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William was born to the prominent Benjamin Ellery, who had immigrated from Bristol, [[England]]. He received much education from his father, a Harvard graduate. Like his father, William would also attend Harvard, at age 16. He became fluent in Greek and Latin. At age 20, William returned to his home in Newport and studied law. He worked as merchant, then a collector of customs, and later as the Clerk of the Rhode Island General Assembly.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/ellery.htm William Ellery, USHistory.org]</ref> In 1770, Ellery started his law practice at the age of 43. Around the same time, Ellery became active with the [[Sons of Liberty]], which increased his prominence among those holding anti-British sentiments.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Bl4W-TKv2Q8C&pg=PA9]</ref>