Ellis 'Alice' Dennis

1673 - Bef 1743  (< 69 years)

• Name	Ellis 'Alice' Dennis  [1]
  Birth	29 Jul 1673	Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Grand Fathers will	16 Feb 1687	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	She was shown as Alice Dennis Jr. in the will of Roger O'Cane.
  Will - Named in Husbands will	24 Dec 1720	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	She was shown as wife Ellis in the will of Henry Hudson Sr.
  Tax list	Between 1723 and 1724	Bogerternorton Hundred, Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	She was shown as Ellis Hutson, widow, head of household and with her was Wm. Hutson ("her son") and Negro Tom.
  Marr Name	Ellis 'Alice' Gillett
  Marr Name	Ellis 'Alice' Hudson
  Reference Identifier	TF#0353
  Record ID	31564
  Will	8 Feb 1742/43	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	To son Mager Hudson furnishings and livestock. To granddaughter Roda Hudson heifer. To son John. To grandson Solomon Hudson mare. To granddaughter Leviner Poynter, livestock & furnishings. To daughter Betty Henderson, furnishings and personalties. To granddaughter Sophia Hudson personalties. Witt: William Ennis Jr. & William Ennis Sr.
  Death	Bef 3 May 1743	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	It was on this date that her will was probated.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Roger O'Cane,   b. Abt 1615   d. Bef 6 Jun 1688, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 73 years)  (Grandfather)  Alice 'Ellis' Nehulian, (O'Hulian),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Katherine Dennis,   b. Abt 1662, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Hugh Porter, I,  m. Abt 1680 > 2. Elizabeth Dennis,   b. 16 Nov 1665, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ▻ George Lyd,  m. Abt 1685 + 3. Margaret Dennis,   b. 8 Feb 1668, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Hope Taylor, Sr.,  m. 5 Feb 1683/4 + 4. Donagh 'Donnock' Dennis, II,   b. 16 Feb 1669, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1690 + 5. Ellis 'Alice' Dennis,   b. 29 Jul 1673, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 3 May 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 69 years) ▻ Henry Hudson, II,  m. Abt 1694 ;   John Gillett,  m. Abt 1725 > 6. Elinor Dennis,   b. Abt 1675, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Jeremiah Morris,  m. Abt 1700 + 7. John Dennis,   b. 12 Feb 1676/77, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 04 Mar 1744, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 67 years) ▻ Sarah (--?--),  m. Abt 1700 ;   Elizabeth Day,  m. Abt 1710
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of Donogh 'Donnock' Dennis and "Unknown")
  + 1. Mary Dennis,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) Taylor,  m. Abt 1670 ;   Philip Conner, (Conway) Sr.,  m. 17 Dec 1677
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Morice 'Morris' Matthews and Alice 'Ellis' Nehulian)
  + 1. William Matthews,   b. Bef 9 Jun 1661, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 12 Dec 1726, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 65 years) ▻ Mary (of Teague) Riggin,  m. Abt 1683
  Person ID	I31564	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Donogh 'Donnock' Dennis, (O'Cane) I,   b. Abt 1638, County Galway, Ireland d. 23 Mar 1716/17, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Alice 'Ellis' Nehulian, (O'Hulian),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Morice 'Morris' Matthews,   b. Abt 1630   d. Bef 28 Apr 1707, Dorchester Co, Maryland  (Age < 77 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1661	Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia   [6, 7]
  	Marshall shows them as Donock Dennis and Elice Nehulian. Ellis Nehulian's son, William Matthews, who she had by Morris Matthews, was raised by Ellis and her husband, Donnock Dennis.
  Family ID	F9682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henry Hudson, II,   b. 8 Jul 1669, Morumsco, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 7 Mar 1720/21, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1694  [8]
  Children	1. Henry Hudson, III,   b. Abt 1696, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. William Hudson,   b. Abt 1697, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Jun 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 69 years) ╚═ Sarah Dennis  m. Abt 1730 + 3. Robert Hudson,   b. Abt 1698, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 21 Aug 1728, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age < 30 years) ╚═ Margaret (--?--)(?Holland)   4. Mary Hudson,   b. Abt 1699, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Bishop  m. Abt 1718 + 5. Elizabeth Hudson,   b. Abt 1700, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Brittingham  m. Abt 1718 + 6. Dennis (of Henry) Hudson,   b. 1700, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 22 May 1761, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 61 years) ╚═ Ellinor 'Helenor' Truitt, (Truitt?)  (Age > 40 years)  m. Abt 1722;    ╚═ Sarah Jarman, (Jarman?)  (Age 45 years)  m. Aft 31 Jul 1738   7. John Hudson,   b. Abt 1704, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Christian Hudson,   b. Abt 1708, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 31 MA 1743, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 35 years) ╚═ John Brittingham, Sr.  (Age < 50 years)   9. Rhoda Hudson,   b. Abt 1712, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   10. David Hudson, (s/o Henry),   b. Abt 1714, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   11. Major Hudson,   b. Abt 1716, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family 2	John Gillett,   b. 1668, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 22 Nov 1739, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 71 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Margaret (--?--),   b. Abt 1675   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1696
  Marriage	Abt 1725	Worcester Co, Maryland   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F25542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S200] Matthew M. Wise, Wise, Matt - Boston Family, 2nd Ed, (Delmar Company, Charlotte, NC, 1986), 200. [S2065] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Som & Wor Co, MD Wills 1664-1775, (V.L. Skinner Jr., Brookeville, MD 1988), p. 10 (will of Roger O'Cane), 2065. [S2166] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Wills 1666-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 16 (will of Henry Hudson Sr., wife Ellis), 2166. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 112 (Henry Hudson Family), 726. [S2160] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1742-1758, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1986), p. 1 (will of Ellis Gillit), 2160. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 68 (Hungars Parish Records), 497. [S3123] Jim Matthews. 7114 Harlan Ln. Sykesville. MD 21784 & Lloyd Matthews. 11 Redhaven Place. The Woodlands. TX 77381, Matthews, James - Matthews web page, ([email protected] & [email protected]), http://matthewsofdelmarva.org/index.htm, 3123. [S2166] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Wills 1666-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 12 (will of Donnack Dennis, wife unnamed), 2166. [S2160] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1742-1758, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1986), p. 1 (will of Samuel Gillit, wife Elizabeth) & p. 1 (will of Ellis Gillit), 2160. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 111 (Henry Hudson Family) & p. 76 (Gillett Family), 726.