Elizabeth Ellis: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. Elizabeth Ellis was born in 1840 in Mississippi (daughter of William Ellis and Nancy Rosana Moffett); died after 1850 in of, Jasper Co, Mississippi.

Generation: 2

William Ellis was born on 1 Aug 1797 in North Carolina (son of Reye Rhisa Ellis and Mrs. (..) Bridger); died on 5 Oct 1857 in Paulding, Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Ellis Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 20 Sep 1850, Jasper Co, Mississippi

William married Nancy Rosana Moffett about 1826. Nancy (daughter of Rev John Carlton Moffett and Margaret Elizabeth Francis) was born on 28 Dec 1805 in Hancock Co, Georgia; died in Jun 1874 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Ellis Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Rosana Moffett was born on 28 Dec 1805 in Hancock Co, Georgia (daughter of Rev John Carlton Moffett and Margaret Elizabeth Francis); died in Jun 1874 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Ellis Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi.

Children:

Martha Jane Ellis was born in 1828; died in 1902 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Lake Como Cem, Bay Springs, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
Gabriel E. Ellis was born on 2 Oct 1837 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; died on 28 Feb 1905 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Salem Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
Samuel Ellis was born in 1843 in Mississippi; died after 1850 in Jasper Co, Mississippi .
1. Elizabeth Ellis was born in 1840 in Mississippi; died after 1850 in of, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
Nancy Ellis was born in 1846 in Mississippi; died after 1850 in of, Jasper Co, Mississippi.

Generation: 3

4.	Reye Rhisa Ellis was born about 1765 in of, North Carolina (son of John Evan Ellis, Sr. and Phyllis Lennon); died after 1863 in of, Georgia. Reye married Mrs. (..) Bridger about 1790 in North Carolina. (..) was born about 1765; died after 1810 in of, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mrs. (..) Bridger was born about 1765; died after 1810 in of, Georgia.

Children:

Samuel Ellis was born on 17 Dec 1792 in North Carolina; died on 13 Jul 1841 in Jasper Co, Mississippi .
2. William Ellis was born on 1 Aug 1797 in North Carolina; died on 5 Oct 1857 in Paulding, Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Ellis Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
Lennon Bridgers Ellis was born in 1804 in Georgia; died on 13 Nov 1862 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.

Rev John Carlton Moffett was born on 26 Dec 1772 in Cub Creek, Charlotte Co, Virginia (son of Gabriel Helm Moffett and Anna Carrington); died on 27 Dec 1871 in Bay Springs, Jasper Co, Mississippi; was buried in Como Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi.

Other Events and Attributes:

Religion: 1850, Jasper Co, Mississippi ; Baptist preacher

Notes:

Census: 1820 Perry Co. MS
Census: 1830 Jones Co. MS
Census: 1850 Jasper Co. MS
Occupation: Farmer, County Clerk, Baptist Preacher 1830 - 1860 2
Event: 1805 Land Lottery Henry & John Moffett Hancock Co. GA Property
Burial: Lake Como Cem.
Note:
Birthplace of South Carolina given by Teresa Lynn (Truax) Clendinneng.

Children of John Moffett supplied by Mrs. Ed Liscomb family Bible and letter from Helen Horn genealogy records in her possession descendant Susanna Moffett Brinson. Possible brother, Gabriel A. Moffett born 1782 SC died 1837 AL, in 1812 War. 1790 Census Athens GA 96 Dist. Pendelton. Carven Moffitt sold land SC, moved to Washington Co. GA. Eli Moffett in Perry Co. MS 1930 Census.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2178064&id=I581799010

John married Margaret Elizabeth Francis on 18 Apr 1802 in Columbia Co, Georgia. Margaret was born on 5 Jul 1778 in Virginia; died in 1870 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Lake Como Cem, Bay Springs, Jasper Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret Elizabeth Francis was born on 5 Jul 1778 in Virginia; died in 1870 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Lake Como Cem, Bay Springs, Jasper Co, Mississippi.

Notes:

She was the daughter of Joseph and Susan Easley Francis.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage records (no county/state given - assuming VA)
Name: John C. Moffett
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1772
Spouse Name: Margaret Elizabe Francis
Spouse
Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1778
Number Pages: 1

Children:

Margaret Theresa Moffett was born about 1801 in Hancock Co, Georgia; died on 2 Jan 1886 in Texas.
James Carrington Moffett was born on 14 Sep 1803 in Georgia; died on 13 Jun 1886 in De Soto, Clarke Co, Mississippi.
3. Nancy Rosana Moffett was born on 28 Dec 1805 in Hancock Co, Georgia; died in Jun 1874 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Ellis Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
Gabriel Carlton Moffett was born on 14 Aug 1808 in Sparta, Hancock Co, Georgia; died on 6 Mar 1895 in Floresville, Wilson Co, Texas; was buried in Marcelina Baptist Church Cem, Floresville, Wilson Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

8.	John Evan Ellis, Sr. was born on 8 Feb 1726 in Bladen Co, North Carolina; died on 22 Dec 1796 in Rowan Co, North Carolina. John married Phyllis Lennon about 1760. Phyllis was born about 1740; died after 1800 in of, Bladen Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phyllis Lennon was born about 1740; died after 1800 in of, Bladen Co, North Carolina.

Children:

John Evan Ellis, Jr. was born on 25 May 1761; died on 7 Feb 1818 in Bladen Co, North Carolina.
Jeanette Ellis was born about 1763; died after 1770.
4. Reye Rhisa Ellis was born about 1765 in of, North Carolina; died after 1863 in of, Georgia.
Ann Ellis was born about 1770; died after 1800.
William Ellis was born about 1768; died after 1780.

12.

Gabriel Helm Moffett was born on 17 Jan 1751 in Prince William Co, Virginia (son of Gabriel Moffett, (Immigrant) and Mary Helm); died on 29 Oct 1819 in Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co, Virginia.

Other Events and Attributes:

Other-Begin: 5 Sep 1763, Prince William Co, Virginia

Notes:

Other-Begin:
A Gabriel Muffett of Prince William County was apprenticed to Lynaugh Helm, beginning on 5 September 1763. His father (deceased) was George Muffett. [Dettingen Parish Vestry Book, 1745-1785, pg. 38] He is believed to have been the Gabriel Mufett who was deeded 346 acres in the Parish of Dettingen by Maurice Lynaugh. [Shenandoah Families-Helm by Bessie Taul Conkwright]
(Perhaps this is Gabriel, son of Gabriel - not George. The elder Gabriel had willed in 1758 that his minor children be placed in the care of Lynaugh and Leonard Helm.

Gabriel married Anna Carrington on 18 Nov 1770 in Charlotte Co, Virginia. Anna was born on 27 Oct 1747; died on 11 Feb 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Anna Carrington was born on 27 Oct 1747; died on 11 Feb 1772.

Children:

Henry Moffett was born about 1770 in Prince William Co, Virginia; died after 1780.
6. Rev John Carlton Moffett was born on 26 Dec 1772 in Cub Creek, Charlotte Co, Virginia; died on 27 Dec 1871 in Bay Springs, Jasper Co, Mississippi; was buried in Como Cem, Jasper Co, Mississippi.