Jacob Odell Genealogy

Record modified: 2025-11-10
This is my ancestor 8 generations back.

 / Joseph Odell
 / Augustine Odell|
|  \ Elizabeth Greenman
Jacob John Odell |
|  /
 \ |
 \

Born: 1737-00-00 Beekman twp, Dutchess Co, New York USA
Died: 1823-10-10 Manchester, Bennington Co, Vermont USA
Marriages:
1. Mary Millington

Children of Jacob Odell and Mary Millington:
William Odell b. 1767-05-18
Jeremiah Odell b. 1769-11-29
*Jacob Odell b. 1771-09-05
Marian Odell b. 1773-09-05
Elizabeth Odell b. 1775-04-01
Mary Odell b. 1784-10-12


Notes:

source: O'Dell

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married in Manchester VT
buried in Manchester Center cemetery, Bennington Co VT

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He served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War.
In the DAR database he is number A204561.

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He had a second wife Rebecca c1739 who died 1811-03-25.
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Dutchess Co is now Warren Co.
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father's name from Odell forum; also at LDS site

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History of Bennington County, VT

p346
[organization and settlement of the town of Manchester]

In [an election in] 1768... constable, Jacob Odell.

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Manchester VT Land Records 1761-1950

Book A p11, 102, 103 Survey to Jacob Odell
Book 1 p376 1774 Jeremiah French to Jacob Odell
Book 1 James Mead to Jacob Odell
Book 1 p226 Jacob Odel to Israel Bostwick
Book 1 p375 1783 Jacob Odil to Jonathan Aiken
Book 2 p39 1785 Joseph Cornwel? to Jacob Odell
Book 3 p91 Jacob Odel to Richard McIntire?
Book 3 p134 1786 Jacob Odell to James Lewis
Book 3 p244 1798 Jacob Odel to Jacob Odel Jr
Book 4 p73 1794 Jacob Odell Jr to Jacob Odell
Book 5 p191 1799 Jerimiah Odel to Jacob Odel
Book 6 p113 1801 Jacob Odel to Samuel French
Book 6 p155 1801 Jacob Odel to William Wigrian?
Book 6 p160 Jeremiah Odel to Jacob Odel
Book 6 p164 1801 Thomas Bull to Jacob Odell
Book 6 p262 Jacob Odel to Eliakim Dunning
Book 6 p263 1802 Jacob Odel to Jeremiah Odel

[The Book 5 and 6 ones could be Jacob Jr.]

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Manchester VT Town Records 1831-1919

p102-103

1785-10-20 Jacob Odell, 50 acres in the Third Division
1785-10-25 Jacob Odell, 50 acres in the Second Division


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1800 census Bennington Co VT p199, Manchester
Jacob Odel 1 M 10-16, 1 M 16-26, 1 M 45+, 1 F 0-10, 1 F 16-26, 1 F 45+
[x, x, Jacob 63, x, Mary 16, Rebecca]

1790 census Bennington Co VT p13, Manchester
Jacob Odil 4 M 16+, 5 F

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