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John 5 Ellis was a Revolutionary War soldier serving in the Continental Army from 20 Jan 1777 to 2 Sept 1781. He served mainly in Capt. John Spurr's company, Col. Thomas Nixon's regiment and in Capt. Benjamin Pike's company, Lt. Col. Calvin Smith's regiment. Sarah Blackmer was the mother of all his children; all were born in Barnard. He is listed in the 1790 census as the head of a Woodstock family of one male over 16, three under 16 and two females. Census of Ellis Rev. War Pensioners, who were alive in 1840, Barnard, Windsor Co., Vermont, John Ellis age 81, res. John Ellis, re: ECN winter 1990, pg 7.

Source: The Register, Jan 1968, p. 61.
History of Barnard, Vt, Vol 2, p. 182.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution, p. 305.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
Massachusetts IGI page 12061.
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Lt John Ellis of Sandwich.