Lieut. James Brown

James Brown

• Prefix: SGT. Given Name: James Surname: Brown Sex: (Note: Listed as "Sargnt James brown" in Swansea VR record of Dorothy's birth in 1694. 1)
• Birth: 4 MAY 1655 in Rehoboth, , Plymouth Colony
• Father: James BROWN b: ABT 1623 in ,England Mother: Lydia HOWLAND b: ABT 1633 in ME? She was the daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley of the Mayflower.
• Husband of Margaret Denison
• Father of Lydia Brown; Mary Brown; Margaret Brown; Ann Hills; John Brown and 8 others
• Brother of Nathaniel Brown; Jabez Browne; Dorothy Kent; Joseph Brown; Hezekiah Brown and 1 other
• Died 15th 1718 in ye 62nd year of his age.
• Burial: Ancient Littleneck Cemetery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Neck_Cemetery
• Note: "May 4 or 21, 1655". 2 3 Will: 28 JUN 1717 Swansea, Bristol, MA
• [Headstone] In Memory of / Lieut. JAMES / BROWN who / Died April 15th / 1718 in the 60th / Year of his / Age / [Note that they are using "y" with an "e" above to show "the."]

He was Constable In Swansea

James Brown's will mentions wife Margrett Brown, sons James (eldest), William, Benjamin, and Issace Brown, and daughters Mary Angell, Ann Hill, Margrett Carpenter, Dorrotha Brown, and Mercy Brown. 4 Death: 15 APR 1718/9 in Swansea, Bristol, MA Probate: 18 MAY 1742 4

Family

Marriage 1 Margaret DENISON b: 1657 in Stonington, New London, CT Married: 5 JUN 1678 in Swansea, , Plymouth Colony 5

Children

1. Lydia BROWN b: 23 JAN 1678/9 in Swansea, , Plymouth Colony
2. Mary BROWN b: 11 SEP 1680 in Swansea, , Plymouth Colony
3. Margaret BROWN b: 28 JUN 1682 in Swansea, , Plymouth Colony
4. Lydia BROWN b: 28 JUL 1684 in Swansea, , Plymouth Colony
5. James BROWN b: 7 SEP 1685 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
6. Margaret BROWN b: 5 JUL 1687 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
7. Peleg BROWN b: 28 FEB 1688 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
8. William BROWN b: 2 JUN 1690 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
9. Dorothy BROWN b: 7 MAY 1694 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
10. Benjamin BROWN b: 7 MAY 1694 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
11. Mercy BROWN b: 25 NOV 1699 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
12. Isaac BROWN b: 2 DEC 1702 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
13. Anne BROWN

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*BROWN, James

• b. 4 MAY 1655 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass.
• d. 15 APR 1718 Swansea, Bristol, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: BROWN, James
• Mother: HOWLAND, Lydia
• Family:
• Marriage: 5 JUN 1678 Swansea, Bristol, Mass.
• Spouse: DENISON, Margaret
• b. 1657 Stonington, New London, CT.
• d. 1742 Barrington, Bristol, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: DENISON, George
• Mother: BORODEL, Ann
• Children:
  • BROWN, Lydia b. 23 JAN 1678/9 Swansea, Bristol, Mass. d. 1 FEB 1678/9 Swansea, Bristol, Mass.
  • BROWN, Mary
  • BROWN, Ann
  • BROWN, Margaret b. 28 JUN 1682 Swansea, Bristol, Mass. d. BEF JUL 1687 Swansea, Bristol, Mass.
  • BROWN, Lydia b. 28 JUL 1684 Swansea, Bristol, Mass.
  • BROWN, James
  • BROWN, Margaret b. 5 JUL 1687 Swansea, Bristol, Mass.
  • BROWN, Peleg b. 28 FEB 1687/8 Swansea, Bristol, Mass.
  • BROWN, William
  • BROWN, Benjamin
  • BROWN, Dorothy
  • BROWN, Mercy
  • BROWN, Isaac
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_208.htm#65 ______________
• Lieut James Brown, Jr
• Birth: May 4, 1655 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: Apr. 15, 1718 Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
• Family links:
• Parents:
• James Brown (1623 - 1710)
• Lydia Howland Brown (1633 - 1710)
• Spouse:
• Margaret Denison Brown (1657 - 1741)
• Children:
  • William Brown (1690 - 1732)*
  • Benjamin Brown (1694 - 1762)*
• Sibling:
  • James Brown (1655 - 1718)
• Dorothy Brown Kent (1666 - 1727)*
• Burial: Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence. Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial# 19136810
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19136810 ____________
• Book A, records of the town of Swansea : 1662 to 1705 (1900)
• http://archive.org/details/bookarecordsofto00swan
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n8/mode/1up
• [1] D
• 23. Dorithy ye daughter of Sargnt James brown and of Mar
• 24. his wife born May ye 7th: 1694
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n17/mode/1up
• [24] J
• 29. James the son of James Brown & Margerit his
• 30. wife was borne September 7 (?) 1685
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n20/mode/1up
• [29] L
• 1. Lidia the daughter of Mr. James Brown Junior was born
• 2. the 23 of Jan: 1678
• 5. Lydia the daughter of mr James Browne Jur
• 6 & Margerit his wife was born July the
• 7 the 28th- 1684
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n22/mode/1up
• [34] M
• 1. Mary the daughter of Mr James Brown & of
• 2. Margret his wife was born the 11 of Sept. 1680
• [35] M '
• 7. Margaret the daughter of James and Margaret
• 8. Brown was born the 5th of July 1687'
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n24/mode/1up
• 28. Mercy the daughter of Mr. James Browne &
• 29. Margerit his wife was borne November: 25: 1699
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n26/mode/1up
• [45] P
• 7. Pelegg The sone of Sargnt James Brown and of Margeret
• 8. his wife was born feb: 28: 1688
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n33/mode/1up
• [69] W
• 17. William the sone of Mr James Brown and of Margret
• 18. his wife born June 2d: 1690:
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n36/mode/1up
• [93] J
• 18. James Brown maried with Margret Denison
• 19. the 5 day of June 1678
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n37/mode/1up
• [101] L
• 1. Lidia the daughter of Mr James Brown deseased
• 2. the first day of feabuary - 1678 misplaced
• http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n43/mode/1up
• [151]
• 4. Lidia ye daughter of Mr James Brown Jur and of
• 5. his wife dead feb: 1: 1678

References

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19136810
• Book A, records of the town of Swansea : 1662 to 1705 (1900) http://archive.org/details/bookarecordsofto00swan http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n8/mode/1up [1] D 23. Dorithy ye daughter of Sargnt James brown and of Mar 24. his wife born May ye 7th: 1694 http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n17/mode/1up [24] J 29. James the son of James Brown & Margerit his 30. wife was borne September 7 (?) 1685 http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n20/mode/1up [29] L 1. Lidia the daughter of Mr. James Brown Junior was born 2. the 23 of Jan: 1678 5. Lydia the daughter of mr James Browne Jur 6 & Margerit his wife was born July the 7 the 28th- 1684 http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n22/mode/1up [34] M 1. Mary the daughter of Mr James Brown & of 2. Margret his wife was born the 11 of Sept. 1680 [35] M 7. Margaret the daughter of James and Margaret 8. Brown was born the 5th of July 1687 http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n24/mode/1up 28. Mercy the daughter of Mr. James Browne & 29. Margerit his wife was borne November: 25: 1699 http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n26/mode/1up [45] P 7. Pelegg The sone of Sargnt James Brown and of Margeret 8. his wife was born feb: 28: 1688 http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n33/mode/1up [69] W 17. William the sone of Mr James Brown and of Margret 18. his wife born June 2d: 1690: http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n36/mode/1up [93] J 18. James Brown maried with Margret Denison 19. the 5 day of June 1678 http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n37/mode/1up [101] L 1. Lidia the daughter of Mr James Brown deseased 2. the first day of feabuary - 1678 misplaced http://archive.org/stream/bookarecordsofto00swan#page/n43/mode/1up [151] 4. Lidia ye daughter of Mr James Brown Jur and of 5. his wife dead feb: 1: 1678
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michelott...
• DENISON GENEALOGY, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN GEORGE DENISON, Of Stonington Connecticut, by John Denison Baldwin and William Clift, Worcester, MA, 1881, p 6
• HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 337
• RootsWeb.com: Rehoboth Roots Entries: 66065 Updated: 2016-06-10 04:29:08 UTC (Fri) Contact: Jim Bullock: Ancestors & Descendants of the Early Settlers of Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, in Colonial New England (and others) ID: I5072 cites
  • Sources: Abbrev: Medbury Genealogy Title: Medbery, Mrs. James F. (Elizabeth W.), compiler, History and Genealogy of the Family Medbury-Medbery-Medberry Descendants of John Medbury, Swansea, Mass. 1680 (Mrs. James F. Medbery 508 Greenbrier Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 September 1965) Note: Information on the earlier generations has proven to be fairly well researched and mostly accurate, but that regarding later generations, especially those who left New England, seems to have been based on correspondence with family members and is much less reliable. Repository: Name: Personal Collection of James B. Bullock Littleton, CO 80120 USAGE
  • Page: p. 2 Abbrev: Rehoboth VR (Arnold) Title: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, 1642-1896 (Narragansett Historical Publishing Co.; Providence, RI; 1897.) Images from Search & Research Publishing Corp CD "Early Vital Records of Bristol County, Massachusetts to about 1850"; Wheat Ridge, CO; 1998. Repository: Name: Personal Collection of James B. Bullock Littleton, CO 80120 USA
  • Page: p. 555, VR 1-14 & 2R Quality: 2 Abbrev: NGS Quarterly Title: National Genealogical Society, National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volumes 1-85, 1600s-1900s (Electronic version by Broderbund Software, Inc.; 1998) Repository: Name: Personal Collection of James B. Bullock Littleton, CO 80120 USA
  • Page: vol. 5, p. 8, "Grandchildren of the Passengers on the Mayflower", Apr 1916 Quality: 2 Abbrev: Mayflower Descendant Title: The Complete Mayflower Descendant, Vols. 1-46 (1899-1996) & Other Sources (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, CD #203; Broderbund Software, Inc.; 1997) Repository: Name: Personal Collection of James B. Bullock Littleton, CO 80120 USA
  • Page: vol. XVII, no. 4, p. 193, Oct 1915 Abbrev: Swansea VR-Book A Title: Alverdo H. Mason, Editor, Book A, Records of the Town of Swansea. 1662 to 1705. (East Braintree, Mass. 1900) Repository: Name: Personal Collection of James B. Bullock Littleton, CO 80120 USA
  • Page: p. 78, VR 93-18a Abbrev: Swansea VR Title: Transcriber, H. L. Peter Rounds; Editors Jane Fletcher Fiske & Margaret F. Costello, Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1992) Repository: Name: Personal Collection of James B. Bullock Littleton, CO 80120 USA Page: p. 23.