When Aquilla Elliott was born in 1797, in Maryland, United States, his father, Jacob Elliott, was 37 and his mother, Sarah DuVall, was 36. He married Julia Ann Dell on 22 December 1817, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1820 and Wood, Virginia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 September 1872, in Wood, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 75.
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English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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