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Descendants of Thomas-1 Brownell Generation No. 3 3. THOMAS-33 BROWNELL (ROBERT-22, THOMAS-11) was born 05 Jun 1608 in London, England, and died 24 Sep 1665
in Portsmouth, RI. He married ANN* BROWNELL BOURNE 20 Mar 1637/38 in London, England, daughter of
RICHARD-4 BOURNE and JUDITH* COWPER.
Notes for THOMAS-3 BROWNELL:
"Thomas Brownell, the ancestor of most, if not all, of the Brownells in America, was born in England. The date of his
birth is not known, but he was baptized on 5 June 1608 at Rawmarsh Parish, Yorkshire. Thomas was the youngest son
of Robert and Mary (Wilson) Brownell, who lived in Sandal Magna Parish, Agbrigg Waberntake, Yorkshire.
On 20 March 1637 Thomas Brownell married Anne Bourne at St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London. Anne was born in
London and was baptized on 15 February 1606 at the parish of St. Michael Cornhill in London. She was the daughter
of Richard and Judith (Cowper) Bourne. Richard Bourne was a grocer in London. He died on 11 March 1632.
Thomas and Anne Brownell lived for a time in London in St. Mary Cole Parish. In 1638 they sailed from London to
America on the ship "Whale". They arrived at Braintree, Massachusetts, and then went on to settle at Portsmouth,
Rhode Island.
The earliest record of Thomas Brownell in Rhode Island is in 1647 when he was a witness to the will of John
Walker on 18 March 1647. That same year he was appointed a water bailey for the colony. In 1655 he was on the roll
of freemen (citizens having full political rights and privileges) of Portsmouth. He was a member of the General Court
of Commissioners of the colony in the years 16555, 1661, 1662, and 1663.
In 1661 a dispute arose between Thomas Brownell and John Porter concerning the boundary of land which Thomas
had purchased from Richard Carder. At a town meeting on 11 May 1661 it was ordered that the dispute be submitted
to arbitration. The decision was given 1 October 1661, but no record was made of what that decision was.
Thomas Brownell died on 24 September 1664 at Portsmouth. The cause of his death was given as a fall from a horse.
He was buried there in the Brownell Cemetery.
The date of Anne (Bourne) Brownell's death is not known. The last record of her is in 1666 when the Court of Tryalls
of Newport, Rhode Island on 24 October 1666, stated that "Anne Brownell, widow of Thomas, was prohibited from
marrying one William Long." Anne was buried in the Brownell Cemetery in Portsmouth." -- Excerpt from "A History
of the Brownell Family" by William R. Brownell @@1975
Children of THOMAS-3 BROWNELL and ANN* BOURNE are: i. MARY HAZARD4 BROWNELL, b. 08 Dec 1639, Portsmouth, RI; d. 12 Jan 1738/39, South Kingston, RI; m. ROBERT HAZARD, 1659, Portsmouth, RI. ii. SARAH FREEBORN BROWNELL, b. Abt. 1641, Portsmouth, RI; d. 06 Sep 1676, Portsmouth, RI; m. GIDEON FREEBORN, 01 Jun 1658, Portsmouth, RI. iii. MARTHA (WAIT) DYER BROWNELL, b. 01 May 1643, Portsmouth, RI; d. 15 Feb 1743/44, Portsmouth, RI; m. (1) JEREMIAH WAIT, 16 Sep 1665, Portsmouth, RI; m. (2) CHARLES DYER, 08 Mar 1690/91. 4. iv. GEORGE BROWNELL, b. May 1646, Portsmouth, RI; d. 20 Aug 1718, Little Compton, RI. v. ANN WILBORE BROWNELL, b. 02 Apr 1647, Portsmouth, RI; d. 02 Apr 1747, Little Compton, RI; m. JOSEPH WILBORE, 04 May 1683, Portsmouth, RI. 5. vi. WILLIAM BROWNELL, b. Abt. 1648, Portsmouth, RI; d. 01 Aug 1715, Portsmouth, RI. 6. vii. THOMAS-4 BROWNELL, b. Abt. 1650, Little Compton, RI; d. 18 May 1732, Rhode Island. 7. viii. ROBERT BROWNELL, b. Abt. 1652, Little Compton, RI; d. 22 Jul 1728, Rhode Island. ix. SUSANNAH BROWNELL, b. 02 Jun 1655, Little Compton, RI; d. 1655, Little Compton, RI.
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