Robert Ellyson
Robert Ellyson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing James City County | |
| In office 1655–1656 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Dipnall |
| Succeeded by | William Corker |
| In office 1660–1665 | |
| Preceded by | Mathew Edlowe |
| Succeeded by | Robert Holt |
| Sheriff of Saint Mary's County | |
| In office January 1643 – February 1643 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lanarkshire, Scotland (presumed) |
| Died | c. 1671 James City County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Spouse | Elizabeth (née unknown) |
| Children | Gerrard • Hannah • Eleanor |
| Occupation | Politician • physician • lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Virginia militia |
| Rank | Colonel • Lieutenant Colonel • Captain • Major |
Robert Ellyson (c. 1615/20–1671) was a legislator, lawyer, military officer, and physician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing James City County from 1655 to 1656 and from 1660 to 1665.
Ellyson was selected sheriff of St. Mary's County, investigated the Richard Ingle uprising, and served as a physician in Kent County. By 1646, he had moved to York County, Virginia and began practicing law. In 1655, he was elected a burgess for James City County and appointed a justice of Gloucester County in 1657. An officer in the Virginia militia, accepted various local positions and was re-elected as a burgess in subsequent sessions. By the 1660s, he had patented hundreds of acres on the Virginia Peninsula. Ellyson died about 1671 in James City County.