John Archer
M, b. before 1654, d. ?unknown
Elizabeth Royal
F, b. before 1654, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=John Archer |
| Birth* |
before 1654 |
William Farley
M, b. circa 1709, d. 18 November 1782
| Birth* |
circa 1709, Henrico Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1730, Principal=Martha Stewart |
| Death* |
18 November 1782, Rawleigh Parrish, Amelia Co., Virginia |
Martha Stewart
F, b. circa 1716, d. 28 May 1818
| Birth* |
circa 1716, Chesterfield Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1730, Principal=William Farley |
| Death* |
28 May 1818, Amelia Co., Virginia |
Daniel Stewart
M, b. before 1696, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
|
| Birth* |
before 1696, Virginia |
John B. Farley Sr.
M, b. circa 1647, d. circa 1732
| Birth* |
circa 1647, Charles City Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1667, Principal=Mary Willett |
| Death* |
circa 1732, Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., Virginia |
Mary Willett
F, b. circa 1648, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1648, Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1667, Principal=John B. Farley Sr. |
James Willett
M, b. before 1628, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
|
| Birth* |
before 1628 |
Mary Farley
F, b. circa 1668, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1668 |
James Farley
M, b. circa 1669, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1669 |
Matthew Farley
M, b. circa 1672, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1672 |
William Farley
M, b. circa 1674, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1674 |
Thomas Farley
M, b. circa 1602, d. circa 1657
| Marriage* |
|
| Birth* |
circa 1602, Yorkshire, England |
| Death* |
circa 1657, Archers Hope, James City Co., Virginia |
Richard McNeely
M, b. circa 1776, d. after 1850
| Birth* |
circa 1776, Virginia |
| Marriage* |
22 July 1799, Monroe Co., Virginia, Principal=Mary Blankenship |
| Marriage* |
circa 1850, Principal=Mary ? |
| Death* |
after 1850, Logan Co., Virginia |
| Family 2 |
Mary ? b. circa 1789, d. after 1850 |
Mary Blankenship
F, b. before 1781, d. before 1850
| Name Variation |
Polly |
| Birth* |
before 1781, Virginia |
| Marriage* |
22 July 1799, Monroe Co., Virginia, Principal=Richard McNeely |
| Death* |
before 1850, Logan Co., Virginia |
Mary ?
F, b. circa 1789, d. after 1850
| Birth* |
circa 1789, Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1850, Principal=Richard McNeely |
| Death* |
after 1850, Logan Co., Virginia |
Richard Blankenship Jr.
M, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=Rebecca ? |
Rebecca ?
F, d. ?unknown
William McNeely
M, d. ?unknown
Joseph McNeely
M, d. ?unknown
Alexander McNeely
M, d. ?unknown
? McNeely
M, b. circa 1817, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=Sarah ? |
| Birth* |
circa 1817 |
Sarah ?
F, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=? McNeely |
William McNeely
M, d. ?unknown
Floyd McNeely
M, d. ?unknown
Richard F. McNeely
M, d. ?unknown
John Kelly McNeely
M, d. ?unknown
Isaac McNeely
M, b. January 1847, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
January 1847, Logan Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1872, Principal=Clarissa Nelson |
Polly McNeely
F, b. circa 1850, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1850, Logan Co., Virginia |
Clarissa Nelson
F, b. September 1843, d. ?unknown
Isaac Gore
M, b. before 1844, d. ?unknown
? Gore
M, d. ?unknown
Sarah McNeely
F, b. before 1824, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=? Gore |
| Birth* |
before 1824 |
James Nelson
M, b. circa 1815, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=Sarah Bias |
| Birth* |
circa 1815, North Carolina |
Sarah Bias
F, b. circa 1823, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=James Nelson |
| Birth* |
circa 1823, North Carolina |
Catherine Nelson
F, b. circa 1846, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=Floyd S. Ellis |
| Birth* |
circa 1846, Logan Co., Virginia |
Minerva Nelson
F, d. ?unknown
Lorenzo D. Nelson
M, d. ?unknown
James B. Nelson
M, d. ?unknown
Floyd S. Ellis
M, b. June 1838, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
Principal=Catherine Nelson |
| Birth* |
June 1838, Logan Co., Virginia |
Phillip Ellis
M, b. 5 November 1785, d. circa 1862
| Birth* |
5 November 1785, Virginia |
| Marriage* |
4 August 1804, Monroe Co., Virginia, Principal=Elizabeth Hinchman |
| Death* |
circa 1862, Logan Co., Virginia |
Elizabeth Hinchman
F, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
4 August 1804, Monroe Co., Virginia, Principal=Phillip Ellis |
Owen Evan Ellis
M, b. circa 1756, d. circa 1812
| Note* |
Owen Ellis served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. James Trimble's Company, Augusta Co., Virginia. He also served with Capt. John Stuart in the Greenbrier Co., Virginia Militia. Owen served stints of three months at a time, as all able bodied men did, in that time. He served in Capt. Trimbles Company when he was in Augusta County, but was listed as absent when he made trips to the Greenbrier to clear his land, build a cabin, and plant an acre of corn for his "corn right". He, no doubt, was not interested in serving in the Revolutionary War, but was more interested in staking a claim for his land.
Owen may have been brought up in an environment that leaned toward the Quaker doctrine. He was not a member of the Quaker society, however, the vicinity of Mossy Creek, Augusta County, where Owen lived, was heavily settled by members of the Quaker society. Owen's mother or his grandparents most likely were Quakers, and still lived according to the Quaker beliefs. When Owen Ellis settled on Wolf Creek, he still adhered to the same doctrine as he was accustomed to, while he lived in Augusta County. Owen deeded acreage to his sons, twelve years before he died. Jacob Ellis, Owen's first son, deeded one acre of his property to be used as a Methodist Meeting House. The name he gave the the Meeting House was Mount Peniel. This Meeting House was the first log cabin Owen built on Wolf Creek, and where his family lived for several years. It is not to be confused with the log cabin he built as a hunting camp, and home to his family when he brought them from Augusta County to the south side of Wolf Creek Mountain. The Peniel House was also used as a school for educating the Ellis children. The faith practiced in Monroe Co., in the late 1700's and early 1800's was predominantly Methodist. The Methodist faith was one of the faiths the majority of the Quakers joined when they were no longer affiliated with the Quaker society. The first home place Owen settled on Leacher's Branch in Monroe County, WV is extremely hard to get to now. It is approximately 1 1/2 miles up a hollow, off a one lane road. The dirt road leading to the old home place is impassable by vehicle, and the journey has to be made on foot. A dilapidated, weather worn, two story house still stands, in the same location as Owen's log cabin, resting at the base of several mountains. There is about 5 acres that is flat along the back of the house, a road leads up over the hill. It runs along the ridge and ascends to the top of the mountain. The road runs out but an impression of where it once located can be seen. The road, at one time, descended over the mountains to the north, and came out on the waters of Wolf Creek. This is the way Owen traveled when he went to Wolf Creek, to clear land for acquisition. Another dirt road, which has been used more extensively but in extremely bad condition, runs along the side of the old home place, and goes up over the mountain to the east. This road runs along the top of the mountain and descends down to the waters of Wolf Creek and Hardy Run on the east side of Wolf Creek Mountain. It connects with Johnson's Crossroads about 2 miles from where Jacob and Catherine Doran lived. In the early 1800 to 1867, this road was only a horse trail.
There were about 12 homesteads scattered throughout the top of Wolf Creek Mountain. Catherine Ellis and Junior Meredith lived on this trail that ran across the top of the mountain above where Owen had first settled, and where Lloyd Ellis raised his family. William Ellis, Andrew Ellis, Evan Ellis, and other Ellis descendants lived along this road. A majority of the inhabitants living on Wolf Creek Mountain were descendants of Owen Ellis Sr. A limestone foundation marks the place of what was once the Mount Hope School House of Wolf Creek Mountain, that educated the children to meet the demands of this world. As the children grew up, they left the mountain and never returned. In some ways, it is sad, but in other ways the training they received prepared them for a better future. All that remains to denote the existence of the settlers that gave us our beginnings, is old weather beaten clapboard homesteads with high grass, berry vines, and trees grown up in what was once beautiful homes, yards, and fields. Large field stones used for steps and walks are now covered with moss, a few slats remain of what was once a white picket fence, a fallen down gate, hanging from two posts, leads to nowhere. The pieces of picket fence stands alone in a forest of trees. Hand cut sandstone chimneys that once stood as a symbol of warmth to these log cabin homes, rises toward the sky from the floor of the forest. The cut of the stones and the construction of the chimneys indicate the skill of the settler. The work was exceptional, and the chimneys were constructed with pride and skill. They stand now as a tribute to their handiwork. The hand cut logs, that once offered solace, protection and held their hopes and dreams, lay in a heap. One wall still stands, leaning at a distinct angle, and may not last through another winter. The care and precision with which the logs were cut, shows the pride they had in building their dream home. Now it is rubble cluttering up the forest floor.
No one lives on this mountain now. It still holds the remains of our early ancestors. There are no stones marking their graves. Nothing is left that denotes they had once walked on this land. The wilderness that our ancestors spent a lifetime trying to claim, and tame, now towers over them and has swallowed them up. We are proof that they were here, and to know that the seed they planted has now flourished into several thousand descendants. They worked long and hard, endured adversities, and in a heroic way struggled so that we live today.
Thanks to Shirley Green Ulaki.
This Family Tree is indeed, a tribute to them. |
| Birth* |
circa 1756, Mossy Creek, Augusta Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1777, Mossy Creek, Greenbrier Co., Virginia, Principal=Christina Doran |
| Death* |
circa 1812, Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., Virginia |
Christina Doran
F, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Marriage* |
circa 1777, Mossy Creek, Greenbrier Co., Virginia, Principal=Owen Evan Ellis |
John Ellis Jr.
M, b. 9 March 1732/33, d. 27 May 1834
| Marriage* |
Principal=(?) Elizabeth |
| Birth* |
9 March 1732/33, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia |
| Death* |
27 May 1834, Jonesboro, Union Co., Illinois |
(?) Elizabeth
F, d. ?unknown
John Ellis
M, b. circa 1700, d. circa 1762
| Note* |
John received 20 shillings from his father's will of 1726. John had a plantation of 2,268 acres on the South Fork of the North Fork/ Branch of the South river with surveys listed in Colonial Caroline. This area was in Spotsylvania Co., later becoming part of Orange Co. In 1738 it became a part of Fredrick and Agusta Counties. When John Ellis settled in this area, it was a wilderness filled with wild animals, and Indians. A very prominent family, John Madison, was his neighbor. James Madison, the 4th President of the United States, was born in 1751 at Port Conway, King George County, Virginia. Shortly after his birth, his mother brought him from her parents home to the Madison home in Orange County. John raised his family to be strong, independent, excellent hunters and wise in the ways of the wilderness. They hunted, fished, and trapped for their food. They also became as cunning as the Indians.
|
| Birth* |
circa 1700, Middlesex Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
19 September 1722, St. Paul's Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia, Principal=Mary O'Neal |
| Death* |
circa 1762 |
Mary O'Neal
F, b. circa 1701, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1701, Stafford Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
19 September 1722, St. Paul's Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia, Principal=John Ellis |
Hezekiah Ellis
M, b. circa 1680, d. 22 December 1726
| Note* |
Will of Hesekiah Ellis Dated 22 December 1726:
Will of Hesekiah Ellis of the County of Middlesex in Virginia being very sick and of body, To my dear and loving wife Mary Ellis all my whole estate during her natural life and after her decease, to my son John Ellis twenty shillings, to my daughter Elizabeth Ellis twenty shillings, to my daughter Mary Ellis twenty shillings, to my daughter Ellis Faulkner one shilling and to keep in her possession what she had already lent her, to my daughter Anne Ellis twenty shillings, to my son William Ellis five shillings. Remainder be divided one half to my son Hezekiah Ellis and the other half to my son Robert Ellis and my daughter Sarah Ellis. My loving wife Mary Ellis executrix. My friends Thomas Martin and George Fearn my
trustees.
Hesikiah Ellis
Wit: George (X) Sanders, Susanah (X) Curtis, Thomas Folkner.
6 June 1727. Produced in Court by Mary Ellis. Proved by George Sanders and Thomas Falkner.
-What my appear to be spelling errors are exactly as they appear in the book.
Source: The Virginia Genealogist, Volume 5, 1961, John Fredrick Dorman, Editor. page #107: MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1713-1734, cont., from V.5, p, 74. Page 322.
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| Birth* |
circa 1680, Middlesex Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1698, Middlesex Co., Virginia, Principal=Mary ? |
| Death* |
22 December 1726, Middlesex Co., Virginia |
Mary ?
F, b. circa 1682, d. ?unknown
| Death* |
?unknown |
| Birth* |
circa 1682, Middlesex Co., Virginia |
| Marriage* |
circa 1698, Middlesex Co., Virginia, Principal=Hezekiah Ellis |