George W. Ellery born 24 Dec. 1789 in Newport, R.I. to Declaration of Independence signer William Ellery and second wife Abigail Cary. He married Mary Goddard 13 Nov. 1825. Their first two sons, William and Christopher Ellery served on various ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Christopher Ellery died on an island of Maui 21 June 1851. William Ellery married Sarah Frances Fitzgerald 23 May 1858 in San Francisco. William Ellery served the Union as a Captain during the Civil War. George W. Ellery died 26 Jan. 1867 in Newport, R.I. It is unknown when William Ellery died.
From the description of Ellery family correspondence : ALS, 1838-1861. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52018327