Surname Saturday - 49: Morrell

The mother of my great-great-grandmother, Hanora (Collins) Wallace Kennedy, would be #47 in my afentahl.  I don't know her name, so we move on to #49: Frances Amelia MORRELL and a long, long line of Morrells.

1. Kevin Joseph HUIGENS

2. Joseph Anthony HUIGENS
3. Shirley Ann OGDEN

6. Emery Julius OGDEN (b. 9 Sept 1896 in Elk Point, Union Co., SD, USA, m. 19 Mar 1929 in Gordon, Sheridan Co., NE, USA, d. 8 Apr 1984 in Martin, Bennett Co., SD, USA)
7. Esther Louise JOHNSON (b. 23 Feb 1902 in Milan, Rock Island Co., IL, USA, d. 24 Mar 1984 in Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD, USA)

12. William Fredrick OGDEN (b. 10 Oct 1871 in Simcoe, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada, m. 25 Jan. 1895 in Elk Point, Union Co., SD, USA, d. 19 May 1951 in Platteville, Grant Co., WI, USA)
13. Mary Elizabeth HERREN (b. 22 Dec 1873 in Batavia, Scott Twp., Sheboygan Co., WI, USA, d. 14 Nov 1938 in Mission, Todd Co., SD, USA)

24. James Robert OGDEN (b. 9 Feb 1836 in New Brunswick, Canada, m. 12 Nov 1861 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada, d. 6 Aug 1910 in Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD, USA)
25. Hannah GIBBON (b. 10 Feb 1837 in Chinguacousy, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, d. 18 Apr 1927 in Denby, Shannon Co., SD, USA)
 
48. Robert OGDEN (b. abt 1807 in New Brunswick, Canada, m. 13 Jan 1825 in Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada, d. 26 Jan 1892 in Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada)
49. Frances Amelia MORRELL (b. abt 1809 in Canada, d. 1881)

98. Elnathan MORRELL (b. 2 Jul 1771 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY, m. 14 Feb 1799 in Springfield, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada, d. 1851 in Springfield, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada)

99. Mary GUNTER (20 Mar 1781 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY, d. 7 Jun 1849 in Springfield, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada)

196. Thomas MORRELL (b. 1735 in Newton, Livingston Co., NY, m. 1767 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY, d. 1819 in Springfield, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada)

197. Alchey GARRISON (b. 1750 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY, d. aft. 1791)

392. Samuel MORRELL (b. 1709 in Queens, Livingston Co., NY, m. 12 Jun 1728 in Newton, Queens Co., NY, d. 18 Nov 1742 in Newton, Livingston Co., NY)

393. Phebe BAILEY (b. 1710 in ?, d. ? in ?)

784. Samuel MORRELL (b. 1664 in Long Island City, Queens Co. NY, m. 1698 in Long Island City, Queens Co. NY, d. 18 Nov 172 in Long Island City, Queens Co. NY)

785. Susannah SALYER (b. 1668 in  NY, d. 14 Aug 1774 in Newton, Livingston Co., NY)

1568. Thomas MORRELL (b. Apr 1628 in Queens Livingston Co., NY, m. 1660 in Newton, Livingston Co., NY, d. 1704 in Newton, Livingston Co., NY)

1569. Hannah GLEANE (b. 1644 in Long Island City, Queens Co. NY, d. Apr 1676 in Long Island City, Queens Co. NY)

3136. Thomas MORRELL (b. 1590 in Devon, England, m. ? in ?, d. ? in ?)

3137. Joan SEARLE (b. 1593 in England, d. ? in Newton Livingston Co., NY)

That goes back quite a way, doesn’t it?  To my ninth-great-grandfather, if it can be believed.  Everything back from Frances Amelia was gathered by my brother from on-line family trees on Ancestry.com.  No sources, no documentation.  Some of it is highly suspect; especially the info for the last Thomas Morrell who supposedly died in England, yet his son Thomas was born in New York.  I guess it’s possible he stayed in England and died there while his pregnant wife crossed the Atlantic and gave birth to her son in New York.  It seems highly unlikely to me.

I’m also surprised that we have much more detailed vital statistics for Frances Amelia’s father than we do for her.

It does appear that the Morrells were a long established family in New York who went to New Brunswick as Loyalists after America won its freedom.  That’s probably true of a lot of my Canadian ancestral lines.  We’ll see when we get to Robert Ogden’s mother, #99 Mary Clark.