Maj. Nicholas Sewell

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Henry Sewall married Jane Lowe (died 1700/1) circa 1650 and they had the following children:

{Major} Nicholas Sewall who married Susanna Burgess. A great grandson of Nicholas and Susanna was Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a Maryland signer of the American Declaration of Independence. This descent may be summarised as follows:

• {Major} Nicholas Sewall (1655 - 1737) m. (before 1685) Susanne Burgess (ca. 1657 - 1737); their daughter:
  • Jane Sewall (ca. 1685 - 1761) m. (1704) Clement Brooke; their daughter:
    • Elizabeth Brooke (1709 - 1761) m. Charles Carroll; their son:
      • Charles Carroll (1737 - 1832), a Maryland signer of the American Declaration of Independence. See Wikipedia for more on Charles Carroll.

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Sewall, Nicholas,St. Mary's Co.,16th Apr., 1737; 9th May, 1737.

To daus. Ann and Sophia and their hrs., 1,000 A. called “Lady's Gift” or “Sewalls Range,” on Choptank R., 1,000 A. of “Sewall's Manor,” Kent Co.; and personality.

To daus. Jane Brooke and Claire Young, 20s each.

To son Charles, grandsons Nicholas, Charles and Henry, personalty. Exs. sons Charles and Clement empowered to sell 2,000 A. “The Cross,” Baltimore Co., 3,000 A. “Darby,” on Choptank B., Dorchester Co., for benefit of estate; residue of personalty to be divided among children, viz: Clement, Elizabeth Frisby, Susanna Douglas and Mary Carroll.

Test: Thomas Gerard, Thomas Chase, Mary Leigh. 21. 775.

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Archives of Maryland Online - Edward Pye

• Edward Pye ( ? - 1696) MARRIED by October 1682 Anne (?-1693), widow of Benjamin Rozer (?-1681). Anne was the daughter of Henry Sewall (?-1665). She was the stepdaughter of Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore (1637- 1714/15). Her brother was Nicholas Sewall (ca. 1655-1737). Her sisters were Jane, who married Philip Calvert (1626-1682); Elizabeth (?-1710), who married first, Jesse Wharton (?-1676), and second, William Digges (ca. 1650-1697); and Mary (?-1693/94), who married first, William Chandler (1652-1685), son of Job Chandler (?-1659).