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~ARLY RECORDS
AND NOTES
OF
THE BROWN FAMILY
OF ANDOVER ..
and
IPSWICH - HA1~TILTON - READING - BOSTON-TETVKSBURY - CIJ\1BRIDGE
CHARLESTOVm - CHELMSFORD - GLOUCESTER - HA?JPTON - JIl..VERHILL
SALEM - '.1ATERTOWlJ - ROrlLEY - SUDBURY - AND - SALISBURY
COMPILED BY
CHARLOTTE HELEN ABBOTT
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THE BROWN FAMILY
Horth Andover
jJo1m jrown, of Reaciing, called THE HILL, married Elizabeth
Osgood, daughter of John Osgood, of Andover, Oct. 1659. They had:
Elizabeth (2), b. Oct.5, 1660; d.--
Elizabeth (2) the 2nd, b. Dec. 22, 1661; m. Benj. HartCSh6±'!fe,1684.
Sarah (2), b. 1666; d. 1667
Sarah (2), the 2nd. b. and d. 1668
Mary (2), b. ruaj 30, 1671; d. 1673
Martha (2), b.--; m. Edward Farrington of Andover; mentioned
in father's will.
Hannah (2), b.--; m. John Parker of Andover
( Some ch. between Elizabeth , 1661 and Sarah 1666; also before
2nd Sarah, 1668.
Elizabeth Osgood d. July 31, 1673. 19}m~· toott a 2nd wife
named ~arah, about 1681. She had married previously. I had ~~:
Brown of Reading ana Sarah ~exter of Lynn, m. April 17, 1697, so
late to be the mother of the last children. Do not know which, or
whether he took both. Having the same he could have had a 2nd wife,
SARAH, or a third, for all we know.
At last he had a son 1
John (2), b. 1682. This chap, I think, went to Killingly, Ct.;
he could hardly m. Sarah ~exter in 1697, at 15 yrs. His father
disinherited him for disobedience.
Mary (2), b. 1685; m. Thomas Upham.
Bathe (2), b. 1688; lived in Kt11ing1y, ct.
Stephen (2), b. 1693
Capt. John died July, 8, 1710, age 76. The will was probate then.
His estate was settled 1714, by a quotation: ff The mdse~to childft ren: two sons and 5 daughters.
THE BROVrn FAMILY
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Andover Marriage Court tlecords
Lydia Brown and Amos stevens, Oct. 5, 1789
Isaac Brown or Wilton and Lydia Ingalls, Jan. 28, 1790
Peter Brown and ~lizabeth usgood, Oct. 12, 1659
Martha Brown and Edward Farrington, Apr. 9, 1690
Henry Young Brown and Elizabeth Lovejoy, Oct. 19, 1752
Sam'l Brown and Sarah Noyes, Aug. 1759
Martha Brown and John Toppam, Sept. 3, 1688
John Brown and LUCY Abbott, April 11, 1776
Nath'l Brown or Wolfsboro, N.R. and Hannah Martin, of Andover,
July 25, 1786
Sam'l Brown or Billerica and Elizabeth Noyes of Andover, Nov. 29,
1787
Beulah Brown and Caesar Brigdon, May 12, 1791
Joseph Brown or Tewksbury and Sarah Foster or Andover, June 8, 1794
Modern Browns or Andover
In Lawrence Deaths --
Clara M. Brown daughter of Joseph-Brown, df tlaverhill sto, d.
Jan. 25, 1855, age 11 yrs., - or small pox.
29 1855 2 yrs. 7 mo. 14 days,· on William Brown, d. June, , age
1urnpike. Born in Ballardvale, to John and Agnes. Died of dropsy
on the brain; bUDied in City Yard •
note: RD~a()()£\ Brown fY}ttn'iui
J)Qri US SCott.
.Do rius
g ('ace.. Se.t la"'~ - ~ep1-. II I ~ '17
(3 ) James-Brown and Phebe Blanchard were m. ~ec. 5~ 1734, by
Rev. Sam'l Phillips. They had
John (4), b. July 3, 1735
Phebe (4), b. June 9, 1737; d. 1739
James (4) , b. --
Phebe (4) , the 2nd., b. . d. Apr. 12, 1740 , James (4) , b. 1V1ay 29, 1743
Sam (4), b. Apr. 27, 1744
Hanna (4), b. Aug. 28, 1748
( No more to this family and they sold out to someone, maybe
Peter Osgood, as he owned the farm and sold part to the
~enkins, a little later.
Jobn Brown, who m. Lucy Abbott, 'March 11, 1776 , may have
taken Lucy as his 2nd wife. I think Luvy is of Asa Abbott's
line.
Martha Brown of Redding, m. Ben Peters, Oct. 7, 1783
Wm. Brovm of Salem, m. Phebe c.:arlton, a widow, June 13, 1786.
John (4) Brown and Lucy Abbott, had:
John (5), b. Sept. 9, 1777
Joseph Brown of Tewksbury, m. Sar.ah Foster, a sister of
" Master Billyll, and settled wes t of 'l'rulls Mills, N. Tewks-
bury. He was said to be a lawyer. I conclude that Hachel
Cochrane, when a girl, used to live on the farm in Master
Billy'S family, and became intimate with Joseph. He was the
father of Rachelts daughter, Anstrie Abbott, b. Apr. 25, 1812, He_was also the father of ~s. Abraham Gould 0
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-4-The BROWN FAMILY
Rachel was published to Joseph B. Abbott, Dec. 1907. He
deserted her, and before her marriage to Wm. Abbott, of Hollis,
N.H., she had Anstrie, a cripple, who li~ed a long while.
stephen Browm m. Hannah Shedd of 'I'ewksbury; died there.
:Lucy Brown m. James Bailey • Sl!e was the dau. of: 1Nrn. Brown
and :tiIary Osgood. Their ch. were ~os. W'tn.. and Mary. l..Jucy d.1842.
Wrn. m. :I;argaret Thompson of: Derry; lived in 'l'ewksbury and kept
a st6re and tavern.
Mary m. Eben Hunt;lived in Tewksbury, near Lowell •
.. Tosiah m. 1st, Abigail. dau. of: Gen. Jos. Bradley Varnum, of
Dracut; 2nd, Phebe, sister to .lbt and lived on the home place;
kept store; did public business. His son Will. on the place.
Hanna m. E, Rogers; settled in Littleton, Mass.
Thaddeus; unmarried; studied Harvard College; physician;
settled in Provincetown, Mass., a.. about 30.
Jonathan Brmvm, kin of: wm. above, m. an Osgood, sister of
Marj'r. Lived in So. Tewksbury; had 1 child : Lydia Browm, who m.
S6lomon Trull. Jonathan m. 2nd, a 11iss French; lived in
Burlingt4ln , Tlass; had 1 child, John •
--------------Artemus Brown's g.father, was Hope Brown, who died when A.B.
was 10 yrs. old, age 70-80, in Sudbury, Mass., where he Was
probably born. His wife d. 10-12 yrs. later.
The BROWN FAMILY
Artemus ~rown -2-
Hope Bro-.vn' a family were
Abel (2) of Sudbury
Jonathan (2), of Deerfield
Stephen (2), of Derry
Lewis (2) , of Sudbury; seaman in youth
Martin (2), of Sudbury; on homestead
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(2), (father of our Artemus,)m. about l774,Rhoda Wheeler,
of Concord, Mass. He d. 1858 in Weston, Mass.; she d. at 96. Elijah
and Rhoda lived in Sudbury, where all but two of their ch. were borm.
Then he turned the property over to his brother Martin, and went to
Fitchburg, and later t-0 Waltham. His ch.
~a)~ (3) m. 1st ,2nd m. Oatharine Rich-
~/--- ardson of Andover, no. ch., 3rd m. in Indiana;-son Sam '4).
Hope (3) m. Mary Fuller of Fitchburg
Mary, (3) m. Francis Haynes, of Bal- ,a farmer.
Simeon (3) In. Hebecca Putnrua of Waltham; lived in Weston; farmer.
Le-I"lis (3), m. Mary E. Knowlton of Shrewsbury; lived in OXford) Ohio~
carpenter and farmer.
Artemus (3) of Andover ,b. Jan. 26, 1804; m. Lydia Hardy. Had :
AngeI(ina (4), b. Feb. 8, 1832 in i.7orcester; m. :'lm. Henryt~rd w.
of Jedida Burt of 'Neat Andover; lives in Lawrencej.' 'Vest Indian
grocer; ch.: Edward US), b. in B' vale, Oct. 1852; Sarah Eliz. (5),
b. Frye Village, Sept. 6, 1854
l.iarinda (3), m. Amos Moore in Waltham; d. there.
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Anna Brown, of' Andover, m. Ezra Batchelor of' Danvers, ~ec. 17, 1795.
Enoch Brown of' Salem, m. Hannah Blanchard of' Andover, Jan. 13, 1803.
Israel Brown of' Tyngsboro, m. Elizabeth Smith, June 18, -.
Dr. Wm. Brown m. Rhoda. stevens , Mch. 3, 1811.
Daniel C. Brown of' ~dover, m. Tryphena Bridges, Dec. 26, 1811.
:1acob Brown m. Bec1C".r Parnurn , Mch. 4, 1824· ,-
( Just at this date, Hugh Brown and wif'e ~amela, appear,)
Joseph, their son, b. Jan. 1, 1824'
Ja.cob, u If , b. Jan. 18, 1825'
Hugh was very likely a brother to :facob and son of' an elder Jacob
Brown. ':Jm. a son of' Hugh Brown, d. at age of' 16.
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Jacob and Becky ~ar.num Brown had :
l'1ary, b. July 21, 1825 ; d. March 22, 1828
Jacob, b. Jan. 12, 1827 ; d. at ~os.
Mary , b. April 21, 1828
O~ the late marriages, some possibly were of' Jacob and Hugh's tribe.
Gyrus Brown m. Hanniet lVeston, Apr. 13, 1826
Artemus Brown of' Worcester, m. Lydia Wardwell, Apr. 18, 1831
Thomas B. Erown m. Martha Farnum, uan. 1, 1833~
Edward Brown of' Salem, m. Eliza ~alton , luly 21, 1842
Naomi Brown m. John Kershaw, Dec. 1, 1836
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The BROWN FAMILY -7-
Sam Brown, a papermaker, of Boston, b. April 9, 1788; m. ~.
Rebecca ttaynes ,dau. of Ruth Wood and Aaron Haynes. He d. 1836. 'I"
Their children
Rebecca Brown, b. 1799; m. Nath Fuller,
En - b. Jan. 9, 1802,
Sam, d.y.
Sam Wood Brown, b. Oct. 9, 1804; d. 1859; lived in Lowell.
Roxanne , b. Aug. 15, 1806 ; m. Darius Scott. t.. no-je.: See p~e 2.) Richard, d; Constace d.
Hannah, b. Aug. 9, 1811; drowned Aug. 7, 1862, Madisonville, Ohio
tienry , b. Jan. 17, 1813 , of Andover- Huckleberry Hill,
Mary Ann, b. Apr. 28, 1817
~he Henry Brown, above, was a resident of West ~arish in 1862.
Me lived on the road to ueo. ~avis and was an engineer for the
Boston & Lowell ~., rrom 1836 -1856. Before that was for 7
years a machinist; now a farmer. He married Thirza gane, daughter
of Solomon Jackson and l3etsy Morrill of Holderness, N.H. No
children; a real jolly couple. - 1'740 paper in Essex at. , o£ a John He had somewh ere, a Simeo'1
Brown and sister Hanna, who married B.{Pindar. Sam'l Brown of
Ipswich bought land of them, that was divided between the heirs
of their uncle In. Aslebe of Andover. There were 8 heirs, Hanna Aslebe, sister of In. (2) Aslebe and daughter of In. (1)
Aslebe, m. Joseph Brown, and these were her children.
The BROWN FAMILY -8-Andover Notes
Asa Hutchinson ~rown, son o£ Ebenezer Brown and Emma Cross o£
Danvers, was born about 1797. He marr!ed Amanda ~arker, daughter
o£ Aaron Parker o£ Cavendish, Vt., and G.-daughter o£ Aaron rarker
o£ Westford. Asa and Amanda lived in a house in Ballardvale built
by Charles French. They had no children.
Joseph Brown who came in 1842 from Main Village, N.H. was a
brother to Asa. Joseph liked melons first rate and Marland had a
garden near. During melon time, so the neighbors said, Brown used
to set his table in an upstairs room , lest neighbors be inquisitive. /LUCY
Joseph's wi£e was ~lso a Parker, born in Cavendish, a cousin to
Asa's wi£e • Their oldest daughter, Marcella, was a teacher in the
Phillips District o£ Andover. She marrmed Francis Kelly o£ Amesbury,
who worked in B'vale when they made carriages in the File Shop.
Sarah Augusta, a dressmaker o£ Newton; Julia Marion, a teacher
in B 'vale; lv:ary Frances, --were children o£ Marcella •
In west ~arish in 1862, were :
John Woodward Brown , in File Shop, _ owned the S. Lovejoy place
beyond J. Fields towards the railroad, 8 acres. He .. was son o£ Isaac
Brown and brother of Alfred Brown who boarded at Winniets- a native
of Billerica. John was b. 1828; m. Lydia m. Swift of Westford.
~OUqp~~oq~Od~UD~am.ia~zM.Wx~mx~
mhe BRO'vYN PAMILY
EdWard. Brown of Ipswich, wife Faith, was a comtemporary of
William Bartholomew, of Ipswich, who cl.cied 1681 in Charlestown.
The Will of Edward Browne, 1659, mentions FAITH, h~s wife,a
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son THOMAS, deceased, whose legacy from an Aunt Watson in
England, was to be passed to the brother JOSEPH, then a minor.
Joseph was also to enjoy the use of land which Edward had bought
of 1I Brother " Bartholomew. A son JOHN and daughters unnamed
in detail, are mentioned, and remembered.
IVho was Bartholomew? 'lIas he brother to Edward? Did the two
marry sisters or did FAITH belong to the Bartholomew family! Or
did Vlilliam marl'Y Brown's sister, or were the men step-brothers,
or half-brothers, or did a child of Barhholomew marry a child
of Brownf Which in the old days brought the parents into close
relationshipf. and in some cases proved to be the cause of the
term used.
Was the FAITH BROWN who married Daniel Warren in 1660, widow
or daughter of Edward ?Was John Brown of Heading Hill, who married
Elizabeth Osgood in Andover, 1659, son of the above Edlt/ard ?
Joseph Brown married Hannah Aslebe of Andover and her children
were heirs of the estate of ]]er brother1 Lieut. In. Aslebe, who
married !\1ary OsgoOO, a niece O:L John Brown f s wife, Elizabeth.
capt. John Brown's children came back to Andover lines by marr
iage. If he w&s not the son of Edward, I do not know where else
to find one. Elizabeth, the only surviving child of Elizabeth
Osgood.. married Ben Hartshorne of Reading, ~684. Children by the
se-cond wife,-Jo:b...n, IVlary, l~athaniel and Stephen, are mentioned.
John is cut off with 5 sh., in 1709. '.'Jhere'H~ In. born,.l:68~'? .
The BROWN F~iI~Y
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The similarity of names suggests a relationship between the
family of old Nicholas Brown and Edward Brown, whose children moved
back and forth between Ips',rich and Reading. Perhaps -~dward of
England, husband of Jane Side, had two sons, Nicholas and Edward,
in New England.
Should be glad to give more place to the Andover pe~igrees of
the only BROWN line appearing here early.
C.H.A.
John (1) Brown, born 1595, came to Ipswich in 1641. He m.
Elizabeth. Very likely this one is confused with John arovrn of
Hampton, b. 1598, who may have been born in London.
One John Brown, a tailor, b. 1611 came from Ess.x, near
Chelmsford, Eng. in 1638. His wife was Sarah--f,
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Joseph (2) Brown of Andover, who married Hannah !Blebe, was
the son of Edward (1) Brown of IpsVlich, and his wife Faitho
Hannah's children were heirs of the estate of her brother, Lieut.
John Aslebe, who married Mary Osgood.
Joseph d. 1694 , -Sept. 30. i~ter his death, Hannah found
that the debts were more than the credits, so askerJ.time to fix
thiugs UP. She had be~:n given 200 };'bs.,ho. and land and 18 acres, tiliuge ~nd maadow, in Ipswicho
Joseph (3), John (3), Thomas (3), Sam'l (3), Ben (3);
Hanna (3),(who married Simeon Pindar,») Elizabeth \3), (who m.
John Holland,)i Sarah (3), ( who m. Richard Rindge, )were the
heirs.
It was agreed in 1721, 27 years after Joseph's death,and
before Uncle John Aslebe of Andover died, that :
John (3) got the West half of homestead; Tom, Sam and ~n
the East Half. ( ita ther crowded there).
Benj. (3) of Ipswich, m. a Widow, Elizabeth Fosse. ne d. 1734.
He was a carpenter, and held undivided lands at Andover. The
widow d. 1753. The children
Elizabeth (4), b. Yeb. 28, 1716
Hanna, bapt. Jan. 16, 1718
Lydia (4), b. Nov. 26, 17i9jm. Ebenezer Harris,
Sarah (4), Nov. 24, 1721 ; m. David Geddes,
Ben (4), b. Mch. 8, 1723; only son; adored by mother; 6. 1753 -Apr. 27.)
Mary (4), b. Aug. 16, 1726 ; m. P. Henderson.
Saranne (4), Aug. 25, .1728·
The Will of Harmah Aslebe Brown, made 1728; pro. 1738,
gives 28 acres on West side Boston Brook, bd. on Sam! ( F'arnuElI~, Andrew Allen's, James Ingalls'> and Henry Chandler's; 3 acresbds. of In. Waits and Moses Tyler, to her childreno Tim and SamB:nown act as attorneys. Tim, g.-son of Bec1d. sister, gets land in Methuen.
The BROWN FAMIL!' -/2-
87: 148
John Brown, yeoman,and Hannah Pindar, sister, of Ipswich,
for 160 ~bs. to brother Sam Brown of lspwich, several tracts
of land of the estate of Uncle In. Aslebe. dec. of Andover-
a farm given by Uhcle Aslebe to them, as heirs of Hannah
Brown, by last will : 1/4 pond meadow ; 1/4 of a Right given
to him by Sommon Rights and 1/4 of a tract lying by Boston
Road •
Ben Brown ~d W. Brown of Salem to Sam'l Osgood
of Andover : a parcel of land north side Merrimac River ,
300 acres, conveyed to In. Brown and Elizabeth Green, exec. in
Phebe Brown of will, 1710.
89 : 88 Sam'l Brown of Ipswich, hatter,to Timothy Full~!t,;f Middletown,
yeoman, all rights in the estate of Uncle In. Aslebe dec.,
given to Hannah Brown and children. Bounds begin in north end
of the road on no. side of Hill called Aslebe Hill, improved by
ttenry and Edward Gray and others to go to Salem- and ran S.W.
to White Oake, standing VV. end of SadIe Meadow ; S.E. to White
Oake and S.- S. by Capt. Boyntonf$ farm; by B. Dane, then E.
on Osgood's farm to road and on road to bounds. Also, Fuller
purchased of Joseph and ~~ Brown and Sarah Rirldge, 17431
83: 165 Tom Brown and Joseph Brown 0# Ipswich, for 430 Lbs. to
ftmothy Troth of Middletown, 7 score acres in Andover, beginning S.E
corner stump of Maple standing W. side swamp , N • to Black Oak
by Ed. Gray- S.W. to White Oake standing VV.End Sadlemwadow - S.E. to Vihite Oake and to S-S- and Capt. Osgood's original farm line near Beaver vam- E. by ad. farm land to N.E. cor. Osgood farm-E. to 1 bd. Abigail , w.of Tom; Eliz. Wo of Joseph; 1742,
The BROWN FAMILY
Aslebe Deeds -2-
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)6: 200
319: 50
Sam Brown and W. Brown of Ipswich, sold land om Bulrush Meadow
divided, located on W. side near upland, all in T&m's section,
2 lots _ W of first one 3 acres on Moses Tyler's bds •• 2nd down
the way to sd. Tyler's meadow. 1742.
Sold, by Ezra Himes, Essex Coo, guardian, lands of John
Sprague, minor, of about 6 yrs., gDanted to Nathan Barker of
Andover, who gave bond with Timothy Johnson and John Brown
as sureties for his faithful discharge of the trust. Apr.3, 1731,
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The BROWN FAMILY
Of' IPSWI(;H
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( Deeds)
1: 107
1: 85
1: 132
1 :134
1:140
2:4
Tom Brown of' Ipswich and George Tuttle, in 1652, bought
of' ttenry Short, of' Newbury, in behalf' of' Stephen Dun
who needed money, upland and a f'arm granted by Newbury to sd.
Stephen Dun 300 acres- same to go over to Newbury dir-
ectly af'ter purchase. There 1660 • See Newbury Deeds •
Essex Sessions - In. 'ruttle vs. Wm. Brown of' ipswich and
Wm. Dudbridge- lost 'luttle I s BOAT( or BOUK)4 margin notes) 1647.
At Ipswich- 1651 - Francis Brown deposition.
~eposition of' Richard Brown of Ipsaich,
Ipswich- A Mr. Brown's bill against Tom How.fWas probably a
Boston man) and against In. Stacy of Marblehead.
Charles Brown, then of' Ipswich. Mary Cross said she had her
Malt of' him, but she STOLE it. Charles said he did not give it or
to her,?any malt. 165L
2:87 Sept~ 1653 -Wif'e of' henry Brown of' IPswich, presented and summ-
oned with a long list f'or some small thing. ( Did not follow up).
L 133-vol.2 J:<.:dward Brovm of' Ipswich, app. of the estate of' John
3: 43
3:45
Coolye. Mch. 14, 1653·
NICho 1656 Joseph Brown deposition- Kimball \lS. Smith
Mch. 1656 John Brown of Ipswich presented f'or stealing his
neighbor's wood.( Was he. the In.Sr. or Jr. of' Wm. Sprague1s line?)
1656- John Brown, overseer of In. Jackson's sawmill. 31:11- 1656
Jackson of' Ipswich and John as wibmesses.
The· BROWN FAMILY -JS-
~of Il'S11lCFI
(!,1aeds -2-) .11
3: 137
Edward Brown of Ipswich- Marshall Mch. 1657
Sept. 1657 - Edward Bridges Jr.,was up for many things-(see
Bridges' notes)- fornication with Mary Browne and mary Q,uilton-Sam f 1
according to depositd.on of ~. ,- .~ ... Younglove, aged 20. Said
Bridges told him so. Younglove said he did not believe it.
( Bridges a notorious liar, anyway.)
Sept. 1657- ~eposition of Simon Stacey of Ipswich in regard to
case- p. 138; p. 139- ~eposition of Thos. Varnham of Ipswich, age
25. Sept. 1657- said bridges boy left his master to 80 home
without leave. In. Allen's deposition about Mary Browne. H.
Bridges presented same year, same offense with Mary Quilton.
3: 151-- 1657 Edward Brown orde~ed by the Constable Theoph. Wilson, ~.
4:p.2
4: 16
4: 130
5: 65
" II to replace 8 pewter dishes of Samll Symondts, distressed by
Edward Brown. Gt. tells Wilson to deliver them to Symonds.
Edward Brown- marshall, Mch. 1658 •
~ame. Ordered to replace some corn and malt in barrels of
T. Wilson, constable, and deliver to Job Bishop.
June 1658- Edward-Marshall, 2 counties ; 1659, Marshall.
Joseph Brown, deposition- age 23, :,lch.2, 1659 • In. baker vs.
Corp. Jm. Andrews. ( son of Edward (1).
1659. Joseph Brown of tpsV{ich, deposition- advised Pennell,
servant to Richard Stackwell, to confess vihat he lmew as to R.S.
taking hay f'rom Walter Hopes. All of Ipswich.
---The BROWN :B'AMILY
- of . IPS',VIeR
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5:77 Nov. 1659 - The Will of Edward (l) Browne of Ips.,ich, leb. 9, 1659-
pro. Jan • 27, 1660. '110 son Thomas, a gift for him from his aunt
Watson in England; Thomas being dead, it is given to Joseph (2) Brown,
under 21. Bartholomew (2) Brown to have 8 acres of land which Joseph
bought of Bartholomew. },ilaith, wife of Edward, the exec.
Robert Sand- Tom ~and, witnesses. Peb. 20, 1659 by Moses Pingry
and Robert Sand.
5:80 1660- lilay.-- Goodman Browne of Ipswich, in dep.jJohn Brown of IJ3-
swich, dep. Fuller vs. Lee.
12:71
13:31
Lydia BrovV'n of Ipswich accusses Obadia 3ridges of being the father
of her child; gives the occassion 23 weeks before. J:t'eb. 29, 1666.
Meadow of \Vm. Brovm of Ipswich in dispute.
180- 122 Wm. A1)pleton of Ipswich, for 272 $ •. ;. from Stephen Brovm of
Ipswich, sells 6 acres, 1807 .In. and Sarah Choate, witnesses.
Stephen sold to Joseph Brown of Ipswich, 13 acres Land, bounds
"1 ::/ on Elisha., Brown and .se.n Brown and Wm. (Jogswell, and Francis '.'
Brown and ~phraim.( Elisha l4) was uncle to Stephen l5) who was
an only son. All these were relatives.) 1807- In. Manning and Vim.
l..ta.keman , Jr.
196- 207 Stephen Brown, yeoman of Ipsrll'ich, for $ 300 pd. by George jjrown
gOOdman, 1/2 acre lot beginning at Dan Potter1s homestead line and
tnence to liIl11 Eiver, thence to County Hoad; 1/2 the buildings;
9 acres, to be redeemed in a year. L~ch. 2, 1818.
The BRO',\'N FAMILY
of i.PSWICH
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~.:).< Deeds-4- )
195- 170
196: 207
Stephen brown of Ipswich, yeoman, for 100$, sells Ebenezer
Gogswell on morteage, 4 acres, 1812; redeemed 1817. Joshua and
David ~eddings, witnesses.
Stepl1en Brown, to George Brown, for;~ 300, 1/2 la1llld, 1/2 bldgs.
9 acres 1 p. 245. Stephen Brmvl1 to ;:0;::;88 '.','il1ett of Jpswich,
4 1/2 acres, 1 undivided; 4 &C~e2 of t~e other; 6 1/2 old lot
in Ch8beclJee ',~;oods , 2acres; 1/4 lot in G's TNoods, 2 acres.
Mortgage 1812; redeBl:led U3l7. 'I'hcs Ross ,9,; IJathan Lord.
208: 196 Nat'.-['l BrOVlD and wife Elizabeth, Sarah ijufkin, widow I'~':_ ,:
148: 64
p. 66
Hannah Brown, single, L~uia Brown, single, Reuben Brown of New
;;:)alem, H.H., carpenter, and wife Lucy, for 50 .hbs. from brother
Stephen of IpsYrich, yeoman, sell their rights in marsh and
buildings etc. of the estate .of their father, John (3) Brown of
Ipswich. Bds. on Ben Brown and land iv-here Stephen BrOYlD lives;
land on Brownis Hill; 9 acres; and he gives up all moveables
of J&hn, dec'd., 1789.
stephen brown, of lps ,;ich, a yeomag, for 27 bbs. fpom Hobert
Dodge and Barnabe Dodge, gentlemen, an upland on Brown Hill on
road from Hamlet l,leeting house to Chebaceoj 10 acres. 1787
Sarah :§rovm, widow of Stephen, and Ben and Ermine of' Ipsvlich,
selJ. to Rpbert Dodge, land in Ghebaceo, last of Cbebaceo Woods.
1787,
( LookS as if Stephen of' l~ewbur-y and wife Sara vVhipple I were
our ancestors in Ips'.vich).
The BROWN Family -/8-
{
John (2) Brown, son of Edward (1) Brown and Faith--, of
Ipsvrich, married Elizabeth -----. He d. sept. 13, 1677. Ch:
. m. Judith Perkins ; 1673 , (3)Nathe
(3) John, Hannah Collins 1668· m.1 at. Ia:M: iIi I'xsbs tOll 'Cot." May 29, 1702. Sold
to In. Frost of Sa1em,land in Ipswich- also to Sam'l Kimball.
Joseph (2) itlho marr'ied Hannah As1ebe~ had - - (see pg.J/
John (3) m. Mary
Lt. Sam'l (3) m. Martha Jacobs :
Sam(4) Jr'. b. Nov. 30,1700
William (I), b. 1711
Richard (4) bpt. 1713
had: Esther(4)
Jonathan (4) a b1acksmith;m. Hannah f1avis; moved to
Gloucester.
Thomas (3), m. Abigail Jacobs
Thomas (4) Jacob (4)
~enjamin (3) m. Elizabeth Fosse
(William (5) Brown, son of 'flm. (4) above, m. Lucy Adams,1778
':Vm. (6), b. Sept. 26, 1791 d. Apr. 9, 1869; m. 1st Lucinda
;i!bipp1e, 1813; she d. 1815. 2nd Marriage: Lydia !'.amson Adams,
1819. She d. 1883. Children:
Wo Austin (7) b. 1820; m. Mary j'hipp1e 1844; 2nd Abby
Amanda Jones, 185S.)
Jose~h (3) who. m. AJaigail--- ; ~robab y a-Joseph (3)(a1so not recorded) , m.
Joseph (4) , b. Jan. 16, 1708;m. Apr. 18, 1734 Su:sa.ne Dodge Joseph (5),bp.Aug. 15 1736j 0a1eb (5), b. sept. 5, 1736;Arthur(5), b. June 26, 1739; Surane (5), Sept. 27, 1741
The B~own Family
Vanie1 (3}d b. Jan. 1, 1684
Children of Joseph (3) Brown and Abigail. ( Cont).
Philip (4), Mch. 1710; lived Hamlet Parish; d. 'uec. 13, 1797;
m. Elizabeth --; daughter B1izabeth l5) b. iilch. 13, 177l
Elizabeth (4), b. Nov. 27, 1711. ( Did she m. ,Uavid Robertst)
Lydia.(·4) b. Mch. 28, 1714·
Sarah ~4), b. April 8, 1716,
Arthur(4), b. Mch. 18, 1718,
Francis (4), b. Jan. 24, 1720. ( Did he m. liiary Annable ?)
Lucy (4), b. Aug. 20, 1724.
Nathe (3 ) Brown and Judith Perkins, m. 1673, had
Jacob (3) , b. f1ec. 22, 1673.
James (3) , b. June 1. 1685,
John (3) , b.-
Nathaniel (3) , b.-
Elizabeth (3) - - ; m. Hus sey ch. Wm. (4) ; Hath'l (4); Joseph Hussey (4),
Mary (3) b.
Hannah, (3) b.
m. Hubbard·
; m. ~dward Cogswell,
. .
The BROWN FAMILY -~O-
John (32 Brown, who married Elizabeth and went to Preston, Ct.
1701 , La called ... Junior, in deeds of his father, John t2).
James (3) who marr~ed Sarah Cogswell, lived on the farm. He pec1d.
in 1721, 2/3 of the land and the Mansion House- and farm, bought of
Antony C and ~omas Bishop, Jan. 1, 1684. Their ch:
James (4), bapt. Mch. 21, 1725
Jonathccn l4), bapt. June 1726; d. July 1'726; Jona'J7han (2l').d) (3),
bapt. June 18, 1727; d. 1753
Francis (4), bapt. Aug. 4, 1728; d. Aug. 16, same yr.
Lucy (4), bapt. Sept. 2. 1729
Eunice (4), bapt. July 13, 1731
Elizabeth \4), Bapt. j;I'eb. 2, 1732
Sarah (4), bapt. Nov. 24, 1734
Francis (4), bapt. Oct. 21, 1739
WID. (3) ~rown and Dorothy Geddings, had
Wm. (4)
Thomas (4)
lq.isha (4)
Dorothy l4)b. 1711 m. valeb Burnam,
Ben (4), bapt. Apr. 12, 1713
~ehemia, (4) b. -- 1715
Stephen (4), b. and do 1714
Mary (3), b. 1685; d. 1686
r.Tary (3) 2nd. wife of Samuel Ghoa te in 1721.
The BROWN FAMILY ( Spephen Brown's line)
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The WILL of Wm. (3) Brown, made 1753. Wife Dorothy Gecidings;
Ch. 'lIilliam,l705 ?;Thomas, 1707 ? Elisha, 1709 ? Dorothy, 1711;
Ben 1713; Nehemia 1715; Stephen 1717.(Nathan'1, d. probably)
32 acres Homestead; 14 acres Rocky Hill, 14 acres Lincoln Hill,
16 acres Turner Hill, 7 1/2 acres wood at Topsfield, 1 1/2 odd
lots , 1 new lot- woodland over ye Pond; a Marsh at Proctor's;
2 acres Watch- -- Wm. 3/4 acre next to lot he had of N. Fuller-
a cattle run and a strip where beach-sunk ship stood; 1 acre
at 'fopsfield bought of Widow Howlet, and lands at Gore Hall.
Thomas a clerk he held-
Ben: 1/2 of In. Stacey woodlot and land at Ipswich bt. of
Thos. Hovey and some of Lincoln's swamp --- bds. on In. Brown
and son Wrn. and Topsfield land of Dorothy Burnam.
Son Nehemia and Daughter Mary and son Stephen 2 1/2 acres
woodland at Topsfield- and rest of the estate he divides between
Dorothy and .l:!;lisaa, as they were executors.
valeb, husband of Dorothy, bro. Ben and bro. ~Vm. and bro.
Tom gave sec.
(4) Stephen m. Ann, daughter of V~. Stark ; ch~tephen (5), b.1747;
m. Elizabeth Potter, dau. of Robert Potter; Mary (6) m. Asa Holt.
Betsy, either a 2nd wife of Stephen or sister to Elisabeth ~
Potter, m. a Haggett
Stephen Brown of Ipswich, yeoman, adm. to son Stephen with
Nehernia and James Brown as sueeties, Nov. 7, 1797. mnventoryof
Real Estat&.#omestead; 31/2 a salt marsh; 3 a. wood land in Tops
field- seems to identify him with the ma~ of Wm. (3) legacy.
~e BROWN FAMILY
2- Stephen Brown line
Elisha Brown, brother to Stephen (4), d. April 1, 1791. His
WILL probate July, 1. 1799. Witnesses Barnabee Dodge and Joseph
Brown.
Homestead and 40 acres; a brick yard; 13 acres Salt J.'Iiarsh and
a barn; 13 acres Kinsman's pasture; 19 acres on Wilderness Hill;
3 acres Salt :,Tarsh near Treadwell's lot; 3 acres at Proctor's Pond;
3 acres at Chebaceo Woods;---- house, barn and pew in South Meeting
House. Wi£e was Elizabeth -- daughter Lydia, Betsy barnel,
Lucy Tibbets g.-daUghter Betsy, Raymond- son vaniel, son Elisha,
son Ephraim, heirs o£ Elisha before estate was settled.
150: 143 Gideon Batchelder of vanvers, a yeoman, recovers judgment, (4)
July 1789, against Stephen "J3rovm of Ipswich for 24 i:zbs .2d. and
2 bbs.7 s.ld. cost o£ suit- Stephen to be stuck in jail until
he pays. l~atht 1 Whipple • B. Trask and Belatia Brown chosen to
appraise. ~imsley Stevens of Andover ~epot, sheriff.
151:99 -- Stephen Brown, for 29 ~bs.S s. from Sam Patch and Ben Patch,
p. 248
165: 48
lP-; 239
5 ac. of Tillage. Anna signs. ( Elisha Whitney- James Annable )
Stephen of Ipsviich, yeoman, for 55 libs. from Nath'l FelloVls, 9 1/2
acres o£ pasture-righ~f way from ~am and Ben ~atch to go across
the land he sold them. 'lJife .An..ma signs. ( Elisha Whitney- Jacob Arlnable)
Stephen Drown of Ipswich, for 101 ~bs. from Timothy Tibbetts,
land called the" CLOSE", on a lane to James Brown1s. 1798. (Daniel Noyes, Nathan FelloWS, witnesses)
Paul Morgan and wife Anna, of Gloucester, release to Stephen Brown
of' Ipswich, rights in his father Stephen's estate, late of Ipswich.
1797 0
lJ.he BROWN FAMILY
IPS":ICH
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Steph~n (5) Brown m. Elizabeth Potter. Stephen was g. son of
Wm. (3) and Dorothy Geddings. Stephen and Elizabeth lived at
Windmill Hill.
JoWl (6)
Betsy (6)
Sarah (6)
Robert (6)
Mary (6)
Stephen {6)
Their ch.:
of Windsor, vt.
; married a Haggett of Salem and Ipswich,
; m. a Berry of Salem & returned to Ipswich,filary -i-left her a house.)
; lived in Beverly; a hatter.
, m. Stephen Holt of Andover & N.Y. Hotel Keeper.
; m. a Meady of Ipsl'lich; settled in Hallowell,Me.
Charlotte (6) ; m. a brother of Stephen's wife; lived Hallowell
George (6) ; m. a Meady and a Saunders; lived in Ipswich.
Walter (6) ; m. twice - lived in Ipswich.
Harriet (6) ; m. Vim. Webb of Salem,
Anna (6) ; m. an, Eaton; wemt to Penn.
The BROWN FAMILY
IPSWXCH
.~. IPSWICH MARRIAGE RECORDS
Lydia Brown to Andrew Moody, Nov. 27, 1659
Faith brown to ~anie1 Waeren , July 1, 1660.( wid. o£ Ed(l) or dau?
Jane Brown to Thomas Jacobs , ~ec. 21, 1671
Joseph Brovm to Hannah Aslebe , Peb. 27,1671
Joanna Brovm to Isaac Fellows , Jan. 29, 1672
Nathe Brown to Judith Perkins, Dec. 16, 1673
John Brown to Hannah 1677
Polly Brown to Thomas f1ane, Apr. 17, 1788
Sarah Brown to John Thurslow, Mch. 2, 1685
John (2) Brown probably had a son, ~ames (3) who m. Sarah .. Cogswell. There seems to be a James (3) in the homestead, 1721.
JIe m. 1723, Sarah Cogswell; d. 1740. The James (3) son o£ I~athe l2)
may have m. twice: a Mehitabel Pingrie and to Jemima-- and had
sons, vavid, Nataan, Ben ,and Jemima.
In. ( 1 0 , In. (2), '.'IHl.. (3) m. Dorothy Geddings j son Hehemiah (4),
b. 1715- wife I~Iary; dau. IVlary,bapt. 1743; Dorothy 1744 •
.,j 1" John (3) Brown of Ipswich, hard to p1ace;~. eb. 12, 1768.
1nv. April 18, 1746- honestead in Chebaceo , 5 acres marsh; wife
Mary. lJau. Ruth bapt. 1728; Sam'l , 1735, only surviving son in 1759.
Dau. Hephziba living 1759.
Jonathan (4), son of James (3), In. (2), In.(l) of Ipswich,
''''~ adm. to his Widow, Elizabeth, 1753. Son Janes (5) under 14 yrs.
She to be guardian. Jonathan drowned in IpsWich~y/1751. She m.
2nd , Sam t 1 Sawyer, 1755. James d. 1759, age 9.
-,2 5"-
The BROWN FAMILY
Wrn. In. (2) and Elizabeth . . Elizabeth, bapt. Nov. 5, 1727 maybe m. Robert .Perkins, 1753
Lucy, rr Aug. 8, 1731 " Lucy d. 1745
Susanne " Iilch. 3, 1733 ( father not called In(2). m. Nehe. Choate 1755,
.Pelaliah II l"ay 2, 1736; m. iilartin Wells, 1758. Cp. 14)
Priscilla " Apr. 1, 1739 M. Olin Vastor of Leominster, 1762
t;ehi tabel " Aug. 31, 1740 . m • Job Geddings, 1757 ,
Ebenezer II Oct. 16, 1744; m.Blizabeth .Perkins, 1768.0 p.15)
John (3) and Mary : he is also called John (4) ; d. I'leb. 12,1745
Richard, bapt. June 30, 1728; d. 1738
Sam 1 1 1/ I','ich. 7, 1735
Abel b. 1737
Mary & Hephziba later
~ohn d. after father died. ----
(2 ) Jacob In.~Richard--
Richard , bapt. Nov. 17, 1737
Esther " Sept. 5, 1705; did she m. Wm. Ho11anc;:t'52? Was
there a 2nd Esther who m. David Reddington, 1761 ?
Nathe, posthumous, bapt. July 17, 1748
see p.5 )~'rJ~·d Ben and Sarah probe b. 1713/ vi~3arah d. Jan.l, 1779; he d.1797
Sarah, bapt. Jan. 29, 1737 ; d. i:ov. 5, 1'759
Ben, " Jan. 6, 1739
Nathaniel, bapt/ Nov .. 6, 1743
John,
Eam~a,
Hanna,
tI
\I
Ilay 25, 1746; did he d. lJec. 31, 1778-(p.12)
July 31, 1748
Nov.5, 1749; father blacksmith,5en~
,~
~".
The BROWN FAMILY ..
IPSWICR- (Birth Heco~:~ds -2 -)
(David ( ----- twina, (Jonathan
m. Ruth storey, 1772 bapt. sept. 17, 1752
Abner, bapt. Jan.ll, 1756 exec. 1797 of will.
TI~mice , " Feb. 22, 1759, father a blacksmith;
JOhJ1 (5) and Dorcas
Eliza, bapt. Hch. 12, 1737
l.'lary, II Apr. 13, 1740 .. no mot~~er given. ,
Sarah, II June 22, 1740 . " II If , ]\!atht 1 I! Aug. 19, 1744 ;no. 5 to John.
Baron, !I Septo 9, 1750
Nathan & Elizaheth
Elizabeth, bapt. !.:a:r i.'.:, 1740 ; no mother given
lTathan , n Jan. 24, 1741; d. ~eb. 16, 1747
old maid,
Eathan,2nd \I Feb. 12, 1743; probe m. E1iz. LOW, 1767.(p.15)
(.£2. Jor...n, Jl?. and Elizabeth -{-did he m. a 2nd Vf. r,:ary Patch- p.13
(was he s. of In. (3) and (4) and b. be-11ephziba, .-'..ug. 30, 1741. (fore 1728 and not recorded? )
John, July 21, 1745
James, l;ov. 30, 1746 did he m. ll'Iary .Patch, 1;>.15 - 1766 - or Mary Potter, 1768 ? II II II
Nathe E~ Mary
l\Tar"'T • oj , bapt. Jti~v-24 .J , 1'743 ---------
Nehemia i L:ar:l
Mary, bapt. Nov. 6, 1743
Dorothy, tt ,lit b e • 17, 1744
Jeremia, II rOVe 9, 1746; no l:J.other g1 ven; m. Lucy Potter, 1770
Hanna, " Jan. 11, 1748
The BROWN FAMILY
IPS~ICH (Birth Hecords -3-)
stet.---
stephen & Ann
Stephen-- June 14, 1747 (5 of name on list )
Stephen Jr., and Benior, b. 1717 (3 ) '1
1'1 villi'
Ben &, Est:her --she d. Apr. 15, 1750- maybe b. 1723-(p.6)
Esther ,'Nov. 12, 1749
t.Tonathan (4). Wa.s he drow'ned in Ipswich Bay 1751; widow b:liz.?
James , bapt. April 15, 1750; d. 1769
Ben & Elizabeth - he called Jr. in 1755; m. Elizabeth Forster 1750.
~en, Oct. 1, 1752
William, sept. 7, 1755
l1ath'l, Jan.23, 1758
Ren 2nd, Oct. 5, 1766- no matter given.
James and Hane vias it Sara really- Sara Lampson ?
John, Li!ay 23, 1756
William and Eunice ( Wells ) ,see p. 13; he called JD. in 1755
Eunice, Feb. 5, 1758
Elisha , Jr.
Lyaia, Oct. 20, 1765
Sam'l Jr.
Susanna, Dec. 1766 - no: mother
l'lehemia & Mary
,Mary, b. ..~ug. 29, 1772- bapt. Sept. 26
Ne'h,emia, b. Aug.8, 1774
Annice b. June 27, 1776
Michael, b. Apr. 8, 1778
David, ~. July 25, 1780
vVm. b. J~~. 12, 1783
The BROWN FAMILY
IPS1ICH -(31rth Hecords -4-)
Betsy, bapt. Jan. 11, 1788 - father called ~enior.
John, b. June 29, 1791
Nehemla, b. Feb. 18, 1794
Nath'l & Hephziba
Aaron, bapt. Nov. 6, 1768 -(no mother )
Hep:':1z1ba II
Abel II
Ben (3)
Feb. 25, 1776
April 13, 1777
Thomas, bapt. Dec. 28, 1768
II Apr. 28, 1771
Jeremia & Lucy
II "
Eliza bapt. before Apr. 28, 1771
Jeremia It Sept. 20, 1772
Israel, It Nov. 9, 1777
Hanna, " July 9, 1786
Ben Jr. and Martha
Jonah, b. Mch. 19, 1776
Abraham & ~arah from Gloucester . John, bapt. Jan. 27, 1787
Nathan Jr. and Abigail
Rhoda, bapt. June 15, 1777
Susanne, " Bec. 20, 1778
Francis, b. June 27, 1798
Elizabeth, bapt. Oct. 26, 1784
Nathan, bapt. Nov. 12, 1786
no mother
The BROWN F'Ar·:':ILY
IPfF!ICH ( Birth Records -5-)
·.7m. & Dorcas
1" H Hm. enry, b • Nov. 13, 1812
Edward Jan. 13,
liathan & Lydia
Natha.n b. Dec. 3, 1814
Abigail, b. Apr. 27, 1816
Lydia H. b. 'eb. 2 , 1818
Sam'l E. B. Oct. 21, 1820
Lydia H. 2nd, b. Nov. 28, 1822
Francis E. b. June 17, 1827
Francis 8; Judith -Sarah, b. Jan. 12, bapt. Apr. 23, 1785
Mary, bp.Jan. 28, 1787
Francis b. ,Jan. 18, 1788
J arne s &: 8" emima.
Ephraim & Marianne - tvlins- bapt. Oct. 30, 1785
Joseph /}; Elizabeth
Lydia, bapt. Oct. 30, 1788
James, b. Feb. 22, 1789
Winthrop ,b. Aug. 26, 1791
Elizabeth, b. Apr. 14, 1780
Joseph, b. hpr. 14, 1783
Lucy, b. Oct. 24, 1785
Isaac, b. July 9,1794
Joseph &: liIartha
Elizabeth, b. July 1, 1811
Mary, b. June 23, 1814
The BRmm FAMILY
IPS1ICH (- Birth Records -6-)
stephen Jr. & Elizabeth
Walter, bapt. Dec. 3, 1786
Hohn & Harriet
John, bapt. June 10, 1792
Daniel &s Rhoda
Daniel, b. Nov. 10, 1801
Tristam & Joanne
Joanne, b. April 12, 1798
'Ihomas, b. June 3, 1800
Manasah 1803
Tristam, ~eb. 1, 1806
:Happy ~aker , June 7, 1810
Jacob, Feb. 8, 1813
Eunice Pope, May 22, 1816
Capt. Elisha
Asa b. Apr. 1803
Joseph & Hebecca
Sam'l Appleton, b. Nov. 10, 1810
Joseph ~erkins, b. Apr. 24, 1814
Mary Elizabeth, b. May 31, 1816
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The BROVlN FAMILY
IPS1'!ICH
DEATH RECORDS
Elizabeth, dau. of In. (5) and Dorcas, d. Jan .8, 1736
Amos, son of Tom and Martha, d. Apr. 16, ,., Ruth, dau. of In. (4) and Mary, d. lpr. 14, 1738- he was called
In. \3) when she was born. Cornelius, d. June 28, 1743
Vafe of Samuel Lord, who m. a Brown, d. July, 29, 1743
Nathe Brown, d. Hov. 1, 1744
John (4) tirown, d. Feb. 12, 1745
Lucy Brown, d. Mch. 13, 1745
( Edward, d/ L'eb/ 9, 1659 ( ( John, d. Sept. 13, 1677 (
,
( Mary, dau. John and Manna, Oct. 28, 1686
Wife of Lt. Wm. Brown, d • .uec. 29, 1747
Nathan, son of Nathan, d. Feb. 16, 1747
Esther, w. of Ben, d. April 15, 1750
Jonathan- drowned in Ipswich Bay, 1751
Widow of Ben Drown, d. April 27, 1753
Bartholomew, d. Dec. 20, 1755- see Boxford list- also Beverly
John Brown, d •. May 7, 1759
James, age 9, d. Apr. 16, 1759 j(prob. son of Jonathan,drowned.)
Wm. Brown t3), d. April 22, 1759
Sgt. In. Brown, d. May 6, 1759
Sarah, dau. of Ben, the Blacksmith, d. Nov. 8, 1759
Vim. Joseph, d. Mch. 1762
Daniel Jr., drowned April 29, 1762
Lt. Sam'l, d. Aug. 16, 1763
Elizabeth, d. Oct. 6, 1764
Wife of Sgt. Tom d" June 1765 Sgt. Tom cr. June ~7, 1767 .
-3'z-
'!he BROWN FAtalty
IPS71ICH ( Death necords -2-)
:facob brown d. 1"eb. 26, 1769
Iaf:Y, w. of J'ohn, d. Jan. 23, 1770
Jonathan, d. Aug. 11, 1773
John, son of Benjamin, d. Dec. 31, 1778
Wife of Ben and mother of John, d. Jan. 1, 1779
Child of James, d. Jan.23, 1781
Child of Abraham, d. Jan. 31, 1781
IPS'NICH MARHIAGE RECORDS OF BROWN FA~JILY
Bart~olomew of Beverly - Hannah Woods of Ipswich, J'une 24, 1749 ,
(he sd. to be son of James of Salem; 1st wife Lydia Very) ".
John Brown- Mary Patch Nov. 10, 1750
Ben Brown, Jr., and Elizabeth Foster (widow), J-an. 5, 175tl
( 1st wife Esther who d. Apr. 15, 1750)
James Brown -- Mrs. Sarah Sampson, hlay 23, 1751
Jemima Nath'l Potter, Oct. 19, 1751 ( no ~emima in record) ~
Lucy Brown - Baniel Tilton Jr.,
Widow Esther Brown - Wm. Holland
Dec. 13, 1751 A
July 21, 1752
( maybe widow of Jonathan, drowned in Ipswich Bay 1751)
Nath'l Brown of Billerica- rirargaret Killam of Ipswich, Nov. 17,1752.
Widow Elizabeth ~rown - Sam'l Sawyer, Mch. 1753
.Mary Brown -- John Henderson March ,1753
Elizabeth - Robert .l:'erkins, April 6, 1753
Adrian Of Ipswich - benj. Dutch, Apr. 6, 1754
Susanne - Uehemia Choate lile b • 8, 1755
William Brown - E:unice Wells, Apr. 8, 1755
Sarah Brown - Lawrence Carter June 6, 1755
"
1111e BROWN lfAMILY
IPSJICH -(Marriage liecords -2-) .~
, / ,-----/
~.
----~ -
Martha brown - Sam'l Patch, Feb. 18, 1787
Elisha. ~r., -- Elizabeth Roberts, Dec. 15, 1759
(Elisha Sr., son of Wm. (3) & Dorothy)
Sarah - Daniel Smith, ~an. 27, 1760
Francis - Mary Annable, :tan. 30, 1760; (son of James & Sarah)
Hannah - lsan c iiiar t in Jan. 31, 1761
Hanna - \Vm. Dodge, Feb. 20, 1760
Mehitabel - Job Giddings Nov. 12, 1757
Christian brown-- Franois Goodhue, Jr., Mch. 19, 1755
Pelatial - Mrs. Martha Wells, Oct. 21, 1758
Nath'l Brown -- E~izabeth Brown Oct. 28, 1758
Eunice - Timothy Thornton of Boston, Mch. 28, 1761
Esther- ~aniel Reddington Apr. 18, 1761
Adam -- Anna Whipple, May, 1761
Stephen Brown, Jr.,- Betty Dodgs , Nov. 22, 1761
( Stephen Sr., s. of Wm. & Dorothy)
Sarah - Joseph Wells , Jan. 16, 1762
Josiah of Gloucester - Abigail Lord , JJec.l1, 1762
Eli&abeth, of Windham-- James Lovely Aug. 7, 1762
Priscilla - O. garter of Leominster, Oct. 1762
Eunice -- Robert Wallis , Oct. 3, 1763
Mary ~rown - Jonathan Do.dge, Apr. 26, 1766
rhilip Brown - widow Sarah Brown, Sept. 13, 1766
James - Mina Patch Nov. 15, 1766 -(see r!ary Potter)
Jacob-- K}.izabeth Uroves, Dec. 27, 1766 A
Nathan - Elizabeth Luv ~ept. 11, 1767
Nath'l brown - liephziba .l:$rown , Oct. 12, 1767 ....
The BROWN FAMILY
IPS'liIeR (Marriage Hecords -3-)
,----.-
Ebenezer- Elizabeth Ferkins , !i'eb. 6, 1'768 ,.
Ja...'1les Brown - Mary Potter, Apr. 11, 1'768
Sarah- Josiah Poland , Bec. 31, 1'768
Mary -- Israel Andrews Dodge, of 'iVenham. , Mch. ,30, 1 '7'70
Jeremiah - Lucy Potter, July 28, 1'770
I,iary - John Loring , Oct. 13, 1'770
Stephen (3) - Elizabeth Potter, Dec. 18, 1770
John Brown Jr., and Molly Burnam, Nov. 19, 1771
f1avid - Ruth storey , Feb. 1, 1772 .
Ad~ Jr. and ~risci11a Putnam of Sutton, Jan. 12, 17'72
Isaaa (31 - Mary ~atch, Oct. 15, 1772
Hannah - Joseph Proctor , Jan. 9, 1'773
Anna - Wm. Kinsman, ~eb. 13, 1773
Lucy-- rteuben Bow1y, July, 24, 1773
Jacob .-(4) lIiary Adams, Nov. 17'73
""' John - Lyd ia nay, Nov. 13, 17'73 "
John Brovm Jr. - Mary Hubbard , NoV'. 13, 17'73
Simeon - Lydia Hooker, Sept. 17, 1774
Anna -- Paul Morgan of Gloucester, 1)ec. 18, 1774
Sam'l of Wenham -·Mrs. B. Adams, Jan. 27, 1775
Haru1ah Brown and fiathan Fellows , Aug. 20, 1'785
Wm. Brown of Wenha ill - Judith Adams, illay 23, 1787
Polly- Thomas uane, Mch. 21, 1788
John (3) - Hannah Porter Oct. 9, 1789
Capt. E1isha- Iiiartha brown, Nov. 20, 1789
Ephraim Jr. - Elizabeth Boardman, July 2, ~791
Betsy- John Haymond of beverly , Aug. 1, 1791
Ben (4) - }~nna Woodbury, Jun. 4, 1792
-3S-The BROWN FAMILY
IPSWICH ( Marriage Records -4)
John Brown - Elizabeth Killam , Sept. 22, 1792
Patty, of Hamilton- Ebenezer Cogswell, May 1, 1794
Tristam - Joane Baker, uec. 12, +796
Lucy- Timothy Tibbetts, uec. 24, 1796
James , of ii!anchester - Sarah Storey, Nov. 2, 1797
David - Mary Potter, Apr. 28, 1798
Ammri of Gloucester - Sarah Killam, June 3, 1798
Relief Brown of Wenham, - WIn. Homan , iday 24, 1777
Joseph- Elizabeth rerkins, Nov. 18, 1777
V~. - Lucy Adams, Jan. 24, 1778
Molly- Andrew Storey- Aug. 6, 1778
Francis - Judith Boman or Burman - Dec. 19, 1778
Mary - lames Lakeman, Oct. 23, 1779
Joseph of Haverhill - Elizabeth Pearson, Nov. 7, 1779
Mary - Moses Lufkin, Aug. 5, 1780
Abraham- ~arah Boardman, Oct. 30, 1779
Lydia - J~nes Lord , June 18, 1780
Lemuel- Anna Patch, Mch. 30, 1780
Sarah - George Dodge, May 20,1780.
Stephen- I~largaret Safford, June 17, 1780 (son of John and called '4)
LUcy- Joseph Cole, July 8, 1780
Betty - Wm. Poland, July 14, 1781
Abigail - John Potter, July lA, 1781
~ames Jr. - Jemima Kinsman, uec. 8, 1781
Joseph - Elizabeth Ferkins , ~an. 1, 1788
WiLliam - Lucy Adams, Feb. 12, 1778
-36-The BROVm FAMILY
IPS·.~!ICH-- (STEP1-1'..BN BROWN LINE )
Thomas Manning, Esq. administrator of the Estate of mary
Brown, of ,Ipswich, a widow, May 1, 1848. Account considerable
in lot. June 1, 1846 appraisal ; Thos. Manning, Executor :
1/2 house and garden, joining ~Valter brown; 1 1/2 quarter of
6 acres of tillage; 1/4 of River lot of 7 acres; 1/2 of 4 1/2 acres
of marsh and upland.
Personals: w/atch, beads; gowns, silk cloak, spoons, bedding,
11 gowns, pelisse, plaid cloak, 3 flannel waists, 5 chairs,
8 shawls, 2 hdkfs., 2 aprons, 1 coat, 6 pre stockings, 6 bonnets,
3 caps, 3 trunks, guns, bed and baskets, all jumbled together; 9
quilts, br~ss kettle; note of Mrs. E. Caldwell.
$ 322.50 real estate; $ 167. 29 , personal
Notices posted R.R. Depot- Agawam Public House and P.O·
139:74 JiWles Brown and Mary Kinsman, 2 of witnesses, attest signatures tp
will. Abraham Caldwell, cordwainer; In. Lummus u cabinet maker,bonds.
413:291-- Will July 16, 1841 To my relatives
iY1ary Brown, so much- - lots of personals; relative Sally Berr>y,
to remunerate her care and labor and attention, 1/2 house, land
and garden j oinin~ ~Jal ter 6rovm IS; a Via tch to Lucy, wife of
vialter, and a best gown. Executor sells rest of estate and pays
debts, etc, and pays rest to following relatives :
Robert, John, Stephen, lieorge, and Walter Brown; Mary Holt,
Cha?=,lotte Meady, Harriet Webb, Sally Berry, Annie Baton- the
sons and daug..."Y).ters of Stephen and Elizabeth Brown of Ipswich.,
decld, or heirs &: assigns; to relative;a-in-law , Isaa.c Haggett,
" I abate all debts he owes me and present him the same. 1I
1nos. Manning, sale exec.
The BROWN BAMILY -37-
Ipswich- Stephen Brown line -2-
~5: 81
380: 43
Adm. o£ goods o£ Stephen Brown, late o£ Ipswich, yeoman, to
son Stephen, who gave bonds with ~hemia Brown and uames Brown,
Mch. 7, 1797 • Inventory p. 96 : House and barn and land $ 600.
3 1/2 acres o£ salt marsh; 3 acres of woods in Chebacco ; 2 acres
woods in Topsfield; 2 cows. steer, 1 swine; Eng. hay, salt hay,
furniture and clothes. ( ~am'l Patch; Nehemia and ~ames Brown.)
Adm. o£ goods o£ Stephen Brown Jr., late o£ Ipswich, mariner,
dec 'd., granted to Thomas Meaddy who gave bond with Jabez Farley
and Moses Gould, to exhibit inventory- Nov. 6 1810. (p. 26 : )
1/2 pew in church of 5th Parish of Gloucester; ( he is called og
Gloucester as well as Ipswich,a cordwainer and mariner) a fishing
boat, called II 13etsy fl ( probably husband of Elizabeth); household
goods, chest, table, crockery, spoons, brass candlestick, clothes,
Bible and books, gun, bayonet and cartridge-boxj money at interest:
a note against Stephen Brown, ( probe son) ~d Nathe Rust, Sam'1
Gilbert, W.E. Fuller, Joshua Brown. Com.;Iittee, ,i,'iehemia, Abner and
Joseph Brown, all sons. Thos. Meady, administrator, a cordwainer
and mariner, later o£ Ipswich and of Gloucester.
#/I JJ.JJ ,'1 1tl, ,r
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Hamilton
'~___ Hamilton .Parish was set off in a town, 1793.
In 1766 Saml1~own went there as a delegate to settle Dan'l
Johnson; in 1771 he went again to settle N. Cutler. A Rev. Mr
Brown of the First Church of Killingly Ct., helped to settle one
Colten in lry78 • .Philip Brown went there in 1773; Jacob also. John
Erown was a delegate to ~edham, 1773. In 1809, a Phebe Brown,
widow, gives a silver cup. A John Brown lives there, 1789.
Eunice Brown is dealt with for fornication, 1827.
Joseph brown planted there in l7l4, with his wife Wlizabeth,
from Ipswich. Nathll Brown and his wife Judith belonged to
the 1st Church of IPSVlichj went to Hamilton.
i;:)arah, wife of Jacob, there in 1721; Sam'l and Martha,
1724; Thomas, Jr., in 1727 and another Thomas, same year and
his wife Abigai*728; Sam'l Jr., 1728. Mary, daughter of Sara
and Tom, 1729.
Jacob, son of mara and Philip, 1733; Lydia 1736·
Edna, wife of Sam'l; Anrica, wife of ~acob,Jr., 1738.
Lucy, daughter of Joseph, 1741.
Thomas (3), son of ThOL1aS, 1742; Mary, daughter of Taomas, 1742.
Elizabeth and William Brown,1742.
Sam'l, Jacob and William, 1778,
.Jemima, 1728 ; Philip, 1728; Jacob Jr., 1732; In. & wife •
Sarah, 1737; Nathan, 1739.
vanie1 and wife Zerviah, 1777; Martha, wife of Ben, 1778,
V~. (3) and ~ucy, 1779; Stephen Jr., and wife Reggy, 1781; she was
~argaret Safford~
Animi and wife Sarah, 1799.
The BROWN FAMILY
Hamilton Records
Marriages in Hamilton
Phebe Brown of Ips\7ich to ,In. Sackwell, Mch. 22, 1725 '.
Mary ~rown of Chebaceo - In. Linsey of Marblehead, May 1728
Elizabeth Brown - David Roberts, teb. 18, 1730
Tom Brown - Mary Lamson of Ipswich, Sept. 21, 1732
Joseph Brown - Susanne Dodge, Apr. 18, 1734
Simon Brown - Susanne Bennett, vec. 27, 1734
II'homas Brown - Elizabeth Kendey, Bec. 27, 1736
Ben Brown - Sarah Brown, Apr. 7, 1736
Elisha Brown - Lydia Brown, Apr. 7, 1736
Sarah Brown - Abraham Hobbs, May 15, 1738
Nathfl Brown - Mary Brown, Feb. 28, 1739
David Brown - Ruth Story, of Chebaceo-
Anna Brown to w. K1nsman of IpsVlich, 1.1ch. 2, 1773
Lucy Brown - f!euben Bowler, Aug. 12, 1773
Mary Brown - James l.Jakeman, Nov. 8, 1779
Sarah Brown - George Dodge, J'une 29, 1780
Stephen Brown of Ham1et- Margaret Saf ford, July 17, 1780
Lucy Brown - John Cole, July 27, 1780
Mary Brown - Moses Lufkin, Aug. 22, 1780
Abigail Brown - In. Potter, Aug. 16,1781
Lt. Jacob - N. Bellows, Oct. 27, 1785
William Brown of ',"fenham and Judith Adams, filay 16, 1787
Polly Brown - Tom lJane, April 17, 1788
Ben Brown - Hanna V/oodbury, July 29, 1792
JOM Brown of Hamlet- Elizabeth rJ.11arn of '.'Ienha.m, Oct. 29, 1792
Patty Brown - Bben Cogswell, June 17, 1794
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The BROWN FAMILY
(Hamilton Records -2- )
Births or Baptisms in Hamlet
Thomas had:
Ephraim, bapt. j;I'eb. 20, 1715
Nath'l II July 4, 1717 , David, " July 19, 1719 - did he go to Concord?
Abigail, II Aug. 20, 1721
Mary, " Jan. 18, 1736; dau. prob. of' Mary ~son -----
Jacob had :
John, b. Aug. 14, 1715
Jor~ (2nd) , b. Jan. 20, 1717
~~the , b. Jan. 7, 1719
Adam, b. Apr. 16, 1721
James, b. Mch. 1, 1724
stephen, b. Jan. 20, 1726 - he was Stephen l2) sure pop J
Joseph Levis, b. 1717
Joseph, b. 1727
Samuel had: . M~rtha, b. sept. 1715 ... Jonathan, b. June 20, 1717
Stephen, b. July 5, 1719-- he would be Jr.
Hannah, b. Apr. 22, 1721
James had :
{emima , b. April 1, 1716
Ben, b. Mch. 9, 1719
Elizabeth, b. May 22, 1720
. The· BROWN FAlvnLY
(Hamilton Birth Hecords -3-)
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Joseph Brown and wife Elizabeth ( was she dau. of Arthur Abbott)had:
Sarah, b. Apr. 8, 1716
Arthur, b. Mch. 18, 1718
Francis, b. Jan. 24, 1720
Lucy, b. Aug. 20, 1724
Thomas Brown, late of Ireland, had son
Charles, bapt. Mch. 6, 1726
Jacob Brown, Jr., had
Mary, b. Oct. 5, 1729
Jacob, b. Feb. 1734
Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1737
Thomas Jr· 2 ( was his 'wife
Thomas, bapt. Apr. 29, 1733
Edward, \I Oct. 1735
Sam t I J r. I had
Ednah, b. Oct. 1735
I,[art11a, b. 1.1ay 15, 1737
Hanna, b. 1.1c11. 21, 1742
Sinon had : ,
Martha Sprague,
'\~~\
widow of Edward '() . (did Thomas die or move before 17467 She of Boston, apparantly.)
stephen, bapt. fuay 2, 1736- he would be \4); Stephen of 1747- (5)
Susanne, " Dec. 1739
John had :
Sarah, b. May 21, 1737 ----- Elizabeth, b. vec. 21, 1738
Hannah, b. Jan. 25, 17,11 --_ .. - l.lartha, b. June 18, 1769 -prDb. hoT
S~f)a Jo ~n)
The BROWN FAl:IILY
(Hamilton Birth Records -4-)
~--- /
Jacob Brovin and wife Ar.l.r.i.a tlad :
Francis, b. Jan. 21, 1739
Philip., had :
Elizabeth, b. Mch. 13, 1771
Nathay.,had :
James, b. Mch. 1740- he thought
Jacob, the carpenter, had
An~:a, b. Jl'l~y-13, 1740 ( l~ext eame 1771- All tb.e rest gone )
see beloVT-
James! had
J arne s
Asa, bapt. Nov, 17, 1771
:'unice, " 13ec. 26, 1773
Josiah, II Nov. 8, 1775
stephen m. Betty Dodge, 1761; hqd
Susan~e, b. Jan. 1, 1769
Jan1es, b. Feb. 2, 1772
Animi , b. ii1ay 1774
~acob, had
3sther) )
Hetty ) twins- b. Apr. 12, 1772
Asa, b. Apr. 16, 1780
(5 ) JOhi'l-and wife MoL .. y, llad
(Wife bapt. sept. 4, 1774)
rarker, b. sept. 4, 1775 ----
The BROV'm FAMILY
(Hamilton Birth lleeords -S-)
stephen, ha.d -B~el-ste~hen have a. 2nd wife- I\Iargaret Safford? -Moses, b. Jan. 24, 1773; d. Feb. 1773 age 17 days.
Sara, b. Oct. 21, 1781
Relief, b. Bee. 23, 1781
Stephen, b. June 29, 1783
Anna, b. May, 22, 1785
Lavinia, b. ~l~e 26, 1785
Peggy, b. Nov. 6, 1789
Sarah, b. Ju1:r 15, 1792
I,Iartha,b. Feb.18, 1795
June 2, 1799
Jacob (5) had
rm- b /. 15, 17""',· 3 .u.lomas, • ll.ug.
Esther, b •• : .. pr. 10, 1775
Jacob z had
Stephen, b. ~ug. 29, 1773
Hath'l, had
N'athf1, b. Nov. 12, 1769
Joseph--- d. Sept. 28, 1774 age 5 mo.
Sarah, b~pt. tray 1, 1774
Jac~~ Jr. I had
Tristaffi, b. April 30, 1775 I!!
Eunice, b. Mch. 12, 1778
Joh..'1: ha.d
Thomas, b. Oct, 15, 1775
The BR0i:7N FAJULY
(Ttani1ton Rirth .Hecords -6-)
John thad :
Dudley, b. Oct. 6, 1776
Widow L~c;~ had :
Arza ) ) born i~ug. 14, 1814
IsaaC )
Fra.ncis , had
I1011:,r, b 0 Sept. 28, 1777
Fabby, D. Apr. 29, 1770
Dapiel~_:...l-had : { did he return from ConDord to home of vddow ?
Eunice, b. Sept. 28, 1777
Alice, b. Meh. 19, 1780; d. Arr. 25 age 6 wks.
Israel Dane, b. Mch. 11, 1781
Jacob, b. Uch. 16, 1783
l1.1oxander, b. i~US. 27, 1786
kina, b. Jan • 31, 1790
hamil ton, b. f.Teh. 2, 1794
Capt. Israel,_had :
~ary, b. Eov. 6, 1838
'PO'" r-lnd· ~-' .' L 1 .... ..- •
M~rtha, b. Nov. 15, 1778
-..I/s-The BROVVN FAMILY
HA;,IIL'lION
4~'""'\· : 213 stephen BrovVll o£ Hamilton, dec., a pension due o£ U.S. at
rates o£ 40 ;bbs.per ammm. Died Aug. 31, 1849. Le£t a widow,
1I1argaret S,tafford Brown, pensioneer.
Jan. 1, 1846 - Thos. Manning, adm. on Mary brown's estate:
~d.: Theodore Andrews, auctioneer; \7m. Wade: co£fin and plates;
John B. Brown, In. Pinder, sextons; In. Nev~, taxes+(Moses
Kinsman and James Brown, witnesses)
Harriet Webb, paid £or nursing; Walter brm'm, for labor; P.
Thos. lilanning, a note; to IvlaryDrown, her gold necklace and
a govr.n; 6 spoons, bedstead and bedding.
107: 90 --- ~eorge Starte o£ Boxford with consent of his wife Sarah, and
stephen Brown of Ips~vich and wife An:::-ta Wells,-eell to Francis
Pulsifer o£ Ipswich, fisherman,- house and lands in Ipswich,
given Father 'Ilm. Starte, late of Ipswich, dec td.,- bds. on
'l'om Harris, widow Margaret Brown, widorl Mary Sweet and Higton l s.
Oct. 25, 1758 - (Danll Geddi:!1g- Jona.Pulsifer)
( There is a stephen and wife A~ma starte, 1756 )
167 140-- Elisha brown and Lydia, Stephen Brown and wi~e,Anna, for
7 .ebs. 18 s., fl'om Jona. Cogswell, sell old wood lot in
p. 163
ChebacGo, 9 acres reserve wood and 6 yrs. to cut it. -
( ~avid, Eunice, Ephraim and Abner Brown, sign, as witnesses
1787. )
stephen .Drown of Ipswich, yeoman, for 19 fibs. sells to Jona. and
John Fellows, woodland in Ghebaceo. uan. 1788. ( Peggy joins.
Elisha rlrmwn and ~unice Brown, witnesses.
The BROWN FAMILY
IPS:7ICH RECOHDS
- BIRTHS -
William..,L Jr., had
Samll, b. Feb. 7, 1779
Lucy, b. Jan. 28, 1781
Sar~h, b. ~ec. 8, 1782
~'Jm. b. Oct. 3,1791
Martha, b. July 17, 1795
JO!LYl Jr., had :
Molly, b. Sept. ~6, 1779;
Polly, b. Feb. 10, 1782
d.
~-linthrop l)apt. July, L1 1784 ., I.Iartha, bapt. July 17, 1785
Harvey, bapt. July 4, 1784
Stephen, ~~., had
Parker, b. Sept. 30, 1787
Jor~, ~eb. 8, 1801
had :
SRrah, bapt. Feb. 17, 1799
Eliza,
Simon,
II
"
l"eb. 8, 1801
Oct. 11, 1803
July
Simon, (2nd), bapt. Aug. 11, 1805
Sylvanus, bapt. Apr. 19, 1807
2, 1781
The BRO~1N FAMny
!P8~'!ICR RECORDS
DEATHS -
Widow Elizabeth, d. of a1d age, 1774; &.ge 88; b. 1686- old timer.
Child of David, Aug. 14, 1775; age 10 mo.
Thomas , d. Nov. 6, 1778 age 76· , b. 1699
uacob, c.J r. , d. May 16, 1776; age 27; b. 1749
Saml1, d. Jan • 23, 1777; age 17· , b. 1760
John, d. of s.p. ~eb. 14, 1778; age 61. b. 1717
Francis, d. April 28, 1778; age 42; scurvy; b. 1736
V1idow Lydia, d. Sept. 9, 1779; age 90; b. 1689
Jacob S. wife- d. Jan. 29, 1782; age 66 ; b. 1716
:dchard, found dead in bed, i.1ay 7, 1785; age 72; b. 1713
Benls wife,-l,Iartha, d. Jan. 7, 1786; age 45; b. 1741
Sam l1's widov:- Ednah, d. ~':ay 23. 1786; age 74; b. 1712
Ephraim, died at sea of fever, Oct. 24, 1786; age 24, b. 1762
In. Brovmts negro Scipio, d. Nov. 7, 1787; age 80; b. 1707
Thos. Brown's widow, d. Feb. 28, 1788; age 85; b. 1703
Widow Mary brown, d. =,~ch. 27, 17S9; age 52; b. 1737
Philip's wife, d. Nov. 2, 17S9; age 58; b. 1731
Philip, d. sucJrcJren1y, vec. 13, 1797; age 88; b. 1709
Jacob, d. of old age, July 4, 1790; age SO; b. 1710
John Brown's Wife, d. Oct. 4, 1791; age 60; b. 1731
'.IIm's son Sam. d. Oct. 0 1794; age 17; b. 1777 v ,
J-ames , wife IvIina, d. Jan. 14, 1795; ae;e 45; b. 1750
Lemuel's wife Am-.a, d. Oct. 16, lS00; age 43; b~ 1757
Simon Brown, Jr., drovvned in Uhebaceo Pond, Vee. 10, 1800; age 25
Wm. Brown's wife- Grace, d. Jan 20, lS01; age 79
Wme d. ii'eb" 14, 1801; age 90
Stephen Brown, d. Nov. 15, 1801 age 63; b. 1738 Jobn, d. Uch. 15, 1803; age 73; b. 1730
The Brown family
.. ~
Edward Brown of Worcester shire, parish of Lukburn, wife Jane
Lyde, daughter of Thomas Lyde, also spelled LIDE, are called the
parents of Nicholas Brown of Reading, by Eaton, who says,(p.50) in , i r; t1
History of Reading, that Nicholas placed a deed in SUffolk Ct. before P r: ~:f-~
Billingham oct.,6, 1660 , and be~ore Robert l-iallard of Boston, notary
public, Siving his son John (2) the power of attorney to go on and
settle the estate coming to him from either Edward , his father,or :///
the AYde relative.
Somebody in the Transcript, 1900 , in II Gibbs' (Jen ." says : A NiCholas
Brown, wife Jane, had a bronze tablet in a church at r.I'ysoe, Warwick,
and that she died Aug. 12, 1598. That Jane Gibbs was a daughter o~
Robert Gibbs of HUntington, Eng., (who was~born in 1528- alive 1584- )
and wife i~largery Prideaux. That Jane married Nicholas Hrown of Tysoe
in Warwick. The writer wondered if said Nicholas was the father of
Edward Hrown and g. father to old Nick o~ Reading.
Nicholas, by all accounts, was here sometime between 1630-1637,
and got original grants with possession, and in 1638 was a ~anded
proprietor. Had a wife, l!;lizabeth--·- who apljearS to have been alive
in 1673 when he died.
""' He held 20 acres of land, 1638, on road to Norjh Saugus, s&.id ., by ~atom, to be .Walnut St. Nas in HA.~):'iing/·1644, om the pla~e called
of late years~ the ijdward upton estate.Died Apr. 8, 1673.
His will Mch. 29, 1673 .. Probate June 17, 1673. He left to sons : John, Josiah and Cornelius, land at Wyman;
dau. Elizabeth , son Edward, 100 acres , wife Elizabeth, son
Joseph. Son JOhn~ole exec. hannah Parker and son Josiah, extra
legacy of money added for" kind care". He signs a good scrip ••
veath of ~lizabeth,not found.
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The BROWN FA!1ILY
READING. -2-
I should place the children as follows :
John (2), b. about l634j rn. Elizabeth Emerson, vlidow of
Joseph Emerson of Gloucester and Mendon. She had two children,
Peter Emerson and Ebenezer Emerson, by ls.t husband. John d. 1717.
Josiah (2), b-----; d------j m. Mary Fellows in Marblehead,1666.
Cornelius (2), b
Elizabeth (2)~ b
-; d 1701. m. Sarah ~arnson of IBswich, 1665
; d. 1683; m. Han- ~arker
Edward (2), b.(some say,) Aug. 15, 1640; d. 1685; m. 1679 Sarah
.Dix; held Reaaing land; {think he died on Essex side.)
Joseph ~2) , b. Bec. 10, 1647 ; m. Elizabeth ~ancroft
Sarah (2), b. 1650 ( One Sarah l:irown m. Robert BurnatJ
1662)
John (2) and Elizabeth Emerson, had
Sarah (3), b. 1679 ; d. 1685
Ann (3), b. 1678; rn. Peter ~erson of Gloucester
Edward (2) and Sarah Dix, had
Edward (3)
The WILL of John (2). Feb. 18, 1717. Middlesex.
To brother Josiah's son, John (3), the salt marsh in old
Rumney Marsh, Lynn; to cousin ( nephew) Cornelius, (son of Cornel
ius ) 1 acre Pine S'.!amp; to son-in-law ( §:§~psofi ) Ebenezer
/ to cousin ( niece) it1ary Gould,{dau. of Cornelius (2»)j3 f,bs.,; to
.!~jmNPSOn~ lot I bought of brother J"osiah and one of J"olm Pratt, etc., .L~ 2 dive
Mrs. Presport, relict of Jonathan Presport, clerg:yman; 16 sh~. to
son and dau. l:"eter and Ann Emerson • Peter can sell,. In. woodward-Jar-ill Pratt, -Jr. Nicholas Brown.
lJ.'he BROWN FAMILY
John (2) of Reading.-3-
~ "
'~ John (2) leaves to his daughter A~n's children, after death of
parents, the homestead and half of a sawmill, and outlands. Peter
can sell or exchange out-lands in any vicinity. I find th*t he
'calls Nicholas Brown, the witness, a cousin.
Josiah (2) and Mary Fellows, had
John (3), b. 1668
Josiah (3), b. 1670; d.
Mary,(B), b. 1673
Josiah (3) the 2nd., b. 1675; m. Surane Goodman ..
Elizabeth (3), b. 1678
Ebenezer (3), b. 1682; m. Joane Gould ~ec. 26, 1717 ; d. Feb. 29,
1719.
(A Joseph (3)
Jonathan (3), b. 1684
Phebe, (3) b. 1688
also m. a Gould. Was he a son of Jos. \2»
Cornelius (2) and Sarah Lamson, m. 1665. Children: (3 )
Eicholas,b. and d. April 7, 1667.
Gornelius (3), b. 1667 i m. Suranne (Story) C4-ark of Lynn.
Qarah (3), b. 1668-9 ; d.
Sarah (3) 2nd, b. 1670
John {3), b. Aug. 8, 1671
Hannah {3), b. and d. 1673
Abigail \3), b. and d. 1674
Sam'l l3), b. sept. 13, 1675; d. in Reading 1726; m. Mary __
Suranne (3), b. 1677
Iiiary (3), b. 1679; lTI. Jeremiah Gould !1annah (3) 2nd. b. Aug. 28, :D@SO ' William (3), b. 1682; rn. 1703 ~ra ~hbins" widow of a S9LLirc_£#,"~
-5"1-The BROWN FAMILY
RC:ADING
',~iil1iam (3) and Vebora Robbins, had :
William (4), b. Nov. 24, 1704
Joseph (4), b.Oct.· 22, 1706; m. Mary tiever of' Brookline, 1737r
Jonathan (4), b. July 8, 1708; m.Hannah Gore of' Roxbury,1731i f d. 1768 in Cambridge.)
Debora,{'4), b. ect. 6, 1712; rn. J~es Green 1734; d.1768 /"I .
Mary (4), b. June 16, 1716; m. John Nowler of' Roxbur~ *735~ [d. 1768.
John (4), b. Jan. 19, 1718; m. Esther Hovey of' Brook1ine,1731.
2nd wif'e,Mar.l.Bayley pub-~.Oct. 13, 1744; had:
Thaddeus (4), bpt. Sept. 28, 1746
Suranne (4), b. Apr. 24, 1748
Seth Ingerso1 , b. July 8, 1750 m. Lucy Brown, 1777; 2nd w. Sarah Goodwin, 1786.
;ilary (4) the 2nd, 40 yrs. younger than sister lY1arYJ b.1752.
Jonathan (4) , bpt. Sept. 15, 1754
Abigail (4) b
Josiah (4)
Lucy (4)
. , . ,
alive 1768
~Vm (3) d. 1768 a t l~atick; liiary m. Peter Bray, a mariner of'
Boston.
Debora Robbins, 1st wif'e of Wm. l3) was wif'e of Tom Squires French
who went ~ War and never returned. She 80t a divorce for des-
ertion.
The BROWN FAMILY
READING
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Edward (2) Brovyn and .::iarah Dix, m. 1679 ; had
Edward (3), b. 1680; (had 1/2 L~1n grant.)
Stephen (3), b. 1682; d. or was. dead , 1685
Stephen \3), 2nd, b. 1685
Joseph (2) and Elizabeth Bancro£t, mad,:
Elizabeth (3), b. 1671; d. 1674
Elizabeth (3) 2nd, b. 1676
NichD1as l3), b. 1677; m. 1700 fiebecca Nichols; d. 1713
Joseph (3), b. 1671, d. 1723; m. Dorcas Gou1dihad Dorcas(4)
Thomas (3) , b. 1682
Ebenezer (3) , b. 1684; d.y.
Hephziba (3) , b. 1693
Nicholas (3 ) Brown ano, his wife:ftebecca~Nichols, had . . Thorr..as (!)b. 1703 . d. in Reading Apr. 23, 1724 , Nicholas, b. Aug. 21, 1707
(IlVynn sd. Joseph (2), Joseph (3) & Dorcas Gould had Dorcas (4) who
age 16-;-lii. 1724,Jonathan (4) Brown, her cousin, son o£ Nicholas (3)
Brown. Both Cornelius (2) and Joseph \2) had sons Nicholas. Jon-
athan may have been her cousin a~-ld son of her uncle Nicholas \3),
who m. Rebecca Nichols. )
Jonathan (4) and Dorcas (4)
Nicholas (5), b. 1733 ; d.1736
had
~TonathQll (5), b. 1736; m. Bathsheba; ch. 8athsheba (6); 1762 Sarah (6), 1758.
Nicholas (5) b. 1738; m. Hannah Burne 1759.
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The BROWN FAMILY
RH.AlJING-
Jonathan (4) & Dorcas (4) (cont)
Thomas (5) b. 1740
Martha (5), b. 1742
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Jacob (5), b
Mary ,(5),
Rebecca (5)
; m. Elizabeth Newell; d. 1822, Bowdoinham,Me.
Hanna (5)
Joseph (5) and Mary Eaton, in Reading, had:-
lilar y (6), b. 1765; d. 176~
Joseph (6) , b. 1766; m. Sarah Holt.
Nicholas (6), b. 1769 ; m. Mehitabel T -; 2nd w; Azu
I.Iary (6). b. 1772; d. 1792
Hich.
Ben (6), b. 1775.; tripe dealer; m. :Nancy IVIyer, 1800; Hannah 1 Mead, 2nd w.
Olive (6) b. 1777
Jacob (6) , b. 1780 or Leominster; had sons Wim & Obadia,
Jose~h (6) and Sarah Holt, had: (or Reading)
Sally (7)
Mary (7)
Martha (7)
; m. M - • Howe ..
, m. W. S. ,Badger.
; m. a Bryant,
'1'b.e Brown .J;i'amily
(Nicholas Brown line ) ~
-2. '108 Allen Breed buys of Nicholas Brown of Reading, for 19 ~bs.
house, etc, 8 acres of upland in Lynn, between land lately in
possession of Ur. Een Keane and the Lynn Ivlarsh.. Geo. Burnell
and cont:.lon ; 1 acre of Meadow and fresh marsh in Lynn between W.
Crofts land- Nicholas Potter - and 6 acres of meadov{ near Marsh
and the Sea and geo. Burnell - and dwelling house and 6 acres of
land. 2/20/165$(Dan King - Geo. Keyzer) 1--.. _- ... ...... 'J. ,." .'-.... . h: _ .~_ ..... /: (Said Nicholas brown left for Reading near
that date and sold out, but seems to have kept Common Rights. See
Edward Hrovm of Lynn and trace of Tom if pos 3i1.)le. )
bam Raight and Tim Wardwell wi tnes ~;es. June 12, 1655. Eliza-
beth then signs, June l2, 1685.
7 : 135 -- ({)r.Iy fatl'er, lTicholas Brown, late of Reading, Middlesex Co., did
in life, 16 years ago, sell to In. Doolittle of Boston, a parcel
of meadow in Rumney Marsh- 10 acres, part of 13 acre lot in C¥
Lynn for 48 f,bs., but neglected to Sive legal conveyance.
JOEl'! BHOWN of Reading, son of dec'd., Executor of Estate,
conveys to In. Doolittle of Rumney l,larsh in Boston.
Hec'd July 8, 1687. Wm. Hlerriam- In. Floyd.
1 18 - Nicholas Brown vTitnes:::; for Joseph Armitage for doing something
false. 'Narrants for 70 persons in Lynn. 1643.
1: 30,f1645-; Nicholas Brown of Lynn appraises the estate of ~. ane Gaines ,
P 817 • (\
of Lynn!!
Wm. Brown of Cambridge, a carpenter, for 30 ~bs. from Thos.
Brattle, Jr., treasurer o,f -Harvard College, sells 60 acres lying
in Watertown, no. side Road ~rom Baston - Sudbury, he to pay before
1706. Wife J.Jeborah signs- i'ec. 20, 1705.
The BROWN .tttAMILY
tiliAlJING
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From Essex
13:239- 240
'8rmm 1719, Cornelius/ of Boxford and wife Susane, to John
Cole of Reading, for 130 ~bs" a tailor, estate in Boxford,- 70
aCt'es, brook and bridge tin bounds,-I,Irs. itelsonis farm - near
Pend and Village & ;',leI'rimac lands /~: __ . =.':C": ..• :~:--" z_: >,:'- and fiobt.
j,li11ikin and torm road to Bradford
Luke Hovey- Aaron Brown, Caleb Bro'WJl" sur.)
Papers :
Cornelius Brown of Ipswich, trader, qCite an old man , 1743,
sel:s to son Loses of EoL and ct. ,liind he bought there of heirs
of son ) .. a::.>on of Boxford, dec. ,-Caleb of Boxford- daughtel" Susann
Colc - ..:. emima Boynton- Jndi th Cole- Wife T~&.ry hc..s ')e,'n Good to him
-""Jrsir.g '-i::11 in ol_d ai3e s.nd he gives her the rest. ( Think he was
Cornelius (3) of HeaellJ:J.g.
Aaron J-)rO':'IYl of Bo;.ford, ~lusban(blan, ~!ife Susanne, adm. 1724 •
. ,[OYlGY to be paid to Uornelius Brorrn- son Aaron over 14- 1738.
GUardian, '.'In. t;a{j:eman • She m. 1,'Jm • .lJakeman for 8. 2nd hlisband; last
acct. 1741.
Aaron rJa~; son of Cornelius and was of Boxfors. 1V10 chi1d_cen,
1711: !Janiel, '.!hose ;3uardian '~'!as '.In. Lakeman; Abigail, 'whose
guardian was Luke Lovey. Also a son,Aaron.
Cornelius Brorm of Reading, for fa therly love to son CorneliUS,
50 acres E. side farm on bels. of Brother Josiah. dec., he to
pay 20 she a year for life to his father Cornelius. If he
does not leave heirs, it returns to Cornelius Brown or his
oth er heirs. Ivlch. 21, 1680. J'n. Parker- .Tn. hrovm - ack. 1690.
The BROWN FAmiLY -56-
READING (NOTES )
~ ..
Nicholas (1), Cornelius (~) , bam (3), bought land on
Es sex side- 39 acres, in the precinct of Lynn, in 1726. J.I.i.entioned
in the deed, 27: 317 , Middlesex, 1728. Alfred Poor had th~
probate on the Essex side, 1726.
Sam'l (4), sold to his brother Thomas in 1728.
Sam'l (4)
T'nomas (4)
Jeremiah (4;~
David (4)
lilary (4)
ElisD-B. (4)
Elizabeth (4)
tie was appraised in Middlesex also, and a division took place.206p.
gives the same list, but Elisha placed before Mary.
(Sam 1 1 (4) had an uncle 'Ji'_liam (3) in Ca:nbridge, a carpenter and
builder; did he go there and have a son Samuel (6), b. 1 7 49, or
did Sa:nll go to Lynfield, §,Ild have a wife, Liary ? )
JOB iah (4) .brown and Iiiary Levis, had :
Jonathan (5)
J 0 s lah (5).. ( n on compOs mentis; under guard of 'l'im Seaned& Steph
Mary (5) , , m. Stephen James, 1754, L Davis-17611
Bebora (5), ; m. r1iim. Ses.ned 1739.
Sarah (5), • m. W. Bowles of Roxbury, 1761,
Phineas (5)b. 1742,
~linor (5) b n 1744; m. Stephen Davis,
Elizabeth (5) b. 1748; m. 'rim Hovey, April 12, 1763.
,The BROWN FAMILY
.blrom EEsex Papers -2-
1 .Je 791 -Joseph Allen of Watertown, yeoman, for sum of n:toney, from
14: 88
23 : 74 .~
'rim. Beown of Cambridge, carpenter, upland and svramp in West end
of Watertown, north side of (jounty road from Boston to Sudbury,
bds. north on Joseph Allen; east on Jos. Allen, north on Jos.
Al1en- Great Rock, etc., 60 acres and all privileges and profits,
Mch. 27, 1704. Wife Elizabeth. ( Jos~ph Allen-Lydia Smith- In. Smith.
varnes to::. Eunice Brown.) Ack. 1705j tjec. 3,1705 rec'd.
Jeremiah Gould of Reading and vlife Mary ( Brown), for 13 ~bs. from
Tom Preston of tialem Village, 1/4 of tract in Head. ing, north side
Ipswich River "between Ezekial Upton's and Adam Hart IS, etc. 1703.
(Ezekial amd Joseph Upton. )
-- Jeremiah Brown of Dorchester, v7eaver, to J'oseph ',rVild, yeoman and
Eben IJewell, inn holder, of Eoxbury, for 100 !6bs., lamd in Dracut"
300 acres; In. Gould on bds., and l,:errimac River, etc. 1722
.Probate of Edward (2) 13rown in Essex Ct., 3027135, 'llife Sarah,
goodsand est&te in trust for life; when children come of age)
1/2 farm to wife and 1/2 to son Edward (3); 1/2 house, 1/2 laLld
he possessed- 10 acres Hear 1leadow; the other half of farm after
wife died, to Edward (3)jyoungest son 50 acres in Ipswicb at 21.
':lants lands to go to Browns, and if all heirs fail, he wants brother
(2) ~rown and Ean. ha.rker, a brother-in-law, overseer of will,
to see to it. April 7. 1685
~ Ve was of Lynn when he died and from Reaain~)
The BROWN FAMILY
RJUDING11ne ot CAPT. JOHN
Later Uotes )
The WILL ot John Brown ot Reading, i709 •
TO daughter Elizabeth hartshorn, 10 sh. additional; daughter
Hana'farker, 5 .bs. to be pa1d by Joseph R1-t who Seela'l.S to owe
&. deb*,- daughter martha Ferrington, 5 ltbs.'from Joseph Rist,
daughter liatherine Bro'vVI1~1 to be paid b;l 'oseph Rist; son ita tha.niel,
7 ibs. toward the portion he is to have; daughters, Hannah .l:'arker,
Martha Ferrington and Mary Brown, 40 she extra, each.
To son John ,"5 she and no more because he is a stub;,)orn,
disobedient, rebellious son to me ".
All legacies to be paid in 1 yr. 8 mo. from the above; rest
of estate to be divided between Ha.nnah, Martha, Mary and tlathe
and son-in-law John Parker.
Eph. Foster-- In. Foster, witnesses.
':Jas JOHN later of lL.Yldover ?
JO:1n Brown of Readi~'lg, was published to ~arah ~exter of Lynn,
April 17, 1697.
Ephraim Bro'.,n of Coventr~~ ct., had dealings by some authority
with Josiah Brown, of Headingo ( Some say he was of the NevJbury line)
Jor..n Brown, Sr., of li.eading, ~-eoman , and wife Thankful, for '~bs.
16 sh., from In. Bancroft of Lynn, sold meadows in L:,;11n, bds. ca,21ed
Reedy I.:Leadow, 2 acres bds, on upland of Ebenezer Bancroft, David Eaton,
the River, Thos. Chadvle}1, etc. 'Hitnesses-Hathe and Tim Bancroft"
Jan. 12, 1692.,
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Nicholas Brown line
..• 587 /~,
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Cornelius Brown of Reading, yeoJilan, for 130 i,bs.from Josiah Brown
of Roxbury,miller, 12 acres in Hedding and house and barn, bdg. on
ll'layn Swaine and County Road- Josiah Brovm I s land; also 48 acres
he had on the south side of Road; all jescribedj also nine of
Cornelius and t)arl1uel- Tom .Wiley, all appurtenances j wife Susami e
joins. Sept. 21, 1703j In. Hrown, Jr.,-ueo. Silley-Samll Foster.)
same page) David Colson of Boston, for 21 ~bs., gives Josiah Brown of
27 517
Heading, yeoman, Wyman meadovls in Reading bds. on Swyne- Ben
SVffdne, and mayn Swaine ; wife Hannah- 1710. Job Coonish,
Sa9t1 Durant- Joseph Brown - Tim &: ff:enda1 Bryant. rec. 1725
~am'l (4) Browm of Reading, husbandman, for 400 ~bs. from
'rlom Brown of Heading, cooper, sel 1. s parcels and bUildings ,2/3 '-
of estate of father bamt1 Brown dec., excep~ a Cedar swamp lot
'which was sold before to Ebenezer .t'arker Jr • Witnesses, John
Fessnnden, William Brown, Josiah Brown. Jan. 29, 1728.
Sam'1 Brown also sells to Tom Brovm all tiyle to land in
I.addlesex and Essex Co., which fat.1}er had when he died; l/g he
left to widow lil.ary for life. Jacob brown and John Woodward, rec.
1728.
tteceipt dated Oct. 14, 1701. YlidoV'l of Cornelius \2} Drown,
is paidr dow'er by son-in-law Vll'lO agree to divide the property
of late Cornelius who died intestate.
Cornelius (3) gets part of farm he lives on~ by deed of giftJ on
side of County highway on road to :::>alem ; 1/2 Pine Sv.-amp of which
he is to pa~ share later to brother John. John has money.
S&m has rest of farm and half of Cedar lots; Susanne 5 bbs.
/~
The BROWN FAMILY
Nicholas brown line·
Will of Cornelius (2) .. ~
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Wm. Brow~ gets 5 bbs,ls,6d, and fiatherts share - 2 lots of Common
Rights in Reading and the other half of' Pine S,-amp lot and a meadow
on Bear Hill. ite is to pay his brother-in-law, Tom ;'iellman, 4 ~bs.cash.
~rother-in-1aw cJeremiah Gould has some land on Ips,-;ich River, upland
and meadow; he is to return,at the sale of' land, all that it brings
him over 13 ~bs. 18s. Susanne had 12 bbs. ( In. & Jos. brovm, witnesaes
July 3, 1703
eamhridge 13: 791 --- Joseph Allen, Jr., of 7latertown, sells to vVm. brown of
Cambridge, on l;orth side road from Boston to Sudbury, bds. on·
15: 466- -~- '{Jm. Brown and wife Hannah of' Watertown, to Ben ~rown of' ~~atertown ( the
other line of Abraham Brown Qf WWatertown ) in consideration of brothers
l)en l2) and William l2), who gave up rights in estate of' (/father,
Jonathan (1) Brown of Watertown, sell 25 acr,es upland and meadow, and
house, fences, and orchards on road from Watertown to SUdbury; and
land in possession of M:rs. Jilary Brown and In. Fisher. 1705
Edv,rard Herrington- Iiianning ~nin- L.eebariah Cutting )
22: 541- Bavid ~amm sells to Wm. Brown of Cambridge, 6 acres bds. on In.
Oldham, Wm. Brown, Abraham Vfuite,Naomi Dana. Wife of Da~id consents.
Feb. 15, 1722. (Wm Fairfield, Stephen Ninchester, Caleb Dana).
In. Steadman, to -:lm. Brown, brichlayer, a salt marsh. 1713.
M. Robbins to W. Brown, carpenter, 1 acre , 1711. ilJ.ary signs. Naomi
and Dan vana Jr., and ~an ~aha/Sr.)
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Nicholas Brown line
r-~mbridge \2)
p. 817 Wm. ',Brown of Cambridge, carpenter, for 30 lbs.sells to
16
3906 or 2101
Tom Breedley ( or Bartlett) of Boston,-trustee J.R. Gole-
60 acres in Watertown occupied by Allen .. - on a mortgage. Wife
Debora signs. 1705 ( E. Witcomb- Mary Robbins. )
\Vm. Brown of (jambridge, carpenter, to Sam'l Robbins who lives
in Watertown, west end-60 acres in 'lJatertovm, now in possession
of Samll Robbins, where he rE'sides; wife Debora • 1707
,now of Boston, to 'Hm. Brown, late of Sudbury',Jwlfe mary, - whole interest of
her fatl':.er's land, home and barn and outhouses, lying in Hetmorn,?)
of nutlingden, Kent Co., England- which her father gave me on
marriage with ri:ar;{, to dispose of them, also feather bed and &,
furniture, plate not disposed of during widowhocd ; 1/3 of all
improved land hereafter named, to be held by son Thomas -
:3 sons, ,'Jin., Edward and Hopestill, house I bought
of son-in-law Rice and once WaS Tom Gleason's and stands adjoining
one of dau.ghter Mary , wife of Ben Rd.ce and to her ;' --, son
Ebenezer Rice ; and to William, the farm he bought of John Lawrence
and land he bought of son-in-law Rice, promised to William, provid
ing he made no disturbance on acct. of father's will. " If he
kicks 1I he gets only 20 she The brothers have the farm and Dedham
land; Wm. also gets his division rights in Sudbury and broken lots,
and is to pay to daughter Elizabeth and Sarah legacies.
The widow h1ary and son Hopestill get residue. May 7, 1676 ~p. 228 - Children agree. W. Brown, 'Mary .drown and i!ephziaa Brown choose uncle
Stone guardian. 'tim. gets land in Su6bury, east side highway, except
house and 7 acres which Tom Was to have. Dec. 22, 1707 . .!I
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The BRO'vVN FAMILY
BOSTON & TE'm{SBURY lines
William Brown of Boston, married Eltizabeth Huggles of Braimtree,
1655. She was the daughter of George Ruggles. nley had ;wo children :
Elizabeth (2) who married ~ames Kidder of Billerica, in 1678,and
GeorSe (2), born 1667 -8 I who married Sarah Kidder, sister of James, in Gbelmsford, Jan. 31, 1690.
William (1) d. when his son Ueorge Was a year old, and Elizabeth
married, 2nd, rohn Rogers of Billerica, who had also been married prev
iously. John mentions the children of William Brown in his will, 1686.
Jan es Kidder (1) came from Sus sex, :t:. Grimstead, an ensign. He
married, April 165(), Katherine More, daughter ~f Elder Francis More,
of Cambridge, who d. 1671 aged 85. ~e Was born in 1586. James Kidder (1)
died 1676. He is James (7) of James (6), John (5), John (Il, Richard \3),
Richard (2), John (1) of England.
George (2) Brown, hdsband 'of Sarah Kidder, was a Capt. He died in
Tewks bury, Sept. 28, aCe 71. i:>arah d. .!;tIe b. 27, 1718; age 50. They had .j..
Joseph (3), b. 1691; m. Iilary-(3 )
Sarah,-b. 1692; d. 1704 , (3 )
~lizabeth, 0. 1694 ; m/ Oliver VVhitney,il'lch. 28, 1721; d. 1732 -( his 2nd wife a Mary- The son of Oliver and w. Anna Danforth)
Josiah (3) , b. 1695
Wm. (3), b. 1696, Oct. 21;
John (3), b. 1699) )
Thomas (3) a twin)
m. Mary--- Baldwin
Sam'l (3), b. 1702; d. 1770 ; m. tiary Davis, 1729; she dau. of Jos.
~avis and Rebecca Patten of Billerica.
Isaac, (3), b. 1703 ) ) twins
Ephraim (3), b. 1703)
Dorothy,(3), b. 1704
-The BROVm FAMILY
Bos'rON - 1t:E:'flKSBU'RY -2-
Wm. (3) ~rown and IVlary Baldwin,had
Wm. (4), b. 1724; d.y.
Esther (4), b. 1728 ) twins
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) lviary, (4) b. 1728 --~- m. Sam'l Blandhard of Billerica, son of
John (3) Blanchard and mary Crosby
Joseph (4), b. 1729
William (4), b. 1731 - m. Iilary Osgood; had Joseph (5) who m. Sally Foster
Timothy (4) , b. 1733 ; m. Hannah Osgood
Jonathan (4), b. in'l'evlksbury, ¥eb. 26, 1735, Col. of 7th reg.
in rievo1ution and member of Provincial (Jongress , 1775.; m. Lydia
Osgood.
rlm. (4) Brown and mary Osgood, had
William (5), b. 1760
Joseph (5), b. 1762; m. Sal~ Foster of Andover
Stephen (5), b. 1764; d. 1811; m. Hannah -
Lucy (5 ), b. 1766
Josiah (5), b. 1769; d.
Mary (5(, b. 1771
Josiah (5) 2nd, b. 1772
Thaddeus, {5), b. 1774; had a nephew named for him. Geo. Gould's
2nd wife was his widow.
Hannah l5), b. 177 8
The BRmVN FAMIIJY
BOSTON &: TEWKSBURY -3-
Timothy (4) Brown and Hannah Osgood, had
Dorcas \5), b. 1754
Timothy (5), b. 1756 ; m. Rhoda
Hannah \5), 1758
Osgood (5), b. 1760
Esther (5), b. 1762; d.
Mary (5), b. 1764
Sam'l (5), b. 1767
Esther (5), b. 1771
hebecca (5), b. 1775
Pame1ia (5), b. 1775
Jonathan (4) Brown and Lydia Osgood, had
Lydia (5), b. 1766; m. Solomon Trull.
Iilary, \ 5), b. 1769; m. Timothy Clark
Jonathan (5), b. 1772; held the Tewksbury homestead,
Sarah (5), b. 1774
Abie1 (5), 1776
Si1a s \ 5 ), 17'79
ben (5), 1782
Betsy (5), 1785
James (5), 1787
Jerusha (5), 1789
A 2nd wif'e- Mo11y-- in Tewksbury records )
Timotqy (5) and Rhoda, had
Daniel Coburn; Rhoda; JJeborah; Timothy,(ca1.Led 3rd.)
E1dad and twin, b. 1780 --
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The BROWN FAli!LY
BOSTON- TJi:'lKS£URY -5-
. ~. steph~n (5), son of vVrn (4) and Mary Osgood, had 2 wives Hannah •
First one died 1799; he d. 1811. Children:
Hannah (6) , b. 1796
Ly4ia (6) , b. 1798
Polly (6) , b. 1799
Cyrus (6) , b. 1803j(by 2nd wife ) --------------------------------
Abiel (5) Brown and his wife Mary-, land in Tewksbury, 1808-1830
A John Brovm and wife Peggy had a farm in Tewksbury. ~.
Anna Burtt had a daughter Angelina, by some Brown, July 18, 1828.
Nathan Brown of Billerica pub~ to Margaret Killen of Wenham
and Ips .iich, daughter of Joseph Killen and l··argaret liaggett, b.
1727; m. 1752. ----~~----
Wm. Brown of Boston, a joiner, chosen consulate mn Boston, instead
of John Roberts, 1711 •
George i .< and Elizabeth Ruggles of Braintree built a house
ther8 in 1641. It is still standing and is the oldest house there.
Their origin is not yet known. Not near relations of Thos. Ruggles
Lasing, Essex Co., Bngland. Perhaps of Suffolk Co., a ·weaver • of
Boston, 1633. El~zabeth (2) was born there 1633. The family left
for a Braintree fa~m in 1637 and returned to Boston before 1670.
Elizabeth {2) mar~ied Wm. Brovm 1655.
The BROWN FAMILY
BOSTOH - T.sv"ll(SBURY -4-
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A John Brown and Elizabeth Polly married 1682 in Woburn • They were
of 'ewksbury,later, and liable to have line confused with this of
neorge (2) Brown.
A Mary Brown married Thos. Rogers, 1681. Either another daughter
of old Wm. Brown or relative to this John of Woburn.
A Sally Brown mar:..~ied Joseph Blanchard 1778, Nov. 13; he was of
Billerica.
A Joseph Brown died .. June 2, 1767
All t}-:e names of 71m. and Mary Osgood Brown are lost o:f'f the records.
She died 1800 at 74 yrs; 4e died Oct. 5, 1817, age 88.
From the family, I got the cllildren o:f' (5)
Jose12.h 'Brown and Sally Foster: he d. Nov. 21, 1829; age 67.
tieorge (6), b. Nov. 21, 1794
Sarah (6), b. Feb.22, 1799; d. 1860
Mary Ballard (6), b • .J:l'eb. 22, 1799; L1. Abraham Gould.
Hannah (6), b. Sept. 17, 1801; lived with goulds while single.
Thaddeus, (6), b. Oct. 21, 1803
Samuel (4) and wife Mary, had:
Joseph, b. 1773
fi1ary, b. 1775
Sam'l , b. 1778
Late entries were of Joseph ~4) Brown,(brother of William) h
b. 1729 ; a Joseph Brown and wife Mary-~ Endicott;she d.--. Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1798
Joseph, b. 1800 Cyrus, b. 1802 John, b. 1805 Rufus, b. 1807 Sam'l, b. l808-~1 conclude of a line of Jos. (5) who m. Sally ~
Foster.)
The BRO'tlN FAMILY
BOXPOHD
Boxford Lists of Essex Ct.
Judith Brown and Jonathan Cole, Spril 8, 1724
Joseph Brown and hephziba Smith, vec. 19, 1759. (Joseph Brown of
Boxdl'ord was an old man. ¥ery likely he married Hephziba , above,
for one wife.
Som Joseph m. an Abigail; dau. Susane Towne.
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Mary Cu~,1l:nings called II cousin". Son Sam' 1 got aL~ real estate
in Boxford and Topsfield.
See Aaron Brown probate. Son of Cornelius with the Reading line.
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The Brown ,LI'amily
TIMOTHY BROWN
( ~ b 'd . mrl. ge
Timothy Brown o:f Cambridge, married Martha, widow of Richard
Oldham, 1656. There children Viere :
Mary (2), b. 1656
Mehitabel, (2), b. 1661; d.
Mary (2) 2nd. b. 1663; d. before 1690
Ebenezer (2), b. 1665
Ichabod (2), b. 1666 ; m. Martha Woodbury of Beverly 1693; he
lived south of River on estate o:f Richard Oldham.
7iilliam (1) Brm'lm of Cambridge and wife Mary Bisby, had :
i.layn, (2) -- Tom (2j m. I'atiwnce Foster of Sudbury; 2nd wife
~,:ar"'lr Demport, widor:r of Solomon I-hipps. " ,!I
Tom Brown of sudbury, rrlfe lilary Phipps, above,lived in Cambridge.
Died in goston 1709 and was buried from Kings Chapel. The widow,
!il.ary, and her children by her first husband, Solomon Phipps ,beld
an estate in Charlestown.
Tom ( 2) and Mary Phipp s, had : (3)
.i.fary, b. 1670; m. fu693 Joseph ':'il1et
Thankful (3), b. 1672; m. Joseph Hlibbad
Patience (3), b. 1680 ;m. 1704 Clement Stone; 2nd m. Nathe Hire.
Elizabeth (3), b. 1682; m. Hopestil1 Best,
Silene (3), b. 1684; m. Zachery Herds,
Eunice (3), b. 1690; m. In. Clapp,
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The BROWN FMlILY
CHARLl!; S'I'OTim
555 -- The Will of I.iartha Brown, wife of Robert Brown, a distiller,
31: 138
,rand-of Boston, alludes to herf'ather, Abraham Black, who left her
hous~hold stuff, Jan. 30, 1734. A silver tankard and a negro etc,
to be sold and money placed at interest - they to reserve
what plate and home stuff that was proper to be kept and ulled
by her husband.
Codicil of grandfatherr's will aillows her to dispose of what
had been reserved for her use and her husband's- so she wills
it to her husband Robert and he is sole executor. il1ay 7, 1736
John Read- James Hurd
Will. Read - probate- mec. 12, 1741
Oc~. 14, 1732 • Adm. of estate of John Brown to his i'ather,
William Brown. John vras a merchant of Boston.
W~rne gives Robert .0rown of Boston, 1720. See Will of Martha Brown
above.
Pa trick Brown of Boston ( by ~!'iyne ) a block maker, married
Huth Bathrich, b. 1703, daughter' of Tim and :Slizabeth of
8aElbriclge. 'l'.Le:' vrent to CharlestlJV'm, 1726; had G\. case in Court,
1726; widow 1733.
. Peter Brown of Boston in Oharlestown, 1735.
Jonathan Brown of Boston and wife Lois Souther, b. 1709; she was
a daughter of' In. Souther of ~t:;oneham and Reading.
Eunice (2) brown mar:"'ied Timothy Breed and her fatlJer lived v/ith
them last. 11e died 1748, at 91. ( Some BUlilCE in statement to wife,
l,lary, his ,,'lido .. in 1744. Jie ma:,r have died 1743 not 174~.)
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The BROiVU FAMI.LY
CEARL~STOWN -:3-
(2 ) Jonathan 'B"rOvm, blacksrrd th ra.nd inn holder, aplJarently of' C1J.arlestown,
married Elizabeth Clough, 1732; .81i;o;abeth vIas iJ. widow in 1756. She
'Nas the daughter of' Ebenezer Ulough of Boston and lYlartha Goodman,
his first wife. Second wife was the widow of his son .h:benezer c.:lough,
2nd. Jonathan (2) died 1785 at Copper Hill. His children:
l!;lizabteh (3), b. 1734 ; m. a Maurice
John, (3), b. 1736 " II
Ebenezer (3), b. 1738 - ;
Josiah, (3), b. 1760; d. 1788
Thanlcful (3), b. 174/1: ; m. Abraham Bartlet
1984--- Middlesex-- Mary, a widov;, 110m Brown, a mariner and ben ':Jheeler,
/~
a blacksmith, of' Uharlestown, share in estate of' a John
BrO\'ln who died and left her his widow. Capt. .. Tohn not a
mariner. ",'iitnes3 - s. Danport- John Scotter.
Home stuff and personal propert-:l onl:' 73 bbs.
Sec Hugh Brown line of' Charlestown and Boston. She was hlary
Cole, wife of' John (3); '/1m. (2), hugh (1). He was born 1702 •
'!In. 3rovm , a stranger, of Charlesto'wn , vhiits to secure a pass
age home to Lngland,1673. '1'hos. Smith agrees to II entertain II him
meanv!hile 0
'7rtl. Bro'tllvn, aCe 25, fro~:l Virginia, lod.ged at Jo~-:n Singer IS,
1679, in April.
I.Iary, YJ id 0'.7. of: i~braham Rrovrn of ',"Jatertown, married In. Levlis,
in Charlestown, 1~80
The BRO',VN FAUllY
Sara Brown married In. hvery, l6~3
Ann Brown married 'rhos. 'Jsrner, l6C'7
Wyne said liar:, ci"iuS'hter of lcl:~<;;.bod :SroviD, a '.7eaver, of
'Jalpole, mar::::>ied Jeremiah (3) Gonld(~so::J of ,::O}:'ll (1) and viife son of
JO&lJ.e- John U;;) a::-Cl ',,'ife i~bigail 'Jould) 1'70'7 ;Dorc1"'ccster, 1 '718;
Dedham, 1728 j ','Jalpole, 1712. lIe '''ad five c i:-lildren in Roading.
ffo had a sister :::>arah, also daughter oX Icbabod, ','{ho married in
va:·:;bridge, Sam Belcher, 1726. Sara r;as a tailor. ~
Corne'lins (2) Gould said his daughter YTaS a vlife of {eremiah
Gould. ~,:aybe Jeremiah married a 2nd wife, .;iar:,r 13rovm of Reading.
,/~ as he lived there.
Jai~les Brown, a ',"leaver, of C::"~:lbricl0e, in \..j}H1rlesto':m vrith family,
1720.
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!'Jeremiah l5rown taxed in CharL;stovm, 1726. 1,la-;/ be of Hampton line.
~.:;lisr',a oro':Jlll, prol)abl:~ a soldier, and s ervan t of Jo1111 Geary, Jr.,
in 1787. ','lent to the F,·enchdar.i~as in Charlestown 1736-7. Hot the
CJlarlestor:n end of stoneJ"l,an • Later- of l:icholas (1) line.
J'ames Bro':m of Charlestown, and wii'e Elizabeth, 1634. Children:
Jorx (2), b. 1639
Nary (2), b. 1640
Thos. grown, age 30, 1658 ;:arried Ha"~Lah Greeh, Vlidow of Wm. Green,
................ ./ who was born in lJevonshire, 1591 and crune here 16·10- 1643 and lived
in 'iioburn. llano ah was Han-,~ah liarter, dau. of 'Jlhos. earter, blacismith,
and wife I,lary.
The BROWN FAMILY -72-
CHARL.b~STOVlN -4-
The estate of Tom Brown, weaver, was taxed 1738- 1741. It was
on border of estate of Capt. John Brown, whose daughter lilary marr-
ied Ahiel Lovejoy, 1739.
William Brown a!1d wife ~luabeth Downe, marri~d 1665; (he was
wa.rn~d: to lreep out of taverns, .. 1672 ) he was called Sr. in 1678,vlhen d
He was indicted for selling liquor, 16'76.
Elizabeth (2), b. 1665
James (2), b. 1666
'~'iilliam (2), b. 16G8
Elisa (2), b. 1669
Robert (2) h. 1673
His children were :
iial:'J..iam (2) vias aPi:" renticed to Zachery Ferris, 1676 age 9.
He WaS servant of SUBanne 'iVhite , wife of' Constable Tom \Vbite"
1687, and is mentioned in Mr. White's legacy.
Elisa was l:~robably out to Gocdman Salter's wife in 1676, aged
7. (Not the wife of Henry Salter )
Robert, (2) at age of 3, was apprenticed to Goodrich Patefiold.
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The BROWN FAMILY
Hug...'1-J. (1) Brown of the ',V-:,rnn notes is of a 1iLe not' given. John (2)
who died 1684 is the only note • A Hugh Prown came to Andover 1824, •
when old J'acob came here.
Yli11iam (2) Drown is mentioned in the So. Church odt Charlestown,
1715. He married liJ.ary Goodman, ,ti'eb. 29, 1672; she died 1678, at 22.
She was the daughter of Christtbpher amd his wife, Mary. William's
second. vrife nas l.lary Lathrop whom he married ~'lay 21, 1679. She died
1713. She was the daughter of Ben (2) Eathrop of the B~nstab1e line.
'}illiarn died l"eb. 19, 1724, at 78 • The children were:
·tJilliam (3), b. 1672; a joiner of Boston, 1i'/ho m. Hache1 Hichfort,.
1737 - or was it 1707?
Job (3), b. and d. 1678
Ben (3),b. 1680; bapt. 1686 South Church; a joiner of I~oston; marr
ied IY!ary Prothi:ggham before 1702; she d. 1728 age 45; at COp.f..1er
Hill. She Vias the daughter of l~athe Frothingham, born 1682;. had Ben t4) who m. Ar~l Bishop, b. 1709.
Mary, {3), b. 1683; d.
Job (~) the 2nd, b. 1685
J\Iary (3) the 2nd, b. 1687 ; m. Samuel Wh.itehead of Boston, 1711.
TiIartha (3), b. 1690; m. Elias Kin.gston, 1711
Sarah (3), t. 1692 ; lao :dchard handal1 , 1718
Job (3) 3rd, b. 1695-- did he live?
Hannah (3), b. 1697- d. 1698
Abigail, bapt. 1699
Eannah (3), 2nd - b. and d. 1701
John (3), b. 1702- Sea Uapt. m. ",lary Cole, 1729; had Lary (4) Cole
b. 1734 ; m. i..bie1 Lovejoy.
Jo}-l..n was the one thought to be lost at sea. His will adm. 1739. Tom Brown a...'1.d mariner and Ben \'Jlleeler, on bd.
The BROim~ FAMILY
CHBLJ.lSFORU Hotes
~
Mary Brown married to Wm. Woodward, June 21, 1669, by
Robert 11lerr iam.
Eleazer Brown and Dinah Spalding, both o£ Chel~sford,
married ~eb. 1674
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John Brown o£ Reading and !IIrs. Anna Fiske of Chelmsford,
married Lay 30, 1677.
Tim (1), Eleazer (2) and wife Dinah Spalding, had
Tim (3), b. I.:ay 9, 1680
Ben (3), b. Feb. 27, 1682
3ridget (3), b. July 7, 1685
Deliverance (3) a son- ~ec. 4, 1689
hleazer (3), b. ~ch. 20, 1677; m. Abigail; children:
Sarah (4), h.. Oct. 8, 1700
~leazer (4), b. 1703
A James Brown is there with wife l.iarJ1tn 1706; vri th a son
JarJes, born 1706. l.~aybe Jarnes, son of Boaz of Stoneham, b. Sept.4,
1684.
The BROWN FAMILY
utotrCES'ltER
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roE.~.," L06 - Essex Sessions - 1648 - l.iary Brown of Gloucester, rdtness in
Adultery case of Philip Udall and the wife of Charles Glover.
3 108- Mc~. 1657- im1. Brown of Gloucester-complained of his speaking
reproachfully, against Mr. Blissman, Mr. Perkins and Mr. Millet,
all elders of the church.
p. 109 -- Wm. Brown a:t1d Tom .Pierce were at Steven Glover I shouse, and
sd. Pierce said," I will go to thy house and tell thy wife
that you have been at Steven 1 s house and kissing mother Kettell".
Court nw:ned bond of 'lim. - j his wife named.
6: 99- 1660 Beposi tion of -;'lm. Brown of Gloucester concerning Goodwife
JE<.cobs of Gloucester- probably the one who threatened to
murder Lary Somes, before she entered a complaint against her husband. a
Mary fled to the boat of ",~artha Coe and7constablel set
out to arc:'est her, \vben she vehtured on land. He could
not do this as he had no black staff with him.
Wm. Brow'n deposed about the constable 1 s search for Mary
Someli. John !i'ackson, Jr., spoke reproachfully of Daniel.
Dennison and the arrest of the girl without a warrant. were.
1)en11ison and In. rierce, the constable"ha.uled up for doing
SO •. Could not agree whether the arrest could be made without
warrant or staff.
p. 63 --- '.'tfilliam Brown, Hov. l6(iO- with a case of Tim Gray, Ralph AyeI'
31--
and Edward Murch, of Marblehead, who"were too drunk to walle."
The Will of ~,'!m. i=)rown of Gloucester, Apr. 29, 1662. A good to
legac~~son- in-law Abraham Robinson and a step son Robinson,
lJ.nder age and a daughter I.lary Brown, under 18. All the rest to
vvidow Mary. John Erp.erson~Jn. Gollins - Philip Staywood, wItnesses.
The BROVm FAMILY
GLOUagS1~R necords
Elis~a Brown - Hanna Gardner, Nov. 21, 1717
Rebecca Brown - Sam f 1 Eh!el1, A.pril 17, 1718
Rachel Brown - Stephen Somes, Sept. 29, 1719
Sarah Brown - John Worcester, .LJec. 17, 1719
John Brown - Hannah Elwell, Jan. 23, 1720
Lydia Bro~ - ~eremiah Eastman, Feb. 10, 1725
Only Bro,nJ. of Gloucester I had in probate was 'lIm. Brown who
died 1712; only a child 11Iary, alive in Baverhill o
John brown of Gloucester- vrife hiary, died 173;) •
. /ill. ,"3rovm said to have been a selectman, 1644.
J"ohn Brown , in 1704, built house; had a wife l{ebecca.
';'lm. Brovm said to have married a Grace Martim.
John (1) Brown- William (1) brown--Hichard(l) Brown
Hichard married Agnes Bennett, 1697; did a son John (2) m.
Suranne Mason r(
1:iil1iam Brown married l.1ary, widow of Abraham Robinson; d. may 3,
1662. Daughter l'lary (2), b. 1649; perhaps married 'Urn. Hen.h.ill.
Did the mother next marry Henry ~:la1 ton and did VIal ton leave es-
tate to step-son Abraham Robinson ? See Wm. brown probate.
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HAr;iPTON, N:H;
~,
said to have been a Scot, John Brown of London, En~land,lwlth two servants, was a
resident of Hampton, N.H. in 1639. A gravestone in the town gives
his birthdate as 1589; he died Beb. 28, 1687.
Some say that Sarah Walker , who with her brother J~~es were
servants in the home, married a John Brown, later. That may have
been John (2). The children of John (1) were : (2)
Sarah,-b. Mch. 13, 16Gl;m. John Poor; lived in Charlestown. (2)
John,-b. 1664; d. Aug. 29, 1683
Eliza.beth (2), b. lJec • 23, 1669 ; lll. Isaac Ii~arston.
Benj. \2) of Hampton; m. Sarah, dau. Vim. Brown of SalisburYjd. 1736.
Jacob,(2) b. 1653; m. Sarah Brookin, of ~ortsmouth; d. Feb. 13, 1740
.LI.Lary, \2), b. 1655 Sept. 13,; I~athan .t'arker, 1675,
Thomas (2), b. July 14, 1657; m. Abial Shaw; d. 1744:
Stephen (2), b. 1659; kill ed by Indians at Scarboro, June 29, 1677"
'J:'r.e Hadston John 'all mixed up with ttis manj also I think with
John of' Ipswich. He was a tailor with a wife Sarah, and younger
than either; b. 1611.
£enj ,(2) Bro~n -above and wife Sarah, had:
William (3), b. June 5, 1680
Sarah, b. Sept. 11, 1681; d.
Ben (3), b. ~ec. 20, 1683
Elizabeth \3), July 16, 1686
John, (3), b. i.hch. or llay 18, 1688
Jacob (3), b. Mch. 1m 1691 .. -
Stephen (3), b. July 17, 1693
v j,:8.ry '3), b. 1696 t3), b. Nov. 20, 1701
Tom (3), b. 1699.
:teremiah
The BROWN FAMILY -78-
John (l) Brown, said to be a £armer and ship builder, of Hampton.
I~lary and Nathan .Parker, had one child only,-Andre'J,who lived in
Newbury.
...... ( Buridge ) Dean, ',''lidow o£ Thomas Deah; he died Sept. 13, 16 88 •
. ~. f
THE BRO~7N FAMILY
11AVERHILL
.~
Nicholas (1) Brown 01' Haverhill, married Mary Lin1'urth,
~an. 27, 1669. Their children were:
Mary (2), b. 1'1ay 3, 1671; o.m.; 1730
Thomas (2), b. Oct. 9, 1673;
J'ohn (2), b. Jan. 12,1675; a July 4,16-'77
Elizabeth (2), b. May 5, 1678; m. Jos. Norton 01' Salisbury_
Obmah (2), b. Vec. 24, 1680 ; o.m. . 1730
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John (2), Nov. 16, 1683; m. SUBanne Dalton; lived in Billerica.
u1'ter selling to John Rice , 1715
Sarah (2), b. Mch. 3, 1686; m. Joseph Foster 01' Ipswich
Lercy \2), b. ~eb. 18, 1689;
Huth( 2), b. l;<'eb. 1692; o.m. in l:ewbury 1724
liartha (2) maybe 1696
Joshua (2) r:laybe 1694; m. Judith- lived in Newbury.
Ebenezer (2), b. J'an. 5, 1705; m. Sobriety-- 1730, in liaverhi11.
Mary Linf'orth, wif'e of' Nicholas (1) brown, was the daughter 01'
Thos. Linf'orth of' liaverhi11. She was a widow in 1707, at death 01'
lJichdl1a.s.
J oJ.; ..... '1 \ 2) Brown and wife Surannw , had
Suranne (3) b. 1710
John l3), b. 1711
Nath'1, (3) b. 1714
Probably had more children in billerica where he went in 1715. Did r/;artha,
he come to ANDOVl!;R and marry/widow 01' lidward Sprague? She lost her
husband in 1730. Was the <James brown of Andover who m. Phebe
Blanchard, 1734, a son or relative ?
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The BROWN FAMILY
BA VERtULL -2-
Vfuo was ~phralm brown, married in Haverhill to Rachel Philbrook,
Oct. 1, 1723~
Lydia Hrown to Jonathan nazeltine, Dec. 1749 • tery likely had sons rIl
living in l~verhill, from across the river from Amesbury and Balis-
bury.
Who was Nicholas Brown of Portsmouth, 1655, and of Haverhill ?
Perhaps a line of Nicholas (2) for him, or he could be the one
who married liiary .Linforth,-born about 1630.
6:33 Antiquarian. - Ipswich Ct. Nicholas Brown was in a land case, Sept.
1660, (Evidently of Ipswich or Rowley) vs. Todd and Crosby, about a
bridge.
3 : 143 Nicholas 3rown of lTe1,'rbury, dep.: Case of ,Tohn Chatham of Newbury,
who lost a steer that belonged to Nicholas Noyes. ( C}la tham, I
guess:;as a cheater,) Nicholas was Chatham's hired man. He
said that the beast was not there the winter before when he
Vlent to live at G'batham1s- ( or CHEATER's) ,- in 1656, as he
deposed in 1657.
He sa.w Cheater brand the ox, which was a stray, and he told
Noyes. En. Cheater came a.fter Nicholas .Brown, and told the truth.
Sarah Brown Was a servant of the Rev. fames NoyesjNicholas
probably a relative •
. 'T[~"'leS brown of Baadford married Abigail Kimball, i,lay 9, 1727
Sec line of Charles of Rowley- John (2), (3) James, b. 1703.
The BROWN FAMILY
BAV.l!;BHlt1 -3-
,O~~_~" ( R,,~~-. -~1l
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Henri Young Brown was born on Haverhill, 1730; he died in
Fryeburg, lV1e., 1796. lie married ELIZABETH LOVEJOY oE ANDOVER. Their
only child who lived, was born in 1757 and married Col. Joshua B
Osgood, Sr., of Haverhill.
Henri Young Brown WaS a capt. during the French War, 8.nd had
3 grants oE land given him, near Fryeburg, on which he was to
•
settle 38 Eamilies. b~- J'une 10, 1770. 'llfle land comprised 8566 acres
and was known as Brownfield.
Henri WaS one of the founders oE Fryeburg Academy.
138:62 - Mr. henri Young Brown oE .tlaverhill, gentleman, EoI' 29Lbs.6s,8d.
sells to William Abbott, yeOlilan,240 rds. and a house on it, on
tr: e Billerica Road; near Frye t s lUlls, 10 ac i'es; 3 acres below
Isa~c Ingalls I shop.
(Mehemia Ar:;bott - .Amos J£c1.7"'r;nce - In. Osgood Sr., John Osgood, JrJ
Rectd in SuEfolk Conrt, 1'765. ('I'hink it may be near the Ward Place.
Still, that is called the Bixby Place , but on this road so~ewhwre.
134: 27-- Henri Young Brovm of Brov:nfield, , York, Me. # Simeon
Erovm oE Haverhill, blacksmith; Richard Brown mi', Kingston, N.H •
[(l&ntle maker, for 146 bbs. sell to Jalues Carr of Haverhill,
;,{eoman, land near Sweats Ferry, in Eaverhill- 9 acres- bds. on
highway to Sweats' J:<'e':"lo~T II near Kingston!t,-1733.
"Till of Dr. Sineon Brown oE-Haverhill" 1760.: Henri Young Brown to have
13 ~bs. G.e};}.; Joseph and Arma ,13 ±bs. Simeon, 13±bs. Ben l3±bs; dau.
Ann the same and ,,~ 18.gc..cy Given her by ;Tr. '(alter CurrJr.1ine;sto be paid at
18.
henri Young ~=Srmm in capt. Enoch r3a~Tley f S Go- .t"rench ,9,: Indian 7Jar. ---
The 1311mm FAMILY
'HAVl~RH11rJ -4-/'""'"
1, ': 47--The Will of oen. French of Kingston, vdfe Hannah-: for
affection for my children : Henri Y~ung Brown of Brownfield,
and Sineon Broym of Haverhill, and Ruth Brovm of Kingstdln,
na tural children of sd. liannah, sell the land at Sweat's Ferry
19 acres, on road frOi-;J. Kingston to Ferry, and the buildings-
1/2 Salisbury l.larsh- &.nd Hog Howe 1~arsh, 7 acres; bds. on
Merrimac. July 1773.
Very likely Hannah married lienr;,r Young first; he died, a.nd
her second marJ.'iage WaS to Simeon Brown; ufter him, she married
Benjamin French.
shop ke6I2er 319: (71·- TJ-:1e '.'fILL of Jose.ph Drown of !:..mesbury,/J.'730-"3.( f:orget the,da.te) ~-
liientions vrife i:)al~ah, who gets 'whole estate. t!a.s sons: Nathe,
,Toseph, Sb;eo:l; d&.uc;hters: hbiGail, t':1e vdfe of lien Currier and
Sarah, widow of Dan Cu~rier.
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French War Record of Browns ....
0apt.-- Drown of a H~apshire Regt.~ 1st name bot given; said ....
Brown was among the 0aptains who had made no return~
Also a Col. Brown,1756; had a Capt. Aaron Rice in his Hegt. at
Crown Point.
Henri Young Brown was a Capt. in 1762.
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Vol. 98; P. 341 - Aaron Brown of Littleton Muster Roll, March 18, 1761.
Mch. 17m 1760 to Jan. 1761- 42 wks. 1 day. 0apt-----.signature.
Aaron Brown a private, Jeb. 6, 1760; residence Lunenburg; April
to ~ecember. At Grown Point.
Aaron Brown of Concord; residence Concord; 1761; 21 wks~ Father of
Anna Brown; was born 1744- only 17 yrs. old.
Aaron Brown, 1748- with Lieut. Abil Platt; 1 wk; Scout under Maj.
Edward Hartwell. -.--
Aaron Brown of LeoBinster, 1756; under ~apt. ben Ballard April 7J
reported deserter for a week; service on Crown Point expedition.
Aaron Brown, 1758, in Company at Shrewsbury to ge» victuals. Anoth r
Aaron in Northampton at same time.
Aaron Brown of Concord, 1763; mother Anna.
County owed Aaron 2, 226 ~bs lOs., in 1760. tte enlisted at Wor-
cester for Canada.
Aaron Brown- 1761 - asks cash for Orderly Book he bought, and
expenses fo~ hL~self and a man and horse, 21 days, to transport h~lself
from Crown Paint, to Boston and back, 8 hbs. 16s.
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French War Record of BRO~~~S -2-
/~ Aaron Brown of stowe, in a paper dated Sept. 28, 1755, under Capt.
James Read, Col. Josiah Brown's negt., enlisted for Crown Point;
mustered with Army by Josiah Richardson, muster master; belonged to
Uapt. Gibsonis troopers of Stowe. ~eported but d&d not appear. Vol. 93.
Aaron Brown, April 25, 1757 • Alarm list. Col. James Minott's 1st
Concord Co; pvt., vol. 95 p. 394.
Aaron BDown in Boston, June 5, 1760; allovls 716 ~bs. l4Sh. for
bounty paid and allowed for recruiting menj cash and notes rectd
from various persons, credited , and he attests ( with signature
that could. be copied.) Vol. 98 p. 135. "
Aaron Brown, 1755, to Edw. Harrington's Uo., Capt. Josiah Brown-
mustered with Army by Josiah Hichardson, l!lUster master, reported
with Uambridge Armory troops. Vml. 93 ---
Laron brown with vapt. Josiah Drown, 1758; vapt. uames Read,
of Brookfield Billet. Enlisted Ivlch. 31j on Roll to hlay • Amt. 1 ~b.6
Did not ap~ear when Company marched. Vol. 96, p. 124
Boaz Brown of Concord, enlists 1757; in 1754 was a farmer in
Concord but a resident of Carlisle; joins Col. ~inottts Hegt. as
volunteer.
Ephraim Brown in Boston list, 1763.
vapt. Silas Drown, residence Lynn; pvt. father was Ephraim
Brown; with vapt. Tom Cheover and Col. Frye in Nove Scotia, 1760.
One :tn Lynn under vapt. }tenry ~{oung .Drown, 1761; father Ephraim B.
-- -Ti
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French War Lists of BRO'}NS -3-
Epm.'~4.m Brown , son of Ephraim of Lynn ; under Col. Isaac Williams,
1756; goes to Crown Point, 1762.
Ephraim Brown of Scarboro, 1759 list; Ephraim of Cambridge Co., 1757.
Eph~a~ of Groton; under vapt. James Read, 1763
Ephratffi born in Brookfield; corp. from Deerfield, age 21 in 1756.
Ephraim of Stoneham, at Ft. Cumberland with vapt. Tom. Cheever,1760.
Ephraim Brown of Stowe; drumrner, 1757, with Capt. Ben Ballard; 28 wks. 'h
to Crown Point in 1757; from Albany to ~eominster, 12 days, 1756. On
expedition with-
Epl1raim of' Swanzy under Capt. Ballard, 1755.
Ephraim, called Deacon, with Col. ua.'11es :;linott's Alarm list, 1757.
Jabez Brown, of' Stowe, Sgt. 1756; 1758- Jabez of' .harvard.
Jonas Brmvn of harvard, 1758; Jonas of' Stowe, 1759; one Jonas
died in hospital at Albany as per December report. Probably of Stowe. _ __ __ A
Silas Brown, 1st ~t.-B~llett Roll , Worcester, Apr. 30, 1759,
wi th Capt. Lemuel 'Nhi tney; Brig. Gen. Ruggles, 1757; Capt. Ben "I.,
ballard; to Crown Point; ~rovince owed Silas 8 ~bs. in 1760.
Bounty allo-'.7ed acct. rendered by Aaron Drown, June 1760. Silas
na~ed on list and gets 10~bs. (Spanish money probably.)
Silas a Capt. 1761. Autograph signature vol. 98, 1). 296. Also
Capt. 1762 ; out of Sudbury, 1763; supyly officer.
Timothy Brovm, pvt. 1773 At Fort Pomwall in Garrison.
Tlmoth:. Brovm of stowe, a~e 27, in 1759; entered lvIch. 31, at '-'
,,--"' ~a:::1caster under <";01. Oliver ':Vilder; served in a former expedition
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to Lake George, 1758 and BROUGHT HIS 0'.7N GUN Vol 97 p. 373 • •
Aaron Brown may prove to be the I.:ajor Drown at Ticonderoga, 1776.
Col. Phinney'S Fiegt. - represented" Sick and Absent; a Fieldl Officer Continental Army, 1776.
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Aaron Brown of Uxbridge, Sgt. with Capt. Sam'l £teed and Col.
Jonas rlhi tney could be brother of Silas (6) son of Aaron. Roll
dated Uxbridge, 1776. Dec. 1777.
Timothy, called Deacon of Ashuelot( near Swanzy) in 1748. Had
been a prisoner to Ganada.
Timothy a 2nd Lt. in 1757; appointed- vol. 95 p 221.
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Silas Brown of Ashby was a private in Capt. John Jomes Co; under
Col. James Prescott • Marched to .I.Iexington, 7 da:Ts. !ras with Capt.
Abijah ~,"Jyman and Col. T'hn. Prescot t,Apr.l, 1775 muster. Enlists .ri.pril
24 for 3n.9da:T s. Also on Oct. 3, 1775 at vambridge • Enlists in
Continental Army, Aug. 1776 for 3mos. service.
Sila3 Brovm of ~endon, pvt. under <Japt. uershin l;elsonj to l..Iexing
ton, vambridge and Roxbury, 9 days; also under Uapt. ::>a:r::: ~.7arron,
Col. tTos. Read- PlUster Apr.l, 1775. Enlists i~pr. 27, 1775 for 3 mo.
12 days; enlists with Continental hrmy, liapt. gershin Nelson, 2nd • <::)
Mendon Corr..pany, ':Jorcester Co. Regt. ~eb. 13, 1'778. Joined <Japt • ."..
Knap.ti and Col. Shepard, for t!1ree :rears, to expire I,lay 1'780
Silas Brown of LIETmmH. Private in In. f1avis Co of MINUTE lIEN, under
Col. James Frye; to J.Jexil~c;ton, 7 days; eniists .l:"eb. 14, 1775, saIne Co.,
and Hegt. At ""ar:1bridge liiay 17, 1775. Advance pa;/ , Cambridge, June 8,
1775. Compan;,' returns to Cambridge Oct. 5, 1775; Sergeant; Capt.
Eliphalet Bodwell r s Co.,; Col. Ed';v. ~HCbles,,!JOrth; pay for journey
from Albany- none; Dec. 1'776
Silas Brov1l1, Corp. in Capt. Bavid l':oultrie t Co; :<aj. Ben Gage's
Hegt., 1':1arc11. to join Horthern Arm;T, Oct. 2, 1777 • 40 da~;rs. Rol:L
SVlorn to in Suffolk Co.
S11.6.S Broun, 2nd Lieut, gapt. Philip Clark's: 4th Northampton Co.
2nd Hampshire liegt.,in list of odl'~tcers of r.lass. I,Tilitia • Enlists
~ec. 20,177 6J discharhes ~ch. 23, 1777; 3 mo. 10 d. on Holl. Enlists
i:::)ept. 22, 1177 •. ,:arched to Stillwater and ~aratoga. Holl SVlorn to
in Hampshire Co.
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The BROW1~ FAMILY
S.AL~M
James Brown, of ~alem , a glazier, hired the Love11s Land, of ~
a town, 1636. (This SURE was AIIDOVER and the line that married
into the As1ebe tribe.) In ~a1em, 1637. lie married 1st,
Judith Cutting; 2nd, Sarah Cutting ; he died in Salem, 1676.
0arah Cutting, widow, married 7/m. Healy, 16 77. She and sister
Judith, were daughters of John Cutting of Newbury.
James (1) Brown ts children were :
John (2), b. April 4, 1638.-:;as this JOHN of' READING?
James (2), b. nee. 20, 1643; d. 1643
James (2) 2nd, b. June .1.9, 1647 ; m. Hannah House; 1670; had Ha~1::1ah (3) b. 1687; Abrfl.ham (3), b. 1682
Nathaniel (2) b. Sept. 21, 1648; not mamed in will. 'Nas he not
killed at A;,DOVER b;l Indians ?
Samuel (2), b. Jan. 14, 1657
Hannah \2), bapt. ~ept. 12, 1658 - or ~~ '"
1:..brub&ID l2), bapt. Aug. 14, 1660.
Mad n:ore in lievlbury by v:life Sarah ( 2nd).
Abraham ~2), b. hIch. 17, 1682
Sarah (2)
Nary (2), b. 1663
Abigail \2), b. 1665
. Sarah (2), as per Will of James (1), marr-ied ','"1m. Healy, son of
her step-father, a CambridGe man. He m. 5 times in all. Liary
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3roWl't,llis 5th wife. ",1m. Lealy jr., and wife and family are in Charles
torm, 1727.
The BROWN FAl,:ILY
SALJ3;Ivi Vi tal Records
Sarah Brown - IC!labod Plaisted, married, Oct. 20, 1720
Hanna Brown - Sam'l Pierce, Apr. 27, 1721
Sarah Brovln - ':vm. 11.eardon, Nov. 25, 1722
ben Brown - Mehitabel Fluent, Nov. 11, 1723
Lary Brown - Samuel King, Aug. 20, 1724
James Brown Jr., - ~.;artha Parnell, J'uly 22, 1728
John Brown - Elizabeth F!'ost, sept. 1, 1726 ~
'.'ira. Brmvn of 0alem- I'hebe Ca.rleton of ;\JIDOVER, in ANDOVER, June 12, 1786.
Sarah Brown - J~nes Cheever, July 11, 1776
Capt. William Bro'[!n of ~alem, ~T " Y' " a.h J.lia. :.l ';. I
;:-,-;arried/a daughter of George
Uunir<~:;s, before 1684. He Was probably brot:her to Ben, vlho d. 1708.
A son , prolJabl:T of the above Gapt. ';'!rn., - a Capt. John Brown of
Salem, d. 1719; left a vddow ·;·ary, and threG children,of hers:
rehabod, j'lary and Oliver Plaisted. She rec Id 20 Lbs cash.
Public bequests : sis ter illary L:T:::}de and her son Ben; 2 SerVQ':"lts
mentioned; a dt.lughter Sara.h, a l!-:inor rec' d a house. fum William,
eldest aon ben - brother Sam ( l .. ayn) were her executors, and guard-
i~ns of children under age.
~ /;) Daughter oarah, ev)~delltly m. her step-bi'other, lchabod Plais ted.
ben Bro~n, of ~alem, who d. 1708, left large estate: public bequests
to tfarvard aEd to the poor; housekeeper, I1annah Elsey, nephew In. Wm.
Brown of Boston, neice kl;.e "l[inthrop, neice ~,~rs. ~arah lVoodward of:
Ene;1and, neiQ"e Llary, \1ife of Ben L:-nde, Samuel, son of nephew I.Iajor
Sam brown, Sara.~, dau. of Gapt. John Brown anot~'er nephew, 2 sisters
not named, a brother ?fl11iam 3pown and servant;.! Peter; Ben, the son of: ~apt. John Brown got the homestead; the rest to his nephe;ys Jobn and. 0amuel, ( tfajor and <Japt.) estates in England aLa flarbad08s •
The BROW1~ FA11ILY
SA.G1:!r:l -2-
Jan. 1, 1706 ( or 7);
Not in ~a1em ; probably in Danvers Village. i~ daughter was
born in Salem, Kch. 27, 1708.
0amuel. b. ;..wh. 26, 1709.
John, b. Lien. 20, 1710.
Jonathan, b. Dec. 31, 1716, ~
(Others born in Beverly )
Jo~~ Brown o£ ~a1em m. Lydia Gerrisg, ~ec. 8, 1728, in Sa1em~
John Brown married in .::>alem, - Elizabeth 11'rost, Sept. 1, 1726 ..
Joseph Brown - Lydia Pease, both o£ Salem, m. May 13, 1740.
Bartholomew Brown - Surane Maule, married l:Iay 1, 1693; Children:
E.annah (2), b. April. 13, 1694
John, ~2), b. ;:ran. 1, 1696
Samuel (2), b. Sel'lt. 16, 16~:9; d. :following L:arch
Jawes (2), b. Feb. 23, 1701
James Brovm - :Glizabeth Hichols, m. Feb. 22, 1699 -"Hannah, b. Bee. 1699; in Salem
,samuel Srovm-Flunice T'urner, m. in ~alGm, hIch • .L9, 1696.
'Ja1ter BrOYlD, privateor, - lla.ry Baker, m. Nov. 4, 1696,
Lrs. I.Iary Brown of Salem, - Ben 1~,"ndde o£~)oston, Apr. 27, 1699.
Joh..">1 Brown - liachel uardner, s':.ug. 31, 1686·
EanIla Brown- ·:im. Pickering, June 19, 1695.
Eleazer Brovm - Sara Putnam, .uee. 7, 1716.
Peter ~:".irown - Hcbecca ·~7ood, Lov. 17, 1718.
".ehitabel Brovm - In. Kettell, June 17, 1718.
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The BR<n',VN PAMILY
SALE!:! COURT RECORDS
p J""" Oot. 1642-- James Cumings leaves a legacy to the wife of Wm.
Brown of Salem •
1: 176 J\Iay, 1647. ','''ife of John Brown of BaIera a ';li tnes s in the case
of Philip Cromwell. He was at the ho~,le of Theophilus D01,:ming with
the wife of M:a tthew Noxon and vlife of James , while the man
of the house was away from home.
3: 11 Lich. 1655-
13: 16
Richard I;Iargesin, mariner, confesses he is wDong in cal~ing
Vhn. Brown of Salem a CHEATER and keeper of false accounts.
Jonathan Brown of ~alem- inventory : 29 hogsheads of tobacco,
shi~ped in the JOHN in an adventure in Virginia, Mch. 1666. Tobacco
conveyed for the acct. of Abra.lJ.rul1 lirown and ~dmond Dane g: Co; Jon
atan being respons:i.ble for pa~7ment.of 1/3 of acct. oce said Co.
I! II Jonathan BrO'.7n of Salem to pay Robert Buling of province of for
1\'1aryland~62 lbs. of tobacco acct. of my father li1r. John Brown
cf Salem - obligations to him July 13, 1666.
16 146 -- Hannah Brown, daugh.ter of Francis Collins, now the wife of
John Brown, fisherman, of Salem, had a perfect child 21 weeks
after her Llarriage. Llarried latter part of tlan; delfd June 1.
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illlarge- fornication. l·~eyer I=athorn, 1.11'. (jromwell, MJ;'.Battles, wts.
fisherman 15: 9 John Brown/of Salenl witheld 20 bbs. value of his catch due here and
charges for salt. Sued b:" In. Li.eed, Sept. 17, 1669/
'-c ( Did he go later to IPS,iICH and was he the son of John of Ipsvdch
~ und w. Sarah?
John Brown of Salem a juror on the case of the accidental shooting
of Abraham l1hodes and Joseph Small.
The BROWN FAMILY
SALEM Records -2-
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14: 274 -
1,1Hjor W. Brown and ~en berry are executors of the 7lill of
Joseph Brown of Charlestown, dec. bequests to the Free School of
Salem, etc. ::lalem acquits Ben and rIm of all claim, 1694. 'h
Jo seph vIas the Rev. Joseph fo'own of ','lyman, son of Wm of ;;)alem. adm.
to ch. from Salem Ch. I,Ich. -21, 1675; preacher at Charlestown. s Married Mehitabel Brentin, daughter of Geo. W. Brentin of
Boston, b. Hov. 28, 1652; d. July- 11, :16!76.
Tora Elkins Sr., of ~alem, yeoman, for 12f,bs. sella to Mr.
Joseph Brown of Salem, mariner, 1 acre. 103 r. on road to
Beverly Ferry, 1792.
20: 140- Joseph Brown of Salem got land of Mary Woodbury, widow, of ANDOVER,
and her daughters, Elizabeth More and Hannah Coe; she sold for
relief, 1708.
The Brown· Family
Watertown
Ab*aham Brown ot Watertown, said to be the son ot Thomas
Brown ot Suffolk Co., neap Bury 8t. Edmonds, treeman,
came here with wite Lydia, Mch. 6, 1632. Their children were:
Lydia (2), b. 1633; m. Wm. Lakin
Jonathan (2), b. Oct. 15, 1635; m. Feb. 11, 1662 , Mary, dau. of
\tIl • Shattuck; d. 1691; Mary d. Oct. 23, 1732.
Hannah, b. 1639; d. -,
Abraham (2), b. 1640, of' 'Iatertown; m • .ii 'eb 5, 16
of Edward Dix. Abra.ham d. 16Ci7; she m. Sam' 1 Rice of' Sudbury.
Sarah (2), b ; m. Dec. 11, 1643, George Parkhurst
VIary (2) ; probably born in -England; m. 1650, In. Lewis of
CharlestoV'm, selectman and surveyor; fiis 2nd vlife. He d. 1650; she
m. 2nd,Andrew Hodges of Ipswich, Nov. 27, 1659; lie d. Dec. 1665 ;
she returned to ~atertown; d. ~eb. 27, 1686.
~.brD..ha;-~ \ 2) and Llary Dix, have
Lydia (3), b. 1663; m. +688 George ?!oodward
Abl'aham (:5), b. 1665; d. Oct • .L3-- ma.Le line ended.
Jonathan (2) and blary Shattuck, had
Mary, (3) b. Oct. 6, 1662
Elizabeth (3), b. sept. 19, 1664
Jonathan (3), b. Oct-- ; d.
Patience (3), b. Mch. 6, 1669
Abraham (3), Aug. 26, 1671
Sa::: '1, (3), b. Oct. 21,1674
L"JTdia (3), b. Mch. 31. 1677 Ebenezer (3), b. Sept. 10, 1679 Ben (3), b. Feb. 27, 1682 Wm.(3), b. Sept. 3,1684
~he BROWN FAMILY
WATERTNYN
John Brovm and his wife J.:;sther lvIB.kepeB.c~,had :
Joseph, (2), b. reb. 1656; killed by cart, 1671.
Elizabeth (2), b. 1657
Sarah (2), b. 1661
Mary (2), b. 1662
( fihen they moved to l\larlboro )
John l2), b. l6G4 - Falmouth, Me.
Esther, (2) b. and d. 1667
Thomas (2), b. 1669
David (2), b. 1671
Debora l2), b. 1675
Abigail l2), b. 1676
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Jos(:'!ph (2) 2nd, b. 1677 m. Johanna VJellington ; had son Thomas l3) moved to New I.t:,:swich, U .H.
Josi~ (3) , b. in Lexington, Aug. 2, 1714; settled in Stirling;
had a son
',1filliam (4),
(Bpnd found several i's.milies settled in V!atertovm, ~laltham and
~eston~ not de~cended from Abraham and his line. Some were from some of' Whose
Tho;:;las brown of' Carnbridge ,/ descendants settled in Newton. Some
may be of' the Sudbur-;:/ line. )
Cornelius, of the Reading line, cOlJl.ld have been of the Conc("rd
line before he vias of Reading.
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The BROWN FAMILY
WA T"2 R TO ''VN
"R
Jcsiah Brcwn, bcrn in Ccnccrd, 1744, scn 0'£ Jchn Brown,
said to' be 0'£ New Ipswich, N.H-. married Oct. 1765, in Cambridge,
Saraij. Wright. He served in the Revc1uticn; died 1831 &..ge 88; she
died 1821, age 77. They had:
Jcsiah, b. 1766
Jcseph, b. 1767
Jcnas, b. 1769; m. Sara Russell, 1796
Sarah, b. 1770; m.Reuben Brown, 1793
Aarcn, b. 1772 ;;n. Eanllah Brown, dau. cf his uncle John, 1795.
Amcs, b. 17'74; r,lOved to' ':Jhi tingham, Vt.
Abner, b. 17'76
Reuben, b. 1778; m. a
Levi, b. 1780
Walter, b. 1782 Hcwa~d,
Perry; meved tb N.Y. state.
d. 1830
Nabb:; , ;:J. a Farmswcrtb; moved to' N. Y. state
---Aaron, vlhe l:la~'ried his ceusd.n liannah brenn, was a selectman
and baptist t1eacon ;.d. l"eb. 14, 1828 • His children were :
fl:ernam
Addisen cf }l;ctrvard U. 1826; to' Brattleberc Vt ; Hempstead, New
Ipswich.
Hchn Brown cf Cambridge lived in the Ar1ingten part dr Tewne:-
Sold his estate in lC)~5 to i.>J.ar1bcrc, called a Scct, in deed.
Scld to' Thcmas Rice in 1678; came to' Watertcwn, d. 1696. Seme
cf his line went to' Framinghamo
The BROWN FAMILY
WATERTOWN
John Brown, of Watertown, via Cambridge, had
John l2), b. 1664
Thomas (2), b. 1669
Daniel ~2), b. 1671
Joseph \2), b. 1677
4 daughters, who married, respectively:
W. of In. Justin
w. of John Adams
w. of In. fabtshorn
Edmond Drown of Bost~n , , m. 1653, Elizabeth Oakley,
daughter of liiB.ry , the widow of Itobert Bowdoin , alias Garrett
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or Gannett. Probabl:,: the ','iidow G&n~,ett was mother of E. Oa1ely.
T':e'I had : (2)
Mary,-b. 1656
3dmond (2)
( Think both the others died- so Abraham8rown of Natertovm
got land, as next of kin. The deed of Jonathan ~rown(son of
Abraham, )to Rac}~el Taylor , sa~, s he is cousin and next heir
of 3d1::lOnd; calls Edmond, UI;cLE. E~mond is also called Uncle
of James Brown, in a suit for possession •
Some think :t;dmond w£,.s nephew rr ..... s nephevl of ~braharn and a
brotber of -JolLY). of iJa tertown and son of John of Hawkedean, England.
Parish register lost 1538 - 1719. Page 125 of Bond has a list
showing one Abraham and settlement of estate , in 1691. The heirs
of Jonathan \2) clain undivided estate, 1694. A double portion
to heirs of James, who got 1/3 - 2/3 to the others. The;/ aD. sell to Abraham f3), son of Jonathan (2),
The BROWN FAMILY
WATERTovm
Wm. (3) brown, son of' Jonathan (2), b. Sept. 3, 1684; m. 1705,
Hannah Pease of' Cambridge. She d. Ueh. 10, 1718. lie married,
Dec. 11, 1718, Sarah Bonds, daughter of' Jonas Bonds and Grace
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Coolidge, who d. Jyne 10, 1777. He rlent to i~altham later. Children:
Josiah (4)
~.Vm. \4) b. 1710;m. Ii~ary :V'essenden of Lexington, dau. of' Tom
and Abigail ; moved to Ct.
Isaac (4), b. about 1711
~benezer, b. 1705-or 1715
Josiah (4), b. 1724; d. 17'76 ( had he a son Josiah \5) b. 1744; to l~ew Ipswich? )
Bontad Isaac brown of' NevI Ipsvrieh, IJ. H. - (line of' Aaron Brown
who was a merchant of' 30ston , and d. 1811),-m. ~lizabeth Stowell,
who died 1797; 2nd wif'e was 'l'hirza Dana, daughter of' HOn. Sam'l
Daaa of' Brighton. They had
Aaron Brown, ~r., born in Lincoln, ,1774 . ~
Dary, b. 1777, m. Timoth: aakin
Bets::, m. Sam'l Hale
Isaac
Sam'l
Sarah
Lucy
Anna Damon Brown, dau. of' 2nd vlife, 1J. 1801
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The BROWN FAMILY
WA~PERTOWN -2-
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Richard (1) Brown , o~ Watertown, was called brother to
Abraham (1), so was also the son of Thornas Brown of Bury St.
Edmonds, England. tie was a freeman, and Came with Gov. 'Ninthrop,
1631. He was a ruling elder here and in London; was a Rep. ,. '-A
of the 1st General Ct., 1634-39 arld 1647-55. Died Aug. 1659',at 83. ,., His wife E1izabeth--- was one of a jury of midwives in the
Seaborn - Gro@ve11 case, 1657. Richard's will filed in
Charlestown, Aug. 16, 1659; pro. liIch. 20, 1661. Had:
Thomas )2) -
Richard (3 r George (3)
in England;
Elizabeth m. 2nd, Richard J-ackson, 1662 ( probably a younger
wife of old Richard )j she left her estate to her dau. Wakefield
and dau. Sarah, wife of John Jackson of Cambridge.
-:lsa George Brown of Stonine;ton the George (3) ? Did Tom(2)
come over here before fatr;er died and settle in Lynn ?
1;7ho was Tom Brown of Gharlestown who married Han-:nah Green?
Joh.,.'1 (1) Brown of ';Va tertown, freeman, carne from London in
the LION, 1632. -Nife Dorothy ----. Children :
Jor~ (2), b. in England,1631 ; m. ~sther Makepeace of Boston
Hannah, (2), b. 1634
I:iary, (2), b. 1636
~1tJm. Brown and family, lately from Ireland, came from
Boston to Watertown, 1722.
The BROWN FAMILY
Bond said that the sons of Thomas Brown v1ho came to New
England are mentioned in the will of Thomas 13rovm of Sv;an
Hall , (vlife Joanna,) Ylh.ich was dated Dec. 22, 1590, and probate
van. 26, 1.~91 at Bur:'T st. Edmonds, England.
An,other character I d.id not see how he connects with old
Thomas, was
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John (1) of .i."awkedean and wife ".largaret, buried l;lay 5, 1616-
church vlarden 1598. ( probabl~/ son of old Tom )
Mary (2), bapt. June 27, 1699 (2 )
John,-bapt. Oct. 11, 1601, settled in NeVi England-
Richard ll) ( he said)9: wife Elixabeth, & 2nd wife, I'lent to New
~ng1and and had a s on Thomas (2), 1':1:0 had Richard (3) and Geo. (3) •
'I'homas (1) and Arl>'rose (1) ,vere bapt. am Somerton, J'a.'1. 10, 1580
.. ii.braham (1) came to New England
Sarah (1) was over here sOlllevlhere.
The fa t~;er of 'I'hofilas VIas Christop}j.er, -a brotl~er of 'l'homas was
Hol)ert, who had a wife Anne, and children : 11.nne, born 1578, '~ridget,
b01"n 1[i81, Lenr~-.orn 1594. ;~ sister to To,n vias Joanne who married
Thonas :)aile~ and :lad a son li.nbrose and a son VJra. Bailey. iTow,
did of these come over here 'l!
C~~ris topher, grabdfa ther of tJlese enigrants, arL"arently was of
S~:ran Hall, and a church Harden. ~c cording to his will dat ed
Hov. 24, U508- ~)ro~,ate ~.ay 31, 1574, he had brothers Hobert and Tom
2isters, J.!.;lizalleth, "'<largatet and Agnes.
nis father was Christopher (4) of S .. -,'an Hall who had a vlife, Anne.
The will dated La:/ 27, 1531 gives his brdlther Edmond, Alderman at
Stamford, as the elder. Ed.rnond t s vlife Joan was daughter of .uavid
v il ,~ecilrs 2nd wife. ec Esq. of Strunford, by ~
The BROWN FAMILY -100-
Watertown - .A,brd>ad -2-
.~' ~~is David geci1 was grandfather of Lord 3urleigh;
C11ristopher (4) 11Ud a brother Robert and one George; sisters:
Catharine, Agnes and .ok"me, who marl~ied a Gombe;:,'.
'l'here were children of Christopher (5) Drown of Stamford and
of Tolethorp , as per uill of 1519: a brother in London, ~hose 1st <"
wife was Grace, duugh ter of J'on.n Pinchi )ec1( of Lincoln Co., called
Esq.. endovled for 20 ~rs • b,. Ednard 1 V. 'J:h.e children of Grace 'were:
Francis of 'I101ethorp, Esq. und '.-:ife l'~rcaret -. 61:ildren Ueorge and
'.vife Agnes, -- who died 1470. He was an Alderman in 1448- 53-67.
Agnes, his Widow, was buried with her husband in All Saints Church.
John Brown (6) had an older brother, Wil'iam (6) of Stamford_
who married Margdet Stoke, sLhster of, Thomas Stoke, clerk, and
daughter of John Stoke Esq, of Northampton Co. Their daughter Eliza
beth married the son of George Ewing, lfnight , or else Christopaer,
her brother, married Eliose, a daughter of John Ewing.
Alice (6), John (6) and William (6) were children of John (7)
brown of Stamford, a draper and merchant of the staples of Calais.
he was Alderman of Stamford 1414-1426-1427. His wife Marger;, died
Nov. 27, 1460, and was buried in All Saints. he died July 26, 1447
and was buried there also. All Saints ChUrch was built at his expense.
His father John (8) Brown and his grandfather John(9) Brown
were Aldermen and ~ayor back to CHarles 11, so were chief magistrates
of the town of Stamford, Lincoln Co., Eng. as early as 1376. The
coat of arms was granted to Christopher of Tolethorp, who had 3
wives, and was father, b¥ the 2nd w1fe, of the Christopher line who were an.estors of Tom of Hawkdean.
Th .• ·BR{)WN Famil¥
Watertown- Abroad -3-
Some of the quarterings were not ot B~owns; 3 mallets~rest all
GJ"eek to me. There is a report that there is a piece of plate in
the tamily of the descendants or Abraham (1) of Watertown, with
3 eagles on it. A coat of arms is engraved on the gaave ot Rev. 1m.
Brown of Hawkedean Church, who died Iileb. 3, 1'755. Bond gives a whole
section to three brothers, Abraham and RichaPd a nephew John ot another
mother.
Was ~arah ~rowm, the siater, wife ot James Noyes of Newbury ~d
was she sister to the Abraham and Richard. this is the only was I
can get into the Brown syndicate.
A fine church in Stamford, Eng. was built by the old Browns. Wm.
Brown was very rich- lived high - and founded the Brown Hospital called
Beal Home, in Stamford, 1493 • 12 in line from the heirs are still
rlourishing~ see tales ot ~anchester Town by Trollope,-.
Christophe., ancA!tor of Tom ot Hawkdean/was Shertt~ ot Rutland_
under Henry VII in 1492, - 1500, and 1 yr. under ftenry Vlll. iIe . ~.
joined Henry VlIl against Richard 111. HenrY'VIll in ---JulY 6-
granted the eldest son Francis -(Francis (S)-brother: Christopher
(6), sons ot Grace Pinchbeck) a r;vile«eJ exempt'iU$ him trom holding
oftice as Sheriff and allowing h±m to keep his hat on in the pres
ence ot the King and his successors- It and a:].l Lords, spiritual and
temporal, and all other persons. Francis was counsel to ~ady largaret
Beaufort, mother ot Henry Vll.
In 1376 a Sir Thomas de Brenton, sold to John §rown ot Stam
ford, Esq., all the estate in the valley ot Little Castleton. John a nephew •
Brown got Tolethorp. He died childless , and Francis, son or Edward .-
Brown, inherited • ~e died 1751, so it went to Thomas irollope, son
H o£ Ann Brown and Thos. Trollope, who took the name ot Brown. • d.
1770 and left an only daughter Mary, who m. Hon. George- Earl o£ pOmfri --~~
The BROWNFAMILY
WATERTOWN - Abroad -4-
She was Lady of the Manor of Tolethorp and Little Castleton, and
patron ot Little Castleton Church, 1801.
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Tolethorp Hall is in a picture ~n Wrights History of Rutland,
Eng. published 1684. ~as been rebuilt. Belongs to Hon. Charle.
Cavendish. 2nd son of Mary, Countess of Pomf~et ( lIlary Trollop. '.
lineal descendant) • When Mary Trollope married the Earl of Pomfret
the old place was stripped of furniture. All the deeds were offered
for sale by a second hand book seller a tew years ago. One had an
~ccount of the sale or Hawkdean, Swan Hall seat, once ot the
Brown tamily, which was to be divided between the emigrant children
of old Tom. Swan Hall is now a fa lll1 house, and is said to have been
/-" the seat ot the Abbott family, atter the Brown' s left.
Thomas{2) ot Swan Hall was tather to Richard (1) , Abrah~ (1),
Tom (1), Ambrose (1), John (1), who Vlere either emigrants or sent
their sons over here. John (2) ot Watertown was son ot John (I).
Very likely Tom of Watertown was a nephew of Abraham and Richard
and Bridget ;a!d like as not, Was a cousin Brown to Tom. and Robert
brown ot ~alem who made the fuss there was over the line ot Francis ,
the eldest son ot Christopher and Grace.
ot Congregationa11sm".
He was called " father
The BR07J1r FAMILY
R.OVlLEY
Charles Brown of Rovlley, married Frances, daughter of Francis
and Jane .Lambert, and had two children; th2 2nd wife was
daughter of Wrn. Acie .t:-:·- -',-- > -- -~ -r '.··-:---~-~:;'who married
1647. The children Vlere ueriah \2), ~. July 8,
f,Tary, ' (2), daugll_ ter of 1st vlife, named by brother
and uncle u-ershin in wills , 16 1;4; she died 1683
~ershin (2), d. 1683
~narles oct .14,
1648; m. Sara Harris L 1674.
B-ershin Brown
~t 7Jil1ia.m (2) • Poor thought he 'v'la$/ ma:i7'"'ried in 1690 ivhen he went on
expedition to Canada and vms killed .';~;_'" " His brother,
John (2), was ampinistrator of his estate. How did "Yi11iam have a
son 'j'!illiam who was old enou&-h. to marry Debora Rob'l)ins, and born
about lS80?
John (2) b. 1654 • paor saws ho could find no descendants of note
there. John m. 1685, Abigail Brown. Could she be the daughter of
.James Brown of IFsvdch,-the glazier.
SadrI \2), b. 1656 ; d. 1693. Think he never rnar2ied as there was
no wife to claim estate. John Bro\,,!r, of StamfDl'd, the adm.
Ebenezer (2), b. 1658; m. Mary Jewett who died before 1722;.2nd w.
Lehitabe1 Hovey, at least he calls her so in his will, 1733.
l~athe (2) m. I;;ary lriUrch, 1685
,~?seph (2), b. 1668 ; tfui~k he went to eeverly.
Eben, John ~ l~at he ask in 1693 to have John Brown of Stamford as
adm. of the estate of their brother Sam'l.
,~ Charles Brown (1) died Dec. 16, 1687; vlife I,Tary was buried
.!Jec. 12, 1683. Charles ueown of Rowley testifies against In. Godfr>ey, of ANDOV1!:Rj
in WITCHCRAFT TRIALS in Salem, Lich. It:659 •
The BROVrn FAMILY'
R07JLEY -2-
John Brown \2) and Abigail Drown, m. 1685, had:
Saljlue1 (3) b. July 20, 1686; d. Sept. 21, 1692.
Abigail (3), b. June 5, 1688.
'Martha (3), b. July 29, 1692; d. Sept. 27, 1692·
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Sam'l qan.q)~). Feb. 11, 1694; probably m. Elizabeth Wheeler
John (3), b. Mch. 9, 1696; ( did he m. l'iiartha--; ~arah Sprague
for his 2nd wife 1 )
Joseph (5), b. May 5, 1698 ; maybe VI. Abigai1--
Hannah (3), b. Aug. 22, 1700
James (3), b. r.rch. 10, 1703; (did he m. Abigail Kimball ?) in Bra~ford, May 9, 17271
Abraham (3), b. June 27, 1705 ; ( m. 173:5 per Uncle Ebenezer's
vli11, and gets estate in Rowly, Newbury and Bradford; d. 1776
Ben (3), b. Sept. 24, 1708
Nathe \2) and Wary l',:uche,m. 1685, had
Gershin, (3), b. lilay 20, 1686
Nathe (3), b. May 18, 1688; d. 1689
Nathe (~) 2nd, b. 1690; {did he m.Anne and have Elizabeth \4)
liiary (3), b. Jan. 19, 1694
Martha (3), b. Oct. 12,1695
Ben (3), b. Nov. 13, 1698
An Ephraim J3rovm and Sarah had
Jonathan , b. A}r. 23, 1713
\3 ) Samuel and Elizabeth Vfueeler, had
John (4), b. Apr. 5, 1717
Mary (4) , b. May 15, 1718
Josiah, (4), b. May 3, 1720
born May 12, 1738?)
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The BROWN FAMILY
ROWI.EY -3-
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'~' Joseph and Abizail ( maybe be Jos. (3) and 2nd marriage) had:
Joseph (4), b. May 27, 1724 ; d. before 1738.
William l4), b. Nov. 3, 1726
Joseph died 1728; wife Abigail adm. and before 1732 m. a Wheeler.
!tad a daughter I,J.ehitabel, b. 1716 ; m. a Danport, about 1737.
Abel, b. abt. ~7l9
Vol. 5. p. 6- :\Ich. 1659: Case of Charles brmvn of HO'lfley VB Jo1m
Godfrey of Anddlver, f'or Witchcraft. Charles and wif'e
testified that on a STh'lday six or seven year s previoll.sly,
Charles Brown ';Jas i!1 the I.Ieeting House at Rmvley , in the
first seat in the gallery; that John Godfrey Vias beloq him
in the second seat, and that when said Gtbdfrey opened his mouth
and ~Tawned, Brown saw a small imp beneath his tongue.
Furthermore, that three; years later, vlhile at Brown's house,
Godfrey told of a pair of' vI1tches,and said that the devil would
apl~lear and aslJ: them if they .,.v-ere agr~ed or vexed with anyone,
and what he should do to serve them.
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The BHOWN FALrILY
stmBU!{Y
Wm. (1) Brov'l11 and vlife Ma.r;/ Bishop, m. Nov. 15, 1641, had :
Iilary (2), b. 1643; m. Ben Price, 1662
Tom (2), b. 1G44; m. Patience !<'oster 1667 ; 2nd w. fliary Phipps
Willia.m (2), b.
Edward (2), b. 1653
; m. J676 Margaret Stone ; d. 1705
Hopesti11 l2), b. 1656 ~ m. 1686 Abieail hayes; 2nd w. Dotothy, widow of ':':>am t l .Parris; d. 1729
Suranne (2)
Elizabeth l2)
Was ':fm. (11 a deacon and brother of li.ev. Edward Brown , a
.H.epresentative 1692 a:"d a lJaptain.?
Edward (1) Brorm of Sudbur~- ~nd vli.:'e Elizabeth , had
John, (2), bapt. 1652
E1iza.beth (2),
Samuel ~2),
1658
1661
Did :8dward ~o to 30ston , a shop keeper ·lr.J9 t1· , .... , Ulld D.a.ve for u 2nd
or ord rr~fe, .r;lizabeth , vlidow of Hopesti11 Foster. Did he m.
Elizabeth Oak1e~, 1654 1)
Mary (2), b. 1656
J Orill (2), b. 16 Cj 0
Elisha (2), ir:. Boston.
'Nho VIas VIm. Brovm and ,".rife Thomasine @f Boston ?
Sarah ~2), b. 1634
Rebecca l2), b. 1653 ; D. J&.Y:les Hndson
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The BROWN FAMILY
SUDBURY
Tom (2) Brmvn and Mar¥ Phipps I had:
Mary (3)
Thankful (3)
m. - -'!illard; son Jonathan (4) I had estate in /~ewbury.
Pat i en c e ( 3 ) , m. Nathe Rice
Elizabeth \3), ~. Hopestill Bent
Silence (3)
Hannah (3)
Eunice (3)
; m. Zacl'>&.ria:"l Hirds
a son-in-l ... w John C. Cafjp had a lot of English estate.
'The BROWN FAMILY
~ALISBURY
Capt. ~ebrge Brown of 1~verhi11, married Ann Eaton, daughter
of In. Eaton of Salisbury, June 28, 1645. She died Dec. 16, 1683.
Ueo~ge fS second wife was Hannah liazen a widow. A,parent1y George
had no children ~s ~e left most of his estate to his stepson,
Richard Hazen, in his will made 1699. Hannah died 1716. Ueorge d.
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Oct. 31, 1699, age 76. ~athe (2), son of Henry(l) rec'd a legacy, too.
George had a brother rOO. Brown, of 0alisbury, and both were sons
of Christian Brown, a Widow, who came here in 1640 with three sons :
tlenry, George and William.
henry , b. about 1615, had a wife Abigail-- • Probably father of '" --,
J'lathe (2.) , b. 1642; m. 1666 Hannah Fellows, dau. of Sam Fellows.
William married Elizabeth ~Vyford, 1645.
George was a rtepresefttative in 1672-5-80-97.
Nahhe (2) Brown and Hannah Fellows, had
tlannah l3) , b. 1668
Abigail, \3), b. 1676- ( father said to have lived in Hampton after
16G8 and Salisbury, about 1671
Ephraim, (3)
Abraham, (3), b. 1680
Richard \3), b. L685
Nathe (3),-- 1689. Said to be killed by indians at ANDOVER
1698, Feb. 22. ( Poor thinks Nathe killed, was son of John (2)
Brown and Hannah of' IpsYlich. Did not say who John l2 H s father.
was (but I think I have been all righ.t) Q~alive --.
Henry (1) Philip (2) brother of' Nathe (2), had a daUghter
Mary Brown, ~J( born 1676.
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The BROWN FAMILY -119-
SALISBURY -2-
Henry (1) Brown and Abigail had : I
Nathe (2), who m. Hannah Fellows,
Philip (2), b. 1648; m. Mary Buswell; d. 1729.
Abigail, (2), b. 1644; m. Samll French of Salisbury 1664.
Jonathan (2), or ~ , b. 1646 ( did he m. Abigail Burrill?)
Abraham (2), b. 1650; m. 1675 Elizabeth Shephard; d. 1733.
Sarah \2), b. 1654; m. Andrew Greeley, Jan.12, 1673
Henry (2), b. Feb. 8, 1659; a shoemaker; m: Hannah Putnam,+682.
\ 2 ) Philip and mary Buswell, had
Suranne (3), b. 1670; m. John Griffin, 1695
Mary, (3), b. 1672; d.
Abigail (3), b. 1675
Mary, (3), 2nd, b. 1676
Sarah (3), 1678
George (3), b. 1680 ; got Bible from old uncle Goerge (1), l69~
Phebe (3), h. 1681, Oct. 2;
Ham,ah (3), b. 1683
d. at 1~
Abraham (2) and ~lizabeth Shephard, had
Sam \3) b ; 1676 d.
Sarah (3), b. 1677
Ann (3), b. 1679
Elizabeth t3), b. 1682
~ethea (3) b. 1684
Hannah \3), b. 1686
}~braham (3), b. Ai-ch, 16, 1691
~amuel (3), b. 1694
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SALiSBuRY -3-
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Henry (2) Brown and Hannah Putnam, had:
John (3), b. 1683
Rebecca (3), b. 1684
Abraham (3), b. 1686
Henry (3), b. 1689; d.
Eleazer ~~~~~, b. 1691; wi~e -- Sarah, 1731
Henry (3), 2nd, b. 1693 ; vTidoV'! Sarah 1728; 2nd rms; an Ineersoll.
Ben (3), b. 1695
11'1ehi tabe1 (3), b. 1698 ; n. John Kettell ; no heirs.
Nathe (3), b. 1700
Joseph (3), bapt. 1703
Hanna (3), b. 1705 ; m. John Rae'
Henry (·2) Brow'n moved to Salem near ~everly end. Some of the
children were born there. he died 1708. Six sons and two daughters
were alive in 1730, when Hanra made her vdll.
John (3) Brown of Salem, perhaps m. Mary Elson; d. 1737
Sam'l l4), b. 1709; m. I,Iary Porter
Jonathan (4), b. 1716;
Bartholomew (4);
Nathe (4)
John (4) . ,
1721- l;:1ad John Balch of Beverly to act for him.
had Johathan 5atche1der, b. 1728
did he m. Hannah Wood, June 24, 1749
TNho was Ha; he Bro\'m of W~nham ? 'uVas he the son of Nathe l2) of
~a1isbury, Henry (1), b. 1689? In 17l1, Martha Fisher, widow, m.
Moses Tyler, f'or his 3rd wife. PI'obab1y hathe l::)rown of Wenham was
her brother • .t.J.e Vias to give bds, and pay Martha 20 ~bs. at the
rate of 20 sb. a year. Tyler family have the papers ••
The BROWN FAMILY
SALISBURY -4-
William (1) Brown married .i:!:lizabeth :Vyford. They had:
Mary, :2), b. 1647
William (2), b. 1649; d.
Ephraim (2), b. 1650; ,wife Sarah ;, d. 1693; she m. 2nd Sam'l // C~rter j 3rd )jen Eas tman.
~i!artha \ 2 ), b. 1654
Elizabeth l2), b. 1656; m. Bam'l Ulou~~, 1679
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Sarah \2), b. 1658; m. Ben (2) grown of Haverhill; son of In (1)
William (1) d. 1706
Ephraim (2) and I;)arah, had :-( Was she a SMITH ?)
~phraim (3), b. 1680
Wi1li.liJ.1l (3), b. 11Gh. 25, 1684
Sarah (3), b. 1687
I:Iary \3), b. 1689
Abner (3), b. l.'"eb. 28, 1691; m. Mary :,rore 1713; lived in Amesbury,
Jacob (3), b. 1693 , yr, father died. Guardian his brother Ephraim.
SUI:1uel :grown (4) and IVlary Porter , had :
I.iar;;T (5), ~apt. Lov. 18, 1730;m. ben Barker; had chibldren
Ban (6) ; Anl:a (7) Baker, 1':1. Jo1m Townsend~
A Sam'1 Brovm of Yarmouth l~ova Scotia, said his gr&ndffather was
Ben Brown , who ',':as in 1;:arb1ehcad, July 24, 1760. and Ylent to neva
Scotia 1765. Perhaps the Ben above.
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Baiiey, James •••••••••••••••• 4 Batchelor, Ezra ••••••••••••••• 6 Blanchard, Hannah •••••••••••• 6
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Farrington, Eoward ••.•••.•• 1 •• 2 It , Martha ( Brown) •••• 58
Fosse, Elizabeth ( widow) ••••• ll Foster, Sarah .•••••.•.. 2 •••. :3 French, Miss ••••••••••••••••• 4 Fuller, Mary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 5
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Harris, Ebenezer •••••••••• ~ ••••• ~ll Hartshorne, Benj. • ••••• ; .1., ••••• 9
" , Elizabeth(Brown) ••••• 58 Haverhill Line •.•••••••• 79 ••••••• 82 Haynes, Francis ••••••••••••••••• 5
» , Rebecca •••••••••••••• ~ •• 7-Henderson, P ••••••••••••••••••• 11 Henry, \Vm. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 Holland, John ••••••••••••••••••• 11 Hunt, Eben ••••••••••••••••••••• 4
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Marriage Records •.••••••••••.••••• 2 :Martln, Hannah ••••••••••••••••••• 2 Moore. Amos •••••••••••••••••••••• 5
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Pete.rs, Benjamin •• ; ••••••••••• 3 Pindar. Simeon ••••••••• 7 •.• 11 Putnam, Rebecca •••••••••••••• 5
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Salem Line •••••••••••••• 88--92 Salisbury Line •••••••••• 108-111 Scott, Darius ••••••••••••••• 7 Shedd, Hannah •••••••••••••••• 4 Smith,E1izabeth ••••••••••••• 6 Sprague, Martha ( widow) ••••• 79 stevens. Amos • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 2
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