William Ellis Pledger was a son of Philip Pledger who emigrated from Wales and fought in the French and Indian war and was commissioned under Washington in the Revolutionary War. Phillip married Mary Ellis in 1752 and moved from Amelia County, Virginia to Marlboro county, South Carolina. He held various public offices in the Cheraw District of South Carolina (Marlboro county) and all offices in the Episcopal Church.
William Ellis Pleger was born in the Marlboro District of South Carolina. He wed Mary Ann Dalton and they moved to Texas in 1836 or 7 accompanied by their children and the Reverend Caleb Ives, the first Episcopal Minister in Texas who ministered Christ Episcopal Church founded in Matagorda, Texas in 1838. It is the oldest Episcopal church in Texas.
William Ellis Pledger farmed on land called to this day the "Pledger Plantation". William and Mary Ann both died in Matagorda, Mary in Pledger. After William's death Mary Ann purchased three hundred acres of land from Celia Shrock who had acquired it from colonist Lawrence Ramey on February 7, 1852. This tract was a part of the Stephen F. Austin grant of May 23, 1827 to colonist Ramey.
William and Mary Ann had daughters Narcissa Dalton, Ann Eliza and Desdemon two sons William and James. At the time of Mary Ann's death she was survived only by two daughters Narcissa and Mary Eliza.
The heirs of William E. Pledger were issued a Third Class (No. 248) Texas Land Grant for 640 acres
William Ellis Pleger was born in the Marlboro District of South Carolina. He wed Mary Ann Dalton and they moved to Texas in 1836 or 7 accompanied by their children and the Reverend Caleb Ives, the first Episcopal Minister in Texas who ministered Christ Episcopal Church founded in Matagorda, Texas in 1838. It is the oldest Episcopal church in Texas.
William Ellis Pledger farmed on land called to this day the "Pledger Plantation". William and Mary Ann both died in Matagorda, Mary in Pledger. After William's death Mary Ann purchased three hundred acres of land from Celia Shrock who had acquired it from colonist Lawrence Ramey on February 7, 1852. This tract was a part of the Stephen F. Austin grant of May 23, 1827 to colonist Ramey.
William and Mary Ann had daughters Narcissa Dalton, Ann Eliza and Desdemon two sons William and James. At the time of Mary Ann's death she was survived only by two daughters Narcissa and Mary Eliza.
The heirs of William E. Pledger were issued a Third Class (No. 248) Texas Land Grant for 640 acres
William Ellis Pledger was a son of Philip Pledger who emigrated from Wales and fought in the French and Indian war and was commissioned under Washington in the Revolutionary War. Phillip married Mary Ellis in 1752 and moved from Amelia County, Virginia to Marlboro county, South Carolina. He held various public offices in the Cheraw District of South Carolina (Marlboro county) and all offices in the Episcopal Church.
William Ellis Pleger was born in the Marlboro District of South Carolina. He wed Mary Ann Dalton and they moved to Texas in 1836 or 7 accompanied by their children and the Reverend Caleb Ives, the first Episcopal Minister in Texas who ministered Christ Episcopal Church founded in Matagorda, Texas in 1838. It is the oldest Episcopal church in Texas.
William Ellis Pledger farmed on land called to this day the "Pledger Plantation". William and Mary Ann both died in Matagorda, Mary in Pledger. After William's death Mary Ann purchased three hundred acres of land from Celia Shrock who had acquired it from colonist Lawrence Ramey on February 7, 1852. This tract was a part of the Stephen F. Austin grant of May 23, 1827 to colonist Ramey.
William and Mary Ann had daughters Narcissa Dalton, Ann Eliza and Desdemon two sons William and James. At the time of Mary Ann's death she was survived only by two daughters Narcissa and Mary Eliza.
The heirs of William E. Pledger were issued a Third Class (No. 248) Texas Land Grant for 640 acres
William Ellis Pleger was born in the Marlboro District of South Carolina. He wed Mary Ann Dalton and they moved to Texas in 1836 or 7 accompanied by their children and the Reverend Caleb Ives, the first Episcopal Minister in Texas who ministered Christ Episcopal Church founded in Matagorda, Texas in 1838. It is the oldest Episcopal church in Texas.
William Ellis Pledger farmed on land called to this day the "Pledger Plantation". William and Mary Ann both died in Matagorda, Mary in Pledger. After William's death Mary Ann purchased three hundred acres of land from Celia Shrock who had acquired it from colonist Lawrence Ramey on February 7, 1852. This tract was a part of the Stephen F. Austin grant of May 23, 1827 to colonist Ramey.
William and Mary Ann had daughters Narcissa Dalton, Ann Eliza and Desdemon two sons William and James. At the time of Mary Ann's death she was survived only by two daughters Narcissa and Mary Eliza.
The heirs of William E. Pledger were issued a Third Class (No. 248) Texas Land Grant for 640 acres
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