Elder, Samuel (b. 27 FEB 1772, d. 16 SEP 1815)

Note: b. February 27, 1772 ; d. September 26, 1815 , in Harrisburg, Pa. He was educated at the schools of Joseph Hutchinson and Joseph Allen , and followed farming in his early years. He was a soldier in the expedition westward in 1794 , and held a position in the military establishment of 1798 . He filled the office of sheriff of Dauphin county from October 23, 1800 , to October 21, 1803 , which, as in the case of his brother John , financially crippled him. Mr. Elder died at Harrisburg on the 26th of September, 1815 , aged forty-three years. In paying brief tributes to his memory, the newspapers of the day speak in the warmest terms of his faithfulness as a public officer, his prominence as a citizen, and the upright character of his entire life, passing away in the vigor of his manhood. Mr. Elder m., March 7, 1793 , Margaret Espy , b. February 27, 1772 ; d. September 4, 1851 ; dau. of Josiah Espy and Anne Kirkpatrick .

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Harrisburg West, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Note: Indiana County, PA Will Book 1
Elder, James - late of Indiana Co Page 34#44. Dated 22 Apr 1813. "being weak in body" "my family who may not be of age, or of age but unmarried and living with the family to have sole benefit of my estate". Children: Joshua, Rachel, Robert, David, Polly, Thomas, John, James; 3 sons to be "learnt" trades - John, a tanner; James, a hatter: Thomas, a blacksmith. my mother to have comfortable maintenance and decent interment. my late bro. Robert. executors James Smith Esq and John Robinson. witness Robert Elder, Jun. & Samuel Marshall, Sen. Probated 21 May 1813

2nd Mon, Jun 1814
Conemaugh Twp. John Elder, minor son, over 14, has Archibald Matthews of Conemaugh Twp appointed guardian

2nd Mon, Mar 1815
Conemaugh Twp. Jno Robison executor states he left 8 children; four under 14: Joshua, James, Rachel & Thomas. Robert Elder appointed guardian for Joshua & Thomas. David Elder for Rachel & James. Polly over 14, had Robert Elder appointed her guardian

2nd Mon, Dec 1815
Conemaugh Twp. Jno Robinson, executor, reports settlement of estate

2nd Mon, Mar 1816
Conemaugh Twp. David Elder, guardian for Thomas & Rachel Elder, states he is about to remove from said county and asks to be released as guardian. Robert Robison, Jr. appointed to replace him

Note: Robert Elder (2), son of Robert the progenitor, was nineteen years of age when the family came across the Allegheny mountains from Dauphin county to the new home in western Pennsylvania. He settled down to farming, making his home in Conemaugh township, on the eastern half of the original tract. He died while in the prime of life, in 1813, being but forty-six years of age. To him and his wife Mary (Smith), who died in 1857, were born children as follows: Margaret, who married William Ewing; Joshua; Mary, who married John Leard; Ann; Hannah, and Robert.

2nd Mon. Mar. 1818
widow of Robert Elder, Conemaugh Twp, states he left 7 children among whom Emma & Robert are under 14, Archibald Marshall (husband of sister Anne Elder, b. 1770) appointed guardian 9 Jun. 1818

March 1827
Thomas & James Elder Executors settle estate

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Young, Indiana, Pennsylvania

Note: 1814 - Guardian for James Elder's (1763-1813) son, John b.1797

1818 - Guardian for Robert Elder's (1767-1813) children - Margaret b 1796, Joshua b.1798, Mary b. 1800, Ann b. 1816, John b. 1802-1816, Hanah b. 1807, Robert b. 1809

Note: flour merchant in Baltimore, Md

Caste: Date: 1850
Place: Baltimore Ward 11, Baltimore, Maryland

Census: Date: 1860
Place: Baltimore Ward 11, Baltimore (Independent City), MD

Note: counsellor-at-law, Boston, Mass

Note: a physician, who practiced near Halifax, Pa