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Matthew Grinnell (say 1589–by 1658)
Rose French (say 1592–aft. 1673)
Matthew Grinnell was born say 1589. He died by 20 November 1658. He married Rose French on 27 August 1615 in Lexden, county Essex. [1]
Rose French was born say 1592. She died after 17 December 1673. She married second Anthony Paine. [1] She married third James Weeden. [1]
Matthew was an inhabitant of Newport, Rhode Island by 1638. [1]
On 20 October 1649 the widow Rose and her son Matthew transferred eight acres in Portsmouth to Lot Strange. [2]
Rose and Anthony Paine had a prenuptual agreement dated 20 November 1658. In this agreement she says has four living children and names three sons: Matthew, Daniel, and Thomas. [1]
On 17 December 1673 Rose Weeden sold property in Portsmouth to her son Matthew for 30 pounds and a promise to maintain her for life. [2]
Children of Matthew Grinnell and Rose French:
i. Rose Grinnell was baptized on 21 May 1616 in Lexden. [1]
ii. Matthew Grinnell was baptized on 18 July 1619. [1] He is probably the Matthew who was buried on 26 May 1620 in Lexden. [1]
iii. Matthew Grinnell
Matthew was freeman in Portsmouth on 10 July 1648. [2] He sold land to his brother Daniel on 2 November 1658. [2]
iv. Daniel Grinnell was born in or before 1635. He died after on 22 September 1709. He married Mary Wodell
v. Thomas Grinnell was baptized on 30 January 1630/1 in St. Botolph, Colchester. [1]
References:
1. Jane Fletcher Fiske, "Matthew Grinnell's French Connection," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 147 (1993): 71–72.
2. Jean Rumsey, "Descendants of Daniel Grinnell for Three Generations," The Genealogist 7-8 (1986–1987): 144–277.
Last revised: 08-Aug-2023