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66. Matthias Ellis was born on 2 Jun 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.⁽⁹⁰⁾⁽²⁰⁾⁽²¹⁾⁽²²⁾⁽²⁹⁾ He died on 21 Aug 1748.⁽⁹⁰⁾⁽²²⁾ MATTHIAS ELLIS, along with his brothers Freeman and Manoah, took the Oath of Allegiance in 1681 (Freeman, op. cit., vol.2, p73). He served on a grand jury 2 June1685 (Plymouth Colonial Records, vol6, page 166). He and his brother Mordecai are listed as Sandwich freemen in 1702 (Freeman, op. cit., vol.2, p85). In 1705 he was named to a committee to act as agents for the settlement of the bounds between Marshpee and Sandwich (ibid, p.86). [Plymouth & Cape Cod MA Genealogy http://www.gendex.com/users/hhadaway/hadaway/hadawaypage.htm]

He was married to Mercy Nye (daughter of Benjamin Nye and Katherine Tupper) in Jan 1678/79.⁽²¹⁾⁽²⁹⁾ Burgess homepage has the following: Married: 06 Oct 1640 at: Sandwich, MA
Barnstable Co. Mercy Nye was born on 4 Apr 1652 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.⁽¹⁰⁶⁾⁽⁹⁰⁾⁽²¹⁾⁽²²⁾ She died between 13 Nov 1744 and 7 Nov 1749.⁽⁹⁰⁾⁽²¹⁾⁽²⁹⁾ Matthias Ellis and Mercy Nye had the following children:

+187 i. Joel Ellis.
+188 ii. Matthias Ellis.
189 iii. John Ellis was born on 17 Aug 1683 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.⁽⁹⁰⁾⁽²¹⁾⁽²²⁾⁽²⁹⁾ He died on 12 Dec 1717 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.⁽⁹⁰⁾ ⁽²¹⁾⁽²²⁾⁽²⁹⁾
+190 iv. Mercy Ellis.
+191 v. Experience Ellis.
+192 vi. Malachi Ellis.
193 vii. Remember Ellis was born on 1 Dec 1691 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.⁽⁹⁰⁾⁽²¹⁾ ⁽²²⁾⁽²⁹⁾ She died young.⁽²²⁾
+194 viii. Mehitabel Ellis.
195 ix. Isabel Ellis was born in 1693.⁽²²⁾
196 x. Samuel Ellis was born on 12 Nov 1699 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.⁽⁹⁰⁾⁽²¹⁾ ⁽²²⁾⁽²⁹⁾ He died young.⁽²²⁾