Ralph Ellinwood

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name
Ralph Ellinwood
aka
[Ralph Ellenwood Jr., Ralph Ellingwood III]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Ralph Ellinwood III, a Beverly mariner on the Jamaica run, who married Sarah Woodbury at seventeen and built a barn and a well on his father's land. He was lost at sea coming home from Jamaica, probably in the winter of 1728/9, leaving young children, among them his eldest son, Israel, later a coaster at Boston.
born
date
18 Apr 1694
place
Beverly, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-beverly-to-1850, vital-records-essex-county-register, register-beverly-ellingwood-family]
note
"Elenwood, Ralph, s. Ralph and Martha, Apr. 18, 1694" (Beverly); "borne 18 April 169[4]" in the county register, the last figure worn. Baptized 22 Apr 1694 (the Beverly compiled register). The tree places it at Salem.
died
date
winter 1728/9
place
at sea, homeward from Jamaica
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[will-ralph-ellenwood-1741, register-beverly-ellingwood-family]
research
research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
note
Reported in the New England Weekly Journal of 13 Jan 1728/9, per the Find a Grave contributor notes; the paper itself not yet seen. "Decd" in his father's will of 1741; his estate divided in 1743.
events
what
Sailed for Jamaica
date
1728
place
Jamaica
sources
[register-beverly-ellingwood-family]
note
A mariner on the Jamaica run; he was lost at sea coming home that winter.
father
id
ralph-ellinwood-1657
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-beverly-to-1850, vital-records-essex-county-register, will-ralph-ellenwood-1741]
research
research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
note
The Beverly birth record names his parents Ralph and Martha; his father's will of 1741 names "my Son Ralph Elinwood Decd" and his children.
mother
id
martha-rowlandson-1666
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-beverly-to-1850, vital-records-essex-county-register]
spouses
id
sarah-woodbury-1690
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[register-beverly-ellingwood-family, will-ralph-ellenwood-1741, church-records-first-church-beverly, article-macdonald-1995-ralph3-ellingwood]
note
The Beverly register's "family of Ralph and Sarah Ellingwood", whose eldest son Israel is a grandson in Ralph II's will; "Wife of Ralph Ellenwood Jun'" in 1727/8; she administered this Ralph's estate.
married
date
int. 3 Feb 1711/2
place
Beverly, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-beverly-to-1850]
note
Leonard Ellinwood (1963) gives these intentions to Ralph II; the will of 1741 shows they were his son's.

Ralph III: of Beverly, a mariner on the Jamaica run, married at seventeen. He built a barn and a well on his father's land, and his wife was received to full communion at Beverly, "Wife of Ralph Ellenwood Jun'", on 20 January 1727/8 (record). That winter he was lost at sea coming home from Jamaica. He died intestate; his widow administered as "Sarah Ellinwood alias Allen" after her intention with Zebulon Allen in 1730, and when the children came of age the estate was divided: "Israel 2 shares, Ralph, Daniel, Esther, Abia, and Sarah West, 1 share each", with a note of 6 December 1743, "Israel Ellingwood of Boston, coaster, for self & guardian of brother Daniel, a minor" (record).

He is the Ralph between Ralph II and Israel. Leonard Ellinwood's genealogy (1963) said this Ralph "Died young" and made Israel a son of Ralph II by a third wife, Sarah Woodbury. Three records show otherwise: the Beverly register's family of Ralph and Sarah Ellingwood, with Israel their second child; the 1743 division of this Ralph's estate, giving Israel the eldest son's double share; and Ralph II's will of 1741, which calls Israel and his brother Ralph "my Two Grandsons" and their father "my Son Ralph Elinwood Decd" (record). The Beverly baptism of 1714 names Israel's father "Ralph j[r]" (record). Madeline MacDonald reached the same conclusion in The Maine Genealogist (1995, 2000; not seen, source). The case is closed (Research decisions, 4 October 2026).

Open questions

  • The New England Weekly Journal notice of 13 Jan 1728/9, and the vessel's name.
  • The Essex probate file of his estate (administration, the 1743 division, the guardianship).
  1. ---
  2. name: Ralph Ellinwood
  3. aka: [Ralph Ellenwood Jr., Ralph Ellingwood III]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Ralph Ellinwood III, a Beverly mariner on the Jamaica run, who married Sarah Woodbury at
  8. seventeen and built a barn and a well on his father's land. He was lost at sea coming home from
  9. Jamaica, probably in the winter of 1728/9, leaving young children, among them his eldest son,
  10. Israel, later a coaster at Boston.
  11. born:
  12. date: 18 Apr 1694
  13. place: Beverly, Massachusetts
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: proven
  16. sources: [vital-records-beverly-to-1850, vital-records-essex-county-register, register-beverly-ellingwood-family]
  17. note: '"Elenwood, Ralph, s. Ralph and Martha, Apr. 18, 1694" (Beverly); "borne 18 April 169[4]" in the county register, the last figure worn. Baptized 22 Apr 1694 (the Beverly compiled register). The tree places it at Salem.'
  18. died:
  19. date: winter 1728/9
  20. place: at sea, homeward from Jamaica
  21. basis: compiled
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [will-ralph-ellenwood-1741, register-beverly-ellingwood-family]
  24. research: research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
  25. note: Reported in the New England Weekly Journal of 13 Jan 1728/9, per the Find a Grave contributor notes; the paper itself not yet seen. "Decd" in his father's will of 1741; his estate divided in 1743.
  26. events:
  27. - what: Sailed for Jamaica
  28. date: "1728"
  29. place: Jamaica
  30. sources: [register-beverly-ellingwood-family]
  31. note: "A mariner on the Jamaica run; he was lost at sea coming home that winter."
  32. father:
  33. id: ralph-ellinwood-1657
  34. basis: documented
  35. confidence: proven
  36. sources: [vital-records-beverly-to-1850, vital-records-essex-county-register, will-ralph-ellenwood-1741]
  37. research: research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
  38. note: The Beverly birth record names his parents Ralph and Martha; his father's will of 1741 names "my Son Ralph Elinwood Decd" and his children.
  39. mother:
  40. id: martha-rowlandson-1666
  41. basis: documented
  42. confidence: proven
  43. sources: [vital-records-beverly-to-1850, vital-records-essex-county-register]
  44. spouses:
  45. - id: sarah-woodbury-1690
  46. basis: documented
  47. confidence: proven
  48. sources: [register-beverly-ellingwood-family, will-ralph-ellenwood-1741, church-records-first-church-beverly, article-macdonald-1995-ralph3-ellingwood]
  49. note: The Beverly register's "family of Ralph and Sarah Ellingwood", whose eldest son Israel is a grandson in Ralph II's will; "Wife of Ralph Ellenwood Jun'" in 1727/8; she administered this Ralph's estate.
  50. married:
  51. date: int. 3 Feb 1711/2
  52. place: Beverly, Massachusetts
  53. basis: documented
  54. confidence: proven
  55. sources: [vital-records-beverly-to-1850]
  56. note: Leonard Ellinwood (1963) gives these intentions to Ralph II; the will of 1741 shows they were his son's.
  57. ---
  59. Ralph III: of Beverly, a mariner on the Jamaica run, married at seventeen. He built a barn and a
  60. well on his father's land, and his wife was received to full communion at Beverly, "Wife of Ralph
  61. Ellenwood Jun'", on 20 January 1727/8 ([record](/files/sources/church-records-first-church-beverly/)). That winter he was
  62. lost at sea coming home from Jamaica. He died intestate; his widow administered as "Sarah
  63. Ellinwood alias Allen" after her intention with Zebulon Allen in 1730, and when the children came
  64. of age the estate was divided: "Israel 2 shares, Ralph, Daniel, Esther, Abia, and Sarah West, 1
  65. share each", with a note of 6 December 1743, "Israel Ellingwood of Boston, coaster, for self &
  66. guardian of brother Daniel, a minor" ([record](/files/sources/register-beverly-ellingwood-family/)).
  68. **He is the Ralph between Ralph II and Israel.** Leonard Ellinwood's genealogy (1963) said this
  69. Ralph "Died young" and made Israel a son of Ralph II by a third wife, Sarah Woodbury. Three
  70. records show otherwise: the Beverly register's family of Ralph and Sarah Ellingwood, with Israel
  71. their second child; the 1743 division of this Ralph's estate, giving Israel the eldest son's
  72. double share; and Ralph II's will of 1741, which calls Israel and his brother Ralph "my Two
  73. Grandsons" and their father "my Son Ralph Elinwood Decd" ([record](/files/sources/will-ralph-ellenwood-1741/)). The
  74. Beverly baptism of 1714 names Israel's father "Ralph j[r]" ([record](/files/sources/vital-records-beverly-baptisms-1714/)).
  75. Madeline MacDonald reached the same conclusion in *The Maine Genealogist* (1995, 2000; not seen,
  76. [source](/files/sources/article-macdonald-1995-ralph3-ellingwood/)). The case is closed (`research/decisions.md`, 4 October 2026).
  78. ## Open questions
  80. - The New England Weekly Journal notice of 13 Jan 1728/9, and the vessel's name.
  81. - The Essex probate file of his estate (administration, the 1743 division, the guardianship).
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