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Brummell Melvin

Brummell Melvin

Male 1781 - 1857  (76 years)


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  • Name Brummell Melvin
    Birth 14 Feb 1781  DE Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1840  Little Creek Landing, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 50-59(59), 7 children 
    Census 1850  Little Creek Hundred, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 69, wife Matilda-age 60, dau Sarah-age 20 
    Death 10 Mar 1857  Little Creek Landing, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1479  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Soloman Melvin,   b. 1732, Denton, Caroline Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 28 Nov and 24 Dec 1793, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location
    Relationship natural
    Mother Alifair ???,   b. 1741, Caroline Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1807, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 1758  Caroline Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret P Craddock-xx,   b. 1788   d. 1856 (Age 68 years)
    Marriage 17 May 1803  Tent, New Castle, DE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son Lewis A Melvin 9/12/1804 DE - 1873 Frederica, Kent Co, DE
      - married Ella K ???
      - ** See findagrave.com page below **
      dau Margaret Melvin 1821
      son John Gardner Melvin 1831
      son Lewis A Melvin 1840
      son Elijah Frank Melvin 1852 DE - 1940 DE
      dau Elizabeth Melvin 1849 DE
      dau Carrie Clara Melvin 1859 DE
      son Brummel Melvin 1863 DE
      - 1850 census - Kent Co, DE
      - 1860 census - Kent Co, DE
      - 1870 census - Kent Co, DE

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      found at findagrave.com

      Lewis A. Melvin

      Birth: 1804
      Death: 1873

      Inscription:
      Husband of Ella K. ****

      Burial:
      Barratts Chapel Cemetery
      Frederica
      Kent County
      Delaware, USA

      Created by: Russ Pickett
      Record added: Oct 11, 2008
      Find A Grave Memorial# 30490457
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    Family ID F1576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Margaret P Willson-xx
    Marriage 29 Jan 1807  Caroline Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Notes 


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      Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JB-5XQ

      Name: Brumwell Millven

      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 29 Jan 1807
      Event Place: Caroline, Maryland, United States
      Event Place (Original): Caroline, Maryland, United States
      Gender: Male
      Spouse's Name: Margarett P. Willson ****
      Spouse's Gender: Female

      GS Film Number: 13780
      Digital Folder Number: 007724820
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53559-1
      System Origin: ODM

      Citing this Record
      "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JB-5X3 : 16 January 2020), Margarett P. Willson in entry for Brumwell Millven, 1807.
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    Family ID F1577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 3 Sarah Anderson-xx,   b. 1785   d. 1833 (Age 48 years)
    Marriage 08 Oct 1812  Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son John Henry Melvin 1814 - 1881
      dau Hester Ann Melvin 9/10/1816 - Unknown
      - ** See birth record journal **
      dau Jenefer Melvin 9/1/1819 DE - 1862
      - ** See birth record journal **
      dau Eliza Ann Melvin 9/2/1821 DE - 1845
      - ** See birth record journal **
      dau Mary Melvin 9/15/1823 DE
      - ** See birth record journal **
      son Brummell Melvin 9/9/1825 DE
      - ** See birth record journal **
      son William Bishop Melvin 9/25/1827 DE - 11/12/1901 Norfolk, VA
      - ** See birth record journal **
      - ** See death record journal **
      dau Mary Eliza Melvin 1862 - 1933
      - married ??? Lowber
      dau Frances Melvin Lowber 1903
      dau Sarah Melvin 3/3/1830 DE
      - ** See birth record journal **
    Family ID F1578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 4 Elizabeth Lane Rich-xx,   b. 25 Oct 1780   d. 05 Dec 1838, Little Creek Neck, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Marriage Aft 1833 
    Notes 


    • - ** See death record journal **
    Family ID F1579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 5 Matilda Melvin-xx,   b. 1790, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1856 (Age 66 years)
    Marriage 10 Mar 1841  DE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F1580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 May 1803 - Tent, New Castle, DE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jan 1807 - Caroline Co, MD Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 08 Oct 1812 - Kent Co, DE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 50-59(59), 7 children - 1840 - Little Creek Landing, Kent Co, DE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 69, wife Matilda-age 60, dau Sarah-age 20 - 1850 - Little Creek Hundred, Kent Co, DE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Mar 1857 - Little Creek Landing, Kent Co, DE Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Melvin-Lewis-A--(Brummell-Melvin)-son    		Melvin-Lewis-A--(Brummell-Melvin)-son

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - on 1/29/1807 in Caroline Co, MD married Margarett P Willson
      - ?? while Margaret Craddock still alive - or did they divorce ?? - or death date wrong ??

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      Found at http://genealogytrails.com/del/kent/kentmarriages-A.html

      Brumwell Melvin Sarah Anderson 8 Oct 1812
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  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Birth Record Journal.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    5. [S48] See Notes.


 

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