Malachi GRINNELL

Malachi married Lydia COE on 10 May 1760 in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Lydia was born on 28 Mar 1742 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mercy GRINNELL was born on 7 Jun 1761 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island; died on 01 Aug 1854.

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His will, recorded in Little Compton Probate book 2, page 122, made 11 July 1758 and proved 7 June 1768: "....somewhat advanced in years....to Aaron, my son, all my homestead farm orplace with buildings. To wife Mercy all household goods and ye old end of the house to dwell in during her life. to son Isiah 500 pounds in bills of credit of R.I. To son Malichi 500 pounds and my silver headed cane. To daughter Lydia 80 pounds old tenor. To Kezia, my daughter, 50 pounds. To daughter Eunice 50 pounds...." According to the witnesses, he lived on the west road on or near the Edward Newton place or Brimstone Hill.

George married Mercy SANFORD on 18 Sep 1726 in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Mercy was born on 17 Jan 1704. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of John Sanford and Content Howland

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• Birth: 1675

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Patience was the great granddaughter of Anthony Emory who came to America from Romsey Hants England, in 1635 and settled in Kittery, Maine. His daughter Rebecca Emory married first Robert Weymouth, second Thomas Sadler and third Daniel Eaton of Little Compton. A son of rebecca by the second marriage, Joseph Sadler, assumed his mother's maiden name when he ran away to sea. He married Elizabeth Washburne, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Irish) Washburne of Bridgewater, Mass.

In the year 1701 Richard Grinnell bought William Palmer for 100 pounds the 14th great lot in Little Compton containing 100 acres. Richard Grinnell's will, executed 9 Dec. 1723 and proved 20 July 1725: "To wife Patience one third of the movables and a third of the income of real estate for life. To son George 100 acres of land in Little Compton, two cows, 40 sheep and the old mare, he paying daughter Rebecca 50 pounds at age.' To son William the house and land that formerly belonged to my grandfather-in-law, Daniel Eaton. To son Richard house and land where I now dwell and 40 sheep, he paying daughters Patience, Ruth and Sarah 50 pounds each at age. To son Daniel the house and land he bought of Daniel Irish and other land and 40 sheep....He also owned two Negro slaves, Toby and Phillis.

Richard married Patience EMERY on 25 May 1704 in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Patience (daughter of Joseph EMERY and Elizabeth WASHBURNE) was born in 1681; died on 10 Mar 1749 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]