504. Ralph1 Earle;292 married Joan Savage;45 born 1606 at Eng;45 died 1678 at Portsmouth, RI.292
He " RALPH EARLE(*)
Died 1678 in Portsmouth, R. I. Will recorded Jan. 14, 1678.
Mar.
Joan (???)
Died 1680+
Their children:
EARLE--
3220 Ralph m. Dorcas Sprague.
3221 William m.¦(1) Mary Walker.
¦(2) Prudence (???)
3222 Mary m.¦(1) William Cory.
¦(2) Joseph Timberlake(+).
3223 Martha m. William Wood.
3224 Sarah m.¦(1) Thomas Cornell.
¦(2) David Lake(+).
Of the place of birth, the residence previous to emigration from England, or the ancestry of Ralph, we have no positive history. There is a tradition among his descendants that he came from Exeter, in the year 1634, and this tradition is probably correct. There is little doubt that he was married in England, and that his wife came with him, but her maiden surname and the dates of her birth and death are unknown. Her christian name is spelled in the old records in three different ways, viz: Ione, Jone and Joan; we have adopted the last orthography as now the most common.
The earliest trace of Ralph hitherto discovered, is in the records of Newport, R. I. His name is there found under date of "first of eighth month" (October), 1638, in a list with fifty-eight others arranged as "A Catalogue of such persons who, by the General Consent of the Company, were admitted to the Inhabytants of the Island now called Aqueedneck, having submitted themselves to the Government that is, or shall be, established according to the word of God therein, etc., etc."
(*)From the Earle Family, Ralph Earle and his descendants compiled by Pliny Earle of Northampton, Mass
(+)These second marriages from Austin's Gen. Dictionary of R. I., pages 69 and 70. "292 He "EARLE FAMILY. Ralph Earle (1), who was in Newport, Rhode Island, as early as 1638, was the emigrant ancestor in the paternal line of Mrs. Emily D. Richardson, of Worcester, Massachusetts. He married Joan Savage, who was born in England 1594 or 1595. Ralph Earle was born in 1606 and they were doubtless married in England. Ralph Earle was one of fifty-nine persons admitted, October 1, 1638, freemen of the Island of Aqueedneck (Newport). He bought and sold land frequently for many years in various parts of Rhode Island. In 1655 and 1669 he served on the grand jury. On May 25th, he was appointed by the court of commissioners to keep a house of entertainment. He joined a company of horse August 10, 1667, and later was chosen captain. On June 7, 1671, he was on a special jury to try two Indians. Ralph claimed the lands of the Dutch House of Good Hope, now Hartford, Connecticut, and commenced a lawsuit to establish his claim against Richard Lord and James Richard, possessors of the Dutch land, about 1667. Earle affirmed that he purchased the land of Underhill in August, 1653, and paid him twenty pounds sterling for it; but Underhill protested against the claim of Earle. It is not improbable that the claim was well founded.
The children of Ralph and Joan Earle were: Ralph, married Dorcas Sparague; William, married (first) Mary Walker; (second) Prudence (???); Mary, married William Cory; Martha, married William Wood; Sarah, married Thomas Cornell. "45
Children of Ralph1 Earle and Joan Savage were:
505. William2 Earle (Ralph1);292 born at Eng;292 married Mary Walker, daughter of John Walker and Katherine Unknown;292 died 15 Jan 1715 at Portsmouth, RI.292
He " WILLIAM EARLE (Ralph 3219), son of Ralph & Joan
((???)) Earle.
Died Jan. 15, 1715
Mar. (1)
Mary Walker, dau. of John & Katherine Walker, of Portsmouth,
R. I.
Their children:
EARLE--
3229 Mary b. 1655 m. John Borden (3151)
3230 William m. Elizabeth (???)
3231 Ralph b. 1660 m. Mary (???) widow of John Hicks.
3232 Thomas m. Mary Taber.
3233 Caleb m. Mary (???)
Mar. (2)
Prudence (???)
Died Jan. 18, 1718
Their children:
EARLE--
3234 John m. Mary Wait.
3235 Prudence b. 1681 m. Benjamin Durfee.
1654--APR. 2. He and wife Mary, sold James Sands, their interest
in 14 acres, that came by right of late widow Walker; the
land having come by marriage of Mary Walker (daughter of
widow), to William Earle. (From Austins Gen. Dict. of R. I., p. 69.)
1665--MAY 1. He and William Cory, were given 1 acre on Briggs'
Hill, and 1/4 acre near the town pond, to have so long as they
maintained a windmill for the town's use. Three years later
an exchange was made (between town and Earle and Cory),
of 2 acres near the mill for 2 acres elsewhere. (In 1684 the
site was called Windmill Hill).
1670--Dartmouth, Mass. He probably removed there about this
time and staid for a number of years, his interests there being
large. He owned 2000 acres from his claims in the original
division.
1688--JUNE 26. He deeded son Ralph, and Mary, his wife, of
Dartmouth, for love and affection 1/2 a share of land in Freetown,
east side of Taunton River. This deed was executed in
Portsmouth, and the land conveyed is now the site of the
central and earliest settled part of the city of Fall River,
Mass.
1691--MAY 6. The Assembly met at his home, being removed
from Newport, on account of the distemper.
1713--Nov. 13. Will--proved 1715, Feb. 8. Ex. son John. Overseers,
James Tallman, of Portsmouth, and Benjamin Durfee,
of Tiverton. To son William, a brass milkpan, and like gift
to sons Thomas, Ralph and John, and daughters Mary Borden,
Mary Hix and Prudence Durfee, and to the last a negro girl
"Kate," also. To son John, all rest of estate, real and personal,
he paying legacies, as follows:
To grandson Caleb Earle, 40 acres or oe40, at 21. To
granddaughter Joan Earle, daughter of Caleb, oe10, at 20
years of age. Son John to allow wife comfortable and sufficient
maintenance.
The daughter Mary Hix, mentioned in will, was widow of his son
Caleb, she having married Joseph Hicks, for her second husband.
292 He "(II) William Earle, son of Ralph Earle (1), was born in England. The first known record of William Earle is dated April 2, 1654, when he and his wife Mary sold to James Sands their interest in fourteen acres that came by right of the late Widow Walker, the land having come by marriage of Mary Walker, daughter of the widow, to William Earle. He was admitted a freeman at Bristol, Rhode Island, May 11, 1658, and on May 18th he was admitted a freeman of the colony at the general court held at Warwick. On June 8th, in the same year, he was chosen to represent Bristol in the general court of trials at Newport. He was given a grant of land in partnership with William Cory May 1, 1665, provided they maintain a windmill for the use of the town. In 1668 the windmill had been erected. William Earle removed to Dartmouth about 1670, and stayed there several years, his interests there being large. He owned more than two thousand acres from his claims in the original division of the land. "45
Children of William2 Earle and Mary Walker were:
506. Mary3 Earle (William2, Ralph1);121 born circa 1655 at Portsmouth, RI;121 married John Borden, son of Richard Borden and Joane Fowle, 25 Dec 1670 at prob. Portsmouth, RI;121 died Jun 1734.121
Children of Mary3 Earle and John Borden were as follows: