Elizabeth Weldon

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Weldon was born in 1764, in Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Jonathan Weldon, was 29 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Hanks, was 22. She married Silvaney Gardner on 25 January 1785, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1838, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Silvaney Gardner
1760–1837
Elizabeth Weldon
1764–1838
Marriage: 25 January 1785
George D. Gardner
1790–1856
Isaac Gardner
about 1792–1860
Lucinda Gardner
1795–1870
Daniel Gardner
1793–1834
Heath Gardner
1797–1840
Berry C Gardner
1800–1873
Sarah Weldon Gardner
1802–1867
Catherine Gardner
1806–1861
Reverend Silvanus F Gardner
1807–1874
Nathaniel Weldon Gardner
1810–1903

Sources (5)

  • Elizabeth Weldon, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Elizabeth Weldon in entry for Silvany Gardner, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
  • Deed books, 1767-1901 (with wills 1767-1820) ; indexes to deeds, 1767-1934; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-G2L3

World Events (1)

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Weldon, from Old English well(a) ‘spring, stream’ + dūn ‘hill’. This name was brought to Ireland (Dublin) in the 14th century. It has been Gaelicized as de Bhéalatún.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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