Francis (Unknown) Newell (abt. 1594 - 1682)

Born about 1594 in England [uncertain]

Wife of Abraham Newell — married 1619 in England

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1682 at about age 88 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Name

Name: Francis Unknown^[1]

Francis's parents and her last name at birth are unknown, although she has often been confused with Robert Foote's son Francis, due to the ambiguously-gendered name and similar estimated ages.

Birth

Frances ______, the wife of Abraham Newell was in England about 1594 (age 40 in 1634).^[2]

On 30 April 1634 the Newell family enrolled at Ipswich, England, as passengers on the ship Francis for New England:^{[2] [3] [4]}

Abraham Newell aged 50

Francis Newell, his wife aged 40

Fayth Newell aged 15 (with family of John Bernard)

Grace Newell aged 13 (with family of William Westwood)

Abraham Newell aged 8

John Newell aged 5

Isaaccke Newell aged 2

Marriage

Abraham and Francis probably married c. 1619 or before, in England, going by their eldest child Fayth's age of fourteen years on passenger list in 1634. ^[1][5]

Immigration

Immigrated: Sailed from Ipswich, England on the "Francis", under the command of Captain John Cutting

Type: Arrival

Date: April 1634

Place: Boston, Massachusetts ^[6]

Abraham had in his possession a certificate allowing departure for the following:^[7][8]

Newell Abraham 50 #1637 pg 114

Newell Francis, wife 40 #1737 pg 114

Newell Abraham 8, #6037 pg 114

Newel John 5 #6137 pg 114

Newell Issacke 22 months #6237 pg 114

Newell Ffayth / Faith 14 #58 Ward of J Bernard 37 pg 114 (Note - Listed separately from the family)

Newell Grace 13 #46 Ward of Wm Westwood 37 (Note - Listed separately from the family)

By roll number: Oath taken Nov 12 1633 at Ipswich, Suffolk....

16 Newell Abraham 50

17 Newell Francis, wife 40

Oath taken Nov 12 1633, Ipswich Customhouse...

45 Lea John 13, ward of Wm Westwood or Newell family

46 Newell Grace 13, ward of Wm Westwood or Newell family

Children

Children of Frances and Abraham Newell:^[9]

1. Faith Newell b. 1620, before d. 1650, m George Bennett
2. Grace Newell b. 1621 / 1622, d. 11 Apr 1712, a widow in her 91st year, m William Toy / Tay
3. Abraham Newell b. 1626, d. 19 Aug 1692, m Feb 8 1651 Susan Rand
4. John Newell b. 1628/9, d. Aug 1673
5. Isaac Newell b. abt Mar 1632, d. 8 Dec 1707, m Elizabeth Curtis
6. Jacob Newell b. abt 1634, d. 30 Dec 1678, m Martha Gibson
7. Rebecca Newell b. 15 Jul 1637, married Henry Fowler. ^[10]

Death

Died: 13 Jan 1682, Roxbury, Connecticut ^[1] Mrs. Frances Newell outlived her husband ten years, dying 11 month 16, 1682. Rev. Mr. Eliot recorded her death as follows: "Mother Newell died neere 100 y. old." This was pure guesswork on his part about her age. Granting she was nearly 100 she would hav been past fifty in 1634, or too old to have been the mother of Jacob Newell. ^[9]

Burial

Buried: 16 Jan 1682/3, Roxbury, Connecticut ^[1]

Research Notes

Not the daughter of Robert Foote Francis (Unknown) Newell is sometimes thought to be the daughter of Robert Foote. However, Robert refers to his son Francis Foote in his will: "....To son Daniel forty pounds at four and twenty. The same each to sons Nathaniel, Francis, and Joshua at like ages." To date, no evidence of Francis Newell's last name at birth has been found.

No other evidence exists that she was a Foote.

Her LNAB is unknown. Her parents are unknown.

Please do not change her LNAB from Unknown or attach her to parents, unless new high-quality evidence is found and a consensus is reached in discussion on the Wikitree G2G forum.

Origins in Ipswich, Suffolk, England: The Newell family immigrated to New England from Ipswich, but their residence(s) before that is unknown. They could be from that area, or another location that would likely use Ipswich as a departure point. His certificate of conformity, which might indicate where he had been living seems to have not survived.

Children's Marriages:

The marriages of Abraham's sons Abraham, Jr., Jacob, Isaac, and daughter Grace are given in the Roxbury Vital Records; also births of his son's children. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Hotten, John Camden (editor). Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600-1700, London: John Camden Hotten 1874; pp 277 - 279
3. ↑ The Great Migration - Immigrants to New England: 1634-1635 2007, NEHGS database v5 pp 245-50, for article on Abraham Newell American Ancestors$
4. ↑ Stevens, Sharry Anne. "Francis" Passenger List, Packrat Productions.
5. ↑ Moses S. Curtis Descendants and Ancestors, Author: Mildred Bradford, Publication: Baltimore, Md: Gateway Press, 2000. Repository: St. Louis County Library, St. Louis County Library, 1640 So. Lindbergh, St. Louis, Mo 63131 Page: 76 (Note: This source only gives the marriage, no date or place)
6. ↑ "Francis" Passenger List
7. ↑ public record office, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU England
8. ↑ Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Immigrants, 30 April 1634, passengers from Ipswich by the"Francis" of Ipswich, Francis Ship sources: Pilgrim Ship Lists - Winthrop Society Coldham pg 114
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Emery, William. Newell Ancestry, The Story of the Antecedents of William Stark Newell (n.p., 1944) Page 13
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Fowler, Christine Cecilia The History of The Fowlers (Miller-Mac Printing Co., Batavia, N.Y., 1950), page 20

• Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P, pages 245 - 250, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007. NOTE: Great Migration by Anderson is the preferred source for all PGM profiles. This source shows Francis, the wife of Abraham Newell, as being of UNKNOWN parents (and not the daughter of Robert Foote).

• Foote Family Association: Robert Foote (WebArchive saved 2/5/2022), database online, Research Conducted by Donna Siemiatkoski. NOTE: NO such person as Francis Foote, married to Abraham Newell, is listed by the Foote Family Association.

See Also:

• Ancestry Profile Francis (Foote) Newell NOTE: Erroneously shows last name at birth as Foote with no sources
• Ancestry Profile Francis Newell, mother-in-law, wife of Abraham, Sr