Thomas BROWNELL

Male 1650 - 1732  (82 years)


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  • Name Thomas BROWNELL  [2
    • His will, made in 1730 and proved in Little Compton 20 June 1732: "....To wife Mary Brownell one half of my dwelling house and one half my orchard to be for her use during her life, all bills and bonds and 50 pounds a year, and all my Negroes, she to be my executrix. To sons Thomas, John, George and Jeremiah 10 pounds each and I confirm a deed of land to each of them. To son Charles all farming tools and one half of my stock. I also confirm a deed of land to him. to grand-daughter Mary Carr 10 pounds and two chests marked T.B...."

      In her will Mary Brownell left to her four sons "1 shilling each, to grandson Samuel Brownell 1 feather bed, bolster and coverlid. to brother George Pearce my mair and he to pay to my son John Brownell 8 pounds which 8 pounds I give to him....To granddaughter Mary Carr money bills and bonds of mine." [1]
    Birth 1650  Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 May 1732  Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I71543  Main Tree
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2013 

    Father Thomas BROWNELL,   b. abt. 1619, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1665 (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Ann BOURNE   d. Aft 1665 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1637  St. Paul's Wharf, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F28948  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage 1678  [2
    Children 
    +1. 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)  [Birth]
     2. John BROWNELL,   b. 21 Feb 1682, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1759, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Birth]
    +3. George BROWNELL,   b. 19 Jan 1685   d. 22 Sep 1756 (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Jeremiah BROWNELL,   b. 10 Oct 1689, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1756 (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
     5. Charles BROWNELL,   b. 23 Dec 1694, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1774 (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F28949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2020 

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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).