Dr. Ellsworth represented Chautauqua County in the New York State Assembly in 1839. He was a physician in the Stockton area, who also served as Stockton township supervisor in 1827, 1831 and 1832. Mentioned in 18381016BJS_WHS "Nomination here you know is tantamount to election, and our assembly men are to be Abner Lewis, Judson of Portland a good sensible farmer, and Dr Ellsworth of Stockton, a thick set smiling looking man that you may recollect, a better looking man but not half the member that Benedict would have made."