Hobbs, Rev Eli Samuel
| Birth Name | Hobbs, Rev Eli Samuel |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 69 years, 2 months, 1 day |
Narrative
From the records compiled by Jess Scott at http://stithvalley.com/:
'Eli Hobbs was the first member of his family to move to Kentucky from Maryland, and appears on the Nelson Co tax rolls in 1785, the first year of the county's existence. He acquired his first land (101 acres "on the Waters of Chaplins fork, adjoining David Smith and Thomas Bean [Bayne?]" in 1789 by a deed from Cuthbert Harrison, which was recorded in Nelson Co. Deed Book 4, p. 247, on 12 Oct. 1790.
Eli Hobbs was one of the first ministers of the Methodist Church in Chaplin, Nelson Co., Ky. Some of his land there is still owned by members of the Blanton family, descendants through Eli's daughter Susan, who married Richard L. Murphy.'
Narrative
The Old Methodist Cemetery is located on Hwy 62 in Chaplin, Nelson Co, KY. Some maps call it Highview Cemetery. GPS Coordinates: 37.8993, -85.23783
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1761 | Frederick Co, MD | ||
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| Death | 1830-03-02 | Chaplin, KY | ||
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| Burial | Chaplin, KY | Old Methodist Cemetery | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Hobbs, Joshua | 1742-06-22 | 1837 | |
| Mother | Sellman, Margaret | 1746 | 1775 | |
| Hobbs, Rev Eli Samuel | 1761 | 1830-03-02 | ||
| Sister | Hobbs, Anna | 1763 | 1840-05-18 | |
| Sister | Hobbs, Elizabeth | 1765-12-31 | 1844-10-22 | |
| Brother | Hobbs, Ezekiel | 1767 | 1830-10-04 | |
| Brother | Hobbs, Joshua | 1768 | 1846 | |
| Brother | Hobbs, John B. | 1770 | 1840 | |
| Sister | Hobbs, Henrietta | 1771 | ||
| Brother | Hobbs, Nicholas | 1773 | 1830-07-05 | |
| Brother | Hobbs, Vachel | about 1775 | 1847-04-26 | |
| Sister | Hobbs, Margaret | 1778 | ||
| Sister | Hobbs, Sarah | 1782 | ||
| Sister | Hobbs, Lydia | 1786-12-22 |
Families
Family of Hobbs, Rev Eli Samuel and Hamilton, Elizabeth |
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| Married | Wife | Hamilton, Elizabeth ( * + ... ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Hobbs, Joshua | about 1784 | after 1870 |
| Hobbs, Margaret | 1785-02-02 | 1837-10-25 |
| Hobbs, Sally | ||
| Hobbs, Susan | ||
| Hobbs, Mary | ||
| Hobbs, William M. | ||
| Hobbs, Samuel | ||
| Hobbs, Dr. Eli B. | ||
| Hobbs, Elizabeth |