Benjamin
Ellis
Born about in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jeremiah Ellis
and Dicey M (Murphree) Ellis
Husband of
Nancy (Murphree) Ellis
— married
27 Jul 1821 in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, United States
Husband of
Sarah (Tennison) Ellis
— married
7 Jan 1858 in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Dicie (Ellis) Glover, Solomon J Ellis, Jeremiah Ellis, Daniel Ellis, Phoebe Nancy Ellis, Martin A Ellis and Jesse C. Ellis
Died
at about age 69
in Blount, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Ellis Name Study.
Benjamin was born about 1800. Benjamin Ellis ... He passed away in 1869.
Birth
ABT 1800 Pendleton District, Anderson Co., SC
Marriage
1st marriage 27 JUL 1821 Oneonta, Blount Co., AL. Marriage to Nancy Murphree. On 27 Jul 1821 when BENJAMIN was 21, he married NANCY MURPHREE, daughter of SOLOMON MURPHREE (1757-15 Sep 1854) & SARAH WARD (app 1761-), in Oneonta, Blount Co., AL. Born ca 1799 in Pendleton Dist., Anderson Co., SC. NANCY died aft 1869; she was 70. < Marriage-AL Fiche-page 2918-27 Jul 1821- Blount Co., AL Living in Randolph Co., Al in 1852. [1]
2nd marriage
7 Jan 1858 Calhoun Co., AL - Benjamin's 2nd wife (possible) was Sarah Turner Tennison widow of Mathew Tennison. Married 7 Jan 1858, Benton (now Calhoun) Co., AL.
Census
1830 Blount Co., AL Census Benjamin Ellis1 male 30-401 female 30-40 1 male 5-101 female 5-10 (Dicey's age group) 3 males 0-51 female 0-5
1840 Randolph Co., AL Census Benjamin Ellis 1 male 30-40, 1 female 40-50 2 males 15-201 female 10-15 1 male 10-151 female 5-10 1 male 5-10 1 male 0-5 Benjamin Ellis was found living next door to Isaac Glover and wife, Dicey Ellis-Glover in the 1840 census.
Death
10 JUN 1869 Blount Co., AL
Research
Researcher stated he was the son of Jesse Ellis, Sr. My research shows his father was named Jeremiah Ellis so we have a difference of opinion here. Research of Robert D. Bellew, 3/21/1998
Death information from the research of Robert D. Bellew, 3/21/1998 & Bruce Jordan, Route 1, Box 59, Prairie Hill, TX 76678
See MGA, Sep 1971, page 25, Jun 1973, page 92. Some info. received from Willie Sue Vieira, Rt. 3, Box 27 Liberty Hill, TX
Sources
- ↑ Report from MGA Vice President, Davis A. Murphree, The Murphree Quarterly, Sep 1971, page 24, 25.
- Blount Co., AL Court Records
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Brenda (Taylor) Gravermoen
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1A, FTDNA kit #B90119
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~3.12%
John Knox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A186593 [compare], Ancestry member johnknox2
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~1.56%
K. Fugate :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Linda (Glisson) Carter :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member endoftheharvest52
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~1.56%
~3.12%
MG Pitts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HVR1 [compare], FTDNA kit #204596
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~1.56%
Ruth (Johnson) Florea :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TB8105237 [compare], FTDNA kit #960742
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sara (Dake) Schmiel :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #AM16857
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~0.78%
Jeannette (Henderson) Stockman :
23andMe, GEDmatch M084104 [compare]
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~0.78%
James McNelley :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kathryn (Beck) Kelly :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Don Giddens :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A684385 [compare], Ancestry member Don_Giddens_of_Texas
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~0.78%
Janith Johnson :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JE3434461 [compare], yourDNAportal JANOOe4dfe6, FTDNA kit #960741
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Brenda (Taylor) Gravermoen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NY1117332 [compare], yourDNAportal BRE420749ba, Ancestry member brendagravermoen
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~0.78%
Russell Johnson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch EX6529912 [compare], FTDNA kit #960778
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~0.78%
Joyce (Johnson) Jackson-Coomber :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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Sally Stovall
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Ellis-262 and Ellis-1354 appear to represent the same person because: Same person and same wife
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Rejected matches › Benjamin Ellis (1688-1759)
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