Thomas Ellis, I

1683 - 1760  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas Ellis
  Suffix	I
  Birth	27 May 1683	Wales
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Wales to Pennsylvania
  Death	11 Jun 1760	Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Exeter Friends Cemetery, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I14967	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Jane Hughes,   b. May 1683, Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales d. 20 Sep 1772, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1712	Gwynedd Friends Monthly Meeting, Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Jonathan Ellis,   b. 1713   d. 1795 (Age 82 years)   2. Morris Ellis,   b. 1714   d. 1715 (Age 1 year)   3. Morris Ellis,   b. 1715   d. 1791 (Age 76 years) + 4. Eleanor Ellis,   b. 23 Jun 1717, Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Jan 1801, Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)   5. Rowland Ellis,   b. 1718   d. 1771 (Age 53 years)   6. Thomas Ellis,   b. 1721   d. 1799 (Age 78 years)   7. Mordecai Ellis,   b. 1723   d. 1785 (Age 62 years)   8. Enos Ellis,   b. 1725   d. 1783 (Age 58 years)   9. Elizabeth Ellis,   b. 1727   d. 1728 (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F5042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  In 1707 at the age of 24 Thomas Ellis., a farmer, was the first Ellis in his family line to immigrate to America. It is said that he can be traced back to the ancient nobility of Wales. Note he is NOT the son of the Rev. Rowland Ellis (b.1650, d.1731). Find A Grave Memorial# 53892820 Thomas married Jane Hugh on 31 Oct 1712 in the Gwynedd Meeting House in Montgomery Co., PA. Marriage Date: Until 31 Oct 1751, the Julian calendar was in use. The Quakers did not use the conventional monthly names instead they used numbers. Quaker records show that Thomas Ellis and Jane Hughes married 31 8th month 1712, at Gwynedd Meeting House. This would have been 31 Oct 1712, not August. Thomas & Jane were Quakers and Thomas was an elder for more than 30 years. He was the most prominent Quaker in PA in his time. He was also a farmer with 175 acres in Berks Co., PA. They had 9 children that they named John, Morris (infant death), Morris, Eleanor, Rowland, Thomas, Mordecai, Enos and Elizabeth Ellis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53892066/thomas-ellis.