John A. McElroy1

Male, #45878, (1742 - say 1804)

ParentWilliam McElroy1 (23 Dec 1717 - after 1803)
ParentGhaskey Snickers1 (circa 1720 - )
John A. McElroy|b. 1742\nd. say 1804|p45878.htm|William McElroy|b. 23 Dec 1717\nd. after 1803|p45876.htm|Ghaskey Snickers|b. circa 1720|p45877.htm|||||||||||||

Birth*1742 He was born in 1742.1 
 He was the son of William McElroy and Ghaskey Snickers.1 
Marriage*1762 He married Rebecca Jones at Granville Co., North Carolina, in 1762.1 
1800 Census*4 Aug 1800 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1800 Census at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia.2 
(Previous Landowner) Deed1 Mar 1803 He was a previous land owner in the deed granted by William McElroy witnessed by Wiley Henry Sims and Henry McElroy and with Richard Hartsfield as an adjacent landowner on 1 Mar 1803 (William McElroy to Gabriel Jones, both of Oglethorpe Co., for $400, on Grove Creek in said co., 100 acres… adj. Richard Hartsfield, Enoch Embry, Zachariah Lawrence & John McElroy, is part of 400 acres surveyed & granted to John McElroy. /s/ William McElroy. Wit: Enoch Embree, Wiley Sims, Henry McElroy. Proved by Enoch Embree & Henry McElroy, 30 Jul 1803, John Hardaman, J.P. Recorded 27 Aug 1806. (Oglethorpe Co., GA, Deed Book E, p. 76)).3 
Death*say 1804 He died at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia, say 1804. 
Guardian*Jan 1805 After John's death, Esther McElroy and Harvey McElroy declared as orphan(s), Wiley Henry Sims appointed as guardian, in Jan 1805 at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia, (Third Monday in Jan 1805, Wiley Sims appointed guardian to Ester McElroy and Harvey McElroy, orphans and minors of John McElroy, deceased, Charles McElroy and Simon Hencock, sureties. (The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 41, Orphans of Oglethorpe Co., Ga., 1794-1806, Page 77)).4 

Family

Rebecca Jones (say 1745 - )
Marriage*1762 He married Rebecca Jones at Granville Co., North Carolina, in 1762.1 
Children

Last Edited 9 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. , RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Barber/Brasel Family: by Joyce Barber. <e-mail address>
  2. Florrie Carter Smith, History of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Washington, GA: Wilkes Pub. Co., 1972, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8175 H2s supp..
    Page 242, "1800 Census from Misc Records Book in office of Clerk of Superior Court"
    Captain Lee's District, Oglethorpe Co., GA
    John McElroy, 1 M0-10, 2 M16-26, 1 M45+, 1 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F16-26, 1 F45+, 5 slaves.
  3. Michael Martin Farmer, Oglethorpe Co., GA Deed Books A-E, 1794-1809 Farmer.
  4. Michael Martin Farmer, Wilkes Co., GA Deed Books A - VV, 1784 - 1806 Farmer Genealogy, Dallas.