Born about in Bristol, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Annetje (Janss) Jans
— married
30 Jun 1647 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Descendants 
Father of
Brechtje (Elsworth) Pels, Judike (Elsworth) Slodt, Lysbeth (Elswaerts) Elsworth, Christina (Ellsworth) van der Grist, Clement Elsworth, Joris Elsworth, Johannes Elsworth and Willem Elsworth
Died before
before about age 90
in New York City, New York
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Biography
Origins
Theophilus Ellsworth was "of Bristol" at the time of his marriage in 1647 and still "of Bristol" when he signed a legal agreement in 1652, but his parents have not been proven. According to Wardell, the marriage proclamation states that Theophilus was a 22 year old mariner from Bristol and Annetje was a 24 year old from Amsterdam. The banns were published "in the English church". [1]
Theophilus Ellsworth was a mariner and subsequently a boat builder.
Marriage
According to Wardell, the marriage proclamation states that Thoephilus was a 22 year old mariner from Bristol and Annetje was a 24 year old from Amsterdam. The banns were published "in the English church". [4]
On 30 June 1647, “Theophilus Elswaert” and “Annetje Janss” were married in the Amsterdam Nederlands Hervomde Kerk [Reformed Church].
“Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523–1948,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QV-GV7Q?cc=2037985&wc=SM93-2NG%3A1293193204%2C382015502%2C382782701 : 21 August 2014), Nederlands Hervormde > Amsterdam > Trouwen 1565-1669 > image 410 of 628; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague);
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QV-GV7Q
Name Variations
Randolph, 154: “The progenitor of the Elsworth family in New York City is often mistakenly spoken of as “Christopher” Elsworth. His name is really Theophilus Elsworth… The error arose because the Dutch in New Amsterdam—true to their custom of giving nick-names and abbreviations of names—called him “Stoffel” or “Stophel.” “Theophilus” was not a Dutch name, and and “Stoffel” was the usual abbreviation for “Christopher” or “Christoffel.”
Randolph, 155: “Theophilus himself spelled his last name “Ellsworth” in his will, but from the time of his sons, on the family has spelled the name ‘Elsworth.”
Immigration
He emigrated with his wife and one child to New Amsterdam in April 1652 on De Romeyn, and resided in Smits Valley (on the East River at Pearl Street), New Amsterdam.
"Stoffel Elswaert (Theophilus Ellsworth) from Bristol made an agreement on 25 Apr 1652 before Not. J. de Winter at Amsterdam with Dirck Claesz Boot, skipper of de Romeyn, to sail for New Netherland 'for adventure and half the profit.' He acknowledged having received from the latter 154 gl. in advance."[5]
Church Records
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On 30 October 1650, Brechtie [Bridget] was baptized in Amsterdam Oude Kerk [Old Church] for “Tiogelus Elswarts” and “Annetie Jans.”
Baptism register (Dopen), archive number 5001, inventory number 8, page 292, image, Amsterdam City Archive (Gemeente Amsterdam Stadsarchief), https://archief.amsterdam/indexen/deeds/1899cd9f-9cb8-4040-8c44-4ee3fec4e5eb. The gap observed between the dates of marriage and baptism of first known child for this couple may suggest that another child could have been born in between.
- Children's baptisms[6]
- 1652 22 Sep Judith, Theovenius Esdras. Wit.: Cornelis Janszen. Engeltje Mans, Maria Joris.
- 1655 10 Jan Lysbeth, Stoffel Elswaerts. Wit.: Lysbeth Twillarts.
- 1657 11 Feb Christina, Christoffel Yde Wart, Annetje Jans. Wit.: Roelof Janszen, Hillegond Joris.
- 1659 16 Nov Clement, Christoffel Elswaerdt, Annetie Jans. Wit.: Marritje Hendricks.
- 1662 02 Mar Joris, Stoffel Elsewaerdt, Annetje. Wit.: Melis Arentszen.
- 1664 10 Dec Johannes, Stoffel Elswaret, Annetie Jans. Wit.: Hillegond Joris.
- 1670. den 15 Nov. Stoffel Elsenwaert, Annetje. Willem. Wit.: Evert Evertszen, Brechtie Elsewaert.
Death and Legacy
His will was dated April 9, 1706 and proved February 21, 1716.[7]
- In the name of God, Amen, the 9th of April 1706. I Theophilus Ellsworth, being in health. My debts are to be paid. "and the funeral of my body being such as only become a Christian, to be likewise paid." I leave to my eldest son Clement, as a bar to all claim as heir at law, a certain lot or parcel of land lying or being on the northeast side of that my large lot or parcel of ground within the bounds of this city of New York, containing 30 feet in breadth to the highway and in the rear next to the swamp belonging to said city, 19 feet 9 inches, and is bounded on the northeast side by land of the widow Clopper, on the southwest side by other lands of mine. I leave the rest of my land there to my three sons, Clement, George and William, an equal share in breadth, front and rear. My son George is to have one third part next to the land of William Beekman, being the southwest part. The next third is to William, and the other third, being the northeast part, to Clement. And they are to pay my grandson Theophilus Ellsworth, son of my son Johannes deceased, £12. All the rest of my estate I leave to my three sons, George, Clement and William and to the children of my son Johannes deceased, and the children of my daughters, Elizabeth, Judith and Christina. My executors are to sell all estate except what is above specified, within twelve months. For the time I have lived with any of my children they shall receive for each years board the sum of £15. I make my sons, Clement and George, and Samuel Staats and Captain Johannes de Peyster Executors. Witnesses: Giles Sheley, Burger Mynderse, William Huddleston. Proved February 21, 1715/6. [Note: The tract of land mentioned is on the north side of Pearl Street, and extends from Ferry Street to the Brooklyn Bridge, or near it.]
Pasted in comments, citations needed:
- [WNYHS-XVI:75. Corrections. The will also mentions daughter Bridget.]
- "Inventory of the Estate of Theophilus Elsworth Exhibitted by Clement Elsworth his Adm Esq, 13th January 1712." (1713.) New York Estate Inventories and Accounts 1666-1722 for Theophilus Elsworth. Box 03, 1700-1768 [A-E] Inventory dated 12 December 1712 so death before that date inferred. (Copies on File 29/8/17 ex Ancestry.)
Research Notes
Events for Theophilus and his family were recorded in Dutch Reformed churches. Most English people who resided in Amsterdam in that era were Puritans or Calvinists, who had fled England due to religious persecution by the Church of England. Amsterdam was seen as a haven for religious dissenters and was known for its tolerance of different religious beliefs. If Theophilus was born into a Nonconformist family, no record of baptism or christening may have ever been recorded in any Church of England parish register.
Bristol included approximately Church of England 60 parishes—not only in Gloucester, but also in Somerset, and around Bristol Castle; less than half of those have surviving records from the historical era of interest and many undoubtedly have gaps in surviving records.
Possible Baptism
From Beryl:
The Bristol parish register is available on ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61666/
There is a Peter Elsworth showing as Elasowarts who had two children baptised 22 May 1620 son John, 3 Feb 1622 Ingartia at Westbury on Tyrm, Holy Trinity, Bristol. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=NQX519&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=61666&gsln=elsworth&gsln_x=NP_NN_NS&msbdy=1620&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=10&new=1&rank=1&uidh=fq7&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=0&h=300235&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&queryId=f02d6f16936cadd423845f09cec48f7b
Alternative Origins Story
A previous version of this profile had birth January 26, 1620 at Eelstown, Cambridgeshire, England and death April 5, 1690 at Nederland, Ijsselham, Overijssel, Netherlands, with no sources. John Ellsworth and Lucia Bower Ellsworth were formerly connected as parents; their profiles have been disconnected. There was an Elsworth family in Cambridgeshire. There is no location by the name of "Eelstown" in Cambridgeshire or anywhere else in England.
Sources
- ↑ Wardell, Elsworth.pdf
- ↑ bronverwijzing: DTB 464, p.455 opmerkingen: Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK. Archief van de Burgerlijke Stand: doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken van Amsterdam (retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand) Ondertrouwregister: NL-SAA-26338886 marriage Amsterdam Archive
- ↑ "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-31145-12608-74?cc=2037985 : accessed 12 June 2016), Nederlands Hervormde > Amsterdam > Huwelijksaangiften, Trouwen 1645-1647 > image 439 of 451; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). right page, second entry
- ↑ Wardell, Elsworth.pdf
- ↑ Tepper, Michael. New World Immigrants: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature (Genealogical Publishing Co., Jan 1, 1979), volume 1, page 126 preview on Google Books
- ↑ Evans, Thomas Grier. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol 2. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901.
- ↑ Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, vol. 1, 1665-1707. in Collections of the New-York Historical Society, volume 25, page 126. Citing [WNYHS-II:162. Liber 8 page 446]
- Carruth, Patsy Ellsworth. "In search of a bonanza" : Ellsworth families descendants through John Elsworth of New York City thirteen generations. Summit, Mississippi : [P.E. Carruth], 2010. page 4
- Clarke, Robert Gordon. Early New Netherlands Settlers, URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rclarke. Cites: Revised History of Harlem, by James Riker, p. 175. (Email from John Phillips of Yorkshire England, July 8 2008)
- Ellsworth, German. Our Ellsworth Ancestors by German Ellsworth 1911 with later research in the 1990s by Mr. Radford Curdy. (A. Rogers)
- Pelletreau, William S. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893.
- Randolph, Howard S. F. "The Ellsworth Family of New York City." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 64 (1933), Part 1, pages 154-166, and Part 2, pages 255-267.
- Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. "Elsworth." njgsbc.org. Accessed 12 Jun 2016. File: BCFam-Elsworth.pdf
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Ellsworth-154 created through the import of Welder Family Tree.ged on Sep 10, 2011 by Deborah Anne Welder.
- Thank you to James Kane for creating WikiTree profile Ellsworth-429 through the import of Kane Family Tree_2013-12-03_02.ged on Dec 11, 2013.
- This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.
- WikiTree profile Elsworth-26 created through the import of Lacey_s Family Tree.ged on Nov 25, 2012 by Lacey Frazier.
- WikiTree profile Ellsworth-139 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic.
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Theophilus "Christoffel or Stoffel" Elsworth or Elswaert (various spellings.)
The family name until the early 19th century was Elsworth.
edited by John Phillips
All spellings found in the records ought to be reflected in the data fields (most of them in Other Last Names). This profile carries scars from its history of being created by the merging of numerous profiles for this man. It's not clear how the LNAB of Ellsworth was selected, but given the strong evidence that he was born in Bristol, and the fact the name on his will was recorded as "Ellsworth" and "Elsworth," one of those spellings is likely to be the spelling recorded at his baptism.
edited by Ellen Smith
edited by John Phillips
edited by John Phillips
I removed the false parents.
I have just sent this to you privately and will now do it again publicly to see if you get irritated enough to react.
As has been explained many times, including on this site, there is no recorded baptism for Theophilus Elsworth. All we know about him is that he married in Amsterdam in 1647, that he was aged 22, had no parents living and was a mariner, from Bristol. Being a mariner may well simply mean that Bristol was his home port and may not give any indication where he was born or brought up. Those are the facts. so PLEASE can we remove all reference on the website to any parents or antecedents of any sort? To all intents and purposes they are fiction, fairy tales, and not part of the record. and will be copied without criticism or checking by any nitwit who is just trying have a family tree going back to Adam and Eve regardless of the veracity of the information. As responsible researchers we ought to do all we can to make sure that what we publish is true and accurate, not the product of someone's fertile imagination which precisely what appears on your website.
You've set yourself up as a serious research project. Please do serious researchers the courtesy of taking notice of legitimate concerns and do something about it, otherwise we will think that you are not what you clearly think you are. (Too late in my case.)
Many thanks
John Phillips
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61666/
There is a Peter Elsworth showing as Elasowarts who had two children baptised 22 May 1620 son John, 3 Feb 1622 Ingartia at Westbury on Tyrm, Holy Trinity, Bristol. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=NQX519&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=61666&gsln=elsworth&gsln_x=NP_NN_NS&msbdy=1620&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=10&new=1&rank=1&uidh=fq7&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=0&h=300235&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&queryId=f02d6f16936cadd423845f09cec48f7b
I make my sons, Clement and George, and Samuel Staats and Captain Johannes de Peyster Executors. Witnesses: Giles Sheley, Burger Mynderse, William Huddleston. Proved February 21, 1715/6. [Note: The tract of land mentioned is on the north side of Pearl Street, and extends from Ferry Street to the Brooklyn Bridge, or near it.] [WNYHS-XVI:75. Corrections. The will also mentions daughter Bridget.]
in breadth, front and rear. My son George is to have one third part next to the land of William Beekman, being the southwest part. The next third is to William, and the other third, being the northeast part, to Clement. And they are to pay my grandson Theophilus Ellsworth, son of my son Johannes deceased, £12. All the rest of my estate I leave to my three sons, George, Clement and William and to the children of my son Johannes deceased, and the children of my daughters, Elizabeth, Judith and Christina. My executors are to sell all estate except what is above specified, within twelve months. For the time I have lived with any of my children they shall receive for each years board the sum of £15.
[WNYHS-II:162. Liber 8 page 446] In the name of God, Amen, the 9th of April 1706. I Theophilus Ellsworth, being in health. My debts are to be paid. "and the funeral of my body being such as only become a Christian, to be likewise paid." I leave to my eldest son Clement, as a bar to all claim as heir at law, a certain lot or parcel of land lying or being on the northeast side of that my large lot or parcel of ground within the bounds of this city of New York, containing 30 feet in breadth to the highway and in the rear next to the swamp belonging to said city, 19 feet 9 inches, and is bounded on the northeast side by land of the widow Clopper, on the southwest side by other lands of mine. I leave the rest of my land there to my three sons, Clement, George and William, an equal share
"Inventory of the Estate of Theophilus Elsworth Exhibitted by Clement Elsworth his Adm Esq, 13th January 1712." (1713.) New York Estate Inventories and Accounts 1666-1722 for Theophilus Elsworth. Box 03, 1700-1768 [A-E] Inventory dated 12 December 1712 so death before that date inferred. (Copies on File 29/8/17 ex Ancestry.)
Point 2. John Ellsworth and Lucia Bower are fiction. No primary source for them exists, and their putative marriages etc at 'Eelstown' and variants, which doesn't and never has existed, variously in Cambridgeshire and Bristol and at wildly different dates, should be for ever scrapped and discarded. No primary source, be it documentary, register, or wills exist for these people. They are a figment of the imagination of various so called researchers (probably Anjou et al, and German Ellsworth, who wanted to lump the Elsworth (NY) Ellsworth, (CT) and Aylesworth familes together for reasons best known to themselves. Please people can we correct this rubbish, once and for all. Thank you.