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Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS 1741–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1741

Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1802

Death Location: Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Ellis

Mother: Mary Clarke

Spouse(s): Rachel Presnell

Children(s): Rachel Ellis, Mary Ellis, Benjamin Ellis, Jacob Ellis, Sarah Ellis, James Ellis, Grace Ellis, Abraham Ellis, Isaac Ellis, John Ellis, Isaac Ellis, Sarah ELLIS, Sarah Ellis, Willis Ellis, Moses Ellis, Willis Ellis

In 1741, Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS entered the world in Kent, Maryland, United States, born to William Ellis And Mary Clarke. In 1800, Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS resided in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina. Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS married Rachel Presnell, and had children including Abraham Ellis, Benjamin Ellis, Grace Ellis, Isaac Ellis, Isaac Spencer Ellis, Jacob Ellis, James Ellis, John Willis Ellis, Mary Ellis, Moses Ellis, Rachel Ellis, Sarah Ellis, Willis Ellis, Willis Pressmill Ellis. Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS passed away in 1802 in Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1741, Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS entered the world in Kent, Maryland, United States, born to William Ellis And Mary Clarke.
  • In 1800, Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS resided in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.
  • Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS married Rachel Presnell, and had children including Abraham Ellis, Benjamin Ellis, Grace Ellis, Isaac Ellis, Isaac Spencer Ellis, Jacob Ellis, James Ellis, John Willis Ellis, Mary Ellis, Moses Ellis, Rachel Ellis, Sarah Ellis, Willis Ellis, Willis Pressmill Ellis.
  • Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS passed away in 1802 in Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ellis
1704–1761
Birth Location: Sewalls Branch, Kent, Maryland, United States
WE
Mary Clarke
1707–1781
Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Rachel Presnell
1744–1808
Birth Location: James River, Orange, Virginia, USA
RP

Children(s)

Rachel Ellis
1770–1846
Birth Location: Tyron, , North Carolina, USA
RE
Mary Ellis
1762–1849
Birth Location: Richland Crk, Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
ME
Benjamin Ellis
1763–1848
Birth Location: Richland Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Jacob Ellis
1765–1855
Birth Location: in Rowan or Tryon County, North Carolina
JE
Sarah Ellis
1767–1862
Birth Location: Tryon County, North Carolina
SE
James Ellis
1772–1864
Birth Location: Tryon County, North Carolina
JE
Grace Ellis
1778–1846
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
GE
Abraham Ellis
1775–1808
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
AE
Isaac Ellis
1780–1859
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
IE
John Ellis
1795–1863
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
JE
Isaac Ellis
1760–1830
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
IE
Sarah ELLIS
1776–1866
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
SE
Sarah Ellis
1780–1846
Birth Location: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
SE
Willis Ellis
1770–1871
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
WE
Moses Ellis
1774–1867
Birth Location: Old Tyron, , North Carolina, USA
ME
Willis Ellis
1782–
Birth Location: –
WE

Benjamin ELLIS's Ancestors

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Benjamin ELLIS
1741–1802
Birth Place: Kent, Maryland, United States
Parents
William Ellis
1704–1761
Sewalls Branch, Kent, Maryland, United States
Mary Clarke
1707–1781
Kent, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John Clark
1681–1749
Jamestown, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Rebecca Joanes
1685–1777
Jamestown, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Clark
1660–1690
Mary Clarn
1665–1705
Henry Joanes
1659–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin ELLIS's Descendants

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Benjamin (Bigeman) ELLIS (19 Sep 1741–1802) m. Rachel Presnell (1744–1808)
  1. 1. Rachel Ellis 1770–1846 m. William McCullers 1735– m. Joseph Cobb 1733–1786
    1. 1. Mary Cobb 1777–1798
    2. 2. Ezekiel (West) Cobb 1763–1835 m. Elizabeth (Patience) Jones 1766–1805 m. Phelba Grubbs 1791–1823
      1. 1. Seaborn Cobb 1793–1851 m. Martha (Patsy) McMellon 1800–1883
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann May) Cobb 1819–1886 m. Berry Dixon 1823–1898
        2. 2. Isaiah (Lindsey) Cobb 1821–1864 m. Harriet Hall 1820–1860
        3. 3. Caroline Cobb 1828–1860 m. William (J) Stokes 1827–1861
        4. 4. James (M) Cobb 1830–1910
        5. 5. Seaborn (J) Cobb 1834–1883 m. Elizabeth Pyburn 1839–
        6. 6. Francis (Frank Main) Cobb 1835–1911 m. Melissa (E) Dixon 1837–1913
        7. 7. William (Stephen Riley) Cobb 1838–1874 m. Mary (Jane) Dixon 1839–1914
        8. 8. Elizabeth Cobb 1825–1883
        9. 9. Martha (Ann) Cobb 1826–1884
      2. 2. Joseph (Jones) Cobb 1790–1851
      3. 3. Daniel (West) Cobb 1790–1835
      4. 4. Ezekiel (P) Cobb 1796–1823
      5. 5. Isaiah (Lindsey Cobb) I 1797–1860 m. Nancy (Elizabeth (Ware??)) Cobb 1814–1860
        1. 1. Stephen (Thaddeus) Cobb 1834–1871 m. Mary (S.) Kennedy 1832–1932
        2. 2. John (Ware Cobb) St 1837–1897
        3. 3. Isaiah (Lindsey) Cobb 1852–1890 m. Samantha (Elizabeth) Cobb 1854–1939
        4. 4. James (Anderson Cobb) I 1828–1881
        5. 5. William (W.) Cobb 1847–
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Maria) Cobb 1843–1871
      6. 6. Benjamin (Washington Taylor Cobb) Sr 1798–1860 m. Nancy (Clark) Howell 1801–1860
        1. 1. Patience Cobb 1823–1896
        2. 2. Stephen Cobb 1825–1850
        3. 3. Mary (S.) Kennedy 1832–1932 m. Stephen (Thaddeus) Cobb 1834–1871
        4. 4. Anderson (James) Cobb 1834–1878
        5. 5. Benjamin (Washington Taylor Cobb) Jr 1834–1909 m. Margaret (Elizabeth "Nancy") Bowen 1830–1880
        6. 6. Elizabeth Cobb 1841–1898
        7. 7. Nancy (M H) Cobb 1839–1841
        8. 8. William (W) Cobb 1847–
        9. 9. Farrow (H Cobb) Sr 1827–1913 m. Melissa (M) Ellis 1832–1893
      7. 7. Elizabeth Cobb 1811–1880
    3. 3. Daniel Cobb 1771–1839
    4. 4. Phalbia (Falby) Cobb 1775–1833
    5. 5. Nathaniel Cobb 1763–
    6. 6. James (L) Cobb 1765–1850 m. Susannah May 1760–1850
      1. 1. Joseph Cobb 1785–
      2. 2. Jacob (M Cobb) Sr. 1788–1866
      3. 3. James (Wesley) Cobb 1797–1874
    7. 7. Absolom Cobb 1767–1798 m. Unity (Elizabeth) McDade 1776–1855
      1. 1. Jacob (Wilkins) Cobb 1800–1864
      2. 2. James Cobb 1793–1854
      3. 3. Joseph (C) Cobb 1796–1881
      4. 4. Alley Cobb 1800–1873 m. John (S) Duncan 1803–1870
        1. 1. William (J) Duncan 1826–1865
        2. 2. Jane (Elizabeth) Duncan 1828–1868
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Duncan 1831–1907
        4. 4. James (R) Duncan 1834–
        5. 5. Helen Duncan 1837–1911
        6. 6. Virginia (Caroline) Duncan 1840–1922
        7. 7. Robert Duncan 1836–
      5. 5. Absalom Cobb 1798–1903
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cobb 1802–1850
      7. 7. Nancy Cobb 1815–1894
      8. 8. James (Aquilla) Cobb 1805–1879
    8. 8. Benjamin Cobb 1769–1830
    9. 9. Isaiah Cobb 1773–
    10. 10. Jacob Cobb 1778–1863
    11. 11. Stephen Cobb 1779–1851
    12. 12. Elizabeth Cobb 1762–
    13. 13. Mary Cobb 1762–1810 m. Francis (Marion "Sr") Grubbs 1755–1820
      1. 1. Benjamin GRUBBS 1792–1836
      2. 2. Benjamin Grubbs 1775–
      3. 3. Phelba Grubbs 1791–1823 m. Ezekiel (West) Cobb 1763–1835 m. William Spence 1796–1850
        1. 1. Francis (M) Spence 1830–1909
        2. 2. WILLIAM (WASHINGTON) SPENCE 1827–1920
      4. 4. Benjamin Grubbs 1775–1836 m. Mary Gore 1788–
        1. 1. Thomas Grubbs 1815–
        2. 2. Robert Grubbs 1810–
        3. 3. John Grubbs 1820–1865
        4. 4. Samuel Grubbs 1823–
        5. 5. Nancy Grubbs 1829–
      5. 5. Anne GRUBBS 1780–
      6. 6. Francis (Marion Grubbs) Junior 1794–1875 m. Susan Sanders 1797–1833 m. Mourning Brown 1821–1860
        1. 1. Delilia Grubbs 1825–1865
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Grubbs 1822–
        3. 3. William (F) Grubbs 1827–1862
        4. 4. James (Marion) Grubbs 1842–1915
        5. 5. Francis (Marion) Grubbs 1838–1921
        6. 6. Susannah (E) Grubbs 1845–
      7. 7. Gilbert GRUBBS 1799–1870
    14. 14. Stephen Cobb 1762–
  2. 2. Mary Ellis 1762–1849
  3. 3. Benjamin Ellis 1763–1848
  4. 4. Jacob Ellis 1765–1855
  5. 5. Sarah Ellis 1767–1862
  6. 6. James Ellis 1772–1864
  7. 7. Grace Ellis 1778–1846
  8. 8. Abraham Ellis 1775–1808
  9. 9. Isaac (Spencer) Ellis 1780–1859
  10. 10. John (Willis) Ellis 1795–1863
  11. 11. Isaac Ellis 1760–1830
  12. 12. Sarah ELLIS 1776–1866
  13. 13. Sarah Ellis 1780–1846
  14. 14. Willis (Pressmill) Ellis 1770–1871
  15. 15. Moses Ellis 1774–1867
  16. 16. Willis Ellis 1782–

Benjamin ELLIS's Timeline

3 Records

1741
19 Sep 1741
Birth of Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS in Kent, Maryland, United States
Kent, Maryland, United States
1800
1800
Age 59
Benjamin Bigeman ELLIS resided here in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
1802
1802
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Bigeman 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
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 569.005; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 361; Image: 301; Family History Library Film: 337909

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States
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