Surname Elbourn(e) / Elbon / Elburn / Elbin / Elben
Kent County, Maryland
Fourth Generation
This page was updated by Mara French on 11/19/14. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Send any corrections or additions to marafrench@mindspring.com. Revisions: 2012, 2013, 2014.
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Introduction
Samuel was born in 1783, married ca. 1809, and died in 1839. Millicent was born ca. 1795 according to the 1810 and 1820 census, which indicates she was only 15 when her first child was born. Only two of their sons had heirs to carry on the Elburn name:
4.1 Thomas W. Elburn, b. 1810 in Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. between 23 Nov 1849 and Apr 1850 in Kent, MD, m. Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley on 4 Jan 1837 in Kent Co., MD. Heirs. ThomasÕ father died in 1839 and ThomasÕ wife died in 1837. ThomasÕ mother Millicent died in 1848, and Thomas died ca. 1850.
4.2 Mary Ann Elburn, b. 1816-1820 in MD. She is listed on her fatherÕs Deed of Mortgage, dated March 14, 1845, at which time she was single. She d. ca. 1850. Even though her father died in 1839, she is not listed after 1850. Mary AnnÕs mother Millicent died in 1848.
4.3 Edward Elburn, b. 1820 in MD, m. Sarah Ann Hall on 9 Feb 1846 in Kent Co., MD. He d. 15 Feb 1857. She died before 1880. No known heirs. EdwardÕs father died in 1839. EdwardÕs mother Millicent died in 1848.
4.4 Sarah Elizabeth Elburn, b. 1823 in MD, m. John Byron on 19 May 1849 in Kent Co., MD. John was b. 1806 and died before 1860. SarahÕs father died in 1839. SarahÕs mother Millicent died in 1848.
4.5 William Henry Elburn, b. 1827 in MD. WilliamÕs father died in 1839. WilliamÕs mother Millicent died in 1848. Where was he in the 1850 census? He was living with his sister Louisa and with their sister Sarah E. who was married to John Byron.
4.6 Millicent Louisa Elburn, b. 1830 in MD, m. James R. Chambers on 4 Oct 1858 in Kent Co., MD. MillicentÕs father died in 1839. Millicent LouisaÕs mother Millicent died in 1848, at which time she was 18. Where was she in the 1850 census? She was living with her brother William and with their sister Sarah E. who was married to John Byron.
Fourth Generation
Children of Samuel Elburn and Millicent, 3.1
4.1* Thomas Washington Elburn, b. ca. 1810 in Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD, and listed on his fatherÕs Deed of Mortgage on 12 Mar 1845. Thomas died between 23 Nov 1849 (the date of the Chancery Record which shows his name) and Apr 1850 in Kent, MD (when his wife died as a widow).
The Deed of Mortgage dated 12 March 1845 (JNG Liber 10 Folio 80) states that Thomas W. Elburn was the son of Samuel Elburn and his wife, Millicent. The deed also reveals siblings of Thomas: Mary Ann Elburn; Edward Elburn who married Sarah Ann Hall; Sarah Elizabeth Elburn who married John Byron; William Elburn; and Millicent Louisa Elburn who married James R. Chambers. The ÒW.Ó for his middle name stands for Washington as seen in the Deed of Mortgage of his fatherÕs estate.
Marriage
Thomas W. Elburn m. Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley on 4 Jan 1837 in Kent Co., MD. She was b. 29 May 1810, per a family Bible, in Kent Co., MD, dau. of William Henry Ashley (1770 in England-30 Aug 1827 in Chestertown) and Mary Middleton (1788-11 Dec 1869). Both William Henry Ashley and Mary Middleton were buried at St. PaulÕs Church Cemetery in Sandy Bottom, Kent Co., MD.
The death date for Thomas W. Elburn is between 23 Nov 1849 when he signed a deed, and Apr 1850 when his wife died as a widow, and before the 1850 census was taken. Both of them signed a deed on 23 Nov 1849. When they died, they left behind two young children: William Samuel Elburn was 12; Thomas W. Oscar Elburn was 5 (who died at age 9). Third son, Thomas H. O. Elburn had died in infancy in 1843.
Grandmother Mary Middleton Ashley took a large role in the lives of the Elburn family when both Thomas W. and her daughter Sarah Garetta Ashley died, as MaryÕs husband, William Henry Ashley, had already died in 1827.
Chronology
1810 – Thomas W. Elburn born. His wife Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley was b. 29 May 1810 in Kent, MD, the daughter of William Ashley and Mary Middleton. However, her death record in 1850 says she was aged 35 or born in 1815. A discrepancy exists between the family Bible and the census mortality schedule (which was the best guestimate of whoever gave the information to the census taker or what the census taker wrote down). At her death, Sarah is nowhere to be found, and her 5-year old son, Thomas W. Oscar Elburn, is living with his grandmother, Mary Middleton Ashley.
1820 Census – Thomas should be listed with his father Samuel, as Thomas was age 10, but that census record has not been found; Samuel is also not living with his brother James.
1820 Census – William Ashley, father of Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley, lived in Election District 1, Kent, Maryland, with a family of 13. Daughter Sarah was age 10.
1827 Aug 30 – Sarah Garetta Elizabeth AshleyÕs father, William Ashley, died. SarahÕs mother, Mary Middleton Ashley, is listed in the 1830 census in District 1, Kent, MD, as head of household with 9 in her family.
2 males 5-9
2 males 10-14
1 male 15-19
1 female under 5
1 female 15-19, b. 1811-1815, dau. Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley
1 female 30-39
1 female 40-49, 1781-1790, Mary b. 1788 head of household
She is living near these families: Thomas Byron, Thomas Hynson, Thomas Jones, Pere Middleton, James Crouch.
1830 Census -- Thomas W. Elburn lived with parents and siblings in 2nd District of Kent Co., MD, with a family of 14:
Samuel b. 1783, age 47, age 40-49 or born between
1781-1790
Millicent age 40-49, b. 1781-1790
Thomas W. b. ca. 1810, age 15-19, b.
1811-1815
unidentified female b. 1811-1815, perhaps a daughter who died.
Mary Ann, age 1816-1820
Edward b. ca. 1820, age 13, age 10-14, b. 1816-1820
Sarah Elizabeth b. ca. 1823, age 7, age 1821-1825
William H., b. 1825-1830, age under 5
Millicent Louisa b. 1830, age under 5
1 free colored male, age 10-23
2 male slaves under 10
1 male slave 24-35
1 female slave under 10
1837 Jan 4 -- Thomas W. Elburn m.
Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley on 4 Jan 1837 in Kent
Co., MD.
1838 Jun 6 – Thomas W. ElburnÕs son William Samuel Elburn was born in Kent, MD.
1839 Jan – Thomas W. ElburnÕs father Samuel died in Quaker Neck, Kent, MD. On 22 Jan 1839, administration letters were granted to John Walker regarding proceedings of the court 1837-1847. Thomas was 30 years old.
1840 Census – Thomas cannot be found in 1840, the year after his father died. He was married in 1837 and had son born the following year, but he cannot be found. Thomas W. ElburnÕs mother-in-law Mary Middleton Ashley is listed in the 1840 census of District 1, Kent Co., MD, with 14 in her family.
2 males 15-19, Charles and William Ashley
1 female 10-14, Mary Jane Ashley
1 female 20-29, Martha Ann Ashley
2 females 40-49, Mary Middleton Ashley, and perhaps a sister?
8 free colored people or slaves
1843 Feb 12 – Thomas W. ElburnÕs son Thomas H. O. Elburn was born in Kent, MD; he died 7 months later in Sep 1843.
1845 Mar 12 -- 12 Mar 1845 Deed of Mortgage Millicent Elbern to Thos. Walker (see Walker family in 1849 following) & others – 142 acre tract in Quaker Neck formerly sold to Samuel Elbern 26 Sep 1837, Jng Liber 10 Folio 80. Samuel died intestate and the estate descended to Thomas W. Elbern & Sarah E., his wife; Edward, Mary Ann, Sarah Elizabeth Elbern and others, his children and heirs at law, subject to the dower of Millicent Elbern. This Deed of Mortgage states that Thomas W. Elburn was the son of Samuel Elburn and his wife, Millicent. The Deed also reveals siblings of Thomas: Mary Ann Elburn, Edward Elburn who m. Sarah Ann Hall, Sarah Elizabeth Elburn who married John Byron, William Elburn, and Millicent Louisa Elburn who married James R. Chambers. It states
Millicent Elbern to Thos. Walker and others – 142 acre tract in Quaker Neck formerly sold to Samuel Elbern 26 Sep 1837. Samuel died intestate and estate descended to his eldest son Thomas W. Elbern and Sarah E., his wife; Edward, Mary Ann, Sarah Elizabeth Elbern and others, his children and heirs at law, subject to the dower of Millicent Elbern.
1845 Nov 28 – third child, son Thomas W. Oscar Elburn was born in Kent, MD; he died 26 Oct 1854 and was living with his grandmother, Mary Ashley, in the 1850 census as both his parents had died before the 1850 census (see 1850 census below). Only son William Samuel Elburn lived to adulthood.
1848 May 20 – Thomas W. ElburnÕs mother
Millicent died. From Read All About it in the Kent News, 1845 - 1857 by
Shirley Cahall: page 32, May 20, 1848. Died - In Quaker Neck, on the 12 instant,
Mrs. Elburn. She
did not appear in the Chancery Court papers dated 1849 (see
below) with her children.
1849 Nov 23 -- Date: 1849/11/23 6003: Henry W. Archer vs. Edward Elbern, Mary Ann Elbern, William Henry Elbern, Thomas W. Elbern, John Byron, Sarah Elizabeth Byron, Millicent Elbern, Sarah E. Elbern, and William Elbern. KE. Mortgage foreclosure on Thomas Purchase. Recorded (Chancery Record) 178, p. 743. Accession No.: 17,898-6003-1/3 MSA S512-7-6089 Location: 1/37/2/ from the State Agency Series Listing at the Maryland State Archives, Chancery Court Papers, 1849-1853, MSA SSF 512.
Edward Elbern (brother of Thomas W. Elbern), b. 1820 in MD, m. Sarah Ann Hall on 9 Feb 1846 in Kent Co., MD. He d. 15 Feb 1857.
Mary Ann Elbern (sister of Thomas W. Elbern), b. 1816-1820 in MD.
Willliam Henry Elbern (brother of Thomas W. Elbern), b. 1827 in MD.
Thomas W. Elbern, still alive between 23 Nov
1849, but died before the Apr 1850 when his wife died and her report
states she was a widow (see below). Neither Thomas nor his wife
Sarah appear in the 1850 census, enumerated on 20 Jul 1850.
John Byron m. Sarah Elizabeth Elburn (sister of Thomas W. Elbern) on 19 May 1849. John was b. 1806 and died before 1860.
Sarah Elizabeth Byron, b. 1823 in MD (sister of Thomas W. Elbern).
Millicent Elbern (Millicent Louisa, youngest sibling of Thomas W. Elbern).
Sarah E. Elbern (wife of Thomas W. Elbern).
William Elbern, could be son of Thomas W. Elburn who was b. 6
Jun 1838, William Samuel Elburn.
1850 Apr – It is assumed that this Mrs. Elburn was the wife of Thomas W. Elburn who died before 1850, as a widow. She was born in 1815, died Apr 1850 of inflamed bowels, age 35. However, the family Bible states she was born 29 May 1810 in Kent Co., MD, and not in 1815.
Another piece of evidence to support this belief is that son Thomas W. Oscar Elburn was living with his grandmother, Mary Ashley, in the 1850 census taken in July 1850. Thomas, age 5, would have been an orphan at the time of the census.
"United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," Elburn, Kent County, Kent, Maryland line 29, page 2. This came from a record found by the Mormon Church site, family search.org. Listed as Mrs. Elburn, widow, United States Census mortality schedule, Kent County 1850.
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1850 census – 2nd Election District in Kent, MD, enumerated on 20 Jul 1850. Thomas W. Elburn died between 23 Nov 1849 (date of deed) and Apr 1850 (date his wife died as a widow) as both of them signed the deed above. His son, Thomas W. Oscar Elburn who was born 28 Nov 1845 was living with his grandmother, Mary Ashley in the 1850 census as age 5. It is unknown where son William lived in 1850.
Eliza Wheat was Eliza Snow (1798-1850) who married James Wheat, 1813, in Maryland. She is related to the Kendall families. This census indicates Eliza was crippled. William and Mary Middleton AshleyÕs youngest child, a daughter, was Mary Jane Ashley. She m1. John V. Smith, and had 3 daughters (the first daughterÕs name was John): John E. Augusta Smith, Hannah B. G. Smith, and J. Lucy Smith. When John died in 1855, Mary Jane remarried Bunkvige Pancrattus Stauffer in the same year. They had children William T., Mary S., John Alfred, and Joseph Pancrattus. As for the census above, EJ = Mary Jane b. 1827 age 24 daughter; HP = Hannah BG b. 1845 age 5 granddaughter, and John A. = John Augusta, grandson.
1850 census – Where was son William Samuel Elburn? He would have been age 12.
1860 census – Mary A. (Middleton) Ashley (mother of Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley) appears in the 1860 census as age 70, born in MD, and living with other Ashley members: Joseph 48 (son of Mary and William Ashley), Martha 7, Mary A. 3, Georgeana 8/12, Joseph 8, Laura 9, William 6, Eliza 11, and John 22. Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley Elburn is listed in the 1860 census of District 1, Kent Co., MD, without Thomas.
1869 Dec 11 – Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley ElburnÕs mother, Mary Middleton Ashley, died at age 81, and is buried at St. PaulÕs Churchyard in Kent Co., MD.
4.2 Mary Ann Elburn, b. 1816-1820 in MD. She is listed on her fatherÕs Deed of Mortgage, dated March 14, 1845, at which time she was single. She d. ca. 1850.
1830 Census -- 2nd District of Kent Co., MD, Mary Ann, age 1816-1820, with parents and siblings.
1840 census – probably living with her brother Edward.
1845 -- 12 Mar 1845 Deed of Mortgage Millicent Elbern to Thos. Walker (see Walker family in 1849 above), Mary Ann appears.
1849 -- Date: 1849/11/23 6003: Henry W. Archer vs. Edward Elbern, Mary Ann Elbern appears.
1850 Census –Mary Ann was about 32 years old in this census, but she died before the census as she is not listed, even looking for her as possibly married with another surname.
4.3 Edward Elburn, b. 1820 in MD, m. Sarah Ann Hall on 9 Feb 1846 in Kent Co., MD. He d. 15 Feb 1857 Quaker Neck, Kent, MD. No known heirs. Sarah Ann Hall Elburn, the widow of Edward Elburn, m2. William Spencer Leverton on 4 Oct 1858, the same day that EdwardÕs sister Millicent Louisa Elburn married James R. Chambers. From the Kent County Marriage Records per Judy Curtis, from the Gary H. Leaverton Bible, ÒMaryland Bible Records, Vol. 4Ó by Henry C. Peden Jr: ÒSarah Hall Elburn married William Spencer Leaverton the same date her sister-in-law, Millicent Louisa Elburn, married James R. Chambers which was on 4 Oct 1858.
1840 census of Kent Co., MD, Edward Elbern with family of 7. Son Thomas cannot be found in this census.
1 male 10-14, b. 1826-1830, EdwardÕs William Henry
Elburn – brother, b. 1827
1 male 15-19, b. 1821-1825,
1 male 20-29, b. 1811-1820, Edward
Elburn, spelled ÒElbernÓ, head of household, brother of William H. after his father Samuel
had died.
1 female 10-14, b. 1826-1830, Millicent Louisa Elburn –
daughter, b. 1830.
2 females 15-19, b. 1821-1825, Sarah Elizabeth Elburn – daughter, b.
1823, and daughter Mary Ann, b. 1816-1820.
1 female 40-49, Millicent, widow, b. 1791-1800.
1851 Jan 11 – Found by Joan Elburn Farley on 6 Apr 2014:
11 Jan 1851 Kent News: TrusteeÕs Sale – all the farm situated in Quaker Neck, in Kent County, known as ÒThomasÕ PurchaseÓ containing 142 Acres being the same farm or which Samuel Elburn, late of Kent County, died seized and since occupied by Edward Elburn. (This is son Edward who married Sarah Ann Hall).
1857 Feb 21 –Edward died. Found by Joan Elburn Farley on 6 Apr 2014:
21 Feb 1857 Kent News: Died – in Quaker Neck, on Sunday last, Mr. Edward Elburn.
Genealogist Elaine Rodney had previously declared the death date of Edward as 21 Feb 1857, but that was the date the obituary came out in the paper. 21 Feb 1857 was a Saturday, so ÒSunday LastÓ was 15 February 1857.
Joan Elburn Farley believes that SamuelÕs land in Quaker Neck is part of Tract #38. The Colonial Quaker Neck map, Kent County, Maryland, shows the tracts granted by the Lords Baltimore. The 1845 deed from the Elburn family refers to the 142-acre tract as ÒThomasÕ PurchaseÓ, and says it is bordered by the Trew Land, which is indicated as Tract #38 on the Quaker Neck. Millicent and children bought this land from J. B. Eccleston, Trustee for Bartus Trew. For more details, see the Quaker Neck Map.
By the 1860 census, she was age 36, b. 1824 in Maryland, living in District 1, Kent Co., MD with Spencer 38, and her 2 children by her first husband, John Byron: Samuel Byron (named after SarahÕs father), b. 1851, and William Byron, b. 1854. Also living with them were Isaac Winchester 14, and Sarah Byron 26. Sarah Leverton was living in the 1870 census in District 5, Kent Co., MD with her husband Spencer, with her 2 children by her first marriage, Samuel Byron 19 and William Byron 17, and with Sarah Hinikens 11, John Winchester 25, Anna Jones 30, Laura Jones 5, and Anne Jones 6/12. By the 1880 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, Spencer was a widower as his wife Sarah had died. Living with him was Samuel Byron, 28, Mary E. Crouch 36, Birdie Crouch 6, Anna M. Strong 69. His brother William H. Byron was age 28, b. 1852, living in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, working as a stage driver, living with his step-brother James S. Byron age 36 who states that his mother was Annie Byron or John ByronÕs first wife, who was also living with them, and widowed.
Leverton Family
Sarah and William S. Leverton appear in the 1860 census as Sarah A. Leverton, age 36, b. ca. 1824, and Spencer Leverton is 38, b. ca. 1822, living with Sarah Byron, the widowed wife of John Byron who died in 1860, the year of this census; Sarah Byron was age 26 or born ca. 1834. Also living with them in the 1860 census was Sarah ByronÕs two sons, Samuel 9 and William 6, plus Isaac Winchester, age 14.
Sarah Leverton was living in the 1870 census in District 5, Kent Co., MD with her husband Spencer, with her 2 children by her first marriage, Samuel Byron 19 and William Byron 17, and with Sarah Hinikens 11, John Winchester 25, Anna Jones 30, Laura Jones 5, and Anne Jones 6/12. By the 1880 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, Spencer was a widower as his wife Sarah had died. Living with him was Samuel Byron, 28, Mary E. Crouch 36, Birdle Crouch 6, Anna M. Strong 69. His brother William H. Byron was age 28, b. 1852, living in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, working as a stage driver, living with his step-brother James S. Byron age 36 who states that his mother was Annie Byron or John ByronÕs first wife, who was also living with them, and widowed.
William (William Henry) Elbon, 23, b. 1827 in Delaware, laborer, lived with his sister Sarah after their mother died when William was only 3.
Louisa (Millicent Louisa) Elbon, 20, b. 1830 in Delaware, lived with her sister Sarah after their mother died probably in childbirth when Sarah was just born. EdwardÕs brother William cared for many of the Byron children in the following 1850 census:
James Byron, 20, b. 1830 in Delaware
Mary C. Byron, 17, b. 1833 in Delaware
John Byron, 16, b. 1834 in Delaware
George W. Byron, 14, b. 1836 in Delaware
Clinton J. Byron, 10, b. 1840 in Delaware
Margaret A. Byron, 8, b. 1842 in Maryland
Alpham Byron, 5, b. 1845 in Maryland
Joseph Byron, 4, b. 1846 in Maryland
Perry, 23, Black
Hester, 20, Black
William, 2, Black
Chronology
1840 census -- District 1, Kent Co., MD, with a family of 7, mostly his siblings as he was not yet married. He was head of household as his father had died in Jan 1839. Edward was employed in agriculture. They were living next door to John Hall in the 1840 census of District 1, Kent Co., MD. Also in the neighborhood is the Deford family whom the Elburn family married into in the next generation.
1840 census of Kent Co., MD, Edward Elbern with family of 7. Son Thomas cannot be found in this census.
1 male 10-14, b. 1826-1830, EdwardÕs William Henry
Elburn – brother, b. 1827
1 male 15-19, b. 1821-1825,
1 male 20-29, b. 1811-1820, Edward
Elburn, spelled ÒElbernÓ, head of household, brother of William H. after his father Samuel
had died.
1 female 10-14, b. 1826-1830, Millicent Louisa Elburn –
daughter, b. 1830.
2 females 15-19, b. 1821-1825, Sarah Elizabeth Elburn – daughter, b.
1823, and daughter Mary Ann, b. 1816-1820.
1 female 40-49, Millicent, widow, b. 1791-1800.
1845 -- 12 Mar 1845 Deed of Mortgage Millicent Elbern to Thos. Walker (see Walker family in 1849 below) & others – 142 acre tract in Quaker Neck formerly sold to Samuel Elbern 26 Sep 1837, JNG Liber 10 Folio 80 (references to liber numbers are the County ClerkÕs initials, JNG). Samuel died intestate and the estate descended to Thomas W. Elbern & Sarah E., his wife; Edward, Mary Ann, Sarah Elizabeth Elbern and others, his children and heirs at law, subject to the dower of Millicent Elbern. This Deed of Mortgage states that Thomas W. Elburn was the son of Samuel Elburn and his wife, Millicent. The Deed also reveals siblings of Thomas: Mary Ann Elburn, Edward Elburn who m. Sarah Ann Hall, Sarah Elizabeth Elburn who married John Byron, William Elburn, and Millicent Louisa Elburn who married James R. Chambers. It states
Millicent Elbern to Thos. Walker and others – 142 acre tract in Quaker Neck formerly sold to Samuel Elbern 26 Sep 1837. Samuel died intestate and estate descended to Thomas W. Elbern and Sarah E., his wife; Edward, Mary Ann, Sarah Elizabeth Elbern and others, his children and heirs at law, subject to the dower of Millicent Elbern.
1846 Feb 9 -- Edward married Sarah Ann Hall on 9 Feb
1846 in Kent Co., MD.
1848 – In the Kent News, May 20, 1848: Died – in Quaker Neck, on the 12th Instant, Mrs. Elburn. (i.e., 12 May 1848). This is the same exact format they used for Samuel. On Chancery Papers (below) dated 1849/11/23, where the Elburn family was foreclosing on the mortgage of ThomasÕ Purchase from Henry W. Archer, MillicentÕs name is not included with the names of all the children/heirs – because she had died. This information courtesy of Joan Elburn Farley on 6 Apr 2014. EdwardÕs mother, Millicent Elburn, died on 12 May 1848, when Edward was about 28 years old.
1849 -- Date: 1849/11/23 6003: Henry W. Archer vs. Edward Elbern, Mary Ann Elbern, William Henry Elbern, Thomas W. Elbern, John Byron, Sarah Elizabeth Byron, Millicent Elbern, Sarah E. Elbern, and William Elbern. KE. Mortgage foreclosure on Thomas Purchase. Recorded (Chancery Record) 178, p. 743. Accession No.: 17,898-6003-1/3 MSA S512-7-6089 Location: 1/37/2/ from the State Agency Series Listing at the Maryland State Archives, Chancery Court Papers, 1849-1853, MSA SSF 512.
Henry W. Archer may be the one who was born 18 Apr 1813 in Harford Co., MD who married Mary Elizabeth Walker in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, in 1840. The 1880 census states that Henry W. Archer was born in 1820 and Mary E. Archer was born in 1834 which shows how far off these census records can be.
1850 Census – 1st Election District, Kent County, MD, enumerated 16 Aug 1850. Edward was born in 1820 and was a farmer. They are living with one mulatto man and 5 Blacks. Even though the 1850 census isnÕt exactly perfect, you may want to skim through all 55 images of it in Rock Hall to find other connections. If Edward and Sarah had any children, they would have been mentioned here as they had been married for 4 years, but none are listed. Both Edward and Sarah were white.
Regarding the name ÒLemuelÓ Joseph Elburn who was born in 1830 in Kent Co., MD, the only earlier Lemuel I could find is Capt. Lemuel Washington Ashley, born 1821 in Rock Hall, died 1897 in Queen AnneÕs Co., MD. His parents were Isaiah Ashley and Mary Dudley. Capt. L. W. Ashley m. Sarah Jane Blackiston. In the 1850 census of Rock Hall, Lemuel W. Ashley and Sarah J. Ashley (on page 26) lived near Edward Elburn and his wife Sarah (on p. 24, image shown above).
1851 Jan 11 – Courtesy of Joan Elburn Farley on 6 Apr 2014:
11 Jan 1851 Kent News: TrusteeÕs Sale – all the farm situated in Quaker Neck, in Kent County, known as ÒThomasÕ PurchaseÓ containing 142 Acres being the same farm or which Samuel Elburn, late of Kent County, died seized and since occupied by Edward Elburn. (This is son Edward who married Sarah Ann Hall).
1857 Feb 21 – Courtesy of Joan Elburn Farley on 6 Apr 2014:
21 Feb 1857 Kent News: Died – in Quaker Neck, on Sunday last, Mr. Edward Elburn.
Genealogist Elaine Rodney had previously declared the death date of Edward as 21 Feb 1857, but that was the date the obituary came out in the paper. 21 Feb 1857 was a Saturday, so ÒSunday LastÓ was 15 February 1857.
4 Oct 1858 -- Sarah Ann Hall Elburn, the widow of
Edward Elburn, m2. William Spencer Leverton on 4 Oct 1858; she and
William S. Leverton appear in the 1860 census of
District 1, Kent, MD. He was 38 and she was 36 or born ca. 1824.
1860 census -- Sarah A. Leverton
and William S. Leverton appear in the 1860 census in
District 1, Kent, MD; she is listed as Sarah A. Leverton,
age 36, b. ca. 1824, and Spencer Leverton is 38, b.
ca. 1822, living with Sarah Byron, the widowed wife of John Byron who died in
1860, the year of this census; Sarah Byron was age 26 or born ca. 1834. Also
living with them in the 1860 census was Sarah ByronÕs two sons, Samuel 9 and
William 6, plus Isaac Winchester, age 14.
1870 census – Sarah and Spencer Leverton live in District 5, Kent, MD, with SarahÕs children by her first marriage: Samuel Byron 19 and William Byron 17. Also living with them is Sarah Hinikens 11, John Winchester 25, Anna Jones 30, Laura Jones 5, and Anne Jones 6/12 or half a year old (the Jones family was Black and Anna cooked for the family).
Pre-1880 --
Sarah Ann Hall Elburn Leverton died.
4.4 Sarah Elizabeth Elburn, b. 1823 in MD, m. John Byron on 19 May 1849 in Kent Co., MD. John was b. 1806 and died before the 1860 census. They had 2 sons, Samuel Byron b. ca. 1851 and William Byron b. ca. 1854.
Chronology
1845 Mar 14 -- Sarah was listed on her fatherÕs Deed of Mortgage, dated March 14, 1845, as a single person.
1849 May 19 – Sarah m. John Byron. John Byron, age 40 in the 1850 census, farmer, b. 1810 in Delaware. He died between 1855-1860.
1850 census – Sarah is living in 1st District, Kent Co., MD, enumeration 20 Aug 1850, age 27, born 1823, with her siblings William (William Henry) Elburn, b. 1827 in DE, Louisa (Millicent Louisa) Elburn, b. 1830 in DE, and her husband John Byron whom she had just married. Also living with them are many Byron children but not from Sarah and John: James 20, Mary C. 17, John 16, George W. 13, Clinton J. 10, Margaret A. 8, Alpham 5, Joseph 4, Perry 23 (Black), Hester 20 (Black), William 3 (Black). These Bryon children did not live with Sarah in the 1860 census after John died.
Note: The following 1850 census states the birth state as Delaware, but this must be an error as the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census records all state they were born in Maryland.
John Byron, 40 or 46?, born in Delaware
Sarah E. Byron, 27, born in Delaware, b.
William Elburn, 23, born in Delaware, b. 1827, brother of Sarah E. Elburn Byron.
Louisa Elburn, 20, born in Delaware, b. 1830, sister of Sarah E. Elburn Byron.
James Byron, 20, born in Delaware
Mary C. Byron, 17, born in Delaware
John Byron, 16, born in Delaware
George W. Byron 13, born in Delaware
Clinton J. Byron, 10, born in Delaware
Margaret A. Byron, 8, born in Maryland
Alpham Byron, 5
Joseph Byron, 4
Perry, 23, Black male
Hester, 20, Black female
William, 2, Black male
1860 census -- As Sarah and John married in 1849, they had children Samuel and William Byron who appear in the 1860 census of District 1, Kent, MD, and the 3 of them (Sarah 26, Samuel 9, William 6) are living with the Leverton family.
4.5 William Henry Elburn, b. 1827 in MD. He died before 1880. William Henry Elburn was not listed on his fatherÕs Deed of Mortgage, dated March 14, 1845 (he was 18 years old), but he was on the 1849 Chancery Papers.
Chronology
1850 Census – William was living with his sister Sarah in the 1st District, Kent Co., MD, age 23, where it states that he was born in Delaware. His sister Sarah was married to John Byron. He was also living with his younger sister Louisa (who happens to be indexed as Lewis by ancestry.com), stating they all were born in Delaware. Both parents died when William was still not of age.
William Elbon, 23, b. 1827 in Delaware, laborer, lived with his sister Sarah after their mother died when William was only 3.
Louisa Elbon, 20, b. 1830 in Delaware, lived with her sister Sarah after their mother died probably in childbirth when Sarah was just born.
James Byron, 20, b. 1830 in Delaware
Mary C. Byron, 17, b. 1833 in Delaware
John Byron, 16, b. 1834 in Delaware
George W. Byron, 14, b. 1836 in Delaware
Clinton J. Byron, 10, b. 1840 in Delaware
Margaret A. Byron, 8, b. 1842 in Maryland
Alpham Byron, 5, b. 1845 in Maryland
Joseph Byron, 4, b. 1846 in Maryland
Perry, 23, black
Hester, 20, black
William, 2, black
1860 census – William Henry Elburn should be listed in this census, but cannot be found. He cannot be found at all beyond 1850.
4.6 Millicent Louisa Elburn, b. ca. 1830 in MD, m. James R. Chambers on 4 Oct 1858 in Kent Co., MD. She d. before 1891 as in 1891 James m. Amy. James was b. Apr 1835 in MD.
1840 census of Kent Co., MD, Edward Elbern with family of 7. Son Thomas cannot be found in this census. Millicent was living with her brother Edward and her mother after her father had died.
1 male 10-14, b. 1826-1830, EdwardÕs William Henry
Elburn – brother, b. 1827
1 male 15-19, b. 1821-1825, unknown.
1 male 20-29, b. 1811-1820, Edward
Elburn, spelled ÒElbernÓ, head of household, brother of William H. after his father Samuel
had died.
1 female 10-14, b. 1826-1830, Millicent Louisa Elburn –
daughter, b. 1830.
2 females 15-19, b. 1821-1825, Sarah Elizabeth Elburn – daughter, b.
1823, and daughter Mary Ann, b. 1816-1820.
1 female 40-49, Millicent, widow, b. 1791-1800.
1850 census of Kent Co., MD, ÒLouisaÓ is living with her sister Sarah and brother William. She is not listed on her fatherÕs Deed of Mortgage, dated March 14, 1845.
1860 census – James Chambers 25 (b. 1835) and Louisa Chambers 24 (b. 1836) appear in the 1860 census of District 2, Cecil, MD, with their infant daughter, 2/12. The enumeration date was 17 Jul 1860 and therefore the infant daughter was born 2 months earlier or in May. It states they were all born in MD.
1870 census of Sassafras, Kent Co., MD, James R. Chambers was 33 and ÒMillisonÓ L. Chambers was 40, living with their 3 daughters, Lydia A. 10, Sarah E. 8, and Susan J. 4. This puts MillicentÕs birthdate exactly in 1830, and it states she was born in Maryland, although the 1850 census states she was born in Delaware. The 1880 census is quite interesting. It shows daughter Susan J. Chambers as b. 1866 in Maryland, now living in Warwick, Cecil Co., MD, with her parents James Chambers 42, Louisa Chambers 51, Joseph 8, and Elbern Chambers 4. Elbern was b. 20 Mar 1875 in Maryland and d. Apr 1963 in Maryland. His WWI Draft Registration Card states his name as James Elborn Chambers, which is how his name appears everywhere except in the 1880 census.
1880 census of Warwick, Cecil, MD, lists Louisa Chambers age 51 in MD (1829) and James Chambers b. 1838 in MD, and their 4 parents were also born in MD. They were living with their dau. Susan 14, son Joseph 8, and son Elbern 4.
1900 census of Elkton, Cecil, MD, James R. Chambers was 65 and living with his second wife Amy and with his son James E. Chambers 25.
1910 census of Elkton is the same as the last census.