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Gerrard Robert Ellyson II (abt. 1677 - bef. 1749)

Gerrard Robert (Robert) Ellyson II aka Ellison
Born about in New Kent County, Virginia Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 72 in Henrico County, Virginia Colonymap [uncertain]
Profile last modified | Created 22 Jun 2011
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Biography

Robert was a Friend (Quaker)
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Robert Ellyson II was a Virginia colonist.

Gerard Robert Ellyson's (also called "Robert") first known record appearance is Feb. 1700 when he signs a certificate of marriage at the New Kent Co. VA. Quaker Monthly Meeting. He and wife Sarah seem to have moved to Henrico Co. VA. The Chickahominy Swamp is the boundary between New Kent Co. VA. & Henrico Co. VA. Sarah Ellyson first shows in the Quaker Minutes of Henrico Co. VA. in Apr. 1703. The Quaker Minutes also show Gerard had received his father's ​lady slave Tamar. Gerard Robert Ellyson is credited with having 151 ac. at Chickahominy Swamp(Creek)in Henrico Co. VA. but there is evidence he had additional land. In 1702 he was one of the representatives of the Friends Virginia Yearly Meeting. The Ellysons attended both the Henrico and New Kent(Black Creek)Quaker Monthly Meetings. The Friends appointed Gerard overseer of the poor. He and Sarah also provided lodgings for traveling Friends. In 1720 he was named treasurer of the Henrico Meeting. In 1735 & 1736 Gerard helped his neighbors Giles Carter and others with property line processions. Gerard was continually fined by the Anglican State Church for refusing to pay tithes (the priest's wages). In 1734 the Quaker Minutes recorded that Gerard was "..the pillar of the church at Black Creek". The same records indicate he died in 1749 (42 years before freedom of religion). The children of Gerard Robert Ellyson, II, & wife Sarah according to the Quaker records were: 1) Robert Ellyson, md. Sarah Crew. 2) Agatha Ellyson, md. John Crew, Jr. 3) Hannah Ellyson, md. Andrew Crew. 4) William Ellyson, md. Agness Johnson. 5) Elizabeth Ellyson, md. John Johnson & moved later to Amelia Co. VA. 6) Judith Ellyson, md. James Lead. 7) Cecilia Ellyson, md. Thomas Elmore. 8) Ursulah Ellyson, md. William Ladd. The above written by Dennis Stewart(16676).

Religion

Quaker

Marriage

Marriage: 28 Apr 1700, signed marriage certificate in New Kent MM, Virginia. [Possibly signing as a witness for another marriage]

Land

His grandfather, Robert, received land for transportation of 12 persons.[1] His father, Gerrard, later received this land as his heir, and Gerrard Robert, called Robert in this record, received it in turn as his heir.[2]

DNA

Group C (predicted). See FamilyTreeDNA Y-DNA Classic Chart(net) Group C, has descendants of Robert Ellyson of Jamestown, VA., Robert Ellison, Sr., & John Ellison of Windyede, Lannark Co. Scotland all in same group. This supports Ervin bible record.

Slaves

Research Notes

Adjusting estimated birth date to accommodate for birth of (probable) eldest son, Robert, who married in 1714. No notes seen that state the marriage certificate signed by Gerrard Robert in 1700 was his own, probably he was a witness. One source states the children had been born before Gerrard and Sarah embraced the Quaker states, thus the reason their births are not found recorded in Quaker records. In any case, if Robert were born after a 1700 marriage between his parents, he could not be marrying himself at age 13 or 14 in 1714. This writer has, for the time being, estimated son Robert's birth at 1696 at the latest, based on date of his marriage, and adjusted Gerrard Robert's to accommodate that timeline. Hoping more documentation will be found to provide clarity to this timeline.

Regarding the enslaved women on this profile: The biography text mentions an enslaved woman named Tamar inherited from his father. No source is provided. Has this Tamar been confused with the Tamar born when Gerrard Robert was an old man, who was eventually given by his widow, Sarah, to their eldest son, Robert? Or are there actually two Tamars? Labeling elder and younger for now.


Sources

  1. Land Patents: "Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Vol. III"
    Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Vol. III (James City County & Surry County, Virginia). Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 49136 #32405 (accessed 20 November 2022)
  2. Land Patents: "Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Vol. III"
    Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches, Vol. III (James City County & Surry County, Virginia). Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 49136 #32420 (accessed 20 November 2022)
  • Henrico Monthly Meeting records (Virgina) by Hinshaw (page 172)
  • William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. VI: (Virginia). 1936-1938.
  • Dorothy Ford Wulfeck. Marriages of some Virginia Residents 1607-1800. Genealogical Publ. Co. 1986. Repository: Las Cruces, New Mexico, Public Library.
  • Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Vol. I. Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, 1998. Sharon J. Doliante. [database on-line].
  • Virginia Biography, Volume I-II Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. New York, NY, USA: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915.Original data: Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. Enc.
  • Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Title: Virginia Census, 1607-1890 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig;
  • “Ancestors and Descendants as compiled by L. Frank Bodell for The Fiduciary Trustees of Friends Boarding School, 1969.”
  • Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
  • "Tidewater Virginia Families", by Davis. *"Giles Carter of Virginia", by W.G.H. Carter, p. 65.

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As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added a list of the slaves owned by Gerrard Robert Ellyson II on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information.
posted by Cheryl Cruise
Hi! I "unlocked" this profile (removed PPP). PPP stands for "project-protected profile" and must be supported by a project as manager. I reviewed the profile and its changes, and do not believe that it needs to be either PPP or managed by a project. If you think the profile should be managed by the US Southern Colonies Project, please fill out the Management Request Form (see the link, here).

Cheers, Liz

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Marriage in 1714 is most assuredly wrong: all of the children are born starting in 1701. The bio shows a marriage date of 28 Apr 1700.
posted by SJ Baty
Should Ellyson-39 have Virginia Quaker category added? Also New Kent MM and Henrico MM Categories could also be added.
If this Gerrard Ellyson resided in New Kent, VA in 1782 (per this profile's source #9 reference), he could not have died in 1749.
Ellyson-39 and Ellyson-197 appear to represent the same person because: same person
Ellyson-155 and Ellyson-39 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by Chris Hoult
Ellyson-47 and Ellyson-155 do not represent the same person because: sorry not the same
posted by [Living Daly]
This profile is married to his son Robert's wife. It appears the son Robert was merged into the father Gerrard Robert.
posted by [Living Daly]
I've set up a clean up project for the Ellyson line. I hope this will get the ball rolling.

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Ellyson_Clean_Up

I'd say go ahead and correct things, Michelle. This has been discussed, but no action taken yet. I don't have access to the sources.
posted by Carole Partridge
The spouse should be Sarah Spence. There are three generations of Gerard Robert Ellyson in this family. Sarah Crew married the son Gerard Robert born 1690 who isn't attached here as a son. The three generations are all jumbled up with wrong spouse and children attachments.