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Rev. William I Ellis 1725–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 Jun 1795

Death Location: Sussex County, Virginia USA

Father: Benjamin Ellis

Mother: Elizabeth Rogers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Ellis)

Children(s): John Sr

Rev. William I Ellis was born in 1725 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Ellis And Elizabeth Rogers. Rev. William I Ellis married Elizabeth Shysley Wright Ellis, and had children including John Ellis Sr. Rev. William I Ellis passed away in 1795 in Sussex County, Virginia USA.

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Biography

  • Rev. William I Ellis was born in 1725 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Ellis And Elizabeth Rogers.
  • Rev. William I Ellis married Elizabeth Shysley Wright Ellis, and had children including John Ellis Sr.
  • Rev. William I Ellis passed away in 1795 in Sussex County, Virginia USA.

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Rev. Ellis's Ancestors

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Rev. Ellis
1725–1795
Birth Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Ellis
1686–1759
Albemarle, Surry, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Rogers
1692–1750
Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Ellis's Descendants

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Rev. (William I) Ellis (1725–4 Jun 1795) m. Elizabeth (Shysley Wright) (Ellis) (1731–1774)
  1. 1. John (Ellis) Sr 1759–1816 m. Edy Carrell 1762–1799
    1. 1. Eady Ellis 1797–1846 m. Anderson Hutchens 1778–1844
      1. 1. Zelphia (Lucinda) Hutchins 1818–1895 m. Hiram Bewley 1807–1884
        1. 1. George (Washington Bewley) Sr 1830–1882 m. Nancy (Jane) Myers 1832–1904

Rev. Ellis's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Rev. William I Ellis in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
1795
4 Jun 1795
Age 70
Death of Rev. William I Ellis in Sussex County, Virginia USA
Sussex County, Virginia USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1795
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia USA

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