ELLIS, ABNER, came from Middleboro, and m., about 1818, Sophia Peterson of Duxbury, by whom he had Mary, m. Phineas Leach; Anna W., m. Francis Henri Weston; and Abner. ABNER, son of the above, m. Maria Sharp of East Bridgewater, and had Abner, 1857. BARNABAS, son of 1st Eleazer, m. Ruth Swift, and had Eleazer, 1771; Reuben, 1772, m. Patience Blackwell of Sandwich; Lewis, 1774; Francis, 1776; William, 1779; Lewis again, 1781; Jane, 1784, m. Uriah Savery. BARNABAS, son of 3d William, m. Marcia A., d. of Nathaniel Doten, 1832, and had Marcia Ann, 1833, m. Benjamin D. Freeman; Mary, 1835; Betsey W., 1838, m. Charles Hathaway; Isabella, 1840, m. Sumner Leonard; William, m. Delia Hewitt of Raynham;
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Thomas H., 1845, m. Mary R. Jenkins; and Clark, 1849. BARTLETT, son of 1st Nathaniel, m. Elizabeth, d. of Joseph Barnes, 1817, and had Charles, 1818. He m., 2d, Hannah J., d. of John Churchill, 1821, and had Nancy C., 1822, m. Willard Wood; Nathaniel B., 1830; George Francis, 1832; and Hannah Elizabeth, 1842, m. Charles E Ryder of West Bridgewater. BENJAMIN, probably son of Matthias, m. Harriet Gibbs, and had Benjamin, 1724; Hannah, 1726; Sarah, 1728; Benjamin, 1732; Joseph, 1734; Susanna, 1736; Freeman, 1738; Nathaniel, 1742; Betty, 1746. ELEAZER, son of 1st William, by wife Deborah, had Zilpha, 1747, Barnabas, 1749; Jesse, 1751; Abigail, 1753, m. Thomas Gibbs; Deborah, 1756,; Molly, 1758; Pelham, 1761; William, 1764. ELEAZER, son of 1st Barnabas, by wife Deborah, had Betsey, 1790; Stephen, 1793; Deborah, 1796. ELISHA, son of 2d Thomas, m. Priscilla Crowell, and had Elisha W., 1837; Priscilla, 1845; Nathaniel, 1847; and E. Winslow, m. Gertrude Nichols. FRANCIS, son of 1st Barnabas, m. Joanna Briggs, and had Alonzo, 1800; Patty, 1801, m. Barsillai Sears of Sandwich; Rufus, 1803, m. Lydia Sears; Ruth, 1805, m. Ezra Swift; Eleazer, m. Lydia Cahoon; Isaac Briggs, 1806; Martin, 1807; Watson, 1810; Israel Briggs, 1812, m. Mary Ann Cahoon; Joanna B., m. Thomas Ellis; Deborah, m. Jacob Swift; and Ziba. FREEMAN, Rochester, probably son of 1st John, by wife Mercy, had Joel, Ebenezer, Mordecai, and Gideon. GIDEON, son of above, m. Ann Clark, and had Abigail,1720; Gideon, 1722; Thomas, 1724; Eleazer, 1725; Elijah, 1727; Ebenezer, 1729. GEORGE FRANCIS, son of Bartlett, m. Anna M., d. of Grenville Gardner, 1852, and had Harriet Maria, 1855; Louisa, m. Edward G. Ditman; Hannah B., 1860; Jennie P., 1866; and George F., 1871. HARRISON GRAY OTIS, Wareham, son of Josiah Thompson, m. Margaret D., d. of Jeremiah Holbrook of Plymouth, 1832, and had Sydney, J. S., Margaret H., Lucy, Emma G., and Margaret E. HIRAM, m. Mercy Shaw, 1844. JOEL, Plympton, son of 1st Samuel, m. Elizabeth Churchill, 1710, and had Joel, 1712; John, 1714; Matthias; Samuel; John, m. Elizabeth Coomer; Elizabeth, m. Gideon Southworth; Rebecca, m. Samuel Lanman; Charles, m. Bathsheba Fuller; and Thomas, m. Ruth Thomas. JOHN, Sandwich, m., 1645, Elizabeth, d. of Edmund Freeman, and had Bennet, 1649,; Mordecai, 1651; Joel, 1655; Nathaniel, 1657; Matthias; and probably John, Samuel, and Freeman. JOHN, son of the above, m. Sarah Hplmes, 1700, and had perhaps John and Jonathan. JOHN, son of above, by wife Rose, had Jabez, 1732; Mary, 1733; John, 1735. JONATHAN, brother of above, by wife Patience, had Deborah, 1740; Lucy, 1742; Mary, 1744. JOSIAH THOMPSON, Plympton, son of 1st Stephen, m. Sophia, d. of Isaac Wright, and had Harrison Gray Otis, 1810; Mary Thompson, 1812, m. Charles L. Babbit of Taunton; Mercy, 1814; Sophia, 1817; Selah, 1819, m. Samuel M. Tinkham; Emeline, 1821, m. Edward S. Wright; Josiah Thompson, 1824, m. a Leach, and a 2d and 3d wife; Stephen, 1826, m. Louisa Howard of Wareham; William Irving, 1829, m. Hattie Griffin of Winchester; Charles Leonard, 1833. MATTHIAS, son of 1st John, had Matthias, 1681; Freeman, 1683; Mary, 1685; Experience, 1687, m. Stephen Churchill; Malachi, 1689; Remember, 1691; Benjamin; Samuel, 1699; and perhaps William. MORDECAI, son of Freeman, m. Rebecca Clark, 1715, and had Mordecai,
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1718, who moved to Hanover; and perhaps others. MORDECAI, Hanover, son of above, m. Sarah Otis, 1739, and had Ruth, m. John Bailey; Rebecca, 1741, m. George Bailey; Sarah, 1742; David, 1744, m. 1st a wife Ruth, and 2d, Ann Jenkins; Mordecai, 1746; Lucy, 1748, m. Charles Otis; Priscilla, 1750, m. John Little of Marshfield; Elizabeth, 1752, m. Joseph Ramsdell; Clark, 1754, m. Ruth Spooner of Abington; Nathaniel, 1756; Otis, 1762. MORDECAI, Hanover, son of above, m. Priscilla Rogers of Marshfield, 1777, and had Huldah, 1779, m. Nathan Studley; Rebecca, 1781, m. William Gifford of Falmouth; Abigail, 1782, m. John Sherman of New York; Mordecai, 1785; Priscilla, 1787, m. Theophilus Gifford of Falmouth; David, 1789, m. Maria Loud; Sarah, 1791, m. Simeon Hoxie of Sandwich; Otis, 1795, m. Ruth Barker of Dartmouth; Elizabeth, 1797, m. Jonathan Pratt of Lynn. NATHAN, from Sandwich, m. Betsey G. Barnes, 1844. NATHANIEL, son of 3d Samuel, m. Jane, d. of Benjamin Bartlett, 1784, and had Lydia, 1789, m. George Harlow; Nathaniel, 1791; Samuel, 1793, m. Lydia, d. of Coomer Weston; Bartlett, 1795; Jane, 1797, m. William Paty; Esther, 1799, m. Otis Churchill; Rebecca, 1808. NATHANIEL, son of 1st Thomas, m. Remember Swift, 1810, and had William, 1811; Curtis, 1814, m. a Nightingale; Nathaniel, 1818; Betsey H., 1820; Lucy H., 1823, m. Theodore F. Bassett; James W., 1833, m. Sarah Clark. NATHANIEL, son of above, m. Nancy W., d. of William Swift, 1845, and had Walter H., 1846. NATHANIEL B., son of Bartlett, m. Lucy Emeline Whitman, and had Charles, 1856; Emma F., 1859. SAMUEL, son of 1st John, had Joel and perhaps others. SAMUEL, son of Matthias, by wife Mercy, had Mary, 1718; Esther, 1721; Samuel, 1722; Remember, 1725; Jane, Rebecca and Mercy. SAMUEL, son of above, by wife Lydia, had Sarah, 1755; Nathaniel, 1757; Esther, and Jane. SAMUEL, Plympton, son of Joel, m. Mary, d. of Allerton Cushman, 1741. He m., 2d., 1744, Mercy Merrick of Taunton, and had Stephen, 1748. He m., 3d, 1761, Lydia, d. of Zebedee Chandler, and had Lydia, 1761. He m., 4th, Catherine, d. of Othniel Campbell, and had Willard, 1767; Molly, 1769. STEPHEN, Plympton, son of above, m. Susanna, d. of Ebenezer Thompson, and had Mercy, 1773; Susanna, 1774; Stephen, 1776; Molly, 1778; Ebenezer, 1785; Maverick, 1787; Josiah Thompson, 1789; Lydia, 1793. STEPHEN, Wareham, son of Josiah Thompson, m. Louisa Howard of Wareham, and had Stephen I., Mary L., and Hattie H. THOMAS, son of 2d William, m. Jerusha, d. of Israel Clark, 1767, and had Betsey, 1770, m. a Swift; William, 1771; Lydia, m. a Morey; Jerusha, Polly, Lucy, Nathaniel, and Thomas. THOMAS, son of above, m. Rebecca Burgess, and had Hannah, 180[?], m. Joseph Harlow; Elisha, 1805, m. Priscilla Crowell; Betsey, 1807; Lydia, 1808, m. Paul Crowell; Thomas, 1811, m. Joanna B., d. of Francis Ellis; Anson B., m. Harriet N. Howes of Dennis; Hiram; and Clark S., m. Eliza A. Swift. THOMAS, son of above, m. Joanna B. Ellis, 1838, and had Anna Augusta, 1846; Thomas A., 1848, m. Delia, d. of Henry T. Lanman; Martha and Mary, twins, 1854; and Charles F., m. Hannah J. Burgess. WILLIAM, perhaps son of Matthias, by wife Jane, had William, 1719; Experience, 1722; Eleazer, 1724; Thomas, 1726. WILLIAM, son of above, by wife Patience, had Thomas, 1744; Betty, 1748, m. Ezra Harlow; Lydia, 1750, m. Thomas Clark; and Mary, 1753.
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WILLIAM, son of 1st Barnabas, m. Betsey, d. of Ezra Harlow, and had Freeman, 1804, m. Mary Lothrop, d. of Lothrop Clark; Betsey, 1805, m. Joseph Churchill; Hannah, m. Silas Rickard, and removed to Iowa; Barnabas; and William. WILLIAM, son of 1st Thomas, by wife Hepzibah, had Russell, 1794; Micah, 1796; William, 1798; Cynthia, 1800; Lucy, 1802; Thomas, 1804; and Seneca. WILLIAM, son of above, by wife Martha, had William E., m. Lucy E. Gibbs. ZIBA, son of Francis, m. Mary Burgess, and had Eliza Burgess, 1843. He m. 2d, Deborah E. Gibbs of Wareham, 1848, and had Ziba, 1853; Ruel G., 1859. He m. 3d, Anna B., sister of 2d wife, 1873.
John Ellis was on the list of those able to bear arms in Sandwich in 1643. He was the keeper of the ordinary in Sandwich, a man of standing and chracter. He was a member of the Plymouth Colony militia in King Phillip's War, 1675-1676 and is styled "Lieutenant" in the town records. source: via internet Erland Russell erland@@zipcon.net
