John BROWNELL

Male 1682 - 1759  (77 years)


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  • Name John BROWNELL  [2
    • He was probably the John Brownell who owned the Harry S. Brownell place. His will in book 1, page 243, made 3 Feb. 1759; part to be the west middle third. To daughter Mary Wilbour one third of household goods. to daughter Martha Ormsby one third homestead farm. To grandsons John Ormsby and Thomas Ormsby one third of homestead farm. To grandson John Willbor one third homestead farm his part to be the southerly part and my woodland bounded east on the highway that leadeth by the Indian meeting house, north and west by William Pearce and south by the land of Elizabeth Davnport with all the buildings, etc. To grandson John Shaw 100 pounds. To granddaughter Mary Shaw one feather bed. To granddaughter Mary Wilbour one feather bed. to granddaughter Olive Ormsby my looking glass and gold necklace. To my daughter Martha Ormsby my riding beast and one third household goods. To grandson John Wilbur my negro man named Saul and my Negro woman named Genney..." [1]
    Birth 21 Feb 1682  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Mar 1759  Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I71537  Main Tree
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2020 

    Father Thomas BROWNELL,   b. 1650, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1732, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary PEARCE,   b. 6 May 1654, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1736, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1678  [2
    Family ID F28949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary CARR,   b. 14 Jul 1685, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1729, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1715  Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
    +1. Mary BROWNELL,   b. 11 Sep 1719  [Birth]
    Family ID F28946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Feb 1682 - Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Dec 1715 - Little Compton, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 1759 - 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. [S5365] George Grant Brownell, "Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Thomas Brownell, 1619 to 1910", (Richardson Reprints).