Suzy, I have no blood relationship to the Ellington line, but I can fill in a few gaps about William's second marriage. William's second wife was my great-great grandmother. Mary (Polly) Ward was the widow of Thomas H. Ward and the daughter of James Kennedy and Lean Lanham. Leah was the daughter of Thomas Lanham and Patience Sappington. The Kennedy, Lanham, and Sappington families were all in Madison County before 1800. The Wards were in Fayette County before 1800. In 1870, the widow Mary (Polly) Ellington was living with her son John Wesley Ward and his wife Anna Baxter in Lexington. She died in 1872. John White, who was the bondsman for Polly & William seems to have several connections to the family. I believe his daughter Elizabeth was married to Polly's son W.P. There was also a connection to the Baxters. In a letter to Anna from her mother, Amanda Lanham Baxter, he was referred to as "your uncle John." Wouldn't you like to step back in time and see the interaction of all these families and figure out all these relationships? Do you know where William and Fanny were buried? Do you know the location of the properties where William and Fanny and Susan and Spear lived? Suzanne -----Original Message----- From: Suzy-Q [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MADKY-L] ELLINGTON & Associated Lines, Madison Co, KY William Thomas ELLINGTON (b ca 1786) & Frances W. MILLS were my 3g-grandparents, having married 1809, Rockingham Co, NC: "State of NC Marriage Bonds" NC Div of Archives and History, 1977 Raleigh, NC William T Ellington Fanny Mills Bond Date: 20 Sep 1809 Bondsman: Joshua Lillard Witness: Russell Dance The "Madison Co, KY Marriage Records" show the following, which I believe to be their children...each record shows the name of William T Ellington as giving permission for marriage: Betsy ELLINGTON m John Hopper, 1826 Susannah ELLINGTON m Spear JOLLY, 1831 Martha ELLINGTON m Arrington HICKERSON, 1834 Samira ELLINGTON m William HICKERSON, 1836 William ELLINGTON m Polly TAYLOR, 1837 (William & Semira HICKERSON were my 2g-grandparents)... William & Fanny ELLINGTON are shown on 1850 Madison Co, KY census, living next door to Spear & Susan JOLLY (& children), w no children left in their hh.... By 1860, all of the above children had migrated to Adams Co, IL, except for Betty & John HOPPER...and Fanny ELLINGTON seems to have died soon after the 1850 census, since Wm re-married, 1853, to Mrs Polly WARD... "Madison County, Kentucky Marriage Records" William T. Ellington - Age 66 - Born in Pittsylvania Co. Va.- Widower Married : March 26, 1853 - Madison Co KY Polly Ward - Age 48 - Widow Bond By : John White By the 1870, Mary (Ward) ELLINGTON is shown without William on the census, so I assume that William was deceased... I believe that William ELLINGTONarrived in Madison Co, KY by 1830, having migrated from NC... Would love to connect with any descendants of this line or the associated lines..thanx so much! Suzy ==== MADKY Mailing List ==== Madison Co. KYGenWeb Page - http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymadiso/madison.html

Thank you, Suzanne.... I was surprised when I first ran across William's second marriage........nice to know a bit more about it...... No, I haven't found a deed or such for William ELLINGTON in Madison Co, KY, but surely there is one.......just have to keep looking.......I know that Wm HICKERSON, who m Samira ELLINGTON, had land on Flint Creek: Grantee: Hickerson, Sam & Wm Acres: 14 Book: 21 Survey Date: 1-14-1846 County: Madison WaterCourse: Flint Cr Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS Volume 1, Part 2 Chapter X. GRANTS IN THE COUNTY COURT ORDERS (1836-1924) THE COUNTIES OF KY page 1341 I looked it up at: http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form Feature Name: Flint Creek Feature Type: stream State: Kentucky County: Madison USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map 374645N 0840635W Palmer 374526N 0840758W Union City The map showed Flint Creek east of Richmond and southwest of Clay City....it is in the KY River Watershed of today...... I would think that the ELLINGTONs & JOLLYs lived in same vicinity....and perhaps your WARDs and KENNEDYs? ----- Original Message ----- From: suzanne To: 'Suzy-Q' ; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:42 PM Subject: RE: [MADKY-L] ELLINGTON & Associated Lines, Madison Co, KY Suzy, I have no blood relationship to the Ellington line, but I can fill in a few gaps about William's second marriage. William's second wife was my great-great grandmother. Mary (Polly) Ward was the widow of Thomas H. Ward and the daughter of James Kennedy and Lean Lanham. Leah was the daughter of Thomas Lanham and Patience Sappington. The Kennedy, Lanham, and Sappington families were all in Madison County before 1800. The Wards were in Fayette County before 1800. In 1870, the widow Mary (Polly) Ellington was living with her son John Wesley Ward and his wife Anna Baxter in Lexington. She died in 1872. John White, who was the bondsman for Polly & William seems to have several connections to the family. I believe his daughter Elizabeth was married to Polly's son W.P. There was also a connection to the Baxters. In a letter to Anna from her mother, Amanda Lanham Baxter, he was referred to as "your uncle John." Wouldn't you like to step back in time and see the interaction of all these families and figure out all these relationships? Do you know where William and Fanny were buried? Do you know the location of the properties where William and Fanny and Susan and Spear lived? Suzanne -----Original Message----- From: Suzy-Q [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MADKY-L] ELLINGTON & Associated Lines, Madison Co, KY William Thomas ELLINGTON (b ca 1786) & Frances W. MILLS were my 3g-grandparents, having married 1809, Rockingham Co, NC: "State of NC Marriage Bonds" NC Div of Archives and History, 1977 Raleigh, NC William T Ellington Fanny Mills Bond Date: 20 Sep 1809 Bondsman: Joshua Lillard Witness: Russell Dance The "Madison Co, KY Marriage Records" show the following, which I believe to be their children...each record shows the name of William T Ellington as giving permission for marriage: Betsy ELLINGTON m John Hopper, 1826 Susannah ELLINGTON m Spear JOLLY, 1831 Martha ELLINGTON m Arrington HICKERSON, 1834 Samira ELLINGTON m William HICKERSON, 1836 William ELLINGTON m Polly TAYLOR, 1837 (William & Semira HICKERSON were my 2g-grandparents)... William & Fanny ELLINGTON are shown on 1850 Madison Co, KY census, living next door to Spear & Susan JOLLY (& children), w no children left in their hh.... By 1860, all of the above children had migrated to Adams Co, IL, except for Betty & John HOPPER...and Fanny ELLINGTON seems to have died soon after the 1850 census, since Wm re-married, 1853, to Mrs Polly WARD... "Madison County, Kentucky Marriage Records" William T. Ellington - Age 66 - Born in Pittsylvania Co. Va.- Widower Married : March 26, 1853 - Madison Co KY Polly Ward - Age 48 - Widow Bond By : John White By the 1870, Mary (Ward) ELLINGTON is shown without William on the census, so I assume that William was deceased... I believe that William ELLINGTONarrived in Madison Co, KY by 1830, having migrated from NC... Would love to connect with any descendants of this line or the associated lines..thanx so much! Suzy