Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Sewall, Samuel, 1652-c1729 |
Born |
Mar. 28, 1652 |
Birthplace |
England. |
Deceased |
Jan. 1, 1729/30 |
Places of residence |
England, arriving in New England in 1661. |
Occupation |
Judge (notably a judge during the Salem witch trials). |
Father |
Henry Sewall. |
Mother |
Jane Dummer. |
Spouse |
1. Hannah Hull, daughter of John Hull, d. Aug. 19, 1717, m. Feb. 28, 1675/76., 2 |
Children |
14 children with Hannah, of which only 6 lived to adulthood: 1. Samuel Sewall, Gov. of Mass., b. Jun. 11, 1678, d. Feb. 27, 1750/51, m. Rebecca Dudley. 2. Hannah Sewall, b. Feb. 3, 1679/80, d. Aug. 16, 1724, unm. 3. Elizabeth Sewall, b. Dec. 29, 1681, d. Jul. 11, 1716, m. Grove Hirst (d. 1717) of Boston, Mass. 4. Joseph Sewall, b. Aug. 15, 1688, d. Jun. 27, 1769, m. Elizabeth Walley. 5. Mary Sewall, b. Oct. 28, 1691, d. Nov. 17, 1710, m. Samuel Gerrish of Boston, Mass. 6. Judith Sewall, b. Jan. 2, 1701/02, d. Dec. 23, 1740, m. May 12, 1720 to Rev. William Cooper of Boston, Mass. |
Education |
Harv. grad of 1671 and 1674. |
Relationships |
Spouses: 1. Hannah Hull, daughter of John Hull, d. Aug. 19, 1717, m. Feb. 28, 1675/76. 2. Abigail Melyen Tilley, daughter of Jacob Melyen and widow of William Tilley, m. Oct. 29, 1719. 3. Mary Shrimpton Gibbs, daughter of Henry Shrimpton and widow of Robert Gibbs, d. Jul. 17, 1746 in Newton, Mass., m. Mar. 29, 1722. |
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