The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12

II 49,
Prominent Families Connected with
tito Ellis Family.
Tho family OF Ellis Is also connected
With the Taliaferros, the Dulaneys, the
Carters. the champes, the Tylcrs and
this Roses
Dnlancy Connection viii, EllIscs.
Powhatan Ellis g(4) (Josinh (3).
Charles (2). John (D,) born ut Red
Hill. in the county OF Amherst. mar
ricd Eliza Rebecca VIM IN 1881. She
was the daughter OF Timothy VIM
(2, son ofTimothy VIM "a, of Aassa-
ohusetts and Mary Bridge. his( wife.
Timothy VIM t2) married Rebecca
Dulaney, OF Shutters HILL. Fairfax
county, Va. who was daughter OF Col.
Benjamin Tasker Dulaney and Eliza
was famous and hospitable mansion.
The wife OF Powhatan Ellis "a de-
rived splendid ancestry through her
mother, Rebccca Dulaney, who was
the daughter OF Benjamin Tasker Du-
fancy and his wife. Elizabeth French.
daughter OF Daniel French. Miss
French was great hciress, and OF
her George Washington wrote: Our
celebrated fortune, Miss French, whom
half the world was in pursuit Of
En- PEASANT, 1t may be said that
there never was day when fortune
was dcspised. AS we go over the pages
! OF the Virginia Gazette and read the
quantity delicious marriage notices
we are forced to conclude that for
, tune" outclassed even beauty or good
4 ness.
Tho Tasker family of Maryland is
very distinguished. Thomas Taskcr.
ty about 1852. He was treasurer OF
tho province OF Maryland. 1t is said
that his wife was relation OF Lord
Baltimore. Thomas Tasker ~ had a son.
BENJAMIN (o), who also had son.
benjamin (3), who was president OF
the council Of Maryland for thirty-two
years. He and Charles Carroll. the
signer, were delegates TO the Albany
convention Of 1854. Bancroft said that
'America had never before seen such
IN assembly"
Benjamin Tasker ca married Anne,
daughter ofrWilliam Bladen, commits
Fary-general OF Maryland. who was
pon of Nathaniel Bladen. EGO. OF
Hemesworth. York. and Isabella, his
wife. daughter OF STR William Fairfax,
Knight OF StrGton.
BENJAMIN Tasker (3) had daughter.
4 Rebecca (D. who married Daniel Du-
fancy. councillor of Maryland. in 1TI6.
md son, Benjamin Tasker "a. who
owned the famous race-horse Selma.
by the GodophIn Arabian. the most
famous mare of her day.
Selma purchased from the Marquis
IF CRANKY. won the first great race
recorded in Virginia. 1t was run In
Gloucester county in. 1851: Selma beat
Colonel William Byrd's Tryall. and Col-
onel John Tayloe's Jennie Camerop.
They ran four miles for 500 pistols.
Daniel Dulancy's portrait now hangs
In the Superior Court of Baltimore. The
portrait OF his wife. Rebecca Tasker,
was taken from Shutters Hill, the
home OF his SOM BENJAMIN Tasker Du-
1aney. In Fairfax county, by Federal
soldiers during the Civil War.
Tho dcsccndants& therefore, of Pow
hatan Ellis and Elizabeth VIM are
eligible to all Colonial societies through
Thomas "a Tasker, treasurer of
the province of Maryland: Ben
3amin CD Tasker. president Of
council and Governor: William Baden.
commissary-gene of Maryland, and
Daniel Dulaney. councillor.
~
Mary Wright Ellis. born at Red Hill
in 1879 (Josiah CD. Charles (2), John
Y ODD married Thomas Montgomery in
1919, and had a daughter. Mary Wright
Ellis Montgomery, who married Champe
Carter In 1892. Champe Carter was
son of Edward Hill Carter, of Blen-
helm.
Edward Hill Carter was son of Ed
ward Garter OF Blenheim. and Sarah
Champe.
Edward Carter. OF Blenheim. was son
of John Carter. secretary of colony,
and Elizabeth Hill. John Carter. the
commonly called king who was son
of John Carter, of Corotoman, the emf
grant.
Colonial ancestors in this line from
Josiah Ellis ARE John "a, Robert co
and John (s) Carter, the two Edward
Hills and John Armistead, the father
of Mrs. Robert (2) Garter
nlunrord Connection With the Ellises.
Another Interesting Elli- line comes
through Joshua Shelton Ellis (4
Josiah ca, Charles (2). John CD who
was born at Red Hill In Amherst
county, Va, and married Margaret
Newman Eubank. He had a son, Pow
hatan Lewis Ellis, who married Elvira
Henry ES1lSSh " w -
NIunford and Sarah Radford. Powha-
tan Lewis Ellis had a son. William
Munford Ellis, who married Pearl Pearl
Tyler youngest daughter Of President
John Tyler.
The Munfords and Elllses are again
connected by the marriage of Colonel
George Nvythe Munford and Elizabeth
rhorouglgood daughter of Charles ca
Ellis (Josllua (s), Charles ca. John
uD) Charles t4) Ellis lived for many
years In large wooden house, corner
OF Second and Franklin Streets, and
his descendantsesti till live in this city
The NIunfords have been distin-
guished citizens since tho emigrant,
Robert, who was clerk OF the. House
OF Burgesses. William Byrd speaks
of his cordial hospitality in his his
tory Of tile ividing Line" Tradition
says that NInnford was originally De
Montford, and that the family is cons
nected with the Earl Of Leices ter.
Robert "a Munford married Anne,
daughter Of Richard Bland, and had a