Richard Ellingwood

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name
Richard Ellingwood
aka
[Richard Ellinwood, Richard Ellenwood]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Trader and merchant of Frankfort, Maine, with a store and a fishery at Bald Hill Cove (now in Winterport) and three-quarters of the schooner Hope, probably named for his wife. A Boston boy who lost his father at about seventeen, he was on the Penobscot by 1787, when he married Hope Holdershaw at Orrington. He died at Frankfort in 1802 or 1803; his will named six children, Richard first.
born
date
c. 1767
place
probably Boston, Massachusetts
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[probate-suffolk-ellingwood, vital-records-boston-ellingwood]
research
research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
note
Over 14 in November 1785, so born by November 1771; his parents married in January 1766.
died
date
between 11 Aug 1802 and 2 May 1803
place
Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[probate-hancock-richard-ellingwood-1803]
note
Between his will and its probate. The trees give 2 May 1803, the probate date, and Winterport or Hampden.
residences
date
2 Aug 1790
place
Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1790-frankfort-ellingwood]
note
Head of household, "Richard Ellingwood 2 1 1" (the image, p. 77). The tree attaches this to his infant son.
date
1800
place
Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1800-frankfort-ellingwood]
note
Head of household, as "Rich'd Ellingwood" (p. 119): two boys under 10 (John and Ralph), one 10-16 (Richard), himself; two girls under 10 (Sarah and Susannah), one girl 10-16 and two women 26-45, Hope and one other. Who the older girl and the second woman were is not known. "From Cape Cod", by a ditto.
events
what
The Hope to Boston
date
c. 1795
place
Boston, Massachusetts
sources
[probate-hancock-richard-ellingwood-1803]
note
He sent his schooner Hope from Frankfort to Boston with lumber, cordwood and fish, the river's trade in those years, and brought back goods for his store, among them the "Charlestown ware" in his inventory.
father
id
richard-ellingwood-1742
basis
inferred
confidence
proven
sources
[probate-suffolk-ellingwood, census-1800-frankfort-ellingwood, book-gray-1988-maine-families-1790]
research
research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
note
The Suffolk guardianship (1785) and the distribution of his brother Joseph's estate (1790) make Richard and Ralph sons of Richard and Sarah of Boston. That they are the Richard and Ralph of Frankfort rests on the matching pair of names and ages, Ralph's 1800 census entry at Frankfort ("from whence emigrated: Boston"), the Frankfort Richard's children Sarah, Susannah and Ralph, and the Hitchborne in-laws on the same river. Ruth Gray (1988) made the same identification. No single record says it.
mother
id
sarah-slater-fl1766
basis
inferred
confidence
proven
sources
[probate-suffolk-ellingwood]
research
research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
spouses
id
hope-holdershaw-1768
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-maine-orrington-marriages, probate-hancock-richard-ellingwood-1803]
married
date
24 Dec 1787
place
Orrington, Maine
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-maine-orrington-marriages]

A Boston boy of about seventeen when his father died, put under a guardian in November 1785 "a Minor above 14 years of age Son of Richard Ellingwood late of said Boston, deceased" (record). By December 1787 he was on the Penobscot, marrying Hope Holdershaw at Orrington (record); his brother Ralph married her sister Delilah there in 1792. In 1790 he headed a household at Frankfort (record); in 1800 he was there again, with three boys, three girls and two women (record).

A trader and merchant of Frankfort, at Bald Hill Cove (now in Winterport), with a fishery and a store at the shore. In 1801 the Massachusetts General Court made up a deficiency in his lot of land in Hampden. His will of 11 August 1802 left everything to "my Beloved Wife Hopey" while she remained his widow, then to his six children, Richard, John, Sarah, Ralph, Susannah and Lucy; his brother Ralph witnessed it. It was proved on 2 May 1803. The inventory, $3,588.44, ran from earthenware and drawshaves in the store to 72 acres of homestead land, two lots in Goshen, old salmon nets, and "3/4ths of Schooner Hope", probably named for his wife (record).

Open questions

  • When the brothers left Boston; the deeds behind the 1801 resolve and the Goshen lots.
  • The guardianship of his children (Hancock Probate docket 305, 1804-1805).
  1. ---
  2. name: Richard Ellingwood
  3. aka: [Richard Ellinwood, Richard Ellenwood]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Trader and merchant of Frankfort, Maine, with a store and a fishery at Bald Hill Cove (now in
  8. Winterport) and three-quarters of the schooner Hope, probably named for his wife. A Boston boy
  9. who lost his father at about seventeen, he was on the Penobscot by 1787, when he married Hope
  10. Holdershaw at Orrington. He died at Frankfort in 1802 or 1803; his will named six children,
  11. Richard first.
  12. born:
  13. date: c. 1767
  14. place: probably Boston, Massachusetts
  15. basis: inferred
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [probate-suffolk-ellingwood, vital-records-boston-ellingwood]
  18. research: research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
  19. note: Over 14 in November 1785, so born by November 1771; his parents married in January 1766.
  20. died:
  21. date: between 11 Aug 1802 and 2 May 1803
  22. place: Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine
  23. basis: documented
  24. confidence: proven
  25. sources: [probate-hancock-richard-ellingwood-1803]
  26. note: Between his will and its probate. The trees give 2 May 1803, the probate date, and Winterport or Hampden.
  27. residences:
  28. - date: "2 Aug 1790"
  29. place: Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine
  30. basis: documented
  31. confidence: proven
  32. sources: [census-1790-frankfort-ellingwood]
  33. note: Head of household, "Richard Ellingwood 2 1 1" (the image, p. 77). The tree attaches this to his infant son.
  34. - date: "1800"
  35. place: Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine
  36. basis: documented
  37. confidence: proven
  38. sources: [census-1800-frankfort-ellingwood]
  39. note: 'Head of household, as "Rich''d Ellingwood" (p. 119): two boys under 10 (John and Ralph), one 10-16 (Richard), himself; two girls under 10 (Sarah and Susannah), one girl 10-16 and two women 26-45, Hope and one other. Who the older girl and the second woman were is not known. "From Cape Cod", by a ditto.'
  40. events:
  41. - what: The Hope to Boston
  42. date: "c. 1795"
  43. place: Boston, Massachusetts
  44. sources: [probate-hancock-richard-ellingwood-1803]
  45. note: "He sent his schooner Hope from Frankfort to Boston with lumber, cordwood and fish, the river's trade in those years, and brought back goods for his store, among them the \"Charlestown ware\" in his inventory."
  46. father:
  47. id: richard-ellingwood-1742
  48. basis: inferred
  49. confidence: proven
  50. sources: [probate-suffolk-ellingwood, census-1800-frankfort-ellingwood, book-gray-1988-maine-families-1790]
  51. research: research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
  52. note: 'The Suffolk guardianship (1785) and the distribution of his brother Joseph''s estate (1790) make Richard and Ralph sons of Richard and Sarah of Boston. That they are the Richard and Ralph of Frankfort rests on the matching pair of names and ages, Ralph''s 1800 census entry at Frankfort ("from whence emigrated: Boston"), the Frankfort Richard''s children Sarah, Susannah and Ralph, and the Hitchborne in-laws on the same river. Ruth Gray (1988) made the same identification. No single record says it.'
  53. mother:
  54. id: sarah-slater-fl1766
  55. basis: inferred
  56. confidence: proven
  57. sources: [probate-suffolk-ellingwood]
  58. research: research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Master_Research.md
  59. spouses:
  60. - id: hope-holdershaw-1768
  61. basis: documented
  62. confidence: proven
  63. sources: [vital-records-maine-orrington-marriages, probate-hancock-richard-ellingwood-1803]
  64. married:
  65. date: 24 Dec 1787
  66. place: Orrington, Maine
  67. basis: documented
  68. confidence: proven
  69. sources: [vital-records-maine-orrington-marriages]
  70. ---
  72. A Boston boy of about seventeen when his father died, put under a guardian in November 1785
  73. "a Minor above 14 years of age Son of Richard Ellingwood late of said Boston, deceased"
  74. ([record](/files/sources/probate-suffolk-ellingwood/)). By December 1787 he was on the Penobscot, marrying Hope
  75. Holdershaw at Orrington ([record](/files/sources/vital-records-maine-orrington-marriages/)); his brother Ralph married
  76. her sister Delilah there in 1792. In 1790 he headed a household at Frankfort
  77. ([record](/files/sources/census-1790-frankfort-ellingwood/)); in 1800 he was there again, with three boys, three girls and
  78. two women ([record](/files/sources/census-1800-frankfort-ellingwood/)).
  80. A trader and merchant of Frankfort, at Bald Hill Cove (now in Winterport), with a fishery and a
  81. store at the shore. In 1801 the Massachusetts General Court made up a deficiency in his lot of
  82. land in Hampden. His will of 11 August 1802 left everything to "my Beloved Wife Hopey" while she
  83. remained his widow, then to his six children, Richard, John, Sarah, Ralph, Susannah and Lucy;
  84. his brother Ralph witnessed it. It was proved on 2 May 1803. The inventory, $3,588.44, ran from
  85. earthenware and drawshaves in the store to 72 acres of homestead land, two lots in Goshen, old
  86. salmon nets, and "3/4ths of Schooner Hope", probably named for his wife
  87. ([record](/files/sources/probate-hancock-richard-ellingwood-1803/)).
  89. ## Open questions
  91. - When the brothers left Boston; the deeds behind the 1801 resolve and the Goshen lots.
  92. - The guardianship of his children (Hancock Probate docket 305, 1804-1805).
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