Hello Juliet: I have only met one person with the last name of Jewell. He originated from North of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. I am not sure of where his family came from in England but my husband's family originated from Sutcombe, Devon, England. There is a grandparent named Susanna Jewell bn. March. 1808, of Sutcombe, England. She was married to a Richard Brimmacombe who died April 3, 1794. I do not know who her siblings were or what their names were. Perhaps someone out there knows the connection, and will correspond. A lot of the yeomen and others of Cornwall, England emigrated to Canada, as a group and settled in Durham County, Ontario, or elsewhere close by. Oshawa is in Durham, County, Ontario, Canada. There is an Ontario, Canada Genweb site which would cover Durham. I hope to hear from a descendant of the Jewell family. Regards, Carol