The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

Gen.] GENEALOGY. 77
[256-7]. Oliver 6 Earle (William £ Benjamin,* fohn,^
Ralph, 2 Ralph 1
), son of William and Mary (Brown)
Earle, b. June 8, 1770, in Providence, R. I. ; m. 1st,
Dec. 4, 1799, Fanny Holroyd, issue, one child ; 2d, Oct.
24, 1805, Sally W. (b. Sept. 21, 1781), dau. of Capt.
Israel and Mercy (Waterman) Arnold, issue, ten children.
Sally W. Arnold was a direct descendant of Roger Williams, the
founder of Providence, her pedigree from him being as follows :
i. Roger Williams.
ii. Mercy Williams m. Resolved Waterman,
iii. John Waterman m. Anne Olney.
iv. Benoni Waterman m. Sarah Wicks.
v. John Waterman m. Sarah Potter,
vi. Mercy Waterman m. Capt. Israel Arnold,
vii. Sally Waterman Arnold m. Capt. Oliver Earle.
They settled on South Main street, Providence, in the house, now
No. 222, still occupied by his daughter, Miss Julia Earle, and his
granddaughter, Mrs. Cyrus Taft. Oliver died July 5, 1824. He
bore the title of Captain, but wherefore we are not informed.
The children of Oliver Earle were :
572- 1. Mary Earle, b. Jan. 6, 1801 ; m. William E. Pearson.
573- 2. Fanny H. Earle, b. July 8, 1806; d. unm., Sept. 15,
1834.
574- 3. William Earle, b. April 16, 1808 ; m. Sept. 18, 1S38,
Mary A. (b. Feb. 24, 1813), dau. of Benjamin T. and
Mary (Tillinghast) [556-6] Chandler; d. July 5, 1878.
575- 4. George Earle, b. Oct. 1, 1809 ; ?n. Elizabeth A. Chandler.
576- 5. Sarah W. Earle, b. Aug. 31, 181 1 ; d. May 9, 1813.
577- 6. Marcia A. Earle, b. April 12, 1813 ; d. unm., May 6,
1884.
578- 7. Sarah A. Earle, b. Nov. 11, 1814; d. Aug. 9, 1815.
579- 8. Oliver Earle, b. Aug. 17, 1816 ; d. June 26, 1817.
580- 9. Sarah A. Earle, b. April 3, 1818 ; m. Oct. 23, 1843,
George F. Gladding (d. May 6, 1863) ; d. Feb. 23,
1847. Three ch., d. young.
581-10. Harriet A. Earle, b. Sept. 28, 1820; m. John A. Taft.
582-11. Julia Earle, b. July 21, 1822.
William Earle [574-3] attended the schools of Providence until he
was of age, when he entered the counting-room of William R.
Bowers & Co. In 1837 this company failed, and William Earle
bought the establishment and took Capt. Lloyd Bowers as partner,