Hon. William Ellery, Jr.

Notes:

According to his gravestone, William died at age 92. He was a graduate of Harvard College, class of 1747, and was among the signers of the Declaration of Independance.

The inscription on his gravestone reads as follows:
"In memory of William Ellery born December 22 1727, graduated Harvard College 1747, early in the contest between Great Britain and her American Colonies, he left the practice of Law to represent this State in Congress. He was an active and influential member of that body for many years and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He died after an illness of four days February 15 1820. He was in full possession of his powers to the close of his long life, rarely unfitted by disease for study, society, or official duties and waiting for death with the hope of a Christian."

Information on William's life and his gravesite can be found at findagrave.com.

William married Ann Remington 11 Oct 1750. Ann (daughter of Jonathan (2) Remington, II and Lucy Bradstreet) was born 19 Feb 1724/25, Cambridge, MA; died 7 Sep 1764. [Group Sheet]

1. Elizabeth Ellery was born 13 Aug 1751; died 30 Aug 1807.
2. Lucy Ellery was born 21 Sep 1752.
3. Ann Ellery was born 17 Apr 1755.
4. William (1) Ellery was born 1757; died 3 Sep 1759.
5. Almy Ellery was born 14 Feb 1759; died 25 Dec 1839, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA.
6. William (2) Ellery was born 9 Oct 1761; died 9 May 1836; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI.
7. Edmund Trowbridge Ellery was born 2 Nov 1763; died 24 Mar 1847.

William married Abigail Cary 28 Jun 1767, Bristol, RI. Abigail (daughter of Nathaniel Cary and Elizabeth Wanton) was born 12 Nov 1742, Bristol, RI; died 27 Jul 1793, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William & Abigail were married by Rev. John Burt, who later became William's brother-in-law, husband of his sister Ann (Ellery).

1. Abigail Ellery was born 28 Mar 1768; died 14 Oct 1768; was buried , Newport, RI.
2. Nathaniel Cary Ellery was born 13 May 1769; died 18 Oct 1839; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI.
3. John Wilkins Ellery was born 18 May 1770, Newport, RI; died 4 Oct 1778, Dighton, MA.
4. Susannah Kent Ellery was born 11 Jun 1775; died 14 Apr 1828; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI.
5. Philadelphia Ellery was born 5 Nov 1776; died 24 Apr 1856; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI.
6. Henrietta L. Ellery was born Abt 1780.
7. Mehetable Redwood Ellery was born 4 Jan 1784, Newport, RI; died 11 Aug 1832, Newport, RI.
8. George Wanton Ellery was born 24 Dec 1789; died 26 Jan 1867; was buried , Island Cemetery, Newport, RI.

William married Elizabeth Almy 3 Jan 1721/22. Elizabeth (daughter of Job Almy and Ann Lawton) was born 1 Aug 1703, Portsmouth, RI; died 13 Jul 1783, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Benjamin married Abigail Wilkins 30 Jul 1696, Gloucester, MA. Abigail (daughter of John Wilkins and Ann Unknown) was born Abt 1677; died 15 Dec 1742; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Abigail Ellery, her husband Benajmin, and son William are mentioned in her father's Newport will dated 3 Jan 1703.

Job married Ann Lawton Mar 1695/96. Ann (daughter of Isaac Lawton and Elizabeth Tallman) was born 25 Apr 1678, Portsmouth, RI; died 12 Feb 1738/39, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William had about 9 children by his second wife (see New England Historical Genealogical Register Vol. 43 p. 313).

William married Hannah Vinson 8 Oct 1663, Gloucester, MA. Hannah was born Abt 1640; died 24 Dec 1675. [Group Sheet]

John — Ann Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her name may have been Anstis.

Notes:

In 1658, Christopher was made a freeman of Portsmouth. In 1667 he was one of many who finalized the purchase of lands in Monmouth, NJ. He lived in Monmouth for awhile, but returned to RI to live by or before 1678.

On 5 Mar 1680, Christopher and seven others bought Pocasset (Tiverton) lands from the Governor. By this time Christopher had become a political leader in RI. He was highly esteemed by his townsmen and on 27 Feb 1690 he was elected Governor of RI, but he refused to serve for reasons satisfactory to the Assembly. However, in that year he did serve as assistant to the Governor. During this year he was also deputy to the General Assembly. In 1692 he was made captain of the militia. In 1693 he was appointed agent to England, and on 24 Aug 1693 he represented RI in a petition to Queen Mary. In October 1696, he was reimbursed for his expenses.

Source for above info is "Tom Almy's page": www.almy.us/

Christopher's will mentions his wife Elizabeth; sons William, Christopher, & Job (in age order); and daughters Elizabeth (w/o John Leonard), Sarah (dec'd, formerly w/o Richard Cadman & Jonathan Merihoo), & Rebekah Townsend (dec'd)

Christopher married Elizabeth CORNELL 9 Jul 1661, Portsmouth, RI. Elizabeth was born Abt 1636; died Abt 1715, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

One web site identifies her parents as Thomas Cornell & Rebecca Briggs.

Isaac — Elizabeth Tallman. [Group Sheet]