YEATES CONWELL ARRIVED
IN AMERICA
APRIL 15 1699
April 15, 1699, the first
members of the Conwell family, Yeates and Rebecca Fisher, arrived in
America, sailing into the Delaware Bay and anchoring their vessel at
Reedy Island.
They settled in Broadkiln
Neck and in 1705 acquired one thousand acres from Rebecca's father,
William Fisher.
Yeates and Rebecca had four
children , William, John, Elias and Hannah who all married.
William died young leaving
two children. John was married twice, leaving three children from
each wife. John is an ancestor of the late Joseph Conwell of
Drawbridge, Jane Robins, late of Broadkiln Neck, and the late
William A, Conwell , father of David M. Conwell and Mrs D. A.
Wiltbak of Milton.
The third son, Elias, is
the ancestor of Mr. John T. Conwell of Broadkiln Neck and Mr. Asa
Conwell of this Milton.
Hannah, the only daughter,
married Abraham Gum.
About two hundred
descendents of Yeates and Rebecca can now be traced, many who live in
Delaware, but the majority live in other states, several out west.
Considerable portions of
what is now North Milton, at one time belonged to the Conwell
family. The frist mill of Milton was built by a Conwell with
business partner by name of Coulter.
The Milton property named
above was owned by DR. John Spencer, his daughter , Unice, becoming
the wife of George Conwell a brother of Asa F. Conwell's
grandfather, born May 1st, 1747.
Records are scarce telling
frm what part of England or Ireland the Conwells came. A mention of
William, Yeates grandfather, gives a birth date of 1615 at Essex,
England.
It is probable that the
family originally came from Sweden and were connected with the Swedes
who first settled Delaware.
The Conwell name is rather
rare in the United States but wherever found represents integrity,
industry, character and good
citizenship.
Source: Milton Times, April
15, 1809, Milton, Sussex County, Delaware. / mediasve.ancestry.com
Abstract Harrison 2017
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