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Charity Ellis 1779–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1779

Birth Location: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 Jun 1854

Death Location: Clinton County, Ohio, USA

Father: Nehemiah Ellis

Mother: Sarah Thornbrough

Spouse(s): Mycajah Nordyke

Children(s): Samuel Nordyke, Lewis Nordyke, Henry Nordyke, Mary Hockett

Charity Ellis was born in 1779 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, the child of Nehemiah Ellis And Sarah Thornbrough. Charity Ellis married Mycajah Nordyke, and had children including Henry Nordyke, Lewis W Nordyke, Mary Hockett, Samuel Nordyke. Charity Ellis passed away in 1854 in Clinton County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Charity Ellis was born in 1779 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, the child of Nehemiah Ellis And Sarah Thornbrough.
  • Charity Ellis married Mycajah Nordyke, and had children including Henry Nordyke, Lewis W Nordyke, Mary Hockett, Samuel Nordyke.
  • Charity Ellis passed away in 1854 in Clinton County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charity Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Charity Ellis
1779–1854
Birth Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Nehemiah Ellis
1752–1822
Exeter, Blount, VA, USA
Sarah Thornbrough
1761–1818
Middle Creek,Berkeley,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Mordechai Ellis
1723–1785
Berks County, PA
Mary Hutton
1728–1788
New Garden, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ellis
1683–
Nehemiah Hutton
1693–1740
Sarah Miller
1702–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Humphrey
1650–1731
Sarah Starkey
1657–

Charity Ellis's Descendants

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Charity Ellis (4 Oct 1779–5 Jun 1854) m. Mycajah Nordyke (26 March 1771–5 July 1857)
  1. 1. Samuel Nordyke 1811–1896 m. Eunice Nordyke 1815–1888
    1. 1. David (E.) Nordyke 1847–1917
  2. 2. Lewis (W) Nordyke 1820–1902
  3. 3. Henry Nordyke 1809–1891 m. Phebe Nordyke 1813–1888
    1. 1. Caroline (Emma) Nordyke 1858–1942 m. William (P) Hunnicutt 1841–
      1. 1. Anna Hunnicutt 1871– m. Zophar Foster 1867–
        1. 1. Esther (M) Foster 1904–1962
        2. 2. Vivianne (M) Foster 1901–1972 m. William (G) Weiler 1903–
        3. 3. Gladys (J) Foster 1903–
    2. 2. Aaron (Ballard) Nordyke 1842–1893
  4. 4. Mary Hockett 1804–1883

Charity Ellis's Timeline

3 Records

1779
4 Oct 1779
Birth of Charity Ellis in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
1798
4 April 1798
Age 19
Charity Ellis was married in Jefferson County, TN
Jefferson County, TN
1854
5 Jun 1854
Age 75
Death of Charity Ellis in New Vienna, Clinton, Ohio, United States
New Vienna, Clinton, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Martinsburg; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1777; Birth city: Jefferson Co; Birth state: TN
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 April 1798
    Event Place: Jefferson County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Martinsburg; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1777; Birth city: Jefferson Co; Birth state: TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1854
    Event Place: New Vienna, Clinton, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Martinsburg; Birth state: VA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

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