Ralph Ellinwood

Two pages before the family of Ralph and Sarah. On the left, “Benjamin & Mary Ellingwood” (“Benjamin the father died March 28 1731 aged about 64, Sabbath day”) and “Ralph and Martha Ellingwood”, with their children’s births and baptisms. On the right, the marriages: “1682. Marriage of Ralph Ellinwood and Catharine ___ declared null for his incompetence”; Ralph and “Martha Robison” (interlined “Rowlandson of Beverly”), married in August 1691 by Samuel Cheever of Marblehead; John Ellingwood and Elizabeth Rowlinson, 1685; and at the foot, “1 mo: 1677. Ralf Ellenwood, a childe of ye covenant, publickly rebuked and admonished, for stealing meal at mill.”

An index page of the Salem copy of the town records, with each entry’s year, book and page. The right-hand column, under “Ellinwood,” lists the children of Ralph and Ellen: Raulph 1657, John 1659, Joseph 1662, Mary 1664, Elizabeth 1666, Benjamin 1668 and David 1670, all at book 1, page 17, and Ralph 1694 at page 165. The left-hand column has two Ralphs, one of 1655 (probably Ralph and Ellen’s marriage [?]), and later Ellinwoods from 1712 to 1775.

The cloth-bound volume, its spine lettered “Town Records, Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1665-1725, Town of Beverly.” The births of Ralph and Martha Ellinwood’s and Benjamin and Mary Ellinwood’s children are entered in it.

The E page of the county register of returns from the towns. Near the top: “14 March 55 Ralph Elinwood maryed to Ellen Lyn: their son Ralph born 18 March 57. son John born 2d July 59. Joseph bo: 12:3:62”. Further down: “Ralph Elinwood his daughter Mary bo: by Ellen his wife 3:2d:64, daughter Elizabeth born 27 June 66, David born 6 July 70, Benjamin born 1:2mo:68.” The dates are in the old style, with March the first month.

A page of the county register of births returned from the towns, 1689-1695. Near the foot of the right-hand page: “Ralph Ellenwood Son of Ralph Ellenwood & Martha his wife was borne 18 April 169[4?].” The last figure of the year is worn away; the Beverly records give 1694. The next entry, Benjamin Walcot, was “Born at Salem 23 April 1695.” This full page replaces an earlier clipping of the same entry.

An opening of the baptisms, October 1696 to 1699, the binding tight. On 5 Sept [1697], “Ebenezer … Ralph … Ellingwood”, a week after his birth. Benjamin and Mary Ellingwood’s Priscilla (March 1697) and David (December 1698) are on the same opening.

Two pages of the town’s register of births, each entry with its year in the margin. On the right: “Ebenezer Elenwood Sonn of Ralph Elenwood by Martha his Wife was Borne on ye Nine & Twentieth day of August in ye year of our Lord God 1697.” On the left, “Priscilla Elenwood ye daughter of Benjamin Elenwood by Mary his wife,” born 3 March 1696/7.

An opening of the baptisms, 1700 to 1705. On 25 Feb [1700/1], “Marth[a] … Ralph … Ellingwood”. Benjamin and Mary Ellingwood’s Samuel (7 Dec 1701) and Robert (30 Dec 1704) are also here.

A family page of the town’s later compiled register: “The family of Ralph and Sarah Ellingwood,” their eight children with births, marriages and deaths, and “Ralph Ellenwood married to Sarah Woodberry of Salem 1712.” In the margin, the division of Ralph’s estate in 1743, “Israel 2 shares,” and “Israel Ellingwood of Boston, coaster,” guardian of his brother Daniel. Below are Martha and Ebenezer of Ralph and Martha, and other Ellingwood families of Beverly.