The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
NameThomas BROWNELL Jr. 700
Birth1650 or 1656, Portsmouth, Rhode Island677,700
Death18 May 1732, Tiverton or Little Compton, Rhode Island677,700 Age: 82
BurialBrownell Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island677
FatherThomas BROWNELL (bp. 1608-1664)
MotherAnne BOURNE (bp. 1606->1665)
Spouses
1Mary PEARCE 677,700
Birth6 May 1654, Portsmouth, Rhode Island677,700
Death4 May 1735/6, Little Compton, Rhode Island677,700 Age: 80
BurialBrownell Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island677
FatherRichard PEARCE (1615-)
MotherSusanna WRIGHT (bp. 1627-)
Family ID413
Marriage1678677,700
ChildrenThomas (1679-1752)
 John (1682-1759)
 George (1685-1756)
 Jeremiah (1689-1756)
 Mary (1692-1717)
 Charles (1694-1774)
Notes for Thomas BROWNELL Jr.
"Thomas Brownell was one of the early settlers of Little Compton, which was originally called by the Indian name, Sakonet, meaning the 'Haunt of the Wild Goose.' The township was a part of Massachusetts until 1747 when the boundary line between the two states was changed and Little Compton became a part of Rhode Island."677

"Thomas Brownell, Jr. had the largest fortune of any of the sons of Thomas Brownell, the immigrant. In the English fashion, the former's son Thomas, the eldest in his family, recieved all the land from his father. This land seems to have been in Little Compton, RI.” 701

1730:
His will, dated 1730, was proven June 20, 1732. Executors were wife Mary and son Thomas. For more information, see Brownell, George Grant, "Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Thomas Brownell 1619-1910", 1910.683 Copy of Thomas Brownell’s will, see reference702
DNA notes for Thomas BROWNELL Jr.
Ancestry.com DNA Shared Ancestor Match for Laurel Reed Berbach (L_ReedBerbach) and Howard Edward Reed (reedhe665):

Thomas Brownell
7th great-grandfather

16 Feb 2017, HerbieRobinson, Distant cousin (5th-8th cousin), moderate confidence (L)
16 Oct 2017, nellie catlett, Distant cousin (5th-8th cousin), moderate confidence (L)(HE)
7 Apr 2018, P.W. (managed by maggiewillemma), Distant cousin (5th-8th cousins), moderate confidence (HE)
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