The Ellis family descends from Christopher Ellis (1673-1732) of Prince George's County, Maryland. Descendants moved west to Ohio where James Ellis, Jr. settled

Island of Tears No More! Embark on the journey of finding your Ellis Island ancestors Nearly 20 million immigrants arrived through Ellis Island between 1892 and

Edward Ellis emigrated from England or Wales to Virginia in 1636 or earlier, and settled in Surry County, Va. He evidently died about 1670 and definitely before