**Elias is married to Margaret who died a short time before he did in 1835.

**The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes
by James Taylor Holmes c 1915

***It appears that ELIAS PEGG is a Revolutionary War Veteran serving in the eighth regiment of Pennsylvania commanded by Col. Broadhead. (see below)

****Elias died 5 March 1839 in Franklin Co., OH according to his pension file.
(This info provided by: [email protected])

State of OHIO Franklin County

John A Mcdowell president of Ohio sixth Judicial Circuit court of the
State of Ohio Personally appearance of Elias Pegg who being sworn that he was
in the service of the Revolutionary War on the which he believes was in the
year 1778 during which time he was well acquainted with Obadiah Wilson who was
then a soldier in the same army and that he well believes that the said Obadiah
Wilson was enlisted for three years during the war. and that he belonged to the
eighth regiment of Pennsylvania commanded by Col. Broadhead and this deponent
further believes that from what he has always understood that the said Wilson
served out his time and was honorably discharged. Signed Elias Pegg
sworn and subscribed this day of Jan 1821 John A. McDowell

Hard to read but said he was acquainted with the man etc. signed 29 the 1821
John A. McDowell

State of Ohio Franklin County
John A McDowell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do
certify that the within named John A. McDowell before whom the within deposition
appears to have been taken in and was at that time the presiding Judge of the
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Ohio duly commissioned and sworn as such and to all
who official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given

For Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affirmed my seal of
Office at Franklinton this 20th day AD 1821 Abram J. McDowell clk


State of Ohio Franklin County

Personally appeared before me, John A. Dowell, President of the sixth
Judicial Circuit of the State of Ohio, Elias Pegg who made and subscribed the
deposition hereunto announced of lawful age and by me duly cautioned and sworn
in addition to or explanation of his aforesaid deposition now testifies I that
to his personal knowledge he said Obadiah Wilson did serve in the army of the
revolution in the continental establishment for the period of minimum with
upwards in the eighth regiment of Pennsylvania and for the further particulars
he now makes reference to his afore said deposition 29 day of Jan 1821
Signed Elias Pegg

***LICKING COUNTY OHIO - REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION


The following is contributed by: [email protected]

According to our family records, Elias Pegg was born in 1755/56 in Wheeling,
West Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth Onsettler in 1839. I have no
additional information on her at all.