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Ephraim OLIPHANT

Ephraim OLIPHANT

Male 1717 - 1795  (78 years)

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  • Name Ephraim OLIPHANT 
    Born 1717  Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LTFW-X2H 
    _UID 2AC3519DE311444EAAB806BDDA66C5B03B3A 
    Died 1795  Loudon County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1958  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2022 

    Father Duncan OLIPHANT,   b. 1682, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1734, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Mary GARRISON,   b. 1686, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1734, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married Mar 1707  Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Higgins STOUT,   b. 1725, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1768, Loudon County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 1749  Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Obediah OLIPHANT,   b. 1745, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1835, Barren County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     2. Rachel OLIPHANT,   b. 13 Sep 1745, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1814, Jefferson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. John A. OLIPHANT,   b. 2 Jan 1749, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1823, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Sarah B. OLIPHANT,   b. 6 Apr 1751, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1820, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. Benjamin OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1753, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1784  (Age ~ 31 years)
     6. Samuel OLIPHANT,   b. 2 Jan 1757, Bedford, Campbell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1849, Columbiana County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     7. Mary OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1759, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Ann OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1761, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     9. Rebecca OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1763,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Stout made his will. An added codicil stated that Sarah was dead in 1768.They were then in Loudon County, VA. Ephraim was listed in the 1782 Tax List of Loudoun County.

      Occupation- Wagoneer and gunsmith
      Ephraim Oliphant (1717-1794), the son of Duncan Oliphant (1682-1734) of Hunterdon Co., NJ, was the father of nine children, among them John Oliphant (1750-1823), who married Hannah Amos (1756-1814) in Loudoun Co., VA, in 1775. Ephraim was born in Staten Isl., NY, in 1717, and moved with his parents to East Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ, around 1721. There, he married Sarah Higgins Stout (1725-1768), of Amwell, in 1743. She was the daughter of Freegift Stout (1693-1769) and Mary Higgins (1698-1773), both of Hunterdon Co. Some time in the 1760s, they moved their family to Loudoun Co., VA, where Ephraim died in 1794.

      {Above information taken from Find A Grave biographical information. NOTE: I do not guarantee the accuracy of the above information; it is placed here for information purposes only.}

      EPHRAIM12 OLIPHANT (DUNCAN 211, JOHN 110, LAWRENCE 19, WILLIAM 48, JOHN 17, LAWRENCE 36, JOHN 55, WILLIAM 34, JOHN 43, WALTER 12, WALTER 21) was born 1717 in Staten Island, Richmond Co., N.Y., and died Aft. 1785 in Loudoun Co., VA (Source: (1) Notes of Mable Basart, "Loudoun Co., Va. This day came before me, Francis Peyton, one of the _____for the said county, Ephraim Olliphant, father of Benjamin Olliphant, dec'd and made oath that Obadiah Olliphant is the eldest brother and heir at law of the said Benjamin Olliphant. given under my hand this the 15th day of Sept, 1785. Francis Peyton.", (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, Says Ephrain Oliphant 1717-1794. They resided in Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ.). He married SARAH HIGGINS STOUT (Source: Richard Higgins and His Descendants by Katherine Chapin Higgins, 61.) Abt. 1749 in Hunterdon Co., N.J. (Source: Notes of Karen Alexander, descended through John Hammett.), daughter of FREEGIFT STOUT and MARY HIGGINS. She was born 1725 in Cloverhill N.J. (Source: Notes of Karen Alexander, descended through John Hammett, She says Sarah was born in 1725, Cloverhill, NJ but another source says born in 1718 in Middletown, Monmouth, NJ.), and died July 10, 1768 in Loudoun Co., Va (Source: Notes of Karen Alexander, descended through John Hammett.).

      More About EPHRAIM OLIPHANT:
      Religion: 1759, Anglican (Source: A History of East Amwell 1700-1800 published by Hunterdon Co., Historical Society, 1976, 199, At the New Jersey Convention (annual meeting of Anglican Clergy) in 1759 a petition was presented by the combined congregations of Amwell, Kingwood and Readington stating that there were at least 100 Anglicans willing to join in the support of a priest...signed by John Garrison, Samuel Kitchen, Richard Rounsavall and Ephraim Oliphant for Amwell.)
      Residence 1: 1763, Kingswood Township, New Jersey
      Residence 2: 1782, Loudoun Co., VA (Source: 1782 Loudoun Co., VA Tas List, Ephraim Oliphant.)

      Children of EPHRAIM OLIPHANT and SARAH STOUT are:
      4.i. OBADIAH13 OLIPHANT, b. Bef. 1750, Hunterdon Co., N.J.; d. 1830, Barren Co., KY. ii. JOHN 2 OLIPHANT (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), b. January 02, 1749/50, Hunterdon Co., NJ (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); d. May 21, 1823, Green Co., TN (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant., (3) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); m. (1) HANNAH AMOS (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), Abt. 1775 (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); b. 1765 (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); d. 1814 (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); m. (2) SARAH PRUDEN (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), 1775 (Source: Philip Oliphant email.). More About JOHN 2 OLIPHANT:
      Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery, Greenville, TN (Source: Philip Oliphant email.)
      Military: Revolutionary War (Source: (1) A History of East Amwell 1700-1800 published by Hunterdon Co., Historical Society, 1976, 132, James Agin, Rev. War record, served 10 months under Wagonmaster JOHN OLIPHANT, 1779-1780., (2) A History of East Amwell 1700-1800 published by Hunterdon Co., Historical Society, 1976, Ralph Schenck, Rev. War record, served as Teamaster un Wagonmaster JOHN OLIPHANT, 1779-1780.)
      Occupation: Green Co., TN (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, he was a wagonmaker and gunsmith.)
      Residence: 1787, Green Co., TN (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, Got a military land grant, 50 ac on McCartney's Creek.)

      iii. SARAH OLIPHANT (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), b. April 06, 1751 (Source: Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant, [email protected].); m. (1) JOHN WOOLSEY (Source: Philip Oliphant email.); m. (2) DANIEL WEATHER, 1800. iv. SAMUEL OLIPHANT (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), b. Abt. 1753, Bedford Co., VA (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, said Samuel was b. 1757 and was in the Rev War. resided in Bedford Co., PA.); d. January 27, 1851, Columbiana Co, OH (Source: Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant.); m. ELIZABETH HOLMES HARRIS (Source: Philip Oliphant email.). More About SAMUEL OLIPHANT:
      Mi litary service: Revolutionary War (Source: Philip Oliphant email, Served as Ensign from Loudoun Co, VA. Apparently married first and had children. He married 2nd Elizabeth Holmes, widow with children.)

      More About ELIZABETH HOLMES HARRIS:
      Religion: Quaker (Source: Philip Oliphant email.)

      5.v. BENJAMIN OLIPHANT, b. 1755, Hunterdon Co., NJ; d. Rev War. vi. MARY 2 OLIPHANT (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.), b. 1757 (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant, says she died in 1759.). vii. ANNE OLIPHANT (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.), b. 1759 (Source: Philip Oliphant email.). viii. RACHEL 1 OLIPHANT (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.), m. GABRIEL G. MANLEY (Source: Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant.).