Elys -
Berks County Land Warrants
Source: Printed Archives of Pennsylvania, Series 3, Volume 24
Philadelphia County (Probably in what later became Berks County)
Ely, Christian 150 acres 15 Apr 1738
Eys, Nicholas 200 acres 4 July 1743
Ely, David 120 acres 1 Apr 1746
Eyes, Nicholas 50 acres 25 Oct 1746

Source: Printed Archives of Pennsylvania, Series 3, Volume 26
Ely, Nicholas 5 acres 28 Sept 1752
Early, John Lot 135 7 Nov 1753
Ely, David 50 acres 3 Feb 1753
Ely, Jacob & Sam'l none given 21 Dec 1769
Ely, Samuel, Esq 150 acres 22 Dec 1784
Early Berks County Tax Lists

Source: Printed Archives of Pennsylvania, Series 3; Volume 18
[Some names beginning with "I" are included and may or may not be Elys]
Bern Township
1779: Ely, Henry, turner
1780: Ely, Jacob; Ely, Henry, turner
1781: Ely, Jacob; Ely, Henry, turner
1785: Ely, Abraham

Brunswig (Brunswick)
1779: Ely, Daniel, 250 acres
1780: Daniel, 300 acres; Samuel, Esq., 180 acres
1781: Ely, Daniel, 300 acres; Ely, Samuel, Esq, 180 acres; Ily, George, 100 acres
1784: Ely, Daniel, 120 acres; Ihly, George, 180 acres
1785: No Elys

Maxatawny Twsp, Berks Co
1767: No Ely
1779: Ely, Samuel, Esq.
1780: Ely, Samuel, Esq., 115 acres
1781: Ely, Samuel, Esq., 115 acres
1784: Ely, Daniel, sadler; Ely, Samuel, 199 acres; Ely, Isaac, single freeman
1785: Ely, Isaac; Ely, Daniel; Ely, Samuel

Pine Grove Township, Berks Co
[now Schuykill County]
1779: Ily, George, 150 acres
1780: Ily, George, 100 acres
1781: Ely, George, 100 acres
1785: Ily, George

Reading Township, Berks Co
1784: Ehler, Jacob
1785: Ely, Daniel [s/o David]

Tulpehockon Township, Berks Co
1754: Ely, Nicholas
1767: No Ely
1779: List of tradesmen, Ely, Jacob, turner

Richmond Township, Berks Co
1752: Ely, Abram; Ely, David
1767: Ely, Elizabeth, 250 acres; Ely, Abraham, inmate; Ely, John, single freeman; Ely, Nicholas
1768: Ely, Abraham, 260 acres; Ely, John, 250 acres; Ely, Simon, no acres ; Ely John, single freeman; Ely, Simon, single freeman
1779: Ely, Jacob, 165 acres; Ely, Peter, single freeman; Ely, Abraham, single freeman; Ely, Daniel, single freeman;
1780: Ely, Jacob, 303 acres; Ely, Samuel, 154 acres; Ely, Daniel, single freeman
1781 Ely, Jacob, 189 acres; Ely, Jacob, 114 acres; Ely, Samuel , Esq., 154 acres; Ely, Abraham, Sr.; Ely, Abraham, Jr.; Ely, Daniel, single freeman
1784 Ely, Samuel, 68 acres; Ely, Abraham
1785: Ely, Samuel

Ruscomemanor, Berks Co
(Ruscomb Manor)
1752: Ely, Jacob
1767: No Elys shown
1768: Ely, Nicholas, 80 acres
1769: Land warrant files for Jacob and Samuel Ely
1779: Ely, Jacob, 30 acres; Ely, Abraham
1780: Ely, Jacob, 118 acres of unimproved land; Ely, Samuel, 45 acres unimproved land
1781: Located Lands- Illy, Jacob, 118 acres; Elly, Samuel, 45 acres
1784: Ely, Jacob (non-resident), 118 acres of unimproved land; Ely, Samuel (non-resident), 45 acres of unimproved land
1785: Ely, Jacob (non -resident); Ely, Samuel (no-resident)