Vital Records of Sandwich, Massachusetts, ed. Kardell and Lovell (1996)

The Sandwich town books in print. Includes:

• “Matthias Ellis the son of John Ellis,” born 2 June 1657.
• Mordecai Ellis, 24 Mar 1650/1; Joel Ellis, 20 Mar 1654/5; Bennet Ellis, 27 Feb (1647/8 in PCR 8:6; 1648/9 by the editors).
• The nine children “of Matthias Ellis and Mercy Ellis his wife,” 1679/80-1699. The page is worn and the first names of Joel, John, Malachi, Mehitabel and Samuel are restored from a later copy (Kardell 1:33-34; McLean, NEHGR 119:265-266).
• “Lieut Matthias Ellis Sen Died September the 8th” (1748).
• “Benjamin Nye and Katherne Tupper marryed the xixth october 1640”; “Mercy Nie the daughter of Beniamen Nie was borne the 8th of Aprill” 1652; Jonathan Nye, 20 Nov 1649.
• Thomas Tupper’s death, 28 Mar 1676, “in the 98th yeer of his age,” and Anne’s, 4 June 1676, “in the: 90th: yeer of her age.”
• The marriage of Thomas Doty and Mercy Ellis, 18 Apr 1705; the births of Theophilus (1674/5) and Ellis Doty (1677), sons of Joseph Doty.

The introduction (Kardell) discusses Dennis Geere’s will and the Abigail passengers.