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     Susie Isabel Sewall is also recorded as Isabel Sewall. She was born on 6 June 1875 in Farmington, Maine, (some sources give the following year).^2,3 She was the daughter of Deacon Calvin Davenport Sewall and Eliza Taylor Moore.² Susie Isabel Sewall married Herbert Colman Hunter, son of Alvah Hunter, on 18 August 1908 in the Old South Church, Farmington, Maine, The Rev. Oliver Dana Sewall (the brother of the bride) officiated.⁴ Susie Isabel Sewall lived at Washington, District of Columbia.² She died on 29 July 1955 in Whitehall Sanitarium, Falls Church, at the age of 80.³

     Sydney Margaret Sewall was born on 25 April 1842 in Maine.^1,3 She was the daughter of Hon. George Popham Sewall and Sydney Ellen Wingate.¹ Sydney Margaret Sewall died on 14 June 1917 in Old Town, Maine, at the age of 75 ⁴ and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Old Town.⁵

     Tabitha Sewall was born in 1753.¹ She was baptised on 25 November 1753 at York, Maine.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Sewall and Mary Sayward.¹ Tabitha Sewall married General Henry Sewall, son of Henry Sewall and Abigail Titcomb, on 9 February 1786 in Georgetown.³ Tabitha was mentally disturbed for a number of years before her death and it appears that she was committed to an asylum in 1801.³ Tabitha Sewall died on 19 June 1810 in Augusta at the age of 56.³

     Theodore Sewall was baptised on 11 November 1759 at First Church, York, Maine.² He was the son of John Sewall and Mary Sayward.¹ Theodore Sewall married firstly Olive Beal on 6 March 1787 in Georgetown.³ Theodore Sewall married secondly Rebecca Sewall, daughter of William Sewall and Sarah Chisam, their marriage intention was recorded on 20 November 1802 in Georgetown.⁴ Theodore Sewall died on 8 September 1821 at the age of 61.¹

     Theodore G. Sewall was born on 2 February 1890 in Troy, Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He was the son of Rev. Grenville Pierce Sewall and Rosamond Eliza Cole.² In his passport application of 1916 he describes himself as a traction engine expert. In the following year he registered for the draft in Nantes, France where he was employed by the International Harvester Co.^5,4 Theodore G. Sewall married Nathalie Dufresne on 5 April 1919 in Nantes, France.⁴ Theodore G. Sewall died on 11 August 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 75.⁶

     Theodore Lovett Sewall. A prominent educator.² He was born on 20 September 1853 in Germantown, Ohio.³ He was the son of Edmund Quincy Sewall and Louisa Kilham Lovett.¹ Theodore Lovett Sewall graduated in 1874 from Harvard A.B., LL.B. 1876.² He married May Wright, daughter of Philander Montague Wright and Mary Weeks Brackett, on 30 October 1880 in Indianapolis.² Theodore Lovett Sewall died on 23 December 1895 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 42 ⁴ and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.⁵

     Thomas Sewall. Shoemaker and farmer of Augusta, Maine, however Coney describes him as a tanner and says that he is reputed to have tanned the first leather in the valley of the Kennebec River.^1,2 He was born on 24 September 1750 in York, Maine, (24 October 1750 - Sinnett).^3,4 He was the son of John Sewall and Mary Sayward. Thomas Sewall married Priscilla Coney, daughter of Deacon Samuel Coney and Rebecca Guild, on 25 November 1779 in Hallowell, Maine.^3,2 Thomas Sewall died on 27 May 1833 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 82.⁵

     Thomas Sewall was born on 5 March 1692/93 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of John Sewall and Hannah Fessenden.¹ Thomas Sewall died on 14 July 1716 at the age of 23 whilst a student at Harvard at his uncle Nicholas Fessenden's Cambridge home.³ He was buried on 18 July 1716? There is in the burying ground at Cambridge near Harvard College [Harvard Square] a stone thus inscribed: "Here lies buried the Body of Thomas Sewell, an undergraduate of H.C. A young man of good judgement, of singular modesty and integrity, eminent for his sobriety and piety, and also for his zeal for the glory of God and the Salvation of Man. He died the 14 July 1716 in the 22nd year of his age."¹

     Thomas Sewall was born on 2 May 1721 in York, Maine.^2,3 He was the son of Nicholas Sewall and Mehitable Storer.¹ Thomas Sewall died in 1745 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, "during the siege of Louisburg."⁴

     Thomas Sewall was born on 18 September 1749 in Georgetown.¹ He was the son of William Sewall and Martha Tuckerman ?¹ Thomas Sewall married Sarah Weeks on 20 April 1779 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire.² Thomas Sewall died in January 1803 at the age of 53.²

     Thomas Sewall was born on 22 July 1784 in Gilford, New Hampshire.² He was the son of Thomas Sewall and Sarah Weeks.¹ Thomas Sewall married Dorothy Bartlett on 17 December 1809 in Gilford, New Hampshire.² Thomas Sewall died in 1868 in Gilford, New Hampshire, ³ and is buried in Bayside Cemetery, Laconia.³

     Dr. Thomas Sewall. Distinguished physician and writer and convicted body snatcher.¹ He was born on 16 April 1786 in Hallowell, Maine, at 3am. He was the son of Thomas Sewall and Priscilla Coney. Dr. Thomas Sewall graduated on 26 August 1812 from Harvard Medical School.² He married Mary Choate, daughter of Capt. David Choate and Miriam Foster, on 28 November 1813 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.³ Dr. Thomas Sewall died on 10 April 1845 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 58 of tuberculosis and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.⁴ In The History of Essex, Mass. Dr. Sewall is glowing reported to have "commenced practice in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass., but removed, in 1819, to Washington, D.C. He soon had a practice unrivalled in extent and lucrativeness. In 1821 he was appointed Professor of Anatomy in the National Medical College, and retained a chair in it during his life. Dr. Sewall was distinguished in his profession and exemplary in all the relations of life."
In 1819 Dr. Sewall was convicted on two counts of knowingly and willfully receiving concealing and disposing of the bodies of two of his patients. Eight bodies had been removed from the Chebacco graveyard for anatomical purposes.
The full details can be found in an article “A Most Daring and Sacrilegious Robbery” The Extraordinary Story of Body Snatching at Chebacco Parish in Ipswich, Massachusetts by Christopher Benedetto. New England Ancestors, vol. 6 no. 2 p. 31.

     Rev. Thomas Sewall was born on 28 April 1818 in Georgetown, District of Columbia.^2,3 He was the son of Dr. Thomas Sewall and Mary Choate.² Dr. Sewall was educated at the Methodist Seminary at Middletown, Connecticut, under Wilbur Fiske, and soon after his graduation entered the church in which he officiated for over thirty years. He was obliged to retire from the ministry on account of the loss of his voice.⁴ Rev. Thomas Sewall married Julia Elizabeth Waters, daughter of Freeborn G. Waters, on 19 November 1844.² Rev. Thomas Sewall died on 11 August 1870 in Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore, at the age of 52.⁴

     Thomas Avery Sewall was born on 25 August 1824 in Westport, Maine.¹ He was the son of Sawyer Sewall and Patience M. Tarbox.¹ Thomas Avery Sewall married Mary E. Webber Bailey.² Thomas Avery Sewall was lost at sea on 27 November 1898 at the age of 74.¹

     Thomas Colby Waters Sewall was born on 11 November 1850 in Baltimore ?, Maryland.^3,4 He was the son of Rev. Thomas Sewall and Julia Elizabeth Waters.² He was a a mining executive at Elizabethtown, New Mexico.²

     Thomas Jefferson Sewall was born on 10 July 1803.² He was the son of Lewis Sewall and Elizabeth Howard Wailes.¹ Thomas Jefferson Sewall died on 6 September 1803.²

     Rev. Thomas Knowlton Sewall was born on 12 August 1911 in Pasco, Washington.² He was the son of Joseph Sewall Sewall and Agnes May Knowlton.¹ Rev. Thomas Knowlton Sewall married Elisabeth Bernice Johnson on 10 February 1937 in Mason City, Iowa.² The Rev. Sewall was a member of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and retiring as a captain. Shortly after his retirement, he was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopalian Diocese of Minnesota. He served as a missionary at the White Earth Indian Reservation for seven years. In 1959, he was ordained into the priesthood in the diocese of Eau Claire and served as pastor of the parish in Rice Lake and the mission in Barron, Wis. He later moved to Miles City. Montana serving as parish priest for six years before returning to Rice Lake, where he retired in 1976. He later was named a canon in the Diocese of Eau Claire.

He and his wife, Betty moved to the Fond du Lac area in the late 1970s and he served throughout the Diocese of Fond du Lac as an interim priest on many occasions. He was referred to as "Father Tom" and for most of his life was known as an avid outdoorman and sportsman. Rev. Thomas Knowlton Sewall died on 16 February 2004 in The Lutheran Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at the age of 92.³

     Thomas Ripley Higgins Sewall was born on 5 October 1841.¹ He was the son of Dummer Sewall and Phoebe Higgins.¹ Thomas Ripley Higgins Sewall died on 25 November 1851 at the age of 10 ¹ and is buried in Village Cemetery, Corinna, Maine.²

     Thomas Robie Sewall was born on 28 July 1792 in Marblehead, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Hon. Joseph Sewall and Mary Robie. He was a a broker of Boston, Massachusetts.^2,3 Thomas Robie Sewall married Elizabeth Quincy Sewall, daughter of Chief Justice Samuel Sewall LL.D. and Abigail Devereaux, on 12 February 1825 in Boston, Massachusetts, they were cousins. The marriage was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Channing.^2,4 Thomas Robie Sewall died on 30 September 1864 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 72 of cancer of the spine.⁵

     Thomas Robie Sewall was born on 17 January 1887 in St. Paul, Minnesota.² He was the son of Joseph Sewall Sewall and Ida Christina Peterson.¹ Thomas Robie Sewall married Mabel Hellene Olsen, daughter of T. Olsen, on 2 June 1914 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.³ In 1918 he was an instructor in agricultural engineering.² Thomas Robie Sewall died in 1941 ¹ and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.⁴

     Vilena Ann Sewall was born on 10 February 1851 in Hamilton County, Illinois.³ She was the daughter of Rev. Caleb Marsh Sewall and Catharine S. Turner.^1,2 Vilena Ann Sewall appears on the census of 1870 at Hamilton, Illinois, where she is a schooteacher.⁴ She married William Painter Henderson on 19 December 1871 in Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois.⁵ Vilena Ann Sewall died on 18 March 1919 in Norwood, Ohio, at the age of 68 her death certificate states that she was a physician.³ She was buried on 20 March 1919 in Spring Grove.³

     Virginia Hannah Sewall was born on 7 October 1887 in Old Town, Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Wingate Sewall and Harriet Sterling Moor.¹ Virginia Hannah Sewall married Harold Frederick Eddy on 27 February 1911 in Oldtown, Maine, (Sinnett gives 28 July 1911).^2,3 Virginia Hannah Sewall died on 19 July 1919 at the age of 31.³

     Walter Devereux Sewall was born on 28 August 1837 in Watertown, New York.^2,3,4 He was the son of Henry Devereaux Sewall and Mary Catherine Norton.¹ Walter Devereux Sewall was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. He married Carina Ellen Houghton, daughter of Ellen A. (Unknown), on 6 May 1875.² Walter Devereux Sewall and Carina Ellen Houghton appear on the census of 16 April 1910 at New York City, where Walter is described as an accountant (he had appeared in an earlier census as a book keeper), Carina is a music teacher and Frank is a draftsman in a construction company.³ Walter Devereux Sewall died on 29 March 1928 in Kings County, New York, at the age of 90.⁵

     Warren Webster Sewall was born on 13 January 1895 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Dummer Sewall and Caroline Bates.¹ Warren Webster Sewall and Dummer Sewall appear on the census of 1930 at Weymouth, Massachusetts, Warren's emplyment is given as painter; he is unmarried.³ Warren Webster Sewall died in December 1964 in Massachusetts at the age of 69.⁴

     Watson Abernathy Sewall was born on 20 January 1906 in Texas.¹ He was the son of George Alexander Sewall and Viola F. Causey.¹ Watson Abernathy Sewall died on 16 October 1964 in San Angelo City, Tom Green County, Texas, at the age of 58 ¹ and was buried on 19 October 1964 in Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Texas.^1,2

     Dr. Weston Fullerton Sewall. An obstetrician.¹ He was born on 21 August 1905 in Livermore Falls, Maine.^3,1 He was the son of Howard Sewall and Carrie Marcia Weston.³ Dr. Weston Fullerton Sewall graduated in 1927 from Bowdoin College and from Harvard Medical School in 1931.¹ He married firstly Ruth Lang, daughter of E.L. Lang and Emma R. (Unknown), circa 1929.⁴ Dr. Weston Fullerton Sewall died on 31 August 1986 possibly in Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at the age of 81.¹

     Willard M. Sewall was born on 12 March 1905 in Rockland, Maine.² He was the son of Ammi S. Sewall and Eugenia R. Weed.¹ Willard M. Sewall married Ruth W. Plummer, daughter of Lester Plummer and Eliza Huntley, on 2 July 1926 in Rockland, Maine.³ Willard M. Sewall died on 31 December 1993 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 88.^4,2

     William Sewall is also recorded as Shewall.² He was born in 1520.³ He was living in Coventry, Warwickshire, in 1540.⁴ He married Matilda Horne, daughter of Reginald Horne of Pickesley and Margery Lee, in 1540 or possibly earlier.^5,6,7

     William Sewall was the son of William Sewall and Matilda Horne. Vintner of Coventry. William Sewall married Anne Wagstaffe on 12 June 1581 in Harbury, Warwickshire.² In 1617 he was a Mayor, he also served as alderman and captain of the traine band at Coventry.³ William Sewall made a will on 29 June 1624. Included in the will was a charitable clause: Mr. William Sewall, of this city, vintner, gives by will, June 29, 1624, to the Mayor, B. and C. one yearly rent of 1l- to be paid at the feasts of St. Michael and the Annunciation, out of a tenement and garden in West-Orchard, for the benefit of the poor children in Bablake. Item, to the said Mayor, &.c. for the use of the said poor children, another yearly rent of 1l. out of two messuages in High-street, in the tenure of Ellis Jones and John Moody, and of a shop in the tenure of John Barker.
The house in West-Orchard is, or lately was, the sign of the Thistle: and the houses and shops lie near to the sign of the Crown; and were, in 1708, in the tenure of Miles Flint and John Barr 2l- . From "An account of the many and great loans, benefactions & charities, belonging to the City of Coventry." p.106. He died in 1624.⁴ He was buried in St. Michael's Church, Coventry.⁵

     William Sewall was born on 17 January 1797 in Hallowell, Maine.^2,3 He was the son of General Henry Sewall and Tabitha Sewall.¹ William Sewall married Elizabeth Ward Middleton, daughter of Samuel Ward Middleton and Catherine Taliaferro Hooe, on 9 August 1821 in Washington, District of Columbia, the ceremony was conducted by Rev. McCormick, an Episcopal minister, at the Queen's Hotel At the wedding were present Dr. Thomas Sewall's family and the Misses Mary and Emelyn Webster (also relatives). Miss Mary Webster was bridesmaid and Horatio Ward was groomsman.^1,2,4 William Sewall died on 7 April 1846 in Cass County, Illinois, at the age of 49.² William taught school, badly, and owned a large farm in Cass County, Illinois, which he managed very badly and was heavily in debt when he died. Eliza ran it successfully until her death.
Another account of his life is rather different, it reads: "On account of his father's prominence and services to the country, his son, father of Mrs. Goodell, obtained a lucrative position in Washington, but on his way thither he was shipwrecked on Long Island sound in extreme cold weather, and, on seeing a woman on board suffering for want of more clothes, took off his coat and gave it to her to save her life. Then, to keep from freezing and the ship was sinking, he had to work the ship pump so long that he froze his hands and was rendered unable to write and fill the office. Then after a long illness he went, at the age of twenty-one, to Virginia, where he taught school, having received a liberal education for boys in those days. It was while thus engaged he met and married his wife in Virginia, which was then a part of Maryland. His wife was a native of Nanjamoy, Maryland, and was the daughter of Samuel and Catharine (Hoe) Middleton. The Middleton's were of English ancestry, and early settlers of America. Both families were prominent in business and social affairs of the State, and many of their relatives were accomplished literary men, while others were distinguished in the law and other professions. Some of the descendants took an active and prominent part in the Confederate army. Soon after his marriage, about 1829, Mr. Sewell removed to Illinois, then a new and sparsely settled country. They settled in Jacksonville, where Mr. Sewell taught school and entered 640 acres of land in Cass county. He taught school for about two or three years, when he removed to his farm, where he continued to reside until his death. He was a very devout man and did much good in this new country. He was a active worker in Sunday-school and church matters, acting for years as superintendent of the former as long as he lived, and was instrumental in building the first church in the community, of which he was the first the Elder. He did more to build up both of these institutions in the early day than any other man. Storms and cold weather deterred him from his duty. To make sure of prompt attendance he would take his kindling wood with him, and his wife her broom, and ride three miles to the village church, then used as a schoolhouse; and while he made the fire, she would sweep and clean up the house before the people of the village had started out.
He and his worthy wife had six children, three of whom are now living. He was universally beloved and respected, and was greatly lamented when he died on his farm, in 1846, aged about forty-nine years."²