Jonathan GRINNELL; father of Jonathan GRINNELL; father of Nathaniel GRINNELL; father of Gideon GRINNELL; father of Benjamin GRINNELL; father of Morris GRINNELL Jonathan GRINNELL Sr. b. 18 May 1670 at Portsmouth, R.I. Jonathan died 1742 at Little Compton, R.I. Married 1st: Rebecca IRISH on 16 Aug. 1697 at Little Compton, R.I. Jonathan married Abigail FORD on 8 Dec. 1698 at Little Compton, R.I. Abigail was b. 1679 at Marshfield, Mass. She was the daughter of Michael FORD and Abigail SNOW. Abigail died after 1741 at Little Compton, R.I. They had 9 children: 1. Hope GRINNELL b. 8 July 1699 at R.I. 2. Sarah GRINNELL b. 11 April 1703 3. Daniel GRINNELL b. 18 Nov. 1705 4. Mary GRINNELL b. 12 March 1709 5. Jonathan GRINNELL (Jr.) b. 7 Feb. 1711 6. Elizabeth GRINNELL b. 21 May 1713 7. Stephen GRINNELL b. 18 July 1715 8. Rebecca GRINNELL b. 22 April 1718 9. Ruth GRINNELL b. 3 April 1719 Abigail FORD, Jonathan's 2nd wife,was the Grandaughter of Richard WARREN of the MAYFLOWER. GOD BLESS!!!!! Sharon -- "Of All The Things I've Lost, I Miss My Mind The Most" KUHNIE the COON hunter mkuhn@enter.net