Mercy Ellis

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name
Mercy Ellis
aka
[Mercy Nye]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Lt. Matthias Ellis of Sandwich, married about 1678/9, and mother of the nine children recorded there from 1679/80 to 1699, Joel Ellis among them. She was probably born Mercy Nye, daughter of Benjamin Nye, at Sandwich in 1652. Her husband's will of 1744 left her the use of the west end of their house and the Little Orchard, with their son Malachi to provide for her.
born
date
8 Apr 1652
place
Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-sandwich]
note
The birth of "Mercy Nie the daughter of Beniamen Nie." It is hers only if she was Mercy Nye; three other Sandwich girls named Mercy were born 1650-52.
died
date
after 4 Oct 1748
place
Sandwich, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-matthias-ellis-1744]
note
Administration was committed to her as executor on 4 Oct 1748. The master tree adds "before 7 Nov 1749" [C].
father
id
benjamin-nye-1620
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, book-nye-1907-nye-genealogy, online-tree-pane-joyce]
research
research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
note
Probable, not proven. No primary record names her maiden name. WikiTree treats it as unknown.
mother
id
katherine-tupper-1620
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, book-nye-1907-nye-genealogy]
research
research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
note
Follows from the Nye identification.

Mercy was probably born Mercy Nye, at Sandwich on 8 Apr 1652: "Mercy Nie the daughter of Beniamen Nie."

King Philip's War. The war probably took her brother Benjamin, one of the five Sandwich men killed with Capt. Michael Pierce near Pawtucket on 26 Mar 1676 (Rev. Noah Newman's letter, in Soldiers in King Philip's War, pp. 359-360; see Benjamin Nye).

About 1678/9 she married Matthias Ellis of Sandwich, later Lieutenant, and nine children were recorded there "of Matthias Ellis and Mercy Ellis his wife," 1679/80-1699. Later genealogies called her "Mary Burgess," a name that belonged, it seems, to the wife of his brother Manoah.

Matthias's will of 1744 left "my Loveing wife Mercy" the use of "the Westerly End of My Now Dwelling house Both Lower & upper Rooms & the Leantue on the Back Side of it and the Seller under it" and of "my orchard Called the Little Orchard," while she remained his widow, with "such and so much of my Household Goods as she shall think Necessary and Convenient," and with their son Malachi to provide "Cloathing, firewood ... and all necessaries & Conveniences of life for her comfort & Support Both in Sickness or health." She and Malachi were his executors, and administration was committed to her on 4 Oct 1748.

Open questions

  • Was she Mercy Nye? Read Brownson and McLean (NEHGR 119:262, 265-266) and find a later copy of the 9 June 1704 Nye deed (the Barnstable deeds burned in 1827).
  1. ---
  2. name: Mercy Ellis
  3. aka: [Mercy Nye]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Lt. Matthias Ellis of Sandwich, married about 1678/9, and mother of the nine children
  8. recorded there from 1679/80 to 1699, Joel Ellis among them. She was probably born Mercy Nye,
  9. daughter of Benjamin Nye, at Sandwich in 1652. Her husband's will of 1744 left her the use of
  10. the west end of their house and the Little Orchard, with their son Malachi to provide for her.
  11. born:
  12. date: 8 Apr 1652
  13. place: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [vital-records-sandwich]
  17. note: "The birth of \"Mercy Nie the daughter of Beniamen Nie.\" It is hers only if she was Mercy Nye; three other Sandwich girls named Mercy were born 1650-52."
  18. died:
  19. date: after 4 Oct 1748
  20. place: Sandwich, Massachusetts
  21. basis: documented
  22. confidence: proven
  23. sources: [will-matthias-ellis-1744]
  24. note: Administration was committed to her as executor on 4 Oct 1748. The master tree adds "before 7 Nov 1749" [C].
  25. father:
  26. id: benjamin-nye-1620
  27. basis: compiled
  28. confidence: probable
  29. sources: [article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, book-nye-1907-nye-genealogy, online-tree-pane-joyce]
  30. research: research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
  31. note: Probable, not proven. No primary record names her maiden name. WikiTree treats it as unknown.
  32. mother:
  33. id: katherine-tupper-1620
  34. basis: compiled
  35. confidence: probable
  36. sources: [article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, book-nye-1907-nye-genealogy]
  37. research: research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
  38. note: Follows from the Nye identification.
  39. ---
  41. Mercy was probably born Mercy Nye, at Sandwich on 8 Apr 1652: "Mercy Nie the daughter of Beniamen
  42. Nie."
  44. **King Philip's War.** The war probably took her brother Benjamin, one of the five Sandwich men
  45. killed with Capt. Michael Pierce near Pawtucket on 26 Mar 1676 (Rev. Noah Newman's letter, in
  46. [*Soldiers in King Philip's War*](/files/sources/book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war/), pp.
  47. 359-360; see [Benjamin Nye](/people/benjamin-nye-d1676/)).
  49. About 1678/9 she married Matthias Ellis of Sandwich, later Lieutenant, and nine children were
  50. recorded there "of Matthias Ellis and Mercy Ellis his wife," 1679/80-1699. Later genealogies called
  51. her "Mary Burgess," a name that belonged, it seems, to the wife of his brother Manoah.
  53. Matthias's will of 1744 left "my Loveing wife Mercy" the use of "the Westerly End of My Now Dwelling
  54. house Both Lower & upper Rooms & the Leantue on the Back Side of it and the Seller under it" and of
  55. "my orchard Called the Little Orchard," while she remained his widow, with "such and so much of my
  56. Household Goods as she shall think Necessary and Convenient," and with their son Malachi to provide
  57. "Cloathing, firewood ... and all necessaries & Conveniences of life for her comfort & Support Both
  58. in Sickness or health." She and Malachi were his executors, and administration was committed to her
  59. on 4 Oct 1748.
  61. ## Open questions
  63. - Was she Mercy Nye? Read Brownson and McLean (NEHGR 119:262, 265-266) and find a later copy of the
  64. 9 June 1704 Nye deed (the Barnstable deeds burned in 1827).
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