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Mary Brown (Potter?)

Also Known As: "Starkey", "Dix"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
Death: after 1714
Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Place of Burial: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of Abraham Brown, Sr., of Portsmouth & Mansfield
Mother of Martha Hampton; Sarah Potter; Abraham Brown, Jr.; Elizabeth Allfree; Nicholas Brown and 3 others

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About Mary Brown

Parents unknown.

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-3031

Abraham Brown, son of Nicholas, was born in the early Portsmouth Colony, Rhode Island. His birth year is uncertain. [1] In the 1650's the Quakers arrived in Rhode Island and Abraham Brown 'was listening' because he eventually adopts the life of the Quaker.

Records have been lost as the identity of Abraham Brown's first wife.

What is recorded is that he married 2nd Mary NN Brown. Mary and Abraham removed to Monmouth. From Monmouth they removed to Mansfield, Burlington Cty., Abraham and Mary Brown had the following known 8 children:

  1. Preserve who in 1710 removed from Chesterfield MM to Burlington MM and was father of Preserve (Jr.) (17) and who m. MARY FRENCH dau of Richard French of Burlington Cty.
  2. Nicholas, b.?; d. 1721; m. Elizabeth dau Abijah Edwards of Manahawkins;
  3. William, b.1681 R.I.; d. 1749; Will proved 10 Jul 1749 at Providence, R.I.
  4. Caleb
  5. Sara, m. Ephraim Potter
  6. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Allfree
  7. Abraham Jr, b. 1672, New Jersey; m. 1st 1692 at Middletown, NJ Lea Clayton; m. 2nd in 1719 Mary Unknown at Burlington MM; 1707 residence Mansfield, Burlington, NJ (NJ Early Census Index)
  8. Martha, m. John Hampton

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Mary and Abraham Brown's children were:

  1. Sara Potter, b. 1665; m. Ephraim Potter
  2. Martha, b. 1666; m. John Hampton
  3. Abraham, b. 1672; m. 1st Lea Clayton; m. 2nd Mary (sup) Potter
  4. Elizabeth, b. 1673; m. Thomas Alfree
  5. Nicholas, b. 1676; d. 1721; m. Elizabeth dau of Abijah Edwards of Manahawkin; m 2nd Elizabeth Bickley
  6. Preserve, b. 1678
  7. William, b. 1681
  8. Caleb, b. 1683

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1689 "Abraham who was witness to a wedding: 1689, 9th of 11th mo., [in margin 10th of 2d mo., 1690], Robert Ray md. to Jenett Hampton , both of Shrews. , at house of John Hampton." (Stillwell, John E.) In 1692 Abraham and Mary Brown were witnesses to the wedding of Abraham's son Abraham of Shrewsbury., who m. 1692, 29th of 7th mo., [in margin 4th of 12th mo., 1692], Leah Clayton, she of Middletown, on fifth day of week, at house of John Clayton." [2]

Abraham Brown died in 1714 in Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. His Will is dated 10 May 1714 and was probated in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey. [3] "Will of Abraham Brown dated 5 May 1714. Wife Mary. Of Mansfield, Burlington Co., Planter". Children (of Abraham and Mary): Preserve; Nicholas; William; Caleb; Sara; Elizabeth; Abraham Jr,; grandson Thomas Potter."

Estate Value: "Real Estate in East Jersey; home farm, a lot in Burlington, personal property; Son Abraham (Jr.) Executor. Witnesses-Margaret Dosen; Naomi Norton; Richard Norton. Will Proved 10 July 1714. (Lib.I,p.461). On 1714 July 23. Inventory of the personal estate, L217.11.8, made by Peter Frettwell and Joshua Humphris."

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Mary Brown's Timeline

1648
1648
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
1666
1666
Mansfield, Burlington Co., NJ
1669
May 20, 1669
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1672
1672
1673
1673
Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
1676
1676
1679
1679
Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
1681
1681
Portsmouth, Newport County, RI, United States
1683
1683
Portsmouth, Newport County, RI, United States