The Sewall Family
Descendants of Joseph Sewell

Generation No. 1

JOSEPH SEWELL

Generation No. 2

JOSEPH SEWELL (JOSEPH) was born April 28, 1751 in St. Cuthbert's, Carlisle, England. He married HANNAH NIXON June 27, 1775 in St. Cuthbert, Carlisle, England, daughter of JAMES NIXON.

Children of JOSEPH SEWELL and HANNAH NIXON are:

  • JOSEPH SEWELL, b. June 15, 1788, St. Cuthbert's, England; d. Abt. 1825, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • ANN SEWELL, b. April 12, 1776.
  • JAMES SEWELL, b. December 25, 1777.
  • HANNAH SEWELL, b. July 28, 1781.
  • JOHN SEWELL, b. November 16, 1783.

Generation No. 3

JOSEPH SEWELL (JOSEPH, JOSEPH) was born June 15, 1788 in St. Cuthbert's, England3, and died Abt. 1825 in New Brunswick, Canada. He married ESTHER WILLIAMSON June 09, 1811 in Caldbeck, England, daughter of ROGER WILLIAMSON and BARDARD HENDERSON. In April 1819, JOSEPH SEWALL migrated to New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife and two children. On 19 July, he petitioned for 500 acres of Crown land in Shediac, along with Richard Hodgson; they asked for adjoining land.
According to the preface to the microfilm Land Petition Index, the settlers of that time came as a result of the Napoleonic Wars and emergence of the factory system in Europe. Qualifications for getting land were three: the petitioner must be a British subject, an adult male, and must pay for survey and "improve" land by clering a certain acreage soon after taking possession. On 9 Jan 1822, Joseph was granted 300 acres. Sometime before 1827 Joseph died, since on 29 July of that year his widow married William Bateman, Sr., widower. Esther, again widowed and living with her son's family, was buried at St. Martin-in-the-Woods on 30 Dec 1853.

Generation No. 4

THOMAS SEWALL (JOSEPH SEWELL, JOSEPH, JOSEPH) was born September 20, 1812 in Wigton, England, and died October 26, 1849 in St. Martin's, New Brunswick. He married ELIZABETH SOWERBY March 07, 1838 in St. Martin's, New Brunswick, daughter of JAMES SOWERBY and SARAH.
Thomas Sewall wrote his will 20 Oct 1849. In it he left his land to his two sons, money to daughter Jane and to his unborn child. He also left land to his nephew Thomas Eaton, the use of the estate to his wife Elizabeth, and instructed that his mother was to live on the property if she so desired. He stated that his father had died intestate. He was buried at St. Martin's on 26 Oct 1849.

Children of THOMAS SEWALL and ELIZABETH SOWERBY are:

  • JOHN T. SEWALL, b. January 25, 1847, Shediac, New Brunswick8; d. Abt. 1882; m. EMMA HARRISON, May 14, 1876, St. Martin's, New Brunswick.
  • DANIEL J. SEWALL, b. April 10, 1844, Shediac, New Brunswick; d. May 28, 1916, Auburn, ME11; m. NORA N.
  • JANE E. SEWALL, b. December 07, 1841, Shediac, New Brunswick12; d. January 07, 1899, Auburn, ME13; m. UNK HORNE. Jane was surrogate mother to children of brother, John Thomas Sewell.
  • GEORGE ALEXANDER M. SEWALL, b. December 28, 184914; m. SARAH ANN KIERSTEAD, July 17, 1875.


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