Philip Nowell (abt. 1645 - 1675)

Born about 1645 in Trinity, Jersey

Died 15 Nov 1675 at about age 30 in At Sea

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Biography

This profile is part of the Nowell Name Study.

Philip Nowell migrated from Jersey, Channel Islands to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Philip Noel (Nowell) was born in Trinity, Jersey.^[1][2][3]

He was the son of Michael Noel and Mary Lawrence.^[3]

He might have been born about 1645. This estimate makes him about 30 years old at death.

Philip was the brother of John Noel and Richard Noel.^[2][3]

Philip drowned at sea off the coast of New England 15 Nov 1675. He was aboard a vessel commanded by Habbacuck Turner, returning to Salem from France.^[1][4][5][6]

He died intestate and Habbackuck Turner was appointed administrator of his estate 21:10:1675. Philip’s attorney William Dicer also petitioned for administration.^[6]

His brothers John Noel and Richard Noel of Trinity, Isle of Jersey sent a letter of attorney claiming they were his legal heirs that he had no heirs in America. The brothers were the sons of Michael Noel and Mary Lawrence.^[3]

Research Notes

He might be related to Robert Nowell (abt.1646-abt.1691), a shipwright, who lived in Salem at the time of Philip’s death.

Konig notes that Philip Nowell (or Noel) was a merchant lost at sea in 1675 en route to France. (George F Dow, ed., The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 3:39-41).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Turk, Marion G, The quiet adventurers in North America, Harlo, Detroit, 1983 p 478
   “NOWELL, NOEL, Philip, a Jerseyman of Salem, MA, lost at sea 1675. (Konig)”
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Turk, Marion G, The quiet adventurers in North America, Harlo, Detroit, 1983 p 479
   “NOWELL, NOEL, Philip of Trinity J left bros. John and Richard NOWELL in Salisbury MA 1684. (Essex Co. Quarterly Court Records 1684)”
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1636-1686 (The Essex Institute, 1911-1975), Vol. 9, Pages 333-334.
4. ↑ Savage, James, A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England : showing three generations of those who came before May 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register; Vol. 03, Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1861. p 295
5. ↑ Whittemore, Henry. Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America (Genealogical Publishing Co., New York, 1898) Vol. III. p 389
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Massachusetts. Probate Court (Essex County), George Francis Dow, and Essex Institute. The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. Vol. 3, Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1916-1920. pp 39-41

• Konig, David Thomas, Law and Society in Puritan Mass., Univ. of NC Press, 1981.