Elisha Whitten was born 30 Jan 1768 VA and died in 1846 in Bedford Co., VA. He married 31 Jan 1791 in Bedford Co. VA to Jane "Jenny" Gaddy born 6 Oct 1760 Cumberland Co., VA and died in 1854 in Bedford Co. VA. She was the daughter of Sherwood & Mary (Bright) Gaddy.
FAMILY:
Their children were: Joseph b: 20 Nov 1791; Mary "Polly" b: 1792; Sherod / Sherwood b: abt 1796; Nancy b: abt 1800 and Elisha Jr. born abt 1801.
TAX LISTS:
Elisha was found on the personal property tax lists in Amherst county in 1790, and 1792. He was in Bedford Co. in 1791 and 1793. He was living in Campbell county from 1794 through 1799 and back in Bedford Co. from 1800 through his death in 1846.
ADDITIONAL FACTS:
Elisha's birth date comes from a Bible which I have never seen. He is somehow connected to the Whitten family of Amherst Co. VA. Only one of his children lived until 1880 and claimed his father was born in VA on the census.
Joyce Whitten