Deeds of Capt. Joel Ellis of Middleborough, 1722-1759

Machine transcriptions, with the 1759 acknowledgment read from the image.

• 1722: “John Churchell of the Town of Plymouth” sold “Joel Ellis of the Town of Middle[borough]” a 20-acre house lot in the Twenty-six Men’s Purchase.
• 1744: “We Joel Ellis & Elizabeth Ellis his Wife of the Town of Middleborough,” for “Love and good affection,” gave their son Joel of Plympton about 100 acres there bounded by the Winnetuxet River.
• 21 May 1759: gave his sons Charles and Thomas “all that my Homestead lands Whereon [I] Lately Dwelt … whereon my said son Thomas Ellis now Dwells,” reserving the use for his life; “Jemima Ellis the wife of the said Joel” released her dower.
• May 1759: “Know ye that I Joel Ellis of Middleborough … for … the Love good will and affection which I have and Bear towards my Loving son Matthias Ellis of Middleborough” gave 48 acres in the Twenty-six Men’s Purchase, 4 acres in the Five Men’s Purchase and half his eight-acre meadow lot in the Lower Meadow. “Plymouth ss Middleborough May 22. 1759. The above named Joel Ellis personally appeared” (image checked). Recorded 18 Oct 1765. Earlier read as 1750; the deed’s own date line is unclear in the transcription. The same page records Matthias’s purchase, 29 May 1759, of the Joseph Williams homestead.