Elijah Counselor

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On February 7, 1798, Elijah Counselor of Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, purchased property, known as a tract of land called Chester, located in Little Creek Hundred, Kent, County, from Joab and Hannah Alston of Blackbird Hundred, New Ca stle in the amount of $1,066 dollars.

Elijah Conselor (1762-1801) of Duck Creek Hundred, son-in-law of John Durham, obtained a tract of 50 acres from Francis Denney, administrator of John Durham (deed book A-2, page 155). In 1782, he was listed in the state census with "N" af ter his name. His estate was administered in 1801 by Hannah (widow) and Jeremiah, of Little Creek Hundred. His estate was appraised on December 31, 1801. Children were Jeremiah, Elijah, Sarah (Mrs. Debrix) Miller, Elizabeth Conselor and Benjamin.

5. Elijah1 Consellor, born say 1755, was taxable in Murderkill Hundred from 1775 to 1785, listed as a "N." taxable in 1785, a "Mulattoe" listed with 83 acres in the care and management of James Dean and 2 mares, 4 horses, a y oke of oxen, a steer, 7 cows, 4 yearlings, 3 cattle, 5 calves, 18 sheep, 2 sows, 2 hogs, and 5 shoats in 1797, in a list of "Negroes and Mulattoes" with 150 acres in 1798 [RG 3535, Kent County Levy List, 1768-84, frames 254, 267, 299, 370 , 522, 568, 607; 1785-97, 127, 470; 1797-8, frame 25]. He married Hannah Durham, daughter of John Durham, before 9 April 1788 when she was mentioned in her father's Kent County will [RG 3545, roll 68, frames 612-23; WB M-1, fol. 170-1]. He pur chased 38 acres on the road from Fast Landing to Dover from John Durham on 14 February 1788 for 116 pounds and another 46 acres from Francis Denney, administrator of John Durham's estate on 14 May 1789 for 60 pounds; and he purchased 120 acre s adjoining John Durham's land for $1,066 on 7 February 1798 [DB Z:199; A-2:155; F-2:82]. His widow Hannah was granted administration on his estate on 29 December 1801. About 500 pounds was divided amongst his widow Hannah and five children: J eremiah, Elijah, Sarah Miller, Elizabeth and Benjamin [DSA, RG 3545, roll 45, frames 10-20]. Hannah was head of a Little Creek Hundred household of 1 "free colored" woman over the age of forty-five in 1820 [DE:24]. Their children were

6 i. Jeremiah1, born say 1777.

ii. Elijah2, Jr. named in the final settlement of the estate of his father. His estate was administered by Elisha Durham (who signed his name) and by his widow, Elizabeth Conselor. He was a "Mulatto" taxable in Little Creek Hundred in 179 8 [RG 3535, Kent County Levy List, 1797-8, frame 483] and head of a Little Creek Hundred household of 7 "free colored in 1820 [DE:24].

iii. Sarah, widow of Debrix Miller.

iv. Elizabeth, married John Durham.

v. Benjamin, born say 1780, still a minor when his father died. He was a "N." head of a Duck Creek Hundred household 9 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:49].