Freeman Ellis (1662 - bef. 1728)

Born 1662 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Unknown) Ellis — married about 1686 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 20 Jun 1728 before age 66 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.

Freeman Ellis was born circa 1661, the son of Lt John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman of Sandwich, Massachusetts^{[1] [2]}.

He moved with his mother to the town now called Rochester while he was a child, and is listed among those who took the oath of fidelity and served on a committee in 1681^{[3][4] [1]}

Freeman's wife was Mercy Unknown^[2], who may have been related to the Winslow family, based on land ownership and naming patterns ^[1]

• Some online family trees indicate his wife was Mercy, the daughter of Kenelm Winslow, who married Malatiah White circa 1705 and had a child on March 17, 1706^[5]. This information is inconsistent with the facts. Since Mercy Ellis was Freeman's wife when he wrote his will in 1710 and when it was proved in 1728, she could not have been Mercy Winslow, the wife of Malatiah White.

• More Proof^[6]

The children of Freeman and Mercy (Unknown) Ellis were born in Rochester, including:

1. Thankful, born May 29, 1687, no further record found^{[7] [1] [2]}
2. Joel, born February 5, 1688^[8] , who married Mary Gatchell^{[1] [2]}
3. Dorothy, born January 1, 1691^[9], who married Nathaniel Fish^{[1] [2]}
4. Elizabeth, born October 2, 1693^[10], who married Peter Swain, son of Joseph^{[1] [2]}
5. Ebenezer, born February 7, 1695^[11], who married Charity Swain, daughter of Joseph^{[1] [2]}
6. Patience, born August 1, 1699^[12], who married Edward Wing and then married William Wood^{[1] [2]}
7. Gideon, born February 5, (1700/1?)^{[13] [1] [2]}
8. Mordecai, born October 7, 1702^[14], who married Margaret Swain, daughter of Joseph^{[1] [2]}
9. Eleanor, born September 7, 1703^[15], who married Stephen Swain, son of John^{[1] [2]}
10. Mercy, born about 1705^[16], no further record found.^{[1] [2]}

His death occurred sometime after 4 April 1716, when he witnessed his brother William's will^[17] , and June 20, 1728, when his own will was proved. His will was dated August 4, 1710^{[18] [1]}. His will named his wife Mercy and four sons, Joel, Ebenezer, Mordecai, and Gideon, and mentions daughters but does not name them^{[19] [18][1]} His inventory was taken on 7 August 1728 in Rochester.^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Lt John & Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis by Brownson, Lydia B. (Phinney) and Mclean, Maclean W. , published in Volume 119, page 268 of the Vital Records from The NEHGS Register Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register). Details for some children are found in Volume 120 of the NEHGR
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Genealogical notes of Cape Cod families by Brownson, Lydia B.; Norton, Doris V.; Held, Grace V.; Publication date 1967; Publisher Lydia B. Brownson; This open source shows information that is otherwise found behind a paywall See Vol. 19 (Ellis to Farris), pages 279 and 251 for Freeman, son of John and Elizabeth
3. ↑ The history of Cape Cod : the annals of Barnstable county, including the district of Mashpee Main Author: Freeman, Frederick, 1799-1883; Published: Boston : Printed for the author, 1860-62, see pages 73 and 74 for Freeman Ellis
4. ↑ Family, Settlement, and Migration in Southeastern Massachusetts, 1650-1805: The Case for Regional Analysis Volume 132, page 176-7 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) This article uses the family of John and Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis as an example illustrating migration patterns
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-ML7 : 10 February 2018), Malatiah White in entry for Malatiah White, 17 Mar 1706; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
6. ↑ Winslow memorial, family records of Winslows and their descendants in America, with the English ancestry as far as known pg 103 of 1536 childen of Kenelm Winslow II Mercy was b. Abt. 1676 and married 2x times (1) Melatiah White of Rochester he -d- 21 Aug 1709 (2) Thomas Jenkins of Barnsable, Mass. bef. 22 Dec 1715 Source Citation Section: Volume I. Kenelm1 Winslow Source Information Ancestry.com. Winslow memorial, family records of Winslows and their descendants in America, with the English ancestry as far as known [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Holton, David-Parsons,. Winslow memorial : family records of Winslows and their descendants in America, with the English ancestry as far as known : Kenelm Winslow. New York: D.P. Holton, 1877-1888.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-1N1 : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Thankfull Ellis, 29 May 1687; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-V7C : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Joell Ellis, 05 Feb 1688; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-MTB : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Dorithy Ellis, 01 Jan 1691; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-KQW : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Elizabeth Ellis, 02 Oct 1693; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-97Q : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Ebenezer Ellis, 07 Feb 1695; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-YLY : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Patience Ellis, 01 Aug 1699; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-J2S : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Giddion Ellis, 05 Feb 1710; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-YTB : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Mordecai Ellis, 17 Oct 1702; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-1Y6 : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Ellinor Ellis, 01 Sep 1703; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-G8J : 10 February 2018), Freeman Ellis in entry for Mercy Ellis, 1705; citing ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2
17. ↑ Ellis and Freeman Notes published in Volume 37, page 11 of The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Rochester Case #7230 Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881 Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
19. ↑ The Traditional World of the New England Peasants: A View from Seventeenth-Century Barnstable Volume 130, page 12 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.). This article uses the will of Freeman Ellis as an example of one that places more value on sons than on daughters
20. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FCYF?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-WZ9%3A337878501 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 271-272 of 596; State Archives, Boston.Starts at bottom right hand side

See Also:

• Ancestry Family Trees Data: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=17838154&pid=618083969 Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;; NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Ellis-1333 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.

• WikiTree profile Ellis-1514 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.

• WikiTree profile Ellis-1839 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam. See the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.