John Ellis Genealogy
Record modified: 2025-02-07
This is my ancestor 12 generations back.
Born: 1623-09-14 Bishop's Gate, London England
Died: 1676-03-23 Plymouth, Massachusetts USA
Marriages:
1. 1644-06-04 Elizabeth Freeman
Children of John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman:
Notes:
married in Sandwich MA
other children (dates may be wrong):
Elizabeth 1645 + Samuel Briggs
Mordecai 1650-03-24 (OS)
Deborah 1652 + Joseph Doty
Joel 1654
Matthias 1657-06-02 Sandwich
Monoah 1659
Freeman 1661
Gideon 1663
William 1665
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He is supposed to have come over on the Mayflower (1629, not 1620) with his uncle Richard Masterson.
He took the oath of freeman 1641-06-02 in Boston.
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Plymouth MA Court Orders 1641-1651 p85
1645-06-04 court
John Ellis, of Sandwich, for abuseing himself with his now wyfe by com-
mitting uncleannesse with her before marryage, is censured to be whipt at
publike post, and Elizabeth, his wyfe, to stand by while execution of the
sentence is performed; which was accordingly donn. And the said John Ellis,
for his long and tedious delayes, occasioning much trouble & charge to the
countrey, for that he would not confesse the truth untill the present, is
fined 7.
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Plymouth MA Court Orders 1651-1661 p38
1653-06-09 court
John Ellis approved by the Court to bee leiftenant of the milletary companie at Sandwidge.
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In 1658 the town of Sandwich MA appointed a committee to lay out the true bounds of every inhabitant's lands. Among the owners listed were John Ellis Sr and John Ellis Jr.
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"The history of Cape Cod : annals of thirteen towns of Barnstable County"
Vol. II. The annals of the town of Sandwich
p62
[about 1659]
The town appointed
"John Ellis and James Skiff to take care of the whales and all other
fish that yield oil in quantity"; and, subsequently, sale was made to
John Ellis of "the right of all such fish coming within the limits and
bounds of the town the next three years".
[That's probably this John but it might be his father.]
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"Plymouth Court Records 1633-1640"
p155
John Ellis allowed by the Court to keep an ordinary at Sandwich for the entertainment of strangers and travellers and he is to provide conveniences for that end and may sell strong waters and wine for such purposes; but is prohibited to permit towne dwellers to stay drinking ___ longly att his house;
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Plymouth MA Court Orders 1668-1678 p235
1677-06-07 court
... Elizabeth Ellis and Mordica Ellis, having obtained lettres of administration to administer on the estate of John Ellis Junior of Sandwich, late deceased...
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Barnstable MA Probate Records 1686-1894
p47-48 (orig Vol III p 88)
Inventory of the estate of Leift. John Ellis of
Sandwich deceased taken by us whose names are under
written this 23 of May 1677...
[total 92-19-0]
Richard Bourne
John Smith
Thomas Tobey
[He had books worth 10s.]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1715
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