Peter NOWELL, Jr

1707 - Abt 1775  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Peter NOWELL  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	Jun 1707	York, York, Maine,   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	LWF4-K37
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LWF4-K37
  _UID	64F73713FD5C4D1482904441878185D65994
  Court Record	Jan 1737/38	York, York, Maine,   [6, 7]
  Defendant in Court of Common Pleas
  Name: NOWELL, PETER JR Plaintiff/Defendant: DEF RESIDENCE: York Court: York Court of Common Pleas Date: January 1738 Cause: DEBT Location: 70-23 VolumeandPage: 11-78-4932-YORK
  Property	1740	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Land largely to the south of the house on Mill Lane
  Property	8 Jun 1752	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Land in Lot 8, York Commons which he sold to his brother Paul Nowell
  Property	1 Dec 1760	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Abt 22 acres of land from his brother Silas
  Half of  the 44 acres of land where the new mill was built. (See 8 April 1765 Court record.)
  Property	17 Feb 1762	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Sells 20 acres in York near brook that leads from the Old Mill
  This implies that there was then a "new" mill. (see JE Frost p. 11)
  Property	23 Jan 1764	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Sells one half of lands and buildings recently bought of his brother Silas
  In his will Peter Jr. gave that part of his half of the land containing a small (38' x19') house to his son Shadrach.
  Court Record	8 Apr 1765	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Plaintiff in case against Jonadab Lord of York, clothier, against whom he recovered judgment of £28/16/8 which was levied on 22 acres of pasture next to Linscott Rd.
  This was the other half of land upon which he built the new mill. (see JE Frost)
  Property	1771	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  2nd Parish Tax List
  Residence	1725-1775	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Mill Lane in the house built by his father around 1725
  This house is still standing and occupied.
  Occupation	1727-1775	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Yeoman farmer, lumberman, and a grist and saw mill proprietor
  Will	Between 30 Mar 1775 and 8 May 1775	York, York, Maine,   [7, 8]
  Will made 30 Mar 1775 and Codicil added 8 May 1775
  Death	Abt May 1775	York, York, Maine,   [7]
  Probate	1775-1777	York, York, Maine,   [7, 9]
  Family Search Digital Images of Peter Nowell, Jrs. Will and other probate papers on file at Alfred, Me.
  Person ID	I1256	Our Family Tree | Descendants of Peter Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
  Last Modified	6 Nov 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	Lydia JUNKINS,   b. 25 Jan 1708/09, York, York, Maine, d. Aft 1755, York, York, Maine, (Age 46 years)
  Marriage Intentions	9 May 1729	York, York, Maine,   [10]
  filed
  Marriage	19 Jun 1729	York, York, Maine,   [1, 7, 10, 11, 12]
  Children	+ 1. Mary NOWELL,   b. 24 Mar 1729/30, York, York, Maine, d. 15 Oct 1804, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 74 years) + 2. Peter NOWELL, III,   b. 16 Feb 1731/32, York, York, Maine, d. Abt 1792 (Age 59 years)   3. Lydia NOWELL,   b. 5 Apr 1734, York, York, Maine, d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mercy NOWELL,   b. 2 Jun 1736, York, York, Maine, d. Young   5. Jonathan NOWELL,   b. 10 May 1739, York, York, Maine, d. 1 Nov 1740, York, York, Maine, (Age 1 year)   6. Jonathan NOWELL,   b. 28 Dec 1742, York, York, Maine, d. 24 Mar 1742/43, York, York, Maine, (Age 0 years) + 7. Daniel Weare NOWELL,   b. 16 Feb 1743/44, York, York, Maine, d. 27 Mar 1819, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 75 years) + 8. Mercy NOWELL,   b. 11 May 1747, York, York, Maine, d. 29 Jun 1800, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 53 years) + 9. Shadrach NOWELL,   b. 5 Mar 1750/51, York, York, Maine, d. Abt 7 Nov 1815, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Katherine HILL,   b. 6 Nov 1735, Kittery, York, Maine, d. Aft 1775 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1772	Kittery, York, Maine,   [7, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1707 - York, York, Maine, Marriage Intentions - filed - 9 May 1729 - York, York, Maine, Marriage - 19 Jun 1729 - York, York, Maine, Court Record - Defendant in Court of Common Pleas - Jan 1737/38 - York, York, Maine, Property - Land largely to the south of the house on Mill Lane - 1740 - York, York, Maine, Property - Land in Lot 8, York Commons which he sold to his brother Paul Nowell - 8 Jun 1752 - York, York, Maine, Property - Abt 22 acres of land from his brother Silas - 1 Dec 1760 - York, York, Maine, Property - Sells 20 acres in York near brook that leads from the Old Mill - 17 Feb 1762 - York, York, Maine, Property - Sells one half of lands and buildings recently bought of his brother Silas - 23 Jan 1764 - York, York, Maine, Court Record - Plaintiff in case against Jonadab Lord of York, clothier, against whom he recovered judgment of £28/16/8 which was levied on 22 acres of pasture next to Linscott Rd. - 8 Apr 1765 - York, York, Maine, Property - 2nd Parish Tax List - 1771 - York, York, Maine, Marriage - 25 Jul 1772 - Kittery, York, Maine, Residence - Mill Lane in the house built by his father around 1725 - 1725-1775 - York, York, Maine, Occupation - Yeoman farmer, lumberman, and a grist and saw mill proprietor - 1727-1775 - York, York, Maine, Will - Between 30 Mar 1775 and 8 May 1775 - York, York, Maine, Death - Abt May 1775 - York, York, Maine, Probate - 1775-1777 - York, York, Maine,  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1256&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Peter NOWELL, Jr."