Joan (Savage) Earle (bef. 1609 - aft. 1699)

Born before 18 Feb 1609 in Widford, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Ralph Earle — married 29 Jun 1631 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

Died after 15 Sep 1699 after age 90 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island [uncertain]

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Biography

Joan (Savage) Earle was born in England.

Joan Savage, daughter of Richard Savage, was christened 18 Feb 1608/9, Widford, Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] Richard's wife, Joan's mother, was Mary (_____), widow of Thomas Isacke. "Ric. Savidg and Mary Isake widow were married 14 Jan 1599/1600."^[2]

She married Ralph Earle, 29 Jun 1631, Saint Michaels, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. ^[3][4]

Ralph and presumably his family arrived in New England about 1638. They settled in Portsmouth and later Newport, Rhode Island.^[5]

Joan survived her husband and was named in his will of 1673. "first I doe order, substitute and apointe Jone my wife my whole and sole Executrix to Receive and pay all whatsoever is due Either to or from mee and that which Remains of my Estate shall bee and Remaine in the hand and possession of my said wife during her naturall life and att her deceas to be disposed and divided in maner and forme following ..."^[6]

From the Diary of Samuel Sewell: 1699:
"Sept 15 . Mr . Newton and I ride to Newport, see aged Joan Savage, ( now Earl ), by the way. Her husband, Ralph Earl, was born 1606. and his wife was 10. or 11 years older than he. So she is esteemed to be one hundred and five years old."^[7] Joan was not as old as was thought.

Children of Ralph and Joan (Savage) Earle named in his will dated 1673:^[8]

1. Ralphe Earle. Baptized on 22 April 1632 at St. Michael's in Bishop's Stortford.^[9] He married Dorcas Sprague.^[8]
2. William Earle. Baptized on 11 May 1634 at St. Michael's in Bishop's Stortford.^[10] He married (1) Mary Walker; m. (2) Prudence ____ .^[8]
3. Mary born in New England; m. William Cory^[8]
4. Martha Earle ; m. William Wood, named in father's will.
5. Sarah born in New England; m. Thomas Cornell.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch [1]
2. ↑ Moriartty, G. Andrews. "Joan (Savage) Earl, of Newport, R. I." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 93: 361 (1939) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch [2]
4. ↑ Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Additions and Corrections. to v. 67 p. 392, no. 2 Published in Vol 84:112 (1953) "Joan Savage who, on June 22, 1631, was married ... to Ralph Earle, ... was in all probability the Joan, daughter of Richard Savage, who was baptized at Widford, Co. Herts, on Feb 18, 1608-09."
5. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration Directory (The). Immigrants to New Englnad, 1620-1640. A Concise Compendium. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) p. 101
6. ↑ Earle, Pliny. The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants, (Worcester, Mass.: Press of Charles Hamilton, 1888) pp 18-21
7. ↑ Sewell, Samuel. "Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729 Vol I 1674-1700 "Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Vol V- First Series" p. 501
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Miller, Spencer. "Earle Family of Bishop's Stortford, Co. Herts, England." in "New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," vol. 67. (1936): pages 390-393. Birth and marriage cite the parish register.
9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKWM-GLW : 24 March 2020), Ralphe Earle, 22 April 1632.
10. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSKY-NF2), William Earle, 11 May 1634.

• Family of John Savage of Middletown, Conn. by James Francis Savage. 1894. No. 14, pg. 35
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J97Z-CP1 : 11 February 2018, Joan Savage, 18 Feb 1609); citing WIDFORD, HERTFORD, ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 991,404.
• Earle, Pliny The Earle Family (Charles Hamilton, Worcester, Mass., 1888) Page 17

• This source contains the same names and vital record listing as above. "English Origins of New England Families, Vol. II Joan (Savage) Earl, of Newport, R.I." and cites Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Joan (Savage) Earl, of Newport, R.I." New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 67 (1936) available by subscription at: Ancestry Link