Bennet Ellis
Another name for Bennet was Sally. General Notes: BENNET, b. 27 Feb. 1648-9; m. about 1668 OBADIAH3 EDDY (Samuel,2 Rev. William1). A deed, dated 1 Jan. 1701-2, proves conclusively that the wife of this man was named Bennet: "Obadiah Eddy of Middleborough" conveyed land there to Thomas Parker of Beverly, in which the concluding phrase leads: "I and my wife Bennett Eddy." It is signed and acknowledged by both Obadiah and Bennet Eddy (Plym-outh County deeds, vol. 21, p. 64). The name Bennet was by no means a common one at that period and when this fact is coupled by the fact that of the twelve children of this couple the first was named John, the seventh Joel (another uncommon name which was popular in this Ellis family), the eighth Elizabeth and the tenth Bennet, we have rather a strong case for identifying the wife at this Obadiah Eddy as Bennet2 Ellis. One additional bit of supporting evidence lies in the fact that in 1700 William2 Ellis (No. 7 below) of Middleborough bought land from Obadiah Eddy of the same town. [Lt. John & Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis of Sandwich, Mass by Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson, of Duxbury, Mass & Maclean W. McLean, of Pittsburg, PA] Noted events in her life were: • Alt. Birth, 27 Feb 1647/48. 207 Bennet married Obadiah Eddy, son of Samuel Eddy and Elizabeth Savery, about 1668 of Middleboro, Plymouth, MA 5.,65 (Obadiah Eddy was born about 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA 5,37 and died before 6 Nov 1727 in Middleborough, Plymouth, MA 29,37.) |