William Odell was born 24 February 1602 in Wharley, Cranfield, Bedford, England. He married Rebecca Brown. They emigrated and settled in Concord, Massachusetts. They had four children. Descendants and relatives lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Utah, Oregon, Alabama, Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Texas, Ohio, Arkansas, Washington and elsewhere.