Person:Elgate Driskell (1)

m. Bef 1760
  1. Jonathon DriskillBet 1755 & 1765 - Bef 1837
  2. George Driskill, Sr.Abt 1760 - Abt 1810 to 1820
  3. Elgate Driskell, JrEst 1767 -
  4. Charlotte Driskill
  5. Ruth Driskell
  6. John Driskill1769 - 1857
  7. Elisha DriskillAbt 1770 to 1775 -
  8. Elijah Driskill1772 -
  • HElgate Driskell, JrEst 1767 -
  • WAnna Dykes
m. 15 Apr 1796
  1. Levin DriskellCal 1816 -
Facts and Events
Name Elgate Driskell, Jr
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1767 Worcester, Maryland, United States
Marriage 15 Apr 1796 Worcester,MDto Anna Dykes
Death? Greene, Ohio, United States

Name: ELGATE DRISHALE

State: MD

County: Worcester County

Township: No Township Listed

Year: 1796

Database: MD Early Census Index

--GaleB 09:38, 10 November 2009 (EST)Worcester Co., MD Probate, April 6, 1798, Final account of James N. Dikes, dec'd. Returned by Elgate Driscoll and Ann his wife. Anna Dykes was the widow of James Noble Dykes/Dikes. She and James Dykes had a son James Dykes.

At this time, it has not been proven where Elgate Jr was after his marriage to Anna Dykes. An ELGON/ELGIN Driskell appears in Greene County, OH in the early 1800's (see 1820 census) and this may be Elgate but, if so, he changed his name. Records consistently show this man was called ELGIN, and, all his descendants (those bearing his name) were called ELGIN too.


Elgate Driskell, born abt 1814 in NC/SC, and his brother Dennis, b. 1806 VA, first appear in Barbour Co., AL in the 1830's. Who their parents were is still a mystery and why they landed in Barbour Co, AL has not been determined either. Speculation has centered on Moses Driskell of Rockingham and Caswell Co's, NC being their father, but it is only speculation. The Moses in NC could be a part of the Campbell Co., VA family. They had a Moses of the same age. (DNA has proven there is no connection between these Maryland and Virgina Driskells). If Moses was not the father of these two men, is it possible they were the children of Elgate JR? Did he die on the way to AL? Only DNA testing is likely to provide the answers.