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.
"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.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Seth by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Seth: