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- Son of William Buell,
History of the Buell Family in England and America, Abert Welles, American College Genealogy Registry, Family History Heraldry Society Library, 1881, NY
p1:
"First Generation.
"William Buell or Bewelle or Beville or Dorchester MA andWindsor CT, was born at Chesterton in Huntingdonshire England about 1610 and emigrated to America about 1630. He settled first at Dorchester MA and thence removed to Windsor Ct about 1635/1636 where he died 23 Nov 1681.
"Baylies II 211: 'William Buell, Sr was in the first land division in Windsor. In his Will he gave all his tools to his two sons, Samuel and Peter, and gave his daughter, Mary Mills L5 more than any of his other daughters.
"'William Buell gave his son Peter the land given him by Windsor, and half of his tools, and the other half to Samuel.
"'William Buell and his wife in Oct 1650 were indicted in Plymouth Colony as Baptists.
"' In Oct 1650, John Hazel, Edward Smith and his wife, ObadiahHolmes, Joseph Terry and his wife, the wife of James Mann, William Buell and his wife, were indicted for continuing their meeting from house to house on the Lord's Day, contrary to the order of the Court; but it does not appear that any punishment was inflicted.'
"Windsor Records 29 Mar 1652: 'Accounts made with William Buell for work done in the Meeting Howse, etc: The Elder's Pew, Deakon's Pew, Magistrat's Pew, and their Wives' Pew, formerly paid, and for the fower rowes ofseats in the Meeting House when the dours are up. We find that his work comes to L28.19s.00d. And for the new worke about altering the Magistrat's wife's Pew, and others in that rang, comes to L4.3s.8d.- the holle sume is L33.2s.8d.
"'William Buell Sr of Windsor died 23 Nov 1681. His Will dated 26 Jul 1681. Inventory offered by his wife, Mary dated 26 Jul 1681, L147.2s.7d. Mary, his relict, made oath 6 Mar 1681/1682 that she had made a true presentment of his estate. Widow MaryBuell died at Windsor 1 Sep 1684. William Buell's mother probably came with him to Windsor, as the Windsor Record says: 'Goode Buell died at Windsor 3 Dec 1639.'
"William Buel was one of those Religious enthusiasts known in Old and New England as Puritans of whom Russell wrote that they were 'the most remarkable body of men the world has ever produced.' They came out from Society and the Churches, became dissenters, non-conformists, and recusants..."
p20: "The Family of Bevilles in England is very Ancient in that Country and of such note that Robert Beville was Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire, 12th Henry IV (1410); and Thomas Beville held the same office in 3rd and 5th Henry V (1415-1417). Sir Robert Beville of Chesterton in Huntingdonshire, Knight of the Bath, married Catharine, daughter of Sir John Goode, about 1600. She was a widow of Sir Robert Hampson, Knight, Alderman of London; also of Sir Gilbert Wakering."
http://www.moonglade.org/genealogy/surnames.htm
TWilliam Buell and wife Mary had 8 children of whom Peter Buell was the third, born 19 Aug. 1644. He settled in Simsbury, Conn. In 1670, died there Jan. 8, 1729, aged 84 years.....The name of Peter Buell as a foreman appears in a list of names who were awarded meadow lands...At the May session of the General Assembly in 1677, Peter Buell appears to a petition with 9 others, asking that the rates for defraying the public charges be levied only upon lands, which prayer was granted. On Nov. 3, 1674, Peter Buell, one of a committee of three, for the town of Simsbury, joins his associates and grants the privilege to various Indians to hunt for venison in the town of Simsbury during their lifetime.
On the 7 th of May, 1686, he was chosen by the train band their sergeant. Dec. 29, 1687 voted by the inhabitants of Simsbury to allow Peter Buell for his Deputyship and expenses, 20 shillings. In May 1688, he drew Lot No. 2 in the Eastern Section of town known at Turkey Hills (now Granby)....In years 1691 and 1696 his name appears among the lists for Ministers' rates; also as one of the Representative elected from the town of Simsbury to the General Assembly in the years 1687; also at the Oct. session in 1691 and 1696.
He married at Windsor 31 st of March, 1670 to Martha Coggens, daughter of Thomas Coggens of Taunton, Mass. She died at Simsbury 22 May 1686. "Hers is the oldest tombstone in Simsbury."
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Abt 1644 - 1729 (~ 84 years)
