***THE LINK FROM JOHN AND MARTHA TO THEIR SONS IS EXTREMELY TENTATIVE. IT HAS NOT BEEN DEFINITIVELY PROVEN***
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA. WILL BOOK #4
p.599 Will of James Elam
To grandson William Elam, son of William, 80 acres, part of tract I live on, next to William Blankinship and Peter Baugh
To son Richard, land and plantation I live on; and also my land on south side of Horsepen branch
To son Henry, 5 shillings
To wife Lucy, items, and all my land on north side of Horsepen branch for life, and then to my daughter Bettsa Elam, but if Bettsa dies without heirs, then to my grandson Robert Baugh, son of Peter Baugh. At death of my wife the negro Soil is to be divided between my daughters Maryann Baugh and Bettsa Elam
To son Richard Elam, Phebe Cheatham, Sally Gordon and Patience Smith, 2 negroes, equally
Rest of estate equally among my children: Richard Elam, Phebe Cheatham, Sally Gordon, Patience Smith, Maryann Baugh and Bettsa Elam.
Executors; son Richard, Aaron Haskins, George Markham, and Edward Bass, son of Thomas Bass.
Dated 6 Feb 1796
Wit: R. Haskins, Jr., Archer Blankinship, John Condrey
Settled in Cumberland county (then Powhatan) VA. His will, dated April 6, 1805 does not mention his wife. He served in the 1st regiment of Light Dragoons, Virginia Continental troops. (Se Daughters of the American Revolution, No 102720 and 71195.
WILL BOOK # 4
p.2
Will of Robert Elam--
To wife Elizabeth. 4 negroes
To son Robert, 2 negroes
To son Alexander Augustus, 3 negroes
Rest to wife until son Robert is of age, then to be divided between her and my two sons
Executors: wife and friends John and Thomas Goode
Dated 13 Oct. 1785
Wit: James Desear, James Hodge, John Perkins
Residence: living in Chesterfield Co. Va in 1804, deed from Edward Watkins to John Farley of Chesterfield 11 Feb 1804 Powhatan Co Deed Book 3 p. 184 LDS film # 0033080 [jba 14 aug 1998]