From: Vol. II Historical Collections, Holmes Ammidown 2nd
edition NY Publ. Author 1877
Page 20
Josiah Ellis is mentioned as a petitioner for the new township
between Oxford, Brookfield and Brimfield and the Province line
in Massachusetts (new town of Sturbridge).
Page 21
Samuel and David Ellis are petitioners for a third petition
for the same as page 20.
Chapter II Page 26
Divison of Lands mentions Samuel and David
Ellis again. Samuel drew lots 49 East and 61 West, David drew
1 West and 54 East..
Page 38
A special meeting was called by the selectmen on June 27,
1774 to consider of some measure proper to be adopted for the
safety and defense of the province in her distressed condition,
by reason of several lat eacts of the British Parliament. The
selectmen include Samuel Ellis.
Page 54 & 55
Jedediah Ellis is listed as a co-builder of the dam across
the river for the use of The Sturbridge Manufacturing Company,
Westville in 1799. It was located where the principal dam lay
in 1877. Also, they erected a saw-mill as early as the year 1799
on the south side of the same. Later a grist-mill was erected
at the north end of said dam.
Page 71
"Among the prominent names
of this town are Fiske, Allen, Plimpton, Walker, Newell, Wight, Harding,
Morse, Clark, Smith,
Corey, Marsh, Ellis, Johnson, Mason, Freeman, Boyden, Hyde, Phillips,
Hobbs, Upham, Watkins, Felton, Congdon, Dunton, Howard, Rice,
Holbrook, Denison, Wheelock, Shumway, Taylor, and Marcy. Many
of these names are applicable to the town of Southbridge, residing
in that part of this town which was set off with parts of Dudley
and Charlton to form that town, in the year 1816."
Page 231
In drawing up the town of Southbridge, under the third article
of instruction it mentions Captain Samuel Ellis and Jedediah Ellis.
Page 235
Jedediah Ellis owned 2 pews # 43 and 59 price of 29 and 26
respectively. There were 74 different ministers who supplied the
pulpit during the 16 years the parish remaine dunite din one society.
The several religious denominations that united here were the
Congregationalists, Baptists, Methodists, and Universalists.
Page 240
Jedediah Ellis owned 492 acres at the price of 3,387 in Sturbridge.
Page 243
"Petition for a Parish or Precinct" Jedediah
Ellis
is listed as a petitioner.
Page 245
Jedediah is listed as a petitioner in an act to incorporate
a new parish.
Page 259
Smith Ellis and Silas Ellis appear as petitioners for another
parish.
Ecclesiastical, Chapter VI The Congregational Society: lists
Samuel Ellis and Abigail Smith Ellis as it's first members.
Page 480
Smith Ellis is listed as one of the incorporators for the
Congregational Religious Society of Southbridge in 1816.
Page 491
Jedediah, Smith and Silas Ellis were listed as signers for
a new constitution of the Congregational Society.
Page 574
Listed as first settlers of Sturbridge are the Ellises.
Page 575
April 9, 1760. Reuben Ellis, of Sturbridge to Gershom Plimpton,
of Sturbridge, 1 1/2 acres.
Please visit the Old Sturbridge Village site. We had the great pleasure of
visiting this site and enjoyed it very much. They have lots of information
on the Ellis and Freeman families there. http://www.osv.org/
