I had never really thought about who was the oldest person
in my genealogy, but the challenge for this week is longevity. To do this I first had to figure out how old
people were when they died. Fortunately
Family Tree Maker did that for me. Out
of the four people who reached the age of 100, I picked Abraham Newell, Jr, because
he is most closely related to me. He is
my 7th great uncle.
Abraham Newell was born in 1626 in Ipswich, Suffolk,
England. His parents were Abraham and
Francis (Foote) Newell. At the ae of 8,
Abraham came to Massachusetts on the ship Lyon with his parents and five
brothers and sisters. They family
settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
On February 18, 1651, Abraham Married Susanna Rand in
Roxbury. They had 12 children: Joseph
Newell 1651–1651; Abraham Newell 1654–1726; Susanna Newell 1656–1729; Joseph
Newell 1658–1718; Mary
Newell1661–; Thomas Newell 1663–1674; Elizabeth Newell 1666–1683; Rebecca Newell
1667–;Ruth 1 Newell 669–; John Newell 1672–1673; Robert Newell 1674–1741;
Thomas Newell 1675–1675.
Despite my best efforts I could not find much on Abraham at
all. He does not appear in the History
of Roxbury or in the Church Records. The
only mention of him I could find was in his father’s will. In that will, he states that he has given his
son, Abraham several parcels of land and 20 pounds at his marriage and that that
shall be considered his double portion of the land owned by his father. Further, that his wife shall be able to live
with any of her children that she wants to, but that Abraham should pay twice
what his brothers pay for her support.
Also, once his wife dies, Abraham shall “enjoy the nowle” by the hill
near his house, that he build where his father’s house was burnt.
Abraham Newell, Jr. died on October 9, 1726, in Roxbury,
Massachusetts, at the impressive age of 100.
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