Ellis Mendenhall Sanders -1st Generation- Parents
Ellis Sanders, b. 3 Mar 1766 in Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware - m. 22 Oct 1794 to Hannah Mendenhall, b. 1 Jan 1772 in Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania
with son Ellis Mendenhall Sanders
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(taken from a tin-type photo - contributed by Barbara T. Price)
2nd Generation - Grandparents
John Sanders, b. abt 1743 in area of White Marsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - m. bet 18 Jan 1761 and 1765 to Ann Lewis, b. 12 Nov 1735 in Upper Dublin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aaron Mendenhall (Jr.), b. 13 May 1729 in East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania - m. 11 Nov 1756 to Mary Woodward, b. 11 Jun 1735 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania
3rd Generation - Great Grandparents
Robert Sanders, b. in the area of White Marsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - m. ? to Mary Williams, b. ?
Ellis Lewis Jr., b. 26 Nov 1708 in Upper Dublin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - m. 18 Oct 1729 to Mary Tyson, b. 25 May 1710 in Upper Dublin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aaron Mendenhall (Sr.), b. 20 Sep 1690 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania - m. 16 Apr 1715 to Rose Pierson, b. 7 Feb 1693 in East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
William Woodward, b. 1701 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania - m. 24 May 1733 to Eliza Marshall, b. 2 Oct 1705 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania
4th Generation - Great,Great Grandparents
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Ellis Lewis Sr., b. abt 1678 in Wales - m. ? to Ann ?, b. abt 1683 in the area of Upper Dublin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mathias Tyson, b. 31 Aug 1686 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - m. 29 Mar 1708 to Mary Potts, b. abt 1688 in the area of Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
John Mendenhall, b. 29 Oct 1650 in Mildenhall (town/parish?), Wiltshire, England, - m. 16 Jul 1685 to Elizabeth Maris, b. 4 Apr 1665 in Grafton Hyford, , Worcester, England
Thomas Pierson, b. abt 1660 in England - m. 18 Apr 1683 to Marjorie Smith, b. ?
Richard Woodward, b. abt 1670 in Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania - m. abt 1701 to Deborah Stanfield, b. abt 1677 in Grafton Hyford, , Worcester, England
Abraham Marshall, b. 1669 in Graton (town/parish?), Derbyshire, England - m. 17 Mar 1702/3 to Mary Hunt, b. abt 1682 in , , Kent, England
Ancestors of Rachel Broom Roberts -
1st Generation - Parents
John Roberts Jr., b. abt 1775 in Baltilmore, Baltimore, Maryland - m. abt 1797 to Elizabeth Broom, b. 20 Sep 1777 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
2nd Generation - Grandparents
John Roberts Sr., b. abt 1725 - m. Mary Wilson, b. abt 1727
Jacob Broom,(a delegate from Delaware - one of the signers of the Constitution)b. 1752 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware - m. Rachel Pierce, b. 17 Feb 1752 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware
3rd Generation - Great Grandparents
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James Broom, b. 8 Sep 1726 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware - m. 3 Sep 1740 to Esther Willis, b. abt 1725 in Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania
Robert Pierce, b. ? - m. abt 1750 to Elizabeth ?, b. abt 1728
4th Generation - Great Great Grandparents
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John Willis, b. abt 1696 in London, , Surrey, England - m. 22 Jun 1721 to Mary Webb, b. abt 1700 in Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania
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