Benjamin ELLIS^{[1, 2]}

1753 - 1807  (53 years)

• Name	Benjamin ELLIS
  Birth	8 Apr 1753	Virginia Colony   [2]
  Christening	27 May 1753	Albemarle Parish, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	Benjamin was baptized in an Anglican Church in Albemarle Parish, Virginia on 27 May 1753. Benjamin Ellis, Simon Stacy and Lydia Proctor stood as his godparents.
  Gender	Male
  Death	1807
  	Benjamin died during the Fall of 1807. He was 54 years old at the time of his death.
  Will	24 Oct 1807	Sussex Co, VA   [3]
  	Benjamin's will appointed Robert Ellis, Stephen Andrews and Joseph Jarrad as executors. He signed his will on 24 October 1807. His signature and seal were witnessed by John Nicholson, Wright Ellis and Henry W. Carrell.
  will probated	3 Dec 1807	Sussex Co, VA   [3]
  	At a Court held for Sussex County, Virginia on 3 December 1807, Benjamin's will was proved by the oaths of Wright Ellis and Henry W. Carrell, two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded.
  Person ID	I26659	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William ELLIS   d. 1795
  Mother	Elizabeth (UNKNOWN)
  Marriage	Before 1753  [1, 4]
  	They are named as husband and wife in the baptismal records of their 9 children in the Anglican Church Register of Albemarle Parish, Virginia.
  Family ID	F1088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann TOMLINSON   d. c.1830
  Marriage	Before May 1782  [5]
  	Thomas Tomlinson's May 1782 will names daughter "Anne Ellis", and Mary Tomlinson's February 1797 will names daughter "Ann Ellis" and "son in law Benjamin Ellis".
  Children	1. Mary ELLIS   d. Bef 1818   2. Elizabeth ELLIS,   b. Aft 1778   d. Aft 1810, Sussex Co, VA (Age > 32 years)   3. Robert ELLIS,   b. 1778, Sussex Co, VA d. Abt 1824, Todd Co, KY (Age 46 years)   4. Nancy ELLIS,   b. Bef 1781   d. Aft 1810 (Age > 31 years)   5. Rebecca ELLIS,   b. Bef 1787   d. 8 Aug 1837 (Age > 50 years)   6. Benjamin ELLIS,   b. 2 May 1784, Sussex Co, VA d. 30 Sep 1854, Madison Co, AL (Age 70 years)   7. John ELLIS   d. Bef 1818   8. Lucy ELLIS,   b. 20 Nov 1795   d. 24 Apr 1848, Sussex Co, VA (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F1084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S339] William Lindsay Hopkins, Hopkins, Sussex County, Virginia Will Books A - F, 1754 - 1806, ((Richmond, VA: GEN-N-DEX, 1990)). p. 133: William Ellis will [Will Book E, p. 345]. [S342] Gertrude R.B. Richards Ph.D. (transcribed & edited by), Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish Surry and Sussex Counties 1739 - 1778, ((1958, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1984)), p. 58., ISBN 0-89308-543-x. [S391] Benjamin Ellis will (1807), Sussex Co, VA. [S342] Gertrude R.B. Richards Ph.D. (transcribed & edited by), Richards, Register of Albemarle Parish Surry and Sussex Counties 1739 - 1778, ((1958, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1984)), ISBN 0-89308-543-x. pp. 58, 17, 179, 44, 181, 31, 206, 208, 203. [S339] William Lindsay Hopkins, Hopkins, Sussex County, Virginia Will Books A - F, 1754 - 1806, ((Richmond, VA: GEN-N-DEX, 1990)). p. 124: Thomas Tomlinson will [Will Book E, p. 165] and p. 141: Mary Tomlinson will [Will Book F, p, 45].