George Brown

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George Brown (abt. 1684 - abt. 1735)

George Brown

Born about 1684 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA

Son of George Brown and Mehitable (Knowles) Brown

Brother of William Brown, James Brown, Mary Brown, Samuel Brown, Mercy (Brown) Walker and Joshua Brown Sr.

Husband of Elizabeth (Mulford) Brown — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Ebenezer Brown and Bathsheba (Brown) Smith

Died about 18 Jan 1735 in Eastham, Barnstable Co MA

Brown-2319 created 30 Dec 2010 | Last modified 21 Nov 2020

Biography

GEORGE BROWN, born ca. 1680, Eastham, Massachusetts; died there ca. 1735; buried Cove Burying Ground, Eastham (“Here lies the body of George Eastham Dec’d ye 18th of January 173? in the 51st year of his age”);[1] married ELIZABETH (MULFORD?), born ca. 1682, Eastham, died December 1744, in her 63rd year, Eastham, also buried in Cove Burying Ground. Elizabeth’s surname may be inaccurate, but one researcher (David Kew) declares that if she was a Mulford, her only possible parents were THOMAS MULFORD and ELIZABETH BARNES.[2] Elizabeth Brown married (2) [intention] 23 November 1739, Eastham, Elisha Higgins (born 11 February 1677 in Eastham). George and Elizabeth may be parents of: Ebenezer Brown. Established(?) children: Elizabeth Brown, born 1703 (source?) in Eastham (married 21 September 1727, Eastham, John Smith, born 17 April 1703, Eastham, son of John Smith and Bethia Snow) and Bathshua [Bathsheba/Bershebe] Brown, born ca. 1710 in Eastham (married 9 April 1729, Eastham, Stephen Smith, son of John Smith and Bethia Snow; Stephen’s first wife was Hannah Collins, a daughter of John Collins and Hannah Doane, and granddaughter of Joseph Collins and Ruth Knowles; a daughter of Joseph and Ruth—Sarah Collins—married John Smith and became the mother of Rebecca Smith, who married Ebenezer Brown).

Elisha Higgins’ first wife was Jane Collins, another daughter of Joseph Collins & Ruth Knowles; his second was Elizabeth (Mulford?) Brown; his third was Rachel (______) Hopkins of Harwich.

CHILDREN

Children of George and Elizabeth (Mulford?) BROWN, these and probably others, since (apparently) a portion of the Eastham VR that might have listed the children of George Brown is missing:

i. ELIZABETH BROWN, b. 1703, Eastham; d. 25 Sept. 1762, Chatham, Mass.; m. by Benjamin Webb, 21 Sept. 1727, Eastham, as his first wife, to JOHN SMITH, b. 17 Apr. 1703, Eastham, d. 2 Apr. 1767, Eastham, son of John Smith & Bethia Snow. In his father’s will of 11 Jan. 1722, John was declared to be a minor aged 19 years, and guardianship was assigned to Richard Knowles of Chatham. John m. (2) 7 Apr. 1763, Eastham, Lydia (Smith) Snow, b. 13 Oct. 1702, Eastham, dau. of William and Hepzibah (_____) Smith, and widow of Ebenezer Snow. The children of Elizabeth Brown and John Smith (all born in Chatham) were: Nathaniel (b. 22 July 1728), Elkanah (b. 6 Dec. 1729), Elizabeth (b. 11 Apr. 1732), Mehetable (b. 30 Oct. 1735), John (b. 30 Dec. 1737), Rhoda (b. 12 Oct. 1740), Thomas (b. 26 Jan. 1744), Reuben (b. 20 Mar. 1747), Benjamin (b. 26 Dec. 1749) & Henry Smith (b. 3 Feb. 1751).[3] iii. possibly EBENEZER BROWN, b. ca. 1707, probably Eastham; m. REBECCA SMITH. ii. BATHSHUA BROWN, b. ca. 1710 [9 April 1709], Eastham [or Chatham];[4] d. 16 Jan. 1766, Chatham, Mass., of smallpox; m. by Benjamin Webb, 9 Apr. 1729, Eastham, STEPHEN SMITH, (son of John Smith & Bethia Snow; he m. 1st Hannah Collins), b. ca. 1706, Monomoit (Chatham), also died of smallpox in Jan. 1766. Their children (all born in Chatham): James (bapt. 18 Dec. 1729), George (b. 16 Dec. 1731), Archelaus (bapt. 23 Apr. 1734), Obediah (b. 1735), Elijah (bapt. 24 Feb. 1737), Hannah (bapt. 5 Jan. 1739), Bershebe (b. 5 Jan. 1744), and Betty Smith (b. 1750).[5]

Here Lies buried Mrs Bershebe Smith Widow to Mr Stephen Smith who Dec'd in ye 57th year of her Age with the Small pox She Dec'd Jan'ry 16th 1766[6]

Sources

↑ Tombstone of George Brown, www.findagrave.com, memorial #49940503. But a transcription in MD had George Brown of Eastham, died 18 Jan. 175[worn] in his 51st year [%E2%80%9CGravestone Records at Eastham, Mass.,” MD 8: 2]. It clearly should have read 18 Jan. 173[worn].
↑ David Kew, “Nauset and Vicinity” (2013) on RootWeb’s WorldConnect Project at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=oldmankew...
↑ David Kew, “Nauset and Vicinity” (2013) on RootWeb’s WorldConnect Project, citing Chatham VR, 93.
↑ I cannot find this birth record in Eastham or Chatham, although I searched both of them. There is also no birth record for Elizabeth Brown (who married John Smith). No birth record for Elizabeth, Ebenezer, or Bathshua, whose birth date can be calculated, however, from her tombstone.
↑ David Kew, “Nauset and Vicinity” (2013) on RootWeb’s WorldConnect Project.
↑ Cape Cod Gravestones by Robert Paine Carlson
Source: S4 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
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Notes

1. "The sandstone gravestone displays a winged skull. Severe surface erosion obscures the inscription and carved image. The 1905 survey of Cove reported that George Brown died January 18, 175? in his 51st year and the surface of his gravestone was worn. This inscription information was included in the 1976 survey as the gravestone was unreadable in 1976. In 2005 genealogical researcher C S of Boston determined from records that George Brown was born about 1685 and died before 1738 rather than in the 1750's. It is a common error on old stones to read "3" as "5"."
2. "The data for the Brown family is poor, so far. Caveat lector."

Sources

1. http://www.capecodgravestones.com/easthampixweb/brown55cove.html

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=oldmankew...

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George Brown
Male
1684–18 January 1735

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https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L1K5-JNW/george-brown-1684-1735
Brief Life History of George
When George Brown was born in 1684, in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, George Brown, was 33 and his mother, Mehitable Knowles, was 31. He married Elizabeth in 1702, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 18 January 1735, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 51, and was buried in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Spouse

George Brown
Male
1684–1735

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Male

Elizabeth
Female
1681–1744

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Female

Marriage
1702
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Children (5)

Margaret Brown
Female
1702–1765

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Female

Elizabeth Brown
Female
1703–1762

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Female

Bathsheba Brown
Female
1709–1766

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Female

Benjamin Brown
Male
1720–Deceased

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Male

Mercy Brown
Female
1725–1755

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Female

Parents

George Brown
Male
1651–1721

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Male

Mehitable Knowles
Female
1653–1721

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Female

Siblings (9)

William Brown
Male
1677–1769

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Male

Joshua Brown
Male
1682–1793

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Male

Mary Brown
Female
1683–1716

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Female

James Brown
Male
1684–1721

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Male

George Brown
Male
1684–1735

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Male

Mehitable Brown
Female
1684–1751

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Female

Samuel Brown
Male
1686–1749

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Male

Mercy Brown
Female
1690–1754

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Female

Ann Elizabeth Brown
Female
1705–1787

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Female

GEDCOM Note

[Elizabeth Mumford i.ftw]

Refer to Edward Vinton Earle born 1903 for references

NEHGR Vol. 6, WFT 3617