Henry
SEWALL
(b.
25 June 1615
,
Coventry, England
d.
16 May 1700
,
Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Henry SEWALL was born 25 June 1615 in Coventry, England
Henry SEWALL was the child of ? and ?Henry was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1646.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Henry married Jane DUMMER 25 March 1646 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jane DUMMER was born abt. 1627 in England (United Kingdom). Jane died 13 January 1701 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA .
Henry SEWALL died 16 May 1700 in Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Family and Children of Henry SEWALL
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Jane DUMMER-- Date: 25 March 1646 Place: Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Children of Henry SEWALL and Jane DUMMER:
Jane SEWALL (b.25 October 1659, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 29 January 1717, Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Moses GERRISH 24 September 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Anne SEWALL (b.3 September 1662, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 18 December 1706, Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. William LONGFELLOW 10 November 1676 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Jane DUMMER-- Date: 25 March 1646 Place: Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony Children of Henry SEWALL and Jane DUMMER:
Jane SEWALL (b.25 October 1659, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 29 January 1717, Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. Moses GERRISH 24 September 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Anne SEWALL (b.3 September 1662, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 18 December 1706, Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. William LONGFELLOW 10 November 1676 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
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1615 Birth 25 June 1615
Coventry, England
Biography
Henry was the son of Henry Sewell II & Anne Hunt. He married Jane Drummer. To this union, 8 children were born.
Henry, came to America at age 20 in 1634 aboard the Ellen and Dorcas or Elizabeth and Dorcas under the command of Capt. Watts. He was outfitted by his father with cattle and provisions suitable to get a good start in the new Plantation. This was a year before his father and his step-mother came to America. He wintered in Ipswich and went with the early settlers to Newbury the next year. He was a freeman 17 May 1637, and became a prominent citizen of Newbury. When Henry married, his father gave him 500 acres of land in Coventry, England, and in 1647 he and his wife returned to England with her parents and resided a short time at Warwick, next at Tumworth, 4 miles from Bishop Stoke, in Hants, where their first two children were born. They moved to Baddesly, in the same shire, about 4 miles from Rumsey, where their next three children were born. He made two visits to New...Read MORE...
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Henry was the son of Henry Sewell II & Anne Hunt. He married Jane Drummer. To this union, 8 children were born.
Henry, came to America at age 20 in 1634 aboard the Ellen and Dorcas or Elizabeth and Dorcas under the command of Capt. Watts. He was outfitted by his father with cattle and provisions suitable to get a good start in the new Plantation. This was a year before his father and his step-mother came to America. He wintered in Ipswich and went with the early settlers to Newbury the next year. He was a freeman 17 May 1637, and became a prominent citizen of Newbury. When Henry married, his father gave him 500 acres of land in Coventry, England, and in 1647 he and his wife returned to England with her parents and resided a short time at Warwick, next at Tumworth, 4 miles from Bishop Stoke, in Hants, where their first two children were born. They moved to Baddesly, in the same shire, about 4 miles from Rumsey, where their next three children were born. He made two visits to New...Read MORE...
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1646 Marriage / PartnerHenry SEWALL and Jane DUMMER 25 March 1646, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
He was 30 years old.
1659 Birth of ChildJane SEWALL was born 25 October 1659, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Henry was 44 years old.
1662 Birth of ChildAnne SEWALL was born 3 September 1662, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Henry was 47 years old.
1676 Marriage of ChildAnne SEWALL married 10 November 1676, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA to William LONGFELLOW
1677 Marriage of ChildJane SEWALL married 24 September 1677, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA to Moses GERRISH
ARRIVED AT BOSTON, 1634.
WINTERD AT IPSWICH. HELPD
BEGIN THIS PLANTATION, 1635
FURNISHING ENGLISH SERVANTs
NEAT CATTEL, & PROVISIONS.
MARRIED MRS JANE DUMMER,
MARCH Ye 25. 1646.
DIED MAY Ye 16. 1700.
ÆTAT. 86. HIS FRUITFULL
VINE, BEING THUS DISJOINED,
FELL TO Ye GROUND JANAUARY
Ye 13. FOLLOWING; ÆTAT. 74.
PSAL · 27 · 10 ){kind=small}
Grave
Inscription:
MR HENRY SEWALL (SENT BY
MR HENRY SEWALL, HIS FATHER,
IN Ye SHIP ELSABETH & DORCAS
CAPT WATTS COMMANDER)
ARRIVED AT BOSTON, 1634.
WINTERD AT IPSWICH. HELPD
BEGIN THIS PLANTATION, 1635
FURNISHING ENGLISH SERVANTs
NEAT CATTEL, & PROVISIONS.
MARRIED MRS JANE DUMMER,
MARCH Ye 25. 1646.
DIED MAY Ye 16. 1700.
ÆTAT. 86. HIS FRUITFULL
VINE, BEING THUS DISJOINED,
FELL TO Ye GROUND JANAUARY
Ye 13. FOLLOWING; ÆTAT. 74.
PSAL · 27 · 10
First Parish Burying Ground Newbury Essex County Massachusetts, USA
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1700 Death 16 May 1700
Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 84.
Henry is buried at: First Parish Burying Ground Newbury Essex County Massachusetts, USA
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