Yelverton Crowell1,2,3,4,5
M, b. 1615, d. 24 October 1683
| Father | John Crowe b. c 1590, d. b 7 Jan 1671/72 |
| Mother | Nazareth Yelverton b. 1596, d. c 21 May 1626 |
Yelverton was born in 1615 in County Norfolk, England. He was born with the surname of "Crowe". Yelverton immigrated to Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1637. Yelverton married Elizabeth Hammond circa 1640 in Massachusetts.6 About 1640, the family settled in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. They lived near Lewis Bay at south sea. He was a grand juror in 1656; a deputy 1663 to 1665; selectman in 1667. In 1643, Yelverton was on the list of those able to bear arms in Yarmouth. Yelverton made his will on 23 December 1681.
“To all the people to whome this presents shall come I Elverton Crowell alias Crow of Yarmouthe in ye Collony of Plymouth in New England sendste greeting etc: --- Know yee that I ye sd Elverton Crowell alias Crow, having at this time through god's great goodness my perfect sense and memory Doe this twenty-third Day of December 1681 make and ordaine this my last will and testament as follows, viz; firtst I bequeate my soul to god that gave it me & my body to ye duste from whenne it was in Desent burial and as for my outward estate which ye lord of his goodness hath given my will is & I Doe constitute, ordaine & appoint my youngest son loving sole executor to this my last will and testament and I ye said Ylverton Crowell Doe give to him my sd son Thomas Crowell alias Crow all my lands houses meadows marshes cattle horses mares swine & household stuffs with whatever estate belongs or any ways appertaines to me the said Yelverton Crowell in Yarmouth or elsewhere to him & said Thomas Crowell his heirs and assignee for ever, my will is also that my sd son Thomas Crowell shall Discharge ye rights of my burial and pay all my full Debts & maintain my loving wife his mother so long as she livst both in healthe & sickness, finding and allowing her whatsoever is or may be needful for comfortable subsistence according to his ability and also my will is that my said son Thomas Crowell doe pay my three sons, John Edward and Samuel five shillings a year in silver money and to my grand child Elizabeth Gifford two cowes, two swine of about halfe a year old & one feather bed & Bolster further my will is that in case Thomas my said executor should by any providence of god Dye before my wife and leave no will, then my will is that my estate be improved for her maintenance so long as she lives, otherwise I leave my loving wife to maintainance of my son Thomas as above said. In witness whereof I ye said Yelverton Crowell alias Crow have hereunto set my hand & seal ye Day & year above
Yelverton Crowell alias Crow”
“John Thacher whoe made oathe here unto at the Court House of Plymouth the 8th of March 1683:84
Rebeckah Thacher on ye oath of Mr. John Thacher”.7
Yelverton departed this life on Sunday, 24 October 1683 in Yarmouth at age 68 years. He died suddenly.
“To all the people to whome this presents shall come I Elverton Crowell alias Crow of Yarmouthe in ye Collony of Plymouth in New England sendste greeting etc: --- Know yee that I ye sd Elverton Crowell alias Crow, having at this time through god's great goodness my perfect sense and memory Doe this twenty-third Day of December 1681 make and ordaine this my last will and testament as follows, viz; firtst I bequeate my soul to god that gave it me & my body to ye duste from whenne it was in Desent burial and as for my outward estate which ye lord of his goodness hath given my will is & I Doe constitute, ordaine & appoint my youngest son loving sole executor to this my last will and testament and I ye said Ylverton Crowell Doe give to him my sd son Thomas Crowell alias Crow all my lands houses meadows marshes cattle horses mares swine & household stuffs with whatever estate belongs or any ways appertaines to me the said Yelverton Crowell in Yarmouth or elsewhere to him & said Thomas Crowell his heirs and assignee for ever, my will is also that my sd son Thomas Crowell shall Discharge ye rights of my burial and pay all my full Debts & maintain my loving wife his mother so long as she livst both in healthe & sickness, finding and allowing her whatsoever is or may be needful for comfortable subsistence according to his ability and also my will is that my said son Thomas Crowell doe pay my three sons, John Edward and Samuel five shillings a year in silver money and to my grand child Elizabeth Gifford two cowes, two swine of about halfe a year old & one feather bed & Bolster further my will is that in case Thomas my said executor should by any providence of god Dye before my wife and leave no will, then my will is that my estate be improved for her maintenance so long as she lives, otherwise I leave my loving wife to maintainance of my son Thomas as above said. In witness whereof I ye said Yelverton Crowell alias Crow have hereunto set my hand & seal ye Day & year above
Yelverton Crowell alias Crow”
“John Thacher whoe made oathe here unto at the Court House of Plymouth the 8th of March 1683:84
Rebeckah Thacher on ye oath of Mr. John Thacher”.7
Yelverton departed this life on Sunday, 24 October 1683 in Yarmouth at age 68 years. He died suddenly.
Family | Elizabeth Hammond b. 1622, d. Nov 1703 |
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Citations
- [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume I, page 480 - Yelverton, Plymouth, had in 1643 been of Yarmouth, there had Thomas & Elizabeth twins b. 9 May 1649; rep. 1663.
- [S286] Levi Crowell, John Crowe & His Descendants, Genealogy.
- [S287] Lyman S. Shreeve, The Hamlin Family, page 79 - YELVERTON CROWE1 (Crowell) came to Charlestown, Mass., 1637; wife Elizabeth; settled in Yarmouth, Mass., about 1640; lived near Lewis Bay at south sea; grand juror 1656; deputy 1663-5; selectman 1667; he d. suddenly, Oct. 26, 1683; she Nov. 1703. Ch. b. Yarmouth: JOHN, 1642; m. Hannah (???); EDWARD, "Mary Lothrop. SAMUEL, "Hannah (???); THOMAS, May 9, 1649; "Deborah (???); ELIZABETH, " " " " Samuel Matthews.
- [S288] Inez Fowler Johnson, The McCallum Family, page 59 - Will of Yelverton Crow of Yarmouth names wife and children: Thomas, John, Edward, and Samuel; grandchild, Elizabeth Gifford.
- [S2079] Sterpjen W. Giofford Jr., Yelverton Crowellof Yarmouth Maa., Hypothrsis Concerning his Parents and Children.
- [S2078] U,S. International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
- [S1107] Levi Crowell, John Crowe and his Descendants, A Genealogy, pages 18-19. Will of Yelverton Crowell alias Crow - This will is amongst the oldest documents of similar character on file in the Registry of Deeds at Plymouth, and is interesting for its great age, as we reckon things in this country, its style and the important fact of the maker signing his old as well as his altered name - thereby showing the change of name from Crow to Crowell. It has sometimes been assumed without sufficient evidence that Yelverton Crow was a brother of John, one of the grantees of the town.
Footnote: Yelverton Crowell wno settled on a farm at South Sea, in Yarmouth, in 1640, died in 1683, and has numerous descendants. They are not recorded in this book. -- Ed.