Abigail Philips (Sewell) - Abigail (Sewell) Phillips

Started by Carl Eric Ray on Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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2/24/2016 at 8:36 PM

Hello:

I was informed on 02/23/2016 by Mr. Robert Sewell, whom I contacted for information on this family - weblink to his site: http://www.robertsewell.ca/sewell.html#gen2
that in regards to this particular "Abigail (Sewell) Phillips" here, that she was NOT a daughter of Henry Sewell and Margaret Grazebrook as this family link is showing.

This is a quote from him per his e-mail to me:

"I have absolutely no evidence of Henry Sewall and Margaret Grazebrook ever having a daughter named Abigail Sewell. I could be wrong, but I suspect that someone's line of ancestors stopped at Abigail Sewell, so they sort of "adopted" Henry Sewall and Margaret Grazebrook as Abigail's parents.
I show the children of Henry Sewall and Margaret Grazebrook at http://www.robertsewell.ca/sewell.html#gen2 The reference for this is Eben W. Graves: The Descendants of Henry Sewall (1576-1656) of Manchester and Coventry, England, and Newbury and Rowley, Massachusetts, Newbury Street Press, Boston, 2007, pages 20 & 21 and the sources cited therein."

Yours sincerely,

Robert Sewell

Also, this Margaret Grazebrook was only married once and only to Henry Sewell, per Mr. Robert Sewell.

Furthermore, Margaret Grazebrook never married Henry's brother, William Sewell either, according to Robert Sewell.

"The Peerage" page at this website: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm shows the above information as listed per this same issue, but it is incorrect per Mr, Robert Sewell, as he has done extensive research on the Sewell Family and has found no evidence whatsoever of this Abigail being a daughter to either Henry or William Sewell with a wife named Margaret Grazebrook.

Please investigate this claim that Abigail Sewell was a daughter of Henry Sewell and wife, Margaret Grazebrook,as this claim does not appear to be valid at all.

Mr. Robert Sewell said there has not been any evidence found for Abigail as a daughter of Henry Sewell and wife, Margaret Grazebrook, nor as she a daughter of William Sewell and Margaret Grazebrook.

As to who her parents of this Abigail (Sewell) Phillips are presently is unknown, unless a good documented source is found to prove her existence as a daughter to Henry and Margaret, but so far that has not been found in a good reliable source.

This link is throwing off other family links to possible proper family connections due to its error.

If solid proof as to Abigail is found, please let me know.

Thank You..

Eric Ray
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2/25/2016 at 7:46 AM

Hi Carl

The claim seems to come from Everton's Pedigree

http://www.geni.com/fwd/myheritage?profile_id=6000000007280089367&a...

2/25/2016 at 7:49 AM

Can we get hold of the wills?

"Henry Shewell’s will is dated September 1, 1624, and he died April 6, 1628 æt 84, therefore he was born in 1544. Margaret’s will is dated May 7, 1628 and was proved November 23, 1629, and both lie buried in the Drapers’ Chapel in St. Michael’s, Coventry."

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