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Benjamin Ellis 1741 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1741

Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States

Father: #668 Ellis

Mother: Mary Clarke

Spouse(s): Rachel Presnell

Children(s): Benjamin Ellis

Benjamin Ellis was born in 1741 in Kent, Maryland, United States, the child of #668 William Gordon Ellis and Mary Jane Clarke. Benjamin Ellis married Rachel Presnell, and had children including Benjamin Bigeman Ellis. Benjamin Ellis passed away in 1796 in Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Ellis was born in 1741 in Kent, Maryland, United States, the child of #668 William Gordon Ellis and Mary Jane Clarke.
  • Benjamin Ellis married Rachel Presnell, and had children including Benjamin Bigeman Ellis.
  • Benjamin Ellis passed away in 1796 in Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

#668 Ellis
1704 – 1761
Birth Location: Sewalls Branch, Kent, Maryland, American Colonies
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Mary Clarke
1707 – 1781
Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Presnell
1744 – 1808
Birth Location: James River, Orange, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Ellis
1763 – 1851
Birth Location: Richard Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina
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Benjamin Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ellis
1741 – 1796
Birth Place: Kent, Maryland, United States
Parents
#668 William Gordon Ellis
1704 – 1761
Sewalls Branch, Kent, Maryland, American Colonies
Mary (Jane) Clarke
1707 – 1781
Kent, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (John Clarn) Ellis
1661 – 1719
St Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland, United States
Hannah Joanes
1685 – 1777
Jamestown, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
HENRY JONES
1659 – 1699
MARY BALL
1663 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Joanes
1632 – 1710
Lettice Joanes
1635 – 1706
John Ball
1643 – 1707
Elizabeth Clarke
1646 – 1705

Benjamin Ellis's Descendants

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Benjamin Ellis (19 Sep 1741 – 1796) m. Rachel Presnell (1744 – 1808)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Bigeman) Ellis (1763 – 1851)
    1. 1. Rachel (Ellen) Ellis (19 Aug 1793 – 11 May 1875)
      1. 1. William (Riley) Irwin (20 Oct 1823 – 16 Oct 1925) m. Frances (Dunlap) Isbell (27 Dec 1833 – 28 Jul 1915)
        1. 1. John (Greenup) Irwin (2 Aug 1855 – 28 Aug 1922) m. Anna Irwin (1871 – ) m. Lucy (Cordelia) MATHEWS (Abt 1865 – 1889)

Benjamin Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1741
19 Sep 1741
Birth of Benjamin Ellis in Kent, Maryland, United States
Kent, Maryland, United States
1796
1796
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Ellis in Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States
Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1741
    Event Place: Kent, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States
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