NINTH GENERATION


476. Jeremiah BROWNELL (192) (81) was born on 10 Oct 1689 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He died in Jun 1756 in RI. "Jeremiah was ... born ... in Little Compton, RI. Little Compton, on the mainland east of the island called Rhode Island, became an organized township in 1682. The soil was very fertile and Thomas2 bought land here. Brownell, p. 24: 'The preponderance of Massachusetts settlers brought into existance a Congregational Church, and the proprietors granted 1/32 of the township to the exclusive use of the ministry, but Rhode Island influence was shown by the vote that a minister be called `provided that he be content with voluntary offerings and the product of his land, without a rate or tax upon the people,' thus comparatively separating Church from State.' The Burgesses were also in Little Compton about this time and on 6 Nov 1712 Jeremiah Brownell married Deborah Burgess. I know nothing more about Jeremiah except that he and Deborah had twelve children, one of whom was Deborah." (Hubbard)
He was married to Deborah BURGESS on 6 Nov 1712 in Tiverton, RI. (386) Susan Thompson has marriage place as Little Compton, RI.

477. Deborah BURGESS (192)(81) (386) was born on 6 Nov 1694 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. She died on 1 Jul 1779 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. If some dates given for family members are correct, she had her daughter, Deborah, when she was 52 years old. However, current thinking indicates that her daughter Deborah is being confused with her granddaughter Deborah. See notes for her daughter Deborah Brownell and for the Deborah who is the daughter of her son David. Children were:

child i. Jeremiah BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 12 Dec 1713 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He married Ruth Irish in Little Compton, RI, 17 Dec 1738. Ruth was born 5 Mar 1711/12 and died in 1752.
child ii. Pearce BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 30 Mar 1715 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He died before 1792. He married Ruth Thurston in Little Compton, RI, 7 Feb 1740. Ruth was born in Little Compton on 3 Oct 1722. Pearce and Ruth had 11 children.
child iii. Edward BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 8 Aug 1716 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He died in 1754.
child iv. Mary BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 8 Jan 1718 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. She died in 1776. She married Isaac Wilbur.
child v. George BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 2 Aug 1719 in Little Compton, Newport, RI.
child vi. Deborah BROWNELL(81) (383) was born on 8 Apr 1721 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI. (192)(81) (194) Bonnie Hubbard has birth of 8 Apr 1721 at Little Compton, RI; if this date & the date of her daughter Polly's birth are both correct, Deborah would have been 55 years old at Polly's birth. Tim Cushman has birth date as "abt 1749." In response to this problem, Judy Goldbaum, in an e-mail dated 14 Feb 1999, has suggested that this Deborah that married George Claghorn might be the daughter of David & Grace (Church) Brownell, Deborah being born 8 Oct 1749. This Deborah would be the granddaughter of Jeremiah & Deborah (Burgess) Brownell. In an e-mail from V. Westhaver 24 May 1999 it is reported that the "Little Compton Families" book published in 1967 by Wilbur indicated that Jeremiah Brownell and Deborah Burgess had a daughter Deborah b. 8 Apr 1721 but that she was listed as unmarried. This latter information would lend additional support to the thesis that Jeremiah's daughter Deborah was not the one that married Col. George Claghorn. Another source has her birth in 1746 at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA. [SEE BIRTH DOCUMENTATION NOTES.]
child vii. Aaron BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 11 Aug 1722 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He died on 17 Sep 1754 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He married Alice Southworth in Little Compton, RI, in March 1744/45. Alice was born in Little Compton 24 Nov 1720 and died in 1805.
child viii. Thomas BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 8 Mar 1724 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI. He died in 1797 in Westport, MA. "He married Sarah Brownell in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island March 28, 1745. Sarah was born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island July 30, 1722. Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Brownell Capt. and Mary Crandall." (Susan Thompson)
child238 ix. David BROWNELL.
child x. Joshua BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 18 Dec 1727 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He married Martha Peckham in Little Compton, RI, on 17 May 1750. Martha was born in Little Compton on 28 May 1730. She was the daughter of Joseph Peckham and Elizabeth Wilbore. (Susan Thompson) Joshua and Martha had 10 children
child xi. John BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 10 Oct 1729 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He died in 1798. John married Susanna Borden in Tiverton, RI, on 15 Jan 1754. Susanna was born on 19 May 1737. John and Susanna had 13 children. (Susan Thompson)
child xii. Esther BROWNELL(386) (477) was born on 23 Aug 1732 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. She died on 18 Feb 1814 in Washington Co., NY. She married Samuel Howland Jr. In Little Compton, RI, 27 Oct 1748. Samuel was born 12 Mar 1726/27.
child xiii. Charles BROWNELL(386) (477) was born in 1734 in Little Compton, Newport, RI.

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