1 Erastus Ranney Ellis, Biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis, the First Settler of Ashfield, Mass, and His Descendants, pp. 9, 16-17 (1888).
"Richard Ellis, the subject of this sketch, was, according to his own account, born in Dublin, Ireland, August 16, 1704. His father was a native of Wales, England, and his mother may have been a Welsh or Irish woman.
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Jane Phillips, who married Richard Ellis in Easton, Mass., was born July 1, 1709. Her parents were Capt. John Phillips and Elizabeth Drake, his wife, and her grandparents (on her father's side), were Richard and Elizabeth (Packer) Phillips of Weymouth, near Boston, and Richard was a son of Nicholas Phillips.
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FIRST GENERATION
(1.) RICHARD ELLIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1704; Died, 1797
(2.) JANE PHILLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1709; Died,*1760
Married in Easton, Mass., in 1728.
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SECOND GENERATION
CHILDREN OF RICHARD AND JANE ELLIS
4. REUBEN ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Born, 1728; Died, 1786
6. BENJAMIN ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1730; Died, 1730
7. MARY ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Born, 1732; Died . . . .
9. REMEMBER ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1735; Died 1795
11. JANE ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1737; Died 1832
13. MATTHEW ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1739; Died . . . .
15. JOHN ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1742; Died 1827
17. HANNAH ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Born, 1750; Died 1839
19. CALEB ELLIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born, 1754; Died 1813
The first six of these children were born in Easton. . . .".