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Seawell Family of Moore County NCThe Seawell family, sometimes spelled Sewell or Sowell, came to Moore County from Virginia by way of eastern NC. The immigrant ancestor is said to be Thomas Sewell, who was born about 1597 in England and died in 1649 in Sewell's Point. VA. His wife's name may have been Mercy.Richard Seawell (ca. 1690-1747), presumed to be a descendant of Thomas, lived in Chowan Co. NC with his wife Martha Oliver. Their son Obediah Seawell (ca. 1715-1777) moved to Moore County NC. His wife was Mary Raynor.
First GenerationChildren of Obediah Seawell and Mary RaynorIsaac Seawell (ca. 1740-ca. 1782) m. Mary Quimby Obediah Seawell Zadoc Seawell Lewis Seawell There may have been other children.
Second GenerationChildren of Isaac Seawell and Mary QuimbyJesse Seawell m. Nancy Ritter Winniford Seawell (d. 1841) m. James Smith John Seawell (1762-1825) m. Elizabeth Stanford Margaret Seawell (ca. 1763-aft. 1850) m. Thomas Ritter Demsey Seawell (1766-?) Ann Seawll (1768-1840) m. William Barrett William Abihu Seawell moved to Kingston AL Asa Seawell (1779-1840) m. Katie Muse
Third GenerationChildren of John Seawell and Elizabeth StanfordCatherine Seawell (ca. 1786-?) Isham Seawell (1789-1848) m. Isabella McNeill (1790-1874) Isaac Seawell (1789-1849) moved to Cherokee Co. AL; twin of Isham John Seawell (1792-1854) moved to Georgia Thomas Jefferson Seawell (1794-1865) moved to Tennessee Aaron Seawell (ca. 1798-?) Jesse Quimby Seawell (1801-1855) moved to Missouri It bothers me that this family scattered to such diverse locations. I would like solid documentation that these really are all one family. Especially worrisome is the fact that Elizabeth Stanford is said to have been born in Tennessee, yet their children were all born in Moore Co. NC. In any case, Isham Seawell did remain in Moore County, and it's his family that I'm concerned with here.
Fourth GenerationChildren of Isham Seawell and Isabella McNeillElizabeth Seawell m. Alexander McKenzie Wesley Fairley Seawell (1825-1894) m. Christian McKenzie (1823-1896) Simon McNeill Seawell (1829-1909) m. Lovedy McKenzie (1827-1910) John Seawell m. Nancy McKenzie William R. Seawell (1815-1850) m. Martha McIntosh Daniel Newton Seawell As indicated on the McKenzie page, Alexander, Christian and Lovedy McKenzie were siblings. I don't know who Nancy McKenzie's parents were; she could possibly be a sister of these three.
Fifth GenerationChildren of Wesley Fairley Seawell and Christian McKenzieJohn Gaston Seawell (1853-1917) m. Corinna Jane McNair (1850-1926) Annie Isabel Seawell (1854-?) Mary J. Seawell (1855-1856) Simon Phillip Seawell (1856-?) William Martin Seawell (1859-?) Margaret Elizabeth Seawell (1860-1919) m. John Calhoun Monroe (1846-1932) Daniel Seawell (1861-?) Lydia Katherine Seawell Amanda Seawell (1865-?). Did she marry someone named Green?
SourcesVarious on-line family trees, mostly undocumented."A guide to Moore County Cemeteries, complied by Anthony E. Parker, published by The Moore County Historical Society. Family records (for Wesley and Christian).
This page was created on May 26, 2008.
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Elizabeth Harris, ncgen@mindspring.com