ELLIS: Biographical sketches of Richard Ellis, first settler of Ashfield, Massachusetts and his descendants. 1888By E. R. Ellis This is an account of the Ellis family, early New England settlers, with biographical sketches of Richard Ellis, the first settler of Ashfield, Massachusetts and his descendants. Richard's youth was spent in Dublin, Ireland, which at the time was the scene of much disorder and strife. (483p., Index, 1888)