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NEWELL - The English version of this name means "at the new hall". Thomas atte Nywehall was noted in County Somerset during the reign of Edward II, 1327-1377. Johanne de Newhalle appeared on the tax rolls of Cambridge during the reign of Richard II, 1377-1399. Hugo de Neuhalle was in County York in 1379. John de Newhalle built a manor house in County Norfolk during the 16th century.
Abraham Newell, aged 50, wife Frances, aged 40, and children boarded the "Francis" in Ipswich, England, in April of 1634 and sailed to the new world. Neither their parents nor their original home is known. A son, Jacob, was born during the passage. The family settled in Roxbury, MBA (Massachusetts Bay Colony). Abraham's son, Isaac, married Elizabeth Curtis, and their youngest son, Josiah, married Hannah Fisher.
Ebenezer Newell married first Elizabeth Bullard, then Elizabeth Allen. He served on the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety during the Revolution and is listed in the Patriot Index of the DAR as performing Public Service.
Their son, Ebenezer Newell, married first Elizabeth Wheaton, then Abigail Allen (Elizabeth Allen's sister), and last Rachel Ames. He was a Lieutenant in the Militia and fought the British forces in Lexington and at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He is also listed in the Patriot Index. His first wife died leaving four young sons, Jesse, Asa, Ebenezer, and George. (This history is concerned most directly with descendants of Asa Newell).
Captain Asa Newell remained unmarried until after his 40th birthday when he married Miriam White of Natick on 12/2/1805. They moved west to Amherst, Massachusetts, where they had two children. Asa named his first son Caleb Wheaton Newell for his grandfather. His second son was named Charles Newell. These names have been bestowed through the years on Caleb's descendants. Charles is listed on the 1850 census as living with Caleb and family and was unmarried.
Caleb was a cabinet maker, married twice, but only five of his 13 children survived. His son, George Whitfield Newell, served in the Civil War as a nurse in the Union Hospital in Falmouth, Virginia. He married his sweetheart, Tryphena Sanderson, when he was discharged. They produced 10 children - George Austin, Charles Caleb, Mary Lottie, Frederic Clayton, Henrietta Louise, Leon Sanderson, Clara Mabel, Homer Bunn, Bertha Maria, and Myrtle Tryphenia.
Charles Caleb Newell moved to the Houlton, Maine, area. When the bulk of this research was done some 55 years ago, his family had been out of touch with the Massachusetts branch and was considered "lost". We found each other recently. They weren't lost - they knew where they were.
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- 1850 Census (27 KB)
1850 Census showing Caleb Wheaton Newell with second wife, Lucina Tolman Newell, children, and brother, Charles Newell
- 1850 Sanderson census (22 KB)
The census of Leominster, MA, 1850, showing Austin Sanderson, wife Charlotte Wells Sanderson, daughter Tryphena, and sister Mary Sanderson. (Austin Sanderson died within two months)
- Amherst, Massachusetts - circa 1886 (23 KB)
Top Row: Ben (Leon), Charlie, George, Dick (Frederic)
Middle Row: Clara Mabel, Great Grandma Tryphena, Great Grandpa George, Lottie, Henrietta Louise
Bottom Row: Myrtle, family dog, Homer, Bertha.
- Tryphena Janet Sanderson Newell (6 KB)
Portrait of Tryphena Sanderson Newell
- George Whitfield Newell (4 KB)
Portrait of George Whitfield Newell
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