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     Polly Sewall was born on 3 May 1789 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.^2,1 She was the daughter of Dummer Sewall and Jenny Dunning.² Polly Sewall married Ebenezer Clifford on 10 October 1826.²

     Polly Sewall was born on 20 July 1763.¹ She was the daughter of Nicholas Sewall and Miriam Holt.¹ Polly Sewall died on 21 December 1855 at the age of 92.¹

     Priscilla B. Sewall was born on 8 March 1819 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Jotham Sewall and Rachel Crosby Bradbury.¹ Priscilla B. Sewall died on 26 July 1822 in Bangor, Maine, at the age of 3 "after a distressing illness of four days."^2,3

     Prudence Sewall was born before 1620.² She was the daughter of Richard Sewall and Mary Dugdale.¹ Prudence Sewall was alive on 5 April 1648.¹
In the Maryland Archives there is recorded:
This day came Henry Sewall Esq and desired the ensueing to be recorded (vizt)
This Indenture made the 26th day of January annoq domini 1646 in the 22th yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lord Charles by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the fayth &c. Betweene Prudence Sewall of Noneaten in the County of Warwick Spinister of the one party and Henry Cooke of the Citty of Coventry Felt maker of the other parte Wittnesseth that the said Prudence Sewall as well for the yearely rent herein hereafter reserued as also for diuers other Good Causes and lawfull consideracons her hereunto especially moueing, Hath demised Granted sett and to farme Lett and by theis prsents doth demise grant sett and to fatme Lett vnto the . . . . his Executors Administrators and Assigns all . . . . contayning . . . . And the Yard . . . . on the North side of the same streete, Betweene a Messuage or Tenemt in the tenure of Anne Cartwright widdow of the Easte pte and a Tenemt, in the tenure of John Bennett Glouer of the West pte To haue and to hould the said Messuage or tenemt and Garden with the appurtenances unto the said Henry Cooke his Executors Admrs and Assigns from the second day of February next ensueing the date hereof for and during, and vnto the full end and tearme of twenty and one yeares from thence next and imediately following, and fully to be compleate and ended Yeilding and paying therefore yearely during the said tearme of twenty and one yeares unto the said Prudence Sewall her Executors Administrs or Assigns the Sume or yearely rent of three pounds of lawfull money of England at two tymes or tearmes in the yeare (that is to say) vpon the first day of August and the second day of February by equall and even persons, Provided alwayes and it is expressly condiconed and agreed vpon by and Betweene the said partyes to theise Indentures by theis prsents that if it shall happen the said Sume or yearely rent of three pounds of law full money of England at any tyme or tymes hereafter during the said Tearme of twenty and one yeares to be behind or unpayd in parte or in all, after either of the said Tymes or tearmes in which the same ought to be payd at by the space of foureteene dayes being Lawfully demanded, that then and at all tymes from thenceforth it shall or may be lawfull to and for the said Prudence Sewall her heires Executors Admrs or Assigns into the said demised prmisses and euery parte thereof to reenter and the same to haue againe repossesse and enjoye as in her or their former Estate and Right And the said Henry Cooke for him his heires Exers Admrs or Assigns, and euery of them doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said Prudence Sewall her Executors Administratrs and Assigns by theis prsents that he the said Henry Cooke his Executors Administratrs or Assigns shall and will att his and their owne proper Costs and Charges at or before the Nyne and twentyth day of September next ensuring the date hereof well and sufficiently floore with Boards and joysts and other . . . . two Chambers of the demised . . . . build and sett vp vpon the back building of the said prmisses one Good and sufficient payre of Stayres and glass the Wyndowes of in and aboute the said prmisses with glass, All which matters and thinges for the manner and forme is to be done and pformed as John Cattherins Tyler or his Assigns shall direct and appoynte and alsoe shall and will at his and their owne proper Cost and charges from thenceforth and from tyme to tyme, and att all tymes hereafter during the said tearme of twenty one yeares well and sufficiently repayre vphould amend Sustayne and Keepe the said Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances and all other the last menconed prmisses in and with all manner of sufficient and tenentable Reparacons and new buildings, And alsoe that he the said Henry Cooke his Executors Administrators and Assigns or some of them shall and will in the end of the said Tearme of 21 yeares or other determinacon thereof Leaue and yeild up the said Messuage or tenemt Garden and Yard with the appurtenances and all other the said premisscs Soe floored sparred tyled erected built and Glaced as aforesaid well sufficiently and tenentably repayred amended Sustayned vphoulden and kept together with the quiett and peaceable posson thereof vnto the said Prudence Sewall her Executors Administrators or Assigns, And the said Prudence Sewall for her heires Executors Administrators and Assigns by theis prsents that he the said Henry Cooke his Exrs Administrators and Assigns and euery of them shall and will by and vnder the yearely rent and Covenants which on his or their parts and behalfes are or ought to be obserued and performed from tyme to tyme and at all trues during the said tearme of 21 yeares peaceably and quietly haue hould and Enjoye the said Messuage or tenet Garden Yard and all other the prmisses with the appurtenances and euery parte and parcell thereof, without any the Lett Suite trouble hinde[rance] . . . . by the said Prudence Sewall . . . . Assigns or any of them Interchangeably haue putt their hands and Seales the day and yeare aboue written.
Sealed and deliuered in the prsence of W" Allcots Anne Sewall Wm Dudley Edward Cooke The 3 marke of John Kathrins. Provincial Court Proceedings, 15 January 1661.³

     Rachel Sewall was born on 6 May 1797.² She was the daughter of James Sewall and Nancy Marsh.^1,3 Rachel Sewall married Charles Crooker, son of Jonathan Harding Crooker and Hannah Duncan, on 7 October 1828 in Bath, Maine, the marriage being solemnised by the Rev. John W. Ellingwood.⁴ Rachel Sewall died in 1852.¹

     Rachel Sewall was born on 4 August 1794 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine.² She was the daughter of Theodore Sewall and Olive Beal.³ The marriage intention of Rachel Sewall and Lt. Thomas Averill was published on 12 December 1813.⁴ Rachel Sewall married secondly Samuel McNear on 14 October 1825 in Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine.^4,5 Rachel Sewall died on 15 November 1850 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, at the age of 56 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rachael Cummings-Holmes.^4,6

     Rachel Crosby Sewall was born on 15 December 1804 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.^2,3 She was the daughter of Rev. Jotham Sewall and Jenny Sewall.¹ Rachel Crosby Sewall died on 11 December 1805 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, of canker rash (scarlet fever.)^2,3

     Rachel Elizabeth Sewall was born on 28 November 1827 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Jason Sewall and Hannah Joyce.¹ Rachel Elizabeth Sewall died on 22 May 1833 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, at the age of 5¹ and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.²

     Rachel Kenyon Sewall was born on 4 July 1875 in Urbana, Ohio.^2,1 She was the daughter of Rev. Dr. Franklin Sewall and Thedia Redelia Gilchrist.³ Rachel Kenyon Sewall died on 22 August 1965 in Marsaile Convalescent Home, District of Columbia, at the age of 90.⁴

     Ralph A. Sewall was born on 26 November 1905 in Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of James Clarence Sewall and Eva Viola Angell. Ralph A. Sewall married Elizabeth M. Leith, daughter of Robert Leith and Marie Lodman, on 25 June 1926.¹ Ralph A. Sewall died on 24 October 1982 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 76.¹

     Ralph Benford Sewall was born on 8 June 1897 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Leon Benford Sewall and Gertie Sophie Gilbertson.¹ Ralph Benford Sewall married secondly Evelyn Carlson on 12 April 1920 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.² Ralph Benford Sewall married secondly Kunigunda Niehouse on 8 February 1927 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.² Ralph Benford Sewall died on 27 June 1962 in Los Angeles at the age of 65.³

     Ralph E. Sewall was born on 3 October 1930 in Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of Ralph A. Sewall and Elizabeth M. Leith.¹ Ralph E. Sewall married Donna J. Grimm on 25 July 1951.³ Ralph E. Sewall died on 27 December 2006 in Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 76.²

     Dr. Ralph Jenkins Sewall was born on 16 November 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.² He was the son of Dr. George Melville Sewall and Lida S. Jenkins.¹ Dr. Ralph Jenkins Sewall married Oleva Ellen Murphy probably in Washington.³ Dr. Ralph Jenkins Sewall and Oleva Ellen Murphy were divorced on 28 December 1946 at Clackamas., Oregon.⁴ Dr. Ralph Jenkins Sewall married Ina Sue Filkins, daughter of Charles Filkins, on 4 July 1949 in Klamath County, Oregon.⁵ Dr. Ralph Jenkins Sewall died on 23 November 1977 in Clackamas, Oregon, at the age of 69^2,6 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.⁷

     Dr. Ralph Justin Sewall was born on 1 November 1869 in Rutland, La Salle County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of Martin Wright Sewall and Catherine Wood Ellis. Dr. Ralph Justin Sewall married Florence G. Wright in 1897. Dr. Ralph Justin Sewall and Florence G. Wright were divorced in March 1922 at Minden, Nevada; on the grounds of her desertion.² Dr. Ralph Justin Sewall married secondly Florence Eva MacKay on 15 December 1930 in Yuma, Arizona.³ Dr. Ralph Justin Sewall died on 7 May 1949 in San Diego, California, at the age of 79^4,5 and is buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California.⁶

     Ralph William Sewall was born on 30 April 1929 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.^2,1 He was the son of Ralph Benford Sewall and Kunigunda Niehouse.² Ralph William Sewall died on 22 June 1988 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 59.³

     Ray V. Sewall was born in August 1891 in South Dakota (His mother was not Blenda Wedlund.)² He was the son of William Alfred Sewall.¹ Ray V. Sewall died on 27 December 1907 in Grant County, Indiana, at the age of 16.³

     Raymond Thomas Sewall. Treasurer of an oil company.² He was born on 23 December 1877 in Everett, Massachusetts.^3,4,5 He was the son of Capt. Samuel Johnson Mills Sewall and Francella Augusta Cunningham.¹ Raymond Thomas Sewall appears on the census of 1900 as a broker's clerk.³ He married Edith Gorham Forristall, daughter of Harry G. Forristall and Lillia Dill, on 20 December 1900 in Chelsea, Massachusetts.⁶ Raymond Thomas Sewall and Edith Gorham Forristall appear on the census of 1920.⁷ Raymond Thomas Sewall died on 21 August 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 73.⁸

     Rebecca Sewall was born on 30 December 1704.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Sewall and Rebecca Dudley.¹ Rebecca Sewall died on 3 August 1710 at the age of 5.¹

     Rebecca Sewall was born on 19 October 1747 in Brookline, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Sewall and Ann White.¹ Rebecca Sewall died on 29 November 1747 in Brookline, Massachusetts.^1,2

     Rebecca (Rebekah) Sewall was born on 2 April 1767 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Sewall and Sarah Chisam.¹ Rebecca (Rebekah) Sewall married firstly Benjamin Pattee, son of Jeremiah Pattee and Jane Stuard, on 13 December 1787 at Georgetown although no children have been found for him, Benjamin Jr was in the 1790 census, Georgetown, with a wife and a boy aged under 16.¹ The marriage intentions of Rebecca (Rebekah) Sewall and Theodore Sewall, son of John Sewall and Mary Sayward, were filed on 20 November 1802 in Georgetown.¹ Rebecca (Rebekah) Sewall died on 6 June 1817 in Georgetown, Maine, at the age of 50¹ and is buried in Sewall Cemetery on McFarland farm, Arrowsic, Sagadahoc County, Maine.^3,4

     Rebecca Alexander Sewall is also recorded as Alexander Rebecca Sewall.³ She was born on 18 February 1862 in Island Falls, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Trask Sewall and Nancy Clements Brown.¹ Rebecca Alexander Sewall married Fred Stuart Alexander on 3 July 1892 in Island Falls, Maine.⁴ Rebecca Alexander Sewall died in 1946 in Aroostook County, Maine,⁵ and is buried in Island Falls Cemetery, Island Falls, Aroostook County, Maine.⁶

     Rebecca Guild Sewall was born on 7 September 1780 in Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine.² She was the daughter of Thomas Sewall and Priscilla Coney.¹ Rebecca Guild Sewall married John Ordway Webster, son of Nathan Webster and Elizabeth Clifford, on 23 November 1802 in China, Maine.³ Rebecca Guild Sewall died on 31 March 1870 or 31 May 1870 in Washington, District of Columbia.⁴

     Rebecca Phillips Sewall was born on 28 February 1832 in Danvers, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Rev. Charles Chauncy Sewall and Amy Peters.¹ Rebecca Phillips Sewall died on 20 May 1855 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at the age of 23.³

     Rebecca Thompson Sewall was born on 13 May 1841 in Sumner, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of David Sewall and Louisa Augusta Stephens.¹ Rebecca Thompson Sewall married Freeman A. Shaw, son of Amos Shaw, on 23 May 1860 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts.² Rebecca Thompson Sewall died before 1868.

     Rebecca Williams Sewall was born on 19 May 1841 in Brownsville, Piscataquis County, Maine.^2,1,3,4 She was the daughter of Rev. William Stinson Sewall and Miriam Purinton.¹ Rebecca Williams Sewall died on 12 January 1933 in Keene, New Hampshire, of senility. She was unmarried.⁴

     Reginald David Sewall was born on 15 July 1902 in Melrose, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Frank Roberts Sewall and Miriam Varilette Westgate.¹ Reginald David Sewall married Marion Florence Peters on 12 January 1924 in Roslindale, Massachusetts.¹ Reginald David Sewall died on 20 February 1985 in North Adams, Massachusetts, at the age of 82.²

     Reuben Clement Sewall was born on 10 July 1820 in Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Thomas Sewall and Dorothy Bartlett.¹ Reuben Clement Sewall died on 29 November 1844 in Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, at the age of 24.^1,2

     Rhoda Jane Sewall was born in January 1834.² She was the daughter of Clement Sewall and Sarah Myers.¹ Rhoda Jane Sewall married David S. Terrill. Rhoda Jane Sewall died on 30 September 1910 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, at the age of 76.²

     Rhoda Neal Sewall was born on 25 May 1845 in Illinois.^1,2 She was the daughter of Samuel Moody Sewall and Hannah H. Johnson.¹ Rhoda Neal Sewall married Andrew J. Reeves. Rhoda Neal Sewall died on 17 August 1923 in Wisconsin at the age of 78.²

     Richard Sewall. A vintner of Coventry.¹ He was born in 1578 in Coventry.² He was the son of Henry Sewall and Margaret Grazebrook. Richard Sewall is recorded as living in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.³ He married Mary Dugdale, daughter of John Dugdale of Shustoke and Elizabeth Swynfen, in in 1614 or 1615
From Hamper’s “Life of Sir William Dugdale,” appendix 510 - Documents chiefly in Dugdale’s hand. “ Examination in Chancery, 1612, in a suit between Thomas Bull, complainant, and John Dugdale, ( father of Sir William) defendant, and in 1616, between William Blythe, compt., and the same J. D., concerning a breach of contract of marriage between Mary, daughter of the said John Dugdale, and the said Blythe. It appears that this lady married Richard Seawall, of Corley, co. War., gent., youngest son of Henry Seawall, of Coventry, previous motions for marriage having been made towards her by the before-named William Blythe, by Henry, son of Reginald Home, of Coventry, by Mr. Braidwood’s son, of Aston, and by William, son and heir of William Sadler, of Nether Whitacre.”.^4,5 On 2 October 1636 Richard Sewall is recorded as having signed a deed as administrator of the goods, etc., of Anne Power, late of Kenilworth, deceased, during the minority of Stephen Power, executor of the last will of the said Anne.⁶ Richard Sewall died on 12 November 1638
He died intestate, and administration of his personal estate was granted on 2nd January, 1638-9, to Mary, his widow. It appears from Cole’s Escheats (Harl. MS., 411, p. 131) that his post­mortem inquest was taken at Coventry on 9th May, 16 Charles I (1640), when it was found that he died 12 November, 14 Charles (1638), and that Richard was his son and heir, and of the age of 18 years on the 12th July last.⁷