Colo. Reed in Kent Co., MD, Thomas Crouch, Merritt Miller, James Lamb, Simon Smith, Thomas Thomas, John K. Aynes, Jonathan Winters, Amos Bacon, and James “Elbourn”.

14-18 Apr 1814, p. 1-18 in the 21^st Regiment of Kent Co., MD, Apr 14-18, 1814 under Capt. Henry Page for 4 days. Apr 14 - 18 1814/Henry Page, Capt 5; Samuel Wickes, Lt, 5; Merritt Miller, Ens, 4; Walter Miller, 1st Sgt, 0; Thomas Miller, 2nd Sgt, 4; Thomas Crouch, 3rd Sgt, 0; Isaiah Ashley, 4th Sgt, 5; John K. Ayres, 1st Cpl, 5; Abram Warum, 2nd Cpl, 5; John Bradshaw, 3rd Cpl, 4; Stephen Kindle, 4th Cpl, 5; James Hyland Jr, Quarter Master Sgt, 5*; William Frisby, Secretary, 3; Privates: James Downey 4; Stephen Bryan 4; Isaiah Lewis 3; Joseph Clinton 4; James Eagle Jr 4; Simon Smyth; John Yearley Jr; Thomas Covington 1; William Joiner 4; Nathan Hatchison; Ringgold Hynson 0; Benjamin Hynson 4; William Glanvill 3; John Burden 3; John Morgan 2; William Scone 5; James Ashley 3; Elijah Willis 3; William Ivey 4; Nathan Cleaves 5; Jesse Clark; William Sims 5; George Ashley 2; Edward B. Tilden; James Elborn 4; William Wickes 4; Jesse Covington 3; Thomas Thompson 0; John Bramble; William Wilcox 3; Thomas Benton 4; Thomas Eccleston 2; Frank Benton 3; Thomas Spencer 4; James Lewis 4; William Durden 3; George Lynch 3; James Lamb 3; John Merchant 3; Cloudsberry Collier 5; Gabriel Allaway 5; Robert Collier 5; Mathew Leg 2; James Leg 0; Richard Randen 5; Clement Weaden 0; James Hutson 5; John Humphries 4; John S. Page 4; Sylas Leg 3; William Gudgeon 4; Ezekiel Coleman 3; Henry Yearley 5; Pere Coleman 0; Moran Chancy 0; Thomas B. Gresham 3; Elisha Beck 4; Jesse Forman, Capt's servant, 4; Richard Brown, Lt's servant, 4; Samuel Miller, Ens's servant 4.

15 Apr – 12 May 1814, p. 1-13 in the 21^st Regiment of Kent Co., MD, Apr 15-May 12, 1813 under Capt. Henry Page for 23 days, along with Thomas Crouch, Merritt Miller, James Lamb, Simon Smith, Thomas Thomas, John K. Ayns, Jonathan Winters, and Amos Bacom. Apr 15 - May 12, 1813/Henry Page, Capt, 26*; Jacob Stevens, Lt, 25; Samuel Wickes, Ens, 23; Walter H. Miller 24; Thomas Miller 25; Thomas Crouch 23; Merritt Miller 23; Isiah Ashley 23; John K. Ayns 25; Joseph Wickes 22; Charles Morgan 15; George Myers 28; John Hynson Jr 25; William Gudgeon 25; James Downey 21; Stephen Bryan 25; Isiah Lewis 24; James Hyland 23; Joseph Linton 17; James Cagle Jr 25; Simon Smyth 25; John Yearly 23; Stephen Deal 23; Thomas Covington 25; William Maxwell 25; Francis Lamb 10; William Joiner 23; Nathan Hatcheson 23; William Frisby 23; Ringgold Hanson 23; Benjamin Hynson 25; William Bird(?) 23; William Glanvill 24; John Busdon(?) 25; John Morgan 23; William Scoone(?) 25; George Scoone(?) 15; James Ashly 22; Elijah Wilkes 25; William Joy 22; Abram Warrim 25; Edward Whaland 25; Nathan Cleves 10; John Cowan 23; Jesse Clark 12; Benjamin F. Banton(?) 21; James Yates 25; Thomas P. Insham 23; William Sims 28; Richard Ricand(?) 24; George Ashly 23; Edward B. Tilden 25; Stephen Kindol 25; Samuel Colgan 3; Samuel Benton 23; James Elborn 23; William Wickes 23; Jesse Covington 24; Thomas Thompson 5; John Bradshaw 17; James Coleman 5; Philip Kennard 6; William Wilcocks 18; Tilis Sy.(?) 25; Thomas Benton 20; Thomas Ricand 5; Thomas Eccleston 2; Amos Bacon 3; Frank Benton 4; Thomas Spencer 10; Richard Miller 25; Pere Rollison 5; James Lewis 21; Elijah Newman; William ...21; Bazel Sparks; Horatio Humphries 20; Ebben Higgens; George Lynch 28; James Lamb 25.

The Covington surname appears in the War of 1812: Benjamin, Elijah, Henry, James, Jesse, Luther, Nathaniel, Philip, Robert E., Samuel, Thomas, and Zacharias.

The first record below is from the War of 1812 (not fully identified), and the second record is from the Civil War, ca. 1863, and as the report states he was absent, as he had died previously. He is no longer in the 1860 census as he died in 1852, but he is in the 1850 census. Service records are comprised of cards created from muster, pay, receipt and other rolls for men aboard various vessels attached to the Lake Erie Station during the War of 1812. The information for officers, seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys includes name, service dates, terms of service, monthly pay, vessels upon which they served, and notes of interest. A landsman is a person unfamiliar with the sea.

Service records are comprised of cards created from muster, pay, receipt and other rolls for men aboard various vessels attached to the Lake Erie Station during the War of 1812. The information for officers, seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys includes name, service dates, terms of service, monthly pay, vessels upon which they served, and notes of interest. Lake Erie Station in Amherstburg was opened in 1796 after Britain turned over its previous station at Detroit to the U.S. By 1812, Amherstburg had built four warships for the Provincial Marine. Amherstburg is in Upper Canada (Ontario) where trading was prevalent on Lake Erie, just south of Detroit, Michigan.

The following document was published by The National Archives (NARA) just on 10 Oct 2013 of soldiers who served in volunteer organizations during the War of 1812. James was a Private. Regimental Field and Staff Officer was Colonel Phillip Reed, who served during the Battle of Caulk’s Field. James’ brother William was in the 33^rd Regiment. See http://www.colonialroots.com/wp-content/free/mdeasternshoremilitia.pdf.

Caulks Field House (built 1743)
The field on which Kent’s most famous battle took place belonged to Isaac Caulk, on a portion of his property owned until 1812 by his uncle, John Moore. Caulk had been a captain under Philip Reed in the 21st Regiment, which had held maneuvers on the fields in the past. Initially, the engagement was called “The Battle of Moorefield or Caulk’s Field” but since has been known by the latter name. Some experts regard Caulk’s Field is the best surviving War of 1812 battlefield in America, mostly untouched by development, identifying wooded areas and ridges that still resemble the 19th century landscape.

Photo taken of stone in the central park of Chestertown by Mara French in May 2013.

Chronology

You will notice that James was in the 1st District of Kent in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 census, and then in the 2nd District in 1850. Wasn’t the first district on the Delaware boundary?

1769 – James Elburn was born, exact location unknown.

1787 – [Not verified as the same family – James Elburn took an Apprentice Indenture for weaving on 1 Oct 1787 in Kent Co., MD, for 3 years, age 18, James Elburn. It states his father was William.]

Indentured servitude was a form of debt bondage, established in the early years of the American colonies and elsewhere. It was most used as a way for poor teenagers in Britain and the German states to get free passage to the American colonies. They would work for a fixed number of years, then be free to work on their own. The employer purchased the indenture from the sea captain who brought the youths over; he did so because he needed labor. Most worked as farmers or helpers for farm wives, while some were apprenticed to craftsmen. Both sides were legally obligated to meet the terms, which were enforced by local American courts. Runaways were sought out and returned. About half of the white immigrants to the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries were indentured. Living conditions were similar to children of the employer, but the death rate was higher because of exposure to new diseases.

1790 – [Not verified as the same family -- James’ apprenticeship was complete on 1 Oct 1790.]

James was then age 21

No head of household men with any spelling of the name Elborn existed in Maryland. Only two head of household women are listed, both in Kent Co., MD: Sarah Elborn and Hannah Elborne. No one else is listed in any of the colonies with that name. James and his brothers William and Samuel most likely lived with either Sarah or Hannah Elborne. Sarah and Hannah both lived with 1 male each born before 1774. Elizabeth Covington was probably living in Kent Co., MD, with her parents. “A” Joseph Covington appears in the 1790 census as head of household in Kent Co., MD, with 5 females, ages not identified, 2 males under 16, and 1 male over 16, probably Joseph. Of the 5 pages in this census, Hannah and Sarah Elbourn are on pages 1 and 3, and Joseph Covington is on page 2. In the 1800 census, Joseph Covington is listed with 5 members; he is over age 45 and so is his wife; and his 3 children all appear as 10-25; if his daughter were Elizabeth, she would have been 18 in 1800. Joseph does not appear in the 1810 census.

1790-1799 -- Between the years 1790 when James Elburn completed his apprenticeship in Delaware and 1799 when he married Elizabeth Covington, there are no records for him. However, Samuel Covington is listed in the 1820 census of Election District 1, Kent, MD, exactly where James Elburn Sr. was living at this time. Searching the 1800 census for Samuel Covington, he appears in Mispillion (at the Mispillion River on Delaware Bay) or Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware (the Murdell Creek extends from the Delawar River to the Maryland line) – the census is difficult to interpret and read. This would be the year after James Elburn married Elizabeth Covington, and if they were living in this household, there would need to be a male age 31 and a female age ca. 25. Samuel and his wife were age 26-44. Younger ages exist who could have been James Elburn and Elizabeth Covington, but there’s absolutely no proof. In the 1810 census showing Samuel Covington, there are two: one in Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware and one in Kent, Maryland. The latter one shows a male and female age 26-44 living with one white male under 10 and 10 slaves. Samuel Covington appears in the War of 1812 in Kent County, Maryland, 21^st Regiment.

The Covington family also lived in Kent Co., Delaware, specifically in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware. Also the Blackiston, Jones, Jump, Hall, and Wright families, in one way or another connected to the Elburn family, for a total of at least 300 head of households in Duck Creek Hundred in the 1810 census. Ten years earlier in the 1800 census in Duck Creek Hundred, at least 640 head of households lived in that area, including Blackiston, Solomon Elbert, but no Covington nor Elburn. Going further back to the 1790 census, at least 83 Covington head of households lived in Maryland. In this census, Elizabeth Covington would have lived with her parents as she did not marry until 1799.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hundreds_of_Delaware

As Duck Creek spilled over into Maryland (not a pun), it could have been part of a Hundreds, as they would call it in England. Duck Creek Hundred was created in 1682 and Smyrna was the primary town. Duck Creek runs right thru Smyrna. When I search for Smyrna, pages come up for both Delaware and Maryland. There's an auto parts store called Smyrna Maryland Auto Parts, but it's in Delaware. There's also a Maryland Party Rentals in Smyrna, DE, and also a Maryland Sandstone company. But the Wikipedia page says that Duck Creek Hundred is in Kent Co., DE, and was one of the original Delaware Hundreds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Creek_Hundred

1794 – Hannah Elbourn died in Kent, MD. James was 25 years old and able to fend for himself; only his younger brother Samuel needed guardianship. [Hannah has no validity as being the mother of James other than she appears in the 1790 census as a widow in Kent Co., MD].

1799 Dec 12 – James married Elizabeth Covington in Kent Co., MD. James was age 30. Elizabeth was about 5 years younger.

1800 census – This Kent Co., MD Census would need to show an Elburn man aged 26-45 in order to be James, as head of household and perhaps his wife, plus no young children as James had just married. James would have been 31 years old (born 1769) and married the year before (1799). No census record was found listed under Elbern or variation in 1800. Because James is the oldest Elburn at that time living in Kent Co., MD, and because he married the year before this census, perhaps he was living with the Covington family, his in-laws. Four men named Covington are listed in the 1800 census of Kent Co., MD: John (age 26-44), Joseph (age 45+), Henry (age 45+), and Zachariah (age 26-44). If one of these men were the father of Elizabeth, he would need to be listed as age 45+ by 1800, Elizabeth was age ca. 25; only Joseph and Henry were 45+ in Kent Co., MD. Joseph is a possibility to be Elizabeth’s father, although they gave the name George “Henry” to one of their sons:

Joseph Covington, age 45+, b. before 1755
white male age 10-15, b. 1785-1790, probably a son
white male age 16-29, b. 1770-1784, could be James Elburn
white female 16-29, b. 1770-1784, could be Elizabeth Covington
white female, 45+, b. before 1755, Joseph’s wife?

1801 – Daughter Ann was born about this time. Circumstantial evidence shows that James and Elizabeth had daughters Ann and Juliann using census records, location, and the time of their marriages, but none of these records shows the parents and daughters’ names together (as per Elaine Lecompte Rodney 15 Jul 2009). James had a brother, William, living in the same area who could have just as well had daughters Ann and Juliann.

1804 Feb 27 – James’ and Elizabeth’s first son was born, James Elburn, Jr., on 27 Feb 1804.

1808 – Daughter Juliann was born about this time. Circumstantial evidence shows that James and Elizabeth had daughters Ann and Juliann using census records, location, and the time of their marriages, but none of these records shows the parents and daughters’ names together (as per Elaine Lecompte Rodney 15 Jul 2009).

1810 – Son George Henry was born about this time.

1810 census: James head of household is listed as Jas Elbern, Kent Co., MD. with 4 slaves and 13 members of the household. He is on p. 2 of 40 pages of the “original” census record. His brother Samuel was most likely living with him as 2 males born 1766-1784 appear in this census, one being James b. 1769 and the other being perhaps Samuel, b. 1783, as Samuel does not appear as head of household elsewhere. Samuel married the year before, in 1809, and would have therefore been living with his wife, Millicent, whose age also appears in this census. James son George Henry and Samuel’s son Thomas W. were both born in 1810 and both most likely are those who appear together in the 1810 and 1820 census records.

2 males under 10, 1800-1810, James’ sons James Jr. and George Henry Elburn. Joan Elburn Farley researched the possibility of James having a son named John, b. ca. 1806, and that George Henry was born after the 1810 census was taken.

2 males 26-44, 1766-1784, James Elburn Sr., head of household and perhaps his brother Samuel, married in 1809, b. 1783, or his brother William C. Elburn – neither Samuel nor William is listed in 1810 as head of household.

2 females under 10, 1800-1810, Ann and Juliann, daughters of James who m. 1799.

1 female 10-15, 1795-1800, probably Millicent, Samuel’s wife, b. 1795, or perhaps the wife of William C. As she is quite young, I would predict she is Samuel’s wife as Samuel was younger than William.

1 female 26-44, 1766-1784, Elizabeth Covington Elburn, wife of James Sr.

1 female 45+, before 1765, perhaps Elizabeth’s mother (wife of Joseph Covington?). She is not in the 1820 census.

4 slaves – no ages or sexes were given at this early date.

1812 – James was in the War of 1812 at various times: 14-18 Apr 1814 and 15 Apr – 12 May 1814. Also listed in this war are William Elborn and William C. Elborn.

1813 -- Federal Gazette (Baltimore, MD), 23 Feb 1813:

Kent County, Maryland

Whereas James Elbern gave information to the subscriber, one of the justices of the peace for Kent county, that he took up and secured a ROW BOAT, at his landing adjoining Swan Point, her length about eleven feet keel, her width about four feet, all of white oak, her bottom has been painted white, & her upper streak of a dark colour. Witness my hand, this 3d day of February, 1813. NATHAN HATCHERSON

The owner or owners are requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take her away. JAMES ELBERN

N.H. - The above Boat may be seen at Capt. Harris's Landing, Rock Hall.

(The following map shows Swan Point, Rock Hall, and Wesley Chapel Cemetery, where many of this Elburn family are buried.)

Nathan Hatcherson married Ann Nicholson on 21 Mar 1818 in Kent Co., MD.

1820 census –District 1, Kent Co., MD, as “James Elbvin”, as transcribed by ancestry.com for their index, but the original looks more like “Elbern” or “Elbarn” as shown below. On the same census page are the surnames Legg, Wickes, Miller, Bradshaw, Hodges, Wilson, Crouch, Benton, Bryon, Downey. Only Districts 1 and 2 and Chestertown were recorded in 1820. Family of 10; James was in agriculture as well as 3 others in the household. 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1.

This census was taken on 28 December 1820. Therefore, the 2 males listed as age 11-16 or born 1804-1809 must have been James Jr. and George Henry Elburn. Samuel Elburn was living in a residence of his own.

1 male 45+, James Elburn, b. before 1775, head of household (b. 1769), engaged in agriculture.

2 males under 10, b. 1811-1820, may have been George Henry plus one other.

2 males from 10 to 16, b. 1804-1810, James’ sons James Jr. b. 1804, and George Henry, b. 1810. Joan Elburn Farley researched the possibility of James having a son named John, b. ca. 1806, and that George Henry was born after the 1810 census was taken. Both engaged in agriculture.

1 female under 10, b. 1811-1820, dau. Sarah Ann.

1 female from 10 to 16, b. 1804-1810, James’ dau. Juliann, b. ca. 1808.

1 female 16-25, b. 1795-1804. James’ dau. Ann, b. 1801.

1 female 45+, before 1775, wife Elizabeth Covington.

1 male slave, 14-25, engaged in agriculture.

Looking at the original record: 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1830 census: 1^st District, Kent Co., MD. Note that James’ eldest son James Jr. married in 1826 and had a separate household. James’ eldest daughter Ann married in 1822 and had a separate household. The enumeration date of the 1830 census was Aug 1830.

1 male under 5, b. 1825-1830. Enumeration date was Aug 1830; therefore, the male under 5 probably was Lemuel Joseph Elbourn born 5 Oct 1830, but that seems impossible as he was born after the enumeration date.

1 male 15-20, b. 1810-1815, son George Henry Elburn, age 20, only because he doesn’t appear as head of household anywhere else.

1 male 60-70, b. 1760-1770, James Elburn Sr. born 1769, age 61. Note that in this census, his name is spelled Elbourn.

1 female 10-15, b. 1815-1820, daughter Sarah Ann.

1 female 15-20, b. 1810-1815, Rachel Porter, wife of George Henry Elburn.

1 female 20-30, b. 1800-1810, daughter Juliann who married in 1831.

1 female 50-60, b. 1770-1780, Elizabeth Covington Elburn, b. 1770-1775, still alive in August 1830 when the census was taken.

1 male slave 55-100

1830 – James’ wife Elizabeth died after the August 1830 census; date unknown, but it was before the 1840 census. No record available. Harry Jones is introduced here only because the Certificate of Death of daughter Martha Elburn states that her parents were James Elburn and Sarah Jones.

1840 census – District 1, Kent, MD. Lemuel Elbourn was a boy of about 10 years old in this census. If James had a son named John in 1806, he was living on his own in this census. Son George Henry Elburn was living on his own household in 1840 in District 2. Daughter Juliann and Thomas Legg were listed in a household of their own, also in District 1, Kent, MD. Daughter Ann and James D. Burden were listed in a household of their own in Baltimore, MD. Son James Jr. had moved to Indiana. Therefore, the early children that James had with his wife Elizabeth had all moved away from home. Only his youngest daughter, Sarah A., was living at home, but the others living with him are unknown.

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 etc.

1 male under 5, b. 1835-1840, unknown, perhaps grandson.

2 males 5 and under 10, b. 1830-1835, sons John A. and Lemuel Joseph.

1 male 70 and under 80, James Elborn Sr. is head of household, born 1761-1770, employed in agriculture.

1 female age 20-29, b. 1811-1820, daughter Sarah A.

2 females under 5, b. 1835-1840, unknown, perhaps granddaughters.

1850 census: Head of household is James Elburn Sr., b. 1769. Sarah most likely was the same female in the 1840 census, the 2^nd wife of George Henry Elburn.

This census is quite inaccurate as far as ages are concerned. This census lists Martha as 5, but according to her death certificate, she was born 28 March 1842 so she should have been 8. This census lists Henrietta as 8, but according to her death certificate, she was born in 1847 and should have been 3, but in other census records, she was listed as born in 1842 and 1845.

James Elburn, District 2, Kent Co., MD, age 81 (therefore b. 1769), a laborer, his real estate is valued at 100, and everyone listed was born in Maryland. James cannot read nor write. Most of these same children listed below are also shown in the 1870 census of District 5, Kent Co., MD. The 1850 census says Elbert, but it is incorrect as evidenced by the next census records. Sarah was born in 1816 according to this census.

In the 1850 census where the name was spelled Elbert, I could well imagine that Sarah, 34, was the wife of George Henry Elburn who died before 1850, having had son David in 1846 and no more children. Sarah was living with her father-in-law James, 81, and also with the children of Rachel Porter (her deceased husband’s first wife) as well as with her children:

James 81, born 1769, head of household.

Sarah 34, born 1816, she had several children between 1840 and 1850.

Lemuel J. 21, born 1829.

John A. 18, born 1832.

George W. 13, born 1837.

Mary V. 9 — b. 1841.

Henrietta 8 — b. 1842.

William Polk 7 — b. 1843.

Martha 5 — b. 1845.

David 4 — b. 1846.

1852 Dec 11 – From “Read All About It” in the Kent News, 1845-1857, by Shirley Cahall, page 74:

December 11, 1852
James died near Eastern Neck on the 2^nd Inst, Mr. James Elbern, 82 years.

GENEALOGY: Intro 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10