RESIDENCE: of Concord, MA 1639; Southampton, Long Island 1642; later Fairfield where a grant of land was recorded 8 Apr 1660WILL: dated 6 Jun 1676; son William; grandchild Samuel Morehouse, son of dau Rebecca, and brothers Thomas and John Morehouse; grandchild John Odell, son of John; to Goody Knap, four yards of new red cloth; daughter-in-law Mary Odell; son John Odell and dau Rebecca Morehouse; son-in-law Samuel Morehouse and son John Odell, executors. Inventory 12 Jun 1676

The Odell Family by Maureen McKernan Peekskill, N.Y., Evening Star, Monday, August 14, 1951A governor, scores of military men, a newspaper publisher, a member of a pirate Black Beard's crew, preachers, tavern keepers and John D. Rockefeller's favorite school master.Such have been the descendants of William Odell, ancestor of the Odells in America. The only poet of record is Allan Odell, son of the head of Burma Shave, who originated the roadside jingles that catch the motorists' eyes from...