Elizabeth THELABALL^[1]

1780 - 1833  (53 years)

• Name	Elizabeth THELABALL
  Birth	c. 1780  [2]
  Gender	Female
  orphan	15 Jul 1784	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	On 15 July 1784 in Norfolk County Court, Elizabeth and her two sisters were named as orphans of James Thelaball. Joseph Hewitt, their step-father, qualified as guardian, and additional security in the amount of £500 was posted by Charles Denby.
  Death	19 Jul 1833	Richmond City, VA   [2]
  	Elizabeth died in Richmond, Virginia on 19 July 1833. Her obituary noted that she was "in her 54th year", actually meaning that she was 53 years old at the time of her death.
  Person ID	I57452	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James THELABALL   d. Between 5 Feb 1779 and Aug 1782
  Mother	Anne WISHART
  Family ID	F4408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt. William RICHARDSON,   b. c. 1771   d. 26 July 1839, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1796  [4]
  	Their marriage announcement noted that they were married the evening of Saturday 26 November and that William was a watchmaker.
  Family ID	F5063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S5093] Lemuel Thelaball v. Richmond Thelaball, et al, chancery suit (1784), Norfolk, VA. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. American Beacon and Norfolk & Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA): Monday, 22 July 1833 [p. 3, c. 3], downloaded 27 May 2003. [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)). p. 73. [S4132] Robert K. Headley, Jr., compiler, Headley, Genealogical Abstracts from 18th-Century Virginia Newspapers, ((Baltimore, MD: GPC, 1987)), p. 284.