Seth Jewell (1774 - 1848)

Born 2 Jun 1774 in Virginia [uncertain]

Husband of Lydia Ann (Bridwell) Jewell — married before 1795 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1848 at age 74 in Sullivan, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Seth Jewell was born 1774, most likely in Virginia. HIs grandfather is purported to have been Thomas Jewell born about 1720, also in Virginia.

Sources

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5ZD-6ZK : accessed 15 August 2018), Seth Jewell in entry for Bailey Jewell and Elizabeth Douglass, 18 Dec 1819; citing Nelson, Kentucky, United States, .
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFY-52J : 10 December 2017), Seth Jewell in entry for Cuthbert Jewell and Sylindia Cooley Weddell, 15 Aug 1883; citing Sullivan, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170579.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z6-BVG : 17 May 2018), Seth Jewel in entry for John Clarke and Anny Jewel, 28 Feb 1813; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,665.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZD-6ZK : 17 May 2018), Seth Jewell in entry for Bailey Jewell and Elizabeth Douglass, 18 Dec 1819; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,666.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVV-BSPC : 13 December 2015), Seth Jewell, 1848; Burial, Shelburn, Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America, Little Flock Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #23179246
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH28-DWB : accessed 21 July 2019), Seth Jewell, Prince William, Virginia, United States; citing p. 282, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 181,430.

Research Notes

Despite the note on his Find a Grave Memorial, there is no evidence that his father was the Seth Jewell who was born in New Jersey and served in the Revolutionary War. There were a lot of Jewells.