Thomas BROWNELL

Born

25 May 1674 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

1 January 1750 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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William BROWNELL Sarah SMITON

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Born: 25 May 1674 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: William BROWNELL

Mother: Sarah SMITON

Paternal grandparents: Thomas BROWNELL , Ann BOURNE?

Maternal grandparents: William SMITON , Sarah LLOYD

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Thomas married Esther (Hester) TABER 15 November 1698 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Esther (Hester) TABER was born 23 February 1680 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Esther (Hester) died 25 January 1715 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville). Esther (Hester) was the child of Phillip TABER and Mary COOKE.

Thomas BROWNELL died 1 January 1750 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Esther (Hester) TABER
Marriage date: 15 November 1698
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Esther (Hester) TABER was the child of Phillip TABER and Mary COOKE

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BROWNELL Thomas Thomas3 & Esther TABER May 1698, 15 Nov 1698 Tiverton, RI-Little Compton, RI {Brownell 22, 42 Reg. 58:317}

Children of Thomas BROWNELL and Esther (Hester) TABER

Joseph BROWNELL

Born: 13 February 1699, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 20 May 1762, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Elizabeth BROWNELL

Born: 13 May 1700, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 29 January 1734, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Thomas BROWNELL

Born: 15 February 1702, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 13 March 1759, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Hannah POTTER 1726 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Sarah BROWNELL

Born: 20 February 1704, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 20 April 1756, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Joseph WING 17 January 1732 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Esther BROWNELL

Born: 10 February 1706, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 15 February 1806, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Joseph TEFT 22 February 1729 Place: South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)

Content BROWNELL

Born: 11 February 1707, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 18 February 1761, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Richard CORNELL 11 May 1732 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

Susanna BROWNELL

Born: 11 February 1708, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Rebecca BROWNELL

Born: 28 February 1710, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Robert BROWNELL

Born: 28 February 1710, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Ichabod BROWNELL

Born: 17 October 1712, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Married: Rebecca DAVOL (DEVOL) 21 February 1732 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

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1674 Birth
Rhode Island Births and Christenings
name: Thomas Brownell
gender: Male
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birth date: 25 May 1674
birthplace: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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father's name: William Brownell
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mother's name: Sarah
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indexing project (batch) number: I09425-9
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source film number: 946795
reference number: p 144

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Thomas BROWNELL - Title Little Compton families, Volume 1 Little Compton Families, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, ISBN 0806347031, 9780806347035 Author Benjamin Franklin

Title Little Compton families, Volume 1
Little Compton Families, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, ISBN 0806347031, 9780806347035
Author Benjamin Franklin Wilbour
Edition 5
Publisher Genealogical Publishing Com, 1997
ISBN 080634704X, 9780806347042
Length 839 pages
Page 89

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage / Partner
Thomas BROWNELL and Esther (Hester) TABER 15 November 1698, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

He was 24 years old.

1699 Birth of Child
Joseph BROWNELL was born 13 February 1699, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Thomas was 24 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BROWNELL was born 13 May 1700, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Thomas was 25 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Thomas BROWNELL was born 15 February 1702, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Thomas was 27 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Sarah BROWNELL was born 20 February 1704, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Thomas was 29 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Esther BROWNELL was born 10 February 1706, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Thomas was 31 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Content BROWNELL was born 11 February 1707, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Thomas was 32 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Susanna BROWNELL was born 11 February 1708, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Thomas was 33 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Rebecca BROWNELL was born 28 February 1710, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Thomas was 35 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Robert BROWNELL was born 28 February 1710, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Thomas was 35 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Ichabod BROWNELL was born 17 October 1712, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Thomas was 38 years old.

1715 Death of Spouse/Partner
Esther (Hester) TABER died 25 January 1715, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage of Child
Esther BROWNELL married 22 February 1729, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield) to Joseph TEFT

1732 Marriage of Child
Sarah BROWNELL married 17 January 1732, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Joseph WING

1732 Marriage of Child
Ichabod BROWNELL married 21 February 1732, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Rebecca DAVOL (DEVOL)

1732 Marriage of Child
Content BROWNELL married 11 May 1732, , Massachusetts, USA to Richard CORNELL

1734 Death of Child
Elizabeth BROWNELL died 29 January 1734, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

Thomas was 59 years old.

Death — 1750
1 January 1750
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 75.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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