Capt. Joseph Devol, as his immediate family surname is written in early New England records, was b. circa 1675 possibly at Newport, Rhode Island, s. of Jonathan Devol and Hannah Audley. He d. before Nov. 14, 1726 at Dartmouth, Mass.
In the Dartmouth, Mass. records where Joseph resided, the surname is recorded variously as Daval, Davel, Daviel, Davil, Deval, Devel, Devil, Devill, Devoll, Divel, and Divol. In addition, the old English writing style wrote the letter "u" as if a "v" and the letter "v" as if the letter "u." Further, most early New England settlers came from diverse regions of old England with diverse regional accents. Scribes who may not have been intimately familiar with a family, often wrote surnames phonetically. The surname Devol and its variations could be phonetically sounded as if resembling the name "Devil," which would obviously create problems in religion dominated early New England. In several branches of Joseph's descendant family his surname became "Deuel" and "Duel."
Joseph was a member of the Dartmouth Meeting of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. He m., purportedly on July 30, 1695, Mary Soule, dau. of George Soule, Jr. and his wife Deborah, b. circa 1673 prob. at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. after June 17, 1729. They had seven known children b. at Dartmouth:
• i. Christopher, b. Jan. 27, 1699/700, d. testate betw. Oct. 17 and Dec. 12, 1759 at Crum Elbow, Dutchess County, NY; m. 1) Oct. 21, 1724 at Little Compton, Rhode Island, Patience Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. Mar. 30, 1698 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. before July 28, 1756. Christopher m. 2) July 28, 1756 at Dartmouth, Mehitable Allen, dau. of Jedediah Allen and Penelope Tripp.
• ii. Lydia, b. Apr. 3, 1701, purportedly m. Barnabus Hargill.
• iii. Joseph Jr., b. Dec. 15, 1703, d. testate bet. May 5 and Oct. 18, 1782 at Dartmouth; m. Margaret Potter, dau. of Stokes Potter and Elizabeth Shearman {q.v. Sherman}, b. June 30, 1705 at Dartmouth, Mass.
• iv. Mary, b. July 14, 1705.
• v. Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1707, was living in 1776; m. Feb 9, 1726/7 at Dartmouth, Thomas Mosher.
• vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 26, 1709/10, d. Jan. 19, 1792 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY; m. Aug. 23, 1731 at Dartmouth, Sarah Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. June 9, 1714 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. Sept. 2, 1783 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY.
• vii. Jonathan, b. Aug. 4, 1711, d. circa 1782 at Tiverton, Rhode Island; m. Priscilla Allen, dau. of Gideon Allen and Anne Buck, b. of record Feb. 4, 1715/16 at Sandwich, Mass. She d. Feb. 20, 1776 at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Edited 10/10/2023
In the Dartmouth, Mass. records where Joseph resided, the surname is recorded variously as Daval, Davel, Daviel, Davil, Deval, Devel, Devil, Devill, Devoll, Divel, and Divol. In addition, the old English writing style wrote the letter "u" as if a "v" and the letter "v" as if the letter "u." Further, most early New England settlers came from diverse regions of old England with diverse regional accents. Scribes who may not have been intimately familiar with a family, often wrote surnames phonetically. The surname Devol and its variations could be phonetically sounded as if resembling the name "Devil," which would obviously create problems in religion dominated early New England. In several branches of Joseph's descendant family his surname became "Deuel" and "Duel."
Joseph was a member of the Dartmouth Meeting of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. He m., purportedly on July 30, 1695, Mary Soule, dau. of George Soule, Jr. and his wife Deborah, b. circa 1673 prob. at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. after June 17, 1729. They had seven known children b. at Dartmouth:
• i. Christopher, b. Jan. 27, 1699/700, d. testate betw. Oct. 17 and Dec. 12, 1759 at Crum Elbow, Dutchess County, NY; m. 1) Oct. 21, 1724 at Little Compton, Rhode Island, Patience Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. Mar. 30, 1698 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. before July 28, 1756. Christopher m. 2) July 28, 1756 at Dartmouth, Mehitable Allen, dau. of Jedediah Allen and Penelope Tripp.
• ii. Lydia, b. Apr. 3, 1701, purportedly m. Barnabus Hargill.
• iii. Joseph Jr., b. Dec. 15, 1703, d. testate bet. May 5 and Oct. 18, 1782 at Dartmouth; m. Margaret Potter, dau. of Stokes Potter and Elizabeth Shearman {q.v. Sherman}, b. June 30, 1705 at Dartmouth, Mass.
• iv. Mary, b. July 14, 1705.
• v. Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1707, was living in 1776; m. Feb 9, 1726/7 at Dartmouth, Thomas Mosher.
• vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 26, 1709/10, d. Jan. 19, 1792 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY; m. Aug. 23, 1731 at Dartmouth, Sarah Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. June 9, 1714 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. Sept. 2, 1783 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY.
• vii. Jonathan, b. Aug. 4, 1711, d. circa 1782 at Tiverton, Rhode Island; m. Priscilla Allen, dau. of Gideon Allen and Anne Buck, b. of record Feb. 4, 1715/16 at Sandwich, Mass. She d. Feb. 20, 1776 at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Edited 10/10/2023
Capt. Joseph Devol, as his immediate family surname is written in early New England records, was b. circa 1675 possibly at Newport, Rhode Island, s. of Jonathan Devol and Hannah Audley. He d. before Nov. 14, 1726 at Dartmouth, Mass.
In the Dartmouth, Mass. records where Joseph resided, the surname is recorded variously as Daval, Davel, Daviel, Davil, Deval, Devel, Devil, Devill, Devoll, Divel, and Divol. In addition, the old English writing style wrote the letter "u" as if a "v" and the letter "v" as if the letter "u." Further, most early New England settlers came from diverse regions of old England with diverse regional accents. Scribes who may not have been intimately familiar with a family, often wrote surnames phonetically. The surname Devol and its variations could be phonetically sounded as if resembling the name "Devil," which would obviously create problems in religion dominated early New England. In several branches of Joseph's descendant family his surname became "Deuel" and "Duel."
Joseph was a member of the Dartmouth Meeting of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. He m., purportedly on July 30, 1695, Mary Soule, dau. of George Soule, Jr. and his wife Deborah, b. circa 1673 prob. at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. after June 17, 1729. They had seven known children b. at Dartmouth:
• i. Christopher, b. Jan. 27, 1699/700, d. testate betw. Oct. 17 and Dec. 12, 1759 at Crum Elbow, Dutchess County, NY; m. 1) Oct. 21, 1724 at Little Compton, Rhode Island, Patience Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. Mar. 30, 1698 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. before July 28, 1756. Christopher m. 2) July 28, 1756 at Dartmouth, Mehitable Allen, dau. of Jedediah Allen and Penelope Tripp.
• ii. Lydia, b. Apr. 3, 1701, purportedly m. Barnabus Hargill.
• iii. Joseph Jr., b. Dec. 15, 1703, d. testate bet. May 5 and Oct. 18, 1782 at Dartmouth; m. Margaret Potter, dau. of Stokes Potter and Elizabeth Shearman {q.v. Sherman}, b. June 30, 1705 at Dartmouth, Mass.
• iv. Mary, b. July 14, 1705.
• v. Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1707, was living in 1776; m. Feb 9, 1726/7 at Dartmouth, Thomas Mosher.
• vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 26, 1709/10, d. Jan. 19, 1792 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY; m. Aug. 23, 1731 at Dartmouth, Sarah Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. June 9, 1714 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. Sept. 2, 1783 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY.
• vii. Jonathan, b. Aug. 4, 1711, d. circa 1782 at Tiverton, Rhode Island; m. Priscilla Allen, dau. of Gideon Allen and Anne Buck, b. of record Feb. 4, 1715/16 at Sandwich, Mass. She d. Feb. 20, 1776 at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Edited 10/10/2023
In the Dartmouth, Mass. records where Joseph resided, the surname is recorded variously as Daval, Davel, Daviel, Davil, Deval, Devel, Devil, Devill, Devoll, Divel, and Divol. In addition, the old English writing style wrote the letter "u" as if a "v" and the letter "v" as if the letter "u." Further, most early New England settlers came from diverse regions of old England with diverse regional accents. Scribes who may not have been intimately familiar with a family, often wrote surnames phonetically. The surname Devol and its variations could be phonetically sounded as if resembling the name "Devil," which would obviously create problems in religion dominated early New England. In several branches of Joseph's descendant family his surname became "Deuel" and "Duel."
Joseph was a member of the Dartmouth Meeting of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. He m., purportedly on July 30, 1695, Mary Soule, dau. of George Soule, Jr. and his wife Deborah, b. circa 1673 prob. at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. after June 17, 1729. They had seven known children b. at Dartmouth:
• i. Christopher, b. Jan. 27, 1699/700, d. testate betw. Oct. 17 and Dec. 12, 1759 at Crum Elbow, Dutchess County, NY; m. 1) Oct. 21, 1724 at Little Compton, Rhode Island, Patience Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. Mar. 30, 1698 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. before July 28, 1756. Christopher m. 2) July 28, 1756 at Dartmouth, Mehitable Allen, dau. of Jedediah Allen and Penelope Tripp.
• ii. Lydia, b. Apr. 3, 1701, purportedly m. Barnabus Hargill.
• iii. Joseph Jr., b. Dec. 15, 1703, d. testate bet. May 5 and Oct. 18, 1782 at Dartmouth; m. Margaret Potter, dau. of Stokes Potter and Elizabeth Shearman {q.v. Sherman}, b. June 30, 1705 at Dartmouth, Mass.
• iv. Mary, b. July 14, 1705.
• v. Hannah, b. Apr. 4, 1707, was living in 1776; m. Feb 9, 1726/7 at Dartmouth, Thomas Mosher.
• vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 26, 1709/10, d. Jan. 19, 1792 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY; m. Aug. 23, 1731 at Dartmouth, Sarah Mosher, dau. of John Mosher and Experience Kirby, b. June 9, 1714 at Dartmouth, Mass. She d. Sept. 2, 1783 at Pawling in the Oblong, Dutchess County, NY.
• vii. Jonathan, b. Aug. 4, 1711, d. circa 1782 at Tiverton, Rhode Island; m. Priscilla Allen, dau. of Gideon Allen and Anne Buck, b. of record Feb. 4, 1715/16 at Sandwich, Mass. She d. Feb. 20, 1776 at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Edited 10/10/2023
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