Conwell is not my brick wall, as I have lots of info and pictures from
the cemetery in Laurel. Family lore is that Fretwell Wright and Jerry
Conwell moved from Sussex Co, DE so that their sons would not go to sea.
Peter Fretwell Wright married Deborah Susan Conwell in Fayette or
Franklin Co in 1839. They moved to Iowa about 1856.
I have info on the Fretwell Wright in DE, but nothing after the move to
Laurel. They were Quakers. This is what I have c 1830s Franklin Co
I do know that Margaret went back to DE after the death of Fretwell.
Leslie Wright Bagwell
Descendants of Fretwell Wright
Generation No. 1
1. FRETWELL3 WRIGHT (PETER FRETWELL2, FRETWELL1) was born 31 May 1771,
and died 25 Jun 1855 in Indiana. He married MARGARET WRIGHT 21 Nov 1804
in Delaware, daughter of ELLIS WRIGHT and ANN SHAW. She was born 20 Jul
1779, and died 06 Jun 1866 in Delaware.
Children of FRETWELL WRIGHT and MARGARET WRIGHT are:
2. i. ELLIS4 WRIGHT, b. 01 Sep 1805; d. 03 Apr 1840.
ii. PETER F WRIGHT, b. 30 Oct 1807; d. 25 Jun 1808.
3. iii. ELIZA ANN WRIGHT, b. 17 Jan 1809; d. 08 Mar 1832.
iv. WILLIAM STERLING WRIGHT, b. 21 Nov 1811; d. 24 Apr 1839.
4. v. PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT, b. 03 Mar 1814, Sussex Co, DE; d. 22
Jun 1883, Knoxville, IA.
5. vi. SAMUEL SHAW WRIGHT, b. 16 Jul 1816; d. 03 Sep 1851.
vii. MARGARET ELLIS WRIGHT, b. 14 May 1819; d. 15 Oct 1820.
Generation No. 2
2. ELLIS4 WRIGHT (FRETWELL3, PETER FRETWELL2, FRETWELL1) was born 01
Sep 1805, and died 03 Apr 1840. He married SARAH HAZZARD, daughter of
STEPHEN HAZZARD and MARY ?. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Child of ELLIS WRIGHT and SARAH HAZZARD is:
i. MARGARET ELLIS5 WRIGHT, b. 16 Oct 1838; d. 21 Aug 1853.
3. ELIZA ANN4 WRIGHT (FRETWELL3, PETER FRETWELL2, FRETWELL1) was born
17 Jan 1809, and died 08 Mar 1832. She married ELISHA HOLLAND 17 Nov
1827, son of WILLIAM HOLLAND and MARY ?. He was born 12 Mar 1805, and
died 16 Mar 1889.
Children of ELIZA WRIGHT and ELISHA HOLLAND are:
i. WILLIAM STIRLING5 HOLLAND, b. 30 Aug 1830; d. Unknown; m.
HELEN FOSTER; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. ELIZA ANN WRIGHT HOLLAND, b. 18 Feb 1832; d. Unknown; m.
JAMES FISHER; b. 10 May 1830; d. 19 Nov 1891.
4. PETER FRETWELL4 WRIGHT (FRETWELL3, PETER FRETWELL2, FRETWELL1) was
born 03 Mar 1814 in Sussex Co, DE, and died 22 Jun 1883 in Knoxville,
IA. He married DEBROUGH SUSAN CONWELL 26 Mar 1839 in Fayette Co.,
Indiana, daughter of JEREMIAH CONWELL and CATHARINE KENDRICK. She was
born 08 Aug 1822 in Sussex Co, DE, and died 20 Feb 1897 in Knoxville, IA.
Children of PETER WRIGHT and DEBROUGH CONWELL are:
i. DR WILLIAM ELLIS5 WRIGHT, b. 18 Jul 1840, Columbia Twp.
Fayette Co. IN; d. 19 Jun 1901, Knoxville, IA; m. MELCINA ANN WOODRUFF,
01 Jan 1868, Marion Co., IA; b. 26 Sep 1844, Fredericksburg, Ohio; d. 28
May 1928, Fairbury, Nebraska.
ii. SAMUEL MARION WRIGHT, b. 02 Mar 1842, Fayette Co. IN; d. 08
Feb 1862, Quincy, IL.
iii. EDMUND FRETWELL WRIGHT, b. 21 Mar 1844, Fayette Co. IN; d.
16 May 1865, Knoxville, IA.
iv. DAVID CONWELL WRIGHT, b. 14 Feb 1846, Franklin Co. IN; d. 20
Jul 1895, Knoxville, IA.
v. ELIAS NELSON WRIGHT, b. 06 Apr 1848, Franklin Co., Indiana; d.
03 Dec 1927, Johnson Co., MO; m. INA MITCHELL; b. 17 Aug 1866, Boliver,
MO; d. 08 Oct 1939, Prairie Twp, Jackson Co., MO.
vi. MARGARETTE ANN WRIGHT, b. 11 May 1852; d. 07 Dec 1893; m. J H
LUTZ, 02 Mar 1880, Marion Co., IA; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vii. CATHARINE SERENA WRIGHT, b. 13 May 1853, Laurel, Indiana; d.
11 Jun 1945, Knoxville, Iowa; m. JAMES EWING WILSON, 09 May 1883,
Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa; b. 01 Oct 1842, Uniontown, PA; d. 31 May
1924, VA hospital, Knoxville, IA.
viii. FRANCIS JEREMIAH WRIGHT, b. 24 Mar 1857, Marion Co., Iowa;
d. 07 Jul 1886, Knoxville, IA.
ix. LAFAYETTE DAY WRIGHT, b. 06 Nov 1860, Marion Co., Iowa; d. 17
Oct 1943, Knoxville, IA; m. FLORA GRAHAM, 31 Jan 1906; b. 1876,
Missouri; d. 16 Nov 1958, Flint, MI.
5. SAMUEL SHAW4 WRIGHT (FRETWELL3, PETER FRETWELL2, FRETWELL1) was born
16 Jul 1816, and died 03 Sep 1851. He married ?. She was born Unknown,
and died Unknown.
Children of SAMUEL WRIGHT and ? are:
i. SAMUEL5 WRIGHT, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. JOHN WRIGHT, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. PURNELL WRIGHT, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iv. DAVID WRIGHT, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Descendants of Jeremiah Conwell
Generation No. 1
1. JEREMIAH4 CONWELL (JOHN3, JOHN2, YEATES1) was born 28 May 1786 in
Broadkiln Neck, Sussex Co. Delaware, and died 10 Apr 1867 in Franklin
Co., Indiana. He married CATHARINE ARCADA KENDRICK 1809 in Sussex Co.,
Delaware, daughter of WILLIAM KENDRICK and LYDIA ROBINSON. She was born
07 May 1789 in Sussex Co. Delaware, and died 14 Feb 1866 in Columbia
Twp. Fayette Co., Indiana.
Children of JEREMIAH CONWELL and CATHARINE KENDRICK are:
i. ROBERT KENDRICK5 CONWELL, b. 07 Oct 1810, Sussex Co, DE; d. 13
Jun 1869, Linn Co., Iowa; m. MALINDA LARCH, 13 Jan 1836, Wayne Co., IN;
b. 13 Feb 1811; d. Unknown.
2. ii. JAMES A CONWELL, b. 25 Sep 1812, Sussex Co, DE; d. 05 May
1879, Fayette Co., IN.
iii. DANIEL CONWELL, b. 08 Aug 1814, Sussex Co, DE; d. Unknown.
3. iv. ROBINSON CONWELL, b. 28 Nov 1815, Sussex Co, DE; d. 19 Sep
1906, Linn Co., Iowa.
4. v. LYDIA K CONWELL, b. 05 Feb 1818, Sussex Co, DE; d. 06 Mar
1897, Ottumwa, Wapello Co. Iowa.
vi. HESTER JANE CONWELL, b. 27 Jun 1820, Sussex Co, DE; d.
Unknown, Fayette Co., IN; m. THOMAS MCILWAIN, 28 Jan 1841; b. Unknown;
d. Unknown.
5. vii. DEBROUGH SUSAN CONWELL, b. 08 Aug 1822, Sussex Co, DE; d.
20 Feb 1897, Knoxville, IA.
viii. ELIAS CONWELL, b. 02 Feb 1825, Sussex Co, DE; d. 12 Sep 1847.
6. ix. CATHARINE RILEY CONWELL, b. 20 May 1827, Sussex Co, DE; d.
22 Dec 1912, Fayette Co., IN.
x. WILLIAM K CONWELL, b. 20 Oct 1829, Sussex Co, DE; d. Unknown.
7. xi. ANNA MARIA CONWELL, b. 13 Oct 1832, Laurel Twp, Franklin
Co., IN; d. 01 Jun 1916, Laurel Twp, Franklin Co., IN.
Generation No. 2
2. JAMES A5 CONWELL (JEREMIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, YEATES1) was born 25 Sep
1812 in Sussex Co, DE, and died 05 May 1879 in Fayette Co., IN. He
married HARRIET CONNER 15 Dec 1833 in Fayette Co., Indiana, daughter of
DANIEL CONNER and ELIZABETH DICKEN. She was born Unknown, and died
Unknown in Van Buren Twp., Grant Co, Indiana.
Children of JAMES CONWELL and HARRIET CONNER are:
i. JAMES DANIEL6 CONWELL, b. 11 Nov 1841, Franklin Co., IN; d. 18
Aug 1909, Van Buran Twp., Grant Co., IN; m. MISSOURI HENDERSON, 29 Sep
1879, Wells Co., IN by C C Morris; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM FRANCIS CONWELL, b. 17 Sep 1846, Van Buran Twp, Grant
Co., IN; d. 09 Nov 1921, Nehigh, Antelope Co., NE; m. (1) EMMA A
COTTIER, 01 Jul 1880, Antelope Co, Nebraska; b. 1853, Kentucky; d.
Unknown; m. (2) CATHARINE STOLP, 30 Sep 1908, Antelope Co, Nebraska; b.
Unknown, Will Co., IL; d. Unknown.
iii. LAVANNER V CONWELL, b. 30 Nov 1853, Van Buran Twp, Grant
Co., IN; d. 09 Jul 1917, Marion, Grant Co., IN; m. (1) MARGARET CAMBLIN,
02 Sep 1881, Warren, Huntington Co., IN by Rev. James maple; b. 14 Mar
1856, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co., IN; d. 02 Sep 1930, Warren, Huntington
Co., IN; m. (2) ADA L LANDESS, 01 Jul 1913, Indianapolis, Marion Co.,
IN; b. 21 Dec 1859, Van Buran, Twp., Grant Co., IN; d. Unknown.
iv. MARY ELIZABETH CONWELL, b. 02 Dec 1834, Franklin Co.,
Indiana; d. 29 Apr 1854, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co., IN.
v. ABRAHAM LOUIS CONWELL, b. 21 Oct 1836, Franklin Co., Indiana;
d. 20 Jan 1933, Oneida, Nemaha Co., Kansas; m. CATHARINE A HIGGANS, 17
Oct 1861, Warren, Huntington Co., IN; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vi. ALFRED R CONWELL, b. 1840; d. New Haven, Larue Co., KY.
vii. JEREMIAH CONWELL, b. 10 May 1844, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co.,
IN; d. 02 Mar 1845, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co., IN.
viii. CATHERINE A CONWELL, b. 16 Feb 1849, Van Buran Twp, Grant
Co., IN; d. 17 Nov 1857.
ix. ALANZO CONWELL, b. 1850; d. Unknown.
x. PERRY D CONWELL, b. 1855, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co., IN; d.
1869, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co., IN.
xi. JOHN M CONWELL, b. 11 Jul 1856, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co., IN;
d. 06 Aug 1941, Van Buran Twp, Grant Co., IN.
3. ROBINSON5 CONWELL (JEREMIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, YEATES1) was born 28 Nov
1815 in Sussex Co, DE, and died 19 Sep 1906 in Linn Co., Iowa. He
married CAROLINE BUTLER 14 Dec 1848 in Linn Co., IA by Isaac Butler,
JP, daughter of ISAAC BUTLER and CLARISSA SERGEANT. She was born 15 Dec
1829 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, and died 26 Mar 1906 in Linn Co., Iowa.
Children of ROBINSON CONWELL and CAROLINE BUTLER are:
i. GEORGE6 CONWELL, b. 1855; d. Unknown.
ii. CHARLES CONWELL, b. Abt. 1866; d. Unknown.
iii. LAURA CONWELL, b. Abt. 1859; d. Unknown.
iv. JEREMIAH CONWELL, b. 27 Oct 1849; d. 15 Jun 1899.
v. LYDIA CONWELL, b. Abt. 1863; d. Unknown; m. M C GLENN; b.
Unknown; d. Unknown.
4. LYDIA K5 CONWELL (JEREMIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, YEATES1) was born 05 Feb
1818 in Sussex Co, DE, and died 06 Mar 1897 in Ottumwa, Wapello Co.
Iowa. She married ROBERT MACKLIN 01 May 1836 in Fayette Co., Indiana,
son of JOB MACKLIN and MARY. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children of LYDIA CONWELL and ROBERT MACKLIN are:
i. SALATHIEL ROBINSON6 MACKLIN, b. 02 Dec 1836, Indiana; d. 26
Nov 1917, Pittsburgh, Crawford Co, KS; m. SARAH MARGARET JONES, 12 Jan
1876, Florence, Fremont Co, Colorado; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. JOHN MARTIN MACKLIN, b. 19 Aug 1838; d. 02 Apr 1864, Antoine,
Pike Co. Arkansas.
iii. GEORGE CONWELL MACKLIN, b. 26 Sep 1840, Fayette Co., IN; d.
01 Jan 1912, Gibbs, Adair Co., MO; m. (1) SARAH L ELIZABETH SHOCKEY,
Bef. 1865; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARIA MCCLOSKEY, 19 Aug 1866,
Iowa; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iv. ANGELO MACKLIN, b. 04 Oct 1842, Fayette Co., IN; d. 27 May
1916, Wagoner, Wagoner Co., OK; m. (1) JULIA ANN HUFF, 01 Mar 1865,
Wapello Co., Iowa; b. Unknown; d. Bef. 1883; m. (2) SARAH CLEMMENTS, 06
Aug 1883, Boise, Ada Co. Idaho; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
v. ELIAS HENRY MACKLIN, b. 24 Oct 1844; d. Unknown; m. ALMYRA
GODFREY, 07 May 1864, Wapello Co., Iowa; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vi. CHARLES WESLEY MACKLIN, b. 02 Mar 1847, Agency, Wapello Co
Iowa; d. Bef. 1897.
vii. WILLIAM ROBERT MACKLIN, b. 14 Jun 1849, Agency, Wapello Co
Iowa; d. 26 Dec 1912, Burns, Marion Co., Iowa; m. (1) MARY ALICE
HENSHAW, 09 Mar 1881, Newton, Harvey Co., KS; b. 22 Nov 1857, Jasper
Co., Iowa; d. Unknown; m. (2) ELLEN ALISHA DENNIS, 19 Sep 1901, Haddam,
KS; b. 19 Nov 1853, Ohio; d. 07 Jan 1937, Clifford Twp, BButler Co., Kansas.
viii. CALEB JEREMIAH MACKLIN, b. 07 Dec 1852, Agency, Wapello Co
Iowa; d. 26 Oct 1917, Burns, Marion Co, Ks.
ix. MARY CATHERINE MACKLIN, b. 02 Oct 1856, Agency, Wapello Co
Iowa; d. 11 Mar 1928, Hedrick, Keokuk Co., Iowa; m. HARVEY J JONES, 15
Aug 1875, Wapello Co. Iowa; b. Abt. 1858; d. 26 Jul 1934.
x. SARAH J MACKLIN, b. 18 Jul 1859; d. 26 Jan 1878, Wapello Co.,
Iowa.
5. DEBROUGH SUSAN5 CONWELL (JEREMIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, YEATES1) was born
08 Aug 1822 in Sussex Co, DE, and died 20 Feb 1897 in Knoxville, IA.
She married PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT 26 Mar 1839 in Fayette Co., Indiana,
son of FRETWELL WRIGHT and MARGARET WRIGHT. He was born 03 Mar 1814 in
Sussex Co, DE, and died 22 Jun 1883 in Knoxville, IA.
Children of DEBROUGH CONWELL and PETER WRIGHT are:
i. DR WILLIAM ELLIS6 WRIGHT, b. 18 Jul 1840, Columbia Twp.
Fayette Co. IN; d. 19 Jun 1901, Knoxville, IA; m. MELCINA ANN WOODRUFF,
01 Jan 1868, Marion Co., IA; b. 26 Sep 1844, Fredericksburg, Ohio; d. 28
May 1928, Fairbury, Nebraska.
ii. SAMUEL MARION WRIGHT, b. 02 Mar 1842, Fayette Co. IN; d. 08
Feb 1862, Quincy, IL.
iii. EDMUND FRETWELL WRIGHT, b. 21 Mar 1844, Fayette Co. IN; d.
16 May 1865, Knoxville, IA.
iv. DAVID CONWELL WRIGHT, b. 14 Feb 1846, Franklin Co. IN; d. 20
Jul 1895, Knoxville, IA.
v. ELIAS NELSON WRIGHT, b. 06 Apr 1848, Franklin Co., Indiana; d.
03 Dec 1927, Johnson Co., MO; m. INA MITCHELL; b. 17 Aug 1866, Boliver,
MO; d. 08 Oct 1939, Prairie Twp, Jackson Co., MO.
vi. MARGARETTE ANN WRIGHT, b. 11 May 1852; d. 07 Dec 1893; m. J H
LUTZ, 02 Mar 1880, Marion Co., IA; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vii. CATHARINE SERENA WRIGHT, b. 13 May 1853, Laurel, Indiana; d.
11 Jun 1945, Knoxville, Iowa; m. JAMES EWING WILSON, 09 May 1883,
Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa; b. 01 Oct 1842, Uniontown, PA; d. 31 May
1924, VA hospital, Knoxville, IA.
viii. FRANCIS JEREMIAH WRIGHT, b. 24 Mar 1857, Marion Co., Iowa;
d. 07 Jul 1886, Knoxville, IA.
ix. LAFAYETTE DAY WRIGHT, b. 06 Nov 1860, Marion Co., Iowa; d. 17
Oct 1943, Knoxville, IA; m. FLORA GRAHAM, 31 Jan 1906; b. 1876,
Missouri; d. 16 Nov 1958, Flint, MI.
6. CATHARINE RILEY5 CONWELL (JEREMIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, YEATES1) was born
20 May 1827 in Sussex Co, DE, and died 22 Dec 1912 in Fayette Co., IN.
She married JOHN HENDERSON 20 May 1847 in Fayette Co., Indiana. He was
born 1821 in Indiana, and died Unknown.
Child of CATHARINE CONWELL and JOHN HENDERSON is:
i. FLORENCE6 HENDERSON, b. Abt. 1867, IL.
7. ANNA MARIA5 CONWELL (JEREMIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, YEATES1) was born 13
Oct 1832 in Laurel Twp, Franklin Co., IN, and died 01 Jun 1916 in
Laurel Twp, Franklin Co., IN. She married WILLIAM LOCKWOOD DAY 10 Sep
1853 in Fayette Co., IN. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children of ANNA CONWELL and WILLIAM DAY are:
i. LAFAYETTE6 DAY, b. Unknown; d. 14 Dec 1903.
ii. IDA DAY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. EDGAR DAY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iv. KATIE DAY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
v. HORACE DAY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vi. HARRIET DAY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vii. CHARLES DAY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.