Ancestry

I’ve been fascinated by ancestry and my uncle had done a ton of research on the Newell family history in the early 2000s. He shared his findings with me and got me on the kick to explore our roots more. These posts are related to the Newell family history with a focus on the all-brothers baseball team.

Ancestry: Intro

I’ve always been facinated by genealogy and people’s life stories.  It’s interesting to see what your ancestors may have done, where they came from and what diverse backgrounds they have.  I spent some time with my maternal grandpa and grandma looking into my mom’s ancestry and really enjoyed having that knowledge as we travelled to Sweden…

Roger Newell Article in Sioux Falls paper

South Dakota Mail – Thursday, Sep 21, 1950 Roger Newell Continues Famous Newell Brothers Tradition Newcomers to Plankinton wouldn’t know about the one-time famous Newell Brothers baseball team.  Sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Newell, Sr., their names were: Dell, Jr., Bill, Ben, Lee, Leslie, Elmer, Dee, Gussie, Gilbert and Fay.  Lewis was too young…

1973 Article about the Newell Nine

Belvidere Daily Republican, Sat. April 28, 1973 Baseball’s only all-brother team It was ‘play ball’ for the entire Newell family John Smith, Sports Editor I’ve heard the story before.  There was the great depression of the 1930s.  Growing up in a large family when money was scarce.  Or hugging bread lines downtown. During those times…

The Newell Nine

My family name has an old claim to fame – my great grandfather was one of the very few all brothers baseball teams in the country.  The Newell Nine played in the 1920s and 1930s out of Plankington, SD.  The family had 16 children – 12 boys and 4 girls.  The second youngest boy died…

My Hypothesis on Layton’s father

Here’s the summary from the long list of Abraham’s descendants who could be Layton’s father.  Each of these males were in Rhode Island sometime between 1774-1800 according to the census information passed to me by my uncle Darrel.  Layton was born in 1774 (Aug 28) in Rhode Island. Thomas (Joseph) – likely and my guess,…

Abraham Newell through Jacob (Part 2)

Finishing Abraham Newell’s descendants list:   Jacob Newell (4/1634-12/30/1678) Martha Gibson Jacob (1658-1700-) Joyce Gleason Thankful (9/1/1702-1777) John Robinson Rebecca (1730) Jacob (6/5/1704-10/26/1727-2/3/1779+) Sarah Fuller (1708-1779+) Mary (8/7/1728-12/1/1746) Jacob (1/21/1732-1818) Hepsibah Hart Jacob (1762-1827) Annie Finney Holton Nathan (1783) Pearson (1785) Irene Martha Jesse Hapsibah Pearson (4/4/1756) Reuben (1767-3/20/1842) Polly Wheeler Stillman Miranda Pearson Harlow…

Abraham to Lots of Newells (Part 1-through Isaac)

I’m just dumping this here in case I lose my hard drive – it would take considerable time to go through this whole list of Abraham’s descendants.  I used this as my notebook in trying to figure out Layton’s father.  Again, don’t try to read this:    Original Abraham Newell born in 1555 in Ipswich,…

Ancestry: Laban Waterman

Laban is not a relative, but it is on his farm where Layton Newell most likely grew up, and he met his wife Marcy Winsor there.  About the only reference we have to Layton’s being in Rhode Island is the reference in Laban’s will.  He also had an infant son named Benoni which is where…

Ancestry: Roger Williams to Marcy Winsor Newell

This is how we are related to Roger Williams, founder of the Rhode Island colony – our lineage in Green:    Son of James Williams and Alice Pemberton (Robert & Catherine) of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England   Roger (12/21/1603-12/15/1629-4/1/1683) Mary Barnard – born and married in England, died in Providence RI Mary (1633-1650-1681) John Sayles…

Ancestry: Layton to Sawyer Newell

Here’s the work my Uncle Darrel put together for the relatives descending from Layton Newell who was born in 1774 in Rhode Island.  The dates after the names are in (birth-married-death) format with the spouse name after the dates.  My lineage is highlighted in Green:   Layton (1774-1796-1861) Marcy Windsor – born in RI, lived…