The Odell Family by Maureen McKernan Peekskill
The Odell Family by Maureen McKernan Peekskill, N.Y., Evening Star, Monday, August 14, 1951
A 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 coast to coast. Best known today in Westchester is Wallace Odell of Tarrytown, vice president of the Westchester County Publishers and many times official of both state and national newspaper associations. Correspondence of Mrs. Llywellyn Williams Lewis of Tarrytown, descendant of Jonathan Odell of War fame who was a great grandson of the original American Odell, shows that there are Odells today in practically every state.
Opposed Queen of Scots
William Odell the ancestor, younger son of an English baronial family, fled to America in about 1637 after his family had made the mistake of siding with Lady Jane Grey against Mary--Queen of Scots. From Concord in 1644 he went to Fairfield, Conn, where he died in 1676. Some of his sons stayed in Connecticut and founded the New England line. His oldest son, William, was one of the 15 men who founded Rye in 1662.
A 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 coast to coast. Best known today in Westchester is Wallace Odell of Tarrytown, vice president of the Westchester County Publishers and many times official of both state and national newspaper associations. Correspondence of Mrs. Llywellyn Williams Lewis of Tarrytown, descendant of Jonathan Odell of War fame who was a great grandson of the original American Odell, shows that there are Odells today in practically every state.
Opposed Queen of Scots
William Odell the ancestor, younger son of an English baronial family, fled to America in about 1637 after his family had made the mistake of siding with Lady Jane Grey against Mary--Queen of Scots. From Concord in 1644 he went to Fairfield, Conn, where he died in 1676. Some of his sons stayed in Connecticut and founded the New England line. His oldest son, William, was one of the 15 men who founded Rye in 1662.