An American Family History

Jacob Dwinnell

Various spellings of Dwinnell
Doenell, Donell, Donnall, Donnell, Duenell, Dunnel, Dunnell, Dwaniel, Dwaniell, Dwainel, Dwennel, Dwinel, Dwinell, Dwinnel, Dwinnill, Dwonill, Dwynel

The French and Indian War lasted from 1754 to 1763 and was the North American phase of the Seven Years' War.

The New England Meetinghouse was the only municipal building in a town. Both worship and civil meetings were held there. It was customary for men and women to sit separately and the town chose a committee once a year to assign seats according to what was paid, age, and dignity.

Jacob Dwinnell was born on January 31, 1714/15 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Dr. Michael Dwinnell and his first wife, Hannah.

He married Kesiah (Kezia) Gould. Kesiah was born on May 10, 1739. Her parents were John Gould and Phebe Towne, the granddaughter of Jacob Towne and Catherine Symons.

They had nine children. Israel Dwinnell was born November 2, 1740 and died November 16, 1760. Israel,

“is set down as one of “those who died from home, killed in the army in the French and Indian War. Nov. 16, 1760."

The last letter to his father said “we march to-morrow to Crown Point;" and he was killed in that battle. (Dunnel, p. 21).

Ruth Dwinnell was born in 1743.

Jacob Dwinnell was born in 1744 and married Mrs. Joanna Clark on December 6, 1769.

John Dwinnell was born June 1747 and married Esther Richards (1736-1837) she was the daughter of Joseph Richards and lived with Aaron and Esther Estey.

Mehetable Dwinnell Balch Nelson was born in 1748 and married Cornelius Balch in 1771 and Amos Nelson.

Ruth Dwinnell Holt was born in 1750 and married David Holt in 1771.

Phebe Dwinnell Estey was born in 1755 and married William Estey and resided in Keene, New Hampshire. William also served in Captain Gould's Company.

Abigail Dwinnell was born in 1758.

In 1762 Jacob Dwinnell was seated in church in the third seat below the elders and Mr. Jacob Dwinnell’s wife was in the women’s third seat.

Jacob’s father left him five shillings.

He died on September 16, 1784 in Topsfield of dropsy and is buried with his wife Kezia in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Fort Crown Point was constructed by the French in the 1730s at the south end of Lake Champlain to protect the southern part of New France from British colonial expansion. By the mid-1740s it was an imposing stone fortress. During the French and Indian War, Crown Point was the target of five efforts by the British to wrest control of Lake Champlain from the French.

Mister ( Mr.) was derived from master and Mrs. and Miss were derived from mistress. They indicated people of superior social status in colonial America.

Chiildren of Dr. Michael
and Hannah Dwinnell

Thomas Dwinnell

Sarah Dwinnell Foster

Mary Dwinnell Gott Peabody

Michael Dwinnell

Stephen Dwinnell

Hannah Dwinnell Bowery Curtis

Jacob Dwinnell

Abigail Dwinnell Deering

of Dr. Michael and Elizabeth Fiske

Benjamin Dwinnell

Thomas Dwinnell

of Dr. Michael and
Elizabeth Cave

Samuel Dwinnell

Elizabeth Dwinnell

Dropsy or edema, is an abnormal accumulation of body fluids that causes swelling. It is often caused by heart and kidney disease.

The settlement of New Meadows was incorporated as the Town of Topsfield in 1650. The church "gathered" on November 4, 1663. The third Meeting House was built in 1703 with Rev. Joseph Capen as pastor.

The first settlers homes included primitive dugouts and log cabins.

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