This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ellis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.coffee/963.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't know how far back you are interested in the Ellis family, but, recently I was looking in early Bladen County NC records on the internet and I saw a lot of Ellis folks listed. I took note because so many of the names I was seeing sre typical of this area(Appling, Bacon, Coffee,Jeff Davis).