Richard BROWNELL

Male 1715 - 1780  (64 years)


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  • Name Richard BROWNELL  [2, 3
    • They lived on the Long Highway near Quicksand Pond and near the end at the south of the highway, later the Frederick Brownell place. there is a cemetery there but his stone has not been located. His estate wad administered by his son James Brownell 5 Dec. 1780 in Little Compton.

      The will of Mary Brownell, widow of Richard Brownell, made 14 Sept. 1812 and porved April 8, 1817: "Mary Brownell...being infirm in body ...to Hannah Brownell, widow of my son James, deceased, my brass kettle and round table. to grandson Wilbor Brownell, son of my son James, 1 silver spoon. to granddaughter Deborah Brownell, daughter of James, 1 suite of little white curtains and six pewter plates. To grandson Elias Brownell, son of James, the rest and residue." [1]
    Birth 10 Dec 1715  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death Nov 1780  [1, 2
    Person ID I70908  Main Tree
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2020 

    Father Capt. Thomas BROWNELL,   b. 16 Feb 1679, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1752, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary CRANDALL,   b. 17 May 1689, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1732, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1714  Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F28947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary WILBOR,   b. 7 Sep 1719, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1817, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1741  Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F28680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2013 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Dec 1715 - Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Feb 1741 - Little Compton, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5366] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, "Little Compton Families" Vol. I, Little Compton, Rhode Island.

    2. [S03490] John Reid Wilbor, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, "The Wildbores In America" A Family Tree , ( 1933).

    3. [S5365] George Grant Brownell, "Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Thomas Brownell, 1619 to 1910", (Richardson Reprints).