Matthew GRINNELL

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Name:
He was the son of Jean Grenelle, Lord of Pimont, keper of the government salt stores and counsellor to the King. Jean inherited from his parents the estate of Pimont and a residence at Tounurs, and was also general heir at law of Claude Grennelle, his brother.

Mathew embraced the Protestant religion and from this fact was obliged to emigrate. He settled in Rhode Island.

He was admitted 20 May 1638 as an inhabitant of Newport. Five years later, 10 Nov 1643, his widow Rose made ante-nuptial agreement with Anthony Paine, then of Portsmouth, whose wife she became. She deeded to her three sons Mathew, Thomas and Daniel, two....goats apiece and to her son Mathew a cow; also it was agreed that upon the death of either the property of the one deceased should go to the children of that person.

The first of the American Grinnells, Matthew, who is found at Newport, Rhode Island, as early as 1638, was a French Huguenot of noble birth, as shown by the history of the family of Pierre Grenelle, born about 1480, which has been published in Paris. This work, compiled by M. De la Ramee, director of the Heraldic and Biographic Institute of France, and a number of different learned societies, forms a part of the "Authentic Collection of Genealogical Histories of Noble and Title Families of France." The book contains copies of numerous birth and marriage certificates, extracts from wills, deeds, etc., to prove all facts, step by step. According to this work, the family of Grenelle originated in the Duchy of Bourgogne, where its members have occupied positions of importance, and where they were Lords of Pimont and La Grange-Gourmond.

Matthew was the only one to came to America. the others remained Catholics, and their descendants, it is said, are still to be found in the Province of Bourgogne.

Family/Spouse: Rose ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Daniel GRINNELL was born about 1636; died after 1703 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Lord of Pimont and king's counsellor

Jean married ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
Judge for the crown at Tournurs; manager of the hospital there; Lord of Pimont and La Grange-Gourmond

Gratien married Margarite QUARRE in 1581. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Jeanne DE CARTULET in 1544. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]