Robert Linnell (abt. 1584 - 1662)

Born about 1584 in London, Middlesex, England

Husband of Susan (Unknown) Linnell — married about 1605 in London, England

Husband of Penninah (Howse) Linnell — married after 1632 in London, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1662 at about age 78 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, New England

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Robert Linnell migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 209) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

[Disputed child: Amos Otis, Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, included a son Samuel or Shubael to Robert Linnell, which had been perpetuated in later works. Recent research has indicated that there was no son of that name. See: NEHGR: 170: 2016: p. 42]

Biography

LINNELL:LYNNELL Robert who emigrated from London to Scituate, Mass circa 1633, and then was one of the first settlers in Barnstable Mass 1638 or 9. ^{[1] [2]}

His first wife was Susan Unknown ^{[3] [2] [4] [5]} According to Dalley, four of their children were baptized at St. Andrew Hubbard, London, 7 December 1623 ^[3], including:

1. Susan, baptized at St. Andrew Hubbard, London on December 7, 1623. ^[3]
2. David ^[3], who married Hannah Shelley in 1652 ^{[2] [5]}
3. Hannah ^[3], who married John Davis in 1648 ^{[6] [2] [5]}
4. Mary ^[3], who married Richard Childs in 1649 ^{[2] [5]}
5. Abigail ^[3], who married Joshua Lumberd in 1651 ^{[2] [5]}

His second wife was Jemima/Pennina Howse, (one woman, whose name is spelled various ways). She was the sister of Hannah (Howse) Lothrop, Samuel House, and Thomas House. They were married some time between 1623, when Susan's children were baptized, and 1638, when Bethiah was baptized ^{[7] [8]}. Pennina and Samuel were noted as members of Lothrop's Separatist Congregation in London in 1632, for which Samuel was imprisoned and questioned. Thomas left bequests to his siblings in 1643 in London, and correspondence from Barnstable related to this estate is part of the evidence confirming the relationship, and Torrey provides additional sources^[9]

Robert emigrated circa 1633, and these records assume he was married to his second wife before then ^[2]. On September 16, 1638, they joined the new church at Scituate ^[10] He was named as an inhabitant of Barnstable in 1640^[11] and 1643^[12]. Their children included:

1. Bethia, baptized February 7, 1640 in Barnstable^{[13][2] [3] [5]}

Robert died January 23, 1662. ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Last Will & Testament

[fol. 4] The last will of Robert Linell Deceased the 23 of January 1662" ^[14][15]

... to my wife my house and home lott soe long as shee lives a widdow...

... I give my house and home lott to David and his heires after my wife either Dieth or marrieth...

... to John Davis my two oxen to find my wife wood and to mow my marsh and ploy my ground for her...

... to Bethya one Cow...

His inventory was taken on 27 February 1662 and recorded on 12 March 1662/63 in Plymouth.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Americana, Volume 15 National Americana Society, 1921
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 2 by Amos Otis F. B. & F. P. Goss, 1890, The Linnel family is found on pages 148-161
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Religious and Political Radicalism in London: The Family of Thomas Howse with Massachusetts Connection, 1642–1665, Craig L. Dalley, published in Volume 170 (2016), Page 42 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.). According to Dalley, the key source for her name and their childre was John Bellamie A Justification of the Citie Remonstrance and its Vindication (London: Richard Cotes 1646), pages 22-23, which includes a description of specific method used to confirm the veracity of this information.
4. ↑ Notes Howes, by Charles Edward Banks, published in Volume 69, page 284 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.). This is one of the sources that has accepted Dalley's information
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} "Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families" by Lydia B. Brownson, Grace W. Held, and Doris V. Norton (Duxbury, Mass., typ., 1966). This open source shows information otherwise behind a paywall. See Vol. 33 (Lewis to Loring) page 55 for Robert
6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Barnstable Volume 1, page 23 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), which states John Davis (s. Dolar) and Hannah Lynnel (dau. Robert) Married 15 of March 1648
7. ↑ Samuel House Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H, page 427 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.
8. ↑ John Lothrop Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L, page 349. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005.
9. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 Volume 2, page 953 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, which states LINNELL, Robert (-1663, 1662/3) & ?Jemima/?Peninah/Pininna [HOUSE]; by 1627?, aft 1632, by 16 Sep 1638; Scituate {MD 15:58; Scituate Hist. 305; Barnstable Fam. 2:148, 153; Seeley-Vail 128; Goodspeed 129; Hamlin 39; Reg. 9:280; 67:260-261, 69:284; Brainerd Anc 166; Linnell-Snow 18; Hale (1952) 327; Swift (1955) 62}
10. ↑ Scituate and Barnstable Church Records published in Volume 9, page 280 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.), which states 60. My Brother Robert Linnell and his wife having a letter of dismission from the church in London joyned to us September 16, 1638
11. ↑ First Settlers of Barnstable MS; Volume 2, page 64 found in the Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.)
12. ↑ Volume 1, page 6 of Barnstable, MA: Town Records, 1640-1793. Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
13. ↑ "Barnstable, MA: Church Records, 1639-1892.", page 87 Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.), which states Bethiah Daughr of Robt Linnell Feb. 7, 1640
14. ↑ "Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories," in https://archive.org/details/mayflowerdescendv1516mass/page/n129 The Mayflower Descendant, 15 (1913): 58-9]
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-VSKQ : 6 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 204 of 616; State Archives, Boston.

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