WILL: Dated April 17, 1717; pvd Portsmouth, RI May 12, 1718; p. 178-9; Wife Susanna; sons: Joseph & Stephen; daughters: Susanna Brownell, Sarah Borden, Mary wife of Wm Hall, Martha wife of Samuel Foreman & Wait Brownell; sister Martha Dye/Dyre. [RIGR April 81, p. 364]
"b. 1646; d. 20 April 1718; m. 4 Dec 1673 Susanna Pearce, daughter of Richard and Susanna (Wright) Pearce."
-Oct. 23, 1672 Robert Hassard and George Brownell chosen Jurry-men by the Towne of Portsmouth and not attending that service are fined twenty shillings a peece. [RI General Court of Trials 1671-1704, by Jane Fletcher Fiske, 1998, p. 18]