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Pearce \ Pierce Brownell 1715–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1715

Birth Location: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: BEF 1792

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport Co, RI, US

Father: Jeremiah Brownell

Mother: Dorothy Burgess

Spouse(s): Ruth Thurston

Children(s): Susannah Bennett, Gideon Brownell, Pearce Brownell, Hope Brownell, Sarah Brownell, Ruth Brownell, George Brownell, Wanton Brownell, Eva Brownell, Ezeck Brownell, Lois Brownell

Pearce \ Pierce Brownell was born in 1715 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jeremiah Brownell And Dorothy Deborah Burgess. Pearce \ Pierce Brownell married Ruth Thurston, and had children including Eva Brownell, Ezeck Brownell, George Brownell, Gideon Brownell, Hope Brownell, Lois Brownell, Pam, Pearce Brownell, Ruth Brownell, Sarah Brownell, Susannah Bennett, Wanton Brownell. Pearce \ Pierce Brownell passed away in 1792 in Little Compton, Newport Co, RI, US.

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Biography

  • Pearce \ Pierce Brownell was born in 1715 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jeremiah Brownell And Dorothy Deborah Burgess.
  • Pearce \ Pierce Brownell married Ruth Thurston, and had children including Eva Brownell, Ezeck Brownell, George Brownell, Gideon Brownell, Hope Brownell, Lois Brownell, Pam, Pearce Brownell, Ruth Brownell, Sarah Brownell, Susannah Bennett, Wanton Brownell.
  • Pearce \ Pierce Brownell passed away in 1792 in Little Compton, Newport Co, RI, US.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pearce Brownell's Ancestors

Self
Pearce Brownell
1715–1792
Birth Place: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Brownell
1689–1756
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Dorothy (Deborah) Burgess
1694–1779
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Pearcey Brownell) Jr
1650–1732
Little Compton, or Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Mary (Pierce\Pearce) Holbrook
1654–1735
Scituate, Plymouth, MA or Little Compton, or Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Thomas Burgess
1668–1743
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Esther Richmond
1669–1706
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Passengers
1607–1665
Ann Passengers
1605–1666
Michael Pierce
1615–1676
Persis Eames
1621–1662
Thomas II
1627–1717
Lydia Gaunt
1636–1697
Edward Richmond
1632–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Brownell
1576–1612
Mary Wilson
1580–1641
Richard Bourne
1564–1632
Judith Cowper
1578–1660
Eustace Rolfe
1536–1593
Joanna Rolfe
1539–1593
Captain Hancock)
1595–1686
Margery Eames
1595–1662
Thomas III
1601–1685
Peter Immigrant
1608–1680
Lydia Immigrant
1603–1692

Pearce Brownell's Descendants

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Pearce (\ Pierce) Brownell (30 Mar 1715–BEF 1792) m. Ruth Thurston (3 Oct 1722–31 Oct)
  1. 1. Susannah Bennett 1755–1810 m. Nathaniel Brownell 1744–1810
    1. 1. MARY BROWNELL 1785–1872 m. William Canniff 1780–1866
      1. 1. Brownell Canniff 1809–1900 m. Mary (Ann) Wilder 1814–1906
        1. 1. Royal (Carr) Canniff 1840–1925 m. Frances (E) Grim 1864–
        2. 2. MARY (JANE) CANNIFF 1843–1893
        3. 3. JULIETTA Canniff 1836–
        4. 4. JOHN (W.) Canniff 1842–1924
        5. 5. BROWNELL (J) Canniff 1847–1942
        6. 6. EUGENIE (C.) Canniff 1856–1896
      2. 2. James (C) Canniff 1820–1873
      3. 3. James (S.) Canniff 1806–1873
      4. 4. Emeline Canniff 1824–1894
      5. 5. Ransom Canniff 1807–1889
      6. 6. Benjamin Canniff 1822–1893
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Canniff 1814–1876
    2. 2. Bennett Brownell 1784–1844
    3. 3. William Brownell 1775–1856
    4. 4. Sarah Brownell 1784–
    5. 5. George Brownell 1774–1864
    6. 6. Unknown Brownell 1790–
    7. 7. Unknown Brownell 1790–
    8. 8. Daniel Brownell 1799–
    9. 9. Nathaniel Brownell 1801–
    10. 10. Moses Brownell 1792–1844
  2. 2. Gideon Brownell 1746–1818
  3. 3. Pearce Brownell 1743–
  4. 4. Hope Brownell 1750–1821
  5. 5. Sarah Brownell 1757–
  6. 6. Ruth Brownell 1759–
  7. 7. George Brownell 1763–1792
  8. 8. Wanton Brownell 1769–
  9. 9. Eva Brownell 1771–
  10. 10. Ezeck Brownell 1767–1813
  11. 11. Lois Brownell 1765–

Pearce Brownell's Timeline

2 Records

1715
30 Mar 1715
Birth of Pearce \ Pierce Brownell in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
1792
BEF 1792
Age 77
Death of Pearce \ Pierce Brownell in Little Compton, Newport Co, RI, US
Little Compton, Newport Co, RI, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1715
    Event Place: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1792
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport Co, RI, US

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