Sources & Information:
Item 1.Cornelius Ellis died as a result of being kicked of a horse on 21 February 1807.
He appears to be the Cornelius Ellis who served as a private in Capt. Job Pierce's company,
Col. Theophilus Cotton's regiment; pay roll for Oct 1777, dated Middleborough; service 30 days,
at Rhode Island. He bought from his brother, Joseph, as administrator of their father's estate,
23 June 1791, a tract of land in Middleborough bordered by that of his sister-in-law, Hannah Bryant,
which had belonged to his granfather, Capt. Joel 3 Ellis. He is described as "Cornelius Ellis of
Middleborough, cordwainer." He is listed in the 1790 census as the head of a Middleborough
family of one male over 16, two under 16 and eight females. Children's births recorded in
Middleborough, dates shown but most of the names are illegible.
Item 2.Other Sources: The Register, April 1968, pp. 136-137.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution, p. 297.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
Item 3.Note the following:
Ellis, ........?, Cornelius Ellis/Jerusha, F, B, 06Nov1774, Plymouth, Middleboro, MA., IGI pg. 12021.
Ellis, ........?, Cornelius Ellis/Jerusha, F, B, 03Feb1777, Plymouth, Middleboro, MA., IGI pg. 12021.
Ellis, ........?, Cornelius Ellis/Jerusha, F, B, 12Mar1779, Plymouth, Middleboro, MA., IGI pg. 12021.
Ellis, ........?, Cornelius Ellis/Jerusha, F, B, 19Apr1781, Plymouth, Middleboro, MA., IGI pg. 12021.
Ellis, ........?, Cornelius Ellis/Jerusha, F, B, 28Jul1783, Plymouth, Middleboro, MA., IGI pg. 12021.
Ellis, ........?, Cornelius Ellis/Jerusha, M, B, 20Mar1788, Plymouth, Middleboro, MA., IGI pg. 12021.
Item 4.Family Group Record <http://www.familysearch.org>. Cornelius Ellis, wife Jerusha Bryant and 8
children.