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Descendants of Christopher Columbus Ellis

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN LOVE³ ELLIS (CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS², JOHN¹) was born December 08, 1788 in ?, and died Unknown in ?. He married ? Unknown in ?. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?.

More About JOHN LOVE ELLIS:
Burial: Unknown, Ellis Family Cemetery

More About ?:
Burial: Unknown, ?

Children of JOHN ELLIS and ? are:

	i.		LUCY⁴ ELLIS.
	ii.		ELIZABETH ELLIS.
	iii.		CATHERINE ELLIS.
	iv.		JOSEPH ELLIS.

3. REV. WILLIAM³ ELLIS (CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS², JOHN¹) was born June 06, 1793 in Sevier County, Tennessee, and died December 02, 1878 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He married HETTY BERRY 1816 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She was born 1802 in Sevier County, Tennessee, and died May 07, 1858 in Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes for REV. WILLIAM ELLIS:
William Ellis was a member of the 2nd TN. militia and fouhgt with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horse Shoe Bend in the War of 1812. All of William's son's ( of age)fought for the South during the Civil War.

William Ellis was one of very few slave owners in Sevier County at one time having as many as 27. The foundation of four of the slave quarters are still standing today around
the perimeter of the rubble of the estate dwelling.

More About REV. WILLIAM ELLIS:
Burial: Unknown, Ellis Family Cemetery

More About HETTY BERRY:
Burial: Unknown, Ellis Family Cemetery

Children of WILLIAM ELLIS and HETTY BERRY are:

6.	i.		AHAZ⁴ ELLIS, b. 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee.
	ii.		MAHALA"MAE" ELLIS, b. Unknown, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. Unknown, ?; m. ? STOCKTON, Unknown, ?; b. Unknown, ?; d. Unknown, ?.

More About MAHALA"MAE" ELLIS:
Burial: Unknown, ?

More About ? STOCKTON:
Burial: Unknown, ?

	iii.	NANCY ELLIS, b. Unknown, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7.	iv.	ELIZABETH"BETSY" ELLIS, b. December 03, 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. July 09, 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee.
8.	v.	JOHN ELLIS, b. 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee.
9.	vi.	JAMES ELLIS, b. November 04, 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. July 12, 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee.
10.	vii.	MARY ELLIS, b. 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. Unknown, Sevier County, Tennessee.
11.	viii.	JANE ELLIS, b. 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. 1901, ?.

4. JAMES WESLEY³ ELLIS (CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS², JOHN¹) was born October 09, 1800 in Sevier County, Tennessee, and died October 08, 1886 in Seymour,Sevier County, Tennessee. He married JANE LYNN RANDLES 1825 in ?, daughter of WILLIAM RANDLES and ELIZABETH MCGAUHEY. She was born January 07, 1810 in Sevier County, Tennessee, and died August 04, 1901 in Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes for JAMES WESLEY ELLIS:
Was an extensive farmer, and became a member of the Baptist Church, at Boyd's Creek, when thirty years of age, and after a devoted Christian life and a married life of sixty-three years, he died at the age of eighty-six, the first death in his family." --from "Goodspeed's History of Tennessee," published by Charles and Randy Elder Booksellers, Nashville, Tennessee.

Listed as "Ellice" in 1830 Census.

In 1850 had land valued at $3500 and had a physician living with him and his wife and 5 sons. The physician's name was William McNutt.

In 1860 had real estate valued at $12,400 and personal property valued at $3073.

"They were frugal and industrious in their habits and accomplished much in their day and geration. Relgiously they were Protestants and for many years communicants of Boyd's Creek Baptist Church.

These our progenitors were sturdy and industrious people and were much respected by all who knew them." --J.J. Ellis

According to land records found in Sevier County Court House he made many land transfers in the county. His father, Christopher Columbus Ellis, either bought or was granted land in the county before records were kept, but one of the deeds made by James and recorded a short time later refers to the fact that C.C. Ellis owned land. A notation as follows was found:
"This description (of a tract of land) is based on a survey of the land of Christopher Columbus Ellis." In many cases it would appear that James was making transfers among the family members as if he were acting as an administrator, but the word "adminstrator" was not actually used.
Buried at Boyd's Creek Cemetery, Boyd's Creek Baptist Church, Seymour, Tennessee

More About JAMES WESLEY ELLIS:
Burial: Unknown, Boyds Creek Cemetery

More About JANE LYNN RANDLES:
Burial: Unknown, Boyds Creek Cemetery

Children of JAMES ELLIS and JANE RANDLES are:

WILLIAM REECE⁴ ELLIS, b. November 12, 1827, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. December 08, 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; m. MARY J. JOHNSON, 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; b. July 23, 1827; d. August 23, 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee.

More About WILLIAM REECE ELLIS:
Burial: Boyds Creek Cemetery

More About MARY J. JOHNSON:
Burial: Boyds Creek Cemetery

	ii.	JOHN CUMBERLAND ELLIS, b. January 17, 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. March 15, 1900.
12.	iii.	NAPOLEON BONAPARTE ELLIS"POLE", b. October 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. August 19, 1916, Marryville, Tennessee.
	iv.	SAMUEL LOVE ELLIS, b. 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; m. NANCY A. RANDLES, March 23, 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; b. 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee.
13.	v.	JAMES HARRISON ELLIS, b. August 15, 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; d. March 11, 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee.

5. NANCY³ ELLIS (CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS², JOHN¹) was born June 21, 1817 in Sevier County, Tennessee, and died Unknown in Sevier County, Tennessee. She married HUGH GUYNN Unknown in ?. He was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes for NANCY ELLIS:
Buried in small, fenced plot

More About NANCY ELLIS:
Burial: Unknown, Ellis Family Cemetery

Notes for HUGH GUYNN:
Buried in small, fenced plot

More About HUGH GUYNN:
Burial: Unknown, Ellis Family Cemetery

Children of NANCY ELLIS and HUGH GUYNN are:

	i.		JOHN CUMBERLAND⁴ GUYNN.
	ii.		AHAZ GUYNN.
	iii.		MARY GUYNN.
	iv.		SAMUEL GUYNN.

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