I went to NGS last night and looked up the Edward Nowell records in Dorchester County, MD; they don't support the case that he is the same Edward as Edward Nevel of Cecil County. But, they don't disprove the case either...as far as I can see. Ed Noweel of Dorchester records are dated 1750 and 1754. That's considerably later than the 1699 Edward Nevel of Dor. Co. record and presumably after Edward Nevill/Nevell/Newill of Cecil Co, MD (?-ca. 1756) was fairly settled up in Cecil. HOWEVER, the Dor Co records below identify Ed Nowell as a Mariner so he was probably literally "floating around up and down the coasts of Maryland". Edward has been recorded as Newill in Cecil County in 1724. Edward of Cecil is recorded in the 1720s as having a wife named Mary. Edward Noell of Dorchester has a wife named Elizabeth in the 1750. Tradition holds that Edward of Cecil died in 1756; I suppose its possible that Mary died and he married Elizabeth but alot more research would be needed to make that claim. NEXT STEP: I need to go through more Queen Anne County Nowells to see if I can definitively establish that Walter Nowell and Walter Nevill are the same guy through identifying names of spouses, children etc of each. Also need to find other records on Edward of Dorchester. Any suggestions from the real genealogists out there? Peter Neville Abstracts of the Land Records of Dorchester Co Maryland, James A. McAllister Jr. Vol D 14 old 442/Oct 1 1750/ William Trippe of Dorchester County, Gent. To his 2 sons Edward and Henry Trippe, and his dau Elizabeth the wife of Edward Noell: slaves and personal property. Wit: William Murray, James Murray. Acknowledged before William Murray. 15 old 99/March 4, 1754/ William Meredith and Lettice his wife of the Colony of Virginia in King and Queen County in Parish of Strayton, Gent. to EDWARD NOWELL of Dorchester County, Mariner: part of tract called "NOWELL's Plantation" on Choptank River, adj. "Harwoods Chance" and "St. Anthonys" and containing 300 a. more or less. William Byus and John Trippe or either of them, named Attorneys for grantors to acknowledge deed. Wit: James Noell, Michael Edwards. Proved by wit and acknowledged by Wiliam Byus and John Trippe, Attorneys, March 19 1754 before Thomas Macheel (?) And James Cox Gray Justices. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: NEVILLE-D Digest V99 #4 Author: <[email protected]> at SMTP-GATEWAY Date: 1/7/99 2:25 AM X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 12:36:28 -0500 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-Id: <[email protected]> Subject: [NEVILLE-L] Queen Anne County, MD Walter Nevill/Nowell Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: "cc:Mail Note Part" The following Queen Anne County records are interesting: Queen Anne County, Maryland Land Records, Book 1. Compiled by R. Bernice Leonard. 1997. 1 Jan. 1710. Walter Lodge and Anne his wife of Queen Anne County, Chirurgeon, to WALTER NOWELL, Planter, - consideration 2000 pounds of tobacco - 70 acres, part of "Southampton," south side of Chester River, north side of Hambleton's Branch - adjoining "Ashton." Wit: Nocholas Clouds, Timothy Manials. Acknowledged 22 August 1711 before Solomon Wright and John Whittington, Justices. p. 18 13 September 1712. Walter Lodge, Chyrurgion, and Ann his wife, to WALTER NEVILL, Planter - consideration 4,000 pounds of tobacco - part of "Southampton" adjoining "Ashton," laid out for Stephen Tully. Wits: Nicholas Clouds, Sr., John Morphey. 18 April 1715 Acknowledged by Walter and Ann Lodge before John Whittington. p. 40. It looks to me like Walter Nowell and Walter Nevill are the same guy. There are a number of Nowell records in Queen Anne that I haven't copied yet. Of interest to Edward Nevil of Cecil county researchers, there are lots of Nowells in Dorchester County where an Edward Nevel shows up in 1699. 1699. Edward Johnson, Inventory 26 - 07 - 0, Sanison (?) ____, Edward Nevell appointed, Dorchester Co. (MD Archives. Liber 18.A, Folio 62, Roll 77-2) If Walter Nowell and Walter Nevill are the same, could Edward Nevell and Edward Nowell be the same? Edward NOWELL. Vol D, p. 93. ABSTRACTS OF THE LAND RECORDS OF DORCHESTER CO MARYLAND, James A. McAllister Jr. (haven't looked up this records yet, don't know the date). This renews my interest in the 1692 attorney William Nowell of Cecil County. Notes from HISTORY OF CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND, by George Johnston p. 83 "One WILLIAM NOWELL also prayed to be re-admitted [as an attorney to practice in court], and promised to remove the causes that had led to his suspension, which seemed to be the fact that he had refused to take the oath of alliance and supremacy". (Neville's note: I'll have to double check, but I think the year was 1692) p. 144 "The citizens of Cecil County sent a petition which was signed by ninteen of the inhabitants, of none of whom anything is known at this time, except George Oldfield, Casparus Hermen, WILLIAM NOWELL, and York Yorkson". p. 144 "WILLIAM NOWELL was a lawyer. He refused to take the oath of alliance and supremacy, for which the courts stopped him from practicing; but probably readmitted him for the minutes of the court show, as before stated, that he promised to remove the cause of disability". p 117. "Att ye court held for Cecil County ye 8th day of January in the 9th year of the dominion of ye right hon'ble Charles &c, annoq Dominic 1683. Present George Talbot, Esq...Wm. Dare, of Cecil County, gent, appointed & put in to be high sheriff...May ye 23d, 1684. Then came WILLIAM NOWELL and took the oath of an under-sheriff..." Here are some of the Nowell records from Dorchester County: ABSTRACTS OF THE LAND RECORDS OF DORCHESTER CO MARYLAND, James A. McAllister Jr. 4 old 70/Jan 20 1689/90 James Nowell of Dorchester county, planter and Margaret his wife to John Harwood same county, carpenter: "Nowell's Pokety" called "Chance" formerly laid out for Anthony Le Compte. Wit: Phill Pitt, Margaret Bleth. Acknowledged Mar 4 1689/90 before Henry Trippe and John Brooke. Thomas Pattison, clerk. Vol A, p. 58. 5 old 3/Aug 15 1692/ John Harwood of Dorchester County, inholder, to Elizabeth NOWELL of Dorchester County, spinster, 100 a. in Talbot Co. Wit: Charles Powell, John Hassllwood. Ack: Sept 6 1692 by John Harwood to Elizabeth NOWELL, dau of James NOWELL and Margarett his wife. Hughy Eccleston, clk. Vol. B, p. 5 5 old 151/Jun 6 1699/James NOWELL Senr. Of Dorchester County, planter, to his son John NOWELL of Dorchester Co, planter: 150 a. called "NOWELL's Pockety" on the north side of Monsieurs Creek of Great Chaptank river, anj land laid out for Anthony leCompte called "Chance". If said John dies w/o lawful issue, said land to revert to doner. Ackn: Mar 6, 1699. Vol B 6 old 83/Aug 5 1706/Deposition of James NOWELL & Margret his wife re bounds of "NOWELL's Pockety" on Monsieurs Creek. Sworn to before Richard Owen. Hugh Eccleston, clk. 6 old 95/Dec 10 1706/James NOWELL wit to John Perry of ______ land to John Harwood. Vol B 6 old 215/Feb 8 1713/John Harwood of Dorchester Co, "boterite" to James NOWELL Junr of the same County, carpenter: "saw box" adj "Five Pines" and containing 50 a. more or less. Wit: John leCompte, John King. Ackn Mar 9, 1713. Vol B. More to be copied in Vol B 9 old 126/Nov 14 1733/James NOELL of Dorchester Co to Bozell NOELL of Dorchester County, "Saw Box" on the south side of Choptank River, adj "Dever's Choice" and "Five Pines" and containing 50 a. Wit: Henry Trippe, John White. Ackn Nov 14, 1733 in Court. Cha Goldborough Clerk. Vol C. More to be copied from Vol C. Grist for the mill... Peter Neville ______________________________