William ELLIS

1717 - 1778  (60 years)

• Name	William ELLIS  [1]
  	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". [1]
  Birth	4 Dec 1717  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1778	Rochester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I101807	Main Tree
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Joel ELLIS,   b. 5 Feb 1688/9   d. 29 Dec 1731, Rochester, Massachusetts (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary GATCHELL,   b. Abt 1695   d. Bef 8 Aug 1744 (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	5 May 1715  [1]
  Family ID	F614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patience MENDALL,   b. 3 May 1721, Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. Between 13 Jul 1778 and 24 Jan 1786 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1743	Rochester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Joel ELLIS,   b. 22 May 1745, Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. 29 Sep 1834 (Age 89 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S2285] Gary Boyd Roberts, "Genealogies of Mayflower Families" From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985).