Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Linnell
and Ruth (Davis) Linnell
Sister of
Samuel Linnell, John Linnell, Bethia (Linnell) Bearse, Joseph Linnell, Hannah Linnell, Jabez Linnell and Susannah Linnell
Wife of
James Bearse
— married
12 Nov 1726 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 63
in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County Massachusetts Colony.
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Biography
Thankful Linnell
Birth
Thankful Linnell was born on the 12th Nov. 1696 at Barnstable, Mass.[1][2]
Parents
- Father: John Linnell, son of David Linnell; of Barnstable, married Ruth Davis ca. 1696, and died 8th May, 1748[3].
- Ruth Davis, dau. of John Davis (d. May 8, 1748?)
Siblings [4]
- Thankful Linnell Bearse, b. 12th Nov. 1696.
- Bethia Linnell Bearse, b. 14th May, 1704; m. Augustine Bearse 3d June, 1728; (d. bef. July 5, 1748...father's will codicil)
- Hannah Linnell, b. 10th July, 1709.
- Samuel Linnell, b. 16th Nov. 1699; m. 1725 to widow Hannah Scudder and had 6 children; d. Sept. 12, 1770.
- John Linnell, b. 15th June, 1702; m. Mary Phinney on Oct 24, 1734.
- Joseph Linnell, b. 12th June 1707; m. Dorcas Smith on Nov 26, 1747.
- Jabez Linnell, b. 31st July, 1711; m1. Sarah Bacon on Nov 11, 1736; m2. Sarah Sturgis on Sep 26, 1751.
Marriage
Thankful Linnell married James Bearse va. November 12, 1726. (she would have been about age 30...suggests a prior marriage...?
Death
Thankful Linnell Bearse died ca. Jun. 7, 1759 at Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County Massachusetts Colony.
Burial: Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County Massachusetts Colony.
HERE LIES THE BODY OF Mrs THANKFULL BEARSE Ye WIFE OF Mr JAMES BEARSE WHO DEC'D JUNE Ye 7th 1759 IN Ye 63d YEAR OF HER AGE
Will of John Linnell
In his will dated October 1, 1737, proved July 7, 1748, he named his wife Ruth, daughters Thankful Bearse, Bethia Bearse (d. bef. July 5, 1748...will codicil) and Hannah Linnell....The Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 1, by Amos Otis, page 159.
Sources
- The Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 1, by Amos Otis, pages 59: http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=u84UAAAAYAAJ&as_brr=5&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&pg=GBS.RA2-PR44
- The Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 2, by Amos Otis, page 149: http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=9dEUAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&pg=GBS.PA149
Footnotes
- ↑ GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. p. 149
- ↑ 1696 calculated from her gravestone inscription
- ↑ GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. p. 149
- ↑ The Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 1, by Amos Otis, page 149, page 159.
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