David Ellsworth (1709 - 1782)

When David Ellsworth was born on August 8, 1709, in Windsor, Connecticut, his father, Jonathan, was 40 and his mother, Sarah, was 33. ^[1]
Jonathan, age 30, married Jemimah Leavitt, age 17, in 1740 in Suffield, Connecticut. ^[2]
They had four children in 12 years.

1. David Ellsworth, born 1742
2. Oliver Ellsworth, born 1745
3. Martin Ellsworth, born 1750
4. Jemiah (Ellsworth) Mather, born 1754

Jonathan died on March 5, 1782, in his hometown at the age of 72, and was buried in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.^[3][4]

David Ellsworth was the husband of Jemima Levett Ellsworth. He is the grandfather of Oliver Ellsworth, Founding Father and signer of the Articles of Confederation.

Capt. David Ellsworth (1709-1782)

Oliver Ellsworth: Appointment as Chief Justice in 1796

Oliver Ellsworth was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745. His father, David Ellsworth (1709-1782), a Windsor selectman, owned a medium-sized farm not far from the town. His mother, Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth (1722-1790), was born near Windsor in the village of Suffield. David Ellsworth wanted his son to be trained for the ministry, so he placed his son in the care of Reverend Joseph Bellamy (1719-1790). A well-known disciple of Jonathan Edwards. Bellamy taught promising young theologians at his home in Bethlehem, Connecticut. In 1762, Ellsworth entered Yale, his mentor's alma mater. Ellsworth's career at Yale was not what might have been expected from a future minister. After a number of mischievous incidents brought him before the school's disciplinary board, he was dismissed from the college in 1764.^[6]

David Ellsworth was the son of Jonathon Ellsworth and Sarah Grant. He married Jemima Leavitt of Suffield. She was a lady of excellent mind and good character, and pious principles. David inherited from his father only about 100 pounds. He acquired by his own industry a handsome estate, and was esteemed as one of the best farmers in Windsor. He had much cunning, or quick wit, and very sound judgement; was a selectman for nearly all his active life, and commanded a company of Connecticut men at the siege of Louisburg, hence his title of Captain. He died March 5, 1782 at the age of 73. His widow married Captain Ebenezer Grant, a wealthy farmer and merchant of East Windsor. His son Oliver became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch
   (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-GZ9 : 7 January 2020), David Elsworth, 1709.David Elsworth Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 Name: David Elsworth Event Type: Birth Event Date: 8 Aug 1709 Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Event Place (Original): Windsor Twp, Hartford, Conneticut Sex: Male Father's Name: Jonathan Elsworth
2. ↑ Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.This database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources. Learn more. Name: Jemima Leavitt Gender: Female Spouse Name: David Ellsworth Marriage Year: 1740 Marriage State: CT Number Pages: 1
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3. ↑ Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut. Name: David Ellsworth Age: 73 Birth Date: abt 1709 Death Date: 5 Mar 1782 Burial Place: Windsor, Connecticut, USA Cemetery: Palisado Cemetery Rank: Captain. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2900&h=414503&indiv=try.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Name: David Ellsworth Birth Date: 9 Aug 1709 Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America Death Date: 5 Mar 1782 Death Place: United States of America Cemetery: Palisado Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: Jonathan Ellsworth Mother: Sarah Ellsworth Children: Oliver Ellsworth Martin Ellsworth
   . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11414505/david-ellsworth.
5. ↑ The Life of Oliver Ellsworth William Garrott Brown Macmillan Company, 1905 - Judges - 369 pages pp 11,12
   https://books.google.com/books?id=kPBEAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA11&dq=%22Capt.+David+ellsworth%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk8cSimb3uAhXKPM0KHay-DsoQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Capt.%20David%20ellsworth%22&f=false
6. ↑ Online Resource, The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: pt. 1. Appointments and proceedings Maeva Marcus, James R. Perry Columbia University Press, 1985 - United States. Supreme Court - 850 pages. Oliver Ellsworth: Appointment as Chief Justice in 1796
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