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FITZJERRELL Ely

Male 1788 - 1854  (66 years)


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  • Name FITZJERRELL Ely 
    Born 1 Mar 1788  Comberland County, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • 1850 Jersey Co. IL census (Ely F Gerrell) list birth place for Eli as Pennsylvania, however the biographies of William and Robert list their fathers birth place as New Jersey and Delaware respectively. Ancestral data from Mrs. Wood gives March 1, 1788 as birth for Ely.
    Gender Male 
    Residence Between 1814 and 1829  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence Feb 1814  Roadstown, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Ely and Tabitha burried their second child in the Cohansey Baptist Cemetery in 1814. From this information we know the family had not moved on to Ohio prior to 1814. William their third child was born in Warren County, OH in October of 1815.
    Occupation Bef 1815  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    school teacher 
    Occupation Abt 1815  Warren County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    farmer and stock raiser 
    Census 1830  Macopin Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1830  Macoupin and Montgomery Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    one of the early settlers 
    Possessions 1830  Rock Bridge, Medora, Jersey Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    280 acres 
    Residence Abt 1833  Palmer's Prairie, Jersey Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Possessions 5 Mar 1834  Macopin Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Purchased 36.43 acres in Macoupin County, Illinois. March 5, 1834. Land purchased was section 7 township 9 range 9. Residence was listed as Greene.
    Census 1840  Jersey Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 1850  Township 9, Jersey, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    as a child 
    Died 18 Dec 1854  Near Palmer's Prairie, Jersey Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 12
    • Ely's will was recorded for probate on December 25, 1854. Other sources give a date of either December 18 or 20th for his death.

      In the biography of Leonard Ketchum, grandson of Ely Fitzjerrell, it list the death place as near Palmer's Prairie, Jersey Co., IL.
    Person ID I127  Ash
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2017 

    Father FITZJERRELL Ambrose,   b. 10 Mar 1753, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Summer 1804, Greenwich,Cumberland Co, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother BARROT Deborah,   b. 1757,   d. Aft 1804  (Age > 48 years) 
    Married 1787  Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13
    • Information was take from the biography of Robert Fitzjerrell in the History of Greene County, IL. Robert was the grandson of Ambrose and son of Eli Fitzjerrell.
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family KELSAY Tabitha F.,   b. 4 Mar 1793, Cumberland Co., New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1856  (Age 63 years)  [14
    Married 17 Jun 1812  Cumberland Co, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 15
    • Date of marriage comes from the Greene Co. biography of Robert, there son and the Wood's ancestral file. The Cumberland County, NJ marriages from 1740-1910 list:

      Geril, Elie F. and Tabitha Kelsey 6-17-1812
    Children 
     1. FITZJERRELL Charlotte,   b. 18 Jan 1814, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1840, Montgomery Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. FITZJERRELL Infant,   b. 24 Dec 1813,   d. 5 Feb 1814  (Age 0 years)
     3. Elder FITZJERRELL William Bacon,   b. 3 Oct 1815, Warren County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1900, Raymond, Montgomery Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. FITZJERRELL Phoebe,   b. 3 Nov 1816, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1902, Jersey Co., Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. FITZJERRELL Daniel Kelsey,   b. 26 Apr 1818, Warren County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1866, Pitman township, Montgomery Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     6. FITZJERRELL Maria,   b. 26 Jul 1820,   d. 19 Nov 1859, Macoupin Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     7. FITZJERRELL Levi,   b. 8 Sep 1821,   d. Aft 1854  (Age > 34 years)
     8. FITZJERRELL Robert K.,   b. 23 Feb 1823, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. FITZJERRELL Margaret,   b. 5 Sep 1824,   d. 15 Aug 1848  (Age 23 years)
     10. FITZJERRELL Ambrose,   b. 26 Dec 1825,   d. 12 Apr 1840  (Age 14 years)
     11. FITZJERRELL Terisse,   b. 14 Sep 1827,   d. 11 Jan 1846  (Age 18 years)
     12. FITZJERRELL Tabitha A.,   b. 23 Aug 1829,   d. 5 Sep 1830  (Age 1 years)
     13. FITZJERRELL Issac Mills,   b. 7 Apr 1833,   d. 6 Jul 1839  (Age 6 years)
     14. FITZJERRELL Emily,   b. 2 Dec 1838, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2018 
    Family ID F44  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Ely Fitzjerrell Last will and Testament page 1
    Ely Fitzjerrell Last will and Testament page 1
    Ely Fitzjerrell Last Will and Testament page 1
    Ely Fitzjerrell Last will and Testament page 2
    Ely Fitzjerrell Last will and Testament page 2
    Ely Fitzjerrell Last will and Testament page 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Greene County IL Directory, page 622 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S93] Wood's Fitz Jerrell data (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S72] Ancestral File-Hass Family History (Fitzjerrell).

    4. [S108] Kelsay Family History (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S186] Kelsay Family History (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S58] History of Bond and Montgomery Co., IL (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S74] 1830-Macoupin Co., IL (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S105] History of Macoupin Co.-Portrait and Biograhical of Macoupin County, 2-240 (Reliability: 2).
      In biography of Leonard Ketchum, husband of Phoebe Fitzjerrell Ketchum.

    9. [S91] Macoupin-Land purchasers (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S67] 1840-Jersey Co., IL (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S64] 1850 Jersey, IL (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S105] History of Macoupin Co.-Portrait and Biograhical of Macoupin County (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S70] IGI-Ambrose Fitzjarrell marriage.

    14. [S99] Will-Ely Fitzjerrell, Book B-Jersey Co. (Reliability: 3).
      Listed under Eli, Fitzgerald.

    15. [S96] Marriages-New Jersey 1684-1895 (Reliability: 3).