Re: Obediah Ellis, Md and Ky 1770-1823
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In reply to:
Obediah Ellis, Md and Ky 1770-1823
Sandi Ellis Morris 2/03/01
Hi Sandy-
I am also searching for one of Obediah Ellis' wives.Obediah's daughter, Nancy Ellis was my gr,gr,gr-grandmother.She married Henry Chilton.Nancy Ellis was born abt. 1787 in MD and married Henry Chilton 4/15/1806 in Loudon Co., VA.
Under WorldConnect I found a family root for David Ellis under ANCESTORS & DESCENDANTS OF CHARLES RUDY HEATH & DOROTHY MAY HALL OF NEWPORT, KY & ALLIED LINES.I found the following information in this families history:
According to the Ellis Cousins Newsletter(ECN) Summer 1991, Kentucky marriage records appeared for Obediah Ellis and Accah Nicholson married 18 Dec 1799, with a typed note from someone who did not put their name and address on the page, "This was a late marriage for both of them, as they were past 40 and each had grown children."According to the Ellis family bible, Obediah had the following children born abt. 1772-1790:Eleazeer, Jesse, James, Roger, Nancy, Israel, and Jacob Ellis.Obediah and Accah were in Scott Co., KY in 1810 & 1820.The only mention of Obediah Ellis in the Scott County History Book says he was "an early settler from Baltimore, MD and helped organize the Salem Methodist Church about 1823."
I found this info very helpful however I still don't know who Nancy Ellis' mother was but I am still searching.
My aunts family bible states that Nancy Ellis was Pres. George Washington's first cousin.
Have you ever heard of a link between the Ellis and Washington families?I have been unable to establish the link so far.Maybe if we put together what we have we can determine what it is!
What area of the country are you located in?
I am originally from VA.
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