Yelverton Crowell, 9th Great Grandfather

February 6, 2014 — 7 Comments

Norfolk, England

My 9th Great Grandfather was probably the earliest Brit settler in Yarmouth, on Cape Cod.  He was from Norfolk, England:

On the south side, West Yarmouth became populated with the descendants of the earliest settler Yelverton Crowe(ll).  (Crowell remained the most prominent surname in the village well into the 20th century.)  Although the Crowells were joined by other families, and married into many of the northside families, the village itself remained small and rural in nature.  Homes with large acreage for subsistence farming dotted the county road (now Route 28) which ran from Parker’s River to Hyannis’ Main Street.   A fulling mill in the village, established in the late 17th century, was the first known mill in Yarmouth.   The Baxters, who operated the mill, also built a gristmill along the shores of Mill Creek in West Yarmouth — a mill which is still in working order and now an historic site owned by the town.  Stores, however, were few and tradesmen were fewer.  Many villagers transacted business in nearby Hyannis or in Yarmouth Port.  Since the village remained rural and undeveloped throughout much of the 18th and 19th century, it presented a blank palette for developers who were to arrive with the turning of the twentieth century.

Yelverton Crowell (1621 – 1683)
is my 9th great grandfather
Elishua Crowell (1643 – 1708)
daughter of Yelverton Crowell
Yelverton Gifford (1676 – 1772)
son of Elishua Crowell
Ann Gifford (1715 – 1795)
daughter of Yelverton Gifford
Frances Congdon (1738 – 1755)
daughter of Ann Gifford
Thomas Sweet (1759 – 1844)
son of Frances Congdon
Valentine Sweet (1791 – 1858)
son of Thomas Sweet
Sarah LaVina Sweet (1840 – 1923)
daughter of Valentine Sweet
Jason A Morse (1862 – 1932)
son of Sarah LaVina Sweet
Ernest Abner Morse (1890 – 1965)
son of Jason A Morse
Richard Arden Morse (1920 – 2004)
son of Ernest Abner Morse
Pamela Morse
I am the daughter of Richard Arden Morse

He fought in King Philip’s War against my Wampanoag ancestors:

According to the book “History of Cape Cod: Annals of Barnstable County, Vol 2 by author Frederick Freeman: Both John Crowell and Yelverton Crowell fought with Distinction in King Phillip’s war at the battle of Mount Hope in the year 1675.  John Crowell is listed as having lost one horse.