Elijah Sibley 
Elijah was born in 1760 in Halifax County, Virginia.1 Elijah's father was Robert Sibley and his mother was Jerusha Chandler. His paternal grandparents were John Sibley and Mary Unknown. He had four brothers and a sister, named John, Leonard, Robert, Gabriel and Mary. He was the third oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 72 in 1832 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.1 General Notes
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LDS IGI Record Film Number: 2034644
Revolutionary War Soldiers & Sailors, Disk 2, Volume XIV
Sibley, Elijah, Jr., Private, Capt Jonathan Woodbury's Co., Col. Jacob Davis's regt; marched July 30, 1780; discharged Aug 7, 1780; service, 12 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island, including 4 days (72 miles) travel home. Roll dated Sutton.
[Sibley, James Scarborough, The Sibley Family in America]: "Elijah Sibley bough 500 acres of land on Waxhaw Creek and Richardson's Creek in Mecklenburg Co., N.C., (now Jackson Township of Union County) in 1811 which made him the owner of 700 acres in the area a short distance from the birth places of Andrew Jackson and James Knox Polk. He had disposed of all but about 184 acres of his land before his death and this 184 acres was acquired by his son, Elijah M. Sibley, in 1841."
Elijah and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on November 29th, 1792 in Halifax VA.1 They had seven sons and four daughters, named Coleman, Gabriel, John H, Alexander B, Elijah M, William Clay, James, Mary, Sarah, Nancy and Elizabeth.
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Children
Gabriel Sibley
Gabriel was born in 1797 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.1 He died at the age of 57 in 1854.1
Alexander B Sibley
Alexander B was born in 1803 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.1 He died at the age of 35 in 1838 in Mathews, , Virginia.2
Elijah M Sibley
Elijah M was born on February 6th, 1805 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.1 He died at the age of 45 on March 7th, 1850 in Anson County, North Carolina.1
Nancy Sibley
Nancy was born on August 17th, 1808 in Mecklenburg County, NC.1 She died at the age of 44 on April 25th, 1853 in Union County, NC. She was buried in Secrest Cemetery, Union County, NC.1 1
William Clay Sibley
William Clay was born on December 27th, 1812 in ,Mecklenburg, North Carolina.1 He died at the age of 92 on February 21st, 1905 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi. He was buried in Pontotoc Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi.1
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