Lionel Udell IV (1690 - 1767)

Born 1690 in Exeter, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Bill) Udell — married 30 Oct 1727 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1767 at about age 77 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

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Biography 1

From Find A Grave Memorial:
Lionel Udall IV, was an innkeeper and physician in Exeter, Devon, England. During King James' Rebellion, a party of rebels called for lodging at his house, and he, not knowing their character received them—a rebellious act that was considered treason to the Crown, and punishable by death. The rebels were pursued by the officers of the Crown and seized. Lionel Udall IV, not knowing what his fate might be if seized by the Crown officers, gave his wife Anne hasty directions to dispose of his properties, and to soon follow him, bringing with her their only child, Lionel V. Lionel IV escaped through a back window, with his medical bag on his arm, boarded a ship which he owned, which was in the harbor, and set sail for America. His ship was overtaken by a storm, and the ship and cargo were lost; but the passengers were saved by another vessel that landed at Stonington, New London, Connecticut, where Lionel settled, and resumed his practice of medicine.

After hearing of the death of his wife and son in Exeter, England, he then married Abigail Bill in Stonington, Connecticut, and they together had 11 children (6 daughters and 5 sons). They named their first child after his first wife. While in Stonington as a practicing physician, in the first half of the 18th century, he was a man of considerable prominence and also had a large practice extending from New London, Connecticut, to Newport, Rhode Island. He personally kept a listing of the birth years of his children in an account book:^[1]

1. Anna Amia Udall 1728-1798, born July 17, 1728 in Stonington, Conn., married Benjamin J. Burch, son of Jeremiah Burch and Margaret or Margritt Billings, on Nov. 8, 1750 in Stonington,. He was born March 15, 1728 in Stonington and died about 1806 in Chatham, Quebec, Canada.
2. Abigail Udall, Jr. 1729-1753, born Jan. 28, 1730 in Stonington, married Joshua Burch, son of Jonathan Burch and Marcy Rathbun, Feb. 16, 1748. He was born Nov. 11, 1721 in Stonington.
3. Mary Udall 1731-1733
4. Lionel Udall VI, 1733-1799, Lionel Jr., born 19 Feb 1733/1734, married Jane Burch, daughter of Jonathan Burch Jr. and Mary Rathbone. She was born March 10, 1736/1737
5. Dorothy Udall 1736-1813, Dorothy, born Oct. 7, 1736, married Abel Marsh
6. Samuel Udall 1739-1805, Samuel, born Apr. 17 1739, married Lydia Chapman
7. William Udall 1741-1778
8. Mary Udall 1743-1815, Mary, born Oct. 25, 1743, married Samuel Fellows March 7, 1765
9. Oliver Udall 1745-1810, born Nov. 19, 1745/1746, married Anstes Coats
10. John Udall 1748-1780, born Feb. 10, 1748/1749, married Anna Stephens
11. Hester Udall 1751-1835, born 2 Nov 1751, married Thomas Richardson^{[2] [3]}

Biography 2

Lional Udall, born in England in 1690, was in Stonington, Connecticut by1627, where he joined the First Congregational Church in 1734. Lionel's granddaughter, Laura Lavinia Udall, wrote that Lionel Udall was educated at Oxford University, England, as a physician, but never practiced. Tradition also says that he followed the sea in early life and that he looked after the property interests of his father in England. Lional was an innkeeper.^[4]

His son Lionell moved with his family to Hartford, Vermont (where the Burch family was) before 1769; He was Selectman and Surveyor of Highways, and one of a committee to lay out or alter highways; 1771, Townsman and "Sessor"; 1772. On December 29, 1771, Benjamin Burch, Able and Elisha Marsh, and Joshua Dewey deeded their sawmill and two acres of land to Jonathan Burch for 86 pounds, 13shillings, 5 D. Jonathan added a gristmill and a Fulling mill and on September 10, 1778, sold the entire property, with mill privileges to Lionel Udall of Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, for 2000 pounds. On September 24, 1778, Lionell Udall resold the property to Joseph and Elisha Marsh for 2000 pounds. He moved early to Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York and died in April 1779. All of his descendants have spelled the name Udell. ^[5]F

Sources

1. ↑ | Find A Grave Memorial
2. ↑ | Find A Grave Memorial
3. ↑ | genealogy.com/form/regional/states/topics/vt/18117
4. ↑ | Find a Grave Memorial
5. ↑ Genealogy of the Udell and Udall Families of America, compiled by George B.L. Arner, Ph D, Harrisburg, Pennsylvaniain 1929.
   WFT Ref # 1617 Vol 22
   WFT Ref # 3588 Vol 7

• http://avocadoridge.com/carney/getperson.php?personID=I18350&tree=tree1
• INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS written by John Udell, published in 1856. WFT Ref# 696 Vol 2
• Family Records: LDS, Stacy Wachob, ,Kansas City, MO