Joseph 5 Ellis was a Revolutionary soldier serving as a private in Capt. Elijah Smalley's company, Maj. Zenas Winslow's regiment in September 1778. He is listed as the head of a Harwich family of three males over 16, one under 16, one female and one other person. He removed to Springfield, Vermont about 1796-97, joining his son Ziba, and bought a large farm reported to have been the Christopher Ellis place. Ziba sold out to his father about 1806 and moved to Westhersfield, Vermont. Joseph lived on that farm until his death.

Joseph and Jemimah (Eldredge) Ellis are buried in Springfield, Vermont.

Joseph Ellis (born 1732, died 25 March 1808): private in a Massachusetts unit; married to Rhoda Keith.

Source: The Register, Jul 1968, pp. 202-203.
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolution, p. 309.
Col. Harry H. Ellis, Dallas, Tx.
John Plunkett, 305 Windward Cove West, Niceville, FL 32578, & ECN Fall 1998, pg. 66.

ECN editor question: Who was the Christopher Ellis whose land was taken over or settled or purchased by Joseph Ellis and family in Springfield, Vt., 1797? Could this have been the Christopher Ellis for whom Col. Harry H. Ellis was searching for so many years?

IGI RECORD ---
Joseph Ellis, male, birth abt. 1742, Harwich, Barnstable, Ma.
Parents: Father: Joshua Ellis. Mother: Thankful Nickerson.
Source Info: Film No. 1985722.
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