Joel ELLIS

Joel married Mary GATCHELL on 5 May 1715. Mary was born about 1695; died before 8 Aug 1744. [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]

Dorothy married Elnathan TABER on 24 Dec 1741 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Elnathan (son of John TABER and Phoebe SPOONER) was born on 15 Sep 1720 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died between 19 Mar and 9 Jun 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]