John Elbin (1), 1750

Allegany Co., MD; Bedford Co., PA; Greene Co., PA; Licking Co., OH

Fourth Generation

This page was updated by Mara French on 5/30/13. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line to the next generation. Send any corrections or additions to marafrench@mindspring.com. Revisions: 2012, 2013.

Contents

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Early Elben Family in Maryland

Outline of Most Elben Families

Introduction to the John Elbin Family

Outline of the entire John Elbin family; explanation of the Mason-Dixon line and townships, Early settlers of the John Elbin family.

Outline of John Elbin Descendants

Thanks to Susan King for researching and creating this extensive and complete descendant chart of John Elbin’s son John. It has all been verified and no suppositions exist.

Outline of Nathaniel Elbin Descendants

Thanks go to Grace (Elbin) Clingerman, who kept this information and her son Reed Clingerman who allowed Keen and Mercy Elbin to borrow it. Thanks also to Mercy Elbin who compiled and hand copied it all, and thanks to Wanda Lee (Oakman) Elbin for typing this information in good order. Grace was born 1902 and married George A. Clingerman. Wanda Lee Oakman married John Lee Elbin; his aunt was Grace Elbin.

John Elbin Family Records

Land Deeds, Military, Wills, Records to Research

Generations: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Bibliography

Fourth Generation

Children of John Elbin, 3.1

4.1* John Elbin (2), b. after 1774 in Maryland as per the 1790 census, d. 1845 in Greene Co., PA. By the 1800 census, he was living in Colerain, Bedford Co., PA, and was a taxable inhabitant, meaning that he was a resident, a citizen, and owned property, living with or near his father. John lived in Allegany Co., MD in the 1810 and 1820 censuses, and then moved to Aleppo, Greene Co., PA, by the 1840 census. See the National Register of Historic Places in Allegany Co., MD. John may have been the John “Elvin” listed in the 1800 census of Richhill Township, Greene Co., PA, which is extremely close to Aleppo. We assume that John (2) married about 1790 and his wife died before the 1820 census.

Census

1800 taxable inhabitant -- John Elbin (1) and John Elbin (2) from Colerain, Bedford Co., PA, and no other male Elbin is listed; therefore, John (2) could have been the oldest son, and an adult in 1800 or born before 1782.

John Elbin (2)’s father, John Elbin (1), removed to Southampton Twp., Bedford Co., PA by the 1810 census; John (2) lived on family land in Allegany Co., MD, in 1810. John (2) had son John (3) in Allegany Co. who was born close to 1791 as he is not in the 1810 census with his father.

In the 1800 census, John “Elvin” (2) appears in Richhill, Greene Co., PA. We are unsure which generation this would be of the many Johns.

In the 1810 census, John Elbin (2) is listed in District 6, Allegany Co., MD.
1 male 26-45 years of age (born 1765-1784), John (2) (b. 1770) head of household
3 females under 5 (born 1805-1810), Elizabeth, Louisa, and unknown
1 female between 5-10 (born 1800-1805), Mary (b. 1799)
1 female between 26-45, b. 1765-1784, wife

The 1820 census for all census locations shows:
John Elben in Southampton (actually Elbinsville), Bedford Co., PA, John (1)
William Elben in Falls, Muskingum Co., OH.
John Elbin in Election District 7, Allegany Co., MD, John (2)
Reuben Elbin in Election District 8, Allegany Co., MD.
James Elbon in Election District 1, Harford Co., MD.

The 1820 census in District 7, Allegany Co., MD
1 male under 10, b. 1810-1820, son, perhaps first son of (3)
1 male 26-44, b. 1776-1794, John (3), b. 1791-1794 son
1 male 45+, b. before 1775, John (2), b. 1770 head of household
1 female 10-15, b. 1805-1810, Elizabeth, dau.
3 females 16-25, b. 1795-1804, daughters Mary, Louisa, and unknown, perhaps wife of John (3).
1 female 45+, b. before 1775, wife of John (2)

1830 census cannot find John (2). He must have died.

The 1840 census of Aleppo Twp., Greene Co., PA
1 male, 15-19, b. 1821-1825, John T. Elbin (4), b. 1824 in Allegany Co., MD, grandson
1 male 60-69, b. 1771-1780, John Elbin (2), b. 1770 head of household, grandfather
1 female 60-69, b. 1771-1780, wife
Living next to Ezekiel Chaney, 45, husband of Elizabeth Elbin Chaney who was the daughter of John Elbin (1). Both Ezekiel and Elizabeth are buried in Windy Gap Cemetery, Aleppo Twp., Greene Co., PA. Also living near Mary Elbin Waggoner who was Susan King’s ggg grandmother, who had adjacent property. Mary, daughter of John Elbin (1), m. Elza/Elzie Waggoner of Allegany Co., MD.

The 1850 census – John Elbin (2) died in 1845 before the 1850 census. Therefore, by 1845, John (1), John (2), and John (3) had died.

4.2* Reuben Elbin, Sr., b. 1781 in Flintstone, Allegany Co., MD, died before 1860. Reubin m. Mary Smith who was born in Maryland ca. 1787, listed in the 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 census in Flintstone, Allegany Co., MD.

Odd Fellows Reunion before the Civil War at the Piper Hotel in Flintstone, MD , now called the Flintstone Hotel, see http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdallegh/Feldstein/OFHform.html.

Military

Reuben Elbin appears in the War of 1812 in 1 Regiment (Ragan’s), Maryland Militia, as a Private according to the British Invasion of MD, 1812-1815, by William Matthew Marine, Baltimore, 1913, 519 pages, page 278. Note the variations in spelling of Ruben and Reuben. Reuben Elbin is found on p. 278 during the War of 1812 when he was ca. 32 years old. See http://fortmchenrylibrary.org/index.cfm?action=1812&id=3389. In Allegany Co., MD, during the War of 1812, Reuben was a soldier under Capt. Thomas Blair.

In the “British Invasion of Maryland” 1812-1815 by William M. Marine, website: http://www.archive.org/stream/britishinvasiono00inmari/britishinvasiono00inmari_djvu.txt, the names are spelled Elbin and Elburn. These two men may or may not be related.

This generation of the Elbin family was involved in the War of 1812. In 1814, the War of 1812’s only land battle on the Eastern Shore of Maryland took place near Tolchester. Here the British, under Sir Peter Parker, were defeated and their commander killed.

The “History of Western Maryland” by John Thomas Scharf, 1843-1898, Vol. II, 1882, Page 1365, shows Reuben Elben Sr. and Reuben Elben Jr. both listed in 28 Jun 1828 together in a Committee of Vigilance. This would indicate, if Reuben Jr. was an adult, he would have been born ca. 1810 or before, and Reuben Sr. would have been born ca. 1790 or before. See http://archive.org/stream/historyofwestern02scha#page/1364/mode/2up.

Census

The 1790 census states he was born between 1774-1790. The AGBI (American Genealogical Biographical Index) states Reuben was born in 1780 in Maryland.

In the 1800 census of Colerain, Bedford Co., PA, living with his parents and siblings, b. 1775-1784. Reubin m. Mary Smith who was born in Maryland ca. 1795 according to the 1870 census of Allegany Co., MD, where she is living with her daughter Louisa Lashley as Reuben had died. Various land deeds exist between the Elbin and Lashley family.

Reuben is listed in the 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 census in Flintstone, Allegany Co., MD.

1820 Census -- Reuben “Elbin” appears in District 8, Allegany Co., MD living with:
1 male under 10, b. 1810-1820, son Henry B., b. 1816
2 males 10-15, b. 1805-1810, sons John and William
1 male 26-44, b. 1776-1794, Reuben, head of household
1 male 45+, born before 1775, father of Reuben or father of his wife
1 female 26-44, b. 1776-1794, Reuben’s wife Mary, b. 1787

1830 Census of Allegany Co., MD
1 male under 5, b. 1825-1830, Henry B.
2 males 20-29, b. 1801-1810, sons John and William
1 male 40-49, Reuben, head of household, b. 1781-1790
1 female 5-9, b. 1821-1825, Louisa
1 female 10-14, b. 1816-1820, unk
1 female 15-19, b. 1811-1815, unk
1 female 30-39, b. 1791-1800, Reuben’s wife? But she was b. 1787

1840 census of District 8, Allegany Co., MD, Reuben Sr. living next door to his son William.

1850 census of District 9, Allegany Co., MD, near Flintstone, Reuben at age 70 and his wife Mary at age 63 are living next door to their son William, age 40, and Willian’s wife Rachel, age 33, and their 6 children: Sarah, Ann, William Jr., George, Mazy, Henry:

1860 census of District 9, Allegany Co., MD, near Flintstone, Reuben Sr. had died, Mary “Elbon” is living with her dau. Louisa and her husband Jacob Lashley and their children. Her birthdate is consistently different. Here she was born in 1800 and is 60 years old; in the next census she is 75 and born in 1795. In 1850 she was 63 and born in 1787, in 1830 she was b. 1791-1800, and in 1820 she was b. 1776-1794. Perhaps this needs more research. As for the 1860 and 1870 census, they are the definitely the same Mary as she is living with her daughter, Louisa, b. 1826.

1870 census of District 9, Allegany Co., MD, near Flintstone,
Mary Elbin, wife of Reuben Elbin, b. 1795 in MD, age 75, cannot read or write, living with Jacob Lashley 40, his wife Lowezar (Louisa Elbin) Lashley (they married on 8 Aug 1843 in Allegany Co., MD), and their 4 children Wm, Thos, C. G. and John Lashley. Mary Elbin died before the 1880 census.

His oldest son was John, b. 1807, m. Elizabeth Wolford. This John moved to Licking Co., OH and lived next door to William Elbin, b. ca. 1811. Reubin’s second son was William, b. 1810, m. Rachael, who appears in the 1840 and 1850 census in Allegany Co., MD. The 3rd son is H.B. Elbin, b. 1817, m. Juda Fletcher and later Ellen Jane Hinkle and is seen in the 1850 and 1860 Allegany Co. census. In deeds from Allegany Co., MD, Reuben’s son John Elbin who moved to OH is selling land he owned in MD to his brother William Elbin who still resided in Allegany Co., MD.

Land Deeds for Reuben Elben

Land Deed dated 21 May 1816 in Allegany County, MD, from Christian Smith to Reuben Elbin.

Land Deed recorded 11 Oct 1837, from Christian Smith to Reuben Elbin in Allegany Co., MD.

4.3 Nancy Elbin, b. 13 Mar 1782 in Bedford Co., PA, and d. 7 Mar 1861 or 1864 in Mann, Bedford Co., PA. She m. Joseph H. Morse ca. 1799; he was b. 1777 in PA, d. 1861, and had dau. Nancy Morse, b. 19 Nov 1800 in Bedford, d. 6 Aug 1893 in PA, and m. Nathaniel Elbin, one of her relatives. Nancy and Joseph were buried at the Mount Zion Cemetery in Bedford Co., PA.

She is listed in the 1800 census of Colerain, Bedford Co., PA, living with her parents and siblings. The 1850 census of Southampton, Bedford Co., PA, lists Joseph Morse 72, Nancy Morse 67, Susanna Morse 26, and Mary Morse 13. In total they had 10 children: Samuel b. 25 Jan 1802, Mary May b. 1804, Philip b. 15 Jun 1806, John b. 14 Dec 1808, Elizabeth b. 1810, Nancy b. 6 Nov 1813, Naomi b. 18 May 1816, Joseph b. 3 Nov 1818, Morgan b. 14 Mar 1820, and Susan b. 1824.

4.4 Mary Elbin, b. ca. 1784 per the 1800 census of Bedford Co., PA. She is listed in the 1800 census of Colerain, Bedford Co., PA, living with her parents and siblings. She m. Nathan Price on 26 Feb 1797 in Allegany Co., MD. Nathan was b. 1785 and d. 15 Dec 1868 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. Nathan Price appears in the 1790 census of Bucks Co., PA, probably his father, showing he had 2 males under 16. Mary was b. 1784, d. 1860, and had at least 4 children: John W., James V., Ann, and Rachel. Nathan Price is listed in the 1800 census of Lower Chichester, Delaware Co., PA, with 5 in the family. In the 1810 census, Nathaniel Price lived in Lower Chichester with 4 in the family. There is a Nathaniel Price in the 1850 census of New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, b. 1785 in South Wales, and living with the Senif family and no other one named Price.

4.5* Nathaniel Elbin, b. 25 Sep 1795 in Elbinsville, PA, d. 1841 in Southampton, Bedford Co., PA, m. Nancy Morse and had 4 sons, Nathaniel Jr., George, and Otho. Nancy was b. 19 Nov 1800 in Bedford, PA, the dau. of Joseph H. Morse and Nancy Elbin, see 4.3 above. She d. 6 Aug 1893 in PA. Nathaniel was buried at the New Hope Church Cemetery in Elbinsville, Southampton, Bedford Co., PA. Nathaniel died when his children were still quite young, and they were turned over to the Orphan Court. The 1850 census indicated that Nancy was raising the children alone after Nathaniel had died in 1841.

On the Bedford Co. Orphan Court Index, the names of Nathaniel’s orphaned children were listed as Nathaniel died in 1841: George Elbin in 1887 (page 1), Nathaniel Elbin in 1869 (page 16), and Otho Elbin in 1897 (page 3) appear, showing the year they died. This index also lists the pages of the original document. See the Pioneer Historical Society of Bedford County. This Society is at the Pioneer Library, 6411 Lincoln Highway in Bedford (closed Wed.), 6441 Lincoln Highway, email: bedfordhistory@embarqmail.com, website: http://www.bedfordpahistory.com/. See Old Bedford Village at 220 Sawblade Road.

Census

1800 census of Colerain, Bedford Co., PA, Nathaniel is listed as b. 1790-1800.

1830 census of Southampton, Bedford Co., PA
2 males under 5, b. 1825-1830, Otho b. 1827 and George b. 1829.
1 male 5-9, b. 1821-1825, Nathaniel Jr.
1 male 30-39, Nathaniel, head of household, b. 1791-1800
1 female 20-29, b. 1801-1810, Nancy Morse, wife
1 female 70-79, mother or mother-in-law

1840 census of Southampton, Bedford Co., PA
2 males 10-14, b. 1826-1830, Otho b. 1827 and George b. 1829
1 male 15-19, b. 1821-1825, Nathaniel Jr.
1 male 40-49, Nathaniel, head of household, b. 1791-1800
1 female under 5, b. 1835-1840, Matilda, b. 1834
2 females 5-9, b. 1831-1835, Elizabeth, b. 1832
1 female 40-49, Nancy Morse, wife
Nathaniel’s father, John, was age 60-70 in Aleppo Twp., Greene Co., PA (beside Ezekiel Chaney); he died in 1845, but Nathaniel died right after the 1840 census in 1841 in Bedford Co., PA.

1850 census indicated that Nancy was raising the children alone in Southampton, Bedford Co., PA, after Nathaniel had died.

1860 census of Southampton are Nathaniel and Nancy’s children, although Nathaniel has died and Nancy is 55 or born in 1805. Others listed are: George (31), Elizabeth (26), Naoma Ann (27), Otho (30), Sophia (18), Sarah Ann (5), Mary Jane (42), Amos (7), Amanda (6), Caroline (3), and Henry (1).

1870 census of Southampton (actually Elbensville), Bedford Co., PA), Nancy is 69 and living with her 2 granddaughters, Sophia 28, and Sarah Ann 18. By 1880, Sophia had married Robinett.

1880 census of Flintstone, Allegany Co., MD, Nancy was living with her granddaughter Sophia, b. 1842, and her family.

Nathaniel Elbin’s Will and Deed Transactions after his Death in 1841

He wrote his will on 27 Dec 1840 when he knew his life was ending, and he died a month later.

25 Jan 1841, Bedford Co., PA, Nathaniel “Elvin”. Apparently Nathaniel remained in Bedford Co., PA, while his oldest brother John resided on their father’s land in Allegany Co., MD. Nathaniel gives to Arnold Lashley, his son-in-law.

In his last will and testament, Nathaniel Elbin gives to his beloved wife Nancy Elbin all his property both real and personal until his youngest child Sophia comes to the age of 18 if she so desires. He gives to all his children. Dated December 1840, signed Nathaniel Elbin. He must have died shortly thereafter.

Note that Arnold Lashley (signature below) was born in 1803 in PA, and was living in the 1860 census in Elbinsville, Southampton Township, Bedford Co., PA, the husband of Nathaniel’s daughter Mary. The daughter of Arnold Lashley, Naomi Ann Lashley, married Nathaniel’s son, George Elbin. Reuben Elbon’s daughter, Louisa, married Jacob Lashley and appears in the 1880 census of Flintstone, Allegany Co., MD. The connection with the Lashley family verifies that Reuben and Nathaniel were brothers. In this 1880 census, Louisa Lashley states that both her parents were born in Maryland.

Amos Collins was born 5 Dec 1809 in Bedford Co., PA, and resided in Southampton Township. His wife was Nancy Stevens, born 27 Aug 1806. No known relation to the Elbin family.

The administration account (below) of Basil Browning, executor of the last Will and Testament of Nathaniel Elbin, late of Southampton township, Bedford Co., PA, deceased. Gives to George Elbin, Nathaniel’s son.

Nathaniel Elbin Indenture

The Indenture dated 10 May 1870 between Nathaniel’s executor Basil Browning of Southampton township, Bedford Co., and the state of Pennsylvania. Nathaniel had 2 tracts of land; one had 158 acres and 109 perches, and the other had 124 acres and 54 perches.