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From GILLISPIE PAPERS - File at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Abstract of Will of Robert Elder, 1818.   (Rev. John Elder's son)                    Compare to ROBERT who died 1807 in Franklin Co PA

To John Elder, son of my brother Samuel Elder -- $500.00
To Robert Elder, son of my brother David Elder -- $500.00
To Robert Elder, son of my cousin James Elder of Indiana Co. - $500.00
To James Anderson an orphan --- $1000.00
To Mary daughter of my sister Mary Wilson -- personal effects.
To Mary daughter of my sister Sarah Wallace -- personal effects.
To Margaret Elder, Widow of my brother Samuel Elder and her children - $400.00
To Jane Elder, widow of my brother David Elder and her children - $400.00
To my sister Rebecca Awl and her children -- $1500.00
Residue and remainder to my two nephews Andrew and Robert Stephens,
sons of my sister Anne Stephens.
Executors -- Thomas Wallace, James Wilson, and Thomas Rutherford.
Dauphin Co Wills, Harrisburg, PA
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From A letter to Mrs. Grier (From 116 Spruce St, Philadelphia, July 16, 1919 - Gillispie Papers)
...."I have at hand a copy of the Bible record of the Reverend John Elder in
which is given the date of birth of his son Robert as Friday June 11, 1742.
This Robert lived in Swartara Twp, a later division of Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co.
He was married by his father on Feb 7, 1769 to Mary J. Thompson.
He served in both the Provincial and Revolutionary period with his father and was the Colonel in command of the Dauphin County troops in the War for Independence.
He died Sept 19, 1818 and was buried beside his wife who had predeceased him some five years,
in the church yard adjoining the Paxtang church of which he was long a ruling elder.
He apparently had no children nor grand-children as his estate which was large was bequeathed to nieces and nephews.
He always lived in this locality and in 1813 signed off a release to his brothers
for his share of his fathers estate as settled in full.
....there is no record of any children and ample proof he died childless."
 

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Cataloged entry in Historical Society  of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
FC El
Location: Closed Stacks (call slip needed)
Status: On shelf
Title: Descendants of Robert Elder (d.1807), Franklin County, Pa.
Local Note(s): Acc. 1983.
Subject(s): Elder family.

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