 Abt 1688 - 1759 (~ 71 years)
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| Name |
ELLIS Benjamin |
| Suffix |
I |
| Birth |
Abt 1688 |
Surry County, VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
12 Jan 1759 [1] |
- from 3 December 1758 to 19 January 1759, Sussex County, Virginia
Siurces:
Ellis Line From Surry-Sussex in Virginia, The , 132
Calvin Dorris
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| Notes |
- Wife was possibly Elizabeth Rogers, although this hasn't been proved.
From The Ellis Line From Surry-Sussex, Virginia (1978) by Dixie McCrary, page 132: "He was either a son, or grandson, of Jeremaih Ellis I; possibly a grandson, son of Jeremiah II, if born as late as 1690 (when Jeremiah II would have been 19 years of age). His name does not appear on any extant tithe list, the latest available being 1703. He may have reached tithable age in 1704, with year of birth, 1688: Court records, Surry Co.(1691-1713), p. 362, show his appointment, 18 Apr 1711, with Thos.Bentley and Thos. Beddingfield, to value and appraise estate of John Lile; for such a responsibility he must have reached age of 18 years,possibly 21. Indications are that his first child was born 1711. "Surry Deeds, Etc., No. 7, pp. 356-7, show deed of 17 June 1721, of Jeremiah Ellis (not shown whether Sr. or Jr.), for the nominal sum of 5 shillings, to Benjamin Ellis of 150 acres of land on s. side of Blackwater Swamp, apparently the same tract received by Jeremiah I by Va .Land Grant of 16 June 1774. Here again, the title "Sr." or "Jr." was not used; absence of the title suggest the elder Jeremiah." Also from source above, page 132-3: "Benjamin Rogers, who d. 28 May 1744 (Albemarle Parish Register), was named as a son in will of William Rogers (b.c. 1657, d. c. 1727) (will made 28 Jan. 1725, pr. 17 May 1727, Bk. 7, p. 706); that will named as a daughter, Elizabeth Ellis b. c. 1687, according to best computation that can be made from available evidence. The Ellis to who she was married has not been identified, but evidently was someone closely related to Caleb and Benjamin Ellis, possible Jeremiah II, whose wife was Elizabeth. If the wife of Jeremiah II, she may have been the mother of Caleb (if he was b. 1702), but she could not have been the mother of Benjamin. She may have been Benjamin's wife; no record has been found ofthe name of his wife." Page 133: "His will [Benjamin Ellis I] made 3 Dec. 1758, pr. 19 Jan.1759 (Sussex Will Bk. A, p. 112), leaves to his "Dear and Loving Wife,"(name not given), the plantation for her natural life, and names his sons: William, Jonathan, Jeremiah, Benjamin and Joseph (see Summary on each), and daughters, Mary Proctor, Priscilla Blow, Sarah Andrews,Susanna Andrews and Elizabeth Moreing."
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| Person ID |
I12689 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2015 |
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 | Birth - Abt 1688 - Surry County, VA |
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| Sources |
- [S1244] LDS Records, LDS Family Search, (https://familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).
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