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Jonathan Abraham Sewell 1804–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAY 1804

Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 OCT 1879

Death Location: Tompkins Cemetery, Pickett County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Sewell

Mother: Mary Tompkins

Spouse(s): Mary Hull

Children(s): Pernetta Sewell, Cynthia Sewell, Albert Sewell, Cyrus Sewell, William Sewell, Darius Sewell

The story of Jonathan Abraham Sewell began in 1804 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA. In 1850, Jonathan Abraham Sewell was recorded in the census in Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA. Jonathan Abraham Sewell married Mary Hull, and had children including Albert Wayne Sewell, Cynthia Narcissa Sewell, Cyrus Lafayette Sewell, Darius Emmet Sewell, Eldon Winfield Sewell, Pernetta Elerine Sewell, Stella Palena Sewell, William C Sewell. Jonathan Abraham Sewell passed away in 1879 in Tompkins Cemetery, Pickett County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Abraham Sewell began in 1804 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, Jonathan Abraham Sewell was recorded in the census in Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jonathan Abraham Sewell married Mary Hull, and had children including Albert Wayne Sewell, Cynthia Narcissa Sewell, Cyrus Lafayette Sewell, Darius Emmet Sewell, Eldon Winfield Sewell, Pernetta Elerine Sewell, Stella Palena Sewell, William C Sewell.
  • Jonathan Abraham Sewell passed away in 1879 in Tompkins Cemetery, Pickett County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Sewell's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Sewell
1804–1879
Birth Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Dawson Sewell
1753–1847
Elkridge, Howard County, Province of Maryland, British North America
Mary (Gardiner) Tompkins
–1828
Morristown, Morris County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Grandparents
Abraham Sewell
1725–1770
Durham, County Durham, England
Mary Carpenter
1713–1756
Scotland
James (Edwin) Tompkins
1715–1803
Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tompkins
1643–1690
Mary Pennington
1646–1700
Samuel Kitchell
–1763
James Jackson
1671–1735
Rebecca Hallett
1675–1730
Edward Robinson
1682–1769
Margaret Wheaton
1686–1738

Jonathan Sewell's Descendants

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Jonathan (Abraham) Sewell (8 MAY 1804–6 OCT 1879) m. Mary Hull (21 JAN 1814–6 FEB 1893)
  1. 1. Pernetta (Elerine) Sewell 1843–1895 m. Martin (van Buren) Phillips 1837–1925
    1. 1. Florence (Victoria) Phillips 1868–1935
  2. 2. Cynthia (Narcissa) Sewell 1837–1928 m. William (P.) Tompkins 1831–1876
    1. 1. Cyrus Tompkins 1859–
    2. 2. George (Washington) Tompkins 1860–
    3. 3. Cynthia Tompkins 1862–
    4. 4. Mary (M.) Tompkins 1865–
    5. 5. Sarah (P.) Tompkins 1868–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (M.) Tompkins 1875–
    7. 7. Alonzo (D.) Tompkins 1870–
    8. 8. Gertrude (Ann) Tompkins 1872–1910
  3. 3. Albert (Wayne) Sewell 1835–
  4. 4. Cyrus (Lafayette) Sewell 1840–
  5. 5. William (C.) Sewell 1849–
  6. 6. Darius (Emmet) Sewell 1846–

Jonathan Sewell's Timeline

3 Records

1804
8 MAY 1804
Birth of Jonathan Abraham Sewell in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 46
Jonathan Abraham Sewell appeared in census in Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
1879
6 OCT 1879
Age 75
Death of Jonathan Abraham Sewell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Overton, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAY 1804
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1879

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tompkins Cemetery, Pickett County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

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