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About Ralph Earle
From The Earle family: Ralph Earle and his descendants:
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Second Generation
[2-1]. Ralph Earle (Ralph[1]), son of Ralph and Joan Earle; m. before Oct. 26, 1659, Dorcas,dau. of Francis and Lydia Sprague, of Duxbury, Mass; and d. probably in 1716, as letters of administration were granted to his son, John, on Jan 6, 1717.
The first intimation of this Ralph is in the record of a town meeting in Portsmouth, Jan. 19, 1651, where his father is mentioned as Ralph Earle, Senior. The next is his signature to one of his father's deeds of real estate, Nov. 24, 1656. he was received a freeman of the town May 11, 1658; and at the same meeting it was "Ordered that Ralph Earll, Junr. shall be payd Eleven Shillings, after the Rate of Eight white peages (beeds) per peny, by the Treasurer."
Oct. 26, 1659, Francis Sprague, "of Duxborough," conveyed to his "son-in-law, Ralph Earl, of Road Island," one-half share of land at "Coaksett and Acushena, in the Jurisdiction of Plymouth." Sprague had his title to the land from the Indians Wosamequin and "Wamsitta".
It is probable that Ralph immediately removed from Portsmouth and settled upon this land, as at the time of all known subsequent allusion to him he was in Dartmouth, within which the land was situated. He was one of the persons who received the confirmatory deed of the town, and it is known that he was there in 1663.
May 10, 1684, John Eyanoe conveyed to Ralph Earle, a neck or island, made at high water, in Yarmouth, in consideration of a "certain parcel of Land situate under ye government of New York in America, upon cut Ahonkko, viz, one neck and one island in A fresh pond upon sd. cut Ahonkko, and Twenty acres of Land in Dartmouth, payd by Ralph Earl."
June 13, 1688, "Ralph Earl of Dartmouth", "in consideration of natural love and affection," conveyed to his son Ralph, "one half of the westernmorst island, called Elizabeth Island, to be his after my decease."
Oct. 20, 1689, "in consideration of natural affection," he conveyed to his son William 100 acres of land in Dartmouth.
June 10, 1692, he says that, "of my own moote [and] motion, for divors good causes and good considerations moveing mee thereunto, beside my trew Love and naturall Affections that I bare unto this my youngest son Joseph Earle, and for his advancement for time to come," and "with the consent of Dorcas, my wife," he conveyed to the said Joseph two hundred acres of land in Dartmouth. This was "bounded upon Ponaganset River, so up into the woods."
July 24, 1693, he conveyed to his son William, "in consideration of natural love and affection, one quarter part of the Island called by the Indians Pocatahunka, being the westernmost Island."
He was a large land holder, and many other of his conveyances are upon record. Of these grants, the only consideration for the value of the land appears to have been his "natural love and affection" in the following instances, namely: 250 acres to his son John; after his death 100 acres to his grandson John, 100 acres to his grandson Daniel, 50 acres to his grandson Benjamin, and "A small Island, or Tract of Land," to William Ingraham.
The following paragraph is taken from John W. Barber's Historical Collection of Massachusetts:
"During Philip's War a great part of this town [Dartmouth] was laid desolate and many of the inhabitants killed. The most of the Plymouth forces were ordered thither. In coming to Russel's garrison, at Ponaganset, or Aponaganset, in this town, they met with a number of the enemy that had surrendered themselves prisoners, on terms promised by Capt. Eels, of the garrison, and Ralph Earle, who persuaded them to come in, by a friendly Indian whom he employed. It is to be regretted, however, that notwithstanding the promises made by the above persons to the Indians, they were, by the superior authorities, carried away to Plymouth, 'then sold and transported out of the county, being about eight score persons.' "
Family
The children of Ralph and Dorcas (Sprague) Earle were:
- [7-1]. John Earle; m. Mary Wilcox
- [8-2]. Ralph Earle; m. Dorcas Dillingham
- [9-3]. William Earle; m. Hepzibah Butts
- [10-4]. Joseph Earle; m. Elizabeth Slocum
- [penciled in] also a daughter Dorcas Earle, who married John Clapp. Their son Ebenezer Clapp m. Mary Winslow, dau. of Kenelm and Bethiah (Hall) Winslow. Their dau., Bethia Clapp, m. Lemuel Church, son of Richard and Anna (Sturtevant) Church.
The Sprague project also shows a daughter Elizabeth, m Robert Havens, b. 1652
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Ralph Earle's Timeline
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April 22, 1632
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
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April 22, 1632
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Saint Michaels, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
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April 22, 1632
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1634
Age 1
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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October 26, 1659
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Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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1662
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Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island
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1664
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Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony
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1664
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Newport or Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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1666
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Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony, Colonial America
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