John Sewall Sr.
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John Sewall Sr. (1654 - 1699)

John Sewall Sr.
Born in North Badesley, Hampshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 28 Oct 1674 (to 8 Aug 1699) in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 44 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Contents

Biography

JOHN SEWALL

Birth

John was born 10 Oct. 1654 North Badesley, Hampshire, bpt. 22 Nov. 1654 at his father’s house by Mr Henry Cox, minister of Bishop Stoke, Warwick.

(alternate)

John was born 10 Oct 1654 at Baddesly, Hampshire, England.[1] However, there are ancestry records that claim he was born in Newbury, Massachusetts. [2] And yet, when the actual record is read, it is clear that even in the ancestry.com record, John was born 10 Oct 1654 at Baddesly, Hampshire, England.

Immigration

John came to the Plymouth colonies with his parents in 1670.[3]

Residences

  • John was made a member of the First Church of Boston on 26 May 1672 and transferred to the Newbury church on 11 Oct. 1696. He was made a freeman on 12 May 1675 and took the Freeman’s Oath again at Ipswich on 1 Apr. 1679. [4]
  • "A list of their names who have taken the oath of allegiance at Newbury, 1678... John Sewall- aged 24".(2)[5]
  • On 25 Apr. 1681 John was one of the Tithing Men appointed by the selectmen.(4)[6]
  • On 14 Mar. 1681/2 the decided that: "All sheep shall be kept in that part of the comons where their owners live. The inhabitants of the old town to keep their sheep there. The next flock to be kept from Lob's pound and over the mill bridge to Henry Jaques his pasture. And the next flock from thence to James Smith's and over Trotter's bridge. And the inhabitants from James Carrs to Mr john Sewalls and Jacbo Toppanes are the frog pond flock and their range shall be the Aps swamp from James Smith to George Marches bridge and dismall ditch and Robin's pound, and Moses Pilsbury and the further end of the towne are to have the plaines for their flock."(5)[7]

Marriage

John married 28 Oct. 1674 Cambridge, MA, HANNAH FESSENDEN – (b.c.1647 Canterbury, Kent, m.2. 14 Jan. 1705/6 Newbury, Jacob Toppan (b. 24 Dec. 1645 Newbury, m.1. 24 Aug. 1670 Newbury, Hannah Sewall (b. 10 May 1649 Tunworth, Hampshire, d. 11 Nov. 1699 Newbury), d. 30 Dec. 1717 Newbury), d. 4 Apr. 1723 York, ME), d. of John Fessenden

(alternate)

John married Hannah Fessenden 28 Oct 1674 at Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.[8][9]

Children

  1. Hannah- b. 21 Dec. 1675 Newbury, d. 1676
  2. Hannah- b. 26 Dec. 1677 Newbury, int.15 July 1698 Newbury, Rev. Samuel Moody (b. 4 Jan. 1675/6 Newbury, m.2. int. 3 Oct. 1732 York, Ruth Plummer of Gloucester (b.c.1689, m.1. ______ Newman, d. 20 Apr. 1764 York), d. 13 Nov. 1747 York, ME), d. 29 Jan. 1727/8 York. Samuel was a graduate of Harvard College and ordained on 20 Dec. 1700. He was the minister in York until his death in 1747 when the current church (First Parish Church) was built. His son was "Hankerchief Moody", the subject of Hawthorne's story "The Minister's Black Veil". Hannah's daughter Mary married Joseph Emerson and they were the ancestors of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  3. John-b. 10 Apr. 1680 Newbury, m. 8 June 1710 Newbury, Esther Wigglesworth (b. 16 Apr. 1685 Malden, m.2. 21 Oct. 1713 Newbury, Abraham Toppan), d.s.p. 25 Feb. 1712
  4. Henry- b. 7 Sept. 1682 Newbury, m. 1 Jan. 1706/7 Newbury, Elizabeth Titcomb (b. 14 Dec. 1685 Newbury, d. 4 Feb. 1768 Newburyport), d. 29 June 1765 Newbury
  5. Stephen- b. 17 Jan. 1684 Newbury, d. before 9 Aug. 1699
  6. Samuel- b. 9 Apr. 1688 Newbury, m.1. 1711 Lydia Storer (b. 4 Mar. 1694 Charlestown, MA), 2. 28 Nov. 1723 York, Sarah Bachelder (b.c.1697, d.4 Feb. 1790 York), d. 28 Apr. 1769 York
  7. Nicholas- b. 1 June 1690 Newbury, m. before 1714 Mehitable Storer (b. 5 May 1696 Charlestown, m.2. Jonathan Preble of Arrowsic (b. 11 Apr. 1695 York, m.1. Rebecca Harvey (d. Sept. 1739), d. 7 Mar. 1768 Arrowsic, bur. Preble Cemetery), d. 4 Mar. 1768 Arrowsic, bur. Preble Cemetery), Adm. 20 Apr. 1736 York
  8. Thomas- b. 5 Mar. 1692/3, d.s.p. 14 July 1716 Cambridge, MA while attending Harvard College

Military

"Soldiers under ye command of Capt Tho. Noyes... Mr Jno Sewall... training Day ye 26 day of F[ ] 1688..."[10]

Death

John died 9 Aug 1699 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay.[11][12]

John died when he was only 45 years old. Administration of his estate was granted to his widow Hannah on 27 Sept. 1699.

An inventory of the estate of Mr John Sewall of Newbury who deceased August 8th 1699 taken this 10th of September 1699…

Impr.- Wearing Apparell, Arms & Bookes.....06-00-00
In [ ].................................................................2-00-00
Item housing and land in Towne where he dwelt containing about 20 acres of plowland, Pasture, orchard and garden.......................................160-00-00
It. twenty acres of salt marsh lying in ye great marshes of newbury......................................080-00-00
It. the Little farm now in the occupacion of Joseph Goodridg.........................................................240-00-00
It. a Rate lott in the upr woods in newbury about 18 acres...........................................................009-00-00
It. a freehold right in the undivided lands of newbury............................................................10-00-00
It. four oxen 16£- four Cows- 10£. Two 3 yr old catell..................................................................26-00-00
It. 2. 3 yr old Cattell 3£-10.. 2. 2 yr old. 3£- 0.06-10-00
It. 2 yr [ ] cattell 2£.5s. two calves. 1£-10.......03-15-0
It. one horse 4£- 36 sheep & lambs 9£-00....13-00-00
It. five swine 3£-0-0.........................................03-00-00
It. three fether Beds wth ye furniture curtains valance rugs cheers Blankets pillow &c........20-00-00
It. Brass, Peutr & Yron in the house...............06-00-00
Item wooden ware 1£-0s- 0d..........................01-0-0
It. Cubords, tables & chayres & stooles..........04-14-0
Item to Table linen.............................................01-00-0
It. to Spinning wheeles & Cards.......................08-08-0
It. to wooll & yarne in the house......................05-00-0
It. [ ] 6 bll of Barly unthrasht..........................06-00-00
It to Indean Corn upon the Ground.............08-00-00
It. to oats Peas flax & wheat in ye barne......05-00-00
Item to the utensils of Husbantry a cart plow chaynes yron bar &c and tooles as axes hows &c......04-15-00
...........................................................................£621-02-0
Aprized by us
Jacob Tappin
John: Swett"[13]

Burial

Oldtown Cemetery (First Parish Burying Ground)[14]
Newbury
Essex County
Massachusetts USA

Notes

  1. John was listed in the town rate for Newbury for 1688: "Mr Jno Sewall Heads 0, Houses 2, Plow Lands 6, Meadow 3, Pastr 6, Horses 1, 2 yr old 0, 1 yr old 0, oxen 4, cows 6, 3 yr old 1, 2 yr old 0, 1 yr old 2, sheep 20, hoggs 4".[15]
  2. John and Hannah’s children, Hannah, Samuel and Nicholas moved to York by 1708 and their mother, Hannah Toppan, died there and is buried in the First Parish Graveyard:
Here Lyes ye Body of Mrs Hannah Toppan
Born At Canterbury in England 1649
Married In N. England To Mr John Sewall
& After His Decease To Mr Jacob Toppan
Both of Newbury
Died April 4th, 1723

Sources

  1. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)
  2. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #7507892
  3. ↑ Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.: Virginia; Year: 1670; Page Number: 77 Ancestry Record 7486 #4091488
  4. ↑ The Descendants of Henry Sewall of Manchester and Coventry, England and Newbury and Rowley, Massachusetts- Eben Graves, Newbury Street Press, Boston, 2007- p.95ff
  5. ↑ History of Newbury- John J. Currier, Damrell & Upham, Boston, 1902- p. 179 quoting Salem Quarterly Court Files- book xxx, fol. 56
  6. ↑ History of Newbury- John J. Currier, Damrell & Upham, Boston, 1902- p. 118
  7. ↑ History of Newbury- John J. Currier, Damrell & Upham, Boston, 1902- p. 205 quoting NEHGR Apr. 1878- pp. 156-64
  8. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. Ancestry Record 7853 #644617
  9. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Ancestry Record 3824 #66651
  10. ↑ History of Newbury- John J. Currier, Damrell & Upham, Boston, 1902- p. 660
  11. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #80510496
  12. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)
  13. ↑ Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 25079
  14. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)
  15. ↑ History of Newbury- John J. Currier, Damrell & Upham, Boston, 1902- p. 205 quoting NEHGR Apr. 1878- pp. 156-64




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Morley-555 Ann (Morley) Carmel
Sewall-151 and Sewall-145 appear to represent the same person because: Thank you. These two need to be merged.
posted by Ann (Morley) Carmel
Jim Moore Jr
John Sewall (Sewall-151) and John Sewall, Sr (Sewall-145) are the same person. Both were born in 1654 and married Hannah Fessenden (Fessenden-149). They should be merged. The previous comment about merging no longer applies since no children are listed for (Fessenden-151)
posted by Jim Moore Jr
Jim Moore Jr
John Sewall (Sewall-151) and John Sewall, Sr (Sewall-145) are the same person. Both were born in 1654 and both married Hannah Fessenden (Fessenden-149). They should be merged.
posted on Sewall-151 (merged) by Jim Moore Jr
Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
It appears that the "son" John Shell is a Virginian. There is no evidence that I can find that he belongs to this family and should be disconnected.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Thomson-5441 David Thomson III
Sewall-151 and Sewall-145 do not represent the same person because: The children are not the same, nor do they cover the same geographic location.
posted by David Thomson III
Morley-555 Ann (Morley) Carmel
Sewall-151 and Sewall-145 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate
posted by Ann (Morley) Carmel
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Sewall-145 and Sewall-151 are not ready to be merged because: hold on..... the son's may not be a merge as one of the profiles could be for a completely different person.
posted on Sewall-151 (merged) by Teresa Downey
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Sewall-151 and Sewall-145 appear to represent the same person because: same birth year, son John on both profiles with exact same spouse in process of merge. Thank you for reviewing. Teresa (WikiTree Arborist)
posted by Teresa Downey
Thomson-5441 David Thomson III
Shell-21 and Sewall-145 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person. I was working up the Shell family when the spelling of the name changed to Sewall. You can merge them into Sewall for consistency.
posted by David Thomson III
Stewart-213 Saundra Stewart (1960-2020)
John's birth is recorded in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts on 10 Oct 1654: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMB-HY4

Since his parents were married at Newbury, Mass., it's doubtful he went back to England to have his children.

posted by Saundra Stewart (1960-2020)

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