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Linda,
Here’s what I posted on the genforum message board last November 14th.
In her response post of 11-14-2001, a poster, Jan, finds fault with my dates. Additionally, Gloria Holback adds some of her research to mine in her response post of 11-17-2001.
It just may be that the following is an unbroken lineage of Indian Revells; from James Revell, the Indian right up to present. Because it gets too unwieldy, I’ll stop with Nathaniel, Sr. who was listed on the 1790 Sampson County census as the head of a household of 13 non-white persons. Subtracting from the 13 for Nathaniel and his wife, and assuming all the remaining persons in his household are his children, and subtracting a year for each one, and further assuming Nathaniel to have been 21 when be began having children, I put his birth at 1758 or earlier. [ Note: I believe Nathaniel to be the father of my gggg grandmother, Nancy Revell. ]
In all likelihood, this is probably NOT the precise lineage. However, it COULD be the lineage, inasmuch as the time frames for each generation are all properly accounted for. The reason I say it’s probably not the precise lineage is because I agree with Gloria Holback that there were probably SEVERAL Indians legally apprenticed to, or de facto living on, the plantation of Edward Revell over a period of years, any one of whom, or more could have been the proginitor of the Indian Revells.
Here goes:
1st generation = James 1 Revell, the Indian (his Indian name never recorded in the Accomack County court records), born 1656. A full blooded Accomac Indian from the village of Matomkin. Apprenticed in October, 1667 (along with fellow 11 year old Matompkin villager, Wincewough). James Revell, the Indian was apprenticed to Edward Revell, possibly with his Matompkin village chief, or great man, Amongus in court to witness the apprenticeship. James and his Matompkin (?) Indian friend (relative ?), Dick Shooes, cooperated in a successful hog raising enterprize. James died in the autumn of 1681, at the age of 25, just days before his apprenticeship was to expire.
2nd generation = Charles 2 Revell, (James 1), born ? (before 1681). Per Paul Heinegg, Charles is a non-white person listed in 1725 as a taxable in the Manokin Hundred section of Somerset County, Maryland. [ I live in Baltimore, Maryland, and having visited the area last month (now known as Revell’s Neck), and having before me, a map, by Dr. Helen Rountree, showing the location of Manokin Indian Town, and having seen previous maps of Manokin Hundred, I can say with confidence, these are all one and the same area of Somerset County on the eastern shore of Maryland. Thus, it’s extremely likely that Charles and James are related. The 44 years that separate the death of James and the mention of Charles in the tax records make it easliy possible that Charles is the son of James. ]
3rd generation = Edmund 3 Revell, (Charles 2, James 1),born circa 1725, per Heinegg.
4th generation = Sabra 4 Revell, (Edmund 3, Charles 2, James 1), born circa 1742 per Heinegg.
4th generation = Elijah 4 Revell, (Edmund 3, Charles 2, James 1), born circa 1745 per Heinegg.
4th generation = Micajah 4 Revell, (Edmund 3, Charles 2, James 1), born circa 1747 per Heinegg.
4th generation = Burwell 4 Revell, (Edmund 3, Charles 2, James 1), born circa 1750 (before 1776) per Heinegg.
4th generation = Nathaniel 4 Revell, (Edmund 3, Charles 2, James 1), born circa 1750 (before 1758 [ by my calculations] ).
“Revell, Randall, Sr.,Somerset Co.,27th May, 1685;
9th Mch., 1686.
To wife Ann, extx., 500 A. of land due her by conveyance from Mrs. Ann Toft; also 405 A., part of “Duble Purchase.”
To son Randall and hrs., 500 A., part of “Duble Purchase.”
To daus. Ann, Hannah, Catherine, Sarah, and their hrs., 500 A. each, parts of tract afsd.
To son Edward, living in Accomack, personalty.
Test: Wm. Warwick, Wm. Dredden, Agnes Dredden, Jno. West.
4. 241.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2
VOLUME II.”
“Reavell (Revell), Randall, yeoman,Somerset Co.,13th Apr., 1717;
18th June, 1718.
To daus. Sarah Bosman and Alice, personalty and 12 pence.
To 3 sons, exs. jointly, Charles, Randall and William, and their hrs., all land equally. Shd. any of them die without issue, portion of deceased to be divided between survivors.
To 3 sons an equal privilege of the Marsh. Dwelling plantation to son Randall, the plantation joining Mr. Gray’s to son Charles, and “Raccoon Point” to son William. Also to 3 sons afsd. and to dau. Mary, certain personalty, to be divided among the four when son William comes to age of 18 yrs., at which time he and son Randall are to be free.
The four child., viz.: Charles, Randall, William and Mary, are to make over to Job Shary an Indian girl, Bess.
William Wheatly to have no share in estate.
Exs.: Sons Chas., Randall and William, jointly.
Overseers: Capt. Plantmer, Job Shary.
Test: John Gibbins, Job Shary, John Benton (Benson).
Cod. dated 7th May, 1717, states that shd. testator have hereafter any interest in any other land, he desires that it be divided bet. 3 sons afsd. Daus. Sarah, Alice and Mary and their hrs. to have no interest in such land.
Same testes. 14. 622.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 4″
“Freeman, Thomas,—– —– —–;
12th Sept., 1668.
Mr. Cooper, sole legatee of estate, real and personal.
Test: Randall Revell. 1. 324.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1″
“West, Randall,Somerset Co.,22nd Jan., 1730;
27th April, 1731.
To dau. Ann and hrs., dwell. plan. ——, had from mother ——, and ½ tract of land bou. of William West.
To dau. Catherine and hrs., £15 at age of 16, and 324 A. “Brothers United,” lying in a neck called “Double Purchase.”
To bro. William, personalty.
To bro. Anthony and hrs., ½ of tract bou. of Wm. West.
To 2 daus. afsd., residue of personal estate; shd. either die without issue, survivor to enjoy portion of dec’d.
Bro. Randell Revill, ex., to have care of children.
Overseers: Coll. Levin Gale, Ephraim Wilson.
Test: William Turpin, Edward Adams, Sarah Wilson. 20, 194.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 6″
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