Archives of Maryland
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Elisha W. Williams (b. circa 1779 - d. circa 1854)
MSA SC 5496-015030
Slaveholder near Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland

Sources:

Archival Sources -

CHANCERY COURT, (Chancery Papers), [MSA S512-1]. Case No. 6407. Estate of Thomas O. Williams, December 12, 1825, Montgomery County.

Detail of Rockville from Simon J. Martenet, Martenet and Bond's Map of Montgomery County, 1865, Library of Congress, [MSA SC 1213-1-464].

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (Assessment Record, Slaves), [MSA C1112-1]. Elisha W. Williams, 1853, Page 43.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (Assessment Record, Slaves), [MSA C1112-1]. Elisha W. Williams, 1855, Page 119.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (Assessment Record, Slaves), [MSA C1112-1]. Mrs. Jane Williams, 1857, Page 267.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), [MSA CM724-1, CR 8920]. Elisha W. Williams and Jane Plater, January 16, 1826.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), [MSA CM724-1, CR 8920]. Nicholas Brewer and Martha P. Williams, September 3, 1849.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), Liber WTR 2, Folio 264. [MSA CM756-1, CR 43-2]. Elisha W. Williams, July 19, 1852. Probated September 19, 1854.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Elisha Williams, 1820, Montgomery County, Medleys District, Page 8, Line 19 [MSA SM61-73, M 2066-3].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Elisha W. Williams, 1840, Montgomery County, Medleys District, Page 1, 10th line from bottom [MSA SM61-113, M 4722]. Slaves listed on Page 2, 10th line from bottom.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Elisha W. Williams, 1850, Montgomery County, Medleys District, Page 1, Line 41 [MSA SM61-142, M 1499-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Elisha W. Williams, Slaves, 1850, Montgomery County, Medleys District, Page 22, Line 21 [MSA SM61-168, M 1505-5].

Newspapers and Journals -

"$100 Reward." Daily National Intelligencer 1 December 1832: 3.

"300 Dollars Reward." Daily National Intelligencer 14 September 1831: 3.

Books -

Moore, Charles, ed. Joint Select Committe to Investigate the Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia. Part 3. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1898.

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia. New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1908.

Wesley E. Pippenger. Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, District of Columbia, Marriage and Death Notices, 1851-1854. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1999.

Wright, F. Edward. Western Maryland Newspaper Abstracts, 1806-1810. Vol. 3. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987.

Internet Sources -

"Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District." M: 26-11. Maryland Historical Trust, Inventory of Historic Properties. www.mdihp.net.

"Red Brick Courthouse (& Montgomery County Courthouse)." M: 26-11-1. Maryland Historical Trust, Inventory of Historic Properties. www.mdihp.net.

Papenfuse, Edward C., et al. Archives of Maryland, Historical List, New Series. Vol. 1. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1990. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/mohouse.html.

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