Silas NOWELL b. 1717 York, York, Maine, d. 14 Apr 1776 , , , At Sea: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1717 - 1776 (59 years)

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Name	Silas NOWELL [1, 2]
Birth	1717	York, York, Maine, [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
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Property	1 Dec 1760	York, York, Maine, [5]
Abt 22 acres of land
Half of the 44 acres of land where the new mill was built. (See 8 April 1765 Court record.)
Removed	1762	Berwick, York, Maine, [5]
Sold his house and remaining land in York to his brother Peter. (see JE Frost)
Death	14 Apr 1776	, , , At Sea [6]
Person ID	I1253	Our Family Tree \| Descendants of Silas Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
Last Modified	14 Dec 2023

Father	Capt. Peter NOWELL, Esq., b. Cal 10 Jul 1669, , , , England d. 10 May 1740, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 70 years)
Mother	Sarah WEARE, b. Cal 29 Dec 1675, York, York, Maine, d. 29 Sep 1729, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 53 years)
Marriage	Bef 24 May 1698	York, York, Maine,
Family ID	F12	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Hannah CAME, b. 10 Mar 1718/19, York, York, Maine, d. Bef 1761, York, York, Maine, (Age 41 years)

Marriage Abt 20 Jun 1741 York, York, Maine, [6, 7, 8]

Marriage Intentions 20 Jun 1741 York, York, Maine, [6, 9]

Intentions filed

Children

	1. Esther NOWELL, b. 20 Apr 1742, York, York, Maine, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Olive NOWELL, b. 24 Jan 1742/43, York, York, Maine, d. 28 May 1743, York, York, Maine, (Age 0 years)
+	3. Olive NOWELL, b. 24 Jan 1743/44, York, York, Maine, d. 15 Mar 1827, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 83 years)
+	4. Patience NOWELL, b. 8 Nov 1757, York, York, Maine, d. 24 Feb 1842, Eliot, York, Maine, United States (Age 84 years)

Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Nov 2023

Family 2 Rachel WALLINGFORD, b. Abt 1731, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States d. 1788, Waterboro, York, Maine, United States (Age ~ 57 years)

Marriage 25 Feb 1762 York, York, Maine, [6, 10]

Children

+	1. Mark NOWELL, b. Cal 26 Dec 1762, Berwick, York, Maine, d. 7 Apr 1836, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States (Age ~ 73 years)
+	2. Caroline NOWELL, b. Est 1773, Berwick, York, Maine, d. 27 Sep 1847, Shapleigh, York, Maine, United States (Age ~ 74 years)
+	3. Nancy NOWELL, b. Est 1775, Berwick, York, Maine, d. 1857, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 82 years)

Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Aug 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 1717 - York, York, Maine,
	Marriage - Abt 20 Jun 1741 - York, York, Maine,
	Marriage Intentions - Intentions filed - 20 Jun 1741 - York, York, Maine,
	Property - Abt 22 acres of land - 1 Dec 1760 - York, York, Maine,
	Removed - 1762 - Berwick, York, Maine,
	Marriage - 25 Feb 1762 - York, York, Maine,
	Death - 14 Apr 1776 - , , , At Sea

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Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set

Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1253&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Silas NOWELL."

Sources

[S495] Maine. York County. York., "Birth, Marriage & Death Records, 1717-1889", Births, 101 and 102, Peter Nowell, Silas Nowell.
[S2877] J. E. (John Eldridge) Frost, The Nowells of York, Maine, (New York : Frost, 1988; reprint, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 29 Aug 1989), 9, 18-20.
[S495] Maine. York County. York., "Birth, Marriage & Death Records, 1717-1889", Births, 101 and 102, Peter Nowell.
[S985] New Hampshire Genealogical Society, editor, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record. Google Books. Digital images. (1907), (http://books.google: 31 Jan 2008), 4: 189 - 190.
[S2877] J. E. (John Eldridge) Frost, The Nowells of York, Maine, (New York : Frost, 1988; reprint, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 29 Aug 1989), 11.
[S2877] J. E. (John Eldridge) Frost, The Nowells of York, Maine, (New York : Frost, 1988; reprint, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 29 Aug 1989), 18-20.
[S719] Maine. York Co. York (and in some cases Kittery)., York Marriage Records Transcribed in 1903 by George F. Plaisted, Town Clerk., marriage register, 1, 1: 2, 216, Nowell-Came, 1741.
[S495] Maine. York County. York., "Birth, Marriage & Death Records, 1717-1889", 101, Silas Nowell ... Hannah the daughter of Samuel Came.
[S719] Maine. York Co. York (and in some cases Kittery)., York Marriage Records Transcribed in 1903 by George F. Plaisted, Town Clerk., marriage register, 1: 216, Nowell-Came, 1741.
[S1817] U.S. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution., "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970". Database with images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2013), Edward Chase Varney, National Number 31828 State Number 801, "Minnesota Society," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 Feb 2013)