Elizabeth Bolling was born in 1767 in N.C. Mother may have died in childbirth when Elizabeth was born; Martha "Patsy" Phelps died 3 Mar 1767--Elizabeth born 1767.
Possible that Elizabeth Bolling was married to Briton Williams according to Bolling Book written by Hattie Bolling . If this is true was a short marriage and no
chidren from it.
Elizabeth Short married William "Grancer" Short(son of ? Short
and ? ? ). He was born in 1766 in N.C.. He died on 4 Jul 1851 in Pound Gap, VA. He is buried
in Benjamin Bolling Cemetery, Wise Co., VA. Was called "Old William of Pound" . It is believed he may have had 25 to 30 children by his two wives.
William "Grancer" Short is buried between Elizabeth Bolling Short and Polly Birchfield . Elizabeth Bolling
and William "Grancer" Short had the following children:
Benjamin
Adam "Ad" Short was born in 1795 in TN. Settled at the mouth of Bearhole in Wyoming Co. WV; this info is in Wyoming Co., WV History.
Charles Anderson
Rebecca
Virginia Jane "Jennie"
Joseph
William Granville "Buck"
Elizabeth
Nathaniel Short was born in 1809.
Aaron Short.
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