Daniel Grinnell
Abt 1664 - 1741 (~ 77 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Daniel Grinnell was born Abt 1664 (son of Daniel GRINNELL and Mary WODELL); died 17 Jan 1740/41, Westbrook, CT. Daniel married Lydia Pabodie Abt 1683. Lydia (daughter of William PABODIE and Elizabeth ALDEN) was born 3 Apr 1667, Duxbury, MA; died 13 Jul 1748, Westbrook, CT. [Group Sheet]
Children:
2. Daniel GRINNELL was born Abt 1636, Portsmouth, RI (son of Matthew GREENELL and Rose FRENCH); died Bef 1709, Little Compton, RI. Daniel married Mary WODELL 1663, Little Compton, RI. Mary (daughter of William WODELL and Mary WARDWELL) was born Abt Nov 1640, Boston, MA; died Bef 1701, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]
3. Mary WODELL was born Abt Nov 1640, Boston, MA (daughter of William WODELL and Mary WARDWELL); died Bef 1701, Portsmouth, RI. Notes:
The book "Little Compton Families" by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour gives Mary's surname as Wordell.
According to the book "Charts and Chronicles of Matthew Grenelle's Descendants," p. 13, Mary Wodell was a descendant of no less than 10 of the barons who forced King John to accept the Magna Carta in 1215. Their names were: Roger & Hugh Bigood, Richard & Gilbert deClare, John FitzRobert, Robert FitzWalter, John de Lacie, William Mallet, Saire de Quincey, and Robert de Vere. (See source: John Wurt's "Magna Charta.") This information, however, may be suspect.Children:
- 1. Daniel Grinnell was born Abt 1664; died 17 Jan 1740/41, Westbrook, CT.
- Richard Grinnell was born Abt 1669; died 1 Jul 1725; was buried , Little Compton, RI.
- Jonathan GRINNELL, Sr. was born 18 May 1670, Portsmouth, RI; died 1742, Little Compton, RI.
Generation: 3
4. Matthew GREENELL was born Abt 1590, England; died Bef 1643, Newport, RI. Matthew married Rose FRENCH 27 Aug 1615, St. Leonard's Church, Lexden, Essex, England. Rose was born Abt 1590, England; died Abt 1673, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]
5. Rose FRENCH was born Abt 1590, England; died Abt 1673, Portsmouth, RI. Notes:
She was the second wife of Anthony Paine. In a receipt from his will, she is referred to as Rose Weeden. She may have remarried to a Mr. Weeden, or else that was her maiden name.
Children:
- Rose Grinnell was born May 1616, Lexden, England.
- Matthew Grinnell was born Jul 1619, Lexden, England; died May 1620, Lexden, England.
- Thomas Grinnell was born Abt 1628.
- Matthew Grinnell was born Abt 1630.
- 2. Daniel GRINNELL was born Abt 1636, Portsmouth, RI; died Bef 1709, Little Compton, RI.
6. William WODELL was born 27 Dec 1604, England; died Abt 1693, Portsmouth, RI. Notes:
William was of Warwick, and later of Portsmouth. His name is on the Shawmut (Warwick) deed with Miantonomi.
William married Mary WARDWELL Abt 1640. Mary was born Abt 1620; died 23 Mar 1675/76, Boston, MA. [Group Sheet]
7. Mary WARDWELL was born Abt 1620; died 23 Mar 1675/76, Boston, MA. Children:
- 3. Mary WODELL was born Abt Nov 1640, Boston, MA; died Bef 1701, Portsmouth, RI.
- Gershom Wodell was born 14 Jul 1642.
- Sarah Wodell was born Oct 1644; died 15 Dec 1680.
- Alice Wodell was born 10 Feb 1649/50.
- Frances Wodell was born 6 Jul 1652; died 12 Aug 1690, Portsmouth, RI.