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Robert Elwell 1609–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Stoke Abbot Parish, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 May 1683

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Elwell

Mother: Thomas Elwell

Spouse(s): Alice Leach, Jane Dollier

Children(s): Isaack Capt, Samuel Elwell, Thomas I, Elizabeth Leach, Sarah Elwell, Mary Elwell, Elwell None, Jacob Elwell, Joseph Elwell, Josiah Elwell, John Elwell

Robert Elwell was born in 1609 in Stoke Abbot Parish, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Flower Elwell And Thomas Elwell. In 1644, Robert Elwell resided in Gloucester. Robert Elwell married Alice Leach, Jane Dollier, and had children including Elizabeth Leach, Elwell, Isaack Elwell Sr Sea Capt, Jacob Elwell, John Elwell, Joseph Elwell, Josiah Elwell, Mary Elwell, Richard Elwell, Samuel Elwell, Sarah Elwell, Thomas Elwell I. Robert Elwell passed away in 1683 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Elwell was born in 1609 in Stoke Abbot Parish, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Flower Elwell And Thomas Elwell.
  • In 1644, Robert Elwell resided in Gloucester.
  • Robert Elwell married Alice Leach, Jane Dollier, and had children including Elizabeth Leach, Elwell, Isaack Elwell Sr Sea Capt, Jacob Elwell, John Elwell, Joseph Elwell, Josiah Elwell, Mary Elwell, Richard Elwell, Samuel Elwell, Sarah Elwell, Thomas Elwell I.
  • Robert Elwell passed away in 1683 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Elwell's Ancestors

Self
Robert Elwell
1609–1683
Birth Place: Stoke Abbot Parish, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Flower Elwell
1576–1634
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Elwell
1572–1675
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Rose de) Marsh
1546–1622
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Marsh
1535–1622
Darton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Elwell's Descendants

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Robert Elwell (1609–18 May 1683) m. Alice Leach (1618–10 April 1691) m. Jane Dollier (1614–31 March 1675)
  1. 1. Isaack (Elwell Sr, Sea) Capt 1641–1715 m. Mehetabel Millett 1641–1699
    1. 1. Jonathan Elwell 1670–1749 m. Lydia Sollows 1701–1749
      1. 1. Anna Elwell 1732–1776 m. John Sollows 1734–1804
        1. 1. Sarah Sollows 1770–1801 m. Benjamin Larkin 1767–1827
        2. 2. Lydia Sollows 1757–1804
        3. 3. Walter Sollows 1768–1794
        4. 4. John Sollows 1759–1760
        5. 5. Thomas Sollows 1761–1762
        6. 6. Joseph Sollows 1766–1767
        7. 7. Sarah Sollows 1753–1801
        8. 8. Willoughby Sollows 1763–1792
      2. 2. Lydia Elwell 1723–
      3. 3. Jonathan Elwell 1724–
      4. 4. Abigail Elwell 1727–
      5. 5. Lucy (Anne) Elwell 1734–
      6. 6. Israel Elwell 1726–1745
      7. 7. NATHANIEL ELWELL 1730–1822
    2. 2. Joshua (Elwell) Sr 1686–1756
    3. 3. Isaac (Elwell) Jr 1666–1689
    4. 4. Abigaile Elwel 1676–1740
    5. 5. Hannah Elwell 1687–
    6. 6. Jemima Elwell 1690–1750
    7. 7. Eleazer Elwell 1673–1689
    8. 8. Joanna Elwell 1685–1690
    9. 9. Jane Elwell 1668–1690
    10. 10. Bethiah Elwell 1682–1723
    11. 11. David Elwell 1679–
  2. 2. Samuel Elwell 1639–1696
  3. 3. Thomas (Elwell) I 1654–1706 m. Sarah Bassett 1651–1707
    1. 1. Sarah Elwell 1676–1724
  4. 4. Elizabeth Leach 1642–1682
  5. 5. Sarah Elwell 1651–1651
  6. 6. Mary Elwell 1639–1708 m. Samuel Dolliver 1609–1683
    1. 1. Mary Dolliver 1662–1718
  7. 7. Elwell 1639–
  8. 8. Jacob Elwell 1657–1658
  9. 9. Joseph Elwell 1649–
  10. 10. Josiah Elwell 1644–
  11. 11. John Elwell –1710

Robert Elwell's Timeline

3 Records

1609
1609
Birth of Robert Elwell in Stoke Abbot Parish, England, United Kingdom
Stoke Abbot Parish, England, United Kingdom
1644
1644
Age 35
Robert Elwell resided here in Gloucester
Gloucester
1683
18 May 1683
Age 74
Death of Robert Elwell in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Stoke Abbot Parish, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Gloucester
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1683
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Elwell family in America ; a genealogy of Robert Elwell, of Dorchester and Gloucester, Mass , a
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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