Mordecai Ellis

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name
Mordecai Ellis
aka
[Lt. Mordecai Ellis, Mordica Ellis]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Probably a son of John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman, born at Sandwich in 1650/1, and a brother of Lt. Matthias Ellis. In May 1676, in King Philip's War, he was a surveyor at Plymouth; a lieutenant, he administered his father's estate in 1677 and married Sarah. Through his son Samuel, as the compilers have it, he was an ancestor of William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett, who married the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
born
date
24 Mar 1650/1
place
Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-sandwich]
died
date
probably 5 Feb 1706/7
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[vital-records-sandwich, article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
note
The Sandwich VR editors' date. Pane-Joyce gives 5 Feb 1709/10; Freeman's Annals 1715.
residences
date
4 May 1676
place
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[records-town-of-plymouth]
note
Chosen one of the town's surveyors: "The Surveyors Steven Bryant Isacke Cushman Ephraim Tilson Mordica Ellis" (Plymouth Town Records 1:147). Probable because he was the only Mordecai Ellis in the colony.
father
id
john-ellis-d1677
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
mother
id
elizabeth-freeman-1624
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
spouses
name
Sarah
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
note
She died 25 Oct 1716.

Born at Sandwich on 24 Mar 1650/1, probably a son of John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman, and a brother of Lt. Matthias Ellis. In the spring of 1676, in King Philip's War, he was living at Plymouth, it seems: the town meeting of 4 May 1676 chose "The Surveyors Steven Bryant Isacke Cushman Ephraim Tilson Mordica Ellis" (Records of the Town of Plymouth 1:147). In 1677 he and his mother administered his father's estate.

As Lt. Mordecai Ellis he sat in March 1681/2 on the jury that tried the Indian James, indicted for kicking Samuel Crocker of Barnstable, who died three weeks later; the verdict was "nott guilty of wilfull murder" (PCR 6:82-84; 7:246-249). He married Sarah, who died on 25 Oct 1716. A son Mordecai died 1 Nov 1717; a daughter Sarah married Joshua Blackwell, 8 June 1704. Through his son Samuel, as the compilers have it (Pane-Joyce, citing Brownson and McLean), he was the grandfather of Mercy Ellis (bapt. 1733), who married John Bartlett 3rd at Plymouth in 1762 and was the grandmother of Ellis Bartlett (b. 1817), father of William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett, who married the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.

Open questions

  • His death: 1706/7, 1709/10 or 1715?
  1. ---
  2. name: Mordecai Ellis
  3. aka: [Lt. Mordecai Ellis, Mordica Ellis]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Probably a son of John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman, born at Sandwich in 1650/1, and a brother of
  8. Lt. Matthias Ellis. In May 1676, in King Philip's War, he was a surveyor at Plymouth; a
  9. lieutenant, he administered his father's estate in 1677 and married Sarah. Through his son Samuel,
  10. as the compilers have it, he was an ancestor of William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett, who married the
  11. Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
  12. born:
  13. date: 24 Mar 1650/1
  14. place: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
  15. basis: documented
  16. confidence: proven
  17. sources: [vital-records-sandwich]
  18. died:
  19. date: probably 5 Feb 1706/7
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: possible
  22. sources: [vital-records-sandwich, article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
  23. note: The Sandwich VR editors' date. Pane-Joyce gives 5 Feb 1709/10; Freeman's Annals 1715.
  24. residences:
  25. - date: 4 May 1676
  26. place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  27. basis: documented
  28. confidence: probable
  29. sources: [records-town-of-plymouth]
  30. note: 'Chosen one of the town''s surveyors: "The Surveyors Steven Bryant Isacke Cushman Ephraim Tilson Mordica Ellis" (Plymouth Town Records 1:147). Probable because he was the only Mordecai Ellis in the colony.'
  31. father:
  32. id: john-ellis-d1677
  33. basis: compiled
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
  36. mother:
  37. id: elizabeth-freeman-1624
  38. basis: compiled
  39. confidence: probable
  40. sources: [article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
  41. spouses:
  42. - name: Sarah
  43. basis: compiled
  44. confidence: probable
  45. sources: [article-brownson-mclean-1965-ellis, online-tree-pane-joyce]
  46. note: She died 25 Oct 1716.
  47. ---
  49. Born at Sandwich on 24 Mar 1650/1, probably a son of [John Ellis](/people/john-ellis-d1677/) and
  50. Elizabeth Freeman, and a brother of Lt. Matthias Ellis. In the spring of 1676, in King Philip's War,
  51. he was living at Plymouth, it seems: the town meeting of 4 May 1676 chose "The Surveyors Steven Bryant
  52. Isacke Cushman Ephraim Tilson Mordica Ellis" ([*Records of the Town of Plymouth*](/files/sources/records-town-of-plymouth/)
  53. 1:147). In 1677 he and his mother administered his father's estate.
  55. As Lt. Mordecai Ellis he sat in March 1681/2 on the jury that tried the Indian James, indicted for
  56. kicking Samuel Crocker of Barnstable, who died three weeks later; the verdict was "nott guilty of
  57. wilfull murder" (PCR 6:82-84; 7:246-249). He married Sarah, who died on 25 Oct 1716. A son Mordecai
  58. died 1 Nov 1717; a daughter Sarah married Joshua Blackwell, 8 June 1704. Through his son Samuel, as
  59. the compilers have it (Pane-Joyce, citing Brownson and McLean), he was the grandfather of Mercy Ellis
  60. (bapt. 1733), who married John Bartlett 3rd at Plymouth in 1762 and was the grandmother of Ellis
  61. Bartlett (b. 1817), father of William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett, who married the Baroness
  62. Burdett-Coutts.
  64. ## Open questions
  66. - His death: 1706/7, 1709/10 or 1715?
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