Jabez Elliott, Sr. was the father of Jabez, Jr., and the great-grandfather of Bernard Elliott. He fought in the War of 1812 and several Indian wars.
The following is an excerpt of an article about Jabez, Sr. written by Edna Elliott Schartiger. The full article is entitled "The Jasper Elliott Family" and appeared in a Calhoun County historical chronicle:
"My great grandfather was Jabez Elliott, Sr. who came from Ireland and served as a Private in the War of 1812, in John Bozarth's Company of Infantry, Fifth Regiment, Ritchie County, Virginia Militia.
On 21 March 1828 he executed a power of attorney to Moses Dolan of Sussex County, NJ to dispose of military land belonging to his father, Henry Elliott. His mother, Sarah Ryland, appeared that date saying that Jabez was the son of Henry Elliott, deceased.
A deed in the Guy Tetrick Library at Clarksburg shows that Henry lived in Sussex County and had sons, Jabez, William and Richard. Jabez married Elizabeth Wigner (1779 to 1875) of Ellenboro, who came from Pennsylvania. Jabez and Elizabeth are buried in Smithville cemetery.
Their children, born in Ritchie County, were:
Jacob, born 26 July 1809;
John, born 22 Feb. 1811, married Lydia Lowther;
Sarah, born 5 Oct. 1812 married Mr. Howard;
Benjamin, born 26 June 1814;
Elizabeth, born 31 May 1816;
Mary, born 21 May 1818, married Manly Collins;
Washington, born 27 Apr. 1820;
Henry, born 17 Mar. 1822, married Rebecca Hardman and had Anderson T., born 12 Feb. 1845 "on the waters of the Mississippi, died 20 Oct. 1920, married 16 June 1866 Mary Kelly;
Hannah (10 Sept. 1847 to 1889) married Emery Ball;
Mahala Jane (3 Oct. 1849 to 19 Nov. 1915) married 28 Mar. 1867 William Sanford Stevens and had Roseanna, Henry Elliott, Rachel R., Sidney Morris, Effia, Arthur C., Samuel Elsworth, Esta, Deward Harrison, Wesley (1851 to 17 Jan. 1931) married Mary Woodford;
Ellen (July 4 1853 to 1878) married Henry Roberts;
Alice, born 25 July 1856 married 1873 Waitman Hathaway;
Breckinridge born 1860 married Miss Blake."