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Third Generation
This Generation was born in general between 1750-1775. Some
men were in the Revolutionary War, but few were in the War of 1812.
Elben Ancestry of Salem, New Jersey
3.1* William Elben,
b. ca. 1758 in New Jersey. William Elben paid
tax on land in Elsinboro, Salem Co., NJ, from
1788-1797. William died 7 Dec 1803, married Rebecca and had at least 2 sons and
several daughters according to his will in 1803. Knowing that
Rebecca had her last child in 1804 (she was pregnant when William wrote his
will in Dec 1803), she could have been age 40 or born 1764 or afterwards.
William owned land in 1788, therefore his birth year
1758 is only a guess.
Marriage
William m. Rebecca K. Hall ca. 1788 at which time
William was on the Tax List in Elsinboro, Salem
County, NJ. They had 2 sons and several daughters according to WilliamÕs will
in 1803. His last daughter was born in 1804 just after William wrote his will
on 26 Nov 1803 in Elsinborough, Salem Co., NJ, as she
was pregnant at the time he wrote his will.
Rebecca K. Hall was b. 2 May 1759 in Salem, NJ, the
daughter of Joseph Hall and Ann Key. Rebecca d. 9 Sep 1835 in
Salem County, NJ, where she was buried at age 76. She was a Quaker
listed at the Salem Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, to record births and
deaths of those living in New Jersey. The name Elben
does not appear in this register. Other surnames connected with the Elben family are Cooper, Clement, Ridgway, and Wright. The
names Cooper Elben and Clement Elben
were used in this family, and those names came from the Hall family.
Note: There was another Rebecca Hall who was born ca.
1756, married to Clement Hall, died 12 Sep 1835 at age
79, also from New Jersey. These are 2 different women. Another record states
that the Rebecca Hall born on 2 May 1759 had married Clement Hall, and that she
was the daughter of Joseph Key and Ann Key. They are all legitimate Quaker
records, but the correctness depends on the person giving the information.
There are at least 10 more similarities with the name Rebecca Hall, all written
down in handwriting in Quaker ledger books.
Rebecca was still living in 1807 as she appears as a witness to a will. She did not remarry after
William died in 1803.
Circumstantial evidence shows that WilliamÕs sons
were William b. ca. 1788 and John b. ca. 1791, and he could have had more sons;
he had several daughters, the last was a daughter born in 1804 after William
died.
Tax List of Elsinboro, Salem County, NJ
1788-1797 -- Tax Lists of Elsinboro,
Salem Co., NJ
William Elbin, Tax Lists, Elsinboro, Salem Co., NJ, 1788
William Elbin, Tax Lists, Elsinboro,
Salem Co., NJ, 1789
William Elbin, Tax Lists, Elsinboro,
Salem Co., NJ, 1793
William Elbin, Tax Lists, Elsinboro,
Salem Co., NJ, 1794
William Elbin, Tax Lists, Elsinboro,
Salem Co., NJ, 1796
William Elbin, Tax Lists, Elsinboro,
Salem Co., NJ, 1797
This is perhaps the first time WilliamÕs name spelled
as Elbourn in NJ.
Wills and Death
The New Jersey Abstract of Wills, 26 Nov 1803
mentions his wife Rebecca. William had two or more sons, not of age in 1803;
therefore, born after 1785. He mentions ÒchildrenÓ, therefore he probably had
daughters also, but that is unknown. Rebecca was pregnant at the time of
WilliamÕs death; therefore, there must be a record of a child born in 1803/1804
in Elsinborough. Most men did not have a will in
these early times unless they had some worth.
Mulford and Fox Families
Jacob Mulford must have
been noteworthy to William. He was born 23 Mar 1766 in Bridgeton, Cumberland
Co., NJ. Many of the Elben family first lived in
Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., NJ. Jacob wrote his will in 1790 while living in
Cape May, Burlington Co., NJ, a city where the Ridgway family had also lived at
that time, also a family connected to the Elben
family. Jacob didnÕt die until 29 Dec 1822, and was buried on 4 Jan 1823 in
Salem Co., NJ, at 57 years old, and was married at the time and a merchant of
Salem, from ÒSketches of Salem, NJ, 1823-1826, compiled and edited by Frank H.
Stewart. He was married to Hannah H. Thompson, and his mother was Prudence Maskell – no ties to Elben
that I can see.
The Mulford family was from
East Hampton, Suffolk Co., NY, in the 1650s, and
immigrated from South Molton, Devon, England ca.
1640.
Rebecca Elben
Witness to Will
Salem Co NJ Wills 1804-1830 by H Stanley Craig -
lists Rebeckah ELBEN as a
witness to the Will of Cissah Fox - Will dated 08 Jul
1807 / Will proved 01 Aug 1807. This is the only will listed in the New Jersey
Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 regarding an Elben. This
one was found in the 1806-1809 Volume. Hannah FoxÕs husband was Isaac Fox. Her
relationship to the Elben family is unknown, if any.
Isaac Fox was born 29 Jul 1799 in Salem, died 2 Oct
1828 in Salem. His parents were Jacob Wilhelm Fox (1759-1831) and Luranay DuBois (1765-1824). Jacob
was born in Salem, NJ. His parents were John Frederick Fox (1728-1777) and
Sophia Margaret (1733-1777). John F. Fox was born in Palatinate, Germany in
1728 and died in Woolrich, Gloucester, NJ in 1777.
Fox in German is Fuchs. This gives an idea of perhaps a similar path that
William Elben might have taken.
Thomas Hancock was ?
In Rhineland-Palatinate, a small rather new town was
named Elben, perhaps named after the family who
immigrated to America.
Hall Family
The Pittsgrove Baptist
Church is located at 368 Daretown Rd., Elmer, NJ.
Clement Hall
is listed in the book ÒSalem More Than a Century AgoÓ indicating how the name
Clement came into the Elben family, i.e., Clement Elben, b. 1838.
Hall:
Hannah Hall was the dau. of Abner and Sarah Hall and she died at age 40 and is buried
at the Salem County Cemetery, no dates given. Hannah HallÕs name appears as a
member of the Pittsgrove Baptist Church of Daretown,
Salem Co., NJ, between 1803 and 1829. As her name ÒHannah HallÓ is near the end
of this list and closer to 1829 than 1803, she had not yet married William E. Elbin at that time, probably just before her marriage on 6
Jul 1826 according to the Salem Co., NJ, marriages, County Clerks Records by H.
Stanley Craig. The Pittsgrove Baptist Church is
located at 368 Daretown Rd., Elmer, NJ.
Hannah Hall,
b. 1802 in NJ, dau. of
Joseph Hall 19 Nov 1760 in Salem, d. 1816 in Salem, and Ann Brick 1765-1820.
They were married on 26 Feb 1783 in Salem. Joseph Hall was the son of Clement
Hall (1724-1768) and Margaret Morris (1723-1786); the name Clement is used in the Elben family of
this line, and that is the only clue we have that this family may be tied to
the Elben family. Hannah HallÕs siblings were Samuel,
Margaret, William, Rebecca, Joseph, Ann, Edward, James, and Martha, all born
between 1784 and 1804. Clement Hall was the son of William Hall 1701-1753 and
Elizabeth Smith 1703-1776. William Hall was the son of William Hall b. 1660 in
Ireland, d. 1714 and Sarah Clement, both of Salem, NJ.
Hannah A. Hall
(married an Elben), undated, died at age 40,
buried at the Salem County Cemetery, had married an Elben,
was the daughter of Abner Hall and Sarah Shepherd; Abner and Sarah were married on 15 Aug 1774 in Cumberland
Co., NJ; therefore, Hannah may have been born 1775-1785. Abner
and SarahÕs probably had son Abner Hall who married
Sarah C. Simpkins on 21 May 1844 and was b. 27 Sep 1811. Clement Hall m.
Margaret Morris in Salem on 10 Feb 1745. Cumberland County is the county
immediately south of Salem County.
Hannah A. Elben was born
Hannah A. Hall ca. 1778 in NJ, the daughter of Abner
Hall and Sarah Sheppard/Shepherd who were married 15 Aug 1774 in Cumberland,
NJ. Hannah A. Elben Hall died at age 40 in 1818 was
buried at the Salem County Cemetery. Abner Hall was
b. ca. 1752 in NJ, the son of Francis Hall and Naomi Middleton. Sarah
Sheppard/Shepherd was b. 1756, the daughter of Ephraim Sheppard and Sarah
Dennis. It is unknown which Elben Hannah married, but
she probably married about 1795. Naomi Middleton was born 23 Mar 1718 in
Burlington, NJ, and was a Pre-Hicksite Quaker. The
following record is from the U.S. Quaker Meeting Records for Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, and the eastern parts of Maryland, 1681-1935, taken ca. 1885.
Elburn Ancestry of Kent County, Maryland
3.2 William Elburn Jr.*, b. ca. 1760.
Men in the Revolutionary War from 1775-1783 were usually born between
1726-1767.
*Without a middle initial ÒC.Ó so as not to get
confused with a William C. Elborn Sr. & Jr. of the
next 2 generations where the Sr. was in the War of 1812.
Chronology
1740-1745 – William Jr. was born.
The 13th Battalion was classed for the
purpose of Drafting.
13th Battalion, 3rd
Company, under Capt. John Page, 1778
Private William Elburn Jr.,
(Ref: William G. Buckey's Lists, Clements and Wright,
and The Patriotic Marylander, Vol. 3), page 183. Kent County Maryland
and Vicinity, List of Militia and Oaths of Allegiance June 1775.
13th Battalion, 7th
Company, under Capt. John Page
Elburn, William Jr., Private,
7th Co., 13th Battalion, 1775/1778, Kent County Militia, (Ref: William G. Buckey's Lists, Clements and Wright, and The Patriotic
Marylander, Vol. 3).
In the entire 36 pages, only William Elburn Jr.
is mentioned (twice) – from the Eastern Neck, 7th Company, 1st
Class, Kent County, MD. Website: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2115122&from=fhd
Also, from the Eastern Neck, 7th
Company, 1st Class, Kent County, MD, p. 21 of 36 pages, Captain John
Page resigned. Captain John Page was
born 1733 at Saint PaulÕs Parish, Kent County, Maryland, the son of Ralph Page
and Elizabeth. He married Milcah Groom on 1 Jan 1764
at Saint PaulÕs Parish, Kent, MD. Their children Milcah,
Henry, John, and James were born before the Rev. War. He enlisted on 27 April
1778.
Determining the age of Wm. Elburn Jr. is difficult
only because several men had the same name. Researching the ages of the other
men gives a better idea of WilliamÕs age. The average birth year of the men
below serving in the same unit as William Elburn Jr. was 1760, or the soldiers
were age 18-20 when they entered the war.
George
Frazier was born 17 Oct 1756 in Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 13 May 1813 in
Hubbard, Trumbull, OH.
Michael
Miller was born 17 Dec 1759 at Saint PaulÕs Parish, Kent, MD.
James
Williamson was born 1753 in Howard, MD, and died 1782 during the war.
Joseph
Copper was born 15 May 1763 in Saint PaulÕs Parish, Kent, MD, and died Jun
1831 in Beaver, Beaver, PA.
William
Ayers was born ca. 1763 in MD.
John
Rogers was born 1765 in Nottingham, Cecil, MD, d.
1786.
Elbourn, William. Since he
was now 'a soldier on the service of the United States' his wife Sarah and
three children (no names given) were paid support in March 1783.
(Ref: Kent County Court Minutes)
(Judy Curtis)
16 May 1781, Recruit - enlisted 3 years Kent Co.
Militia
Records of Maryland Troops in the Continental Service, page 372:
Kent County Recruits [All Enlisted For Three Years]
[includes]
Reubin Elbon
William Elbon
May 16th, 1781 - W. Bordley
ÒInhabitants of Kent County, Maryland 1637 –
1787Ó
Revolutionary War 1775 – 1782
Page 173
16 May 1781 Kent County Recruits (Enlisted for 3 years)
William Elbon
Reubin Elbon
Archives of Maryland Online
Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops In the American
Revolution
Volume 18, Page 385
6th Company, 3rd Regmt
Privates
William Elburn
Elbin Ancestry of Allegany County,
Maryland
3.3 John Elbin enlisted in
the Continental Service in the Revolutionary War on 2 Jun 1778 in Maryland.
Page 204, John Elvin. Muster of Maryland Troops of
the 5th, 6th, 7th, and German Regiment.
Footnote 2 stands for DobsonÕs.
His son Reuben was born in Flintsone,
Allegany Co., MD, and was in the War of 1812.
This line continues with John Elbin
of 3 counties in Maryland: Harford, Allegany, and Cumberland;
and Bedford County, PA.
Undetermined Ancestors
Children born in New Jersey from various families:
William, b. ca. 1780, m. Rachel Saunders on 10 Aug
1805
Son b. 1789, m. Rebecca
John b. 25 Sep 1791, m. Martha Bowen on 2 Mar 1815
Isaac, b. ca. 1800, m. Susannah Butcher on 30 Aug
1822
Rebecca, b. 1803/1804, m. Job Ridgway
Mary, b. 1802, m. Peter Barnhart
Martha, b. 1803, m. Daniel S. Collins
William m. Bathsheba Montgomery on 7 Jan 1824
William E. m. Hannah A. Hall on 6 Jul 1826.
Unknown Elbin, b. 1789, m.
Rebecca, and moved to Philadelphia. Rebecca Elben who
was age 60, in the 1850 census of Philadelphia North Mulberry Ward,
Philadelphia, PA, b. 1790-97, living probably with her children, John S. Elbin 32 (b. 1818 in PA), Henry Elbin
38 (b. 1812 in PA), Elizabeth Elbin 25 (b. 1825 in
PA), and Rebecca Elbin 23 (b. 1827 in PA). Whoever
her husband was, he must have died between 1826-1849. Her sons John S. Elbin and Henry Elbin were
druggists. Elizabeth Elbin was b. ca. 1827 and d. 15 Dec
1891 at age 64 in Philadelphia, PA. He is placed here as circumstantial
evidence. John S. Elbin may have been the John Stuart
ÒElbornÓ who is buried at Saint PaulÕs Lutheran
Cemetery, Ardmore, Montgomery Co., PA. Also in this cemetery is Rebecca Eaton Elborn Bell who d. 6 Dec 1934, and
Mary H. Elborn who died unknown date as did John
Stuart Elborn.
New York Elben Family
John Elben was on the Tax
Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates in 1802 in Schenectady, Albany,
NY.
Anna Elisabet Elben, born 27 Oct 1796, baptized 19 Nov 1797 in New York,
All Boroughs, NY, from the Dutch Reformed Church Record, daughter of Peter and Elisabet Elben.
