Lydia (Willis) Nowell (abt. 1637 - 1704)

Born about 1637 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of George Nowell — married before 1659 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Biography

This profile is part of the Nowell Name Study.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Lydia was the daughter of Michael Willis and his second wife Mildred, who he married after his arrival in the colonies.^[2]

Lydia married George Nowell before 1659 in Boston.^[3][4]

Their children include:

• Ann, b 13 Oct 1659 Boston^[5]
• George, b 22 Mar 1661/2 Boston, d 30 Apr 1662 Boston^[6][7]
• Michael, b 24 Mar 1662/3 Boston^[4][8]
• George, b 16 Dec 1665 Boston^[9]
• Joseph, b 28 May 1667 Boston^[4][10]
• George, b 15 Feb 1669 Boston^[4][11]
• Hannah, bapt 22 Jan 1670 Boston^[4][12]
• Lydia, b 1 Nov 1672 Boston^[4][13]

Her husband passed away in February 1689 in Boston.^[4]

His Will was written 8 Feb 1688/9 and proved 25 Feb 1689 in Boston. It names his wife Lydia (executrix) and her brother Michael Willis. It names his sons Michael, Joseph, and George and his daughters Hannah and Lydia.^[4]

Lydia passed away Dec 1704.

Research Notes

The dates for her birth and marriage suggest she was the daughter of Michael’s first wife, rather than his second.

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Sources

1. ↑ Willis-3221 was created by Tony Hatch through the import of AQfromIraHatch5gen-354people.ged on Jul 26, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Willis, Pauline. Records of the Willis Family of Haverhill, Portland, and Boston. London: Self-Published, 1908. pp 12-13.
3. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Ancestry Record 3824 #61259 which states:
   NOWELL, George & Lydia [WILLIS]; bef 1659; Boston
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts Ancestry Record 9069 #332800
   Name: George Nowell
   Residence Date: Abt 1688 [1689 8 Feb]
   Residence Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
   Will Date: 1 Feb 1688
   Probate Date: 8 Feb 1688 [1689 Feb 25]
   Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
   Inferred Death Year: 1688 [1689]
   Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, USA
   Others Listed (Name): Relationship
   Michael Nowell: Son
   Joseph Nowell: Son
   George Nowell: Son
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTM-4JPZ : 10 November 2020), Ann Nowell, 13 Oct 1659; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT1-1XP : 15 January 2020), George Nowell, 1661.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWL-W8N : 14 January 2020), George Nowell, 1662.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT1-1XT : 15 January 2020), Michael Nowell, 1662.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTF-3D6Z : 10 November 2020), George Nowell, 16 Dec 1665; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHMS-JQJ : 15 January 2020), Joseph Newell, 1667.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTX-NSN2 : 10 November 2020), George Nowell, 15 Feb 1669; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCW2-L6X : 14 January 2020), Hannah Newell, 1670.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTS-JDPZ : 10 November 2020), Lydia Nowell, 1 Nov 1672; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.

See also:

• Cutter, William Richard, Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vol 4, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Middlesex Co. Mass., 1908. p 1662.
• "Old Dorchester." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 5. Boston, MA: October 1851.  (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription. Page 467.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #13431006, (accessed 23 February 2023), memorial page for Lidia Nowell (unknown–18 Dec 1704), citing Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).