Order Book 8 (1789-1792)
Term of Court 1 Feb 1790

"Letty & John Chaffin chose Mary Chaffin as their guardian"

Order Book 11 (1797-1799)
page 86

"4 Sept 1797. Mary Chaffin, guardian to John & Letty Chaffin, orphans of John Chaffin, produced full receipt from John & from John Wallace who intermarried with Letty."

Guardian Accounts 1782-1799
page 162

"2 Sept 1797 John Wallace and my now wife Lettice Chaffin, orphan of John Chaffin, guardian Mary Chaffin"

Deed Book 6, Page 49

Elam From Elam

Know all men by these presents that I. Alexander Elam of the County of Mecklenburg for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereunto moving, but more Especially for the love and affection which I have & do bare toward my Brother Edward Elam of the County of Charlotte, hath given, and granted and by these presents doth give, grant and Confirm to him the said Edward Elam and to his heirs and assigns forever, all my Estate whereof I am now posses'd Consisting of the following Articles To wit, one Negroe Man cald and known by the name of Bob, also one Feather Bed & Furniture, one Brass kettle, one Iron pot rack, and Sundry ____, one Iron pot, one brass Skimmer, also Sundry other small & _____ Articles not necessary here to Innumerate, all which said Goods and Chattels as above describ'd I give & confirm to him the said Edward Elam and to his heirs & assigns for ever, and the same I do hereby Warrant and forever defend against the Claim and Demand of all and every person & persons Whatsoever. In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this 28th day of February 1789.

Alexander ( x his mark) Elam S.S.
Witness Mack Goode, Ja. Watkins, Martin Elam, Brackett Barnes, John Elam

At a Court held for Charlotte County the 6th day of April 1789 This Deed of Gift was proved in Court by the Oath of Mack Goode, James Watkins and John Elam, to be the act and Deed of the said Alexander Elam and Ordered to be Recorded.

Teste Thomas Read, CC
Truly Recorded Thomas Read, CC

Deed Book 11, p. 199
1 Sep 1809

Grantor:  THOMAS ALMOND & ELIZABETH ALMOND his wife of Charlotte.
Grantee:  EDWARD LEE of Charlotte
Acres:  130
In Charlotte Co. on head waters of JUNIPER CREEK & beg. on ELISHA ALMOND's line...THOMAS BRAGG's & JOSEPH CRENSHAW's line, thence along CRENSHAW's line to corner pine in ELAM's land...to ELISHA ALMOND's line to beg.  Sig:  THOMAS ALMOND; ELIZABETH (X) ALMOND. Wit:  SAML I(?) BAILEY, CHARLES H. PEARSON, CARMEL NANCE.
Ack. 4 Sep 1809

Deed Book 11
Page 264

Be it known that whereas a marriage is about to be solemnized between the undersigned parties, namely Edward Elam and Lettuce Wallace both of the County of Charlotte and State of Virginia Now it is to be understood that the said Edward Elam being desireous so to secure to the same Lettuce Wallace for the benefit of such children as she now hath all such property as she is now possessed of To wit, a Grey mare, two head of cattle, two feather beds & furniture and all her household and kitchen furniture, all of which property the said Edward Elam for himself and all claiming under him do by these presents covenant and agree that he will relinquish all claim thereto which in Law is equity and further that the said Lettuce Wallace shall and may dispose of such property at any time or in any way either by Gift or otherwise whensoever she may think proper so to do. And the said Lettuce Wallace on her part do covenant & agree to ___ quit all claim either in Law or otherwise issued to any part of the Estate of the said Edward Elam of all and every description whatever. In Witness whereof the parties hath hereunto set their hands & seals on this 25th day of May 1810.

Edward Elam B.S. SS

Lettuce (X) her mark) Wallace SS
Done in the presence of us: Rob't Gayle
Thomas Chaffin Thomas Chaffin, Jun'r
Austin Clements

At a Court held for Charlotte County the third day of September 1810 This marriage contract between Edward Elam & Lettuce Wallace was proved in Court by the oath of Robert Gayle, Thomas Chaffin, Jr. and Austin Clements, three of the subscribing Witnesses, to be the Act and Deed of the said Edward Elam and Lettuce Wallace and Ordered to be Recorded.

Teste Thomas Read. CC
Truly Recorded
Thomas Read CC

Deed Book 12, p. 103
4 Oct 1811

606  acres
THOMAS LEE & EDWARD LEE of Charlotte of 1st part; JOHN GREGORY of Meck. Co. of 2nd part & HUGH WYLLIE & WILLIAM DEUPREE of 3rd part. 606 a.:...LEES indebtedness to JOHN GREGORY in sum of 231 pds...on waters of MIDDLE MEHERRIN adj. JOSEPH DEUPREE; JOHN PETTUS; REPS ELAM; AMBROSE HAILEY. SIG:  EDWD LEE; THOMAS LEE; JOHN GREGORY; WM. DEUPREE. WIT:  DAVID THOMPSON; WILLIAM COLLIER; JOS. DEUPREE, JUNR; BENJAMIN EVANS; JOHN KNIGHT.   Char. Co. DB 12/182 Deed of Release of instrument DB 12/103, dated 4 Oct 18ll.
WIT:  THOMAS WOOD; JOHN EDMUNDSON; JAMES B. BEACH; JOHN EUBANK.
Proved 2 Mar 1812

Deed Book 13, p. 54
22 Jun 1814

Joseph Gregory Junr wit deed of Campbell Nance to Anderson Elam.

Deed Book 14, p. 159
5 Apr 1817

Grantor:  EDWARD LEE & BETSEY his wife of ___________
Grantee:  REUBIN TATUM
Acres:  104
In Charlotte beg. at WOODSON ALMOND, JOSEPH CRENSHAW & ELAM's tract.  Sig:  EDWARD LEE; BETSEY LEE
Proved 5 Apr 1817

Deed Book 14, p. 171
30 May 1818

John Gregory, Nancy Gregory, Reps Elam & Mary his wife, Young Stokes & Elizabeth his wife, legatees & Margaret Gregory relict of Joseph Gregory Jr dec'd to Benjamin Evans 120 a., 120.00
Tract of land pur. of Benjamin Evans by Joseph Gregory dec'd, Samuel Weatherford's line, B--- Br., down sd br. as it meanders to Meherrin R. up same to mouth of Black ----. Sig: John Gregory, Nancy Gregory, Reps J. Elam, Mary Elam, Young Stokes, Elizabeth Stokes, Margaret Gregory (X).
Wit: Ceaton Haston?, William Brooks, Wm. Deupree.
6 Jul 1818

Deed Book 15, pp. 154-155
25 June 1819

Grantor: Anderson S.Elam and Letty Elam his wife of co of Char.
Grantee: Thomas Gregory
Amt. 435.62
Acres: 102
On waters of Horsepen Creek
Lines: Edward Almond, William Deupree, Richard Carter, Thomas Westbrook
Sig: Anderson S. Elam, Lett (X) Elam
Note: Charles Carter m. Lucy Barksdale 1786
Anderson G. Elam m. Latisha Weatherford d/o Samuel 1814.
Proved: 26 June 1819

Deed Book  17, p. 9
11 Oct 1823

Grantor: Phillip Osborne & Elizabeth Osborne of Charlotte
Grantee: Thomas Gregory of said co. or Archibald H. Roberts?
Sum 100 dollars
Acres: 74
Wit that the sd Philip Osborne & Eliz O. his wife for the sum of one dollar pd by the sd Arch. Roberts the receipt whereof the sd Philip Osborne & Eliz...124 acres by Jno Roberts & Sam'l Elam, Francis Roberts, L? Beasley & Thomas Gregory Lines: Jno Roberts, Thomas Gregory
Proved 11 Oct 1823

Deed Book  17, p. 252 or 221
10 Oct 1826

John Lewis 1st part & Thomas Gregory of 2nd part
Edward Elam 3rd part
127 a.
is indebted of Thomas Gregory in sum of $600.00 on waters of S. Meherrin by John Eubank, Coleman Palmore & Francis Lewis.
Note: Coleman Palmer m. 1806 Mary Lewis d/o Benjamin Lewis

Deed Book 17, p. 267
10 Oct 1826

Thomas Gregory & Edney G. Gregory of Charlotte to Jacob Chavons
102 a.
On waters of Horsepen Cr, line of Edward Almond dec'd to Harmon Elam, to Richard Carter, to Campbell Nance.
Harmon Elam m. Nancy Deupree d/o William 1813.

Deed Book  20, p. 52
23 Oct 1831

Margaret Gregory, wid. & relict of JOSEPH GREGORY DEC'D, NANCY GREGORY, BENJAMIN F. LESTER, for himself & also as Gdn of STEPHEN GREGORY & also as agent for JOEL GREGORY & WILLIAM GREGORY & REPS J. ELAM OF the one part to WILLIAM BROOKS 140 a., 100.00
Lines: THOMAS ROBERTS; WILLIAM WALLACE
Note: William Wallace m. PRUDENCE WEATHERFORD d/o Samuel 1812.
7 Nov 1831

Deed Book 25, p. 160
11 May 1844

EDNOR G. GREGORY of CO OF MAURY AND STATE OF TENNESSEE . . . delegate JAMES H. GREGORY of CO. OF WILLIAMSON and state above . . . to accept  and receive  goods, chattels, right, credits, cases in action lands ? and tenements and hereditaments or the proceeds of the sale of the same to wit all and singular all of the  . . . that I am entitled to not (that is what it said) by virtue of being the widow and relict of THOMAS GREGORY deceased but by descent and to give fore me and in my name all appurtenances, receipts and discharges on receipt of all of the money or moneys which may be paid in to his hands in the receiving of all the sums which may at present be due upon settlement of the estate and the distributive share falling and accruing unto me by virtue of descend and to give for me and in my name  . . . and more particularly to the different legatees of the estate of SOLOMON HEARMAN [SIC] ELAMdeceased of the County of Charlotte . . .
Signed: Edna G. Gregory
Teste C. D. Crawford, B. B. Stephens
5 Aug. 1844/PA

Will Book ?
Dated 17 Jun. 1793

[Notes from a copy found in the Herndon suit vs Joseph Gregory]
Will of William Rawlins
        Wife: Mary Magdalene Rawlins
        Son: John Rawlins
Exec: Capt. John Collier; ? Stephens May
Wit: John Williams; Jane Elam; Matthew Markum
Proved 2 Sep. 1793

Will Book 3
page 158

I, Edward Elam, of the County of Charlotte and the State of Virginia, being of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my Last Will and testament in manner and form following, To wit, I lend to my beloved wife Jane Elam, during her natural life, all my estate both real and personal. i Give and bequeath to my son Daniel Elam such property as I have heretofore put him in the possession of, also one dollar to be paid him after the death of my wife. I Give and bequeath to my son Edward Elam such property as I have heretofore put him in the possession of, also one dollar to be paid him after the death of my wife. I Give to my son John Elam such property as I heretofore put him in the possession of, also one dollar to be [paid] him after the death of my wife. I Give and bequeath to my Son Samuel Elam, after the death of my Wife, the Tract of Land whereon I now live and all such property that I have heretofore put in his possession. I Give to William Elmore, Edward Elmore, John Elmore, and James Elmore, sons of my departed daughter Mary Elmore one dollar each to be paid them after the death of my Wife. I Give and bequeath to Pegge Elmore, daughter of Mary Elmore, deceased, one negro Girl named Milley. I Give and bequeath to Elizabeth Elmore, daughter of Mary Elmore, deceased, one negro Girl named Elvy. I Give and bequeath to my four Daughters, Namely Sarah Martin, Elizabeth Edge, Nancy Elam, and Rebecka Dunn all such personal property as my wife may have at her death to be equally divided between them at that time, Together with such Property I have heretofore put in their possession. And lastly I appoint my Sons, John Elam, and Samuel Elam executors to this my Will. In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty-first day of January, 1809.

Edward (X) Elam SS
In presence of M. Goode, Hillery Goode, Mack McQuie

At a Court held for Charlotte County the 6th day of November, 1810 This Last Will and testament of Edward Elam deceased was proved in Court by the oath of Mach Goode one of the witnesses hereto Subscribed to be acknowledged by the said Edward Elam as his last Will and testament in his presence and ordered to be certified - at a Court held for the said County the 7th day of January 1811. The Same was further proved by the oath of Hillery Goode one of the witnesses hereto subscribed to be acknowledged by the said Edward Elam as his Last Will and Testament in his presence and Ordered to be Recorded.
Teste Thomas Read
Truly recorded Thomas Read, Clerk.

The estate of Edward Elam, dec'd which he died possessed was committed to the hands of Grief Barksdale Sheriff 3rd day of January 1831. Winslow Robinson.

Will Book 3, p. 88 A & B
28 Jan 1803

Will of Reps Osborne of Co. of Charlotte
        Son: Phillip Osborne - all my land lying on the West side of Moodys Branch being the land he
             now lives on . . .
        Son: Jones Osborne . . . including plantation on which I now reside . . .
        Son: Reps Osborne . . .
        Son: Samuel Osborne . . .
        Son: Edward Osborne . . .
        Dau: Anne Barnes . . .
        Dau: Phoebe Elam . . .
Exec: Sons Reps Osborne and Phillip Osborne and Mack Goode
Proved 6 Jun 1808

Will Book 4, p. 55
5 Feb. 1816

Will of Joseph Gregory Jr.
        Wife: Peggy
        Children:
        Polly Elam "eldest daughter"
        Elizabeth Gregory
        John Gregory
        Nancy Gregory
        Martha Gregory
        Joel Gregory
        Ambrose Gregory
        Jane Gregory
        William Gregory
        Stephen Gregory "youngest son"
"Appoint son John Gregory executor"
Wit: Milley Gregory, John Brooks & John Gregory
Sec: William Deupree, Allen Gilliam, John Roberts, John Gregory
Sr, Thomas Gregory, Reps Elam.

Will Book 7
Page 20

One Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Edward Elam, Sr. dec'd

1 Negro man Sam $450
1 ditto Mesbeck 450
1 ditto Girl Teresa 350
1 ditto Woman (?) Heather 15
______
$1300.00

Agreeable to an order of the County Court of Charlotte to us directed being fast sworn we have proceeded to inventory and appraise the Estate of Edward Elam dec'd and appraise the same to one thousand three hundred dollars current money. Given under our hands the 19th day January 1831.

Wm. Goode, Jno. Booth, Jno. C. Ingram

Will Book 8
Page 68

This account of the sale of the four Slaves made by order of the County Court of Charlotte 7th February 1831 belonging to the Estate of Edward Elam dec'd by Grief Barksdale, Sheriff___administrator declares now___ ___be full served.

$ amount of Sale of Slaves $1692.00
$ amount of Sale ___ Circuit Court 24.75
________
$1716.75

By ____for Court Commissions $ 85.83
$1630.92
This amount paid back to Court for Slaves 20.00
$1610.92

On account of the above sales I have payed according to the will to Lewis Dunn for his wife Rebecca four hundred and two dollars Seventy three cents and one hundred thirteen dollars Sixty six cents the amount of a decree cost against the heirs of Elizabeth Edge and fifty dollars by consent of families out of the interest of Seaton Duffer and Nancy his Wife, in all amounting to $566.39. Paid to James Elam three hundred fifty-two dollars Seventy three cents the ballance of the Interest of Seaton Duffer and Nancy his wife. Paid to Samuel Elam four hundred and two dollars and Seventy three cents the amount of Sarah Martin Interest and there then remained in my hands two hundred Eighty nine dollars and Seven cents due the heirs of Elizabeth Edge which accounts for the whole amount above of Sixteen hundred and ten dollars ninety two cents and which has been paid over to them.
Geo. I Roberts Deputy for
Grief Barksdale Sheriff & admix of Edward Elam, dec'd

At a Court held for Charlotte County the 3rd day of Feb'y 1831 The amount of the Sales and division of the Slaves of Edward Elam dec'd was this day delivered into Court and Ordered to be recorded.
Teste Winslow Robinson

Will Book 8, pp. 278-279

Inv. & appraisement of Estate of Solomon H. Elam dec'd 13th Nov 1843
Estate to amount to seventeen thousand eight hundred and seventy six dollars and forty four cents
Signed 14 Nov. 1843 by Fran. G. Barnes, John Rawlins, William T. Roberts
Ret. to court on 4 Dec. 1843

Will Book 14, p. 570
Oct. 1863-Dec. 1865

Will of: Acct Current of Reps J. Elam
Wm. T. Chaffin, Agt.
To W. H. Derg? for support Eliza's children 1864
Recorded 4 Nov. 1867

Will Book 15, p 203-204
Recorded June 7 1869

Edney Gregory's Heirs in Acct Current with Wm. T. Chaffin Agent Interest 1866-1869                  To Charlotte County Court
The undersigned commissioner of the Court at the request of Wm. T. Chaffin  agent for Edney Gregory's heirs was examined and settled the forgoing account and ---- it supported by proper
vouchers showing a balance due the heirs of Edney Gregory on the 8 day of Jany 1869 of --- U.S. Currency and a balance due in Confederate Currency to Wm. T. Chaffin agent of 1539.74 as above stated.  Your commissioner has not scaled the balance in Confederate Currency for the reason that WM. T. Chaffin as admr of Lucinda Elam dec'd owes the estate a large balance of Confed currency to said Estate which when distributed can be applied as a credit to the  balance due him.

Will Book 15, p. 204

Next item after Edney Gregory, p. 204 is acct current with Reps J. Elams heirs, Wm. T. Chaffin, agent. Jan. 1869.