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Deborah (Unknown) Crowell (abt. 1663 - 1722)

Deborah Crowell formerly [surname unknown] aka Crow
Born about in Massachusetts Baymap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1684 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 59 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Baymap
Profile last modified | Created 21 Jun 2013
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Biography

Deborah's birthdate, location, maiden name, and parents are currently unknown .[1]

There is no credible evidence that she was a Wampanoag, especially since her supposed father lived and died in Rhode Island. Any DNA found in her descendants would be too small to point to her heritage. It could easily have come from another ancestor.
Others have suggested her maiden name was Luce, but it was her daughter who married a Luce.

Deborah married Thomas Cowell about 1685.[1] Their children were:[2] [3][4]

  1. Isaac, b. Aug. 19, 1685; m. Roth, she died April 16, 1766.
  2. Yelverton, b. Oct 26, 1686.
  3. Jonathan, b. Oct. 26, 1686.
  4. Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1688.
  5. Seth, b. Sept. 8, 1690; m. Mercy Nickerson, Mch. 23, 1714.
  6. Deborah, b. Oct 4, 1692; m. Ebenezer Parker, July 27, 1720.
  7. Thomas, b. July 13, 1694; m. Experience Crowell, Nov. 2, 1720.
  8. Thankful, b. June 24, 1696; m. John Lewis, July 31, 1718. :*Ebenezer, b. July 30, 1698; m. Mercy Gorham, July 2, 1724.
  9. Elisha, b. April 22, 1700; m. 1st Alice Godred, 2nd Remember Luce.

She died April 22, 1722.[5]

Research Notes

Excerpt from "Early Rich History...
"Crowell It is said that the name was originally Crow, but was changed to Crowell in the third generation in America. The records of Yarmouth, Mass., where the family settled, were burned about 1700 rendering it difficult now to obtain the vital records or town history prior to that date.
The records of Plymouth now furnish the only clue which appears authentic regarding this branch of the family. In Vol. 8, page 9, of the Plymouth Colony Records, is recorded : 1649, Yarmouth Regester of the Beirth of theire children Tho and Elizabeth, twines, sonn and daughter of Mr. Elverton Crow, born May the 9th."

Boston Evening Transcript, June 2, 1930. In response to a query on the newspaper's genealogical page regarding someone named Susan Basset, born in 1802 the lineage states for ancestor Mary Crow, "She was the daughter of Thomas and Deborah Crow. (So the name is in records but later usage usually spelled it "Crowell." No citation is given for this statement, although the Yarmouth Town Records are cited for others. [6]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.$
  2. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Yarmouth
  3. Early Rich History and Ancestry of Jonathan Rich, Jr., Ft. Covington, N. Y., by George Rich, Published 1922, [1]
  4. 'Mayflower Descendants pages 252-253 lists births of the children from Yarmouth records
  5. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. $
  6. Boston Evening Transcript: Genealogy Pages, 1911-1940. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Evening Transcript $




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It's weird that she died the year before her husband. Could we confirm this? I bring it up because his will the next year makes reference to the maintenance of his wife, suggesting she survived him?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Thomas's will (which is of course a copy in the town records) is hard to read and I think the date might actually be 1720 which would make more sense. We don't know when he died because the will wasn't probated until 1728. The town records clearly say Deborah "Crow" wife of Thomas died April 22, 1722
posted by Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Deborah was my 8th Maternal Great Grandmother and i have just got my mtDNA results. My Haplogroup is J2b1a https://www.mitoydna.org/public/mtKit?MtyID=T13485
posted by FX McGaffigan
edited by FX McGaffigan
Pokanoket-8 and Unknown-500521 appear to represent the same person because: same husband, no sources provided for maiden name. Birth is an estimate on both profiles, birth of before 1663 would make her at least 21 when married.
posted by Robin Lee
As you do not believe that the profiles suggested are duplicates and that the last name at birth should not be Unknown as I suggested. Can you please provide the source you have for the Pokanoket name? Both profiles have the exact same source on them and it does not give a last name for Deborah. The other profile also indicates that there is no credible source for the name Luce, so on that you agree with the other profile manager. Please add you source for the name you are arguing as correct. Thanks for you help on this one.
posted on Pokanoket-8 (merged) by Robin Lee
edited by Robin Lee
Pokanoket-8 and Luce-363 do not represent the same person because: No Luce family in this line.
posted on Luce-363 (merged) by Elwin C. Nickerson
Pokanoket-8 and Luce-363 appear to represent the same person because: in reading both profiles, they are clearly intended to represent the same person, it is suggested that her maiden name should be changed to Unknown from the sources provided on both profiles
posted on Luce-363 (merged) by Robin Lee
Until credible proof of her maiden name can be found, the last name at birth should be changed to Unknown.
posted on Luce-363 (merged) by Alan Pendleton
Until credible sources can be found, the last name at birth should be changed to Unknown.
posted on Pokanoket-8 (merged) by Alan Pendleton
Pokanoket-10 and Pokanoket-8 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse on both profiles, same birth year, same death date.
posted on Pokanoket-8 (merged) by Teresa Downey
Unknown-119050 and Luce-363 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same birth and death dates and the same husband
posted on Luce-363 (merged) by Keith Costa
UNKNOWN-74586 and Luce-363 appear to represent the same person because: Same first name, same husband; children within 3 years of each other
posted on Luce-363 (merged) by Bob Tonsmeire

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