Phebe Stephens

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name
Phebe Stephens
aka
[Phebe Ellis, Mrs. Phebe Stephens of Plimpton]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Of Plympton when she married George Ellis of Middleborough in 1773; named with him and their seven children in Plympton's warning-out of 1785, she probably died at Plymouth in 1789. Probably a daughter of Edward Stephens and Phebe Harlow; through them she descended twice from Richard Warren of the Mayflower and was a third cousin of her husband. Mother of Nancy Ellis, who married Gideon Holbrook.
born
date
probably c. 1750
basis
inferred
confidence
possible
note
No record of her birth has been found. Her parents married about 1747.
died
date
probably 24 Nov 1789
place
Plymouth, Massachusetts
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[church-records-plymouth]
note
"Nov ... 24th George Ellis's Wife" (CSM 22:417). She was living 28 Mar 1785 and dead by 22 May 1805. The FamilySearch tree's 1786 and Mollie's 24 Dec 1789 are not supported.
residences
date
1773
place
Plympton, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-plympton]
note
"Mrs. Phebe Stephens of Plimpton," published at Middleborough in May 1773.
date
May 1784
place
Plympton, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[court-warning-out-george-ellis-1785]
note
Warned to depart Plympton with George and seven children in 1785, a year after the move from Plymouth.
father
id
edward-stephens-1721
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-davis-1899-ancient-landmarks-plymouth, probate-edward-stephens-1789, deed-ellis-heirs-quitclaim-1805]
research
research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
note
No record names her father. Davis lists "Phebe, m. George Ellis" among Edward Stephens's children [C]; his estate sold its farm to George Ellis, who occupied it [D]; and her children's 1805 quitclaim shows her maiden name was Stephens [D].
mother
id
phebe-harlow-1728
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-davis-1899-ancient-landmarks-plymouth]
research
research/warren/Warren_Line_Research.md
note
Davis 2:252 gives Edward Stephens's wife as Phebe Harlow, married 1747. The quitclaimed land, near Seth Harlow's homestead with a right in Harlow's Cedar Swamp, fits a Harlow inheritance.

Of Plympton when she married George Ellis of Middleborough in 1773. The Plympton warning-out of 28 Mar 1785 names her as "his Wife Phebe," with George and their seven children; the family had come into the town from Plymouth in May 1784 (record). In 1805 her children quitclaimed to their brother George land "decended to us from our Mother Phebe Ellis Decd who was formerly Phebe Stephens": pasture near Seth Harlow's homestead by the Training field, a right in Harlow's Cedar Swamp, and woodland.

Through her mother she descends twice from Richard Warren of the Mayflower and from Robert Bartlett and Mary Warren of the Anne, by the Harlow and Rider lines; through her father, from John Churchill and Hannah Pontus. She and George were third cousins, both great-great-grandchildren of John Churchill and Hannah Pontus: she through Eleazer Churchill and his daughter Mary (Churchill) Stephens, he through Sgt. John Churchill Jr. and his daughter Elizabeth (Churchill) Ellis. There is no Doty descent in her line.

Open questions

  • Her birth date and place.
  • Ziba and Isaac Ellis, named in the 1805 quitclaim but not in the 1785 warning-out, were probably her younger children, born 1785-89. No record says so.
  1. ---
  2. name: Phebe Stephens
  3. aka: [Phebe Ellis, Mrs. Phebe Stephens of Plimpton]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Of Plympton when she married George Ellis of Middleborough in 1773; named with him and their
  8. seven children in Plympton's warning-out of 1785, she probably died at Plymouth in 1789.
  9. Probably a daughter of Edward Stephens and Phebe Harlow; through them she descended twice from
  10. Richard Warren of the Mayflower and was a third cousin of her husband. Mother of Nancy Ellis,
  11. who married Gideon Holbrook.
  12. born:
  13. date: probably c. 1750
  14. basis: inferred
  15. confidence: possible
  16. note: No record of her birth has been found. Her parents married about 1747.
  17. died:
  18. date: probably 24 Nov 1789
  19. place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
  20. basis: inferred
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [church-records-plymouth]
  23. note: "\"Nov ... 24th George Ellis's Wife\" (CSM 22:417). She was living 28 Mar 1785 and dead by 22 May 1805. The FamilySearch tree's 1786 and Mollie's 24 Dec 1789 are not supported."
  24. residences:
  25. - date: "1773"
  26. place: Plympton, Massachusetts
  27. basis: documented
  28. confidence: proven
  29. sources: [vital-records-plympton]
  30. note: "\"Mrs. Phebe Stephens of Plimpton,\" published at Middleborough in May 1773."
  31. - date: "May 1784"
  32. place: Plympton, Massachusetts
  33. basis: documented
  34. confidence: proven
  35. sources: [court-warning-out-george-ellis-1785]
  36. note: "Warned to depart Plympton with George and seven children in 1785, a year after the move from Plymouth."
  37. father:
  38. id: edward-stephens-1721
  39. basis: compiled
  40. confidence: probable
  41. sources: [book-davis-1899-ancient-landmarks-plymouth, probate-edward-stephens-1789, deed-ellis-heirs-quitclaim-1805]
  42. research: research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
  43. note: No record names her father. Davis lists "Phebe, m. George Ellis" among Edward Stephens's children [C]; his estate sold its farm to George Ellis, who occupied it [D]; and her children's 1805 quitclaim shows her maiden name was Stephens [D].
  44. mother:
  45. id: phebe-harlow-1728
  46. basis: compiled
  47. confidence: probable
  48. sources: [book-davis-1899-ancient-landmarks-plymouth]
  49. research: research/warren/Warren_Line_Research.md
  50. note: Davis 2:252 gives Edward Stephens's wife as Phebe Harlow, married 1747. The quitclaimed land, near Seth Harlow's homestead with a right in Harlow's Cedar Swamp, fits a Harlow inheritance.
  51. ---
  53. Of Plympton when she married George Ellis of Middleborough in 1773. The Plympton warning-out of 28
  54. Mar 1785 names her as "his Wife Phebe," with George and their seven children; the family had come
  55. into the town from Plymouth in May 1784 ([record](/files/sources/court-warning-out-george-ellis-1785/)).
  56. In 1805 her children quitclaimed to their brother George land "decended to us from our Mother Phebe
  57. Ellis Decd who was formerly Phebe Stephens": pasture near Seth Harlow's homestead by the Training
  58. field, a right in Harlow's Cedar Swamp, and woodland.
  60. Through her mother she descends twice from Richard Warren of the *Mayflower* and from Robert
  61. Bartlett and Mary Warren of the *Anne*, by the Harlow and Rider lines; through her father, from John
  62. Churchill and Hannah Pontus. She and George were third cousins, both great-great-grandchildren of
  63. John Churchill and Hannah Pontus: she through Eleazer Churchill and his daughter Mary (Churchill)
  64. Stephens, he through Sgt. John Churchill Jr. and his daughter Elizabeth (Churchill) Ellis. There is
  65. no Doty descent in her line.
  67. ## Open questions
  69. - Her birth date and place.
  70. - Ziba and Isaac Ellis, named in the 1805 quitclaim but not in the 1785 warning-out, were probably
  71. her younger children, born 1785-89. No record says so.
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