Download or read book A Scovil Genealogy written by Roger M. Scovil and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name Scovil, Scovill, Scoville, and Scovel originated in Normandy as Escoville after the town of Escoville, Normandy. The earliest identifiable ancestor of the Scovils was Ralph de Scoville (ca. 1194), a Knight from Wiltshire. John Scovell (1635-1700) was one of the first Scovils to come to America. He settled in Connecticut. His brother, Arthur, also came about the same time and his descendants also settled in Connecticut. Descendants live in Connecticut, Utah Kansas, and Canada.