This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/6120.1 Message Board Post: Ed, have you tried a book called Rowan County Heritage? This book is usually found in most NC libraries of any size. There is some data about Ellis' in that book. I'm related to Lucy Ellis, daughter of Francis and Sarah Ellis. Lucy married William Wheeler on 2/15/1791 in Rowan County. Good Luck! Brenda Canter