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John Ellis Sr. (abt. 1569 - aft. 1629)

John Ellis Sr. aka Ellys
Born about in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 30 Apr 1594 (to 1629) in St. Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent, Englandmap
Husband of — married 5 Aug 1629 in Dutch Reformed Church, Austin Friars, London, Englandmap
Father of , , , , and
Died after after about age 60 in London, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

John Ellis was born circa 1569. Records for his birth and death have not been located and identified.[1] His parents are therefore shown as 'unknown' in this profile.

He married his wife, Blandina Masterson (bef.1580-bef.1629), on 30 Apr 1594 in Sandwich, Kent, England.[2] By 1600, Kent was home to a significant group of vehement left-wing, radical Puritans and separatists who were outside of mainstream Puritanism.[3] Paulick has compiled evidence that John associated with these radical Puritans.[1][4]

Before he removed to Leiden, John was twice excommunicated from the Church of England. In November of 1608, He was excommunicated for not receiving communion for two years and for contempt of court. In January of 1610, he was again excommunicated for refusing to pay towards making new bells for the parish.[5] He and his family were among the Pilgrims from Sandwich, Kent who migrated to Leiden, Holland in 1612. John Ellis was named as one of the "cheifest sowers" of heresy against the Church of England in Sandwich by the Privy Council in 1613.[4][6]

In 1619, he witnessed the 1619 wedding of his brother-in-law, Richard Masterson (bef.1580-1633) in Leiden, Holland.[1][4][7] By 1629, he was recorded in London, England where a marriage record documented him as the widower of his first wife, Blandina Masterson.[8] As of 2020, this is the last confirmed record of John Ellis that has been reported in published research.[4]

Name

John Ellis.[2]

Occupation

Unknown.

Parents

Unknown.[1]

Birth

He was born about 1569, somewhere in England, possibly in or near Kent. His age was reported as approximately 50 years old as of 1619.[1][9]

Places of Residence

  1. Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England.[2]
  2. Leiden, Holland, from 1612.[4]
  3. London, England[4][8]

First Marriage

At the age of about 25 years, John married 30 Apr 1594 in Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England to Blandina Masterson.[2] Blandina died sometime before John's second marriage in 1629.[8]

Children

Paulick has identified the following children of Blandina Masterson and John Ellis of Sandwich, St. Peter’s Parish, Kent, England:[1]
  1. Christopher, bapt. 9 Feb 1594/5.[10]
  2. Mary, bapt. 14 Nov 1596.[11]
  3. John, bapt. 4 Feb 1598/9; d. bef. 28 Aug 1603.[1][12] See Research Notes for discussion.
  4. Susanna, bapt. 29 Mar 1600/1.[13]
  5. John, bapt. 28 Aug 1603.[14] See Research Notes for discussion.
  6. Elizabeth, bapt. 15 Dec 1605.[15]
  7. Thomas, bapt. 6 Nov 1608.[16]
A Mary and a Christopher Ellis are listed in the records at Leiden, Holland.[1]

Second Marriage

After the death of his first wife, John married secondly 5 August 1629 to Margarita Drosser in the Dutch Reformed Church at Austin Friars in London, England. This record identified John as the widower of "Blandina Marsterson (sic) from Sandwich". Margarita was the widow of Richard Stokes.[4][8]

Death

Unknown.[4]

Burial

Unknown.[4]

Research Notes

Baptism and Burial Records for Son John Ellis: According to Paulick, son John Ellis was baptized on 4 Feb 1598/9 and buried on 28 Aug 1603.[1] He cited the parish register of St. Peter’s, Sandwich, Kent, on FHL microfilm 1850186, as transcribed by Reverend H.N Nowell, M.A. in 1933. An indexed version of the inferred burial record is shown to be a christening record on FamilySearch.org.[14] An image of this record is available on FindMyPast.com, and the image confirms a John, son of John Ellys was christened on August 28th.[17] An explanation or clarification was not found within the article by Paulick. It’s possible this was a second son named John of the same father if the John born in 1599 died before 28 Aug 1603.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Paulick, Michael R.. Richard Masterson, John Ellis, Christopher Verrall and The Sandwich Separatists 1603-1620. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2000), Vol. 154, Page 355-356. Available on AmericanAncestors.org.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986, database with images, FamilySearch : 12 March 2020, John Ellys, 30 Apr 1594; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Marriage, Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England, United Kingdom, page , Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
  3. ↑ Clark, Peter. English Provincial Society from the Reformation to the Revolution: Religion, Politics, and Society in Kent, 1500-1640. Rutherford, Madison, Tearneck, NJ. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977. p. 307.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Paulick, Michael R.. Mayflower and Other Pilgrims from Kent in Leiden in the Early 1600s. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 174 (Spring 2020), Pp. 108-109. Available on AmericanAncestors.org.
  5. ↑ Paulick, Michael R.., The 1609-1610 Excommunications of Mayflower Pilgrims Mrs. Chilton and Moses Fletcher. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 153, p. 409. Available on AmericanAncestors.org.
  6. ↑ Atkinson, E.G., ed.. Acts of the Privy Council of England, Volume 33, 1613–1614, (London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1921) Pp. 304, 305.
  7. ↑ Brownson, Lydia B. (Phinney) and McLean, Maclean W. Lt. John and Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich, Mass. New England Historical Genealogical Register. Vol. 119, p. 161. Available at AmericanAncestors.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 William John Charles Moens, editor. Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers, 1571 to 1874, and the Monumental Inscriptions of the Dutch Reformed Church, Austin Friars, London. Lymington, Hants: King and Sons, 1884, 103. Translation by Jeremy Bangs, Director of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum.
  9. ↑ Dexter, Henry Martin; Dexter, Morton. The England and Holland of the Pilgrims. 1906, Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Reprinted 1978, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., p. 612.
  10. ↑ England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986, database with images, FamilySearch : 12 March 2020, Christofar Elles, 9 Feb 1594; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
  11. ↑ England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986, database with images, FamilySearch : 12 March 2020, Mary Ellis, 14 Nov 1596; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
  12. ↑ England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986, database with images, FamilySearch : 12 March 2020, John Ellis, 4 Feb 1598; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
  13. ↑ England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986, database with images, FamilySearch : 12 March 2020, Susanna Ellis, 29 Mar 1600; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch : 19 September 2020, John Ellys, 1603. Image available on FindMyPast.com.
  15. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch : 19 September 2020, Elizabeth Ellis, 1605.
  16. ↑ England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986, database with images, FamilySearch : 12 March 2020, Thomas Ellis, 6 Nov 1608; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Sandwich St Peter, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
  17. ↑ John Ellys in the Sandwich, St Peter, Kent Batptisms. 1538-1616. Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Archive reference: U3/12/1/1. Citing record dated 28 Aug 1603. Image available on FindMyPast.com.

See also:

  • St. Peter's Church Records #18419165.




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