LIONEL UDALL IV was born in 1690 in Exeter, Devon, England, the only child of LIONEL UDALL III and ANNA BRUCE. While in England, he married ANNE (surname unknown), and they had 1 son:
•Lionel Udall V, ±1722-±1724
Lionel Udall IV, was an innkeeper and physician in Exeter, Devon, England. During King James' Rebellion, a party of rebels called for lodging at his house, and he, not knowing their character received them—a rebellious act that was considered treason to the Crown, and punishable by death. The rebels were pursued by the officers of the Crown and seized. Lionel Udall IV, not knowing what his fate might be if seized by the Crown officers, gave his wife Anne hasty directions to dispose of his properties, and to soon follow him, bringing with her their only child, Lionel V. Lionel IV escaped through a back window, with his medical bag on his arm, boarded a ship which he owned, which was in the harbor, and set sail for America. His ship was overtaken by a storm, and the ship and cargo were lost; but the passengers were saved by another vessel that landed at Stonington, New London, Connecticut, where Lionel settled, and resumed his practice of medicine.
After hearing of the death of his wife and son in Exeter, England, he then married Abigail Bill in Stonington, Connecticut, and they together had 11 children (6 daughters and 5 sons). They named their first child after his first wife. While in Stonington as a practicing physician, in the first half of the 18th century, he was a man of considerable prominence and also had a large practice extending from New London, Connecticut, to Newport, Rhode Island. He personally kept a listing of the birth years of his children in an account book:
•Anna Amia Udall 1728-1798
•Abigail Udall, Jr. 1729-1753
•Mary Udall 1731-1733
•Lionel Udall VI, 1733-1799
•Dorothy Udall 1736-1813
•Samuel Udall 1739-1805
•William Udall 1741-1778
•Mary Udall 1743-1815
•Oliver Udall 1745-1810
•John Udall 1748-1780
•Hester Udall 1751-1835
As of 17 Nov 1734, records of the First Congregational Church at Stonington indicate that Lionel IV and his wife Abigail 'owned the Covenant,' which means that they agreed to pledge themselves to the rules, regulations and standards that the Congregationalists used to manage themselves. On the same day, 3 of their children were baptized: Anne, Abigail, Jr., and Lionel VI. Later baptisms of Samuel, William, Mary and John were recorded. About 1772, the entire family moved to Vermont, where many of the names have occupied prominent positions.
Lionel Udall IV died in 1767 at the age of 77 in Stonington, Connecticut.
LIONEL UDALL IV was born in 1690 in Exeter, Devon, England, the only child of LIONEL UDALL III and ANNA BRUCE. While in England, he married ANNE (surname unknown), and they had 1 son:
•Lionel Udall V, ±1722-±1724
Lionel Udall IV, was an innkeeper and physician in Exeter, Devon, England. During King James' Rebellion, a party of rebels called for lodging at his house, and he, not knowing their character received them—a rebellious act that was considered treason to the Crown, and punishable by death. The rebels were pursued by the officers of the Crown and seized. Lionel Udall IV, not knowing what his fate might be if seized by the Crown officers, gave his wife Anne hasty directions to dispose of his properties, and to soon follow him, bringing with her their only child, Lionel V. Lionel IV escaped through a back window, with his medical bag on his arm, boarded a ship which he owned, which was in the harbor, and set sail for America. His ship was overtaken by a storm, and the ship and cargo were lost; but the passengers were saved by another vessel that landed at Stonington, New London, Connecticut, where Lionel settled, and resumed his practice of medicine.
After hearing of the death of his wife and son in Exeter, England, he then married Abigail Bill in Stonington, Connecticut, and they together had 11 children (6 daughters and 5 sons). They named their first child after his first wife. While in Stonington as a practicing physician, in the first half of the 18th century, he was a man of considerable prominence and also had a large practice extending from New London, Connecticut, to Newport, Rhode Island. He personally kept a listing of the birth years of his children in an account book:
•Anna Amia Udall 1728-1798
•Abigail Udall, Jr. 1729-1753
•Mary Udall 1731-1733
•Lionel Udall VI, 1733-1799
•Dorothy Udall 1736-1813
•Samuel Udall 1739-1805
•William Udall 1741-1778
•Mary Udall 1743-1815
•Oliver Udall 1745-1810
•John Udall 1748-1780
•Hester Udall 1751-1835
As of 17 Nov 1734, records of the First Congregational Church at Stonington indicate that Lionel IV and his wife Abigail 'owned the Covenant,' which means that they agreed to pledge themselves to the rules, regulations and standards that the Congregationalists used to manage themselves. On the same day, 3 of their children were baptized: Anne, Abigail, Jr., and Lionel VI. Later baptisms of Samuel, William, Mary and John were recorded. About 1772, the entire family moved to Vermont, where many of the names have occupied prominent positions.
Lionel Udall IV died in 1767 at the age of 77 in Stonington, Connecticut.
