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John Nowell 1736–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 March 1793

Death Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Nowell

Mother: Elinor (Cherokee)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Nowell

John Nowell was born in 1736 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Martin Nowell And Elinor Septimus Cherokee. John Nowell married Nara Nowell, and had children including Elizabeth Nowell, Esther Walker, Feather Boy Nowell, Featherboy Nowell, James Jas Nowell, John Nowell, Poffa Colens, Rachel Walker. John Nowell passed away in 1793 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Nowell was born in 1736 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Martin Nowell And Elinor Septimus Cherokee.
  • John Nowell married Nara Nowell, and had children including Elizabeth Nowell, Esther Walker, Feather Boy Nowell, Featherboy Nowell, James Jas Nowell, John Nowell, Poffa Colens, Rachel Walker.
  • John Nowell passed away in 1793 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Nowell's Ancestors

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John Nowell
1736–1793
Birth Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Martin Nowell
1683–1740
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Elinor (Septimus) (Cherokee)
1685–1798
Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nowell's Descendants

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John Nowell (1736–17 March 1793)
  1. 1. James ((Jas)) Nowell 1767–1830 m. Letitia ((Tisha)) Wilder 1774–1840
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Nowell 1800–1836 m. William Shaw 1802–1870
      1. 1. James (Dennis) Shaw 1833–1883 m. Mary (Ann) Buffalo 1841–1903
        1. 1. Wm (J) Shaw 1862–
        2. 2. Hugh Shaw 1865–
        3. 3. James (M.) Shaw 1874–
        4. 4. Frank Shaw 1877–
        5. 5. Joseph Shaw 1876–
        6. 6. Amanda Shaw 1872–
        7. 7. Thomas Shaw 1879–1918
        8. 8. Mary (Ellen Mamie) Shaw 1869–1894

John Nowell's Timeline

4 Records

1736
1736
Birth of John Nowell in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
1761
1761
Age 25
John Nowell was married in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1793
17 March 1793
Age 57
Death of John Nowell in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
1793
1793
Age 57
John Nowell - Probate in Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnston County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Johnston County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1793
    Event Place: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Johnston County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Johnston County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina

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