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     Solomon Roberts [Robards] Sewall was born on 20 October 1846 in Rockport, Massachusetts.^1,3 He was the son of Levi Sewall and Mary Ann Robards.² Solomon Roberts [Robards] Sewall died on 28 October 1850 at the age of 4 of croup.^4,5

     Somers Sewall was born on 14 June 1843 in Mobile, Alabama.¹ He was the son of Kiah Bayley Sewall and Lucretia Day.¹ Somers Sewall died on 7 December 1867 in Portland, Maine, at the age of 24.²

     Sophia Sewall was the daughter of Major Nicholas Sewall and Susanna Burgess.¹ Sophia Sewall married John Cooke.¹ Sophia Sewall and John Cooke was living in Graiden, Prince George's County, Maryland.² On 13 November 1738 Sophia inherited from her father 1,000 acres of land on the Choptank River called Lady's Gift or Sewells Range, of which she and her husband sold half.

     Sophia Sewall was born on 16 May 1788 in Hallowell.² She was the daughter of Moses Sewall and Ruth Barrell.¹ Sophia Sewall married firstly Hartley Wood, son of Gen. Abiel Wood and Elizabeth Tinkham, on 18 July 1808 in Hallowell.² Sophia Sewall married secondly Edmund Munroe, son of Colonel William Munroe and Anna Smith, on 31 August 1815 in Hallowell as his third wife.² Sophia Sewall died on 26 October 1878 at the age of 90.³

     Spencer K. Sewall. Horticulturalist.³ He was born circa 1849 in Rhode Island as do all the early census, though the 1900 census gives August 1848 in Massachusetts.^2,4 He was the son of Gilbert Tennant Sewall and Abbie W. Riley.^1,2 Spencer K. Sewall married firstly Alice Fisher Wiggin, daughter of C.W. Wiggin, on 2 September 1874 in Dover, New Hampshire.⁵ Spencer K. Sewall and Alice Fisher Wiggin appear on the census of 1880 at San Gabriel, California, where his occupation is given as an horticulturalist. They employ several Chinese as labourers.¹ Spencer K. Sewall married secondly Mary J. (Unknown) circa 1892.⁶ Spencer K. Sewall and Mary J. (Unknown) appear on the census of 1900 at Pasadena, Los Angeles, California.⁴ Spencer K. Sewall died circa 26 September 1915 in California.⁷

     Spencer Waldron Sewall was born on 31 August 1889 in Santa Ana, California.² He was the son of Gilbert T. Sewall and Lutie Bell Greenleaf.¹ In 1917 he was a divisional electrician, Southern Pacific Company, Bakersfield.² Spencer Waldron Sewall married Eunice M. (Unknown) in 1920 they probably had no issue as none appear in either the 1920 or 1930 census.³ Spencer Waldron Sewall died on 18 April 1976 in Kern, California, at the age of 86.⁴

     Stanley Darke Sewall was born in September 1939.² He was the son of George Norman Sewall and Bertine M. Darke.¹

     Stephen Sewall was born on 14 December 1702 in Salem (McKeough has 12 Dec 1702; Titcomb has 18 Dec 1704 as does the Encyclopedia of American Biography).¹ He was the son of Major Stephen Sewall and Margaret Mitchell. Stephen Sewall was baptised on 20 December 1702 by Rev. W. Noyes.² He graduated in 1721 from Harvard.¹ Between 1726 and 1739 he was a Librarian and tutor. Achieved such renown for his knowledge of the law gained through private study that he was appointed a justice of the Superior Court in 1739 at Harvard.³ He was a last Attorney General of the Province of Mass. before the Revolution. (Memo on the McClellan Family tree has him as Attorney General of Canada).² He was appointed in 1752, Chief Justice of the Province of Mass., and served in that capacity and as a member of the council for the rest of his life.

Of his years as a judge, one colleague wrote, "Quickness of apprehension and a capacity to look thoroughly into a subject were united in him in the highest degree I ever saw in any of my acquaintances." Of his general temperament, another biographer commented, "His donations to the poor were very frequent and liberal...more than he could well afford; for the salaries of the judges were then quite small ... he must have been a great economist ..."⁴ He died on 10 September 1760 in at his residence, Boston, at the age of 57 "dies estate insolvent"; "died bankrupt, probably through involvement in his brother's (Jonathan) speculations" according to a letter written by President John Adams. Died a bachelor.^2,5

     Stephen Sewall was born on 18 August 1708 in Newbury, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Henry Sewall and Elizabeth Titcomb. Stephen Sewall graduated in June 1731 from Harvard B.A.² He was a schoolmaster "an eminent teacher of youth" at Newbury.^3,4 He married Ann Little, daughter of Tristram Little and Anne Emery, on 27 December 1739 in Newbury, Massachusetts, however she is listed in the VRs as Mrs Ann Little.^3,5 Stephen Sewall died on 18 September 1795 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, at the age of 87.^3,6

     Stephen Sewall was born on 19 January 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts.² He was the son of John Sewall and Hannah Fessenden.¹ Stephen Sewall died young.

     Stephen Sewall was born on 7 August 1684 in Salem, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Major Stephen Sewall and Margaret Mitchell.¹ Stephen Sewall died on 22 December 1684 in Salem, Massachusetts, (dates given on gravestone in Broad Street Cemetery).²

     Stephen Sewall was born on 21 December 1685 in Salem, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Major Stephen Sewall and Margaret Mitchell.¹ Stephen Sewall died on 29 January 1686 in Salem, Massachusetts, (dates given on gravestone in Broad Street Cemetery).²

     Stephen Sewall was baptised on 15 March 1746/47 at First Church of Salem, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Mitchell Sewall and Elizabeth Price.¹ Stephen Sewall married Abigail "Nabby" Lee on 30 March 1777 in Manchester, Massachusetts.² Stephen Sewall died on 28 June 1799 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 52.²

     Stephen Sewall. Of York, later a merchant in Bath, Maine.³ He was born on 5 September 1764 in York, Maine.² He was the son of Capt. Moses Sewall and Miriam Stone.^1,2 Stephen Sewall married Abigail Bartlett, daughter of John Heard Bartlett and Dorcas Moulton, on 21 April 1788 in Second Parish Church, Kittery, Maine.³ Stephen Sewall died on 28 March 1796 in Bath, Maine, at the age of 31.⁴

     Stephen Sewall was born on 30 January 1686/87.¹ He was the son of Chief Justice Samuel E. Sewall and Hannah Hull.¹ Stephen Sewall was baptised on 6 February 1686/87 "Between 3. and 4. P.M. Mr. Willard baptiseth my Son, whom I named Stephen."² He died on 26 July 1687 "About Nine aclock my dear Son Stephen Sewall expires, just after the Judges coming to Town; died in his Grandmother's Bed-Chamber in Nurse Hill's Arms. Had two teeth cut, no Convulsions."³ He was buried on 27 July 1687 "Between 6. and 7. after Noon."³

     Stephen Sewall was born on 1 January 1768.¹ He was the son of Professor Stephen Sewall and Rebecca Wigglesworth.¹ Stephen Sewall died on 26 December 1768.¹

     Stephen Sewall was born on 1 January 1775 in Haverhill, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Jonathan Mitchell Sewall and Sarah Wood.¹ Stephen Sewall married Mary "Polly" Milliken, daughter of Joshua Milliken and Margaret Lord, on 8 November 1818 in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine.²

     Stephen Sewall was born on 14 December 1760 in Georgetown.¹ He was the son of William Sewall and Sarah Chisam.¹

     Stephen Sewall was baptised on 8 March 1778 at Manchester, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Stephen Sewall and Abigail "Nabby" Lee.¹ Stephen Sewall died on 26 October 1824 in Taunton, Massachusetts, at the age of 46.¹

     Stephen Sewall was the son of Thomas Sewall and Sarah Weeks.¹ Stephen Sewall died s.p.¹

     Deacon Stephen Sewall was born on 13 February 1794 in Hallowell, Maine.² He was the son of Stephen Sewall and Abigail Bartlett.² Deacon Stephen Sewall married Matilda Sewall, daughter of Daniel Sewall and Dorcas Bartlett, on 20 May 1824 in Kennebunk, Maine, (cousins).² Deacon Stephen Sewall died on 30 May 1880 in Winthrop, Maine, at the age of 86.^2,1 He was described as a wealthy citizen and the leading anti-tobacco agitator in Maine.³

     Dr. Stephen Sewall. Physician. He was born on 20 May 1828 in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine.¹ He was the son of Stephen Sewall and Mary "Polly" Milliken.¹ Dr. Stephen Sewall married Almira Donnell.² Dr. Stephen Sewall and Almira Donnell appear on the census of 1870 at Cumberland, Maine, his mother Mary was living with them. Dr. Stephen Sewall died before 1886 where Almira is listed as a widow.³

     Major Stephen Sewall was born on 19 August 1657 in Baddesley, near Romsey, Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Rev. Henry Sewall and Jane Dummer. Major Stephen Sewall was baptised on 24 September 1657 by Henry Cox, a dissenting minister, in his father's house.² He emigrated in 1661 "came to New England in the ship Prudent Mary, Capt. Woodgreek, Commander."² He married Margaret Mitchell, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Mitchell and Margaret Boradaile, on 13 June 1682 in Salem, Massachusetts.^3,4 Major Stephen Sewall died on 17 October 1725 in Salem, Massachusetts, at the age of 68 (Berkin states that when he died he left nine ADULT children. Torrey gives a date of 1729 for his death).² There is an entry in the Journals of the General Court for 1738 showing that, after his death, five hundred acres of public land near Salem were voted to his children in recognition of their father's services "while in command of the fort on Winter Island, during the Queen's War."⁵

     Professor Stephen Sewall. First Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages at Harvard.¹ He was born on 4 April 1734 in York, Maine.^1,2 He was the son of Nicholas Sewall and Mehitable Storer. Professor Stephen Sewall graduated in 1761 from Harvard A.B., A.M. 1764. Taught school in Cambridge, Mass., was librarian at Harvard, 1762-63 and instructor in Hebrew 1761-64.¹ He married Rebecca Wigglesworth, daughter of Rev. Edward Wigglesworth and Rebecca Coolidge, on 9 August 1763 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, there was a child of the marriage, who died in infancy.^1,3 He was a Whig representative in the general court in 1777. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is the author of: Greek and Latin poems in the "Pietas et Gratulatio" (1761); Hebrew Grammar (1763); Funeral Oration in Latin on Edward Holyoke (1769); Funeral Oration in English on Prof. John Winthrop (1779); Latin version of the first book of Edward Young's "Night Thoughts" (1780); Carmina sacra quce Latine Graoeceque condidit America (1789); Scripture Account of the Shechinah (1794); and The Scripture History Relating to the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (1796).¹ Professor Stephen Sewall died on 23 July 1804 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 70 after a long and gradual decay.⁴

     Stephen A. Sewall was born circa 1869 in Illinois.¹ He was the son of Joseph Addison Sewall and Ann Edwards Foss.¹ Stephen A. Sewall married (unknown) (Unknown).

     Stephen Bayley Sewall was born on 15 March 1830 in Bath, Maine.² He was the son of Jason Sewall and Hannah Joyce.¹ Stephen Bayley Sewall married Hannah Polly Orr, daughter of Gershom Orr and Elizabeth Polly, on 12 June 1855 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine.^1,2,3 Stephen Bayley Sewall. A ship's joiner of Bath, Maine, in 1880.⁴ He died on 25 March 1903 at the age of 73.²

     Dr. Stephen Bayley Sewall was born on 22 November 1815 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.^1,2 He was the son of Rev. Jotham Sewall and Rachel Crosby Bradbury.¹ Dr. Stephen Bayley Sewall graduated in 1843 from Harvard Medical School.³ He married Hannah Wood Sheppard, daughter of John H. Sheppard, on 28 May 1845 in Wiscasset, Maine.⁴ Dr. Stephen Bayley Sewall died on 23 December 1864 in Weaverville, California, at the age of 49.³

     Stephen Bradshaw Sewall was born on 11 November 1871 in Salem, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Charles Sewall and Margaret Perkins Ives.² Stephen Bradshaw Sewall died on 30 November 1876 in Salem, Massachusetts, at the age of 5 of diptheria.³

     Stinson Sewall was born circa 27 February 1789 in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine.^2,3 He was the son of Rev. Samuel Sewall and Abigail Trask.¹ Stinson Sewall married Mary Whitmore, daughter of Andrew Whitmore and Lucy Couillord.⁴ In 1864 he was a Town Clerk.¹ Stinson Sewall died on 14 June 1869 in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, of kidney disease.^5,3

     Storer Sewall was born on 13 March 1753.³ He was the son of Samuel Sewall and Hannah Kelly.² On 21 April 1775 a Private Storer Sewall is recorded in the pay roll of Minute Men of the town of York for the Province of Massachusetts. Storer Sewall married Lucy Moulton, daughter of Colonel Jeremiah Moulton and Hannah Sayward, on 12 January 1785.³ On 20 February 1790 he is recorded as being a tanner in York, Maine. Storer Sewall died on 7 February 1823 in York, Maine, at the age of 69.⁴