I think we found our Bentley ELLIS here- read below- his record of slaves- wonder who the Richard ELLIS was??? We have an idea of Dudley Brown ELLIS- Debbie [email protected] COURT RECORDS DIGEST Presented by the Records Conservation Project in cooperation with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia court for the District of Spotsylvania included Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, Culpeper and Counties. District Courts were abolished in 1808, being replaced by Superior Courts of Law. District Court Records 1804 STYLE : Ellis vs TerrillPLAINTIFF(s) : Dudley Brown Ellis DEFENDANT(s) : Henry Terrell DEPONENT(s) : Mary Thacker; William Thacker; Christopher Terrell PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Louisa; Hanover; King George REMARK(s) : Slaves - James; Ester; Randolph; Edmond; Mary - prop. of Dudley B. EllisSlaves - Phillis; Jane; Peg - property of Richard Ellis CITATION : Ellis vs Terrill / 1804 / CR-DC-L / 566-121