William Earle (1710 - 1797)

Born 28 Mar 1710 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lawton) Earle — married 29 May 1740 in Newport,, RI

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1797 at age 87 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William Earle resided near the head of Westport River, in that part of Dartmouth which was during his life set off as Westport. After his decease his farm, containing about 200 acres, was divided into four parts, and owned, in 1860, by Willard Slocum, his house being near the site of the old homestead, Canaan Dyer, Restcome Manchester and Stephen Cornell. William's house was a fine specimen of the best rural architecture of the time.

The following was printed in "The Medley or New Bedford Marine Journal," of April 21, 1797: "Died at Westport, on the 15th inst., William Earl, in the 88th year of his age; a worthy, respectable farmer, and with truth can be said to have been 'an honest man--the noblest work of God!'"

• Name William Earl
• Spouse Mary Lawton
• Parents John, Mary Earl, Wait
• Birth Place Portsmouth, Newport, RI
• Birth Date 28 March 1710
• Marriage Date 29 May 1740
• Death Date 15 April 1797

Biographical Sketch

Quoted From the Book: RALPH EARLE AND HIS DESCENDANTS ^[1]

4th Generation - John(3), William(2), Ralph(1)

[105-5]. William Earle, son of John and Mary (Wait) Earle, b. March 28, 1710, at Portsmouth, R. I. ; m. May 29, 1740, Mary Lawton, of Newport, R. I. ; d. April 15, 1797.

From "The Medley or New Bedford Marine Journal" of April 21, 1797: "Died at Westport, on the 15th inst., William Earl, in the 88th year of his age, a worthy, respectable farmer, and with truth, can be said to have been an honest man — the noblest work of God !"

He resided near the head of Westport river, in that part of Dartmouth, which was during his life set off as Westport. After his decease, his farm, containing about 200 acres, was divided into four parts and owned, in 1860, by Willard Slocum, his house being near the site of the old homestead, Canaan Dyer, Restcome Manchester, and Stephen Cornell. William's house was a fine specimen of the best rural architecture of the time.

The children of William and Mary (Lawton) Earle were  :

232-1. Lawton Earle, b. April 2, 1741; m. Mary Palmer.

233-2. (TWIN) John Earle, b. Nov. 12, 1745; m. Priscilla Hilliard.

234-3. (TWIN) Caleb Earle, b. Nov. 12, 1745; m. Elizabeth Brightman. Dartmouth Records say 1746.

235-4. William Earle; m. Edith Brownell.

236-5. Pardon Earle; d. unmarried.

237-6. Stephen Earle, b. May 4, 1754; m. 1st, Mary Hicks; 2d, Priscilla Hicks.

238-7. Robert Earle, b. Sept. 4, 1757; m. Mary Cory.

239-8. Paul Earle; m. 1st, Hannah Hicks; 2d, Elizabeth Betts.

Research Notes:

Some trees on Ancestry.com have the parents of this William as Benjamin Earle and Rebecca Westgate.

Benjamin Earle and Rebecca Westgate did have a son named William who was born in 1727 which is shown in the Book: RALPH EARLE AND HIS DESCENDANTS. ^[1]

[21-1]. Willam Earle, b. Feb. 12, 1727; m. Mary Brown.

The Child of John Earle, who married Mary Waite named William Earle married Mary Lawton.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Earle, Pliny The Earle Family: Ralph Earle and his Descendants, by Pliny Earle. Published by Press of Charles Hamilton, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1888

• Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families, fourth ed., 2 vols (Little Compton, Rhode Island: Little Compton Historical Society, 1983), I: 263 - #8.