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- --- "The Herald and Genealogist" Vol. 5, edited by John Nichols, 1870, page 426:
We now recur to Peter, who, on the failure of his brother John's issue in 1653, succeeded to the representation of the family.
This Peter Elliston was baptized in 1626, and died in 1672. He left three sons, John, Peter, and Oliver.
Peter the second son died in 1680.
Oliver the third son was of St. Paul's church-yard. He married in 1692 Hester daughter of Matthew Gibbon and his wife Hester, and had a son, Capt. Edward Elliston of South Weald, co. Essex.
John the eldest son of Peter was born in 1659, succeeded to the Overhall property, and died in 1691, leaving three sons, John, Peter, and Oliver, and four daughters all under age (will pr. in P.C.C.).
The sons Peter and Oliver died in 1691.
John the eldest and only surviving son succeeded to the family property, and died in 1738-9 without issude, leaving his cousin, Edward Elliston, his heir (will proved in P.C.C.).
This was the Capt. Edward Elliston above mentioned as the son of Oliver Elliston and his wife Hester, nee Gibbon.
--- "The Gentleman's Magazine" Vol. 82, Supp. 1797, page 1107:
[Part of an article, "Memoirs of the Family of Mr. Gibbon the Historian"]
. . . Mr. Matthew Gibbon had issue, by Hesther, his wife, one daughter, Hesther, married to Oliver Elliston, of St. Paul's church-yard, stationer.
--- UK Directories on Ancestry:
Name: Oliver Elliston
Dates: 1701-1725
Location: London
Occupation(s): stationer book/paper/printing trades(s)
Source Date: 1706
Source Info: Subscribed to A complete History of England ... to the death of ... King William, 1706, HUGHES, John. London; Subject: history
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