Obadiah Oiphant

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Permalink Reply by Richie C. on February 1, 2010 at 3:49pm

Angela,
As far as I know, Obadiah was the first son of Ephraim Oliphant & Sarah Higgens Stout. Ephraim in turn, was the son of Duncan Oliphant & Mary Garrison/Gerritsen. This brings you into good company with many of us descended from Duncan who debate/hypothesize/pull our hair out over Duncan's parentage and origins.

What specifc info on your Oliphant line are you looking for?

Permalink Reply by Angela Stewart on February 11, 2010 at 8:16am

I am pretty much interested in any info regarding the Oliphants that I can get a hold of. I was in Bowling Green, Warren County, KY this past June and was able to get a copy of a couple of land records for Obadiah. They are dated 1810 and 1811. They have the originals in a book and you can actually touch them even though they are about 2 hundred years old. Very exciting!

Permalink Reply by Richie C. on February 11, 2010 at 5:32pm

Well, while you're deed hunting, it looks like Obadiah bought 200 acres in 1789 from the Sheriff of Union County, SC for 8 pounds sterling. Also, there may have been a land transaction earlier than that in Facquier County, VA. I think this last conveyance is mentioned in the Papers of George Washington also, http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/index.html.

Permalink Reply by ken middleton on March 20, 2010 at 4:30pm

Obadiah is the grandson of Duncan Oliphant of NJ and son of his third son, Ephraim. Ephraim and Obadiah were born in NJ. Obadiah's mother was Sarah Stout a cousin to Hannah Stout who married Ephraim's oldest brother, David. For more e-mail me at duncan1685@comcast.net. ken

Permalink Reply by Galilee Mills on July 8, 2013 at 7:27pm

Hi,

  I have been working on these names, today. Does JAMES OLIPHANT-   TEMPERANCE WILLIAMS match with your family.