Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. pages 450,451,452 Ralph EARLE (I) who was in Newport, Rhode Island, as early as 1638, was an emigrant ancestor in the paternal line of Mrs. Emily D. RICHARDSON, of Worcester, Mass. He married Joan SAVAGE, who was born in England 1594 or 1595. Ralph EARLE was born in 1606 and they were doubtless married in England. Ralph EARLE was one of 59 persons admitted Oct. 1, 1638, freeman of the Island of Aqueedneck (Newport) . He bought and sold frequently for many years in various parts of Rhode Island. In 1655 and 1669 he served on the grand jury. On May 25th he was appointed by the court of commissioners to keep a house of entertainment. He joined a company of horse August 10, 1667, and later was chosen captain. On June 7, 1671, he was on a special jury to try 2 Indians. Ralph claimed the lands of the Dutch House of Good Hope, now Hartford, Conn., and commenced a lawsuit to establish his claim against Richard LORD and James RICHARD, possessors of the Dutch land, about 1667. EARLE affirmed that he purchased the land of UNDERHILL in August 1653, and paid him 20 pounds sterling for it; but UNDERHILL protested against the claim of EARLE. It is not improbable that the claim was well founded. The children of Ralph and Joan (SAVAGE) EARLE are: #1 Ralph, married Dorcas SPRAGUE;#2 William , married (1st) Mary WALKER and (2nd) Prudence (?) #3 Mary, married William CORY #4 Martha married William WOOD #5 Sarah, married Thomas CORNELL. (II) William EARLE, son of Ralph EARLE (I) was born in England. The first known record of William EARLE is dated April 2, 1634, when he and his wife Mary sold to James SANDS their interests in 14 acres that came by rigt of the late widow WALKER, the land having come by marriage of Mary WALKER, daughter of the widow to William EARLE. He was admitted a freeman at Bristol, RI , May 11, 1658, and on May 18th he was admitted a freeman of the colony at the general court held at Warwick on June 8th, in the same year, he was chosen to represent Bristol in the general court of trals at Newport. He was given a grant of land in partnership with William Cory May 1, 1665, provided they maintain a windmill for the use of the town. In 1668 the windmill had been erected. William EARLE removed to Dartmouth about 1670, and stayed there several years, his interests there being large. He owned more than 2,000 acres from his claims in the original division of the land. The general assembly for Rhode Island and Providence plantations, for the electin of general officers for the colony, was held May 6, 1691, at the house of William EARLE, it being removed from Newport by reasoning of the dstemper. He was a deputy from Portsmouth to the general assemblies held at Providence, Oct. 25, 1704, an at Newport May 1, 1706, and July 3, 1706. He made a will Nov. 13, 1713, mentioning various legatees. He died Jan. 15, 1715. END of Part 1