Born ‎14 Oct 1708 St. Ann's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, died ‎09 Nov 1762 Taylors Park, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonia America‎, age 54 years
John Elder Jr. was a vestry man in 1744 in St. Anne's Church. On November 15, 1739, John Elder Jr. recieved from his father two tracts of land, Addition to Huntington Quarter and Laxford, in all 150 acres. (A.A. Co. Deeds B.B. No. 3, f. 205).

John Elder purchased from Maragret Higginson of the Kingdom of Great Britain, daughter and heir of John Tailor of said Kingdom, part of the tract called Tailor's Park, on May 8, 1744. (A.A. Co. Deeds B.B. No. 2, f. 25)

On September 1, 1755, John Elder, gentleman, and Jemima, his wife, sold 199 1/2 acres of a former grant called Elder's Plague. (Balt. Co. Deeds B.B. No. 1, f. 447)

The will of John Elder Jr. made September 20, 1762 and proved November 9, 1762 named his lands. He devised:

To wife Jemima, slaves and personal estate, she lived on dwelling plantation.
To my five sons, John, Owen, Charles, Ely, Elijah Elder, all my lands, namely my dwelling plantation, part of Trailors Park, 660 acres, two tracts in fork of the Patuxent River, Addition to the Huntington Quarter & Laxford. Land in Baltimore County, Adam's Garden, 396 acres, Elder's Puzzle, 160 acres, Elder's Plague, 125 acres, if any son die before reaching age of 21 years, land to surviving sons.
To eldest daughter Elizabeth Elder, 10 pounds, to 2 daughters Honor and Jemima Elder, 30 pounds at age of 16 years or marriage.

Born ‎06 Dec 1720 Middle Neck Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America, died ‎17 Oct 1770 Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America‎, age 49 years