Descendants of Nathaniel Ely Generation No. 1 1. NATHANIEL1 ELY was born Abt. 1605 in England, and died 25 Dec 1675 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He married MARTHA. She died 23 Oct 1688 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Notes for NATHANIEL ELY: --the American founder of the Elys of Falconer, NY; came from England to America about 1634 in the bark "Elizabeth." of Cambridge 1632; moved to Hartford 1636; later of Norwalk 1651 then 1660 to Springfield, Mass.; Children of NATHANIEL ELY and MARTHA are: 2. i. SAMUEL2 ELY, d. 17 Mar 1692, Springfield, Massachusetts. ii. RUTH ELY, m. JEREMY HORTON. Generation No. 2 2. SAMUEL2 ELY (NATHANIEL1) died 17 Mar 1692 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He married MARY DAY 28 Oct 1659 in Springfield, daughter of ROBERT DAYE and EDITHA STEBBINS. She was born 28 Oct 1641 in Hartford, Connecticut, and died 17 Oct 1725 in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Notes for SAMUEL ELY: --died 17 or 19 March 1692? Children of SAMUEL ELY and MARY DAY are: i. SAMUEL3 ELY, b. Abt. 1660; d. Died in infancy. 3. ii. JOSEPH ELY, b. Abt. 1662. iii. SAMUEL ELY, b. Abt. 1664; d. Died young. iv. MARY ELY, b. Abt. 1666; d. Died in infancy. v. SAMUEL ELY, b. Abt. 1668. vi. NATHANIEL ELY, b. Abt. 1670; d. Died young. vii. JONATHAN ELY, b. Abt. 1672; d. Died young. viii. NATHANIEL ELY, b. Abt. 1674; d. Died young. Notes for NATHANIEL ELY: --died at fifteen years; ix. JONATHAN ELY, b. Abt. 1676; d. Died in infancy. x. MARTHA ELY, b. Abt. 1677; d. Died in infancy. 4. xi. JOHN ELY, b. 18 Jan 1678, Springfield; d. 15 Jan 1758, West Springfield. xii. MARY ELY, b. Abt. 1680; d. Died in infancy. xiii. JONATHAN ELY, b. Abt. 1682. xiv. MARY ELY, b. Abt. 1684; m. NATHANIEL COLEMAN, 1705. Notes for NATHANIEL COLEMAN: --of Hatfield; xv. RUTH ELY, b. Abt. 1686; m. EBENEZER WARNER, 15 Dec 1709; b. 05 Nov 1681. Generation No. 3 3. JOSEPH3 ELY (SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born Abt. 1662. He married MARY RILEY, daughter of JOHN RILEY and MARGARET O'DEA. Children of JOSEPH ELY and MARY RILEY are: 5. i. JOSEPH4 ELY. 6. ii. SARAH ELY. 7. iii. MARY ELY. 4. JOHN3 ELY (SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 18 Jan 1678 in Springfield, and died 15 Jan 1758 in West Springfield. He married MERCY BLISS 30 Dec 1703, daughter of SAMUEL BLISS and MARY LEONARD. She was born 18 Jul 1680, and died 05 May 1763. Notes for JOHN ELY: --settled in West Springfield, Mass. as did his brothers, Joseph and Samuel, who married and reared families; Children of JOHN ELY and MERCY BLISS are: i. ABEL4 ELY, b. 18 Nov 1706; d. Died in infancy. 8. ii. JOHN ELY, b. 03 Dec 1707; d. 22 May 1754. 9. iii. REUBEN ELY, b. 12 Jan 1710. iv. ABNER ELY, b. 26 Sep 1711. v. MERCY ELY, b. 22 Jan 1713; m. LUKE BLISS. 10. vi. CALEB ELY, b. 25 Nov 1714, West Springfield. vii. RACHEL ELY, b. 11 Nov 1716. viii. NOAH ELY, b. 04 Jul 1721. Generation No. 4 5. JOSEPH4 ELY (JOSEPH3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) He married MARGARET LEONARD. Child of JOSEPH ELY and MARGARET LEONARD is: 11. i. ZEBIA5 ELY. 6. SARAH4 ELY (JOSEPH3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) She married NATHANIEL LEONARD 14 Apr 1726, son of BENJAMIN LEONARD and SARAH SCOTT. He was born 06 Oct 1685 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died 16 Jul 1734. Child of SARAH ELY and NATHANIEL LEONARD is: 12. i. PRESERVED5 LEONARD, b. 13 Mar 1728, Springfield, Massachusetts. 7. MARY4 ELY (JOSEPH3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) She married THOMAS STEBBINS, son of EDWARD STEBBINS and SARAH GRAVES. He was born 07 Mar 1687. Child of MARY ELY and THOMAS STEBBINS is: 13. i. CALEB5 STEBBINS. 8. JOHN4 ELY (JOHN3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 03 Dec 1707, and died 22 May 1754. He married EUNICE COLTON, daughter of JOHN COLTON. Notes for JOHN ELY: --of Springfield; Notes for EUNICE COLTON: --also married Roger Wolcott? Child of JOHN ELY and EUNICE COLTON is: 14. i. JOHN5 ELY, b. 06 Apr 1735; d. 25 Aug 1815. 9. REUBEN4 ELY (JOHN3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 12 Jan 1710. Child of REUBEN ELY is: 15. i. ISRAEL5 ELY. 10. CALEB4 ELY (JOHN3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 25 Nov 1714 in West Springfield. He married MARY EDWARDS 1740. Notes for MARY EDWARDS: --cousin of the Rev Jonathan Edwards Child of CALEB ELY and MARY EDWARDS is: 16. i. WILLIAM5 ELY, b. 1743. Generation No. 5 11. ZEBIA5 ELY (JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) She married STEPHEN CHAPIN, son of JOHN CHAPIN and SARAH BRIDGMAN. Notes for STEPHEN CHAPIN: --married two women named Zebia?? Child of ZEBIA ELY and STEPHEN CHAPIN is: i. JOHN6 CHAPIN. 12. PRESERVED5 LEONARD (SARAH4 ELY, JOSEPH3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 13 Mar 1728 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARY MILLER. He married (2) MRS. MARY HARWOOD. He married (3) SARAH KEEP 22 May 1751 in Springfield, Hampden, Mass. She was born Abt. 1730. He married (4) MARY MORLEY Abt. 1761. Child of PRESERVED LEONARD and SARAH KEEP is: i. LUCY6 LEONARD, m. BENJAMIN LOOMIS; b. 1750; d. 1814. Notes for BENJAMIN LOOMIS: --of Remsen, New York 13. CALEB5 STEBBINS (MARY4 ELY, JOSEPH3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) Child of CALEB STEBBINS is: i. CALEB6 STEBBINS. 14. JOHN5 ELY (JOHN4, JOHN3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 06 Apr 1735, and died 25 Aug 1815. He married (1) DORCAS ELY. She was born Abt. 1735, and died 03 Jul 1777. He married (2) ABIGAIL MONTAGUE Abt. 1780, daughter of JOHN MONTAGUE and THANKFUL SHELDON. She was born 15 Aug 1748, and died 29 Apr 1810. Notes for DORCAS ELY: --of West Springfield; Children of JOHN ELY and ABIGAIL MONTAGUE are: i. THREE SONS6 ELY. Notes for THREE SONS ELY: --moved to Rochester, New York; ii. JOHN ELY, b. 13 Dec 1783, West Springfield; d. 28 May 1823, West Springfield; m. MARY SEXTON, 08 May 1810; b. 14 Mar 1787; d. 21 May 1853. iii. ELISHA ELY, b. 27 Apr 1785; d. 03 Nov 1854, Allegan, Michigan; m. HANNAH DICKINSON, 11 Nov 1807; b. 04 Mar 1786; d. Rochester, New York. iv. HERVEY ELY, b. 11 Jan 1791; d. 23 Nov 1862, Rochester, New York; m. CAROLINE PARTRIDGE, 19 Jul 1820; b. 31 Jul 1795. 15. ISRAEL5 ELY (REUBEN4, JOHN3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) Children of ISRAEL ELY are: i. JOHN6 ELY. ii. REUBEN ELY. iii. ELIZABETH ELY, m. HENRY FULLER. iv. ROXY ELY, m. JOHN PRINCE. v. SAMUEL ELY, b. 1786, West Springfield, Massachusetts; d. 16 Feb 1886. 16. WILLIAM5 ELY (CALEB4, JOHN3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 1743. He married DRUSILLA BREWSTER, daughter of BENJAMIN BREWSTER. Child of WILLIAM ELY and DRUSILLA BREWSTER is: i. ELI6 ELY, b. 1772; m. BATHSHEBA BLAKE.