Sarah W. Ellis was mentioned in the 2 April 1829 will of her grandmother, Sarah Pitts, proved 18 May 1829. To great daughters Sarah W. Ellis and Jane Ellis $100 each. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 21, pages 371–372.]

Sally Ellis was mentioned in the 17 June 1834 will of D. W. Pitts, proved 17 July 1837. “I give to Wm A Wright, Edward Wright, David P Wright, Salley Ellis, Johnson W Pitts, Leonard P Sale, Mary L Sale five hundred Dollars each.” [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 139–140.]