Person:Hezekiah Ellis (4)

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1771 - ELLIS, HEZEKIAH, Spotsylvania Co., d. Nov. 7, 1771, Executors Bond dated Apr. 16, 1772. Wit. James Lewis, Robert O'Neal. Ex. my wife; brother William Ellis; James Lewis. Leg. wife Mildred Ellis; mentions "my children," but does not name them. (Page 511) [WILL BOOK D, 1761-1772] ¹

• [cos1776 Note: This is the will of his father, Hezekiah Ellis.]

1774 - Oct. 29, 1774. Thos. Burbridge of Spts. Co. and Sarah, his wife, to John Wiglesworth of sd. Co. £100 curr. 125 a. in St. Geog. Parl., Spts. Co. Jas. Lewis, Hezekiah Ellis, Henry Elley, Fr. March 16, 1775. ¹

• [cos1776 Note: supposedly son Hezekiah Ellis is still a minor, so who is this Hezekiah Ellis? Thomas Burbridge is the maternal grandfather of Hezekiah Ellis.]

1777 - June 19, 1777. Peyton Smith and Wm. Robinson of Spts. Co., deed of gift to Ann and Dorothy Peyton Robinson, daughters of the sd. Wm. Robinson, etc. Seven negroes. "After the death of sd. Wm. Robinson and Sarah, his wife," etc. Witnesses, Robt. Smith, Benja. Ballard, Hezekiah Ellis, Jno. Wigglesworth. June 19, 1777.

• [cos1776 Note: supposedly son Hezekiah Ellis is still a minor, so who is this Hezekiah Ellis? Witness Robert Smith is Hezekiah's uncle (married to his mother's sister). William Robinson is prob related to Benjamin Robinson who married Hezekiah's mother Mildred.]

1779 - £1000 John Ellis, guard. to William, Thomas, Eliza, Mildred, Hezekiah and Sarah Ellis, orphs. of Hezekiah Ellis, with Robert O'Neall, sec. March 18, 1779. ¹

• [cos1776 Note: this would indicate that Hezekiah Ellis is still a minor.]

1781 - Aug't. 23, 1781. Benjamin Robinson and Mildred, his wife, of Spts. Co. to Reuben Hudson of sd. Co. £1200 curr. 32 a. in Spts. Co., dower of the sd. Mildred Robinson, in estate of lands of her former husband Hezekiah Ellis. [Ed. note, see will of sd. Ellis.] Witnesses, Jos. Brock, Jno. Chew, jr.; Thos. Waller, jr.; Lodowick Oneal, Wm. Ellis. Novr. 15, 1781.¹

1781 - Members of The Traveling Church of Baptists migrate to Fayette County, Kentucky. Hezekiah's mother Mildred (now Mrs. Benjamin Robinson) goes with them.

1782 - £1000 William Ellis, guard. to Eliza, Thomas, Hezekiah, Mildred and Sally Ellis, orphs. of Hezekiah Ellis, with John Ellis, sec. June 20, 1782. ¹

1792 - Jany. 30, 1792. Alexander Spotswood, Senr. and Elizabeth, his wife, of St. Geo. Par., Spots. Co., to Edwd. Herndon, son of Joseph, of the Par. and County afsd. £135 curr. 445 1/2 a. in Par. and Co. afsd., etc., etc. Jas. Lewis, Edwd. Herndon, jr.; Benja. Lewis, Hezekiah Ellis, Jno. M. Herndon. Feby. 7, 1792. [DEED BOOK N, 1791-1794] ¹

1792 - May 1, 1792. Alexander Spotswood and Elizabeth, his wife, of Spots. Co. to Hezekiah Ellis of same co. £84 10s. curr. 130 a. in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Edwd. Herndon, Joseph Jones, Moses Estes. Feby. 3, 1795. ¹

1795 - Aug't. 11, 1795. Joseph McCann and Elizabeth, his wife; Edwd. Darnaby and Mildred, his wife; Oneal McCann and Sarah, his wife; Thomas Ellis and Hezekiah Ellis of Fayette County, Kentucky, to Edwd. Herndon of Spots. Co., Va. £60 curr. 96a. in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Wm. Ellis, Benja. Welch, Jno. Parker, Robt. Smith. Feby. 1, 1795. ¹

• [cos1776 Note: Children of Hezekiah Ellis, decd. sell the land their father left them.]

1796 - Septr. ___, 1796. Harmon Haner and Peggy, his wife, of Spots. Co. to Hezekiah Ellis of same co. £85 curr. 100 a. in Spots. Co., etc., etc. No witnesses. Feby. 7, 1797.

• [cos1776 Note: Hezekiah Ellis is now in Virginia. Could this be a different Hezekiah?]

1797 - Augt. 31, 1797. Henry Lee, Esq., and Ann, his wife, of Westmoreland Co. to Hezekiah Ellis of Spots. Co. £15 15s. curr. 35 a., part of a tract purchased of Gen. Alexander Spotswood in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Jno. Minor, jr.; Wm. Payne, Geo. French, Edwd. Herndon. Septr. 5, 1797. ¹

1. ↑ Court Records, in Crozier, William Armstrong. Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800: being transcriptions, from the original files at the county court house, of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. (New York: Fox, Duffield & Company, 1905).