John Harris Elson: Our Family History

Generation: 1

John Harris Elson was born on 13 Apr 1771 in Prince George Co, Maryland (son of Richard Elson and Mary Turner); died on 15 Oct 1822 in Stark Co, Ohio.

John married Margaret Wiggins on 12 Aug 1791 in Brooke Co, West Virginia. Margaret was born on 16 Dec 1771 in Brooklyn, West Virginia; died on 27 Sep 1848 in Brooklyn, Stark Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Rachel Elson was born on 14 Jul 1804 in Virginia; died on 18 Dec 1875 in Pierceton, Kosciusko Co, Indiana.

Generation: 2

Richard Elson was born in 1738 in Prince George Co, Maryland; died on 4 Dec 1804 in Brooke, Stafford Co, Virginia.

Richard married Mary Turner in 1765 in Hanover Parish, King George Co, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Thomas Turner, Sr. (in-law to Richard Tailaferro) and Martha Taliaferro) was born on 25 Dec 1742 in All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died in 1810 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Turner was born on 25 Dec 1742 in All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland (daughter of Thomas Turner, Sr. (in-law to Richard Tailaferro) and Martha Taliaferro); died in 1810 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, West Virginia.

Children:

1. John Harris Elson was born on 13 Apr 1771 in Prince George Co, Maryland; died on 15 Oct 1822 in Stark Co, Ohio.

Generation: 3

Thomas Turner, Sr. (in-law to Richard Tailaferro)

Thomas married Martha Taliaferro about 1730 in Virginia. Martha (daughter of Richard Taliaferro and Martha Sarah Wingfield) was born in 1711 in Richmond, Henrico Co, Virginia; died in 1740 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Taliaferro was born in 1711 in Richmond, Henrico Co, Virginia (daughter of Richard Taliaferro and Martha Sarah Wingfield); died in 1740 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia.

Children:

Thomas Turner, Jr. died after 1749.
3. Mary Turner was born on 25 Dec 1742 in All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland; died in 1810 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, West Virginia.

Generation: 4

14.

Richard Taliaferro was born in 1665 in Richmond, Richmond Co, Virginia (son of Robert Taliaferro, (immigrant) and Catherine Debnam); died on 21 Jun 1720 in Powhattan, Essex Co, Virginia.

Richard married Martha Sarah Wingfield in 1690 in Richmond Co, Virginia. Martha was born in 1665 in Richmond Co, Virginia or Barbados; died on 4 Feb 1717 in Hanover Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha Sarah Wingfield was born in 1665 in Richmond Co, Virginia or Barbados; died on 4 Feb 1717 in Hanover Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia.

Children:

7. Martha Taliaferro was born in 1711 in Richmond, Henrico Co, Virginia; died in 1740 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia.