William Jewell (c1721-1804)

William Jewell was born in approximately 1721 in Cornwall, England. His origins are currently unknown, but he could be the son of John and Welmoth Jewell (nee Skews) who baptised a son called William on 27/08/1721 in Gunwalloe. There is no evidence of this at this stage.

The last name of Jewell is occassionaly spelt as 'Jewill' and sometimes 'Jewil', 'Jule' and 'Jool' on various historical records.

Marriage
William married at aged 28 to Dorcus, daughter of Reginald Bosanko (the name of Reginald's wife is unknown at this stage). The couple married in Crowan on 25th June 1749.

The couple settled in Crowan and had 6 known children, 5 of which survived into adulthood. All of the children were baptised in the Crowan parish church.

Death of Son
William and Dorcus' eldest son William died before the age of 7. When and where he is buried has not been determined, but his death is acertained by having a second son called William born in 1757.

Death
William died in 1804 and was buried at Crowan on 4th December 1804, aged 83 years.

Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |'''Children of William & Dorcus Jewell"
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |'''Children of William & Dorcus Jewell"