Individual Details

James ELDER

(1712 - 13 Sep 1818)

James came to America around 1752. He lived to be 106 years old! He may have been the "James Elder" who was a private in Capt. Joseph Armstrong's Company in the Franklin County, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution. This was the first company formed in the Province in 1755 for the defense of the frontier against the French and Indians.

Events

Birth1712NOTE: Y-DNA tests show that descendants of the Paxtang, PA Elders are haplogroup "I" while descendants of Franklin Co., PA Elders are haplogroup "R1b," so the two lines are not related. - Scotland
Marriage5 Mar 1759Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Elizabeth Maips
Residence1790Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Residence1800Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Residence1810Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Death13 Sep 1818Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania
ResidenceUnited States
MilitaryAmerican Revolution: Private in Capt. Joseph Armstrong's Franklin County Militia. - Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseElizabeth Maips (1714 - 1816)
ChildMartha Elder (1761 - )
ChildAgnes Nancy Elder (1763 - 1859)
ChildRobert ELDER (1730 - 1807)
ChildDavid Elder (1739 - 1813)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

5. , Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810: Volume I Marriage Record of Swedes Church 1750-1810. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).

6. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).

7. Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1790; Census Place: Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 297; Image: 164; Family History Library Film: 0568149.

8. Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1800; Census Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 38; Page: 938; Image: 329; Family History Library Film: 363341.

9. Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1810; Census Place: Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 54; Page: 896 1/2; Image: 00295; Family History Library Film: 0193680.

10. Ancestry.com, Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

11. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

12. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

13. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

14. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).