Patience ELLIS

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• Birth: 01 Jul 1788, Rochester, Plymouth County, Masssachusetts

Patience married William CRAPO on 01 May 1808 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. William (son of William CRAPO and Alice CRAPO) was born on 03 May 1780 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1860 in New York, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jeremiah CRAPO was born on 11 Feb 1810 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Jun 1880 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
2. Stephen Ellis CRAPO was born on 25 Feb 1812 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Aug 1862 in Easton, Massachusetts.
3. Infant CRAPO was born on 03 Feb 1814 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Feb 1814 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Masssachusetts.
4. Laura W. CRAPO was born on 10 Mar 1815 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 06 Apr 1862 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.
5. William CRAPO was born on 04 Aug 1818 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 07 Jun 1820 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
6. William CRAPO was born on 04 Apr 1821 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 03 Jun 1834.
7. Warren T. CRAPO was born on 09 Apr 1824 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in North East, Pennsylvania.
8. Julia A. CRAPO was born on 20 Jan 1828 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Feb 1879 in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
9. Louisa CRAPO was born on 01 Jan 1832 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Jan 1856 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.
10. Carolina CRAPO was born in 1833 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jan 1905 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
11. Polly CRAPO was born on 10 Feb 1833 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1905.

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His father gave him by deed, dated 23 April 1772, for "love, goodwill and affection," two parcels in the Rochester Great Neck (PLCD, vol. 57, p. 68). He bought in June 1772 from Edward Soule a two-acre Rochester lot and by deed of 2 Sept. 1777 he sold a parcel of land on Pine Island to John Clapp. He was named in his father's will in 1778, and there are other conveyances in his name.

The will, dated 4 Jan. 1816 and proved 27 May 1818, of Joel Ellis "of Rochester..yeoman..being advanced in age," give 'To my wife Tabitha,....sons William and Stephen Ellis...son Paul Ellis...and Tabida Ellis...daughter Patience wife of William Crapo, Jr., daughter Ruth Ellis...daughter Polly Ellis" (Plymouth County probate).

The births and baptisms of his children do not appear in the "Vital Records of Rochester", so they are known to su only though their father's will.

Joel married Tabitha WHITE on 27 Mar 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Ellis is usually described in deeds as carpenter or housewright and always as "of Rochester." He must not be confused with his slightly younger cousin, William Ellis. 1725-c.1775, who is always described as "junr." because he also lived in Rochester or with another cousin, William Ellis, 1719-1795, who lived at Manomet ponds, called "yeoman, of Plymouth," who also had a wife named Patience.

William was appointed sole administrator of the estates of his parents in 1744. By two deeds, dated 21 Dec. 1744, he bought two parcels of Rochester land from Joseph Haskell and Seth Hiller. By a deed of 5 Jan. 1744/5 "William Ellis, housewright & Stephen DeWolf, shipwright (his brother-in-law), both of Rochester" bought for L120 from Noah sprague of said Rochester a 20 acre tract in the Great Neck. Three days later he sold to Stephen DeWolf a 14 acre parcel that had originally belonged to John Bradford. On 20 May 1745 he bought for L10 an additional 5 acres in the Great Neck from Benjamin Clapp. In the next month he bought an adjoining parcel of 6 acres from Samuel Nye. On 19 Feb 1745/6 "William Ellis, carpenter," and his brother "Joel Ellis, cordwainer, both of Rochester," bought from Ebenezer Clapp for L180 a 32 acre tract in the Great Neck, described as "bounded by lands of the late Joel Ellis, deceased, so called and by sd William Ellis his land".

William married Patience MENDALL on 4 Jan 1743 in Rochester, Massachusetts. Patience was born on 3 May 1721 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; died between 13 Jul 1778 and 24 Jan 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of John Mendall and Prudence Gibbs