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Ellises of Scotland.

James HELLIS or ELLIS* from Kent, of Cranstoun Grange, Lanarkshire, 1543, bore 5 crescents on a cross, with a fleur de lis, and mar. a Scotch Lady. Their second son

WILLIAM ELLIS of Cranstoun Grange was born circ. 1557, and mar. Elizabeth only d. of Robert Cumming of Ayrshire, whose s.

WALTER ELLIS mar. a relative, Margaret Hellis or Ellis of Suffolk. Their son

JOHN ELLIS died 1597, who had a d. mar. to

RICHARD-CHARLES ELLIS her cousin. They had issue Richard, Elizabeth, and

JOHN ELLIS, Second son, of Cranstoun Grange, who mar. 1627, Winifred only d. of Wm. Marsh of Durham, who brought him the estate of Broadlands. Their eldest son

RALPH ELLIS was born there 1654, and had issue several daughters, and a son

JOHN ARCHIBALD ELLIS of Broadlands and Cranstoun Grange, who by Emma or Eva d. of Evan Cameron, cousin of Cameron of Lochiel, had issue a Son who was an adherent of the Pretender; another Son who went it is supposed to a French Colony, and

JAMES ELLIS, who by Elizabeth Cameron of Eske (a relative of his mother) had 5 sons, two of whom are now living, viz. Samuel Ellis of Calcutta, and the eldest†

JOHN ELLIS of Heckmondwike co. Yorks.

Ellises of Ereland.‡

THOMAS ELLIS settled at Wardhouse co. Leitrim having given

This account of his ancestors is communicated by John Ellis, Esq. of Heckmondwike. If the arms given as then borne be correct, this must be a branch of the Stoneacre or Chislehurst family. As the name of James was a prevailing one among the Ellises of Scotland (vide p. 141) it is not improbable that they descend from James Ellis at the head of this pedigree. Sir John Lauder the first Bart. cr. 1688 mar. Isabel Ellies (Herald and Gen. iii. 466.)

+ The later descents seem separated by unusual intervals, unless each progenitor married late in life.

THOMAS ELLIS of Athlone, in his will, which was pr. in the principal Registry of Ireland 1637, states that he was born in the par. of Llanrillt hoe in Merionethshire, and mentions his mother Jane, his br. Hugh, and his s. Thomas; his br. Robert, and his s. and d. now livinge in the North of Ireland: and his brothers Oliver and Richard.

RICHARD ELLIS, Capt. in the army, made his will at Minorca 1740-1, and a codicil 1748, which were pr. in Ireland 1748. He therein mentions his wife AnnaMaria, his br. John Ellis of the par. of St. Giles, Middx, and his d. Jane-Elizabeth. JOHN ELLIS was a Tenant of one of the “Undertakers" of Fermanagh, temp, James I.

up Debentures in the South of Ireland received from Queen Elizabeth to a younger branch, and which are now in the possession of the family of Viscount Clifden.* He mar. first, a sister of the first Sir Henry Tichbourne of Ichinbeam, co. Hants;† and 2nd.,—Rosdill or Rochdale, by whom he had

WILLIAM ELLIS‡ of Wardhouse. He was a Freeman of Kilkenny, was born May 9. 1644, and died 1721. By Jane Bands of English parentage he had issue WILLIAM ELLIS who mar. Euphemia Bennett, an English lady; a SON who mar. Miss Johnston of Auchikilmore, who had a d. mar. Scanlan, a son Jehu, and Charles Ellis, who settled in the West Indies, and had issue 2 d. living at Brighton, 1800; Two Sons settled in the State of New York, U.S.; Dorothy, ux. - Reynolds; Letitia, ux. Reynolds; Mary Anne; a d. ux. — Nesbitt of Kilmacredon; Three SONS§; and

JAMES ELLIS of Wardhouse, born 1697 and died 1745. By his wife Eleanor d. of Christopher Moore of Ballyshannon he had issue James Ellis, died æt. 16; George Ellis; Sidney Ellis; JOHN ELLIS|| born 1727, ob. 1822; and

WILLIAM ELLIS of Wardhouse, born 1717, mar. 1760, died 1807. By his wife Catharine eld. d. of Robert Hawkes and Margaret, yo. d. of Phibbs of Rathmullin, who died 1805, æt. 70, he had issue GEORGE MOORE ELLIS, Capt. 34th Regiment born 1780, died 1845, who mar. 1843 Judith d. of Rev. S. D. Myres Rector of Mitcham, who died 1863 æt. 83; and

This was probably by purchase. The Irish property of this family came from their ancestors the Agars. The previous connection of the Ellises with Ireland was through state employments, and not from property or family connections. Their ancestor, Rev. John Ellis, is styled "Eboracensis" (vide p. 122). Capt. Robert Ellis of the next page was probably ancestor of the Ellises of Wardhouse. By this lady he had issue

THOMAS ELLIS gent. born 1633, ob. March 6, 1696 æt. suæ 63. He had issue 2 sons one of whom ob. s. p. the other mar. a sister of Sir Hopetoun SCOTT (by whom he had a s. HOPETOUN ELLIS who mar. Miss Jones), and 4 d. mar. respectively to Sir Roger Palmer;-Forster;-Cooper of Glaslough, co. Monaghan; and-Cooper. The arms on a cross 5 crescents are on his monument in the church of Ferrard near Bundoran, on the borders of Leitrim, with this inscription

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Monumentum hoc doloris in honorem GULIELMI ELLIS defuncti, erectum fuit per filium mæstissimum Johannem. Fuit ille, proh Dolor, amice lector, fuit inter justissimos primus, Misericordia erga pauperes nulli secundus. Inter conjuges et fratres amantissimus, suavissimæ indolis, virtutis sui. . . . et inter socios jucundissimi oris, hujus virtus inter . . . . gerens semper fecit hilarem. Generosis ortus parentibus, de familia antiqua quæ regnante Elizabetha regina primo in hoc regnum pervenit, militari gloria dilectata. Obiit annos LXXVII natus die mensis Maii nono, Anno Domini MDCXLIIII.

§ One of these had a Son who had a d. ux. Cohen: Another, who had John Ellis, who had Tho. Ellis and a d. Anne ux. Captain Walker; and Another who had Henry Ellis, who had Thomas Ellis who had Tho. Ellis, who mar. Sarah Johnston.

By Eleanor d. of Thomas Soden and Mary McSwine descendant of the chieftians of Doc, he had issue William, John, and James. The latter by Susan Eccles had issue John and Susan.

ROBERT HAWKES ELLIS of Wardhouse, born Oct. 31. 1770, living 1865, who by Mary d. of Rev. Robert Thompson and Jane d. of James Knox and Rebecca Hastings, who died 1852, has issue GEORGE ELLIS, M.B. T.C.D.; HENRY ELLIS; KNOX ELLIS; MARY ELLIS; and

Rev. ROBERT ELLIS of Monkstown, Dublin who mar. 1844 Sarah Frances only d. of Robert Crawfurd and Frances Forbes, by whom he has issue

ROBERT HAWKES ELLIS [by whom this pedigree is furnished]; Frederick George Ellis; Francis Forbes Ellis; Wm. Hastings Ellis, and Mary Frances Ellis.

ROBERT ELICE* or ELLIS was a Captain in the Army, and came to Ireland with Sir Hugh Clotworthy. He married a lady of the Norton Family, five of whose brothers+ had Commissions in Queen Elizabeth's forces in Ireland (MS. of the Rev. Andrew Stuart.) In 1601 he resided in Carrickfergus [In 1608 he was Sheriff of C.: 1611, Michael Whyte was Mayor.] and in 1606-7, he obtained grants for ever of two half shares of the Corporation lands, situated in the Middle Division. He had three sons John, Edmund and Henry; the two last are mentioned as being

* This account is taken (with a few unimportant omissions) from McSkimin's History of Carrickfergus, Belfast, 1829.

There can be little doubt that this Robert Ellis was of the Stoneacre family. The Kentish families of Moore (afterwards Earls of Drogheda) Beresford (Earls of Tyrone) St. Leger, Norton and Whyte, all went over to Ireland in the reign of Eliz. Thomas Ellis of Stoneacre who died 1583 mentions in his will his br. in law Mr. John Whyte; and Robert Ellis might have been his nephew.

The heirs of Robert Whyte 20 Edw. III. had a k. f. in Woodnesborough, co. Kent; his descendant Sir John Whyte ob. 9 Edw. IV seized of the same, and 12 Hen. VIII Robert Whyte held it by knight's service. (Hasted's Kent.) A branch of this family settled in Hants. Robert White merchant and mayor of the Staple of Calais was first at Sandwich in Kent and after at Farnham in Surrey, where he died. He purchased the manor of South Warnham. He had issue John White of Yately co. Hants. (Harl. MSS. 1473, p. 70). who died 9 Edw. IV (vide Berry's Hants. Genealogies.)

These 5 brothers according to McSkimin were Sir Dudley, Robert, Gregory, Thomas, and Humphrey. Sir Dudley was long Chief Secretary for Ireland, which office he resigned from age and infirmities in 1634. But a ped. in Harl. MSS. . . . of Norton does not support this account, and gives only 2 br. to Sir Dudley, viz. Henry, and Francis, who mar. Dorothy d. of Sir Tho. Farnfold by Dorothy d. of Barth. Rogers by Aune d. of Rich. Ellis. But a Funeral certificate in Betham's Coll. (Add. MSS. 23,684) agrees with the latter ped. in mentioning an only s. Dudley s. of Sir Dudley by Margery d. of Sir Rich. Masters of Kent. The mother of Sir Dudley was a St. Leger. The Nortons of Kent lived at Chart Sutton and Boughton-Monchelsea, a few miles from Stoneacre. A match between Norton and a coh. of Ellis had taken place in the 15th cent.

Robert Ellis living 1634 like Sir Dudley seems to have attained an old age. His grandsons in 1649 were in active military service; we may conclude from this that his marriage must have taken place in the 16th cent. probably in Kent. His sons seemed to have been named after names prevalent in the Stoneacre family.

officers in the army. Of Henry no farther particulars have been obtained except that he was married and left several children (Records of Carrickfergus. MS.)

JOHN ELLIS mar. Mary d. of Arnold Mitchel, and his father Robert in 1634 having settled on him his property in Carrickfergus, he removed from that town soon after, leaving his lands and tenements in charge of 2 attornies, In 1664 a claim was made for the same on behalf of the children of John Ellis deceased, but without success. (Records of Carrickfergus.) In 1614 EDMOND ELLIS S. of Robert was Provost Marshal of the forces under Sir Henry Dockwra at Loughfoyle (Moryson's Hist. of Ireland); a few years after we find a Lieut. Ellis granted 400 acres of land near Killmecranan, co. Donegal, who is alleged to be the same person. Edmund Ellis mar. Jane Stewart and had issue Foulk,* Edmond, Francis, Anthony and Henry, all of whom embraced a military life. (Pynner's Survey. MS.)

FOULKE ELLIS mar. Margaret Kennedy, but left no issue.† EDMUND ELLIS was also a Captain in the Regiment of Sir John Clotworthy of which he became Major.† FRANCIS ELLIS was likewise a Captain in the same corps, and in June 1649, commanded the garrison of Antrim, which town he surrendered on honourable terms, on the 30th of the same month, to the Lord of Ards (Montgomery's MS.) Vestiges of entrenchments cast up by him at this time remained on the north side of the town of *Perhaps he got his name from Sir Foulke Conway, Mayor of Carrickfergus

1608.

On the persecution of the Presbyterians of Ulster by Earl Strafford in 1638-9, he sought refuge in Scotland, where he raised a company of upwards of 100 men, who had also been banished from Ireland. They are described as "both resolute and religious." In 1640, we find a Capt. Ellis, probably the same person, commanding a company of Irish soldiers at Newburn, and assisting the Scottish Covenanters in their invasion of England; and at the same time receiving £15, which had been collected for their support at Stranrawer (Adair's Life. Life of Rev. John Levingston). About Oct. 1641, he was nominated Captain in Sir John Clotworthy's Regiment of Foot, and soon after was appointed Serjeant-Major of the same corps. He made his will Sept. 16, 1642, at Desert-Martin, co. Derry, just before going into battle, in which he is believed to have fallen. Amongst his property bequeathed to his wife and his brothers Edmund and Francis were the lands of Clough Castle (MS.)

‡ In Nov. 1646, he was chosen an elder of the Presbyterian Congregation of Temple-Patrick (MS. An Account of the Parish of Temple-Patrick by S. M. Stevenson, M.D.); and early in 1649 was one of a council of officers assembled at Lisburn, under the orders of General Monk. In April this year, he marched from Lisburn with Glencairn's regiment, to attack General Sir Geo. Munroe, who had landed from Scotland, and was ravaging the Northern part of the county of Antrim. On arriving near Clough, he sent a message to Munroe to learn the intention of his coming to Ireland with an armed force. Munroe replied that he merely desired the restoration of lawful authority, and that he would oppose all sectaries. From the smallness of his number and the irresolution displayed by them, Major Ellis was obliged to appear satisfied with this vague answer, and returned to his former quarters. (Adair's MS.) In June we find him Governor of Carrickfergus, which he was obliged to surrender.

Antrim till of late years. He mar. Ann sister of Sir Hercules Langford, then an officer in Sir John Clotworthy's regiment, by whom he had 4 d. viz. Mary ux. the wife of Theopilus Burleigh, Susannah, wife of Hercules Clements, Ann and Frances. The widow of Francis Ellis remar. Wm. s. of Col. Wm. Burleigh. Of ANTHONY ELLIS* Mc Skimin could give no account. HENRY ELLIS is alleged to have passed over to Scotland in a military capacity. In 1644, we find an Irish Captain named Ellis, serving with Montrose, who on the 16th of Nov. was taken prisoner, and carried to Aberdeen. He was soon after liberated (Spalding), while several officers taken about the same period were put to death (Monteith). He was afterwards some years a major in the service of the Commonwealth, and on his retiring from service got a debenture for lands in Leinster which were since sold (MS.)

HENRY ELLIS† S. of Edmund, s. of Edmund and Jane Stewart,

* ANTHONY ELLIS, with Francis, Edward, and Hercules Ellis, signed the address from the officers and inhabitants of the garrison of Enniskillen to Wm. and Mary, 1689. A Hercules Ellis in his will made 1745 (the year of his death) describes himself as 'late Captain of Dragoons in the Regiment of Lord Rothes." He lived for several years after he left the army at Ballyheady, as a member of the family of "his cousin Arthur Ellis " to whom he left landed property of considerable value. Hercules s. of Arthur below was born during that period, and was godson of his relative of the same name. Hercules in his will mentions his sisters Elinor ux. Edw. Armstrong, and Sidney ux. Davies.

EDWARD ELLIS (traditional s. of Anthony) of Ballyheady co. Cavan, by his wife Jane whose will is dated 1740, had issue Margery wife of — Johnston and

ARTHUR ELLIS of Ballyheady, who mar. Margaret Lauder of Clonanhill, [one of the most beautiful women of Ireland, celebrated by the bard Carolan in his music as "Maggie Lauder," and in honour of whom her descendants bore and bear the crest of her family, a Griffin segreant,] by whom he had issue Jane Ellis of Dunbar Fermanagh, who in her will pr. 1782 mentions her brothers Edward, Hercules, and Gore. Of these GORE ELLIS mar. Mary sister of Henry Coddington Esq. of Old bridge co. Meath M.P. and

HERCULES ELLIS, who was an officer in the British army at the Conquest of Canada, and mar. her sister Frances Coddington d. of Nicholas C. and Anne Tennison, by whom he had issue 1. Rev. ARTHUR ELLIS Rector of Ardee co. Louth (who had a son Arthur mar. to Eliz. Lord); 3. HERCULES ELLIS Capt. 49th Regiment lost at Sea; 4. DIXIE ELLIS Capt. 49th Reg. dead; 5. HENRY JAMES ELLIS Capt. 62nd Reg. dead; and 2.

NICHOLAS ELLIS of Lisnaroe co. Monaghan living Jan. 1866, who has issue int. alios, HERCULES ELLIS Esq. Barrister at Law of Dublin, (who has communicated this account.)

Further particulars of this family will appear in the “Addenda.”

+ About 1696 an Edmund Ellis (nephew of Fulke) [perhaps s. of Edmund] resided at Brookhill near Lisburn. In 1697 we find him one of the Executors to the will of the Countess of Longford, and in the following year High Sheriff of the county of Antrim. He is reported to have removed to London about 1702. From

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