Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. Vol. 1 pgs. 450, 451,452 He had a remarkable constitution and retained his vigor and activty to almost the cose of his long life. After the 90th anniversary of his birth, he went alone on horseback to visit his sons at Chester, Vermont. On his return he arrived home at night, haven riden 50 miles during the day. Once at least when at this extreme agehe rode, in one day, to Providence, Rhode Island, to attend the yearly meeting of the Society of Friends, to which he belonged. Some years before his death he was injured by a fall frm his horse, and was afterward somewhat lame from the effects of the injury received. The wife of Robert EARLE, Mary NEWHALL, was the granddaughter of Thomas NEWHALL, the first white child born in Lynn, Mass. He was the son of Thomas NEWHALL, who died at Lynn on May 25, 1665. Both were emigrants from England. Children of Robert EARLE were: #1 Martha, born Nov. 3, 1726, married (1st) David EARLE, (2nd) Hezekiah WARD #2 Nathan, born May 12, 1728, married Elizabeth RICHARDSON #3 Mary, born Aug.10, 1730, married Jonathan SARGENT #4 Elizabeth, born Oct. 18, 1732, married John WHITTEMORE #5 George, born March 3, 1735, married Mary BAKER #6 Thomas, born Aug. 27, 1737, married Hannah WAIT #7 Esek, born Feb. 10, 1741, married Mehitable SNOW #8 Robert, born Oct. 10, 1743 married Sarah HUNT #9 Lydia, born Aug. 15, 1746, married (1st) John WILSON, (2nd) Micah JOHNSON and married (3rd) Jonas NEWTON #10 Marmaduke, see forward #11 Phebe, born Dec. 22, 1756, married Francis FLAGG #12 Timothy, born March 13, 1759, died in US Army on Nov. 3, 1777. (V) Marmaduke EARLE, son of Robert EARLE (IV) born in Leicester, Mass. on March 8, 1749, married 1772 to Elizabeth NEWTON, daughter of Jonas and Rebecca (RICHARDSON) NEWTON, of Paxton, Mass. She was born June 22, 1755 and died Nov. 3, 1840. He died May 29, 1839. He was a farmer and his homestead was on the road to Barre, about a mile northwest of Paxton Centre, He and his wife retained their membership in the Society of Friends during life and were buried in the Friends Burying Ground at Leicester. None of the children were Quakers. Their children were: #1 Lucretia, born Feb. 25, 1773, married Samuel BROWN #2 Catherine, born March 3, 1775 married Francis WASHBURN #3 Winthrop, born May 5, 1777, died unmarried in Paxton on Jan. 15, 1836 #4 Deliverance, born Nov.10, 1779 married Jonathan CUNNINGHAM #5 Samuel, born Dec. 26, 1781, died June 21, 1787 #6 Amasa, born March 11, 1784 married Lucy HOWE #7 Philip, born April 10, 1786 married Patty BARTON #8 Rebecca, born July 21, 1788 married James THOMPSON #9 Emory, born Sept. 10, 1790 married Eunice SMITH #10 Candace, born Nov.3, 1792 married William BOYNTON #11 Persis, born Dec.18, 1794 married William H. SCOTT #12 Phebe, born June 22, 1797 married Moses PARKHURST #13 Elmer, see forward #14 Homer, born May 6,1802, died Aug. 30, 1804 (VI) Elmer EARLE, son of Marmaduke EARLE (V), born Jan. 6, 1800, in Paxton, Mass. and married Sally BELLOWS, daughter of Jonas and Martha(BRIDGES) BELLOWS, who was born April 19, 1804 and died March 30, 1881. They lived in Worcester, Mass., where he died Sept.2, 1869. Their children were: #1 Louisa, born Feb. 9, 1825 and died Sept. 26, 1827 #2 Adeline A., born Oct. 26, 1827 married Charles NEWTON #3 Emily D. see forward #4 Charles G., born April 22, 1823 married Louisa M. STARKWEATHER#5 Susan M. see forward #6 Henry M. born July 23, 1841 and died Sept 4, 1845. (VII) Emily Davis EARLE, daughter of Elmer EARLE (VI) born in Leicester, Mass. on Aug. 13, 1830, married July 9, 1851 to Seneca M. RICHARDSON (VII) Susan M. EARLE, daughter of Elmer EARLE (VI), born in North Brookfield, Mas. on Aug. 24, 1838, married Gilbert J. RUGG of Lancaster, Mass. on Oct. 20, 1858 at Worcester Mass. (VIII) Seneca Merrill RICHARDSON, son of Wyman RICHARDSON, was born in Corinth, Vermont on Dec.5, 1830 THE END