born in Pennsylvania per 1850 Robertson County, Tennessee microfilm p.265
born in 1774 or 1776 as noted in 1850 U. S. Census page 265, Robertson County, 14th District.
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This military information was obtained from Ancestry.com War of 1812 Service Records Search Results internet information 5/7/01:
Surname Given Name Company Unit
ELLIOTT BENJAMIN CHEATHAM'S DETACHMENT, MTD. INFANTRY, TENNESSEE MILITIA.
Induction Rank Rank - - Discharge ROLL-BOX ROLL-EXCT
CAPTAIN CAPTAIN 66 602
On April 24, 1810 Benjamin was commissioned as Captain 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
He was commissioned as Major in March, 1812 according to Jean Durrett, former county historian.
On September 23, 1815, he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
According to Jean Durrett, former county historian for Robertson County, Tennessee stated that Benjamin fought in the Creek War in 1814.
(Info from article by Duane Elliott, published in Robertson County paper insert) Benjamin came to Tennessee between 1789 and 1795 and settled on Brush Creek in western Robertson County. Robertson County court records show Benjamin served on a jury in October 1807.
Benjamin paid taxes in Grainger County in 1803 and 1804, and Robertson County in 1810. John Nichols deeded Benjamin 640 acres of land in Robertson County in January 1809.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain in the 23rd Regiment of the Militia of the State of Tennessee April 4, 1810. On May 13, 1812 he enlisted in the service of the United States as a member of the 6th Mounted Infantry Brigade, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain, a fact substantiated by a marker placed at the gravesite in the ancestral cemetery by the Nashville Chapter of the Daughters of the War of 1812. On November 16, 1812 Benjamin was commissioned as 2nd Major in the Tennessee Militia. On September 23, 1815 his rank was raised to lieutenant colonel and commandant of the 23rd Regiment of the Tennessee Militia.
Benjamin served on border patrol during Indian uprisings in Tennessee, under Andrew Jackson. The fifth entry on a payroll of the Mounted Infantry, 6th Brigade, Militia of Tennessee, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham shows Capt. Benjamin Elliott was paid $26.66 for 16 days service in the Army of the United States from May 13 thru May 28, 1812.
Benjamin was a rugged individual, of large stature and very strong. A cabinet maker by trade, it is said he sawed against two Negroes with a cross-cut saw. He is supposed to have selected Robertson County for settlement, in a section which later became Cheatham, because of the abundance of white oak and cherry timber. Mush of his business was making caskets.
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Robert Elliott and Sons Farm
The history of the Eliott Century Farm is a reminder that several large antebellum plantations produced diverse agricultural commodities. Colonel Benjamin and Suasan Rosson Elliott established the Elliott property, located in the southwest corner of Robertson County, in 1807. Their initial farm of 640 acres became a major antebellum plantation; by 1836 Elliott owned 2,088 acres in the 4th and 14th Districts of Robertson County. A cabinetmaker, Benjamin selected this land "because of an abundance of white oak and poplar timbers." The dwelling he built for his family in 1827 is today the residence of William Elliott.
The Elliotts raised four children and their son Thomas inherited 640 acres in 1842. Married to Anne Langford and the father of six children, Thomas planted crops of tobacco and corn and managed herds of cattle, horses and swine. The third and fourth generation owners were, respectively, William Elliott and William Bennett Elliott, who operated the farm through most of the twentieth century. The Eliott family sold land for the construction of U.S. Highway 41 A in 1934 and acquired electricity for the farm in 1946.
Robert Elliott, the great great great grandson of the founders, inherited the family land in 1961. Twenty-five years later, Robert works the property in partnership with his sons, William and Joe, both of whom graduated from the College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee. Registered Angus cattle, corn, soybeans, tobacco and wheat are their agricultural commodities. In 1976, highway officials built Interstate Highway I-24 through the farm, "taking about 90 acres and leaving the farm in seven tracts." The Elliotts have met this formidable challenge and maintain a successful modern farming operation.
born in 1774 or 1776 as noted in 1850 U. S. Census page 265, Robertson County, 14th District.
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This military information was obtained from Ancestry.com War of 1812 Service Records Search Results internet information 5/7/01:
Surname Given Name Company Unit
ELLIOTT BENJAMIN CHEATHAM'S DETACHMENT, MTD. INFANTRY, TENNESSEE MILITIA.
Induction Rank Rank - - Discharge ROLL-BOX ROLL-EXCT
CAPTAIN CAPTAIN 66 602
On April 24, 1810 Benjamin was commissioned as Captain 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
He was commissioned as Major in March, 1812 according to Jean Durrett, former county historian.
On September 23, 1815, he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
According to Jean Durrett, former county historian for Robertson County, Tennessee stated that Benjamin fought in the Creek War in 1814.
(Info from article by Duane Elliott, published in Robertson County paper insert) Benjamin came to Tennessee between 1789 and 1795 and settled on Brush Creek in western Robertson County. Robertson County court records show Benjamin served on a jury in October 1807.
Benjamin paid taxes in Grainger County in 1803 and 1804, and Robertson County in 1810. John Nichols deeded Benjamin 640 acres of land in Robertson County in January 1809.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain in the 23rd Regiment of the Militia of the State of Tennessee April 4, 1810. On May 13, 1812 he enlisted in the service of the United States as a member of the 6th Mounted Infantry Brigade, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain, a fact substantiated by a marker placed at the gravesite in the ancestral cemetery by the Nashville Chapter of the Daughters of the War of 1812. On November 16, 1812 Benjamin was commissioned as 2nd Major in the Tennessee Militia. On September 23, 1815 his rank was raised to lieutenant colonel and commandant of the 23rd Regiment of the Tennessee Militia.
Benjamin served on border patrol during Indian uprisings in Tennessee, under Andrew Jackson. The fifth entry on a payroll of the Mounted Infantry, 6th Brigade, Militia of Tennessee, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham shows Capt. Benjamin Elliott was paid $26.66 for 16 days service in the Army of the United States from May 13 thru May 28, 1812.
Benjamin was a rugged individual, of large stature and very strong. A cabinet maker by trade, it is said he sawed against two Negroes with a cross-cut saw. He is supposed to have selected Robertson County for settlement, in a section which later became Cheatham, because of the abundance of white oak and cherry timber. Mush of his business was making caskets.
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Robert Elliott and Sons Farm
The history of the Eliott Century Farm is a reminder that several large antebellum plantations produced diverse agricultural commodities. Colonel Benjamin and Suasan Rosson Elliott established the Elliott property, located in the southwest corner of Robertson County, in 1807. Their initial farm of 640 acres became a major antebellum plantation; by 1836 Elliott owned 2,088 acres in the 4th and 14th Districts of Robertson County. A cabinetmaker, Benjamin selected this land "because of an abundance of white oak and poplar timbers." The dwelling he built for his family in 1827 is today the residence of William Elliott.
The Elliotts raised four children and their son Thomas inherited 640 acres in 1842. Married to Anne Langford and the father of six children, Thomas planted crops of tobacco and corn and managed herds of cattle, horses and swine. The third and fourth generation owners were, respectively, William Elliott and William Bennett Elliott, who operated the farm through most of the twentieth century. The Eliott family sold land for the construction of U.S. Highway 41 A in 1934 and acquired electricity for the farm in 1946.
Robert Elliott, the great great great grandson of the founders, inherited the family land in 1961. Twenty-five years later, Robert works the property in partnership with his sons, William and Joe, both of whom graduated from the College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee. Registered Angus cattle, corn, soybeans, tobacco and wheat are their agricultural commodities. In 1976, highway officials built Interstate Highway I-24 through the farm, "taking about 90 acres and leaving the farm in seven tracts." The Elliotts have met this formidable challenge and maintain a successful modern farming operation.
born in Pennsylvania per 1850 Robertson County, Tennessee microfilm p.265
born in 1774 or 1776 as noted in 1850 U. S. Census page 265, Robertson County, 14th District.
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This military information was obtained from Ancestry.com War of 1812 Service Records Search Results internet information 5/7/01:
Surname Given Name Company Unit
ELLIOTT BENJAMIN CHEATHAM'S DETACHMENT, MTD. INFANTRY, TENNESSEE MILITIA.
Induction Rank Rank - - Discharge ROLL-BOX ROLL-EXCT
CAPTAIN CAPTAIN 66 602
On April 24, 1810 Benjamin was commissioned as Captain 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
He was commissioned as Major in March, 1812 according to Jean Durrett, former county historian.
On September 23, 1815, he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
According to Jean Durrett, former county historian for Robertson County, Tennessee stated that Benjamin fought in the Creek War in 1814.
(Info from article by Duane Elliott, published in Robertson County paper insert) Benjamin came to Tennessee between 1789 and 1795 and settled on Brush Creek in western Robertson County. Robertson County court records show Benjamin served on a jury in October 1807.
Benjamin paid taxes in Grainger County in 1803 and 1804, and Robertson County in 1810. John Nichols deeded Benjamin 640 acres of land in Robertson County in January 1809.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain in the 23rd Regiment of the Militia of the State of Tennessee April 4, 1810. On May 13, 1812 he enlisted in the service of the United States as a member of the 6th Mounted Infantry Brigade, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain, a fact substantiated by a marker placed at the gravesite in the ancestral cemetery by the Nashville Chapter of the Daughters of the War of 1812. On November 16, 1812 Benjamin was commissioned as 2nd Major in the Tennessee Militia. On September 23, 1815 his rank was raised to lieutenant colonel and commandant of the 23rd Regiment of the Tennessee Militia.
Benjamin served on border patrol during Indian uprisings in Tennessee, under Andrew Jackson. The fifth entry on a payroll of the Mounted Infantry, 6th Brigade, Militia of Tennessee, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham shows Capt. Benjamin Elliott was paid $26.66 for 16 days service in the Army of the United States from May 13 thru May 28, 1812.
Benjamin was a rugged individual, of large stature and very strong. A cabinet maker by trade, it is said he sawed against two Negroes with a cross-cut saw. He is supposed to have selected Robertson County for settlement, in a section which later became Cheatham, because of the abundance of white oak and cherry timber. Mush of his business was making caskets.
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Robert Elliott and Sons Farm
The history of the Eliott Century Farm is a reminder that several large antebellum plantations produced diverse agricultural commodities. Colonel Benjamin and Suasan Rosson Elliott established the Elliott property, located in the southwest corner of Robertson County, in 1807. Their initial farm of 640 acres became a major antebellum plantation; by 1836 Elliott owned 2,088 acres in the 4th and 14th Districts of Robertson County. A cabinetmaker, Benjamin selected this land "because of an abundance of white oak and poplar timbers." The dwelling he built for his family in 1827 is today the residence of William Elliott.
The Elliotts raised four children and their son Thomas inherited 640 acres in 1842. Married to Anne Langford and the father of six children, Thomas planted crops of tobacco and corn and managed herds of cattle, horses and swine. The third and fourth generation owners were, respectively, William Elliott and William Bennett Elliott, who operated the farm through most of the twentieth century. The Eliott family sold land for the construction of U.S. Highway 41 A in 1934 and acquired electricity for the farm in 1946.
Robert Elliott, the great great great grandson of the founders, inherited the family land in 1961. Twenty-five years later, Robert works the property in partnership with his sons, William and Joe, both of whom graduated from the College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee. Registered Angus cattle, corn, soybeans, tobacco and wheat are their agricultural commodities. In 1976, highway officials built Interstate Highway I-24 through the farm, "taking about 90 acres and leaving the farm in seven tracts." The Elliotts have met this formidable challenge and maintain a successful modern farming operation.
born in 1774 or 1776 as noted in 1850 U. S. Census page 265, Robertson County, 14th District.
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This military information was obtained from Ancestry.com War of 1812 Service Records Search Results internet information 5/7/01:
Surname Given Name Company Unit
ELLIOTT BENJAMIN CHEATHAM'S DETACHMENT, MTD. INFANTRY, TENNESSEE MILITIA.
Induction Rank Rank - - Discharge ROLL-BOX ROLL-EXCT
CAPTAIN CAPTAIN 66 602
On April 24, 1810 Benjamin was commissioned as Captain 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
He was commissioned as Major in March, 1812 according to Jean Durrett, former county historian.
On September 23, 1815, he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of 23rd regiment of Tennessee Militia.
According to Jean Durrett, former county historian for Robertson County, Tennessee stated that Benjamin fought in the Creek War in 1814.
(Info from article by Duane Elliott, published in Robertson County paper insert) Benjamin came to Tennessee between 1789 and 1795 and settled on Brush Creek in western Robertson County. Robertson County court records show Benjamin served on a jury in October 1807.
Benjamin paid taxes in Grainger County in 1803 and 1804, and Robertson County in 1810. John Nichols deeded Benjamin 640 acres of land in Robertson County in January 1809.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain in the 23rd Regiment of the Militia of the State of Tennessee April 4, 1810. On May 13, 1812 he enlisted in the service of the United States as a member of the 6th Mounted Infantry Brigade, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham.
Benjamin was commissioned as Captain, a fact substantiated by a marker placed at the gravesite in the ancestral cemetery by the Nashville Chapter of the Daughters of the War of 1812. On November 16, 1812 Benjamin was commissioned as 2nd Major in the Tennessee Militia. On September 23, 1815 his rank was raised to lieutenant colonel and commandant of the 23rd Regiment of the Tennessee Militia.
Benjamin served on border patrol during Indian uprisings in Tennessee, under Andrew Jackson. The fifth entry on a payroll of the Mounted Infantry, 6th Brigade, Militia of Tennessee, under command of Ltc. Archer Cheatham shows Capt. Benjamin Elliott was paid $26.66 for 16 days service in the Army of the United States from May 13 thru May 28, 1812.
Benjamin was a rugged individual, of large stature and very strong. A cabinet maker by trade, it is said he sawed against two Negroes with a cross-cut saw. He is supposed to have selected Robertson County for settlement, in a section which later became Cheatham, because of the abundance of white oak and cherry timber. Mush of his business was making caskets.
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Robert Elliott and Sons Farm
The history of the Eliott Century Farm is a reminder that several large antebellum plantations produced diverse agricultural commodities. Colonel Benjamin and Suasan Rosson Elliott established the Elliott property, located in the southwest corner of Robertson County, in 1807. Their initial farm of 640 acres became a major antebellum plantation; by 1836 Elliott owned 2,088 acres in the 4th and 14th Districts of Robertson County. A cabinetmaker, Benjamin selected this land "because of an abundance of white oak and poplar timbers." The dwelling he built for his family in 1827 is today the residence of William Elliott.
The Elliotts raised four children and their son Thomas inherited 640 acres in 1842. Married to Anne Langford and the father of six children, Thomas planted crops of tobacco and corn and managed herds of cattle, horses and swine. The third and fourth generation owners were, respectively, William Elliott and William Bennett Elliott, who operated the farm through most of the twentieth century. The Eliott family sold land for the construction of U.S. Highway 41 A in 1934 and acquired electricity for the farm in 1946.
Robert Elliott, the great great great grandson of the founders, inherited the family land in 1961. Twenty-five years later, Robert works the property in partnership with his sons, William and Joe, both of whom graduated from the College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee. Registered Angus cattle, corn, soybeans, tobacco and wheat are their agricultural commodities. In 1976, highway officials built Interstate Highway I-24 through the farm, "taking about 90 acres and leaving the farm in seven tracts." The Elliotts have met this formidable challenge and maintain a successful modern farming operation.
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