Thomas Ellis of Medfield

Thomas Ellis was christened 13 December 1629 in Wrentham England and died 12 December 1690 in Medfield, Massachussetts. [1, 2]

Disputed Origins

Parents: seen as Thomas Ellis of Medfield and Alice Ellis. (Edit - as far as I know there are several possible parents but none of them are more likely than another - there is no evidence to support one pair over another).

Married:

1. on 21 May 1657 in Medfield, Massachusetts to Mary Wight, b. 1631, Isle of Wight, Hants, England and died 7 March 1692/3 in Medfield Massachusetts. [3, 4, 5], She was the daughter of Thomas Wight and Alice Roundy Pepper.

9 children of Mary Wight and Thomas Ellis include:

1. Judith Ellis, b. 2 Apr 1658, Medfield, Massachusetts
2. Mary Ellis, b. 26 Sep 1660, Medfield, Massachusetts
3. Abiel Ellis, b. 15 Oct 1662, Medfield, Massachusetts
4. Samuel Ellis, b. 9 Nov 1664, Medfield, Massachusetts
5. Thomas Ellis, b. 10 Jan 1666, Medfield, Massachusetts
6. Patience Ellis, b. 22 Feb 1668, Medfield, Massachusetts
7. Ruth Ellis, b. 31 Oct 1670, Medfield, Massachusetts
8. Thomas Ellis, b. 24 Jul 1674, Medfield, Massachusetts
9. Joanna Ellis, b. 17 Jan 1677, Medfield, Massachusetts

Links

• http://www.branches-n-twigs.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I8...
• http://www.allaboutnhre.com/familytree/gp464.html

Citations

1. [S264] Colonial Families of the United States of America, George Norbury MacKensie, LL.B., (Originally published: Baltimore, 1912, Reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1966, 1995, Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 66-18423, ISBN Set Number: 0-8063-1453-2), Vol VII, Page 288 (Reliability: 3)
2. [S316] Clark_Kindred, Augustus Peck Clarke, A. M., M. D., (The Harvard Printing Company, Cambridge MA, 1896), Page 176 (Reliability: 2)
3. [S12] Family History of Central New York, William Richard Cutter, A.M., (Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publsihing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1994), Vol I, Page 386 (Reliability: 3)
4. [S217] Wight2, William Ward Wight, (Swain & Tate Printers, Milwaukee WI, 1890, Call Number: R929.2 qW657.1), Page 8 (Reliability: 3)
5. [S316] Clark_Kindred, Augustus Peck Clarke, A. M., M. D., (The Harvard Printing Company, Cambridge MA, 1896), Page 176 (Reliability: 3)

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Thomas Ellis, married, 21 May 1659, Mary Wight of Dedham; they had children (Ellis), Mary; Abiel; Samuel; Thomas; Patience; Ruth; Thomas; Joanna; Juda.

From https://archive.org/stream/scottgenealogyde00holm#page/192/mode/2up

Among the early settlers of Dedham, Mass., were a number of persons by the name of Ellis. They were probably all related, but were unlikely to have been brothers and sisters. From the fragmentary data existing it seems probable that a widow Ellis, with two sons, Richard and Joseph, married Lambert Genery (or Chenery) and came to this country. It is quite possible that John, Thomas and Ann Ellis, also early settlers of Dedham, may have been her children or her step-children, but there is no proof of it.

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https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Anne_Ellis_%282%29

Holman, Mary Lovering, and Harriett Grace Scott. The Scott Genealogy. (Boston, Mass., 1919) 192.

Widow Ellis married (1) before 1620 _____ Ellis, and (2), probably before 1633, Lambert Genery. She died before 14 May 1658. … In the list of admissions to the (Dedham) church … The wife of Goodman Genery, 4 Dec. 1640." She brought two sons Richard Ellis an Joseph Ellis. John Ellis, Ann Ellis and Thomas Ellis were also in Dedham and Medfiled but it unknown if or how they were related to Widow Ellis and her two sons.

The likely but currently unlinked relatives of 'widow Ellis' Genery:

John Ellis of Medfield, Anne Colver, and Thomas Ellis of Medfield

GEDCOM Source

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=108223660&pi...

Early History
At this time it's believed that Thomas Ellice aka Ellis was born about 1599 in England. [1]

Marriage & Children Based upon a Yates Publishing of their title work "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" "Thomas Ellis, b. 1599; married Alice who was b. 1604". [2] This particular record doesn't specify a marriage date although the birth years are noted for both which anchors the record to the individuals. But, If these birth years are correct, their first child, John, born June 1621 makes mother Alice about 16 when he was born.

Linked in many family ancestry tree's are the following sons of Thomas and Alice Ellice / Ellis:

John Ellice, b. Jun 1621, prob. Suffolk, England; m. 10 Nov 1639, Dedham, Mass. SUSAN LUMBER/LOMBARD, she d. 1654, Dedham, Mass; Arrival bef. 1639 based upon Medfield marriage to Susan Lumber/Lombard. [3] John Ellice d. 2 Apr 1697, Medfield, Mass.; Note: W. S. Tilden wrote that "Thomas Ellis (Jr.) was a brother of John and came from Dedham to Medfield in the end of 1651 or the beginning of 1652." Thomas Ellis, (Jr.), 13 Dec 1629, Wrentham, Suffolk, Eng.; arrival 1649 ; m. 21 May 1657, Medfield, Mass, MARY WIGHT (1636-1683); he d. Medfield, Norfolk, Mass. Note: for son Thomas Jr.,'s 1649 arrival record see source [4] PGM ? Migration to Massachusetts by 1640 On his residence: "Medfield entered upon its independent existence as the 43rd town in the colony in the order of incorporation. The corporators had matters entirely in their own hands. They could admit or reject as townsmen whomsoever they pleased; they had absolute control of all the lands within."

1640 Thomas Ellis (Sr.), is found in the 1640 Medfield, Massachusetts town records for land purchases:

1640 Medfield, Massachusetts Thomas Ellis was granted 6 acres, bounded by William Partridge south-east. The spot is now owned by descendants of the same name. Additionally, Thomas Mason, owned 6 acres, bounded by Thomas ELLIS south-east.[5] In 1660 Thomas Ellis is on the list of men who received a distribution of Medfield's town 'Law-book'. [6]

Death Thomas Ellice / Ellis (Sr.) died 12 Dec 1690 at Medfield, Massachusetts. [7]

Research Notes (1) Uncertain specific birth location: Wrentham, Suffolk, England. Specific birth location perpetuated in many electronic family genealogy tree's although England is of no doubt his birth country. Record data supported only by secondary sources such as Find-A-Grave. without a legible gravestone must be considered as hearsay quality level evidence.

(2) Vital Records from Medfield, Massachusetts:

Medfield Marriages: Thomas Elice (Jr.) & Mary Wight, m. 21 May 1657, Medfield, Norfolk, MA. [8] Medfield Deaths - ELLICE (ELLIS): Thomas (III), s. Thomas (Jr.) & Marie (Mary Wight), 25 May 1670 Thomas, (Sr.) 12 Dec 1690 Thomas (IV) s. Thomas (Jr.) & Marie (Mary Wight), 17 Jun 1692 Minor Note: 'Medfield Deaths' vital records there are no deaths for spelling Thomas Ellis.

(3) Research Question: Do we have any documentation to support the link that this Thomas Ellis actually had the following two sons? These profiles came all linked together when this (light) research commenced. Perhaps the parental link needs reconsidering? - See research notes question about Joseph Ellis and is he related to this profile in any way.]

(4) Is Joseph Ellis related to this family line? Unidentified Joseph Ellis in Medfield town record: [9]

In 1652 Joseph Ellis purchased 6 acres from Benjamin Crane the lot bounding Thomas Mason south-east. Joseph soon removed from town [to Dedham]. It was, apparently, where Hamlet Wight now lives." [10]

"1653 Joseph Ellis was accepted as a (Medfield) townsman, he having purchased Benjamin Crane's 6 acre lot." [11]

"1653, The bachelors' row was evidently on North St. where William Partridge, THOMAS ELLIS (Jr.), Thomas Mason, and JOSEPH ELLIS, all unmarried men, had settled side by side." [12]

"1660 Joseph Ellis removed to Dedham after his property was purchased by John Partridge." [13]

(4) Thomas Ellis / Ellice (Sr.), was in 1640 Medfield, Massachusetts. For that alone the following English location death record isn't applicable to this profile: