Elizabeth Ijams

• Elizabeth Plummer Iiams Find A Grave Memorial# 117594106
• All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Find A Grave

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Elizabeth was born either in 1678 or 1680. I have conflicting info in the family book.

GEDCOM Note

From email message from Mary Celine Scott, dated 01-16-1999: "Notes for lliam Ijams: Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 7, page 247, Iiams, William, planter,A. A. Co., 28th June, 1734; 17th May, 1738. To wife Elizabeth, entire personal estate, except following legacies. Shd. sd. wife marry personal estate to be divided bot. sons John and Plummer and dau. Ann. To son William and hrs., 100 A. Cheney's Resolution;” and 5s. To sons Richard and Thomas and daus. Elizabeth, Mary and Charity, 5s. each. To son John and hrs., after his mother's decease, 100 A. “Bridge Hill;”sd. son dying without issue to pass to son Plummer and hrs.; he dying without issue to son Thomas and hrs. To son Plummer and hrs., 64 A. “Doden,” adj. to dwelling plantation “Bridge Hill.” To dau. Ann, personalty. [p.247] Exs.: Sons mas and John. Test: Richard Williams, Richard Welsh, John Nicholson, Jr., Riohard Williams, Jr. 21. 878"

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Per email from Rose Mangan, 01-25-1999: "Will of Elizabeth Ijames, Anne Arundel Co.; written 5 May 1762; probate 22 Sept 1762; My deceased husband William Ijams' will that all effect that I should die possessed with should equally divided between sons John and Plumer Ijams and dau. Anne Williams; It is my will that they should settle it and dispose of it in the following manner; that the slaves should not be divided between my 3 children until the 1st day Dec next but kept on plantation of John Ijams and my provisions to be for the use of the family, some furniture, etc.
To son John Ijams, looking glass; to dau. Anne William, Clothing To daughter-in-law Ruth Ijams, my side saddle and other Sons John and Plumer Ijams and daughter Anne William to give son Thomas Ijams 10 currency; If any one of the rest of my children should have a right to any part of the estate I give each of them 1shilling, but I think they have no right by my deceased husband's will. Wit: Richard Harwood, Jr., John J. Phelps, Ariana Ijams, Mary Tull; (Md. Cal. Wills, Vol Xii, p 150; Wills Liber 31, folio 741). Elizabeth inherited 164 acres of "Bridge Hill" and "Doden" at mother's decease.

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More About ELIZABETH PLUMMER:
Baptism: 19 June 1698, All Hallows Episcopal Church (as wife of Wm. Ijams, Jr.) Religion: Quaker."

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Find-A-Grave:
Birth: May 5, 1678 Death: 1762, Maryland, USA Elizabeth Plummer is the daughter of Thomas Plummer and Elizabeth Stockett and grand daughter of Thomas Stockett, Jr. and Mary Wells. Her great grands are Thomas Stocket, Sr., Frances Aylesworth, Richard Wells and Frances Whyte. Supposedly this family goes back through the English Plantagenet Kings to Charlemagne (King of the Franks) but I don't believe it's fully documented. One source is Robert W. Barnes book "Baltimore County Families; 1659-1759." It is believed she was born 5 May 1678 in unknown and died between 5 May and 22 Sep 1762 according to Anne Arundel Co., MD probate. She married William Iiams on 27 Aug 1696 at All Hallows Parish in Anne Arundel Co., MD. The surname is written both IIAMS and IJAMS. They had 9 known Iiams/Ijams children: Elizabeth, 15 Jun 1697 William III, 22 Dec 1699 - bef 1751 (Eliz.Jones) Richard, 4 Mar 1702 Mary, 1 May 1705 (Jno Waters) below Thomas, 7 Aug 1708 - 1768 John, 1712 - 1783 (Rebecca Jones) Plummer, bef 6 Aug 1718-bef 4 Jan 1793 (Ruth Childs) Charity, Anne, (Richard Williams) According to MD. Calendar of Wills, Vol. 12, 1759-1764, p 150 in Book 31, after page 740: Anne Arundel Co., MD. will of Elizabeth Ijams, dated 5 May 1762 and probated on 22 Sep 1762 - the excerpt says: my deceased husband, William Ijams' will, that all effects that I should die possessed with should be equally divide between sons, John and Plummer Ijams and daughter Ann Williams. That the slaves should not be divided between my 3 children until the first day of December, next but kept on plantation for benefit of son John Ijams and my provisions to be for the use of the family, some furniture, etc. Also see the Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. 2, compiled by Aileen L. Langston and J. Orton Buck, 1974, ISBN-13: 978-0806311630. Family links: Spouse: William Iiams (1670 - 1736) Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Created by: LSP Record added: Sep 24, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 117594106

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