William Elliott

Male, #32061, (circa 1789 - circa 1839)

Birth*circa 1789 William was born at South Carolina circa 1789. 
Marriage*circa 1820 He married Sarah O. Culpepper at Edgefield District, South Carolina, circa 1820. 
1830 Census*1830 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama.1 
Death*circa 1839 He died at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1839. 
Biography*  William has NOT been proven as the husband of Sarah Culpepper. Joseph Richard Culpepper, a nephew of Sarah (Culpepper) Elliott, believed that Sarah's husband was named John, and there was a John G. Elliott listed in the 1828 Monroe Co., Georgia Tax Digest as having Lot 119 in Coweta District 5 which was 202 1/2 acres and Lot 121 in Applin District which was 490 acres. However, according to the 1900 census, Sarah (Culpepper) Elliott was supposed to have had twelve children, eight of whom have been identified. The 1830 census records for the John Elliott's living in Georgia do not account for the known children of Sarah. There was a G. W. Elliott who witnessed a deed for John Culpepper, Sarah's father, in Monroe Co., GA in 1828 and a George W. Elliott was listed in the 1828 Monroe County Georgia Tax Digest as having Lot 24 in Early County District 17 (Captain Brooks District) which was "250 A. Pine." This was the same district in which Joel Culpepper, John Culpepper's oldest son, and John Dean and John W. Dean, Culpepper in-laws, were listed. But again, his 1830 census record does not account for known children of Sarah.
      It is possible that there were errors in the census records or that the family was overlooked but it is also possible that Joseph Richard Culpepper made an error. The following is from p. 161 of Marriages and Death Notices from Southern Christian Advocate - South Carolina 1837-1860: Died in Meriwether Co, Ga., Aug. 5, 1848, Mrs. Eliz. G., wife of Wm. G. Carlile and daughter of William and Sarah Elliott. She was born Monroe Co. Ga. Jan 4, 1827, married Jan. 13, 1846.
      A William Elliott was listed in the 1830 census of Monroe Co., GA and his census record would account for the known children of Sarah as well as for some that are not known. No marriage record has been found for Sarah and William but they are presumed to have married circa 1820 in Edgefield District, SC where Sarah's parents are believed to have been living. A daughter, Cynthia Elliott, in the 1880 census, listed her parents as having both been born in South Carolina. However, a younger daughter, Mary J. (Elliott) Dunsith, in the 1900 census, indicated that her father had been born in Georgia. There was a William Elliott who was noted in the 1820 census of Edgefield District, SC, however he appeared to be a generation older than Sarah and he already had a family. Perhaps he was William's father.
      William and Sarah and perhaps an infant daughter are believed to have moved from South Carolina circa 1823, along with John Culpepper and his extended family. Based on census records, the oldest known daughter, Cynthia, was born in Georgia circa 1823. William was not listed among "fortunate drawers" of Monroe Co., GA in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. According to 1830 Monroe Co., GA census records, William and Sarah had six children.
      A "William Elliot" of Lester's district, Monroe Co., GA was listed as a fortunate drawer in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery. As a married man who was a U.S. citizen and who had resided in Georgia for at least three years, he was eligible for two draws. He drew lot 33 in District 12, Section 3. The lot was 160 acres located in the northeast quadrant of Murray Co., GA and William had secured his grant by Jan 1838 when the list was published but it is not known if he then sold the land. He does not appear to have moved his family to it. The census records of the William Elliot and William Elliott's that were living in Georgia were checked but do not appear to correspond to known children of William and Sarah (Culpepper)Elliott. In addition, a "Sarr" Elliott was listed in the 1840 census of Monroe Co., GA with children that correspond in age to known children of Sarah plus children that, in combination with the 1830 census, would account for eleven of the twelve children that Sarah is supposed to have had. This would suggest that Sarah's husband had died before the 1840 census. 

Family

Sarah O. Culpepper (5 Feb 1802 - 2 Dec 1901)
Child

Last Edited 22 Feb 2002

Citations

  1. P 185 (William Elliot 1m 40-50 w/1m 0-5 3f 0-5 2f 5-10 1f 20-30)
    p 185 (Sarah 1 female 20-30 in hh of William Elliot).