Paul Crowell (1687 - 1765)

Born 20 Apr 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hallett) Crowell — married 21 Oct 1714 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Husband of Margery (Hall) Crowell — married 25 Feb 1724 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1765 at age 78 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Paul Crowell was born April 20, 1687, the son of John Crowell and Bethia Sears of Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts^{[1] [2] [3]}

On October 21, 1714, he married Elizabeth Hallett, the daughter of Jonathan Hallett and Abigail Dexter of Yarmouth^{[2] [3]}, and they lived in Yarmouth, then moved to Chatham circa 1717^[4]. Their children included:

1. Abigail, born September 13, 1715, who married Joseph Collins^[2]
2. Paul, born April 4, 1717, who married Rebecca Paine, Reliance Cobb and Mehitable (Snow) Rider ^[2]
3. Jonathan, born February 25, 1718, who married Anna Collins, daughter of John on July 13, 1738^[2]

Elizabeth (Hallett) Crowell died Nov. 17, 1723^[2]

On February 25, 1724/5, Paul Crowell married Margery Hall, the daughter of Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller of Yarmouth^{[2] [3]}, and their children included:

1. Elizabeth, born April 7, 1726, who married Hezekiah Doane, son of Elisha^[2]
2. David, born August 3, 1730/1, who married Thankful Atwood, daughter of James^[2]

Captain Paul Crowell died Oct. 11, 1765^[2], and is buried in the Chatham Old Burial Ground, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch explains the loss of records in Barnstable before 1827, and the sources for rebuilding this information, including the Brownson notes shown here
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Genealogical notes of Cape Cod families by Brownson, Lydia B.; Norton, Doris V.; Held, Grace V.; Publication date 1967; Publisher Lydia B. Brownson; Digitizing sponsor Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; Contributor Sturgis Library; Vol. 15 (Crowell to Curtiss) see page 109 for Paul with his parents and siblings, and page 158 for Paul and Elizabeth and their children
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #40875989
4. ↑ History of Cape Cod: Annals of Barnstable County by Frederick Freeman; Publication date 1862; Collection americana; Digitizing sponsor Google; Book from the collections of Harvard University; see pages 613 and 614 (657 in the scanned file) for notes related to Paul Crowell

Acknowledgments

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