My Ellis Ancestors
Below is an Outline Direct Descendant Chart of Edward Ellis (of England to Surry Co. VA) to my ancestor John Wesley ELLIS. This information is based on a book by Dixie L. McCrary titled "The Ellis Line From Surry-Sussex in Virginia with Supplement 1980" published in 1978 and republished in 1996.
1 Edward Ellis b: Abt. 1616 in England d: 1670 in Albemarle Parish, Surry Co., VA
..+Mary Unknown d: in Surry Co., VA
....2 Jeremiah Ellis b: March 7, 1643 in Albemarle Parish, Surry Co., VA d: 1722 in Albemarle Parish, Surry Co., VA
.......+Mary Unknown b: Abt. 1648 in Surry Co., VA m: Abt. 1668 in Southwark Parish, Surry Co., VA d: Aug. 15, 1722 in Surry Co., VA
........3 Jeremiah Ellis b: Abt. 1671 in Surry Co., VA
..........+Elizabeth Unknown b: Abt. 1688 in Sussex Co., VA
...........4 John Ellis b: Abt. 1710 in Sussex Co., VA d: May 28, 1793 in Warren Co., N.C.
..............+Mary Wiggins b: Abt. 1723 in Sussex Co., VA m: Abt. 1740 in Warren Co., N.C. d: Bef. 1779 in Warren Co., N.C.
...............5 Benjamin Ellis b: September 19, 1741 in Albemarle Parish, Surry Co., VA d: 1796 in Warren Co., N.C.
..................+Angelina Hornsby b: abt. 1750 (or before) in VA? m: abt. 1768
...................6 Stephen Ellis b: 1782 in Warren Co., N.C. d: June 1, 1826 in Robertson Co. TN
......................+[1] Lucretia (Cresey) Sims Ellis b: Dec. 29, 1781 in Warren Co., N.C. m: July 5, 1799 in Warren Co NC d: March 31, 1843 in Robertson Co. TN Father: Wm. Ellis Mother: Nancy Sims
...........................7 John Wesley Ellis (SEE BELOW)
...............5 Wm. Ellis b: Abt. 1757 in Warren Co., N.C.
..................+Nancy Sims
...................6 [1] Lucretia (Cresey) Sims Ellis b: Dec. 29, 1781 in Warren Co., N.C. d: March 31, 1843 in Robertson Co. TN
.....................+[2] Stephen Ellis b: 1782 in Warren Co., N.C. m: July 5, 1799 in Warren Co NC d: June 1, 1826 in Robertson Co. TN (Father: Benjamin Ellis Mother: Angelina Hornby)
Information on this early Ellis line can also be found at this website through ancestry.com:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stevens2smith&id=I1341&ti=5519
ID: I1341 and http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=williamjellis&id=I0064.
My ancestor John Wesley Ellis was born March 3, 1805 in Warren Co. N.C. (the son of Stephen ELLIS and Lucretia (Cresey) Sims ELLIS). John married his 2nd wife Miriam S. Norval(?) (b. abt. 1815, TN), and resided in Marshall Co. Miss. (which borders TN) in 1840's and 1850's, then in Carroll and Gibson Counties in 1860 and 1870. He was a Methodist preacher & farmer.
Child of John W. Ellis and 1st wife Cherrie was:
1. Thomas C. Ellis b. abt 1832 in TN married a Luesar? Unknown. They had a son named James Alfred Ellis, born abt. 1867. He was a Methodist minister & farmer in Gibson Co., TN.
Children of John W. ELLIS & 2nd wife Miriam S. Norval? were:
2. Josephine Ellis, b. June 10, 1838 in Marshall Co., Miss. married George Washington DONNELL and had several children (This is my line).
3. Wiley A. Ellis, born abt. 1840, Marshall Co., Miss. married Annie W.
Lanier (daughter of Charles Johns Lanier and Wilmoth C. Hutchings-Lanier-Herron)
on Dec. 19, 1865 in Carroll Co., TN. Wiley and Mary Ann "Annie" Lanier-ELLIS had two children: Wilmoth Ellis, b.abt. 1866 and Lee, born abt. 1869.
Wiley A. ELLIS was a physician, and graduated from Vanderbuilt. After
the death of his wife Mary Ann "Annie" Lanier, he relocated to Arkansas (after 1880) where he remarried
and had additional children (nothing more is known of his family in Arkansas at this time).
4. James W. Ellis, born abt. 1843 in Marshall Co., Miss.; died sometime shortly after the end of the Civil War, whereabouts unknown (no other info.).
5. Araminta "Mittie" Ellis born September 19, 1846 in Marshall Co., Miss., married Robert Lee WILSON on December 14, 1870 in Gibson Co., TN. They had seven children: Bobbie, John M., Warner, Joseph D., Lois, Tommye and Boyce.
6. Cherry-alie? Ellis was born abt. 1852 in Marshall Co., MS. She married Samuel C. Clark on August 15, 1870 in Gibson Co., TN. They had five children: Sadie, Sidney, Furn, Sam and Clyde.
7. Martha J. "Mattie" Ellis was born March 29, 1855 in Marshall Co., MS. She married Henry Lee Dickinson. They had five children: Lee, Margaret, Haskell, Louise and LeeRoy.
John W. Ellis is located on the 1840 Mississippi Census:
1840 Marshall Co. Miss. census
Stamped page 25
111001-10001 - 1 female slave (age 10 to 24)
1 male (under 5 yrs)......Wiley A. (age newborn to one year old)
1 male (5-10 yrs)...........Thomas C. (age 8) - child from John's 1st marriage (to Cherrie)
1 male (10-15 yrs).........unknown male... who was this??? (born abt. 1825-1830)*
1 male (30-40 yrs)...........John W. (age 35)
1 female (under 5 yrs).....Josephine (age 2)
1 female (20-30 yrs)........Miriam (age 25)
In 1850, the John W. Ellis family resided in Marshall Co., Miss. as follows:
John W. Ellis, age 45, male, farmer, $1,000, b. N.C.
Miriam S., age 36, b. Tenn.
Thomas C., age 18, male, b. Tenn.
Josephine, age 12, female, b. Miss.
Wiley A., age 10, male, b. Miss.
James W., age 7, male, b. Miss.
Araminta, age 5, female, b. Miss.
J.W. Ellis family was in Carroll County, Tenn. during the 1860 Census:
J.W. Ellis, age 55, white male, Clergyman, $3,00/10,000, b. N.C.
Miriam, age 44, white female, b. TN
Wiley A., age 20, white male, b. TN??? (can't be correct - he was born in Miss.)
James W., age 18, white male, b. TN??? (can't be correct - he was born in Miss.)
Araminta, age 13, white female, b. TN??? (can't be correct - " )
Cherry, age 8, white female, b. TN.
Martha, age 5, white female, b. TN.
John W. Ellis family was shown to be in Gibson Co., Tenn. during the 1870 census:
J.W. Ellis, age 65, white male, farmer $2,000/$500, b. TN (this can't be correct either - as he is shown as being born in N.C. in past two census')
Miriam, age 54, white female, keeps house, b. Tenn.
Cherry alie, age 17, white female, (at home), b. Tenn. (should be MS)
Martha, age 13, white female, b. Tenn. (should be MS)
Robert Wilson - could not make it out), age 22, white male, Grocer/Clerk, b. Tenn.
Mittie Wilson, age 23, white female (at home).
John W. Ellis died on July 6, 1877 in Gibson Co., TN. His will was recorded in Gibson Co., TN "Will Book G", pages 399-400, dated September Term 1877. He mentions children Cherry, Martha, Thomas, Willie, Josephine and Mittie, and son-in-law Robert Wilson. He also willed that he be buried close by the side of "Miream" at "Thou Meeting House" and that tombstones be put at my grave like unto her... and that the will to be read to children the next day after he was buried and then taken to Trenton to be recorded.
No doubt John's reference to "Thou Meeting House" (in his will) was the Shiloh Methodist Church located in Gibson Co., TN, where John W. ELLIS and his wife Mariam are buried.
Misc. RECORDS
MUSTER ROLLS SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812 DETACHED FROM THE MILITIA OF NORTH CAROLINA 1812 AND 1814
Ellis' found at the NCGenWeb Archives Page:
JOSIAH ELLIS - 1st Regt. 7th Co. Detached from the Gates Regt.
DANIEL ELLIS - 2nd Regt. 7th Co. detached from the Green Regt.
MILES ELLIS 3rd Regt. 7th Co. Detached from the Warren Regt.
OBADIAH ELLIS - 3rd Regt. 7th Co. Detached from the Warren Regt.
SIMES ELLIS - 3rd Regt. 7th Co. Detached from the Warren Regt.
LEVIN ELLIS 5th Regt. 2nd Co. Detached from the 1st Orange Regt.
ELKSHEL ELLIS 5th Regt. 9th Co. Detached from the Granville Regt.
BARTHOLOMEW ELLIS 5th Regt. 11th Co. Detached from the Caswell Regt.
RANSOM ELLIS 7th Regt. 4th Co. Detached from the 4th Rowan Regt.
THOMAS ELLIS 8th Regt. 4th Co. Detached from the Wilkes Regt.
SOLOMON ELLIS 8th Regt. 14th Co. Detached from the 3rd and part of the 1st Burke Regt.
JAMES ELLIS Artillery 5th Co. Detached from the Brunswick Regt.
SOLOMON ELLIS Riflemen 4th Co. Detached from the 7th Brigade
THOMAS ELLIS 1st Regt. Northampton County
LEWIS ELLIS 1st Regt. Warren County
MILES ELLIS 1st Regt. Warren County
OBEDIAH ELLIS 1st Regt. Warren County
MICHAEL ELLIS 2nd Regt. Martin County
JOEL ELLIS 2nd Regt. Wayne County
JOHN ELLIS 3rd Regt. Onslow County
ENOCH ELLIS 6th Regt. Rowan County
ABSALOM ELLIS 7th Regt. Rutherford County
JAMES A. ELLIS 7th Regt. Haywood County
NORTH CAROLINA PENSION ROLL OF 1835
Ellis' found at the NCGenWeb Archives Page:
ABSALOM ELLIS
WAYNE COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA CONT'L LINE
$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$626.93 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 20, 1823
PENSION STARTED
AGE 63
DIED APRIL 13, 1828
MICHAEL ELLIS
CRAVEN COUNTY
FIFER
MARYLAND CONT'L LINE
$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$69.29 AMOUNT RECEIVED
NOVEMBER 27, 1819 PENSION STARTED
$88.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$143.15 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MARCH 21, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
DIED DECEMBER 9, 1833
ROBERT ELLIS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
PRIVATENORTH CAROLINA CONT'L LINE
$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$844.90 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JUNE 1, 1825 PENSION STARTED
AGE 85
NORTH CAROLINA Misc. Ellis Marriages
These Ellis marriages were found at the NCGenWeb Archives Page:
ELLIS David .....DAVIS Elizabeth 2 Dec 1799 Rowan Co NC
ELLIS Ethelred .....MC KNIGHT Elizabeth 14 Jul 1795 Rowan Co NC
ELLIS Evan .....BEACHEM Catherine 17 Dec 1791 Rowan Co NC
ELLIS Isaac .....RAILSBACK Elizabeth 26 Apr 1791 Rowan Co Nc
ELLIS James .....DAVIS Lucy 20 Jun 1788 Rowan Co NC
ELLIS John .....BRYAN Margaret 11 Mar 1779 Rowan Co NC
ELLIS John .....LOFTEN Rebecca 11 Jun 1796 Rowan Co NC
ELLIS,"Mouring",.....FALLOW,James,28,Feb,1763,Rowan Co.,NC
ELLIS, Polly .....Dickie, Zachariah 31 Dec. 1817 Hunter McCullock Orange County NC
ELLIS Radford .....MACAY Elizabeth 6 May 1788
ELLIS Samuel .....HOWARD Martha 15 Jul 1788
ELLIS William Jr......RIDDLE Ann 27 Mar 1792
ELLIS,Reuben.....JOHNSTON,Lucy,20,Jan. 1804,Edgecombe Co.,NC
Ellis, Bartholomew Elizabeth Faddis 20 May 1816 Orange County NC John Weedon
Ellis, Benj. .....Rebecca Jane Wilkins 29 Mar. 1864 E. M. Holt Orange County NC
Ellis, Daniel .....Abigail Gifford 12 Sept. 1809 David Coble Orange County NC
Ellis, Elijah .....Peggy Maddin 17 Jan. 1798 Andw. Madin Orange County NC
Ellis, George .....Margaret Ellis 6 June 1832 Gilbert Hopkins Orange County NC
Ellis, George Jr. .....Mary Mangume 22 Aug. 1859 Wm. Roberts Orange County NC
Ellis, Geo. A. .....Nancy Lynch 7 ;Nov. 1846 Stephen Ellis Orange County NC
Ellis, Henry .....Margaret Davis 13 Mar. 1855 --- ---Orange County NC
Ellis, James .....Elizabeth Tadlocks 9 mar. 1866 Rufus Mangum Orange County NC
Ellis, John H. .....Jane Turner 16 Jan. 1841 P. F. PlesantOrange County NC
Ellis, Levin .....Theresa Veazy 23 Nov. 1817 A. S. Carrington Orange County NC
Ellis, Nathan .....Patsey Lee 1 Jan. 18174 George Browning Orange County NC
Ellis, Nathaniel .....Cornelia King 5 Aug. 1853 Charles Nevills Orange County NC
Ellis, Nathaniel Margaret Ryan 3 July 1862 Charles Neville Orange County NC
Ellis, Wm. .....Nancy Riley 12 Feb. 1831 John Reding Orange County NC
Ellis, Wm. .....Winnifred Ashley 28 Jan. 1835 Wm. Vaughn Orange County NC
Ellis, Wm. H. .....Jane Clark 26 Oct. 1850 Wm. D. Faucett Orange County NC
Ellis, Parthena .....Harris, Marcus 24 July 1852 G. G. Clemment Orange Co. NC
Ellis, Elizabeth D. ....Jackson, Abel 7 June 1834 Rich. Nichols Orange Co. NC
Ellis, Elizabeth .....Roberts, Allen 7 Apr. 1848 Sidney Ellis Orange Co. NC
Ellis, Ann Mariah .....Vickers, Riley 26 Feb. 1846 M. A. Angier Orange Co. NC
Ellis, Mary .....White, Thomas 30 Dec. 1833 Robert White Orange Co. NC
Ellis, Patsey.....Landen, James 27 Feb. 1804 Luke Dishon Orange Co. NC
Ellis, Emma ..... Long, Wm. H. 18 Jan. 1866 John Wilborn Orange Co NC
Ellis, Nancy L. .....McCauley, James 11 Sept. 1858 Orange Co NC
Ellis, Elizabeth .....Pascal, Abner 5 June 1866 Richard King Orange Co NC
Ellis, Sabrinah .....Adcock, Alexandria 23 Oct. 1858 Robert Adcock Orange Co NC
Ellis, Furnette .....Adcock, Robert 2 Apr. 1858 G. W. Dixon Orange Co NC
Ellis, Margret .....Brinkley, Alfred 10 Feb. 1831 Thomas Roberts Orange Co NC
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