My 8x great grandfather Ralph Ellinwood/Ellenwood/Ellingwood Sr, arrived on the Truelove in1635, settled first in Salem, Ma., and later moved to Beverly.He was around 28 years old. Not long after arriving he married his first wife Elizabeth and they had at least one child, a son named Josiah who was baptized in 1644. Between then and 1655 something happened to the family because on 13 March 1655 Ralph married his second wife, Elinor Lynn.and then they proceeded to have eight children, all born at Salem, Ma. :
Stephen, baptized 16 March 1656 .
Ralph, born 18 March 1657 .
John, born 2 July 1659
Joseph, born 12 May 1662
Mary, born 3 April 1664
Elizabeth, born 27 June 1666
Benjamin, born 1 April 1668
David ,born 6 July 1670
Ralph is one of my favorite ancestors. He testified in the Essex County Quarterly Court that a
neighbor had called hm and his wife Elinor a "bawd and a rogue". He and his son-in-law John
Smith were brought into court for trespassing on a neighbor's farm to steal dung. Our Mom liked
to tease our Dad about that one.
To be continued...
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