Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #285–John Ellis

This is a new series of posting, appearing every Sunday, on selected Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resources if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folders:
Folder #285
John Ellis ¹
This estate folder begins at image #140 and ends with image #172. (images 140-172)
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Nowhere within the Estate folder of John Ellis is there a document that shows his date of death; but his tombstone in the Peniel Cemetery records his death date as 15 November 1871. John had lost his entire family by the time of his death. His two children, William Archibald and Sarah Ann had passed away in 1864. Then in June of 1867, his wife Eliza passed away.
The loss in his entire family resulted in his estate being divided between his siblings and surviving nieces and nephews. 
At the time of John’s death he held a large estate consisting of both real and personal which included 400 acres of land on Bear Creek. Court was held on the 27th day of December 1872 to determine the disposition of said land.

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This document from his estate shows those surviving heirs at law.

Image 150

The heirs-at-law were:

• Jacob Ellis
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• J. J. Ellis, son of illegible
• Wesley Ellis, son of illegible
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• Elisha Ellis
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• Rachel Bone – [Wife of Charles Wesley Boan]
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• Wm Smothers, son of Nancy
• Christian Kissah , daughter of Nancy
• Elisha Smothers, son of Nancy
• Catherine Smothers, daughter of Nancy
• Effy Ann Gainey, daughter of Nancy
• ----------------------------
• Rebecca Ann Odum
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• Elisha Ellis, Jr. son of Arch

If you are a descendant of John Ellis you should take the time to review his probate file.
The inventory and list of buyers at this estate sale is well worth taking the time to browse through this estate folder.



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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-35028-53?cc=1911928 : accessed 11 June 2016), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0282-0330 > image 140 of 1448; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.