His parents sent him to study with the well known Reverend Dr. [[Joseph Bellamy]] of Bethlehem, a friend of [[Jonathan Edwards]], famous as a preacher throughout New England, and known by his writings even in England and Scotland. Dr. Bellamy prepared the boy for college and in 1762, at the age of seventeen, Ellsworth entered Yale.<ref name=brown>[https://books.google.com/books?id=22QoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12 The Life of Oliver Ellsworth], by William Garrott Brown</ref> | His parents sent him to study with the well known Reverend Dr. [[Joseph Bellamy]] of Bethlehem, a friend of [[Jonathan Edwards]], famous as a preacher throughout New England, and known by his writings even in England and Scotland. Dr. Bellamy prepared the boy for college and in 1762, at the age of seventeen, Ellsworth entered Yale.<ref name=brown>[https://books.google.com/books?id=22QoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12 The Life of Oliver Ellsworth], by William Garrott Brown</ref> |