Malachi Ellis (1689 - 1762)

Born 8 Oct 1689 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Blackwell) Ellis — married 3 Jan 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Mass. Bay

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1762 at age 72 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.

Malachi was born 08 Oct 1689 at Sandwich son of Matthias and Mercy^[1]

Marriage

"The Marriage between Malachi Ellis and Jane Blackwell and the Marryage between Samuel Blackwell and Mary Smith all of Sandwich were Solmenized Before William Bassett Just of Peace att Sandwich the third day of January in the evening Anno Domini 1715/16"^[2]

Family record

"Ephraim Ellis Son of Malachi Ellis and of Jane Ellis his wife was Born the 20th day of October Anno Domini 1716
John Ellis Son of sd Malachi Ellis and of Jane Ellis his wife was Born the 19th day of April Anno Domini 1718
Samuel Ellis the Son of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was Born the 11th Day of December Anno Domini 1719
Rowland Ellis the Son of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was born the 18th Day of January Anno Domini 1721/2
Hannah Ellis the daughter of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was Born the 6th Day of June Anno Domini 1724
Mercy Ellis daughter of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was born the 4th Day of January Anno Domini 1726/7
Joshua Ellis Son of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was Born the 22d Day of December Anno Domini 1728
Sarah Ellis & Jane Ellis daughters of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife were Born the 14th Day of November Anno Dom: 1730
Malachi Ellis the Son of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was Born the 18th Day of June Anno Domini 1734
Deborah Ellis daughter of Malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was Born the 10th Day of July Anno Domini 1736
Matthias Ellis Son of malachi Ellis & Jane his wife was Born May 2d Anno Domini 1739"^[3]

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Malachi Ellis was born 8 Oct 1689 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. ^[4]

Marriage

He was married on 3 Jan 1715 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

Disputed Mother: The maiden name of mother Mercy Unknown is not known. See Research Notes in the profile of Mathias Ellis for rationale.

Partially Legible Birth Record: The original birth records for the family of Mathias and Mercy Ellis were partially illegible. A subsequent transcription of this record attempted to compensate for the illegible parts. In this transcription, Malachi's birth date was shown as 8 Oct 1689.^[1] This date was confirmed by the research of Brownson and McLean.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RRG8 : 3 November 2017), Malachi Ellis, 08 Oct 1689; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836.
2. ↑ VRs of Sandwich MA to 1885 Compiler: Kardell, C.L.; Lovell, R.A. Jr. Publication: NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1996, p. 100
3. ↑ VRs of Sandwich MA to 1885 Compiler: Kardell, C.L.; Lovell, R.A. Jr. Publication: NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1996, pp. 105-6
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RRG8 : 3 November 2017), Malachi Ellis, 08 Oct 1689; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836.
5. ↑ Brownson, Lydia B. (Phinney); McLean, Maclean W., Lt. John and Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich, Mass., The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 120 (April 1966), Pp. 99 - 102. Available on AmericanAncestors.org.