William Ellis (abt. 1665 - 1716)

Born about 1665 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Unknown) Ellis — married 1696 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1716 at about age 51 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

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William was born circa 1665, the son of Lt John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman of Sandwich, Massachusetts^{[1] [2]}.

His wife was Lydia Unknown, who may have been related to the Briggs family, based on patterns in property ownership and naming patterns^[1]. Their children were likely born in Middleboro, including:

1. Nathan, born about 1697,who married Mary White, the daughter of John White and Martha Doty^{[1] [2] [3]}
2. Seth, born about 1699,who married Mary Bumpus, the daughter of John Bumpus and Hannah Morey^{[1] [2] [3]}
3. Jerusha, born about 1701, who married Joseph Benson, the son of John Benson and Elizabeth Briggs^{[1] [2] [3]}
4. Abner, born about 1703, who died unmarried in 1732^{[1] [2] [3]}
5. Stephen, born about 1705, who married Ruth Turner, daughter of Thomas turner and Martha Silvester^{[1] [2] [3]}
6. Jesse, born about 1707, who died without children^{[1] [2] [3]}
7. Jedidah, born about 1709, who married Capt. Jedidah Briggs^{[1] [2] [3]}
8. Barnabas, born about 1712, who died without children in 1734^{[1] [2] [3]}

William Ellis died in 1716. His will was dated April 4, 1716, and proved June 20, 1716^[3]. It is witnessed by his brother Freeman, notes his wife Lydia, notes his sons Nathan, Seth, Abner, Stephen, Jesse and Barnabas, his daughters Jerusha and Jedidah^{[3] [1][4]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Lt John & Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis by Brownson, Lydia B. (Phinney) and Mclean, Maclean W. , published in Volume 119, page 274 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. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} 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 367 for William, son of John and Elizabeth
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Middleboro Case #7301, 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.)
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-ZX1J : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 223-225 of 710; State Archives, Boston.