Brummell Melvin

1781 - 1857  (76 years)

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

  
  

  Father	Soloman Melvin,   b. 1732, Denton, Caroline Co, MD d. Between 28 Nov and 24 Dec 1793, Kent Co, DE
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alifair ???,   b. 1741, Caroline Co, MD d. 24 Apr 1807, Kent Co, DE (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1758	Caroline Co, MD
  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   [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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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   [4, 5]
  Notes	--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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   [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 (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 d. 1856 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1841	DE   [4]
  Family ID	F1580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Photos

  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 ?? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at http://genealogytrails.com/del/kent/kentmarriages-A.html Brumwell Melvin Sarah Anderson 8 Oct 1812 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Birth Record Journal. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes.