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Lt Matthias Ellis 1657–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1657

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 30 Aug 1748

Death Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Lt Ellis

Mother: Elizabeth Freeman

Spouse(s): Mercy Nye

Children(s): Elisabetha Hefserts

The story of Lt Matthias Ellis began in 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Lt Matthias Ellis married Mercy Nye, and had children including Elisabetha Hefserts. Lt Matthias Ellis passed away in 1748 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt Matthias Ellis began in 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Lt Matthias Ellis married Mercy Nye, and had children including Elisabetha Hefserts.
  • Lt Matthias Ellis passed away in 1748 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt Ellis
1623–1676
Birth Location: Bishops Gate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Freeman
1625–1692
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May, Colonial Era America, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Nye
1652–1744
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elisabetha Hefserts
1693–1751
Birth Location: Switzerland
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Lt Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Lt Ellis
1657–1748
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Lt John Ellis
1623–1676
Bishops Gate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Freeman
1625–1692
Cape May, Cape May, Colonial Era America, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
George Ellis
1590–1635
Suffolk Co, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann Lovering) Holman
1600–1658
Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Lt (Governor Edward) Freeman
1596–1682
Pulborough, Sussex County, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Bennett Gratwick) Hodsoll
1596–1630
Pullborough, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Freeman
1572–1623
Alice Coles\Cowles
1576–1651
John Hodsoll
1570–1666
Faith Bacon
1570–1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1535–1588
Christian Mercer
1548–1597

Lt Ellis's Descendants

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Lt (Matthias) Ellis (2 Jun 1657–30 Aug 1748) m. Mercy Nye (4 Apr 1652–13 Nov 1744)
  1. 1. Elisabetha Hefserts 1693–1751 m. Rev (Ashman Abraham) Eschmann 1688–1749
    1. 1. Maria (Magdalena) Eschmann 1710–1798 m. John (Justus Hinckel) Sr 1706–1778
      1. 1. Maria (Barbara) Deiter 1740–1822 m. John (Hans) Gartman 1726–1795
        1. 1. John (Christopher) Gartman 1765–1820 m. Mary (Margaret) Leitzey 1745–1830

Lt Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1657
2 Jun 1657
Birth of Lt Matthias Ellis in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1748
30 Aug 1748
Age 91
Death of Lt Matthias Ellis in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1657
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1748
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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