Andrew Ellicott (1733 – 1809) was one of three Quaker brothers from Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania who chose the wilderness up river from Elk Ridge Landing (known today as Elkridge, Maryland) to establish a flour mill.
[3] The Ellicott brothers helped revolutionize farming in the area by persuading farmers to plant wheat instead of tobacco and also by introducing fertilizer to revitalize depleted soil.
[4] Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was an early influential convert from tobacco to wheat.
[5] Andrew worked principally as a financier leaving his interests to his sons.
[6] His sons Jonathan and George Ellicott built their home by the river in Oella, Maryland.