Ephraim Brown, Jr.

Ephraim Brown

• Born 3 Sep 1680 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Died 9 Mar 1751 at age 70 in Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
• Son of Ephraim Brown and Sarah (Unknown) Eastman
• Husband of Lydia Eastman — married 26 Nov 1701 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
• Husband of Ann Morrill — married 8 Nov 1723 in Amesbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-32005

Ephraim Brown, the son of Ephraim Brown and Sarah (Ring) Brown, was born in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts on September 3, 1680.[1]

Ephraim married, first, Lydia Eastman on September 28, 1701 in Salisbury.[2]. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Eastman and Elizabeth Hudson.

Ephraim married, second, Ann Morrell (of Amesbury) on November 8, 1723 in Amesbury.[2] She was probably the daughter of Moses Morrell of Salisbury.

Family

Salisbury VR has Ephraim with these children:

8 children with first wife, Lydia:

• Ephraim, s. Ephraim and Lidea, Aug. 6, 1702. married Rachel Phillbrick, at Haverhill, Oct. 1, 1723.
• Lidia, d. Ephraim and Lidia, Feb. 10, 1704-5. married Jeremiah Easman, Feb. 10, 1725-6.
• Sarah, d. Ephraim and Lidiah, Aug. 3, 1707. married Richard Fitts, Apr. 6, 1727.
• Elizabeth, d. Ephraim and Lidia, Apr. 23, 1710. married Jacob Easman, Jan. 2, 1735.
• Nathaniell, s. Ephraim and Lidia, Dec. 1, 1712. married Katherine Stevens, Feb. 28, 1739-40.
• Moryah, d. Ephraim and Lidia, Sept. 27, 1715. married Benjamin Flanders, Nov. 7, 1734.
• Mary, d. Ephraim and Lidiah, Apr. 30, 1718. married Gideon Currier [of Amesbury. int.], Feb. 21, 1737-8.
• Daniell, s. Ephraim and Lidiah, Dec. 12, 1720. married Ruth Morrill of Kingston, int. Mar. 13, 1743-4.

5 children with 2nd wife, Ann:

• William, s. Ephraim and Ann, Aug. 30, 1724. married Elizabeth Shortridge of Portsmouth, int. Nov. 15, 1746.
• Ann, d. Ephraim and Ann, Dec. 1, 1725. married John Mansfield of Salem, Dec. 15, 1748.
• Rebecca, d. Ephraim and Ann Sept. 26, 1727. married Samuell Collins, jr., July 31, 1750.
• John, s. Ephraim and Ann, Aug. 6, 1733. married Zilpah Morrill, Oct. 21, 1756.
• Hannah, d. Ephraim and Ann, Apr. 10, 1736. died Apr. 18, 1736.

Will; Death; Estate

Ephraim made his will on September 5, 1751. In his will, he described himself as "Ephraim Brown of Salisbury in the County of Essex in the Province of Massachusetts Bay yeoman." He made bequests to his wife Ann, son Ephraim Brown, daughter Lydia the wife of Jeremiah Eastman, daughter Sarah the wife of Richard Fitts, daughter Elizabeth the wife of Jacob Eastman, son Nathaniel Brown, daughter Meriah the wife of Benjamin Flanders, daughter Mary the wife of Gideon Currier, son Daniel Brown, son William Brown, son John Brown, daughter Ann the wife of John Mansfield, and daughter Rebeckah the wife of Samuel Collins. He appointed his son William as executor. The will was witnessed by Benjamin Currier, Benjamin Morrill, Philip Rowel.[17]

Ephraim died in Salisbury on March 9, 1752.[12]

Ephraim's will was probated on April 6, 1752.[17]

The inventory of his estate (including land) was taken on April 20, 1752 by Orlando Bagly, Philip Power and Benjamin Morril and totaled more than 576 pounds.[18]

Note

(52) Ephraim, 3 b. 1680, was Jr. in 1705. A. "W. Brown, in G. E. 1853, p. 314, suggests that (59) Ephraim may have been son of Josiah and Mary of Reading, b. Oct. 6, 1677. Sv. gives Josiah of Marblehead, m. Mary Fellows in 1666 ; prob. son of Nicholas of Lynn and Beading, who d. in 1673.

Origins

References

1. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aBirthsB.shtml "(BROWN (Browne)) Ephraim, s. Ephraim and Sarah, Sept. 3, 1680."
2. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aMarriagesB.shtml "(BROWN (Browne)) Ephraim, and Lidia Easman [d. Nathanell. NCTBK], 28: 9m: 1701.*" She died June 8, 1722.
3. (2nd) https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aMarriagesB.shtml "(BROWN (Browne)) Ephraim, and [Mrs. int.] Anne Morrill of Amesbury, at Amesbury, Nov. 8, 1723.*"
4. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aDeathsB.shtml "(BROWN (Browne)) Ephraim, Mar. 9, 1752."
5. Original Marriage Record for Ephraim Brown and Lidia Eastman (daughter of Nathaniel) 28 Sep 1701 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-WWTD?cc=2061550&w... : 13 July 2016), Norfolk > County records > County court births, marriage intentions, marriages, deaths, earmarks, strays 1670-1747 > image 8 of 204; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
6. Marriage Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records Name Ephraim Brown Event Type Marriage Event Date 26 Nov 1701 Event Place Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Ledia Eastman Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Father's Name Nathaniell Eastman Citing this Record "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-G2H6 : 5 November 2017), Ephraim Brown and Ledia Eastman, 26 Nov 1701; citing Marriage, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
7. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt.
8. Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. 1912)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 38
9. THE OLD FAMILIES OF Salisbury and Amesbury MASSACHUSETTS, With some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton. By DAVID W. HOYT 1897. pg 74
10. Dimock, Susan Whitney. Records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844 (Baker & Taylor Co., New York, 1897) Page 175
11. Early Records and Notes of the Brown Family pgs 108-111
12. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eastman-922
13. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&i...
14. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b4...
15. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-32005 Cites
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    18. Essex County Probate Records, Vol. 330, p 424. Link to page at familysearch.org.

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