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Ellis Ellis[1, 2]
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Name Ellis Ellis Birth 8 Feb 1760 Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male Death 13 Jan 1808 Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Burial Rheatown, Greene, Tennessee, United States
Person ID I503927 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Family Mary Ella Pickering, b. 25 Jul 1763, Frederick, Virginia, United States
d. 28 Jul 1828, New Hope MM, Greene, Tennessee, United States
(Age 65 years) Marriage 18 Dec 1782 Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Type: MARR Children 1. William A. Ellis, b. 14 Nov 1783, Berkley, Virginia, United States
d. 29 May 1891 (Age 107 years)+ 2. Enos Ellis Sr, b. 12 Mar 1786, Berkeley, Virginia, United States
d. 25 Sep 1841, Newberry, Blount, Tennessee, United States
(Age 55 years)3. Sarah Ann Ellis, b. 14 Jul 1788, Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
d. 27 Nov 1840, Greene, Tennessee, United States
(Age 52 years)4. John Wesley Ellis, b. Abt 1791, of Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, USA
d. 1837, Crab Orchard, White, Illinois, USA
(Age 46 years)5. Jesse Ellis, b. Abt 1793, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, USA
d. 4 Aug 1874, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, United States
(Age 81 years)6. Jacob Ellis, b. 27 Oct 1796, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, United States
d. 6 Jun 1858, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, United States
(Age 61 years)7. Thomas Ellis, b. 3 Mar 1800, New Hope, Greene, Tennessee, USA
d. 10 Jan 1854, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
(Age 53 years)8. Hannah Ellis, b. 1803, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tn. 
Family ID F502174 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
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Sources - [S500122] Margo Wheeler, Wheeler Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500031_398154571_398154571/ellis-ellis (Reliability: 3).
Individual added by confirming a Smart Match - [S500089] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4).
Ellis Ellis<br>Birth names: EllisEllis ElliEllis Elllis<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 8 1760 - Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Mary Ella Pickering - Dec 18 1782 - Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States<br>Death: Jan 13 1808 - Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, USA<br>Burial: Rheatown, Greene, Tennessee, United States<br>There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.<br> Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: Back Creek, Frederick County, Virginia is near Crooked Run, Virginia, where Hannah Painter's parents lived. A Mary Ellis was an executor of a will of John Branson, neighbor to John Painter Senior, Hannah's father. The Branson and Haines family moved to Greene County Tennessee in the 1790s.
- [S500122] Margo Wheeler, Wheeler Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500031_398154571_398154571/ellis-ellis (Reliability: 3).

