Elijah Edwards PRUITTAge: 63 years1802–1866
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- Elijah Edwards PRUITT
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- Elijah Edwards
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- PRUITT
 Birth | July 27, 1802 |
 Census | 1830 (Age 27 years) Note: Supposedly Elijah is living with his future Father-In-Law (Abel Eaves) in the 1830 census of Marengo AL.
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 Marriage | Sarah H. EAVES — View this family July 5, 1834 (Age 31 years) |
 Property | 1835 (Age 32 years) Note: Elijah Prewitt (Pruitt) was listed among the settlers who applied for land in Before the Land Commission Proceedings in Jasper Co, Tx in 1838. He qualified for a full League of Land even though he had not arrived until Oct 1835. Perhaps he was a soldier of the 1836 Texas Revolution from Mexico since he received more land than others who arrived at the same time.
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 Birth of a daughter#1 | Melissa PRUITT February 23, 1836 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Malinda Finklin PRUITT October 26, 1837 (Age 35 years) |
| Property | In Louisiana Natchotoches Land Office In 1840 Elijah got 40 acres from US government in Cash Entry #1791. For the S 1/2 W 1/2 SE/4 S 29 T 5 R 12 . Elijah got a full Patent to his land, signed by President John Tyler, on July 10, 1844. Original patent is in the National Archives in Washington DC. |
 Event | Headright 1838 (Age 35 years)Note: Elijah Prewitt appeared before the Land Commission in Jasper Texas in 1838 where he gave evidence that he arrived in Texas Oct 1835. Asa consequence he received a Headright to a League of Land which he sold to a Mr. Glasscock.
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| Birth of a son #3 | Elonzo “Alonzo” Greer PRUITT April 4, 1839 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha Jane PRUITT October 17, 1840 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | 1840 (Age 37 years) Note: Elijah Pruitt and Able Eaves living side by side.
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| Death of a brother | Samuel PRUITT 1841 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Peter Harrison PRUITT December 25, 1843 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Lewis “Wick” PRUITT November 15, 1845 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | Absolom PRUITT 1848 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Andrew “Andy” PRUITT August 1850 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | 1850 (Age 47 years) Note: Notice Elijah is called E E Pruitt , not E D Pruitt, which suggests that Edwards is his middle name. Notice Elijah is called E E Pruitt , not E D Pruitt, which suggests that Edwards is his middle name. E E Pruitt 48 Sara Pruitt 36 Age 36 Born GA Melissa Pruitt 15 Melinda Pruitt 13 Alonzo Pruitt 10 Martha Pruitt 9 Peter Pruitt 7 Will Pruitt 5 Andrew Pruitt 0 |
| Death of a brother | John PRUITT September 18, 1851 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | James W. PRUITT January 25, 1852 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | Sarah H. EAVES — View this family 1860 (Age 57 years) Elijah Pruitt Family in1860 Census: Western District, Trinity, Texas Post Office: Sumpter Elija Pruit 56 So Car Sarah Pruit 46 Georgia Martha J Pruit 18 Elonzo G Pruit 21 Peter H Pruit 16 William Pruit 14 Andrew J Pruit 10 James W Pruit 8 |
| Marriage of a child | Evan James MAGEE — Malinda Finklin PRUITT — View this family March 26, 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | William PRUITT September 11, 1865 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | May 6, 1866 (Age 63 years) Note: The Texas Land Office has record of patent for Elijah Pruitt that was distributed to his heirs in 18… The Texas Land Office has record of patent for Elijah Pruitt that was distributed to his heirs in 1871. It was attested and witnessed by his widow Sarah Pruitt and E.J. Magee, son-in-law. County: Trinity Abstract Number: 495 District/Class: Houston Scrip File Number: 000300 Original Grantee: Pruitt, E D Patentee: Pruitt, E D (Heirs) Title Date: Patent Date: 24 Oct 1871 Patent No: 428 Patent Vol: 19 |
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John PRUITT Birth: December 29, 1780 Death: September 18, 1851 — Sumpter Co, SC |
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Moses PRUITT Birth: 1787 — South Carolina Death: Shelby Co, IN |
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William PRUITT Birth: January 1, 1793 — SC Death: September 11, 1865 — Indiana |
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6 years elder brother |
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Elijah Edwards PRUITT Birth: July 27, 1802 — South Carolina Death: May 6, 1866 — Trinity Co, Tx |
| Family with Sarah H. EAVES - View this family |
| Census | Supposedly Elijah is living with his future Father-In-Law (Abel Eaves) in the 1830 census of Marengo AL. |
| Property | Elijah Prewitt (Pruitt) was listed among the settlers who applied for land in Before the Land Commission Proceedings in Jasper Co, Tx in 1838. He qualified for a full League of Land even though he had not arrived until Oct 1835. Perhaps he was a soldier of the 1836 Texas Revolution from Mexico since he received more land than others who arrived at the same time. |
| Property | In 1840 Elijah got 40 acres from US government in Cash Entry #1791. For the S 1/2 W 1/2 SE/4 S 29 T 5 R 12 . Elijah got a full Patent to his land, signed by President John Tyler, on July 10, 1844. Original patent is in the National Archives in Washington DC. |
| Event | Elijah Prewitt appeared before the Land Commission in Jasper Texas in 1838 where he gave evidence that he arrived in Texas Oct 1835. Asa consequence he received a Headright to a League of Land which he sold to a Mr. Glasscock. |
| Census | Elijah Pruitt and Able Eaves living side by side. |
| Census | Notice Elijah is called E E Pruitt , not E D Pruitt, which suggests that Edwards is his middle name. E E Pruitt 48 Sara Pruitt 36 Age 36 Born GA Melissa Pruitt 15 Melinda Pruitt 13 Alonzo Pruitt 10 Martha Pruitt 9 Peter Pruitt 7 Will Pruitt 5 Andrew Pruitt 0 |
| Census | Elijah Pruitt Family in1860 Census: Western District, Trinity, Texas Post Office: Sumpter Elija Pruit 56 So Car Sarah Pruit 46 Georgia Martha J Pruit 18 Elonzo G Pruit 21 Peter H Pruit 16 William Pruit 14 Andrew J Pruit 10 James W Pruit 8 |
| Name | He was known as Elijah D Pruitt. Land Records from National Archives give his full name as Elijah Edward Pruitt. |
| Death | The Texas Land Office has record of patent for Elijah Pruitt that was distributed to his heirs in 1871. It was attested and witnessed by his widow Sarah Pruitt and E.J. Magee, son-in-law. County: Trinity Abstract Number: 495 District/Class: Houston Scrip File Number: 000300 Original Grantee: Pruitt, E D Patentee: Pruitt, E D (Heirs) Title Date: Patent Date: 24 Oct 1871 Patent No: 428 Patent Vol: 19 |
| Note | There is a web site, linked from the Trinity Co Genealgy web site, that has information on the Pruitts. (The information in this web site has not been verified, but it appears to be well researched.) Quoting from the site: John Pruitt b. 1760 m. Mary Hopper, beget twelve children including Elijah D. Pruitt, b. July 27, 1802, South Carolina; m. Sarah Eaves, July 05, 1834, Marengo Co. AL. Elijah D. and Sarah Eaves Pruitt settled in Trinity Co. TX. Another son of John and Mary Hopper, Ezekiel Berryman Pruitt 1800-1880 m. Charity Eaves 1800-1879 and begat four children: |
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| Property | Copies of Land Entry receipts from National Archives. Format: application/pdf File size: 32 KB |
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| Death | Sarah Pruitt Granted Elijah's Land Patent After His Death Format: application/pdf File size: 1,874 KB Type: Document |
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Samuel PRUITT
1777–1841
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John PRUITT
1780–1851
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Moses PRUITT
1787–
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William PRUITT
1793–1865
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Absolom PRUITT
1795–1848
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Ezekiel PRUITT
1800–
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Elijah Edwards PRUITT
1802–1866
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Elijah Edwards PRUITT
1802–1866
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Sarah H. EAVES
1813–1890
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Melissa PRUITT
1836–
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Malinda Finklin PRUITT
1837–1923
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Elonzo “Alonzo” Greer PRUITT
1839–
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Peter Harrison PRUITT
1843–
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William Lewis “Wick” PRUITT
1845–
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Andrew “Andy” PRUITT
1850–1904
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James W. PRUITT
1852–
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Martha Jane PRUITT
1840–1893
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