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James Brook Ellis 1746–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Mossey Creek, Augusta County, Virginia

Death Date: 25 October 1809

Death Location: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: MARY ONEAL

Spouse(s): Ruth Nevitt, Seela Woodside

Children(s): Enos Ellis, James Capt, Margaret Ellis, Sabra Ellis, Elizabeth Ellis, Jane None, Sabre Ellis, Jacob Ellis, Joshua Ellis, Ahaz Ellis, Alfred Ellis, Ignatious Ellis, James ?, Parthenia Ellis, Elihu Ellis, Chism Ellis, Hiram Ellis, Matilda Ellis

In 1746, James Brook Ellis entered the world in Mossey Creek, Augusta County, Virginia, born to John Jacob Ellis Sr And Mary Oneal. James Brook Ellis married Ruth Nevitt, Seela Woodside, and had children including Ahaz Ellis, Alfred Ellis, Chism Ellis, Elihu Ellis, Elizabeth Ellis, Enos Ellis, Hiram Ellis, Ignatious Ellis, Jacob Ellis, James Brook Ellis Jr Capt, James E Ellis, Jane, Joshua Ellis, Margaret Ellis, Mary Ellis, Matilda Ellis, Parthenia Ellis, Sabra Ellis, Sabre Ellis. James Brook Ellis passed away in 1809 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1746, James Brook Ellis entered the world in Mossey Creek, Augusta County, Virginia, born to John Jacob Ellis Sr And Mary Oneal.
  • James Brook Ellis married Ruth Nevitt, Seela Woodside, and had children including Ahaz Ellis, Alfred Ellis, Chism Ellis, Elihu Ellis, Elizabeth Ellis, Enos Ellis, Hiram Ellis, Ignatious Ellis, Jacob Ellis, James Brook Ellis Jr Capt, James E Ellis, Jane, Joshua Ellis, Margaret Ellis, Mary Ellis, Matilda Ellis, Parthenia Ellis, Sabra Ellis, Sabre Ellis.
  • James Brook Ellis passed away in 1809 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1700–1762
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
JS
MARY ONEAL
1701–1799
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
MO

Spouses(s)

Ruth Nevitt
1745–1809
Birth Location: Lampeter, Pennsylvania, USA
RN
Seela Woodside
1754–1852
Birth Location: /cem-e.txt/Virginia, Virginia, USA
SW

Children(s)

Enos Ellis
1783–1852
Birth Location: Leachers Branch, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
EE
James Capt
1775–1836
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
JC
Margaret Ellis
1784–1808
Birth Location: –
ME
Sabra Ellis
1769–
Birth Location: VA, Virginia, USA
SE
Elizabeth Ellis
1777–1862
Birth Location: Augusta Co., VA
EE
Jane None
1779–1857
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
J
Sabre Ellis
1771–
Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
SE
Jacob Ellis
1778–1856
Birth Location: –
JE
Joshua Ellis
1801–
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
JE
Ahaz Ellis
1802–
Birth Location: –
AE
Alfred Ellis
1804–1872
Birth Location: Kanawha County, Virginia, USA
AE
Ignatious Ellis
1786–
Birth Location: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
IE
James ?
1774–1845
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia
J?
Parthenia Ellis
1798–
Birth Location: Monroe Co., West Virginia, USA
PE
Elihu Ellis
1801–1868
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
EE
Chism Ellis
1803–
Birth Location: –
CE
Hiram Ellis
1791–
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
HE
Matilda Ellis
1794–1872
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
ME

James Ellis's Ancestors

Self
James Ellis
1746–1809
Birth Place: Mossey Creek, Augusta County, Virginia
Parents
John Jacob Ellis Sr
1700–1762
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
MARY ONEAL
1701–1799
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Nile) 9GGF
1675–1684
Ireland
Rebecca (ELLIS) 9GGM
1653–1712
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward O'Neal
1655–1675
Jane
1653–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Neale
1623–
Daniel O'Neale
1630–1712
Elizabeth Holland
1637–1672

James Ellis's Descendants

1.
JE
James (Brook) Ellis (1746–25 October 1809) m. Ruth Nevitt (1745–after 1809) m. Seela Woodside (1754–18 July 1852)
  1. 1. Enos Ellis 1783–1852 m. Jane 1779–1857
    1. 1. Nancy Ellis 1819–1881 m. Robert (Alexander) Harris 1825–1888
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Harris 1857–1909 m. John (Henry) VANDALL 1857–1931
        1. 1. Clervern (Henry Vandall Sr) 🖤 1896–1974 m. Nora (Edith) Zickafoose 1900–1965
        2. 2. Lena (Florence) Vandal 1887–1910 m. FRANK (ALLEN) GWINN 1885–1955
        3. 3. Edward (Clifton) Vandall 1884–1968 m. Myrtle (Lemma) Surbaugh 1898–1979
        4. 4. Donia (Grace) Vandall 1882–1924 m. Summers (Norman) Gwinn 1880–1967
        5. 5. Quilla (Clinton) Vandall 1880–1917 m. Nineveh (Jane) Arthur 1879–1926
        6. 6. Julia (A) Vandal 1892–1972
        7. 7. William (Sherman) Vandall 1886–1976 m. Myrtle (Lemma) Surbaugh 1898–1979 m. Cynthia (Teresa) Gwinn 1898–1974
      2. 2. John (William) Harris 1852–1935 m. Appy (Jane) Taylor 1859–1932
        1. 1. Claudia (Mae) Harris 1880–1940 m. William (Grover) MARION 1888–1966
        2. 2. John (Elmer) Harris 1882–
        3. 3. Willie (A) Harris 1884–
        4. 4. James (Clyde) Harris 1890–1956
        5. 5. Sally (L) Ayers 1892–1974
        6. 6. Molly (G) Harris 1900–
      3. 3. Andy (Creigh) Harris 1862–1948 m. Sarah (Belle) Arbaugh 1865–1949
        1. 1. Beulah (Alice Harris O'Daniel) Brooks 1890–1950 m. Elmer (Lee) Brooks 1888–1964 m. Willie (Allen) O'Daniel 1883–1953
        2. 2. Ocie (Newton) Harris 1901–1976
        3. 3. Izetta (Susan) Harris
        4. 4. Wilna (Bell) Harris 1916–1990
        5. 5. Oscar (Price) Harris 1904–1985
        6. 6. Mesdames (Norma) Sparks 1892–1984
        7. 7. Elsie (Creigh) Harris 1906–1961
        8. 8. Leslie (R) Harris 1899–1977
        9. 9. Granville (Ewell) Harris 1895–1965
      4. 4. Rebecca (F.) Harris 1860–1929
        1. 1. Clyde (William) Burleson 1899–1985
      5. 5. Mary Harris 1843–
      6. 6. Martha Harris 1857–
      7. 7. James (N.) Harris 1848–
      8. 8. Alicia (F) Harris 1859–
  2. 2. James (Brook Ellis Jr) Capt 1775–1836
    1. 1. Sabina Ellis 1815–
      1. 1. Rebecca (Martha) Graham 1831–1880
        1. 1. Ella Ellison 1849–1914
    2. 2. Sarah (Sallie) Ellis 1812–1860
      1. 1. Louisa (Satterly) Burns 1845–
        1. 1. Susan (F) Burns 1871–1938
  3. 3. Margaret Ellis 1784–1808
  4. 4. Sabra Ellis 1769–
    1. 1. Ferdinand (E) Hendry 1805–1854
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Henry or) Hendry 1838–1902
        1. 1. Marshall (H) Dunn 1862–1948
    2. 2. Edward Hendry 1787–1843
      1. 1. Mary Hendrix 1824–1900
        1. 1. Landon (C H) Guy 1852–1931
  5. 5. Elizabeth Ellis 1777–1862
    1. 1. Sarah (D (Hundley)) McClung 1811–1904
      1. 1. Lorenzo Hundley 1849–
        1. 1. Belfer (Weston) Hundley 1888–1963
  6. 6. Jane 1779–1857 m. Enos Ellis 1783–1852
  7. 7. Sabre Ellis 1771–
  8. 8. Jacob Ellis 1778–1856
  9. 9. Joshua Ellis 1801–
  10. 10. Ahaz Ellis 1802–
  11. 11. Alfred Ellis 1804–1872
  12. 12. Ignatious Ellis 1786–
  13. 13. James (E Ellis) ? 1774–1845
    1. 1. James Ellis 1817–1889
      1. 1. Mary (Dosia) Ellis 1850–1925
        1. 1. William (Robert) Covan 1870–1935
  14. 14. Parthenia Ellis 1798–
    1. 1. Henry (F) Moss 1820–1913
      1. 1. Henry (David) Moss 1845–1923
        1. 1. William (Peyton) Moss 1873–1953
  15. 15. Elihu Ellis 1801–1868
  16. 16. Chism Ellis 1803–
  17. 17. Hiram Ellis 1791–
  18. 18. Matilda Ellis 1794–1872

James Ellis's Timeline

3 Records

1746
1746
Birth of James Brook Ellis in Mossey Creek, Augusta County, Virginia
Mossey Creek, Augusta County, Virginia
1769
12 March 1769
Age 23
James Brook Ellis was married in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA
1809
25 October 1809
Age 63
Death of James Brook Ellis in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Mossey Creek, Augusta County, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 March 1769
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1809
    Event Place: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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