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Has 3 ancestors and 36 descendants in this family tree.| Name | Ellis Mewes-St. John | |
| Suffix | Mayor of Winchester, Hampshire, England | |
| Birth | 1623 | Winchester, Hampshire, England  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Fact | 1658 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Reference: C 8/324/34 Description: Short title: Mewe v Woodman. Plaintiffs: Ellis Mewe. Defendants: John Woodman, Peter Naylor, John Lake, Jeffery Hetherington and [unknown] William. Subject: money, Hampshire. Document type: bill only Date: 1658 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5442863 | ||
| Fact | 1660 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Reference: C 10/92/92 Description: Short title: Mewe v Greenhill. Plaintiffs: Ellis Mewe and John Greene. Defendants: John Greenhill. Subject: property in Romsey, Hampshire. Document type: bill and answer Date: 1660 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5650955 | ||
| Fact | 1661 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Reference: C 10/92/111 Description: Short title: St Barbe v Goddard. Plaintiffs: John St Barbe. Defendants: Richard Goddard and Ellis Mewe. Subject: property in Romsey, Hampshire. Document type: bill and answer Date: 1661 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5662807 | ||
| Fact | 1662 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Reference: C 7/237/59 Description: Short title: Mewe v Tawyer. Plaintiffs: Ellis Mewe. Defendants: Thomas Tawyer. Place or subject: property in Mitchelmersh, Hampshire. Document type: bill only Date: 1662 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5347497 | ||
| Fact | 14 Apr 1666 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Deed This record is held by East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office (ESBHRO) See contact details Reference: SAS/PN/145 Title: Deed Description: Between Sir JOHN MILL of Newtonbury, co. Southants, bart., and Dame MARGARETT his wife, and WILLIAM LANE of Southover next Lewes, gent., to lead the use of a Fine of All those the moieties or one half part of the manors of Caoyscourt and Iford, with their rights, members, and appurtenances, and all messuages, farms, lands &c. in Barcombe, St. John's under the Castle of Lewes, Iford, Kingston near Lewes, and Ditchelinge in the several tenures of Francis Lucas, Edward Attree, and Richard Ade. Signatures of John Mill and Margrett Mill and seals. Witnesses:- Ellis Mewe, Chas. Goodwyn, Thomas Tyler Date: 14 Apr 1666 Held by: East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office (ESBHRO), not available at The National Archives Language: English http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ee56354b-0f81-4f7a-8c91-50f1dcbc84ed | ||
| Fact | 1668 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Reference: C 7/51/100 Description: Short title: Barrow v Mew. Plaintiffs: Edward Barrow. Defendants: Ellis Mew. Place or subject: money, Middlesex. Document type: bill only Date: 1668 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5229545 | ||
| Immigration | 1671 | New England, North America |
| An Ellis Mew left for New England, USA in 1671. An Ellis Mew married Ann Gibbon in 1704 in New England, USA. | ||
| Fact | 1672 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Reference: C 6/289/90 Description: Short title: Weston v Lord Sandys. Plaintiffs: Thomas Weston, Anne Weston his wife, Anne Shorthose infant, Joan Shorthose infant, John Shorthose infant and Mary Shorthose infant. Defendants: Henry Sandys Lord Sandys and Ellis Mew. Subject: rectory of Stockbridge and Street, Hampshire. Document type: bill, answer. Date: 1672 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5271753 | ||
| Fact | 28 Feb 1672 | Hampshire, England, UK |
| Reference: Add Mss 10,102 Title: Conveyance (lease and release), lease for a year missing), in consideration of £1508. 10. 0 Description: From (a) Sir Francis Roll of Tuderly, co. Hants., Kt., Oliver St. John, of Farley (Fairley) St. John, co. Hants., esq., Arthur Bold of Petersfield, co. Hants., esq., Ellis Mewe, of the Middle Temple, London, esq., and Dame Margaret Mill, late of Newtonberry in Eling, co. Hants., widow, executrix of St. John Mill of Newtonberry, bart., dec'd., to (b) Nathaniel Tredcroft of Horsham, clerk, in persuance of a trust recited below Manor of Alkisborne alias Hawksborne alias Old Parke, with its appurtenances, in Horsham and Nuthurst Recites conveyance, 20, 21 December 1670, (lease and release) from said St. John Mill, to said Sir Francis Roll, Oliver St. John, Arthur Bold, and Ellis Mewe, in trust, to pay his debts Witnesses: Henry Anderson, Nicholas Tupper, Benjamin Watts, J. Biggs, Edward Tredcroft, Clement Highe, Thomas Lane and William Hamman Date: 27, 28 February 1671/2 Held by: West Sussex Record Office, not available at The National Archives Language: English http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/da82d1c9-0418-46d1-acab-f9c254f13436 | ||
| Name | Ellis Mewe | |
| Name | Ellis Mewes | |
| Death | 1709 | |
| Age at Death | 86 years | |
| Person ID | I105550935 | St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database | St. John Generation One - Raoul de Sancto Johanne |
| Last Modified | 31 Jan 2021 | |
| Father |  Richard Mewes, of the city of Winchester, b. bef. 1580 d. abt. 1646 (Age 66 years) | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Mother | Grace Ford, of Winchester | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Family ID | F399164 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Christiana de Port-St. John, b. abt. 1643, Farley Chamberlayne, England d. 12 Feb 1680, Farley Chamberlayne, England (Age 37 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 4 Oct 1666 | Hampshire, England, UK |
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| Age at Marriage | He : ~ 43 years and 10 months - She : ~ 23 years and 10 months. | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F398621 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 24 May 2021 | |||||||||
 Pedigree |
| Reference | Suzanne St. John. "Ellis Mewes-St. John, Mayor of Winchester, Hampshire, England". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://www.stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I105550935&tree=OSA0001 (accessed May 10, 2025). |
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