General Notes

(Research):William's 1771 Augusta Co. will lists children
: Jean, Eliz, James, John, Wm, Arch, Lanty, Ann, Margaret
, Sarah. The last two are "infants":
Augusta County, VA - Will Book 4, Abstracts From "Chalkley'
s Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia"
Page 417.--7th July, 1771:
William Elliott's will--To wife; to son, James; to son, Joh
n; to son, William; to rest of the children; to son, Archib
ald, schooling and smith's trade; to son, Lanty, schoolin
g and choose a trade.
Executors, wife Jane and son John.
Teste: Robert Clark, John Stephenson, James Clark.
Proved, 21st August, 1771, by the witnesses.
Executors qualify (Jane's mark ) with Archibald Armstrong
, Jno. Dickinson.
Augusta County, VA - Will Book 6, Abstracts From "Chalkley'
s Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia"
Page 59.--16th March, 1779:
Recorded. Archibald and Lanty Elliot's appraisement by Joh
n Vachub. John Meek, Robt. Wallace.
Page 521.--20th March, 1786:
William Elliot's estate settled--To legatees, viz: James, W
illiam, Jean, Elizabeth, Archibald (dead), Ann, Lanty (dece
ased in minority), Margaret, Sarah; the estate of Jane Elli
ot, Dr. To Robert Givens, £33.5; Contra: by one negro, £66.
10; to Sarah Elliot, £33.5. We have examined the above acco
unt as stated, of John Elliot. guardian to Margaret and Sar
ah Elliot, and find vouchers for the equal division of th
e above £66.10 which appears to have been left them by thei
r mother, Jean Elliot, deceased. Given under our hands 20t
h March, 1786.
The following references were made to William Elliott in Hi
story of Rockbridge County, by Oren F. Morton:
Page 56. Named Constable of Rockbridge County, Virginia i
n 1751
Page 58. He filed a claim in 1765 for provisions and horse
s for the militia.
Page 353. He was appointed Ensign of the Virginia Militia i
n 1806, serving under William Dunlap.
He served in the French and Indian War from Augusta County
t in1758. Ref: Virginia Colonial Records, Vol 2, p. 61, b
y Crozier.
His will dated 7 Jul 1771 was recorded 21 Aug 1771 in Augus
ta County Will Book 4, Page 417.
His estate was settled 20 Mar 1786 in Augusta County, Virgi
nia. Chalky: Vol 111 Page 175