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Monell Family A GENEALOGY OF THE MONELL FAMILY An account of James Monell who settl,ed in Wallkill Precinct, part of present Orange Coomy, New York in 1723 am of his known descendants in all Monell Branches down to the present time. By o WESLEY L. BAKER, Douglaston, L. I., N. Y. Member, Long Island Historical Society Published 'by THE TUTTLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. RUTLAND, VERMONT 1946 INTRODUCTION In 1897 E. M. Ruttenber, noted Orange County, N. Y. Histor­ ian, in an article in the Newburgh Sunday Telegram said: "The Monells are an old family in the County, James Monell having purchased and located on a portion of the Thomas Noxon patent now in the Town of Montgomery in 1731, and ranking with the Clintons, Burnetts and other families of the period." There fol­ lowed references to members of the family in the early records (all of which references appear in this volume) with the added comment: "These notes are merely footprints on the sands of time and will serve their purpose admirably if they awaken in­ vestigation on the part of descendants.» Many copies of this article are still preserved by members of the family and Mr. Ruttenber's notes did awaken a number of them to the need for research into the family's history. During the next fifteen years, through correspondence with each ·other and with the encouragement and assistance of Dr. Wm. Monell Stanbrough of Newburgh and Mrs. Mary Monell Cooper of Meadowbrook, an extensive collection of genealogical and his­ torical information on several of the largest branches of the family was obtained. In 1912 Mr. C. S. Williams, a New York Genealogist, spent many months gathering material on the family on behalf of Mr. Ambrose Monell. His research covered not only early American records but also those of Europe-the latter in an effort to ascertain the derivation of the name and the nationality of James Monell, ancestor of practically all American Monells. No conclusive evidence connecting the family with the old world was found and none has since been found to the knowledge of the author. This volume, the first published genealogy of the family, is concerned almost exclusively with Monells of this country. The sources of information are given for all except the most recent generations the material for which was obtained from members of the immediate or closely related branches of the family. The interest, encouragement and assistance of such members, and of others who have helped the author in a seemingly endless quest for further information, is gratefully acknowledged. Without their help it would have been impossible to carry the various branches of the family down to the present day and to have the colour of oft repeated sories and traditions needed to round out the genealogy. It is the hope of the author that, in reading this volume, fellow members of the family and members of_ allied families will find as much enjoyment ~s he had in gathering the material for it from one end of the country to the other over a period of more than ten years. Most of the information was obtained from 1936-41 so that use of present tense is likely to be within that period. WESLEY L. BAKER, March 1, 1946. Dedicated to Linda Monell Baker CONTENTS Page 9 Early American Monells Monell Genealogy Page 47 The· Settler James Monell and his Three Sons Page 65 Lt. Robert Monell Line Page 73 Lt. James Monell Line Page 93 Lt. David Monell Line Page 105 Dr. George Monell Line Page 125 Claudius L. Monell Branch of Dr. George Monell Line Page 131 John & Rebecca (Bradner) Monell Line Page 144 Wi11ia.m & Lucy (Moore) Monell Branch of John Monell Line Page 168 James & Mary (Miller) Monell Line Page 186 WiJUam & }. letta (Lockwood) Monell Branch of James & Mary (Miller) Monell Line Page 197 Wmiam & Mary (Tuthill) Monell Line Page 213 Ira & Elizabeth (Moore) Monell Branch of -- William Monell Line Page 233 Unconnected American Monells Page 238 Appendix-Meynells of England Page 241 Index of Monell Genealogy EARLY AMERICAN MON ELLS "James Monell arrived in Philadelphia in 1717 where he re­ mained until 1723 when he purchased a farm in town of Wallkill, Orange County, N. Y. and removed with his family upon this farm upon which he lived until his death". Source: Letter written by Dr. Joseph Sears Monell (1828-1881}. NOTE: This is the most valuable information yet· found as to the time and place of settlement of the Monell family in this country. Dr. Monell in his letter continued with his own descent from the early settler James, and' since there is ample proof from existing records that the line of descent he gave is correct, it is logical to assume that the above statement, in substance, is also correct. This may be said even though no record of any Monells in Philadelphia in the early 1700's has been found, nor any reference to the family in the Province of New York prior to 1731. Records of settlers at that time were by no means com­ plete, where they were kept at all, and after the passage of 200 years, many old records have disappeared. The earliest existing lists of residents of the section where James Monell lived, which was in the neighborhood of the Goodwill Presbyterian Church in the present Town of Montgomery, Orange County, N. Y ., are the Assessment Lists of Freeholders for Ulster County for the period 1709-1721 appearing in The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Volumes 62 & 63. The only other avail­ able list is dated July 7, 1728 covering Freeholders in the various sections of Ulster County including the Precinct of Shawangunk which included the territory embraced in Wallkill Precinct until the latter's formation in 17 43. -{Page 20 of Ruttenber & Clark's History of Orange County published 1881, which history also shows that Wallkill Precinct was also a part of Ulster County, that in 1772 the precinct was divided and the northeastern por­ tion designated Hanover Precinct, that in 1782 the name of the precinct was changed to Montgomery, that in 1788 by act of the Legislature it was changed to Town of Montgomery and that Montgomery remained in the County of Ulster until 1798 when it became part of Orange County.) The name of James Monell does not appear in any of these lists. Sheriff Van Dyck who prepared the 1728 list states he made it "soe that a Special Jury be struck thereout to trey the cause between Major Hard­ enbergh and the Corporation of Kingston", a purpose obviously of less importance than the Assessment Lists. Indeed the 1728 list has been described as "manifestly defective" by Rev. James M. Dickson, pastor of Goodwlll Presbyterian Church in 1880 10 EARLY AMERICAN MONELLS on page 14 of his GooQ.will Memorial which is referred to in the succeeding paragraph~ An indication of the time of general settlement in the vicinity of the Goodwill Church is also found in the Goodwill Memorial. Page 13 of that volume states the incoming of the people of Wallkill dates from about 1724-5 "but as we attempt to trace it we are met with the difficulty that the early deeds of their lands were not recorded at_ the time they were executed and but few of them were recorded afterwards." The name of one settler, 1"homas Neely, was given as having purchased land as early as 1721. Goodwill Presbyte~n Church at its first organization, ·according to Rev. William Blain who was pastor in 1830, aconsisted of about 40 families that had emigrated from different parts of Ireland, but principally from the county of Londonderry", which is in nothernmost Ireland. (Page 14 of The Goodwill Memorial). THE GOODWII.,L MEMORIAL, OR THE FmsT 150 YEARS OF THE GOODWILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MONTGOMERY, ORANGE CoUNTY, N. Y.; by Rev. James M. Dickson, 1880, page 14: "In 1731, James Munell purchased land from Thomas Noxon in the. neighborhood of where Charles Miller, the senior elder of Goodwill Church, resides; and as witnesses to the deed we find the names of William and Robert Neeley ***" NoTE: This deed is not of record, but that was not uncommon at that time as has already been mentioned. The above state­ ment must be based upon fact as even the names of witnesses to the execution of the deed are given. The spelling of the name as "Munell" will be observed. Many variations of the name appear in the early· records, the most common being Monel, Monnel, Monnell, Munell and Munnell. The deed is ample proof of James Monell's settlement in the Wallkill section in its early days. While proof may never be found that he was there in 1723 as stated by Dr. Monell, the references given in the previous notation show it was entirely possible. In 1936 Mrs. Thompson, wife of the pastor of Goodwill Church, whose court­ esy in permitting examination of the original church records is acknowledged by the writer, stated that the Charles Miller place {referred to in the above quotation) is located a mile south of the church on the road to N eelytown and is occupied by Mr. Shafer. It is generally known as the old Denniston place. She further stated that Charles Miller was Denniston's uncle. CALENDAR OF N Ew YORK HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS, Part 2: Page 516: 1732, Jan. 17-Military commissions for Orange County-AlexColden, capt., John Wilkins, It, Stephanus Crist, EARLY AMERICAN MoNELLS 11 ensign, Jas. McNeal, It, Jas Monet, ensign, John Markham It, Cad.
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