Peter Elmore

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Descendants of Peter Elmore

Generation No. 1

1. PETER (1) ELMORE was born Abt. 1643 in Virginia, and died December 01, 1725 in Richmond Co., VA. He married CHARITY BOCK. She was born in Virginia, and died Aft. 1726 in Virginia.

WILL: Richmond County, Virginia; 5 October 1726

In the name of God Amen. I Peter Elmore of the Parrish of Farnham in the County of Richmond being sick and week of body but in perfect sense and memory prayse to the almighty God for the same and not knowing how long it may please God to spare my life in this transitory world and being desirous to settle my worldly estate before I depart hence doe constitute this my last will and testament.

Revoking all wills heretofore by me made and declare this to be my last will and testament. First I remand my soul to the allmighty God and my body to this Earth from whence it was taken to be buryed in such devout and Christian like manner as my executrix hereafter named shall think necessary and convenient and as for my worldly estate I give and dispose as followeth.

I give and bequeath to my loving wife Charity Elmore the use of all my land and the use of all my land and the use of all my personal estate during her natural life and at her death my land to my granson William Elmore and his heirs and if the said William Elmore should dye without heirs that the said land land should fall to Charles Elmore and his heirs and so from heir to heir and my desire is that neither of them shall sell rent or [_____] one brother to another.

I give to my daughter Frances Elmore one shilling sterling money and to my gransons William Everit, George Pettery, Josi _ Elmore, and Tho. Elmore each of them one shilling sterling money. I give to my granson John Elmore one shilling sterling money, and at the death of my loving wife Charity Elmore I give all the rest of my estate to be equally divided between my fore granchildren Will: Elmore, Charles Elmore, George Elmore and Beck Elmore.

Item: I constitute and appoint my loving wife Charity Elmore whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this 5th day of September Anno Domm 1720.

Signed sealed in presents of us
Bartho Richd Dodson
Tho Dodson
Will: Hueitt

At a court held for Richmond County the fifth day of October 1726
This will was proved in court by the oaths of Bartholmew Richard Dodson and Thomas Dodson two of the witnesses thereto and admitted to record.

Test M. Beckwith

Children of PETER (1) ELMORE and CHARITY BOCK are:

2. i. PETER(2) ELMORE, b. Abt. 1668, Virginia; d. 1718, Virginia.
    ii. MATHIAS ELMORE.
    iii. FRANCES ELMORE.

Generation No. 2

2. PETER (2) ELMORE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1668 in Virginia, and died 1718 in Virginia. He married FRANCES BOCK.

Children of PETER ELMORE and FRANCES BOCK are:

3. i. CHARLES(3) ELMORE, b. Abt. 1710; d. 1733, Virginia.
    ii. ANNE ELMORE.
    iii. WILLIAM ELMORE, b. Abt. 1693, Virginia; d. Abt.1725, Virginia.
    iv. BOCK ELMORE.   (Webmaster's note: Beck?? as in the will or more likely the will should say Bock since that was the mother's maiden name.)
    v. GEORGE ELMORE.
4. vi. JOHN(3) ELMORE, b. 1703, Virginia;d. Abt October 03, 1757, Richmond Co., VA.

Generation No. 3

3. CHARLES(3) ELMORE (PETER2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1710, and died 1733 in Virginia. He married SARAH BARTON October 11, 1728 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, VA. She was born Abt. 1712.

Children of CHARLES ELMORE and SARAH BARTON are:

5. i. PETER(4) ELMORE, b. December 10, 1733, North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia; d. Bef. 1812, Haw River, Orange County, North Carolina.
    ii. WILLIAM ELMORE.
    iii. JOHN ELMORE.
    v. GEORGE ELMORE.

4. JOHN(3) ELMORE (PETER2, PETER1) was born 1703 in Virginia, and died Abt. October 03, 1757 in Richmond Co., VA. He married (1) ANNE ?. He married (2)ANNE REYNOLDS November 29, 1728 in Richmond Co., VA. She died February 1772 in Bute Co., North Carolina.

Child of JOHN ELMORE and ANNE ? is:

6. i. GEORGE(4) ELMORE, b. Abt. 1722; d. Abt. 1792, Caswell County, North Carolina.

Children of JOHN ELMORE and ANNE REYNOLDS are:

   ii. THOMAS ELMORE, b. 1732; d. 1767; m. ANN SAUNDERS, b. 1742.
   iii. ELIZABETH ELMORE, b. 1735.
   iv. MARY ELMORE, b. 1737.
   v. RACHEL ELMORE, b. 1739.
   vi. JOHN ELMORE, b. 1741.
   vii. ANN ELMORE, b. 1743.
   viii. CHARLES ELMORE, b. 1745.
7. ix. TRAVIS(4) ELMORE, b. 1746, Richmond Co., VA; d. 1816, Robertson Co., Tennessee.
x. BETTY ANN ELMORE, b. 1747.

Generation No. 4

5. PETER(4) ELMORE (CHARLES3, PETER2, PETER1) was born December 10, 1733 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, and died Bef. 1812 in Haw River, Orange County, North Carolina. He married LYDIA BIDDLECOMB. She was born Abt. 1733, and died Bef. 1800.

Children of PETER ELMORE and LYDIA BIDDLECOMB are:

8. i. WILLIAM(5) ELMORE, b. 1760-1764, Virginia; d. 1830-1840, Brush Creek, Green Co., KY.
    ii. TRAVIS ELMORE.

6. GEORGE(4) ELMORE (JOHN3, PETER2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1722, and died Abt. 1792 in Caswell County, North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH ?.

Children of GEORGE ELMORE and ELIZABETH ? are:

i. PETER ELMORE, b. Abt. 1744; d. Aft. 1812; m. POLLY GRAHAM.
ii. TRAVIS ELMORE, b. Abt. 1746.
iii. THOMAS ELMORE, b. Abt. 1748; d. Aft. 1799; m. ABIGAIL ? b. Abt. 1748.
iv. ANNE ELMORE, b. Abt. 1750; m. ROBERT SAUNDERS.
v. GEORGE ELMORE, b. Abt. 1750.
vi JAMES ELMORE, b. Abt. 1752.
vii. CHARLES ELMORE, b. Abt. 1754.
viii. CHRISTOPHER ELMORE, b. Abt. 1756.
ix. WILLIAM ELMORE, b. Abt. 1758.

7. TRAVIS(4) ELMORE (JOHN3, PETER2, PETER1) was born 1746 in Richmond Co., VA, and died 1816 in Robertson Co., Tennessee.
    He married MARY ?. She was born 1750.

    Children of TRAVIS ELMORE and MARY ? are:

i. JAMIMA ELMORE, b. 1775; m. ? GOODMAN.
ii. ANN ELMORE, b. 1776; m. PETER HIBDON.
iii. JULIUS C. ELMORE SR., b. August 25, 1778, Craven Co., NC; d. April 27, 1869, Ashland, Cass Co., Illinois; m. HANNAH TUCKER,
      b. January 01, 1787, Tennessee; d. October 10, 1872, Ashland, Cass Co., Illinois.
iv. JOHN ELMORE, b. Abt. 1779.
v. GEORGE R. ELMORE, b. 1783, North Carolina.
vi HENRY ELMORE, b. 1785, North Carolina; d. April 01, 1849, Robertson Co., Tennessee.
vii. ELIZABETH ELMORE, b. July 10, 1788, Sampson Co., North Carolina; m. JOSHUA STAPLETON, b. January 28, 1782, Virginia

Webmaster's note: Notice that George's middle initial is R. (Any significance??) Also, notice that Henry Elmore died April 1, 1849 in Robertson Co., Tennessee. We need to find the names of the children of John, George R., and Henry!
George R. Elmore purchased land in Illinois in 1832 and a Julius Elmore bought land in Illinois in 1835.

Name	Section	Price	Total	Date	Volume	Page	Acres
ELMORE, GEORGE R.	S2SE	125	10000	21 December 1832	343	098	8000

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TRAVIS ELMORE WILL
Recorded Robt. Co. Tn. Will Bk. 2 pgs. 373-374-375

First, I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a christian like manner. Secondly, as to the worldly estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life it is my will and desire it should be disposed of as follows viz;

Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Elmore all my estate both real and personal during her life to be disposed of in said manner as she may think proper except such articles as is herein ______ and bequeathed

Item, I give and bequeath to my son George Elmore one dollar--

Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Jamima Goodman one dollar--

Item, I give and bequeath to my son Julius Elmore one dollar--

Item, I give and bequeath to my son Henry Elmore one dollar--

Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Stapleton one dollar--

Item, I give and bequeath to my grandson Thomas Hibdon one ____ gray horse colt to him and his heirs forever--

Item, I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Polly Hibdon one cow and calf and one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever--

Item, I give and bequeath to my grandson and grand daughter Peter Hibdon and Elizabeth Hibdon one dollar cash and Lastly , I nominate constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary Elmore sole executor of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling disallowing all former wills by me made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In testimony where of I hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.

Signed Sealed and Presented by the said Travis Elmore to be his last will and testament in presents of us Travis (his X mark) Elmore SEAL
James Seal
William Cole
John Shannon

Robertson County court November Term 1816 the last will and testament of Travis Elmore dec'd was proven in open court by the oath of James Seal and William Cole subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Note: Document was transcribed by Edna.