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William Sanderson Ellis Capt. 1705–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1705

Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1766

Death Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Father: Hezekiah Ellis

Mother: Mary Ellis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chew

Children(s): Nancy Ellis, Johnson Ellis

William Sanderson Ellis Capt. was born in 1705 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of Hezekiah Ellis And Mary Elizabeth Ellis. William Sanderson Ellis Capt. married Agnes Brook Carr, Elizabeth Chew, and had children including Johnson Ellis, Nancy Ann Ellis. William Sanderson Ellis Capt. passed away in 1766 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sanderson Ellis Capt. was born in 1705 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of Hezekiah Ellis And Mary Elizabeth Ellis.
  • William Sanderson Ellis Capt. married Agnes Brook Carr, Elizabeth Chew, and had children including Johnson Ellis, Nancy Ann Ellis.
  • William Sanderson Ellis Capt. passed away in 1766 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
William Capt.
1705–1766
Birth Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Ellis
1680–1726
Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Ellis
1682–
Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Edward Ellis or) Eley
1654–1728
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ellis
1640–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Capt.'s Descendants

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William (Sanderson Ellis) Capt. (May 1705–19 May 1766) m. Elizabeth Chew (1764–29 December 1833)
  1. 1. Nancy ("Ann") Ellis 1745–1818
    1. 1. Agness O'Neal 1772–1825
      1. 1. William Smith 1812–1909 m. Martha (E.) Staples 1821–1894
        1. 1. Jeptha Smith 1849–
        2. 2. Nannie Smith 1867–
        3. 3. Robert Smith 1855–
        4. 4. Frank Smith 1842–
  2. 2. Johnson Ellis 1788–1888

William Capt.'s Timeline

5 Records

1698
1698
William Sanderson Ellis Capt. was married in Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
1705
May 1705
Birth of William Sanderson Ellis Capt. in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1750
1750
Age 45
William Sanderson Ellis Capt. was married in Christ Church, Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christ Church, Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1755
1755
Age 50
William Sanderson Ellis Capt. resided here in No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC
No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC
1766
19 May 1766
Age 61
Death of William Sanderson Ellis Capt. in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1705
    Event Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 163
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Christ Church, Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1766
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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