The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

26 THE EARLE FAMILY [Third
[6-5]. Sarah 2 Earle (Ralph 1
), dau. of Ralph and Joan
Earle; m. 1st, Thomas (d. 1673), son of Thomas and
Rebecca Cornell; 2d, David Lake; and d. in 1690.
She lived in Portsmouth, Little Compton and Tiverton,
R. I.
Their children were
39-1.
40-2.
John Cornell.
Sarah Cornell.
41-3. Innocent Cornell.
:
42-4. Sarah Lake, b. May 10, 1678.
43-5. David Lake, b. June 2, 1679; m. Mary (b. Feb. 25, 1682 ;
d. after 1767), dau. of Daniel and Hannah (Cook) Wilcox ;
and d. Aug. 4, 1767.
44-6. Jonathan Lake, b. Dec. 30, 1681.
45-7. Joel Lake, b. Jan. 30, 1683 ; in. Sarah ; and d. in 1735.
46-8. Joseph Lake, b. June 15, 1690.
THIRD GENERATION.
[7 -1 ]- John3 Earle (Ralph, 2 Ralph 1
), son of Ralph and
Dorcas (Sprague) Earle; m. Mary (d. 1735), dau. of
Daniel and Elizabeth (Cook) Wilcox; and d. in 1728.
John had taken the oath of fidelity, or Freeman's oath, in Dartmouth
before March 24, 1686, but he afterwards removed to Tiver-
ton. Before this removal and in October, 1686, John Sprague, son
of John and grandson of Francis Sprague, and Lydia, his wife, con-
veyed to him all right, or claim of inheritance, in "one half of a
purchase of Land Lying In y c township of Dartmouth, In y e county
of Bristoll, where my Uncle Ralf Earl now lives." This was the
land which Francis Sprague gave to his son-in-law, Ralph Earle
[2-1].
In his will, which was executed February 12, 1719, he mentions
his wife Mary ; sons John, Daniel and Benjamin ; and daughters
Mary, Rebecca and Elizabeth. The inventory was .£251. 6s. id.
The children of John and Mary (Wilcox) Earle were :
47-1. John Earle, b. Aug. 7, 1687.
48-2. Daniel Earle, b. Oct. 8, 1688 ; m. Grace Wicks, 1716.