John Greathouse and Elizabeth Family- Elizabeth

Elizabeth

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Est 1752-1756
    Christening: 
          Death: After 1810 - , Jessamine County, Kentucky 9
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

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Events

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Notes

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• Baptised daughter: 15 Sep 1776, Strasburg, Dunmore County (Now Shenandoah County), Virginia. ¹⁰ They baptised their daughter Anna Maria. The godparents were John Krodhaus (Greathouse) and Catharina Haack (single).

• Baptised son: 15 Nov 1778, Strasburg, Dunmore County (Now Shenandoah County), Virginia. ¹¹ John Greathouse & Elisabeth, parents: Johannes, infant, born 27 Oct 1777, baptized 15 Nov 1778, Godparents; Weyhrick & wife Engel.

• She appeared on the census in 1810 in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. ¹²
Elizabeth Greathouse is listed with John Greathouse Sr as
1 female 45 and over

• Land Sale: 4 Sep 1810, Jessamine Creek, Jessamine County, Kentucky. ¹³ John Greathouse and wife Elizabeth sold 300 acres "that they now lived on" to William Caldwell.

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Spouses and Children

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1. *John Greathouse Sr. (1746-1752 - Bef 29 Feb 1816) 14,15,16 
       Marriage: Est 1772 10
       Children:
                1. Daniel Greathouse (Abt 1773-Bef 1820) 15,16
                2. Anna Maria Greathouse (1775-Bef 1816) 10
                3. John  (Johannnes) Greathouse Jr. (1777-1840) 11,15
                4. David Greathouse (Abt 1782-1827) 15,16
                5. Harmon Greathouse (1784-1831) 15
                6. William R. Greathouse (Abt 1787-Abt 1845)
                7. Rebecca Greathouse (1788-      )
                8. Polly Greathouse (Abt 1792-      ) 15
                9. Jane Greathouse (Abt 1797-      ) 17

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Notes

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Death Notes:

Source: Vivian M. Taylor - Elizabeth's estimated death date is based on the fact that Elizabeth is named in the 1810 land sale with her husband John Greathouse. Elizabeth is not named in the 1811 land sale that her husband John Greathouse made.

General:

Elizabeth's birth date is based the following: She is over 45 in the 1810 census,which means that she was born before 1765. Also she has a child born abt 1773. This puts birth estimated 1752-1756
Of course it could have been earlier.

Concerning her death date,Vivian Taylor says : She is alive in 1810 as evidenced by the land sale and the 1810 census.
On 4 Sep 1810, John Greathouse and wife Elizabeth sold 300 acres "that they now lived on" to William Caldwell. On 8 Oct 1811, John Greathouse, Sen. [No Wife] sold 84 Acres of land on Jessamine Creek for $1,136.00 to George Walker. So, the conjecture is that she died between those two dates.
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Marriage Notes (John Greathouse Sr.)

Source: Vivian M. Taylor - I suspect John and Elizabeth were married in Strasburg, but I don't know how to prove it without extant marriage records in that church book since Virginia counties did not record marriages until 1780. The other logical place to look would be the Tulpehocken area of Berks County, Pennsylvania. I have looked through all the marriage records I can find for that area plus the personal records of marriages and baptisms performed by Rev. Casper Stoever, and I have not found their marriage.
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