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William Fewell[1]

Male 1792 - 1867  (75 years)


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  • Name William Fewell 
    Born 18 May 1792  Culpeper County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Nov 1867  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Fewell Family Cemetery, Henry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547452045  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2015 

    Family Elizabeth Dearing Wall,   b. 1796, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1844, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Elvira Amanda Fewell,   b. 16 Jul 1833, Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1921, Leeton, Johnson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F518495926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6349368.
      William Fewell
      Birth: May 18, 1792
      Culpeper County, Virginia
      Death: Nov. 26, 1867, Henry Co., Missouri

      Parents:
      Benjamin Franklin Fewell (1769 - 1820)
      Nancy Ann Wall Fewell (1769 - 1848)
      Spouse:
      Elizabeth Dearing Wall Fewell (1796 - 1844)
      The Fewell - Reynolds House was built 1811-1820, outside of Madison, N.C., near the Dan River by William Fewell.
      William moved to Missouri by 1850.
      (which was then Tennessee)
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      1850 Census, Tebo, Henry County, Missouri, #96:
      William Fewell 58 VA
      Sarah T. 58 VA
      Alvira A. 16 NC
      Elizabeth C. 14 NC
      Rebecca M. 12 NC
      ===
      1860 Census, Tebo, Henry County, Missouri, family #1022, p.149:
      William Fewell, 68 VA
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      William deeded the house to his daughter, Susannah M. F. Reynolds.
      ===
      The Fewell-Reynolds House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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      FEWELL - REYNOLDS PLANTATION
      The Reynolds family have built a number of handsome homes, but one, on the south side of the Dan River, near Sardis Church, was built by a Fewell many years ago and came into the possession of James Reynolds when he married Miss Susannah Fewell. James bought the house after his wife died.
      This house is of frame construction, three stories in height, a millstone for the doorstep and a fan light over the door.
      A spiral stairway, hand-carved, rises two stories to the spacious attic.
      The mantels and much of the woodwork are hand-carved. Several of the rooms are quite large, 20 by 20
      feet with an abundance of light from many windows.
      Some rooms were painted in pinks and greens.
      ===
      When the Fewells moved to Tennessee (now Missouri), they took a great number of slaves, a barrel of gold pieces and their favorite dog. The dog got out of the carriage and ran under a house. The family grieved for him, but in a week he was back on the Reynolds Plantation.
      ===
      (info below from Jan Bellard)
      "Benjamin Fewell,b. 1769 in Culpeper County, VA, married Ann Wall and had nine children. One of his sons, William Fewell b. 1792 was a prosperous planter and built a beautiful home in Rockingham County., N.C. around 1820.
      In 1839, William Fewell left for Tennessee (later MO) and deeded the home to his daughter, Susannah Fewell Reynolds. Susan died in 1853 and her husband, James T. Reynolds bought the home from William Fewell in 1856.
      The house has been cited as a notable example of regional, federal and domestic architecture and contains finely crafted woodwork that has remained intact and in good condition over the years. In the 1980's, the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC sold the Fewell-Reynolds House to a couple who were to renovate the home and make it their residence.
      The home was purchased under protective covenants to ensure its long term preservation. I visited the site of the home in June of 2008, and was sad to see it is not being renovated nor restored as promised.