Individual Details

Capt. Moses Chadwell

(10 Apr 1637 - 25 Apr 1684)

Source: History of Lynn, Lewis and Newhall.
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[Captain Moses Chadwell was born in 1637 at Lynn, Massachusetts. He achieved the rank of Captain in the Massachusetts Militia. He drowned "at sea" in 1684. He was a shipwright by trade. Moses was the son of Thomas Chadwell b: abt. 1612 in Little Barrington, Gloucestershire, England and Margaret Breed b: 1621 England Captain Moses Chadwell married Sarah Ivory b: 1643 in Lynn, Massachusetts, February 1660/61 in Lynn, Massachusetts. Sarah was the daughter of William Thomas Ivory 1601 – 1652 and Ann South 1613 – 1689. In her will written in January of 1724/5, Sarah Ivory Chadwell deeded land to her son-in-law, John Ramsdell (husband of Elizabeth) and her other daughter, Sarah, wife of John's older brother. Son-in-law, John Ramsdell, died shortly after her death and left his estate to Elizabeth. Moses and Sarah were the parents of eight children: 
Ruth Chadwell b: ABT. 1665 in Lynn, MA 
Thomas Chadwell b: 11 Dec 1662 in Lynn, MA Sarah Chadwell Ramsdell b: 12 Mar 1667/68 in Lynn,MA 
Lois Chadwell b: 3 Oct 1670 in Lynn, MA 
Moses Chadwell b: 11 Sep 1673 in Lynn, MA Margaret Chadwell b: 30 Sep 1676 in Lynn, MA Anne Chadwell b: 17 Jun 1679 in Lynn, MA Elizabeth Chadwell Ramsdell b: 18 Dec 1681 in Lynn, MA m. John Ramsdell. The General Society of Colonial Wars states Moses Chadwell (1637 - 1684) of Lynn, held the rank of Captain in the Massachusetts Militia. (Bio by Charlene Patton)]

Events

Birth10 Apr 1637Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
MarriageFeb 1660Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts - Sarah Ivory
Death25 Apr 1684at sea
BurialCopp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseSarah Ivory (1643 - 1726)
ChildThomas Chadwell (1662 - 1740)
ChildRuth Chadwell (1665 - 1749)
ChildSarah Chadwell (1668 - )
ChildLois Chadwell (1670 - 1737)
ChildMoses Chadwell (1673 - 1676)
ChildMargaret Chadwell (1676 - 1693)
ChildAnna Chadwell (1679 - )
ChildElizabeth Chadwell (1681 - )
FatherThomas Chadwell (1612 - 1683)
MotherMargaret Caldwell (1615 - 1658)
SiblingRuth Chadwell (1640 - 1719)
SiblingBenjamin Chadwell (1642 - 1679)

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