Ransom Ellis
M, b. 1873, d. 1932
| Father | William W. Ellis b. 27 Mar 1814, d. 2 Feb 1904 |
| Mother | Harriet Davis |
Ransom Ellis|b. 1873\nd. 1932|p37.htm#i2513|William W. Ellis|b. 27 Mar 1814\nd. 2 Feb 1904|p44.htm#i1028|Harriet Davis||p8.htm#i2505|? Ellis||p9.htm#i354|||||||||| |
| Birth* | 1873 | |
| Death* | 1932 |
Ray Clinton Ellis
M
Raymond Ellis
M, b. 1912
| Father | Imry (Emrie) Jefferson Ellis b. 22 Sep 1870 |
Raymond Ellis|b. 1912|p37.htm#i1796|Imry (Emrie) Jefferson Ellis|b. 22 Sep 1870|p22.htm#i1797||||Marion Ellis|b. 1851|p32.htm#i1798|||||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of John Ellis, b. 9 Mar 1732/33, Frederick Co., VA (Kit # 24277, N44480, 205681)(Haplogroup R1b Group 2) |
| Birth* | 1912 | Iowa, USA |
Raymond B. Ellis
M, b. 1907
| Father | Curtis E. Ellis b. 1879 |
| Mother | Rebecca Leuty |
Raymond B. Ellis|b. 1907|p37.htm#i523|Curtis E. Ellis|b. 1879|p15.htm#i521|Rebecca Leuty||p50.htm#i522|John B. Ellis|b. 1854\nd. 1915|p27.htm#i519|Margaret A. Melton||p51.htm#i520||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of John Ellis (b. c 1607) (Kit # 138396)(Haplogroup G) |
| Birth* | 1907 | Hickory Hill, Illinois |
| Marriage* | Bride=Mary Williams | |
| Death* | Centralia, Illinois |
Family | Mary Williams | |
Raymond Fuller Ellis
M, b. 8 August 1914, d. 30 May 2001
| Father | James Franklin Ellis b. 11 Mar 1873, d. 26 Jul 1949 |
| Mother | Alice Arizona Shirley b. 7 Jul 1872, d. 21 Jan 1919 |
Raymond Fuller Ellis|b. 8 Aug 1914\nd. 30 May 2001|p37.htm#i2839|James Franklin Ellis|b. 11 Mar 1873\nd. 26 Jul 1949|p24.htm#i2841|Alice Arizona Shirley|b. 7 Jul 1872\nd. 21 Jan 1919|p56.htm#i2842|Elijah L. Ellis|b. 21 Jan 1827\nd. 1 Sep 1912|p17.htm#i2838|Rhoda E. Thrailkill|b. 19 Feb 1840\nd. 1 Aug 1892|p58.htm#i2843||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Addison Ellis (c1799) (Kits 53496, 176535, 181622, 212269, 223077, 238752, 246581, 253272)(Haplogroup R1b Group 4) |
| Birth* | 8 August 1914 | Clay County, Mississippi |
| Marriage* | 14 November 1936 | West Point, Clay County, Mississippi, Bride=Belinda Louise Johann |
| Death* | 30 May 2001 | Columbus, Lowdnes County, Mississippi |
Family | Belinda Louise Johann b. 3 Jun 1914, d. 19 Aug 1988 | |
Rebecca Ellis
F, b. 1 July 1721
| Father | Joel Ellis b. 17 Jan 1679, d. 21 Jun 1763 |
| Mother | Elizabeth Churchill b. 7 Oct 1687, d. 6 Apr 1710 |
Rebecca Ellis|b. 1 Jul 1721|p37.htm#i1006|Joel Ellis|b. 17 Jan 1679\nd. 21 Jun 1763|p26.htm#i934|Elizabeth Churchill|b. 7 Oct 1687\nd. 6 Apr 1710|p7.htm#i1000|Mathias Ellis|b. 2 Jun 1657\nd. 30 Aug 1748|p34.htm#i919|Mercy Nye|b. 4 Apr 1652|p53.htm#i999||||||| |
| Birth* | 1 July 1721 | Middleboro, Massachusetts |
Rebecca Ellis
F, b. 1878
| Father | John O. Ellis b. 29 Oct 1852 |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Ellis b. 13 Mar 1852, d. 12 Dec 1927 |
Rebecca Ellis|b. 1878|p37.htm#i1246|John O. Ellis|b. 29 Oct 1852|p28.htm#i1555|Sarah Ann Ellis|b. 13 Mar 1852\nd. 12 Dec 1927|p39.htm#i1242|John Ellis||p27.htm#i1103|Bathsheba B. Hatten|b. 1807\nd. a 1860|p47.htm#i1097||||Martha Ellis|b. 1835\nd. 1914|p32.htm#i1241| |
| Birth* | 1878 |
Family | William M. Surrency b. 1872 | |
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Reginald Evans Ellis
M, b. 10 March 1894, d. 8 June 1983
 Kit # 50850 - Reginald Evans Ellis (1894-1983, Summerside Prince Edward Island) |
| Father | Kenneth Forbes Ellis b. 8 Aug 1853, d. 27 Jun 1936 |
| Mother | Lucy Stewart b. 26 Aug 1863 |
Reginald Evans Ellis|b. 10 Mar 1894\nd. 8 Jun 1983|p37.htm#i2|Kenneth Forbes Ellis|b. 8 Aug 1853\nd. 27 Jun 1936|p30.htm#i5|Lucy Stewart|b. 26 Aug 1863|p57.htm#i6|Capt. John Ellis|b. 15 Apr 1824\nd. 18 Dec 1873|p27.htm#i9|Margaret Potter|b. 3 Sep 1829\nd. 12 Aug 1917|p54.htm#i11||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Johan Ellis (b. c.1549 ) (Kit #'s 51017, 50850, 95369)(Haplogroup J2) |
| Birth* | 10 March 1894 | Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Baptism Pri* | 20 January 1903 | Summerside Presbyterian Church, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Cen-E-with* | 20 April 1901 | Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1901 Canadian Census||Regnal Ellis||He was 7 years old. His birthdate was recorded as 10 Mar 1894. Born in urban PEI, he was Canadian, of english descent. His religion was recorded as Presbyterian and attended school. Reg could read and write and spoke English, his mother tongue, HOH=Kenneth Forbes Ellis |
| Graduation* | 1910 | Summerside High School, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, from Grade 10 |
| Milit-Beg* | 11 March 1916 | Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, enlisting as a Private in the 145 Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. His no. was 832448 |
| Milit-End* | 4 November 1918 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as a Private |
| Description* | 4 November 1918 | aged 24 years, 5 feet 8 ins tall, medium complexion, brown eyes and hair, with no marks or scars |
| Work History* | a clerk in various positions, including the Bank of Nova Scotia, the town of Summerside, (a position he resigned on 24 Jul 1922), and for the Fox Breeders Association. He was also involved in the oyster business | |
| Marriage* | 29 August 1927 | 44 Spring St., Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, by license||the home of Mrs. Emma MacNeill, who is thought to be the aunt of the bride, Bride=Dorothy Lefurgey Weeks, Parent/female=Lucy Stewart |
| Tax Assmt* | 31 January 1944 | for the year 1942 |
| Member of* | between 1957 and 27 September 1977 | Rotary Club, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, was past president of the Rotary Club and past president of the local Canadian branch |
| Occupation* | between 30 March 1967 and 14 June 1978 | 7 Summer St., Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Retirement* | 1972 | R.E. Ellis and Son Limited, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, from his insurance business which he had started in 1922 |
| Photo* | before June 1975 | 166 Belmont St., Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Lt-Rt--Dorothy Lefurgey Weeks Ellis, Grace Potter Romcke, Amy Green Ellis Rogers, Reginald Evans Ellis, Principal=Dorothy Lefurgey Weeks |
| Residence* | 11 June 1975 | 166 Belmont St., Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Principal=Dorothy Lefurgey Weeks |
| Award* | 27 September 1977 | Rotary Club, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, an Award of Merit for 20 or more years of service |
| Address* | 14 June 1978 | 166 Belmont St., Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Estate-Div of-Heir* | 14 June 1978 | $10,000.00 |
| ID Card* | 1979 | Prince Edward Island, Canada, Driver's License, exp 31 Mar '79, includes photo |
| Photo* | 166 Belmont St., Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, In his living room | |
| Greeting* | 7 March 1983 | Somerset Manor, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, a Birthday greeting from Premier James Lee, on the occasion of his 89th birthday |
| Residence* | 8 June 1983 | 205 Lefurgey Ave., Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Death* | 8 June 1983 | Prince County Hospital, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Burial* | 11 June 1983 | People's Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, from Moase Funeral Home to the Summerside Presbyterian Church for funeral service at 11 a.m. by Rev. Robert Elford. Members of the Summerside Y's Men and Y'Menettes, the Summerside Rotary Club, session members of Summerside Presbyterian Church and veterans of the Summerside Royal Canadian Legion who also formed an honor guard, attended the funeral. On Friday evening [10 June] members of the Summerside Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 5 held a Legion Service at the funeral home. Also on Friday evening members of the Hiram and Lebanon Lodge No. 3. AF and AM held a Masonic memorial service. |
Family | Dorothy Lefurgey Weeks b. 23 Jan 1893, d. 11 Jun 1975 | |
| Marriage* | 29 August 1927 | 44 Spring St., Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, by license||the home of Mrs. Emma MacNeill, who is thought to be the aunt of the bride, Bride=Dorothy Lefurgey Weeks, Parent/female=Lucy Stewart |
Reginald/Rex Stanhope Ellis
M
| Father | John H. Ellis b. Dec 1836 |
Reginald/Rex Stanhope Ellis||p37.htm#i864|John H. Ellis|b. Dec 1836|p28.htm#i865||||Unknown Ellis||p41.htm#i866|||||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendant of John Ellis (1836, Indiana) (Kit # 130704)(Haplogroup R1b Group 10) |
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Remember Ellis
F, b. 1691
| Father | Mordecai Ellis b. 24 Mar 1650/51, d. 5 Feb 1709/10 |
| Mother | Sarah Born(Bourne?) d. 25 Oct 1716 |
Remember Ellis|b. 1691|p37.htm#i931|Mordecai Ellis|b. 24 Mar 1650/51\nd. 5 Feb 1709/10|p34.htm#i910|Sarah Born(Bourne?)|d. 25 Oct 1716|p4.htm#i911|Lt. John Ellis|b. c 1620\nd. b 23 Mar 1676/77|p27.htm#i912|Elizabeth Freeman|b. b 11 Apr 1624\nd. b 20 Apr 1714|p45.htm#i913||||||| |
| Birth* | 1691 | Sandwich, B., Massachusetts |
Remember Ellis
F, b. 1 December 1691
| Father | Mathias Ellis b. 2 Jun 1657, d. 30 Aug 1748 |
| Mother | Mercy Nye b. 4 Apr 1652 |
Remember Ellis|b. 1 Dec 1691|p37.htm#i940|Mathias Ellis|b. 2 Jun 1657\nd. 30 Aug 1748|p34.htm#i919|Mercy Nye|b. 4 Apr 1652|p53.htm#i999|Lt. John Ellis|b. c 1620\nd. b 23 Mar 1676/77|p27.htm#i912|Elizabeth Freeman|b. b 11 Apr 1624\nd. b 20 Apr 1714|p45.htm#i913||||||| |
| Birth* | 1 December 1691 | Sandwich, Massachusetts |
| Death* | Sandwich, Died young |
Remember Ellis
F, b. circa 1766, d. 4 August 1807
| Father | Eleazer Ellis b. 18 Apr 1724, d. 4 Aug 1806 |
| Mother | Deborah Gibbs b. 4 Dec 1724, d. c 1766 |
Remember Ellis|b. c 1766\nd. 4 Aug 1807|p37.htm#i996|Eleazer Ellis|b. 18 Apr 1724\nd. 4 Aug 1806|p17.htm#i945|Deborah Gibbs|b. 4 Dec 1724\nd. c 1766|p46.htm#i997|William Ellis|b. c 1694\nd. b 18 May 1768|p42.htm#i908|Joanna Gibbs|b. 13 Mar 1697\nd. a 2 Apr 1762|p46.htm#i909||||||| |
| Birth* | circa 1766 | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Marriage* | 18 November 1784 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, Groom=Jacob Swift |
| Death* | 4 August 1807 | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Family | Jacob Swift b. 1762 | |
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Remember Ellis
F, b. 1 May 1735, d. 15 September 1795
| Father | Richard Ellis b. 1704, d. 7 Oct 1797 |
| Mother | Jane Phillips b. 1 Jul 1709, d. 1760 |
Remember Ellis|b. 1 May 1735\nd. 15 Sep 1795|p37.htm#i2778|Richard Ellis|b. 1704\nd. 7 Oct 1797|p37.htm#i2746|Jane Phillips|b. 1 Jul 1709\nd. 1760|p53.htm#i2805||||||||||||| |
| Note* | [Working File.FTW] From 'Richard Ellis and his Descendants, 1888'. She was ten years of age when her father settled with his family inAshfield, where she lived the rest of her life. July 1st, 1756, shemarried to Elder Ebenezer Smith, a son of Mr. Chileab Smith, Sr., thethird settler in Ashfield. The following account of their marriage,found in the records of the Smith family, has been sent to the writer.'There being no minister or magistrate at Ashfield at the time, on thewedding day the groom took the bride behind him on horseback and guidedby marked trees rode from Ashfield to Deerfield to have the ceremonyperformed. His father Chileab Smith went before them on another horsewith his gun to guard them from Indians. She was reported in the familyas a person on uncommon worth.' | |
| Birth* | 1 May 1735 | Easton, Massachusetts |
| Marriage* | 1 July 1756 | Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Groom=Ebenezer Smith |
| Death* | 15 September 1795 |
Family | Ebenezer Smith b. 4 Oct 1734, d. 6 Jul 1824 | |
Reuben Ellis
M, b. 1863, d. 1940
| Father | William W. Ellis b. 27 Mar 1814, d. 2 Feb 1904 |
| Mother | Susan Matilda Ard b. c 1819, d. b 1871 |
Reuben Ellis|b. 1863\nd. 1940|p37.htm#i2500|William W. Ellis|b. 27 Mar 1814\nd. 2 Feb 1904|p44.htm#i1028|Susan Matilda Ard|b. c 1819\nd. b 1871|p3.htm#i1029|? Ellis||p9.htm#i354|||||||||| |
| Birth* | 1863 | |
| Marriage* | Bride=Lula Toler | |
| Death* | 1940 |
Family | Lula Toler | |
Reuben Ellis
M, b. 5 November 1728, d. 21 April 1786
| Father | Richard Ellis b. 1704, d. 7 Oct 1797 |
| Mother | Jane Phillips b. 1 Jul 1709, d. 1760 |
Reuben Ellis|b. 5 Nov 1728\nd. 21 Apr 1786|p37.htm#i2775|Richard Ellis|b. 1704\nd. 7 Oct 1797|p37.htm#i2746|Jane Phillips|b. 1 Jul 1709\nd. 1760|p53.htm#i2805||||||||||||| |
| Note* | [Working File.FTW] From 'Richard Ellis and his Descendants, 1888'. Reuben Ellis, was born in Easton, Bristol County, (Formerly PlymouthCounty), Massachusetts, November 5, 1728. When about 11 years of age his parents moved to Deerfield, FranklinCounty, (then Hampshire County), Massachusetts. While his father'sfamily was in Deerfield, his father made a location in Ashfield (at thattime called Huntstown) and removed his family there about 1745. It isprobable that Reuben remained in Ashfield with his father until near hismajority. According to the records of the town of Sunderland, which isthe first town south of Deerfield, Reuben Ellis was married to MehitableScott, June 4th, 1749. There in Sunderland they lived for abut threeyears where their two eldest children, Martha and Benjamin, were born, asshown by the records of Sunderland. About 1751 Reuben removed to Ashfield, as on the records of that town arefound the names and dates of the birth of all his children except thefirst two, his third child, Reuben, Jr., being born in Ashfield, February12th, 1752, and the youngest David in 1763. About this time Reubenpurchased of his father, Richard Ellis, a lot of land known as No. 56 ofthe 50 acre 'Rights' as the land was then divided. The deed was datedDecember 25th, 1751. This probably is a part of the farm where Reubenlived and raised his family, and where after his death his youngest son,David Ellis, lived until 1818, when he sold out to Mr. Jesse Ranney andremoved to Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Reuben Ellis was a man of worth and highly respected. In the French andIndian War from 1754 to 1757 he was an ensign in the Colonial service andwas in several engagements. On one occasion, he and several companionstook captive a squad of French soldiers. Two of the guns taken wereretained by Reuben and were in the possession of this sons, Benjamin andJonathan, 60 years afterwards. They were old-fashioned guns, but wouldcarry a ball with great accuracy over a mile. When the Revolutionary warfor American Independence was opened he was too old for military service,but records in possession of his descendants show that he contributedliberally to the support of the cause. His three sons, Benjamin, Richardand David were soldiers in the Revolutionary Army. He died April 21st,1786, in the 58th year of his age. A stone in the Ellis neighborhoodburying-ground opposite where his father made the first settlement, markshis grave. Reuben's residence was built upon the rise of ground about 60 to 80 rodssouthwest of the large house which now stands on that farm near the mainroadway. This house like all houses in those early times, was built oflogs. The remains of the cellar and stone chimney were visible as lateas 1840, when the writer, a small boy, visited that locality. It is saidthat up to the present time some relics of the old orchard, which wasnear the house, are to be seen. Reuben's farm was considered one of the best in this part of Ashfield,and he displayed good judgement in erecting his house on a pleasantelevation of ground. Its healthfulness was evident from the vigor andlongevity of his wife and children. His farm comprised much more than the original 50 acre Right which hepurchased from his father. In 1818 Mr. Jesse Ranney, father of Mrs.Hannah Ranney Ellis, purchased this farm of David Ellis. About 1790,David Ellis and his brother Jonathan built the large two story squarehouse which yet stands on the northerly roadway from Conway to AshfieldPlain. It is said that the brick used in the construction of thechimney, arches, oven and fireplaces, would be sufficient to build anentire house on the modern plan. Here Mr. Ranney raised his family of ten children. He died in 1857. Hisson, Charles Ranney, succeeded to the farm, which he sold to Mr. JohnMann, about 1860. Mr. Mann now owns and resides on this farm. | |
| Birth* | 5 November 1728 | Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts |
| Marriage* | 1749 | Sunderland, Massachusetts, Bride=Mehitable Scott |
| Marriage* | 4 June 1749 | Sunderland, Massachusetts |
| Death* | 21 April 1786 | Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
Family | Mehitable Scott b. 3 May 1722, d. 2 Dec 1804 | |
Rhirid Flaidd (The wolf) Lord of Penllyn
M, b. between 1150 and 1155
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Rhirid Flaidd (The wolf) - Lord of Penllyn. born c. 1150-55 (Kit #'s 2340, 21572, 19039)(Haplogroup R1b Group 8) |
| Marriage* | Consort=Gwenllian (?) vch Ednyfed ap Rhiwallon | |
| Birth* | between 1150 and 1155 | Possibly at Mochnant, Powys, Wales |
Family | Gwenllian (?) vch Ednyfed ap Rhiwallon | |
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Richard Ellis
M, b. 1704
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Richard Ellis (c1704) (Kit # 7272)(Haplogroup R1b Unmatched) |
| Birth* | 1704 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Marriage* | Bride=Jane Phillips |
Family | Jane Phillips | |
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Richard Ellis
M, b. 1704, d. 7 October 1797
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Richard Ellis (1704-1797) (Kit # GB2119)(Haplogroup R1b Unmatched) |
| Note* | [Working File.FTW] From 'Richard Ellis and his Descendants, 1888'. Richard Ellis, was according to his own account, born in Dublin, Ireland,August 16th, 1704. His father was a native of Wales, England, and hismother may have been a Welsh or Irish woman. Richard said that his father was an officer in one of the many armedforces that at that time were numerous throughout the British dominions.Just at what time his father went to Ireland does not appear from anyrecord that are now accessible. Richard's youth was spent in Dublin, and he mentioned having traveled inother portions of Ireland. This unhappy country then, as now, was thescene of much disorder. The strife was mostly between Catholics andProtestants, or those in favor of or against whoever happened to occupythe throne. Richard said that tit was a common occurrence, seeminglyenjoyed as a pastime, for the officers of the army or order, in themorning, before breakfast, a squad of prisoners 'drawn in quarters,'hanged or shot. Such scenes were made public spectacles, and were saidto give the officers a relish for their meals. When Richard was thirteen years of age, his father having died, hismother undertook to send him to Virginia where he had an uncle with whomshe expected he would find a home. With this view she paid for him acabin passage to this country, but the captain of the vessel violated histrust, and landing at a seaport in Massachusetts he, in accordance with acustom then somewhat prevalent, sold the boy, for his services, until hebecame of age, ostensibly to pay for his passage. Richard said that he became a member of the family of a miller who was avery stern man, and often harsh with his own children, consisting ofseveral daughters, yet to him he always showed the utmost considerationand kindness. Of his mistress he always spoke highly, especially of herefforts for his mental and moral improvement. He made some progress ineducation in Dublin, but of this he said nothing, thinking thereby thathis new teacher would give him more attention. On several occasions heexcited her surprise by pronouncing difficult words in advance of herinstructions. After Richard attained his majority, he went to Easton, Bristol County,Mass., where in 1728, he married Jane Phillips, daughter of Captain JohnPhillips, and sister of Thos. Phillips, who afterwards was the secondsettler in Ashfield. Richard lived in Easton until about 1740, when heremoved to Deerfield in the same state. Six of his children were born inEaston, and one or more in Deerfield. Altogether he had nine children,but one, Benjamin, died at two months of age. Richard's father-in-law, Captain John Phillips of Easton, was one of thesoldiers in the expedition against Quebec in 1690, and consequently wasamong those who became entitled to 'rights' of land. This fact probablywas what led Richard and family, and his brother-in-law, Thomas Phillips,to settle in Ashfield, (thin called Huntstown,) which he, Richard, didabout 1745. (Richard's son John, born in Deerfield, 1742, said hisfather removed to Ashfield when he was three years of age.) Ashfield wasthen a wilderness and Richard was the first settler. The locality wherehe selected his 'right' and made his home is about one and one-half milenortheast of what is now known as Ashfield Plain, and is in the northeastpart of the township. At this point two roads cross at right angels, andRichard's house and farm was on the southeast corner where, forty yearsago, Hiram Belding, Esq, lived and where Mr. Leonard D. Lanfair nowresides. Richard's house was about six rods southeasterly from Mr.Lanfair's home. One-half mile, or less, west of this point is Bellow'sHill, and eighty rods north, Bear River runs from west to east. OppositeRichard's house on the north side of the road, and about forty rods east,is an ancient burying ground where lie the earthly remains of RichardEllis and his wife and several of their descendants. Of the scenes and incidents among the pioneers of this rough and ruggedcountry, much has come down by tradition to this present time. Thecountry was mountainous, being the eastern slope of the Hoosac range. Theroads consisted mostly of trails and cow-paths; the snows were deep andthe winters most rigorous. Added to all the other obstacles, which theearly settlers had to encounter, was the greatest of all, the danger fromthe tomahawk, and scalping-knife of the Indians. On one occasion Richardwas alarmed by the Indians while in his sugar bush and, it is said, hemade quick time to a place of safety with his five-pail kettle on hisback. Richard related that, not infrequently, messengers would ride swiftlythrough the country giving warning to the inhabitants that the Indianswere coming down upon them. At such times the women and children wouldbe quickly placed on pack-horses and started for the old for atDeerfield, some ten or twelve miles easterly from the Ellis settlement.Then the men and boys would rally with their guns and drive back thesavage foes. These Indians were from New York and Canada, and were veryjealous of the encroachments of the white man. The old Fort at Deerfieldwas constructed in early times, as a defense against the Indians, and didgood service for more than a century. Few of this generation can realize the privations and dangers encounteredby the heroic men and women who pushed their way into these wildernessregions. Nearly all the conveniences of modern lifer were unknown amongthem. Simple and rude were all their implements. Going to church, totown, to mill, or on a neighborhood visit, was either on foot orhorseback. Sometimes, in the spring of the year, from backwardness ofthe season, provisions became exhausted, and some of the inhabitants wereobliged, it was said, to subsist for a time on the buds and tender leavesof basswood trees until crows could be grown. Not all even had salt forsuch a repast as this, and those who had were regarded as quitefortunate. But in spite of all their privations, they grew up a mostvigorous race of men and women, whose posterity have gone out and made acreditable mark on all the institutions of this country; and the wealthof character developed by these sturdy men and women, has been a richinheritance for their children. No privations or obstacles seemed todaunt them, and in some ways unnecessary exposures were sought andencouraged as evidences of manly strength and in the belief that theirsystems were improved thereby. It is related that with some it was alifetime custom, even in mid-winter, to jump out of bed in the morning,and without dressing, rush out to the wood pile, kick off the snow, andgather wood and kindling for the morning fire. They fancied that by suchmeans their constitutions were invigorated; and certain it is that manyof them lived to a great age. Richard Ellis was a true and loyal subject of the King of England, and in1754 when war broke out between England and France and was extended tothis country, and known as the 'French and Indian War,' Richard was forabout three years an officer in the commissary department of the Englishor Colonial service in New England and New York. Richard Ellis, it issaid, was a man of strong will and remarkable memory; his physical vigorand mental powers were retained in a high degree up to the last years ofhis life. His grandson, Dimick Ellis, who was born in Ashfield in 1776,was familiar with Richard during the last twenty years of his life, andfrom him the writer (his grandson) obtained most of the items for thissketch. About the year 1764, Richard kept a country store and ashery inthe northeast part of Colerain, a town about 15 miles in a northeasterlydirection from Ashfield. His ledger or book of accounts covering theperiod from 1764 to about 1777, together with some correspondence hadwith him and other before and during the great Revolution, are now inpossession of the great grandson, Mr. Lewis Ellis, of Belding, MI. Thesebooks are quite a curiosity at this late day and give one quite aninsight into what constituted articles of consumption in those times. Inthem are found the names of nearly tow hundred persons who were residentsat that time, of Colerain, and adjoining towns. Rum and tobacco werearticles then, as now, of too frequent use, judging from the charges inthese books. It is probable that this mercantile experience of Richard'swas not a financial success which may be accounted for from the factthat, according to his books, the largest part of pay for his goods hetook in ashes, which he converted into pot and pearlash in his ashery. It also appears that Richard engaged in the milling business, in companywith Mr. Chileab Smith, Sr., who was the third settler in Ashfield. Theirmill was the one built into that section, and was located on Bear River,about one hundred rods north of Richard's house, and about twenty rodseast of the bridge on the roadway running north toward 'Baptist Corners,'as the neighborhood where Mr. Smith lived was called. This gristmill wasa very primitive structure, as were all similar mills in those times. Thegrinding stones were run by waterpower, but the bolting and elevating wasdone by hand or manual labor. In later years this mill came into the ownership of Richard's son Lieut.John Ellis and one of the Smiths, son of Chileab Smith, who conducted itfor a number of years. It would seem that the milling business washereditary among Richard Ellis' descendants. Besides Lieut. John,Richard's youngest son Caleb, who settled at Ellisburg, Jefferson County,New York, about 1795, built mills there. Also Richard's grandsons (sons of Reuben), Benjamin and Richard, andBenjamin's sons, Stephen, Moses and Benjamin Jr., were millers nearly alltheir lives. The latter built and operated grist and saw mills, in NewYork, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, as do several of their descendantsdown to the present time. About the year 1760 Richard's wife, Jane Phillips, died, and some twelveyears afterwards he married Mary, widow of John Henry of Deerfield, atown adjoining Colerain where he then lived, and had his store andashery. Some years later, probably during the period of the Revolution,Richard returned to Ashfield, where he spent the remainder of his dayswith his son John and grandsons Benjamin, Richard and David Ellis (sonsof Reuben), and granddaughter Jemima Smith Annable, wife of Lieut. EdwardAnnable of Ashfield. That Richard Ellis' father was Welsh admits of no doubt, for besidesRichard's own statement to that effect most of his descendants resemblethat people and of them show marked peculiarities of the Welsh race downto the sixth generation. This is not surprising, for it is well knownthat peculiarities or traits of character are often very enduring.Strongly developed traits in a father will often show through manygenerations. This is seen well illustrated in the Jews, who although scattered throughdifferent countries and subject to many adverse influences retain theirearly marks of character and features to the present day. Of Richard Ellis' religious proclivities the writer knows little morethan that he was an ardent Protestant, and it is fair to surmise that theideas of religious liberty which brought the pilgrims to this countryfully impressed him was a youth and extended to his manhood as well asthrough his entire life. Among the first settlers in Ashfield and evenin the same neighborhood where Richard made a settlement, the Baptistswere the first to organize their church and erect a meeting house, andfrom that time to the present that denomination has held a leading partin the religious sentiment of that part of the town of Ashfield.Three-fourths of a mile north of Richard's house was located the meetinghouse for this sect, and from that time to this that locality has beenknown as 'Baptist Corners.' The first minister located there was Rev.Ebenezer Smith, who married in 1756, Remember, the second daughter ofRichard Ellis. Richard died October 7, 1797, in his 94th year, at the house of hisgrandson Richard, the fourth son of Reuben Ellis. This Richard was bornin 1760 in Ashfield, and soon after his grandfather's death moved to thenorthern part of Pennsylvania, where he engaged in milling and foundedthe town of Ellisburg, Potter County, where he died in 1841. Hisdaughter Lucretia, who was born in 1806, and who is now the wife of Rev.John Stipp, a Presbyterian minister of Scio, Oregon, gives the followingaccount of the last days of Richard Ellis, the subject of this sketch.The letter is dated Scio, May 26, 1884: 'I do not know how old my great grandfather was when he came to live withmy father in Ashfield, but I have heard my father say that he was veryspry and at 80 years of age could jump upon a horse from the ground aseasily as a boy. He always appeared well: the night before he died hecalled my father, at least my father thought so, but when he went to himhe said he had not called him. The second time likewise he thought heheard him call, but was again mistaken but at the third time my greatgrandfather said, 'Well, go to bed, child, it is a token of my death, Ihave I not called you?' He died in the morning about nine o'clockapparently without pain. | |
| Birth* | 1704 | |
| Marriage* | 6 October 1728 | Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, Bride=Jane Phillips |
| Death* | 7 October 1797 | Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
Family | Jane Phillips b. 1 Jul 1709, d. 1760 | |
| Children |
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Richard Berryman Ellis
M
| Father | David Ellis b. 27 Mar 1780, d. 21 May 1800 |
Richard Berryman Ellis||p37.htm#i646|David Ellis|b. 27 Mar 1780\nd. 21 May 1800|p15.htm#i647||||John Ellis|b. 29 Jan 1749\nd. 15 Jan 1794|p27.htm#i648|Sarah Parrish|b. 29 Jan 1749\nd. 1 Feb 1794|p53.htm#i1940||||||| |
| Death* | Kentucky | |
| Birth* | Kentucky |
Family | ||
| Child | ||
Richard Clark Ellis
M, b. 8 September 1899, d. 27 August 1967
| Father | Harlan Joel Ellis b. 16 Jul 1857, d. 7 Jun 1933 |
| Mother | Dollie Ashley b. 17 Mar 1862, d. 24 Dec 1945 |
Richard Clark Ellis|b. 8 Sep 1899\nd. 27 Aug 1967|p37.htm#i2868|Harlan Joel Ellis|b. 16 Jul 1857\nd. 7 Jun 1933|p21.htm#i2862|Dollie Ashley|b. 17 Mar 1862\nd. 24 Dec 1945|p3.htm#i2855|Joel Ellis|b. 1 Jun 1816\nd. 2 Dec 1896|p26.htm#i2864|Elmina E. Graves|b. 18 Jul 1819\nd. 30 Nov 1904|p46.htm#i2871||||||| |
| Burial* | Trenton Cemetery; Trenton, Nebraska | |
| Birth* | 8 September 1899 | Mt. Airy, Missouri |
| Residence* | 1900 | Lee, Franklin County, Iowa |
| Marriage* | 26 February 1923 | McCook, Nebraska, Bride=Doris Ethel Adkins |
| Death* | 27 August 1967 | Stratton, Nebraska |
Family | Doris Ethel Adkins b. 3 Mar 1905, d. 7 Mar 1983 | |
Richard Jeff Ellis Jr.
M, b. circa 1906
| Father | Richard Jeff Ellis Sr. b. Oct 1879, d. 1949 |
| Mother | Annie Brown b. Dec 1880, d. 1930 |
Richard Jeff Ellis Jr.|b. c 1906|p37.htm#i1700|Richard Jeff Ellis Sr.|b. Oct 1879\nd. 1949|p37.htm#i1702|Annie Brown|b. Dec 1880\nd. 1930|p5.htm#i1703|William H. Ellis|b. 1840|p44.htm#i1704|||||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Edward Ellis (c1616) (Kit #'s 7889, 10764, N54597, 186338, 269556)(Haplogroup R1b Group 4) |
| Birth* | circa 1906 | Cordova, Alabama |
| Marriage* | 30 July 1928 | Groom=Willie Antoinette Rosique |
Family | Willie Antoinette Rosique b. 20 Feb 1907, d. 30 Jul 1970 | |
| Child |
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Richard Jeff Ellis Sr.
M, b. October 1879, d. 1949
| Father | William Henry Ellis b. 1840 |
Richard Jeff Ellis Sr.|b. Oct 1879\nd. 1949|p37.htm#i1702|William Henry Ellis|b. 1840|p44.htm#i1704||||Shadrich Ellis|b. c 1793|p39.htm#i1705|Mary (?)|b. 1799|p2.htm#i1706||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Edward Ellis (c1616) (Kit #'s 7889, 10764, N54597, 186338, 269556)(Haplogroup R1b Group 4) |
| Birth* | October 1879 | |
| Marriage* | circa 1899 | Groom=Annie Brown |
| Death* | 1949 |
Family | Annie Brown b. Dec 1880, d. 1930 | |
| Child |
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Richard Lee Ellis
M, b. 1878
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Richard Lee Ellis (1878) (Kit # 7041)(Haplogroup R1b Unmatched) |
| Birth* | 1878 | |
| Marriage* | Bride=Frances Jones |
Family | Frances Jones | |
| Child |
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Robert Ellis
M, b. circa 1797, d. 28 August 1872
 Kit # 50850 - Robert Ellis (1797, London England-1872, Summerside Prince Edward Island) |
| Father | William Ellis (Sr.) b. 22 Aug 1756, d. 2 Jun 1841 |
| Mother | Mary Galsworthy b. c 1757 |
Robert Ellis|b. c 1797\nd. 28 Aug 1872|p37.htm#i2732|William Ellis (Sr.)|b. 22 Aug 1756\nd. 2 Jun 1841|p43.htm#i2531|Mary Galsworthy|b. c 1757|p46.htm#i2543|James Ellis|b. 11 Dec 1729|p23.htm#i2544|Sarah Abbott||p3.htm#i2547||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Johan Ellis (b. c.1549 ) (Kit #'s 51017, 50850, 95369)(Haplogroup J2) |
| Birth* | circa 1797 | London, England |
| Marriage* | 6 July 1823 | Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, by Thomas Chanter, J.P., Bride=Hannah Darby |
| Death* | 28 August 1872 | Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, aged 75, of cancer |
| Burial* | 1 September 1872 | St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, St. Eleanor's, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, of cancer, aged 75 |
Family | Hannah Darby d. 4 Feb 1891 | |
| Children |
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Robert Ellis
M, b. 1760
| Father-Can | Robert Ellis b. 1718 |
Robert Ellis|b. 1760|p37.htm#i50|Robert Ellis|b. 1718|p37.htm#i165|||||||||||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Robert Ellis (1718, Ireland) (Kit #'s 17111, 8848, 17112, 6797, 17107, 6709, 10944)(Haplogroup R1b Group 7) |
| Birth* | 1760 | Buckingham, Virginia |
Family | ||
| Children |
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Robert Ellis
M, b. 1718
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Robert Ellis (1718, Ireland) (Kit #'s 17111, 8848, 17112, 6797, 17107, 6709, 10944)(Haplogroup R1b Group 7) |
| Birth* | 1718 | Ireland |
| Marriage* | Bride=Esther (?) |
Family 1 | Esther (?) | |
| Child |
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Family 2 | ||
| Child |
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Robert Ellis
M
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Robert Ellis (Yorkshire) (Kit # 128082)(Haplogroup R1a) |
| Birth* | Yorkshire, England |
Family | ||
| Child | ||
Robert Ellis
M, b. 1845
| Father | Robert Ellis b. c 1798, d. 27 Dec 1861 |
| Mother | Elizabeth Brooks |
Robert Ellis|b. 1845|p37.htm#i2540|Robert Ellis|b. c 1798\nd. 27 Dec 1861|p37.htm#i2541|Elizabeth Brooks||p5.htm#i2651|William Ellis (Shipbuilder)|b. 23 Aug 1774|p43.htm#i2533|Hannah Tawton|b. 22 Jun 1770|p58.htm#i2571||||||| |
| Note* | unmarried | |
| Baptism* | 1845 | St. Mary's Anglican Church, Bideford, Devon, England |
| Occupation* | 8 April 1861 | a scholar |
Robert Ellis
M, b. circa 1798, d. 27 December 1861
| Father | William Ellis (Shipbuilder) b. 23 Aug 1774 |
| Mother | Hannah Tawton b. 22 Jun 1770 |
Robert Ellis|b. c 1798\nd. 27 Dec 1861|p37.htm#i2541|William Ellis (Shipbuilder)|b. 23 Aug 1774|p43.htm#i2533|Hannah Tawton|b. 22 Jun 1770|p58.htm#i2571|Robert Ellis|b. 23 Aug 1732|p38.htm#i2551|Mary Handford||p47.htm#i2552|William Tawton||p58.htm#i2720|Elizabeth (?)||p1.htm#i2721| |
| Marriage* | Q1 1850 | Bideford, Devon, England, In the 1851 census he appears as the Head of Household, married and she appears as 'W' [wife], married, Bride=Harriet (?) |
| Note* | a widower when he married Harriet Honey | |
| Event-Misc* | Type: Comment 'Robert stayed in Bideford' | |
| Birth* | circa 1798 | Northam, Devon, England, aged 53 in 1851 |
| Marriage* | 13 May 1824 | St. Mary's Anglican Church, Bideford, Devon, England, Two people with the surname Spearman were witnesses. No Ellises., Bride=Elizabeth Spearman |
| Marriage* | 22 July 1838 | St. Mary's Anglican Church, Bideford, Devon, England, both of Bideford and of full age. Witnesses were John Daniel and Harriet Daniel, Bride=Elizabeth Brooks |
| Occupation* | 1858 | Bideford, Devon, England, a shipwright |
| Residence* | 1858 | East the Water, Devon, England |
| Burial* | 1861 | Old Town Cemetery, Bideford, Devon, England |
| Death* | 27 December 1861 | East the Water, Bideford, Devon, England |
Family 1 | Harriet (?) b. c 1801, d. a 8 Apr 1861 | |
| Marriage* | Q1 1850 | Bideford, Devon, England, In the 1851 census he appears as the Head of Household, married and she appears as 'W' [wife], married, Bride=Harriet (?) |
Family 2 | Elizabeth Spearman b. c 1798, d. 21 Jul 1825 | |
| Marriage* | 13 May 1824 | St. Mary's Anglican Church, Bideford, Devon, England, Two people with the surname Spearman were witnesses. No Ellises., Bride=Elizabeth Spearman |
Family 3 | Elizabeth Brooks | |
| Marriage* | 22 July 1838 | St. Mary's Anglican Church, Bideford, Devon, England, both of Bideford and of full age. Witnesses were John Daniel and Harriet Daniel, Bride=Elizabeth Brooks |
| Children |
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Robert Ellis
M, b. 28 September 1693, d. 1760
| Father | Robert Ellis b. c 1665 |
| Mother | Elizabeth Jeffery |
Robert Ellis|b. 28 Sep 1693\nd. 1760|p37.htm#i2545|Robert Ellis|b. c 1665|p38.htm#i2606|Elizabeth Jeffery||p49.htm#i2607|Robert Ellis|b. 17 Mar 1630|p38.htm#i2617|Susannah Brock|d. Mar 1694|p5.htm#i2618||||||| |
| Charts | Direct Male Descendants of Johan Ellis (b. c.1549 ) (Kit #'s 51017, 50850, 95369)(Haplogroup J2) |
| Baptism* | 28 September 1693 | Northam Anglican Church, Northam, Devon, England |
| Marriage* | 6 July 1725 | St. George's Anglican Church, Monkleigh, Devon, England, Bride=Agnes Braily |
| Death* | 1760 | Monkleigh, Devon, England |
| Burial* | 13 November 1760 | St. George's Anglican Church, Monkleigh, Devon, England |
Family | Agnes Braily d. 1762 | |
| Children |
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