Mary (Skinner) Ellis (1648)

Born 1648 in James City, Virginia Colony

Wife of Jeremiah Ellis I — married 1668 in Surry, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Albermale Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Mary was born between about 1645 and 1655. Her date of death is not known.

Name

Mary's maiden name is not documented. Many sources claim that she was "Mary Skinner," but no known primary source documents verify or suggest this.

Birth

Mary's date of birth is not documented. Online claims of her birth in 1648 are not supported by known primary source documents. she could have been born anytime between about 1645 and 1655.

Death

Mary's date of death is not documented, but she likely died in Surry County, Virginia.

Marriage

Mary married Jeremiah Ellis in Surry County, Virginia, about 1668.

Sources

• McCrary, Dixie L. The Ellis Line From Surry-Sussex in Virginia, 1978.
• Sheek, Ann Carol Ellis, History of twelve generations of the Ellis family, 1636 to 1974, (FamilySearch International, 1974), owned by Houston Public Library. p. 25.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 September 2020), memorial page for Mary Skinner Ellis (1648–15 Aug 1722), Find A Grave: Memorial #140179667, citing Ellis and Johns Family Cemetery, Surry County, Virginia, USA; maintained by RFB Jenkins (contributor 47712974), headstone photo.