John Crowell III
Below is a newspaper article about the Crowell Family in New Englanders in Nova Scotia. It was uploaded to LDS Family Search by user marjaraw of California on the 2nd of February 2018. For convenience, I asked Google Gemini to transcribe it into plane text, which is posted below the PDF. If there are any mistakes, I hope you forgive me.
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John (1) Crowell was the first American ancestor of this partciular family, and up to the present time no clew has been found indicating his birthplace, parentage, previous residence, ship which he came on, or occupation of this emigrant ancestor of such a large posterity.
John Crowell was first at Charlestown, Mass., in 1635; his wife Elishu had preceded him the year before and upon her arrival in Charlestown had bought a house of William Jennings.
John joined his wife at Charlestown; was a town officer there and was given the title of “Mr.,” which was a mark of high respect in New England.
He was one of the one hundred and fourteen grantees of the great allotment, made Apr. 23, 1638, which divided the lands of Mystic Side, and a larger tract above the Mystic Ponds in that part of Charlestown which later became Woburn.
John Crowell’s lot was No. 12, containing “25 acres on Misticke side and 50 acres above ye Ponds.”
John Crowell sold ten acres of land on the Mystic Side (Malden), to W. Palmer; a farm at Dorchester to Thomas Makepeace; and his house and lot in Charlestown, in 1638, to Matthew Avery.
“Mr. John Crow of Charletowne hath soulde unto Mathew Averie the sixteenth of the fourth moneth 1638, his dwelling-house with all th apurtinances thereto aptaining with eight acres of land therto belonging, lying in Gibbines fielde, together with all other his right and title within the limittes of the sayde towne.” (Boston Rec. Com. Rep. Vol. 9.)
On the 18th. of Dec. 1638, John Crowell removed to Matakeese, as Yarmouth was then called, where he took the oath of allegiance to the King and fidelity to the government of New Plymouth.
Anthony Thacher, John Crow and Thomas Howes were the three grantees of Yarmouth, appointed as a land committee, 1640 June 2.
“Mr. Thomas Dimmock, for the towne of Barnstable and Mr. John Crow, for the towne of Yarmouth, are elected and appoynted to joyne with Mr. Edmond Freeman, of Sandwich, to heare and determine all causes & controusies with in the three touneships not exceeding XXs., according to the formr order of the Court.”
This was the first local judicial establishment in the county.
John Crowell was a deputy to the old Colony Court, in 1641, 1643. 1641 Sept. 7. “It is ordered by the Court, that Mr. Edmond Freeman one of the Assistants, shall, at the next Court holden towarde Yarmouth & Barnstable, inflict such punishment upon Mr. Crows mayde servant, for pilfering goods in his house, as according to her fault shal be just and equal.”
1648 June 7—Mr. Crow one hundred acars of upland and twenty acares of meadows for his farm or great lot—and likewise the toune hath allowed vnto Mr. Crow 4 acars of vpland and twenty acars of meadowe, wherof som part is taken vp allredy, and the rest to be taken vp by him where hee shall find it conuenient, and twenty acars hee remits to the towne, which the towne accepts and is satisfied in full in respecte of any differences yt hath been betwixt the towne and them, and every one of them in respecte of their formers or great lots.
1650 Oct. 2.—Eighteen citizens of Yarmouth do complaine against Mr. John Crow William Nickarson and Lieuetanant William Palmer, in an action of trespas upon the case to damage of sixty pounds.
He signed his name “John Croe,” in 1655. In 1657, John Crow, Anthony Thacher and Thomas Howes, received an acknowledgement from Indian Sachem Masshantampaigue, that the latter had full equivalent for lands sold William Bradford.
The palisade house of John Crow’s has been claimed as the most comfortable and durable of the houses built in that day.
It was constructed of huge pieces of timber for sills and plates, and stood for nearly two centuries, seldom needing repairs, and in fact the last owners did not know the peculiarities of its construction until it was taken down.
The walls were plastered inside and outside with shell mortar, and at some later period it had been clap-boarded, thus concealing the original construction. It stood about an eight of a mile north of the meeting-house, in what is now Dennis.
John Crowell died at Yarmouth, Jan. 4, 1672-3, and was buried Jan. 7. His widow Elishua died in 1688.
In relation to the children of John and Elishua Crow, there are six children quoted by several writers on early New England history and genealogy and the names given by these writers are identical, the only variance being in the order in which they are placed.
According to all published records and a careful study of the same, it seems probable that Amos Otis was the first to list these children and they have been copied since by many writers without giving any authority.
The most of these writers place Elizabeth fourth among the children, but Austin, in his “Allied Families,” places Elizabeth sixth, or last.
After an exhaustive study of this family, it seems reasonable to suppose, that Elizabeth may not have been the daughter of John, but rather his sister.
She married Arthur Perry, of Boston, and her first child, Elishua, was born in 1637, the same year as Moses, who was bp. in Charlestown, and as far as known was the first child of John.
We have placed her first among John’s children, as at the present time genealogical accuracy will not permit leaving her out without some other place assignable for her. The question is one of fact, only to be settled by later reasearch.
The early Yarmouth records were destroyed by fire in 1674, and although in part supplemented by a house-to-house canvass, yet many dates are missing.
Ch. (1) Elizabeth, m. Arthur Perry, of Boston, and were the great-grandparents of Elizabeth Perry, who m. Major General Jean Paul Mascarene, Governor of Nova Scotia (see Perry and Mascarene Families); (2) Moses, bp. First Church in Charlestown, Mass., “1637:4 m.: 24,” of which church his mother became a member, “1634-11 mo. 4 day.” (3) John, b. about 1639 (see next generation) (4) Thomas, b. about 1645 (see below (5) Elishua, m. John Gifford, son of William Gifford of Sandwich, Mass., and Monmouth, N. J. John Gifford resided at Sandwich; will proved May 17, 1708. They had eight children, of whom Elizabeth, m. Israel Tupper, an uncle of Eliokim Tupper who settled at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. (6) Samuel. He had in 1669, a house lot granted to him at “South Sea,” Yarmouth, adjoining Yelverton Crowell’s land. He was not an inhabitant of Yarmouth in 1694, and was then deceased or he had removed. Perhaps the ancestor of the Essex Co., Mass., Crowells.
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John (2) Crowell (John 1) b. about 1639; m. Mehitable Miller, b. in Roxbury, Mass., July 12, 1638, daughter of Rev. John and Lydia (——) Miller. Her father, Rev. John Miller, grad. from Gonvil and Caius College, Cambridge, England, in 1627, and came to America in 1630. He was first in Dorchester; had lands in South Boston, 1637; removed to Roxbury where he was an elder in Eliot’s Church.
He was next in Rowley where he was town Clerk, and assistant to Rev. Ezekial Rogers. The first “Book of Records,” whose title is, “For the use of the Church in Rowley, Anno Domini 1639,” is said to be “in excellent preservation, and the penmanship of the Record of the first Town Clerk, John Miller, is very beautiful, being Chancery, or round hand.”
In 1642, Mr. Miller was called to Yarmouth, Cape Cod, as pastor, but was back in Roxbury in 1647. Mr. Miller was later called as pastor of the church in Groton, Mass., and died soon after. In the first returns of deaths made by the town clerk of Groton, it says: “Mr. Jno. Miller minister of God’s holy word died June 12, 1663.”
His wife Lydia, died in Boston at the house of Thomas Bumstead, Aug. 7, 1658 (Boston Rec.)
Mehitable’s brother, John Miller, jr., m. Margaret Winslow, daughter of Josiah, and their daughter, Mehitable, m. Joseph Crosby, and were the grandparents of Lemuel Crosby, grantee in Barrington, Nova Scotia.
John Crowell after the death of his father was called senior, to distinguish him from John, son of Yelverton Crowell. He died at Yarmouth, Jan. 28, 1688-9.
At the Perogative Court held at Barnstable, 6 March, 1688-9, “the Estate of Mr. John Crow Snr. Late of Yarmouth deceased” was settled as follows: “John Crow the Eldest son—to have and Injoy the house and all the lands—after the death of his mother mehitable Crow and the sd mehitable Crow to have and Injoy the third part there of during during her natural life and three pounds in Apparel to Samuel Crow the son of sd deceased and Just debts being paid the sd mehittable the relict of sd to have the third part of the Rest of the Estate.”
The inventory was taken 14 Feb. 1688-9, by Paul Sears and John Hall, was sworn to by the widow, 6 Mar. 1688-9, and recorded 9 Mar., 1688-9, by Joseph Lothrop, Dep. Register.
Ch. (1) John, b. 1662 (see next generation) (2) Mehitable, m. Thomas Tobey, b., in Sandwich, Mass. Dec. 8, 1651, son of Thomas and Martha (Knott) Tobey. They were the ancestors of Nathaniel Tobey, one of the original Proprietors of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. (3) Lydia, m. Feb. 15, 1677, Ebenezer Goodspeed, and were the ancestors of Rev. Calvin Goodspeed, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1881. (4) Susanna, b. 1666. (5) Elizabeth, b. about 1668 (6) Jeremiah, b. 1670; m. Nov. 29, 1705, Hannah Rider (John 2, Samuel 1) Her brother John Rider was the grandfather of Esther Rider, wife of Joshua Nickerson, grantee in Barrington, Nova Scotia. (7) Samuel. There is no record of his having taken a wife. He d. Apr. 12, 1723. (8) Hannah, b. Apr. 1, 1677; m. Apr. 12, 1706, Joseph Studley.
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ohn (3) Crowell (John 2, 1), b. 1662; m. May 27, 1684, Bethia Sears, b. in Yarmouth, Mass., Jan. 3, 1661-2, daughter of Capt. Paul and Deborah (Willard), and granddau. of Richard, the immigrant American ancestor (see Sears’ Family).
Her mother, Deborah Willard was bap. with her brother Daniel, in 1645. She was the daughter of George Willard, a younger brother of Simon. George came from England with his brother Simon, in 1634, was of Scituate in 1638. About the year 1646 it is said he “probably went to Georgiana with Prebble and Twisden who were of the liberal class of Puritans, if not Episcopalians.” Simon and George, were sons of Richard Willard, of Horsmonden, Co. Kent, England.
John Crowell d. at Yarmouth, Oct. 1, 1728. In his generation the name of this family was changed from Crow to Crowell. We have used the name Crowell from the beginning for uniformity.
His will is dated Nov. 15, 1725, no wife named; sons John and Christopher named executors. Will proved Oct. 10, 1728.
Ch. (1) Joseph, b. Mar. 20, 1685; m. Oct. 27, 1709, Bathsheba Hall, daughter of Elisha and Lydia (—), and granddau. of John Hall of Chalestown and Yarmouth. After his marriage Joseph removed to Falmouth, Mass. (2) Paul, b. Apr. 20, 1687 (see next generation); (3) Bethia, b. Apr. 13, 1889; m. Oct. 12, 1710, Joseph Atwood, and were the parents of Joshua Atwood grantee in Barrington, Nova Scotia (see Atwood Family) (4) Mehitable, b. Sept. 3, 1691; m. May 20, 1713, John Rider, and were the parents of Esther Rider who became the wife of Joshua Nickerson, grantee in Barrington, N. S. (5) John, b. July, 1693; m. Oct. 23, 1718, Kezia Eldridge. He was town clerk and treasurer of Yarmouth; schoolmaster, 1732; had grant of land in Gorham, Me., in 1733; removed to Falmouth, Me. in 1750. (6) Deborah, b. July 1, 1695; d. Jan. 11, 1705-6. (7) Christopher, b. July 24, 1698; m. Sept. 23, 1724, Sarah Matthews, b. May——, 1702, daughter of William (Samuel 2, James 1) and Hannah (Howes) Matthews—Christopher died Jan. 12, 1781. They had ten children, of whom, Sarah, b. July 14, 1729; m. Dec. 11, 1745, David Landers of Sandwich, and had ch.—Jabez, b. 1748, and David, b. 1750. His wife Sarah died at an unseen date, and Mr. Landers m. (2) Kezia, daughter of John and Kezia (Eldridge) Handy. Mr. Landers was one of the first settlers of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. (8) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1700; m. Dec. 21, 1721, Benjamin Homer of Yarmouth, Mass., and they were the parents of John Homer, the first of the name that settled in Barrington, Nova Scotia (see Homer Family) (9) Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1704; m. Sept. 24, 1723, Thomas Bray, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Rider) Bray.
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Paul (4) Crowell (John 3, 2, 1), b. Apr. 20, 1687, in Yarmouth. He m. (1) Oct. 21, 1714, Elizabeth Hallet, b. in Yarmouth, 1689, the daughter of Jonathan (3) (Andrew 2, 1) and Abigail (Dexter) Hallett. Her father, Jonathan Hallett, was the wealthiest man in Yarmouth, and according to the historian of the town was rather miserly, charging enormous rates for money that he lent. His granddau. Sarah Hallett, m. Simeon Crowell, grantee in Barrington, N. S.
Her mother, b. June 12, 1663, was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Vincent), and granddau. of Thomas Dexter, Lynn, 1630; removed to Barnstable, and was a freeman of Plymouth Colony, 1658. He died in Boston, in 1677, at the home of his daughter Mary, who m. Capt. James Oliver (see Dexter Family).
His wife Elizabeth d. Nov. 17, 1723, aged 34 years, and he m. (2) Feb. 25, 1724-5, Margery Hall, b. Feb. 24, 1694-5, daughter of Deacon Joseph and Hannah (Miller) Hall; granddau. of John and Priscilla (Bearse) (2) Hall (Augustine 1); and a great-granddau of John Hall; b. in Coventry, Eng., 1611, came to America in 1630, first locating in Charlestown, and thence to Yarmouth.
Paul Crowell removed from Yarmouth to Chatham, Mass., in 1717, and settled on a farm purchased for him by his father, by deed from William Covel to John Crowell, dated Sept. 10, 1716, Mr. Covel removing to Harwich.
Paul Crowell was selectman six years, town treasurer seven years, and became a deacon of the church as early as 1738.
As an officer of the militia, he was first a lieutenant (1739), captain (1744), then major (1749), and finally was made Colonel of the county regiment of soldiers.
Col. Crowell d. Oct. 11, 1765. He left a large estate, most of which was divided by his will among his three sons. His will was dated May 20, 1762; proved, Oct. 22, 1765, names wife Margery, daughters Abigail Collings, Elizabeth Doane, and sons Paul, Jonathan and David. The three sons named as executors. The homestead was given to his son David.
Widow Margery Crowell d. May 26, 1773.
Ch. (first m.) (1) Abigail, b. in Yarmouth, Sept. 13, 1715; m. 1737, Joseph Collins (John 2, Joseph 1) They removed to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where Joseph and his son of the same name were Proprietors of the township. Mrs. Abigail Crowell Collins died at Liverpool and a stone in the old Congregational Church Yard says—
In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Collins Wife of Mr. Joseph Collins Who died May 11, 1788 In the 73 year of her age.
Our souls would learn the Heavenly art To improve the hours we have That we may act the wiser part And live beyond the grave.
(2) Paul, b. Apr. 4, 1717 (see next generation) (3) Jonathan, b. Feb. 25, 1718-19 (see below) (Ch. sec. m) (4) Elizabeth, b. Apr. 7, 1726; m. Oct. 25, 1750, Hezekiah Doane, son of Elisha (Hezekiah 3, Ephraim 2, John 1) and Hannah (Cole) Doane, of Wellfleet, Mass. (5) David, b. Aug. 3, 1730; m. Dec. 6, 1759, Thankful Atwood, b. in Eastham, Mass., Apr. 16, 1741, daughter of James and Mercy (2) (Young) Atwood (Barnabas 1). David inherited his father’s farm, and died Apr. 8, 1807. His widow Thankful died Dec. 10, 1824. They had nine children.
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Paul (5) Crowell (Paul 4, John 3, 2, 1), b. at Chatham, Mass., Apr. 4, 1717; m. about 1738, Rebecca Paine, b. Apr. 3, 1717, daughter of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Mayo); granddau. of Joseph and Patience (Sparrow); great-granddau. of Thomas and Mary (Snow); and a great-great-granddau. of Thomas Paine, b. in England, 1577, came over from Kent, England, as early as 1622, arriving at Plymouth and settled at Yarmouth.
Her mother, Rebecca Mayo, was the daughter of John and Hannah (Freeman) Mayo; granddau. of Capt. Samuel and Thomasine (Lumpkin); and a great-granddau. of Rev. John Mayo, first ordained minister over the Second or North Church of Boston, which was established June 5, 1650, by Samuel Mather, brother of Increase. The first wife of Rev. John Mayo and the mother of his children has not been found. His second wife was the widow Thomasine Lumpkin, mother of his son Samuel’s wife.
Her grandmother, Patience Sparrow was the daughter of Capt. Jonathan Sparrow (Richard), by his second wife Hannah (Prence) Mayo, widow of Nathaniel Mayo (Rev. John), and the daughter of Governor Thomas Prence, by his wife Patience Brewster, daughter of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower Company.
Her great-grandmother, Mary Snow was the daughter of Nicholas Snow by his wife Constance, daughter of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower Company, by his first wife Constance Dudley.
Rebecca Paine Crowell d. Dec. 30, 1746, and Mr. Crowell m. (2) Apr. 27, 1747, Reliance Cobb, b. Sept. 30, 1728, daughter of Eleazer and Reliance (Paine) Cobb, of Barnstable; granddau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Taylor); and a great-granddau. of Elder Henry Cobb of Plymouth, 1632, Scituate, 1636, and of Barnstable, 1639, where he died in 1679.
His wife Reliance d. Nov. 9, 1774, and he m. (3), May 4, 1775, Mehitable (Snow), b. in Harwich, Mass., Apr. 22, 1731, and who at the date of her marriage to Paul Crowell, was the widow, first, of Samuel Hopkins, (Nathaniel 4, Stephen 3, Giles 2, Stephen 1) whom she m. Aug. 23, 1753, and who d. Nov. 15, 1761, in his 38th year, leaving her with four Ch.
She was the widow, second, of Reuben Rider, son of John Rider, by Mehitable Crowell (John 3, 2, 1) his wife, whom she m. Oct. 16, 1766, and by whom she had two children. Reuben Rider was a brother of Esther Rider, who became the wife of Joshua Nickerson, grantee in Barrington, N. S. She was Reuben’s third wife. Letters of administration were granted to his widow Mehitable, and on Nov. 29, 1774, she was appointed guardian of her two daughters.
Paul Crowell resided in Chatham, and was selectman, 1760-1761. He d. in Chatham, Nov. 10, 1808, in his 92d. year. He left children by all three wives.
His will which bears date, Feb. 26, 1801, provides, that “my beloved wife Mehitable will take the improvement of one third of my estate.” He divided his estate giving Hallett, “the house and barn and corn house, and all my farming utensils and the land where my house stands.”
He gave to Thomas, Joseph, Hallett, Ezra and Paul, an equal division in all his lands, as described, as also an equal division of the stock. He gave to his “three beloved daughters, Reliance Hopkins, Patience Rider, Betsy Smith, all my indoors furniture to be equally divided among them, or in money so as to make Fifty dollars to each of them.” He gave to his grandchildren, Betsy Knowles, Paul Sears and Betsy Sears “each ten dollars to be paid them by my Executors.” The will was presented for proof, Dec. 13, 1808 (Barn. Prob. 32-237; 33-83; 35-71.)
Ch. (1) Thomas (see next generation) (2) Betsy, b. Nov. 2, 1740; m.——Knowles. (3) Rebecca, b. Oct. 18, 1742; m. at Chatham, Dec. 4, 1764, Ensign Nathan Sears. They removed to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where Nathan and his brother Alden are listed among the original Proprietors of that township. (4) Paul, b. Mar. 18, 1744; d. of smallpox, Eleazer, b. Aug. 7, 1749; d. Aug. 28, 1749. (6) Eleazer, b. Feb. 15, 1750-1; probably deceased; not mentioned in his father’s will. (7) Joseph, b. Apr. 27, 1752; m. Dec. 9, 1773, Azuba Smith, b. Aug. 10, 1752, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Sparrow) Smith; (8) Benjamin, b. Feb. 19, 1754; not mentioned in his father’s will. (9) Abigail, b. May 7, 1756; d. Aug. 10, 1756. (9) Zadock, b. Aug. 1, 1757. “This stone stands beside that of Dea. Paul Crowell and is badly worn. The date is lost and the age illegible” (G. S. Rec). (11) Reliance, b. July 11, 1759; m. at Chatham, Mar. 7, 1776, James Hopkins, b. in Harwich, Apr. 24, 1755, son of Samuel and Mehitable (Snow) Hopkins. At the date of his marriage, his mother is the wife of Paul Crowell and becomes stepmother of Patience, his wife. James Hopkins died before Mar. 20, 1820, when letters of administration were granted on his estate to his brother-in-law Ezra Crowell. (12) Patience, b. Feb. 23, 1761; m. Simeon Rider, b. Mar. 16, 1755, son of Stephen and Mercy (Sears) Rider. In the smallpox epidemic, Simeon was the only survivor out of the family of twelve persons. The bodies were buried on the farm in a row of eleven mounds. Simeon now a child of eleven years, was the only heir of a large landed property. He lived and died in the place he inherited. Patience was his second wife, his first wife being Mercy, daughter of Knowles and Jerusha (Rider) Godfrey. Simeon d. May 14, 1815, and widow Patience d. Feb. 15, 1829, aged 68.
(13) Hallett, b. June 27, 1763; m. Betsey ——. He d. Mar. 13, 1821.
(14) Ezra, b. May 28, 1765; m. Bathsheba ——, who d. Oct. 16, 1817. Ezra was known as “Squire Crow.” He opened one of the first stores for general merchandise, and was the second postmaster of Chatham, serving from Mar. 12, 1802, to 1819. Ezra was the first W. M. of Fraternal Lodge A. F. & A. M., chartered and first meeting held July 21, 1801, at the house of Robert Lothrop, of Barnstable Village. Among its antiquities is the bill for its seal, receipted by Paul Revere, Nov. 19, 1801. Ezra Crowell d. Dec. 3, 1837. (15) Paul, b. June 4, 1768. (Child by third m.) (16) Betsey, m. Solomon Smith, of Barnstable. * * * * * * Thomas (6) Crowell (Paul 5, 4, John 3, 2, 1) was one of the first, if not the first English speaking settler of Barrington, Nova Scotia.
“Thomas Crowel the son of Paul Crowel and Rebeckah Crowel was born at Chatham Oct. 27, 1639.” (Chatham Rec.)
“March 19, 1759, The Marriage Covenant was Solemnized at Chatham between Thomas Crowell and Sarah Kenney both of Chatham before the Reverend mr Stephen Emery Minister of the Gospel at Chatham.” (Chatham Rec.)
His wife Sarah Kenney was a daughter of Nathan and Mercy (Smith) Kenney, of Chatham, Mass.; a sister of Miriam Kenney, who became the wife of Samuel Hamilton, grantee of lot No. 1, at Barrington, Nova Scotia, and a sister of Heman and Nathan Kenney, grantees in Barrington.
Thomas Crowell’s first division lot in the township grant, No. 5, was on Sherose Island, said to have been the home of a Frenchman named Chereau.
The “History of Barrington” says he “was one of the Committee on the Second and Third division of Lands, at one time member for the township and Sheriff of the County.”
His cellar hole may be seen on the Eastern end of his lot, and he was probably buried near by where there are ancient graves. (See “History of Barrington” for his descendants.) * * * * * * John (1) Crowell. John (2) Crowell (John 1.) John (3) Crowell (John 2, 1.) Paul (4) Crowell (John 3, 2, 1) see previous generations.
Jonathan (5) Crowell (Paul 4, John 3, 2, 1) b. in Chatham, Mass., Feb. 25, 1718-9; m. July 13, 1738, Anna Collins, daughter of John and Hannah (Doane) Collins (see Collins Family.) His sister Abigail m. Joseph Collins, a brother of his wife, and they settled at Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
Jonathan Crowell removed from Chatham to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, about 1760, accompanied by his wife and seven children, and became one of the original Proprietors of Liverpool Township, where he settled.
He died at Liverpool and a stone which marks his grave in the old Congregational Churchyard says:
In Memory of
Mr Jonathan Crowell who
Departed this
Life Feb. 17th
A. D. 1776 in the 57th
year of his age.
Ch. (Chatham Rec.)
I. Samuel, b. Mar. 16, 1742-3; removed with his parents to Liverpool, in 1760, and when a young man he removed to East Haddam, Conn., where he settled. Haddam was first settled by eight young men in 1662, and the Indian title is said to have been acquired for thirty cents. Samuel became commander of the East Haddam Military Company, called the “First, or South Company.” He m. in East Haddam, Mar. 14, 1770, Jerusha Tracy, b. there, Oct. 23, 1751, daughter of Nehemiah and Susanna (Smith) Tracy, and by his marriage he became a brother-in-law to Judge Benajah Collins and James Goreham (Jabez) both of Liverpool, N. S. Their son William (7) Crowell, b. in E. Haddam, July 10, 1771; m. Ruth Peck, b. in E. Haddam, Aug. ——, 1771, daughter of Daniel and Rhoda (——) Peck. In the fall of 1806, William and his wife and nine children (afterward increased to 14) Emigrated to Ohio, and settled in Rome, Ashtabula Co. Their son
John (8) Crowell, was b. in E. Haddam, Sept. 15, 1801, and was five years of age when his parents went to Ohio. In 1822, John went to Warren, Ohio, where he attended Warren Academy, studied law and was admitted to the bar in Trumbull Co. He was married in Holden, Worcester Co., Mass., July 2, 1833, to Eliza B. Esterbrook. He was editor of the Western Reserve Chronicle in Warren; elected to the State Senate in 1840; elected in 1842 by the legislature, Major General of the 20th Division Ohio Militia; elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (1847-1851); pres. of the Ohio State and Union Law College 1862-1864; and died at Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 8, 1883. His son William (9) Crowell, of Cleveland, m. Oct. 23, 1867, Mary Williams Benedict, b. May 26, 1845, daughter of Amos and Anne (Stone) Benedict, and a descendant of Thomas Benedict the first American ancestor, who came to New England in 1638 in the same vessel with Mary Bridgman, and soon after they arrived were married. William’s son, Benedict (10) Crowell, b. in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1869; Ph. B. Yale 1891; m. Dec. —, 1904, Julia Cobb, of Cleveland, Ohio, and was First Assistant Secretary of War in the Wilson Cabinet.
II. Solomon, b. 1745. III. Zenas, b. May 10, 1747. IV. Anne, b. Mar. 20, 1748; m. Robert Millard, son of Thomas and Ruth (——) Millard. He d. Nov. 6, 1808, aged 68 years. V. Achsah, b. Oct. 29, 1751; m. John Nickerson, son of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Hurd) Nickerson, of Harwich, Mass., and Liverpool, Nova Scotia. She d. July 15, 1809. VI. John, b. Nov. 22, 1753. VII. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 24, 1756; m. Capt. Joseph Bearse, son of Joseph and Lydia (Deane) Bearse. (See Bearse Family.)
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John (1) Crowell.
Thomas (2) Crowell (John 1) b. about 1645; m. Agnes ——. There is no record of his children in Yarmouth. By deed dated Feb. 14, 1673-4, he bought of the proprietor of Monomoit, a tract of land extending to the highway (now the State highway to Harwich), where he erected a “dwelling house.” This property he sold by deed dated Aug. 13, 1683, to Hugh Stuart, of Yarmouth, and removed to the latter place, locating near Bass Pond, later called Crow Town, now West Dennis. He d. Mar. 9, 1689-90, aged 45 years.
On Mar. 15, 1689-90, an inventory of the Estate of Thomas Crowell was taken by Jeremiah Jones and Isaac Chase, which included: “a house and 24 acres of land and two acres of meadow; twelve acres of land by the Fresh Pond and six acres of meadow belonging to it; also live stock and household utensils.”
The inventory was sworn to by “Agnes Crowe relict of ye above mentioned Thomas Crowe,” on April 17, 1690, and on Apr. 18, the eldest son John and his brother Thomas, agreed upon a settlement of the estate between them, “voluntarily, freely and willingly to maintain our mother Agnes, in meat, drink and clothing, lodging, and other necessaries according to our abilities. And if she sees cause to remove from us, to live anywhere else, we shall, according to the verdict of two indifferent men, one of her choosing, and another of ours, shall appoint her a portion to live upon according to our abilities, while she remains a widow.”
Ch. John (see next generation); Thomas (see below.)
John (3) Crowell (Thomas 2, John 1) b. ——; m. (1) in 1689, Sarah Kelley, eldest daughter of David Kelley, of Yarmouth, who took the oath of fidelity in 1657. The records call him “David (2) O’Kelly” and “O’Kellia the Irishman.” His wife Jane, is said to be a daughter of John Crowell (Yelverton 1.) He was the son of David (1) Kelley, of Hog Island, in the precincts of Boston, who bought land in the town, May 13, 1656. He was a member of the Artillery Company of Boston, as early as 1644. He died in 1662, and adm. was granted to his widow Elizabeth, Oct. 23, 1662. Widow Elizabeth m. (2) Aug. 4, 1663, Robert Smith, a seaman of Boston, and joined with her son David, in a deed of land, Aug. 20, 1666. (Boston Town Rec.)
The will of John Crowell, of Yarmouth, dated Mar. 20, 1713-14; proved July 14, 1715, names wife Sarah, and children—Thomas, John (see next generation), Ephraim, Sarah, Jeremiah, Thankful, Hannah, and Jane O’Killey. Wife Sarah and son Thomas named executors. (Vol. 3, p. 314.)
John (4) Crowell (John 3, Thomas 2, John 1) b. in Yarmouth, Mass., Oct. 21, 1695; m. March 3, 1718-19, Experience Higgins, b. about 1699, daughter of Jonathan and Lydia (Sparrow) (Freeman) Higgins; granddau. of Jonathan and his first wife Elizabeth (Rogers) Higgins; great-granddau. of Richard Higgins, a tailor by trade, who first appears at Plymouth, Cape Cod, in 1633.
Her mother, Lydia Sparrow, was the daughter of Jonathan and his first wife Rebecca Bangs (Edward 1), and granddau. of Richard Sparrow, first American ancestor of this family, who was at Plymouth, in 1632. He came from England with wife Pandora, and son Jonathan. He removed to Eastham, Mass., about 1656.
Her grandmother, Elizabeth Rogers (Joseph 2, Thomas 1), was a sister of John Rogers, the great-grandfather of Cornelius Rogers, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
The mother, of Experience, Lydia Sparrow, at the date of marriage to her father, was the widow of William Freeman (John 2, Edmond 1), by whom she had two children, William and Lydia. Her son William, was the grandfather of Colonel William Freeman who settled at Liverpool, Nova Scotia. (see Freeman Family).
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Thomas (5) Crowell (John 4, 3, Thomas 2, John 1) b.—; m. June 25, 1753, Mercy Stewart, b. in Chatham, Mass., July 17, 1735, daughter of Joseph and Mary (—) Stewart, and granddau. of Hugh Stewart, who was at Yarmouth, Cape Cod, as early as 1674, and was the fourth largest tax payer in the town, in 1676.
Mercy Stewart’s sister, Lydia, m. Shubael Baker (Samuel 3, Daniel 2, Francis 1), and their daughter Elizabeth Baker, m. Abner Nickerson who settled at Wood’s Harbor, Nova Scotia.
Mercy Stewart was a niece of Michael Stewart, whose widow Mary m. (2) Joseph Harding, and (3) Henry Wilson, and were the parents of Henry Wilson, grantee in Barrington, N. S.
Mercy Stewart was a niece of Ebenezer Stuart, who m. Ruth Higgins, and after his death his widow m. (2) James Eldredge, and were the parents of Zepheniah and Abner Eldredge, grantees in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
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Barnabas (6) Crowell (Thomas 5, John 4, 3, Thomas 2, John 1) b. May 18, 1769. Capt. Barnabas Crowell was the master of a vessel which occasionally called at Barrington, Nova Scotia.
Here he met his future wife, Mary, daughter of Timothy Covel, b. at Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, the son of James and Mary (Dunham) Covel. Timothy came to Barrington and settled on the lands of Capt. James Bunker, who was lost at sea in 1768. (see Covel Family).
Capt. Barnabas Crowell was lost at sea in 1803, and his widow, Mary, m. (2) Samuel Westwood, and was the mother of the late Samuel Westwood, well remembered by many now living in Barrington.
Ch. (Barington Rec.) (1) Samuel, b. Aug. 6, 1793; m. at Barrington (by S. O. Doane, Esq.), Nov. — 1818, Hannah Smith, b. in Barrington, Oct. 6, 1797, the daughter of Aram (David) and Abigail ((3) (Kenney) Smith (Heman 2, 1) (2) Theodosia, b. 1795; m. July — 1811, Jesse Crowell (David 5, Jonathan 4, Isaac 3, Thomas 2, Yelverton 1) She died at Barrington, Mar. 16, 1841. (3) William Burke, b. Sept. 13, 1797; m. Cynthia Kendrick, b. Jan. 30, 1805, daughter of Edward and Rebecca (Smith), and a granddau. of Anson Kendrick, one of the original Proprietors of Barrington township.
See “History of Barrington” for their descendants.
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John (1) Crowell
Thomas (2) Crowell (John 1) see previous generations. Thomas (3) Crowell (Thomas 2 John 1) b—; m. in 1690, Elizabeth, daughter of Jeremiah Jones, of Yarmouth, Mass., and granddau. of Teague Jones who first appears at Yarmouth, Mass., being then a young man.
In 1645 he was one of five men sent by the town for the expedition against the Narragansett Indians.
By deed dated Feb. 14, 1673-4, he bought of the first William Nickerson, a farm at Monomoit (Chatham) and later bought other property adjoining.
He sold out about 1683, to Elisha Hedge and returned to Yarmouth, where he died before 1702.
Thomas Crowell died Mar. 21, 1734-5; will dated Jan. 15, 1734-5; proved May 1, 1735; wife Elizabeth and son Judah named as executors.
Ch.—(1) Elizabeth, b. Aug. 1692; m. Feb. 24, 1714-5, John O’Kellia (Kelley), son of John and Bathsheba (Lewis) Kelley. (2) Dorcas, b. Aug. 7, 1698; m. Mar. 28, 1717, Ebenezer Gage, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Lombard) and grandson of Thomas Gage, who took the “oath of fidelitie” at Yarmouth, in 1657; m.
Joanna Knight who was born in England, the daughter of William Knight who had a grant of land at Salem, 1637. (3) Judah (see below.
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Judah (4) Crowell (Thomas 3, 2, John 1), b. at Bass Ponds, later Crow Town, now West Dennis, May 6, 1703; m. Sept. 16, 1733, Tabitha Nickerson, b. in Yarmouth, Mass., June 15, 1713, daughter of John (Nicholas 2, William 1) and Elizabeth (Baker) Nickerson (see Nickerson Family) Her mother, Elizabeth Baker, was the daughter of John and Alice (Pierce) Baker, and not the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Chase) Baker, as incorrectly given in the “Nickerson Family”
John and Daniel were brothers, and sons of Francis, who came to America in the “Planter,” 1635, and in 1641, m. Isabel Twining.
Judah Crowell removed from “Crow Town,” now West Dennis, Mass., with his wife and family, in 1760 or 1761, and he and his two sons, Thomas and Judah, were original Proprietors of Barrington township.
The “History of Barrington” says. —“Judah Sr. was drowned while gunning at Labaduce, 1783, at Judah’s Creek.”
His wife Tabitha, d. in 1771, and is buried at the First Church (Old Meeting House) graveyard, where a stone with inscription marks her grave.
Judah Crowell’s family is numerous and the largest of the Crowell families, if not any one individual settler.
Ch. 1, Thomas, b. Feb. 28, 1735; m. Martha Coleman, of Barnstable, Mass.
“1754: Thomas Croel Jur of Yarmouth and martha Colmon of this town, September 15 by Rev Joseph Green.” (Barn. Rec.)
Thomas Crowell was lost at sea during the summer of 1767, on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Boston. The vessel was loaded with fence rails and stakes and was never heard from. This was the first of the long list of those “lost at sea.”
His widow, Martha Coleman Crowell, m. (2) in 1771 Benjamin Kirby, who had settled in Barrington, Martha being his second wife.
Martha Coleman was b. at Barnstable, Mass., June 10, 1737, daughter of John and his first wife Reliance (Paine) Coleman; granddau. of James and Patience (Cobb) Coleman; and a great-granddau. of Edward Coleman—of Boston and Barnstable—by his wife Margaret Lombard, daughter of Thomas. Martha was a first cousin of John Coleman, who m. Abigail Delap, and settled at Granville, Nova Scotia.
The “Barrington Vital Records” say — “Martha Cirbin widow Deceased March 28, 1823.” See the “History of Barrington,” for descendants of Thomas and Martha Crowell.
II. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 14, 1738; and was the only one of the family who did not go to Nova Scotia. She m. Oct. 31, 1765, Reuben Baxter, son of Thomas and Zilpha (Nickerson); grandson of Thomas and Mary (Lattimer); and a great-grandson of Thomas Baxter who came from Scotland and settled at Yarmouth, Mass., where he m. Temperance (Gorham), widow of Edward Sturgis, Jr., who d. Dec. 8, 1678. By Edward Sturgis, she had at the settlement of her estate six living children, and by Thomas Baxter three sons—John, Thomas and Shubael.
Reuben Baxter, soon after his marriage went to Tolland, Conn., to buy a farm, but soon returned to Dennis where they resided and where their eight children were born.
III. Judah, b. July 24, 1741; m. Jerusha, daughter of Enos and Sarah (Sparrow) Knowles of Eastham, Mass. She was a sister of Nathaniel Knowles of Barington. The “History of Barrington” says, “Judah, gr. died of small-pox on Cape Id.,” but in the probate files of Queen’s Co., Nova Scotia, there is preserved a letter from Archelaus Crowell, stating under date of 8 August, 1768, that he had lost two brothers at sea the previous summer. From the above it seems reasonable to infer that Judah may have been with his brother Thomas on the fatal trip to Boston.
His widow Jerusha, m. (2) John Nickerson, of Wood’s Harbor, N. S., as his second wife.
IV. Tabitha, b. Sept. 8, 1743; came to Barrington with her parents and there m. Solomon Smith, Nov. 30, 1765. He was the son of Solomon and his second wife Rebecca (Hamilton) Smith, father and son being original Proprietors of the township. Tabitha is called “Mary,” in the Barrington vital records.
V. Archelaus, b. Aug. 20, 1747. In the “History of Barrington,” the christian name of his wife is given as Mary——. (Was she a Barry?)
Archelaus Crowell’s name does not appear on the Barrington vital records, and it is probable his children were born at Port Roseway.
He crossed the Bay of Fundy in his shallop during the Revolutionary War, and is always spoken of in the records as hailing from “Port Roseway.”
“Oct. 30, 1778, Archelaus Crowell of Port Roseway, petitions the General Court for leave to purchase a small quantity of pork and grain, with the proceeds of 35 qtls. of fish, 4 bbls. of oil and 14 bushels of salt, brought to Newburyport by him in the shallop Elizabeth, 8 tons burden, and to export the same to Port Roseway for the relief of several of the inhabitants there who are wholly destitute.”
He states that the Continental Sloop-of-War “Providence,” Capt. Rathburn, which came into the harbor of Port Roseway in distress, was supplied with a new mast and bowsprit by the people there, in payment for which the petitioner was given a draft on Mr. John Bradford, the Continental Agent, for $22, which the petitioner was desirous of investing in necessary supplies. Granted in Council, Nov. 3, 1778 [Mass. Archives, Vol. 69, p. 281] [see “History of Barrington,” p. 462]
VI. Ansel, b. Aug. 8, 1749; m. at Barrington June 14, 1772, Jedidah Doane, b. at Eastham, Mass., Dec. 9, 1754, daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth (Osborn) Doane. Her father and her grandfather Osborn were original Proprietors of Barrington township. The “Barrington Vital Records” says.—
“Ansel Crowell Deceased Feb.— 1826. Jedidah Crowell Widow to Ansel Crowell Died 27 August, 1835 aged 81.”
(See “History of Barrington” for their descendants.)
VII. Eleazer, was the youngest of the family. We have not discovered his birth record, but he was probably born in “Crow Town,” Yarmouth, now West Dennis, Mass., where his parents resided, before the removal to Nova Scotia.
He m. at Barrington, Nov. 15, 1781, Mercy Kenney, daughter of Heman and Mercy (Nickerson) Kenney, of Chatham, Mass., and Barrington, her father being one of the original Proprietors of Barrington Township.
Ch. (Barrington Rec.)
Mercy, b. Feb. 24, 1782; John, b. Mar. 20, 1784; Eleazer, b. Mar. 19, 1786; Nehemiah, b. Nov. 20, 1787; Daniel, b. Sept. 17, 1788; Ansel, b. Feb. 14, 1796; Tabitha, b. Oct. 19, 1798; Eliza, b. Oct. 14, 1800; Abijah, b. Aug. 14, 1803; Archelaus, b. Aug. 14, 1805.
“Mercy Crowell Parent to above Children, Died March 31st, 1818.” (Barrington Rec.)
In the genealogy of Eleazer’s family given by the “History of Barrington,” the name of Archelaus does not appear; and Elizabeth, given as marrying in 1708, Thomas Fisher, was not a daughter of Eleazer Crowell, but was the daughter of Solomon Gardner and her record is correctly given in the Gardner genealogy.
She m. (1) in 1792, John Coleman Crowell (Thomas, Judah) who died at sea in 1803, leaving her with four daughters. She m. (2) May 1, 1808, Thomas Fisher, by whom she had two sons and one daughter, which is the only record of Thomas Fisher on the Barrington records.
Eliza, daughter of Eleazer Crowell b. in 1800, would be too young to be the second wife of Fisher, in 1808, and in the Fisher genealogy, “Elizabeth d. Eleazer Crowell,” becomes Fisher’s first wife.
Did Eleazer Crowell have an unrecorded daughter Elizabeth, who m. Thomas Fisher?
F. E. CROWELL.
Boston, Mass.
NEW ENGLANDERS IN NOVA SCOTIA.
An Historic Sketch of Their Ancestry and Their Settlement, First in New England States and Later in Nova Scotia, Locating in Yarmouth, Shelburne and Other Counties.
CROWELL—(Second Family.)
No. 84.
Yelverton (1) Crowell first appears at Charlestown, Mass., as early as 1635, but soon removed to Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony, where he lived for forty-five years.
The exact spot on which his dwelling stood is not known, but the site of his son John’s house has been pointed out and is well known.
Yelverton Crowell was one of the Representatives of Yarmouth and held other public offices. He was probably a brother of John Crowe of Charlestown and Yarmouth, but of this there is no proof. They were both of Charlestown, and both removed to Yarmouth about the same time. Also, John Crowe had grandchildren and great-grandchildren named Yelverton.
The christian name of the wife of Yelverton was Elizabeth, who survived him twenty years and died in November 1703.
Yelverton died “early in 1683-4,” and his will was proved Mar. 8, 1683-4; son Thomas executor. His will is one of the oldest documents of similar character on file in the Registry of Deeds at Plymouth, and is interesting for its great age, its style, and the important fact of the maker signing his old as well as his altered name, thereby showing the change of name from Crow to Crowell.
Will of Yelverton Crowell.
“To all people to whome this presente shall come I Elverton Crowell alias Crow of Yarmouthe in ye Collony of Plymouth in New England sendste greeting ETC.
Know yee that I ye sd Elverton Crowell alias Crow, having at this time through gods great goodness my perfect sense and memory Doe this twenty third Day of December 1681 make and ordaine this my last will and testament as follows viz. first I bequeate my Soul to god that gave it me & my body to ye duste from whenne it was in Desent buriall, and as for my outward estate which Ye Lord of his goodness hath given me my will is & I Doe constitute ordaine & appoint my youngest son loving sole executor to this my last will and testament, and I ye sd Yelverton Crowell Doe give to him my sd son Thomas Crowell alias Crow all my lands houses meadows marshes cattle horses mares swine & household stuffs with whatever estate belongs or any way appertaines to me the said Yelverton Crowell in Yarmouth or Elsewhere to him and said Thomas Crowell his heirs and assignee forever.
My will is also that my sd son Thomas Crowell shall Discharge ye rights of my burial and pay all my full Debts & maintain my loving wife his mother so long as she livst both in healthe and sickness finding and allowing her whatsoever is or may be needful for comfortable subsistance according to his ability and also my will is that my said son Thos. Crowell doe pay to my three sons, John, Edward and Samuel, five shillings a year in Silver money and to my grandchild Elizabeth Gifford two Cowes two swine of about halfe a year old and one feather bed & bolster, further my will is that in case Thomas my said executor should by any providence of god Dye before my wife his mother & leave no will then my will is that my estate be improved for her maintenance so long as she lives, otherwise I leave my loving wife to the maintenance of my Son Thomas as above said.
In witness whereof I ye said Yelverton Crowell alias Crowe have hereunto set my hand and seal ye day and year above. Yelverton Crowell alias Crowe,”
Ch. John, Edward, Samuel, Thomas and Elizabeth.
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John (2) Crowell (Yelverton 1), b. in Yarmouth, Mass., in 1642; m. Hannah ———, whose maiden name is not yet known.
John Crowell died at Yarmouth, Feb. 28, 1731-2, in his 91st year.
His widow Hannah, d. Oct. 6, 1753, in her 92d. year.
Ch.—(1) Elizabeth, b. 1682; m. 1702, Benjamin Lewis, of Falmouth, Mass. (2) Jabez, b. 1683. (3) Deliverance, b. 1685; m. 1710, Caleb Cook. (4) Hannah, b. 1687; m. 1723, James Louell. (5) John, b. 1689; m. (1) (pub. Aug. 21, 1714) Alice, daughter of Simeon and Mary (Bond) Gross of Hingham, Mass. He m. (2), Sarah ———. John was a carpenter by trade. He lived in Hingham a year or two, removing to Eastham about 1716, and to Chatham two or three years later. Administration on his estate was granted to his son Jabez, July 9, 1746.
In the inventory of his estate appears the following item: “Cash, being the dec’ds wages at Cape Breton £44. 06. 04. His widow Sarah m. (2) Thomas Nickerson, as his second wife and became the step mother of Prince Nickerson, a grantee in Barrington, N. S. (See Nickerson Family.) (6) Susanna, b. 1691; m. 1713, John Berry, Jr., and they were the parents of Enoch Berry, a grantee in Barrington, Nova Scotia. (7) Experience, b. 1694; m. Nov. 2, 1720, her cousin, Thomas Crowell (Thomas 2, Yelverton 1). (8) Joseph, b. 1696; m. (1) 1723-4, Sarah Howes, who died in 1751; m. (2) in 1752, Anner Hallett. (9) Mary, b. 1698; m. 1716, Nathan Atkins. (10) Reliance, b. 1699; m. ——— Hatch. (11) Mercy, b. 1702; m. 1732, Edward Downs. (12) Rachel, b. 1703; m. 1726, John Carver. (13) Ephriam, b. 1706 (see next generation.)
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Ephriam (3) Crowell (John 2, Yelverton 1) b. Nov. 14, 1706; m. Mar. 4, 1731, Rose Gorham, b. Mar. 19, 1711-12, daughter of John and Anne (Brown) Gorham; granddau. of James and Hannah (Huckins) Gorham; and a great-granddau. of John (Ralph) and Desire (Howland) Gorham.
Ephriam had a large family, of whom the eldest, Simeon, b. Oct. 17, 1731; m. July 17, 1759, Sarah Hallett, b. June 28, 1737, daughter of Jonathan, Jr., and Desire (Howes) Hallett.
Her father’s sister, Elizabeth Hallett, m. Paul Crowell, and were the parents of Jonathan Crowell, grantee in Liverpool, N. S.
Simeon Crowell with his family came to Nova Scotia and was one of the original Proprietors of Barrington Township. He returned to Yarmouth, before Jan. 1, 1770.
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Yelverton (1) Crowell. Thomas (2) Crowell (Yelverton 1), was twin to Elizabeth, and were b. May 9, 1649; wife Deborah ———, but of what family is not known. His will, dated July 2, 1721, mentions Ch.— Isaac, Seth, Thomas, Ebenezer, Elisha, Mary Bassett, Deborah Parker, and Thankful Lewis. Will proved Dec. 23, 1728.
Ch.—(1) Isaac, b. Aug. 19, 1685 (see next generation). (2) Yelverton, b. Oct. 26, 1686. (3) Jonathan, b. ———. (4) Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1688; m. Mar. 7, 1709, Nathan Bassett. Their daughter, Dorcas, m. at Harwich, Mass., Mar. 14, 1727-8, John Nickerson and were the parents of John and Abner Nickerson who settled at Wood’s Harbor, N. S. (5) Seth, b. Sept. 8, 1690; m. Mar. 23, 1714, Mercy Nickerson of Chatham. (6) Deborah, b. Oct. 4, 1692; m. July 27, 1720, Ebenezer Parker. (7) Thomas, b. July 13, 1694; m. Nov. 2, 1720, his cousin Experience Crowell (John 2, Yelverton 1) (8) Thankful, b. June 24, 1696; m. July 31, 1718, John Lewis. (9) Ebenezer, b. ——— 30, 1698; m. Mercy Gorham, daughter of Joseph (John) and Sarah (Sturgis) Gorham (10) Elisha, b. Apr. 22, 1700; m. (1) Alice Godfrey; (2) Remember Luce.
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Isaac (3) Crowell (Thomas 2, Yelverton 1) b. in Yarmouth, Mass., Aug. 19, 1685; m. Ruth ——— whose christian name is not yet known.
Widow Ruth Crowell d. Apr. 16, 1766.
Ch. (1) Mary, b. July 13, 1712; m. Feb. 2, 1736, Obediah Rich. (2) Jonathan, b. Jan. 11, 1713-4 (see next generation) (3) Isaac, b. Dec. 15, 1715; m. Hannah Paine, b. Feb. 9, 1721-2, daughter of Jonathan and his second wife Mary (Purrington) Paine. Her father was a first cousin of William Paine who died at Louisburg, and his widow m. Edmund Doane, grantee in Barington (see Paine Family) (4) David, b. Feb. 2, 1717-8. (5) Deborah, b. July 5, 1720; m. Feb. 9, 1769, David Hedge. (6) Dorcas, b. Apr. 13, 1723; d. Oct. 13, 1753. (7) Susanna, b. May 19, 1731; m. Nov. 2, 1757, John Rider, son of John and Mary (Paine) Rider and grandson of John and Mehitable (Crowell) Rider (see Crowell, first family). They were the parents of Capt. Jonathan Rider, whose son Elisha Dunbar Rider, was the father of Mrs. Mary Priscilla (Rider) Griffin, whose literary attainments have impelled her to give to the public, “A Half Century with the Trees”; “Winthrop Day’s”; “Dean Winthrop.”
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Jonathan (4) Crowell (Isaac 3, Thomas 2, Yelverton 1), b. in Yarmouth, Mass., Jan. 11, 1713-14; m. (1) July 13 1738, Anna Nickerson, daughter of William and his second wife Anna (Atwood) Nickerson (see Nickerson Family). She was a sister of Eldad Nickerson one of the original Proprietors of Barrington, Nova Scotia.
His wife, Anna, died before Oct. 17, 1756, at which date Mr. Crowell m. (2) Elizabeth Parker.
About the year 1761, Jonathan, with his wife Elizabeth, and their children, removed to Nova Scotia, where Mr. Crowell and his sons David and Jonathan, were original Proprietors of Barrington Township, and shared in the land grant, 1767.
Ch. (first m.) Mary; David; Jonathan; and perhaps Azuba (Ch. 2d m.) Joanna; Deborah; Ruth; Sylvanus; Freeman.
From the “History of Barrington we learn that Jonathan Crowell, Sr., “was in 1764 and 1766 one of the Proprietors Committee. He died about 1769. David and Jonathan Jr. grs. had their First Division lots at Doctors Cove and together owned the ‘Easternmost Id. in the W. Passage.’ The Crowells of Glenwood and Deerfield descended from Jonathan.”
For the descendants of Jonathan Crowell, see “History of Barrington,” pp. 454-457.
F. E. CROWELL.
Boston, Mass.
NEW ENGLANDERS IN NOVA SCOTIA.
An Historic Sketch of Their Ancestry and Their Settlement, First in New England States and Later in Nova Scotia, Locating in Yarmouth, Shelburne and Other Counties.
No. 85—HUNTINGTON.
Simon (1) Huntington, of Norwich, England, a religious puritan under persecution, with his wife Margaret (Barret) and three sons,
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