The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

Gen.] GENEALOGY. 67
of honor would not permit him to avail himself of it, as the Office had
written to him to attend to their interests."
[202-1]. Joshua 5 Karle ( Oliver, * Thomas? William?
Ralph 1
), son of Oliver and Rebecca (Sherman) Earle,
b. in Swanzey, Mass. ; m. May 12, 1748, Alice, dau. of
Job and Ama (Gardner) Sherman, of Portsmouth, R. I.
He lived in Swanzey when married, and afterward in
Dartmouth (now Westport), Mass. He and his wife
died within a week of each other, he at the age of 7°
years and she 68 years.
Their children were :
444-1. Mary Earle ;
m. Dec. 13, 1773, Samuel Chace, of Swanzey.
445-2. Job Earle; m. Oct. 15,
1816), of Dartmouth.
Westport.
1780, Huldah Wood (d. Jan. 20,
He lived some years, at least, in
446-3.
447-4.
Oliver Earle ; d. unmarried.
Wanton Earle; m. 1787 (intentions pub. Dec. 29, 1786),
Sarah Francis, of Freetown, and lived in Westport, Mass.
d. unmarried.
448-5. Bridget Earle ;
449-6. Rebecca Earle; m. Dec. 29, 1793, Daniel Corey, of
Westport, Mass.
450-7. Sarah Earle; m. Nov. 27, 1796, Joshua Tripp, of Westport,
Mass.
451-8. Elizabeth Earle; m. (intentions pub. June 17, 1793)5
Benjamin G rover (or Groves), of Tiverton, R. I.
452-9. Hannah Earle, b. July 23, 1772 ; m. John Howard.
[203-2]. Caleb 5 Karle (Oliver? Thomas? William?
Ralph 1
), son of Oliver and Rebecca (Sherman) Earle,
b. Jan. 30, 1729, in Swanzey, Mass. ; m. 1st (10 th mo.,
5 th , 1745, O. S.), Sarah {b. Sept. 1, 1727), dau. of Benjamin
and Isabel Buffington, of Swanzey, by whom he
had six children; 2d, in 1769, Hannah (b. 12 mo., 12,
1744, O. S.), dau. of Daniel and Mary Chace, of
Swanzey ; issue, eight children. He lived in Swanzey,
and d. Nov. 14, 1812.
Their children were :
453- 1. Elizabeth Earle, b. Feb. 13, 174S; m. 1766, James
Buffington, Somerset, Mass.