Joseph McElwrath

John married Olive DeLoach on 23 Nov 1808 in Sumner County, , , Tennessee. Olive (daughter of Ruffin DeLoach and Abba Mercer) was born about 1780 in Edgecombe County, , , North Carolina; died in Sumner County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Elizabeth ???. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ruffin DeLoach is listed on the 1813 Wilkinson County, Mississippi Tax List.

1820 Wilkinson County, Mississippi Census

Ruffin DeLoach
Free Males2(0-10), 0(10-16), 1(16-18), 3(16-26), 0(26-45), 1(45+)
Free Females0(0-10), 1(10-16), 1(16-26), 1(26-45), 1(45+)
Slaves Male7(0-14), 2(10-26), 4(26-45), 0(45+)
Slaves Female3(0-14), 3(10-26), 3(26-45), 2(45+)

1850 Wilkinson County, Mississippi Census

Household 218
DeLoach Abba 82 F Va
DeLoach Jessee 57 M Tenn

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Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Will Book I, page 143


RUFFIN DELOACH WILL


1st I do will and bequeath that my estate both real and personal shall be kept together for the term of three years after my decease unsold and undivided under the superintendence and management of my hereinafter named executor or my administrators; for the purpose of paying my just debts, with the proceeds there of unless the same be sooner paid.

2nd. I do Will and bequeath that at the expiration of said term of three years, all my real estate, attached to the plantation on which I now reside may be sold at the discretion of my executor or admin' and can junction with my wife ABBA DELOACH and the proceeds there of applied to the payment of such of my debts as may remain unpaid. And that the remainder of the proceeds of said sale [if any] be equally divided between my beloved ABBA and my sons JESSE and JOHN M. DELOACH, but should my executor and my wife ABBA not deem it expedient to sell my aforesaid real estate then, I will & bequeath same to my said wife, ABBA and my sons JESSE & JOHN DELOACH.

3rd. I will and bequeath to my beloved daughter OLIVIA McELRATH all the Negroes Slaves I have heretofore delivered unto her possession together with the increase & no more.

4th I will and bequeath to the children of my deceased daughter ELIZABETH ORR [viz] MARY TRIMLEY ERELINA McNULTY, RUFFIN H. ORR, and WRIGHT B. ORR a certain negro woman named HANNA & her child DENNIS and their increase, to be sold by my executor or administrator on a twelve month credit and the proceeds equally divided amongst them.

5th I will and bequeath to my beloved wife ABBA DELOACH the following named Negroes viz, PATIENCE BALEMAN or BATEMAN, JUPITER SAM and SALLY, to her and her heirs forever and MARGARET & her increase to my son JOHN M. DELOACH.

6th. I will and bequeath to my son JOHN M. DELOACH the following named negroes viz: GEORGE REUBEN, NELL, BEN, NELLY and her two children, HARRY and FANNY & their increase together with my real estate, lying west of JOHN BIRD's entry and south of the Burlin tract.

7th I will and bequeath to my son JOHN M. DELOACH the following named negro slaves viz. LEWIS, TIM, REUBE, ALFRED, PEGGY, CAROLINE & her two children, MARY & SARAH and EDA and their increase together with the tract of land lying between the Clark & Burlin surveys, In trust forever for the following purposes and none other that is to say in trust for the said JOHN M. DELOACH his exs, admins & c, to take care of manage work and apply the proceeds thereof to the maintenance of & support of my son JESSE DELOACH during his natural life and at his decease to transfer and deliver the said property to his several descendants should he leave any, But should my said son JESSE die leaving no issue then & in that case I will and bequeath the said negroes, LEWIS, TIM, RUMBO, ALFRED, PEGGY, CAROLINE, & her two children, MARY & ISAAC and EDA & their increase to my son JOHN M. DELOACH, and my daughter OLIVA McELRATH and their heirs forever, to be equally divided between them.

8th I will and bequeath to my wife ABBA DELOACH and my sons JESSE & JOHN M. DELOACH equally all my farming utensils horses, oxen, stock of cattle hogs & sheep, also my household furniture to them & their heirs forever

9th. I will and bequeath to my great granddaughter MARY ANN McNULTY a certain negro girl slave named SUSAN child of my negro woman CAROLINE

Lastly I do constitute and appoint my son JOHN M. DELOACH sole executor

26 Oct 1833
RUFFIN DELOACH


witnesses GERARD C. BRANDON, GERARD BRANDON, JAMES C. BRANDON

Codicil:

I RUFFIN DELOACH do make this my codicil to the annexed my last will and testament bearing date the 26th October A. D. 1833 and I hereby change so much of the seventh article of said will as gives the residuary property willed in the trust for my son JESSE DELOACH, to my son JOHN M. DELOACH and my daughter OLIVA McELRATH, and their heirs for ever, and in the event of my said son JESSE DELOACH dieing without lineal descendants, then I do will and bequeath one third of said property to my said son JOHN M. DELOACH, one third to my said daughter, OLIVA McELRATH, and the other third to the heir of my deceased daughter ELIZABETH ORR, and their heirs forever. Secondly. I do will and bequeath to my son JOHN M. DELOACH and his heirs all the land I have purchased at the land office, West of Pearl River, since the 26th day of October, 1833 the same lying in fractionate township No 1 of Range four west of the basis meridian.

11 April 1835
RUFFIN DELOACH

witnesses GERARD C. BRANDON, GERARD BRANDON, JAMES C. BRANDON

Ruffin married Abba Mercer on 10 Oct 1783 in Edgecombe County, , , North Carolina. Abba (daughter of John Mercer and Mary Thompson) was born on 10 May 1768 in Norfolk, , , Virginia; died on 26 May 1860 in Pinckneyville, , Wilkinson County, Mississipi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edgecombe Deeds Vol 4, Stephen Bradley

Jan 19, 1791 Edgecombe: JAMES PERMENTER of Edgecombe to EDWARD VANN
of same. 45 silver dollars. 100 acs which was a part of a patent to
sd Permenter Dec 10, 1778, on the Nowst side of Killebrew's Mill Swamp,
adj. sd JAMES PERMENTER, FOREHAND(now WILLSON'S line). Wit: L RUFFIN,
SAMUEL PERMENTER. Aug Ct 1791. Edwd Hall CC. DBK 6, p.118.
[Edgecombe Deeds Vol 4, Stephen Bradley] [This refers to John Wilson,
. The reference is the 152 acs
sold by Richard Sarsnett to Isaac Wilson and willed to son John Wilson
in 1779. The land had been sold by James Forehand to Richard Sarsnett
who held it for some 20 years, and James Forehand had purchased it from
William Deloach, planter of Edgecombe in Aug 20, 1763 adj. John
Gosney, Wm Sherrod, Hardy Williams. Wit: Wm Haywood, Thomas Bryant.

Mar 13, 1791 Edgecombe: WILLIAM DELOACH of Edgecombe to EDWARD VANN
of same. 45 silver dollars. 91 acs which was a patent to sd William
Deloach Oct 29, 1782, on ES of sd William DeLoach's Mill branch
formerly called DEARMANS Branch, Adj. JAMES PERMENTER, JNO WILSON,
Widow SHERROD. Wit: EDWIN DANCY , J. KILLEBREW. Aug Ct 1791. DBK
6, p.158 [Edgecombe Deeds Vol 4, Stephen Bradley] [This is John
Wilson, son of Isaac, Uncle of Louis D Wilson]

Mar 18, 1793 Edgecombe: EDWARD VANN of Edge. to JOHN IRWING JACKSON
of same. 225 silver dollars. 99 acs which was a grant to WILLIAM
DELOACH Oct 28, 1787, on the ES of EDWIN DANCY'S Mill Branch adj. JAMES
PERMENTER's former corner, JOHN WILSON, Widow SHERWOOD; also 100 acs
which was part of a grant to JAMES PERMENTER Dec 10, 1778 on NWst Side
of KILLEBREWs Mill Swamp, adj. JAMES PERMENTER, WILLSON. Wit: JOHN W
MAYO, WILLIAM DANCY. Proved May Ct 1795. DBK 8, p.313.

William married Purity Ruffin about 1754. Purity (daughter of William Ruffin and Sarah (Ruffin)) was born in 1734 in North Carolina, , , ; died before 1827 in Logan County, , , Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary Thompson about 1760. Mary was born about 1735 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, ; died about 1805. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]